Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-07-10
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Mr.. Fred. Estabrooke a commercial
traveller of Minneapolis. who was taken
with typhoid fever here month ago, and
was sent 10y his physician, DR.. B. 2. Reese,
to the King S Daughters Hospital, left on
Wednesday night for bis home. His case
has been most obstinate one, good part
Of the time being spent in delirium, and
the ability of Miss Peters the superihtend-
ing nurse to deal with such, and the facill-
ties of the hospital for caring for such
patients. have been fully tested and found
to measure up to all that was required.
DR.. Reese, who brought his patient through
speaks highly of the facilities Of the hospl-
tai.
Joseph Hess, ST., who was born in Au-
gusta county, June 81, 1910, who managed
the big Strayer farm in Rockingham Tor
many years. and who, in attempting TO
manage the VIM. Anderson farm on the
Potomac, for the heirs, was financially
ruined, the contending armies in 6l-6o
devastating the farm and stripping him OF
everything, has celebrated his Seth birth day
at Hopedale, Illinois, whittier he emigrated
when the war ended. There were many
children and grand children present. lie
is known as Father Hess, has been a
Methodist since boyhood. and every Sun
day walks mile to a Methodist church.
Prof. Edwin B. Massey of the South
western Presbyterian University at Clarks-
,pI,- iad of tho 1nhnC Hon.
kius Hospital on Wednesday morning OF
last week, after surgical operation, was
buried at Waynesboro. in this county, on
that afternoon, DR.. A. r. Cooke conduct
ing the services. Prof. Massey was a Con-
federate officer, a lieutenant of artillery,
and was wounded at Fredericksburg and
again at Spottsylvania. He was an uncle
of Nh, VIM. Patrick of StauntOn.
MI. Greenlee D. Letcher of Lexington
(who has many friends in Staunton,) and
young lady, Miss Hutchinson Of st. Louis,
were out driving one afternoon last week
when the horses ran off and upset the
buggy, throwing the occupants to the
ground. Both Mr.. Letcher and Miss Hut
cheson were severely stunned by the fall
and were taken up unconscious by Mr.. and
Mr. Samuel McCorkle, in sight Of whose
house the accident occurred. They soon
rallied from the effects Of the fall and were
found to have sustained no injuries.
A group picture Of some of the survivors
of the staff of Gen. J. E. B. Stuart, as
transferred to Gen. Wade Hampton after
Stuart's death, is published in the Rich
mond Dispatch. One of the officers is
Capt. Charles Grattan. Chief Ordnance
officer. Stanton has another surviving
member, Hon. Marshall Hanger, consul to
Bermuda, who was captain on Stuart's
staff, but his picture is not in the group.
Charlottesville Progress "Mr. VIM. A.
Bowles returned to-day from the Deaf.
Dumb and Blind Institution, where he has
been for some time famlliarizing himself
with the workings of the institution and
the sign language. He has already ''caught
on" to many of the signs, and is Of the
opinion that he will, in reasonable time.
perfect himself in them"
The North China Herald of March 20,
has the following about Miss Pauline Du-
Bose. late graduate of the Mary Baldwin
Seminary 'Miss DuBose, eldest daugh-
ter of our well known sinologue. read an
interesting paper before the Soochow Lite
rary Society on Thursday the twelfth of
March. Her essay was a translation of a
Chinese work on the education of women. u
Warrenton Index: Mrs. DR.. s. K.
Jackson of Norfolk, more Immediately
from Montgomery, Ala, is at the home of
her sister, Miss Calvert at Upperville.
Bishop Jackson of Montgomery, accom-.
panied his mother to Virginia, and with
his family is summering at Mountain Top.
ahealth resort, near Staunton."
Richmond Times, Saturday: ''Miss
Lilly Mathews of Staunton is the guest OF
the Misses Seay, on north Twentieth st.
MI. M. G. Hartman of the Sentinel-Exami
ner, Westport. Mo-, a native Of Augusta
Co., Va, is in the city. having come on to
attend the reunion and visit friends
Mr.. W. w. Robertson. former President
of the Wesleyan Female Institute, and
later of Texarkana, Ark, has been appoint
ed Professor of Latin and English in the
New Mexico College of Agriculture and
Mechanical Arts at Las Cruces, of which
Prof. q. Z. Jordan is President. He begins
his duties next session.
Mr.. Frank Atwell Lindsay was married
in Accomac county, last week, to Miss
Pearl Beatrice King. Both are D., d.
b. mute graduates, and Editor James 81
Lindsay, "a brother Of the groom land former
teacher at the Institution, translated th,
wedding service to them.
Bath News; "Miss B. Campbell, an art
graduate of the Mary Baldwin Seminary
who has been spending several weeks will
her aunt, Mrs. J. D. Ramsey, at Y cost, was
carried home this week by one of Staun
toms ''best boys" much to the regret of
some of our young people,"
Charlottesville Progress of Tuesday
''Mrs. w. A. Bowles Of the Jefferson Parl
Hotel, was called to Jackson, Louisa Co.
yesterday. by a telegram announcing th,
sudden death of her mother, Mrs. Hope
which occurred yesterday afternoon
Messrs. S. Brown Allen, W. E. Graf,
and John A. Noon, were in Norfolk this
week attending meeting of the Republi
can State Committee. The "Lambites,
carried the day and elected an Executiy.
Committee.
On the 1st inst, Mr.. Charles C. Garrison
Of near Greenville, went with Miss Grac
Chapman of that village to Washington
city, where they were married. On thei
return they had a fine reception at tn
home of the groom parents.
Mr.. J. L. Templeton, manager of th
Standard Oil Co. Is Staunton branch. wa
recently transferred to Washington. an,