Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-08-30
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WHEREABOUTS AND MOVEMENTS OF PEG
PIE THAT YOU KNOW.

WHEREABOUTS AND MOVEMENTS OF PEO-
PIE THAT YOU KNOW.
Mrs. Mamie r. Perry of Little Rock,
Ark, wife of tina Adjutant General of Gen.
Sterling Prices army during the war, is
visiting relatives in Staunton. She is a
daughter of the late Benz. Reed who lived
near Staunton, and her mother was a sister
of the late Mrs John Wayt. She was born
and raised to womanhood on her father's
farm. and in 1857 married and went to
Missouri. This is her first visit to Staun-
ton since she left, thirty-eight years ago,
and she says there is nothing about the
modern town to remind her of the old town
of her girIhood. Mrs. Perry is a first cous-
in Of DR.. Newton Wayt and MI. John
Howard Wayt.
"Fincastle Herald: "Miss Mary T..
Miller of Harrisonburg, is visiting Misses
Oula and Annie Allen, of this place. Miss
Miller and the Misses Allen were students
at Wesleyan Female Institute, Staunton,
, last year,
] Miss Julia NJ. Atkinson of Staunton, a
graduate of the Virginia Female Institute
and an accomplished teacher, has taken
a position in the faculty of the Charlottes-
vile Female Seminary. Of which Mr.. Chas.
E. Young is Principal.
Pat Jones, the faithful one-legged colored
porter at the G. & O. depot, who had been
with the company for over forty years,
n cd cd ueft former
ly belonged to the father of Capt. q. G.
Gooch in Louisa county.
Miss Alice M. Y ost left yesterday even
ing on the Chesapeake and Ohio express
for Jackson, La, where she will resume her
duties as musical instructor in the East
Feliciana Female Institute.
MI. Raymond J. Watts, a brother of
Sheriff n. e. Watts, is in charge OF the
commissary Of the contractors on the
Bridgewater end Of the Chesapeake &
Western Ry.
Mr.. J. W. Augustus of the ''Bee Hive"
store. last Friday accompanied his
brother, to the Johns Hopkins Hospital in
Baltimore, where the brother will undergo
a surgical operation.
Messrs. Hoover, Shepherd. Peale, Whit
lock, Sproul, Brown, Norman. Gilkeson,
Hughes, Ker and Maslin. were the mem
bers of the Democratic County Committee
present at its meeting Monday.
Dr. Brewster, the noted woman physic-
ian and surgeon of Baltimore, was in the
city last week visiting Mrs. g. L. Cooke,
who was formerly a patient at her hospital
there.
Mr.. Jos. N. Many, former Steward at
the Western State Hospital, was in Staun-
ton Tuesday returning to Rockingham
from reunion of the 9th Va. cavalry at
Charlottesville.
Miss Nannette Hopkins, sister of Dr..
Chertsy Hopkins of the Western State
Hospital, visited her last week on her way
back to Decatur, Ga, where she is Princi
pal OF the Agnes Scott Institute.
Hon. John Randolph Tucker and his
wife were in Detroit, Michigan, Tuesday,
MI. Tucker was attending the meeting of
the American Bar Association. They
would return home by way Of Canada.
Charlottesville Progress "Mr. j. H.
Lupton of Augusta county, is visiting
friends at Earlysville. MI, Lupton is a
native of Albemarle, and this is his first
visit here for eight years.
U. S. Attorney General Harmon passed
through here Thursday on his way to join
his family at the White Sulphur Springs,
where they will remain till the middle of
September.
MI. Hugh F. Lyle was in the city last
week for the first time since his illness.
He will be at his place of business on
Greenville Avenue as usual.
Capt. J. T. Long has returned from
Harrisonburg where be was at work fitting
up the new Jail. He says it is one OF the
strongest buildings in the State.
Mrs. S. G. Richardson. widow of the late
Rev. Dr.. W. T. Richardson, qualified in
the Chancery Court at Richmond, Tues
day, as exccutrix Of his estate.
At the annual meeting of the Virginia
Funeral Directors Association in Danville
last week, MI M. B. Hamrick of Staunton,
was chosen one Of the Vice Presidents.
Brilgewater letter in Rockingham Reg
lister Mrs Hanger, wife Of Capt. James
Hanger OF Washington, ID. c., is recent
visitor to her sister, Mrs. S. G. Driver"
Salem Times Register: "We learn that
an Augusta county gentleman will soon
wed one OF Salem S most esteemed Chris
tian ladies'
Nh Geo. D. Pearman of Richmond, for
merly of Staunton, has been appointed d
member of the Board Of Directors of the
Central State Hospital at Petersburg.
Charleston, Kanawha, Gazette: "John
Bodell is keeping the lookup during the
absence of MI. Stoyer, who is visiting
friends in Staunton, Va"
MI. VIM. A. Burnett, county clerk. who
was absent from the office few days
through sickness, has returned to duty and
was on deck court day.
| MI. Stith Hamilton Of Stauntcn, is G. &
o. night operator at Buchanan. and MI.
Bentley Of Buchanan, has taken the place
of night operator here.
! MI. Jas. A. Armentrout of the Main
street clothing firm of Weller u Armen-
trout. is in the Northern cities purchasing
| their fall stock.
Nh. A. E. Harnsberger left on Wednes-
day evening fol- the N orthern cities to lay
in big stock for the Racket Store" He
will lie absent two weeks,
Miss Lillian Arthur of WASH ngton city,
who has been here for two weeks visiting
her mother, Mrs. DR.. Arthur, returns to
Washington on Monday next.
Miss May Crowle of this city, who has
been visiting at Mt. Washington, near
| Baltimore is NOW guest of Miss Anna