Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-04-05
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WHEREABOUTS AND MOVEMENTS OF Pee
PIE THAT YOU KNOW.

Ia CAO OVhAClCuCO oppooliIS oooOpo1'6 VIZ
Invitation of President Cleveland was
made by an eccentric old retired minister
whohad not preached for many years-]us,
one Of those cranky incidents that nobody
expected and no body could prevent. The ole
minister's allusion to not accepting Presi
dent Grant s invitation was an error, az
President Grant never invited the con
ference to visit him.
Mr.. Hugh A. S. Hamilton, the vel
known stockbreeder of this county, has
been appointed a Vice President of the
American Berkshire Association which has
its headquarters at Springfield, Ill. The
letter communicating the appointment
says: Vice Presidents are designated by
virtue of their prominence as breeders and
the extent of their business as shown by
the records of this Association.
Mr.. j. S. Craig of the Cold Sulphur
Springs, was in Staunton Thursday night
on his way back home from the sale Of the
personal property on the farm of his broth
er, the late W. B. Craig at Mt. Meridian.
He says the stock sold at very high prices
SO high that several purchases he wanted
to make, he let pass. Mr.. Craig was trav-
elling back in buggy.
Hon. James Lindsay Gordon of New
York, and formerly member Of the Vir-
ginia Senate, was in Georgia last week as
counsel to obtain q divorce for wealthy
Philadelphia girl, who had been duped by
the English swindler, "Lord Beresford, l
now in the Georgia penitentiary, into mar
rying him as an English nobleman.
President ingalls, of the e. & .. road
was in Richmond Wednesday. He says he
feels confident that the tide has turned
and that a permanent business revival has
now set in. The business of the Chesa.
peake & Ohio and the Big Four roads was
very satisfactory for March.
Mr.. j. Watkins Lee, the well known
proprietor of the Hotel Allegheny, at
Goshen, and the Rawley Springs, was at
the Virginia Hotel on Wednesday night.
He was on his way to Rawley to prepare
for the summer opening.
Judge VIM. Mclaughlin has been elected
President of the Scotch-Irish Society of
Rockbridge, formed last week, primarily
for the purpose of taking steps to enter
tain the congress of the Scotch Irish Soci-
ETY. of America, which will be held at
Washington & Lee University June GOTH
Ex-State Senator D. s. Henkel of Way
nesboro, who was hurt by the humping of
his train by another car at Brand s Station.
and has been bed-ridden since, left last
week for the Johns Hopkins Hospital. His
special trouble is the loss Of motive power
in the lower part of his limbs.
Ex-Councilman John D. Crowle return.
from Baltimore last week, whittier he had
been to have an operation. supplemental to
the first one that was performed on his
eye. He is doing very well and there now
remains but minor operation to be per.
formed.
All the University of Virginia alumni
Board Of Visitors of the University Of Vir
ginia, received and accepted the rcsigna
ton of M. Schele de We're, professor OF
Modern Languages. He had been connect
ed with the University for ffty-one years
''Big Foot Wallace" the Indian and
Mexican fighter, almost as well known in
Augusta as he is in his native county OF
Rockbridge, is living at Big Foot P. O..
near Waco, Texas, gray, deaf and palsied
and now seventy-eight years old.
South Branch, w. Va, Review CDR
G. NJ. Jordan and John Horn, who had
been on trip to Augusta, returned Mon
day evening. o. G. Hulvey of Staunton
was here prospecting our town. He likes
it and will locate here in the near future. ,
Mr.. s. J. Carson who has been for some
years with DR.. N. Wayt & Bro, druggists
left on Tuesday morning for Charleston
Kanawha. where he will take a position
with Scott Il Co.
Richmond Dispatch of Sunday: "Col
Asher w. Hartman is exceedingly ill with
malarial fever at the residence of his son
in-law, Mr.. Writ Chesterman, on Grove
Avenue
Maj. E. W. Branch of Petersburg, Grand
Lecturer of the I. 0. o. F.. of Virginia
visited the lodge of that order here or
Thursday night. From here he went t.
Roanoke.
Mrs. John Croll of Middletowr, Pa.
who has been visiting her father, Dr. B. P
Reese, has gone to South Boston, Halifax
Co., Va, where she has purchased a farm
and will hereafter reside.
The latest advices from Capt. J. III. H
Figgatt who has been i'll at his home il
Fincastle for some three weeks, are not en-
couraging. There has been no change fol
the better.
Judge Grattan has appointed Mr.. w. e.
Straughan receiver Of The Virginia En-
terprise' newspaper, to conduct it until its
sale April 9th.
Clifton Forge Review MRS. D. Val
Lear of Augusta county, accompanied b,
her daughter, Miss Lucie, is visiting hel
son, w. H. Van Lear at Griffith
MI. Frank B. Riddleberger of Wood.
stock, who is strongly like his distinguish
ed father, the late Senator Riddleberger
was in the city visiting friends last week
Warrenton True Index: "Dr. J. C
Bell of Waynesboro, has taken possession
of the Linden farm. DR.. Bell bought THU
farm several months ago.
Messrs Charles Curry, A. G. Braxton
7. e. Elder and VIM. Patrick, of Staun
ton, were in attendance on Allegheny cir
cult court at Coyington last week.
Mrs. Ann r. Powell of Loudoun, mother
of Mrs. John Randolph Tucker, died il
Lexington, Monday. at the residence o
Mr.. Tucker.
Highland Recorder "Mr. Will Shumat
has Mr.. Warmers place on the Staunto,
mail line. MI. Warner has gone to Iii