Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-06-14
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through Lewisburg Yesterday en- route te
Pocahontas county. to visit friends. MI
Earl Kester OF Staunton, Va, is nov
among his relatives and friends in and nea
Lewisburg. Maj. B. f. Eakle has rented
two rooms in the residence Of MI. 3. S
MOomau and will make LeWisburg his
home.''
The travel to Stauaton is reviving again
At the Virginia Hotel this week there were
registered, DR.. w. L. Quesenberry Of Car
oline, Chas. w. S. Turner of Loudoun. N
J. Conichot OF Harrisburg, Pa, F. M
Knauss of Portsmouth, Ohio, and D. p
Young Of Nicholasville, KY. Thos. L
Kirby of Front Royal, H. L. Carr Of
Brooklyn, G.. B. West of N. Y, II. C. Bis
set of Baltimore.
MI. and Mrs. G.. E. Huffer arrived on
the B. & o. at 2 2. M. Wednesday, and
stopped at the Virginia Hotel fol- dinner.
They left at 4 O'Clock on the G. & o. for
Buffalo Gap, which place they had
left Tuesday morning; gone to Har.
per's Ferry; been married and were now
returning to face the old folks. 1t was a
nice looking young couple.
Among the drawn grand jurors for Judge
Paul's court at Harrisonburg this term
are Chas. S. Patterson, W. II. Showalter
Jno. L. Patterson and Jno. w. Crist OF
Augusta, and among the petit jurors are
W. W. Sproul, III. V. Bell and Wallace
Childs of Augusta, and Silas II. Crummett
Of Highland.
At the University of Virginia Final on
Wednesday, Hampton H. Wayt of Staunton
took he Degree of Doctor of Medicine;
Robert w. Crowder of Waynesboro, Hulst
Glenn of Stanton, and J. Baldwin Ran
son of Staunton. the degree of Bachlor of
Law and J. E. Winston of Waynesboro,
Bachelor of Arts.
Mrs. Virginia G. Hamilton who has been
visiting relative in the county and city, is
now visiting her niece. Mrs. w. A. Lyons
in Roanoke. She will, on her return, at
tend the Washington & Lee commence
ment at which university it will be remem-
bered she some years ago founded the Ham,
ilton law scholarship.
The long deadlock in the Board Of Street
Directors of Wilmington, Del. over filling
a vacancy therein, was broken last Thursday
by the choice of Mr.. VIM. A. Pratt, the
resident civil engineer Of the Baltimore X
Ohio Railroad. and well known Democrat
of that city. He is a brother of Capt. G.
Julian Pratt Of Augusta county.
MI. A. C.. Gordon, member of the Uni
vefslty Board Of Visitors, was at its
meeting at the University of Virginia.
Tuesday. Hon. John Randolph Tucker,
Misses Fontaine Ransom and Ellen Straith
and Capt. Thos. D. Ransom and j. Baldwin
Ransom, are attending the finals at the
University.
Miss Leila Lovelace of Halifax county,
who made many friends while visiting in
this city at the home Of her relative, Capt.
T. C. Morton, was married on Wednes-
day last to DR.. VIM. G. Lacy. Among the
groomsmen were the brides cousins.
Messrs, I. C. and w. G. Morton of Staun-
ton.
Bun Lee, the laundryman, who two years
ago sold out his business here on New
street, and went to China to visit his peo-
pie, has returned to this country, and last
week was in Staunton visiting his coun-
trymen and giving them the news from
China.
We are indebted to Mr.. Frank B. Yates.
Principal OF the Arkansas Deafmute Insti-
tute at Little Rock, for an invitation to at
tend it's closing exercises which were held
June 10th. The invitation is illustrated
with pretty hand-painted tulips, the work
Of pupils in the Art class.
Past Grand Master J. Howard Wayt
left Monday morning for Richmond in
response to telegram informing him OF
the death there of Grand Secretary VIM, B.
Isaacs of the Grand Lodge of Masons of
Virginia, and requesting him to act as one
of the honorary pail bearers.
Highland Recorder Mrs. J. g. Bishop
who spent several weeks with her many
friends at this place, returned to her home
at Staunton, last Friday morning. Messrs.
VIM. Hiner and Well Bird, Of Green Hill.
took their saw-mill engine to Staunton this
week to have it repaired
Cards are out for the marriage. in the
Monumental church at Richmond, Va.
Wednesday, June Goth. at 2. NJ, Of Miss
Anne Fisher, daughter of MI. and Mrs.
Robt. Haxall Fisher, to MI. Virginius
Hall.
Buchanan Banner: 'Capt. W. T. Pat
ton and Mrs. Patton were in our town Oh
Thursday for a short time and took the G.
81 O. train for Chicago, whittier they 60 tC
visit their son, Mr.. Edward Patton and
his family
Commodore T. r. Webb, Chas. L. Cooke
and George Beall, of the Shenandoah Canoe
Club, with Capt. James Bumgardner, Jr..
Richard z. Bell and Fitzhugh Elder, lands
men, are off on their annual fishing excur-
sion to Greenbrier river.
Judge J. S. Myers of Monterey. who has
been in Richmond during the winter, was
at the Virginia Hotel yesterday morning,
on his way back from a visit to his old
home
MI. J. G. Bishop will. on September LIST,
occupy the two stores owned by Judge
Harrison, and formerly occupied by Hart s
Bazaar and Mr.. Haines. This will be The
largest dry goods house in the Valley.
On Thursday evening, Mrs. I'll. d. Peck
gave tallyho, winding up with dancing
for the young people, to her daughter, Miss
Fannie Peck.
Charlottesville Progress: ''Capt Adam
Long and wife have returned to the city
from visit to Mrs. Wagner in Augusta
county, the mother Of Mrs. Long,"
Mrs. Alice Mcclure Bougere Of La, an6
Mrs. Sallie Mcclure Wilson of Mississippi
are visiting their relative, Mrs. James
nd, Ir