Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-12-27
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WHEREABOUTS AND MOVEMENTS OF PEO-
PIE THAT YOU KNOW.


edition, containing history of the tow
written by Capt. Thos. j. Burke, former
ly of Augusta county, and veteran cap
tain of the old 9Th Va. Infantry. Th'
history goes back to the June day in 1869
when G. 2. Huntington, Gen. John Echols
H. D. Whitcomb and others, left thu
White Sulphur Springs to hunt for sitt
for the Ohio river terminus of the Chesa
peake & Ohio. 1t was at first determined
to make the terminus at the mouth of thu
Big Sandy river, but finally point imme
diateiy West of Guyandotte on the Ohio
was selected. and options Oh 5000 acres
taken on what afterwards became Hunt
ington.
MI. Chas. j. Armistead, clerk Of the
Western State Hospital, who left some
weeks ago on furlough to recuperate his
health is, we regret to learn, still detained
at st. Vincent Hospital, Norfolk. by sick
ness. Mr.. Benz. Blacktord, son Of DR..
Blackford, who had been filling MI. ARMS
tead's place. but had gone to Chicago to
look after business position. thinking MI.
A. would return, has come back to resume
the duties of the clerk for while.
Rockbridge county News: ''P. H. Hey
denreich, commission merchant of Staun-
ton, bought nearly all the winter apples in
the ColIierstown section. He paid seven
ty cents per barrel. Mr.. Liptrap, who
has been running the Bunker Hill, mill,
near Buffalo Forge for some time, has
gone to Summerdean, Augusta county, to
take charge Of o mill the re.''
Mr.. W. H. Lambert, for over quarter
of century cashier of the Citizens Ma
tional Bank, at Alexandria, last week re-
signed on account of advancing years. The
directors refused to accept his resignation,
and elected his son, W. F. Lambert, to
assist him as assistant cashier. MI. w.
H. Lambert is the Oldest brother Of Mr.
Chas. I. Lambert Of Staunton.
Rev. DIX. Geo. w. Dame of Danville, for
many years Grand Chaplain of the Grand
Lodge of Masons of Virginia, died unex-
pectedly in DanvilIe on Monday last. 1t is
only a few days since he was at the Eakle-
ton HOTEL in Staunton, in perfect health,
On his way to visit a daughter in Clarke
county.
Geo. H. Bell, w. @. Huilihen, Jr., G. P.
Eichelberger, Herbert Smith, and John
Cochran from the University of Virginia;
Jno. D. Crowle, Jr., from Roanoke Col
lege; Watson Gooch and Garrett Gooch
from Hampden Sidney College; Louis Witt
from Washington & Lee University, and
D. l.. Fultz from Brown Z University. R. l.,
are home for the holidays.
On Thursday last there arrived in staun-
ton. on their wedding trip North, the fol-
lowing couples, married mat morning at
Laurel Hill Baptist church-Mr. J. Frank
Dellinger and Miss Effie Borden, daughter
of Henry F. Borden; MI. Frank A. Kerr
and Miss Sadie Borden, daughter of Mrs.
Margaret Borden.
There was very pretty wedding az Mt.
Olivet Presbyterian church, Alpemarle,
on December 18th, at which Mr., j. II.
White of that county, was married to Miss
Blessing Whitmore, daughter of Mr.. j. FL.
Whitmore, and niece of Mrs. +. G. OFT of
Fishersville. Miss BERTHE Conner presided
at the organ.
Cards have been sent out announcing the
marriage of Miss Elizabeth Scott Ship to
MI. n. Beverley Tucker of the Virginia
Military Institute faculty, at the residence
of the brides father, General Scott Ship.
in Lexington, Wednesday evening, Jan. 1,
1896, at Of clock.
Attorneys Weaver & Leedy, formerly of
this county and now of Luray, have been
appointed by the Luray county court to
assist the Commonwealth Attorney in
the prosecution of young Newton KILLER
charged with the murder of his uncle, Will
lis D. KILLER.
State Senator Hal. D. Flood of Apo
mattoX, was in the city Monday night.
While here he had a long conference with
Mr.. A. G. Braxton, counsel for MI. &. w.
Koiner in his contest before the courts.
MI. Flood is managing MI. Koiner's case
before the House Committee on Elections
Cards are out for the marriage, at the
Stanton Methodist church, Thursday,
January ID, at $50 2. M, OF Mr.. William
Henry Hyer, of S. NJ. Wilkes & Co., to
Miss Edna Earl Ogg, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. S. Ogg of Staunton.
At the marriage at 1.-The Hill," Clarke
Co., Va, last Thursday, of Mr.. John
Baldwin NeilI of Berryville, to Miss Ellen
Douglas Mcdonald, daughter of Capt.
VIM. n. Mcdonald, Miss Peachy Williams
of Staunton was one of the bridesmaids.
Rockbridge County News. Mrs. Liz
zie Johnston of near Lexington, returned
home last week after month S visit to her
mother, Mrs. Armentrout. at Avis, Angus
ia county"
Broadway, Rockingham, Echo: "Miss
Alice Conway, who has been spending some
months, near Churchville, Augusta coun-
ty, is now here with her sister, Mrs. S.
Theis." =
Mrs. A. It. Withrow is spending the
holidays with her husband In Staunton,
and when the Christmas season is over MI.
and Mrs. Withrow will make their home i'll
Charleston, w. Va, till the Spring.
Clifton Forge Review: -. A. Mayo of
Craigsville for the third time is reported
as having the best kept section on the e. &
o. railway between Newport News and
Clifton FORGE
MI. Jas. r. Taylor, Jr.. for several years
assistant teller and collection clerk Of the
Augusta National Bank, has rendered his
resignation to take effect Jan. LIST, intend
ing to go into other business.
MI. Jos. Pelter is operating the Black
Rock and Merry Greek iron mines, for the
West End Furnace Go. of Roanoke. He lie
working thirty hands, and after the holi-
days will increase to one hundred.
Miss Jennie Mae Peck from Baltimore