Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-05-22
Staunton vindicator
FRIDAY MORNING. MAY %, 1896.
LOCAL.
Pc R SON AL.

PILE THAT YOU KNOW.
Miss Leacy Peachy Williams, daughte
of Mr.. and Mr.. Leroy Eustace Williams Q
this city, will be married to Mr.. Ewin
Cockrell Of Warrensburg, Mo-, in Emman
uel church, Stau nton, Wednesday, Jun
Sd, at $50 P. M. Mr.. Cockrell is son
U. S. Senator +. M. Cockrell of Missouri
is graduate Of Harvard University, an
B. L. of the University OF Virginia. Oh
June Goth the young couple will sail TO
Europe on their wedding tour.
Charlottesville Progress. ''Grand- Higt
Priest Jacob Bumgardner, Of Staunton
will be asked to assist in comforting tn
Royal Arch degree on twenty applicants fol
membership in Royal Arch Chapter No
%, of Masons. of this place. Seven oil
those wishing more light are residents
here, nine are from Essex county, and foul
from N northumberland county,"
Congressman Tucker and Capt. L. d.
Ransom of Staunton, were in Lexington
few days ago attending meeting OF the
Trustees of Washington & Lee University
called to consider the enlargement OF The
law faculty by the addition of a new pro-
fessor. Action on the matter was post
poned by the Board till June.
Mr.. David p. Sites, of the Caldwell-Sites
Book Co., who is suffering from an attack
of appendicitis was carried to the G. q o.
train Wednesday morning to go to Rich
mond and see DR.. Johnston. His wife and
DR.. Bud. Morrison accompanied him. A
telegram received here said he was operated
on at $50 Wednesday evening at the Old
Dominion Hospital by Dr.. Ben Johnston
and was doing very well.
MI. Maurice Jeter an accomplished sten-
ographer from Salem, has located IN the
CITY, and is ready to undertake law OIL gen
eral reporting. He is also typewriter,
and does that work well. He will be located
with Mr. Landes in Courthouse row.
Prof. F. R. Webb, Music Director at
the Virginia Female Institute. and an en-
thusiastic bicyclist, has written and pub
lished s'The New Woman March" the
title page of which contains the bicycle
girl.
Among the members who were in the
Eighth Annual Outingof the National Geo
graphical Society which went to Montlcel-
10 on Friday, were Maj. Jed Hotchkiss OF
Stanton and Hon. John Randolph Tuck
er of Lexington.
Capt. Thomas Burke of Huntington, w.
Va, a veteran of the 9Th Va. regiment has
returned home from visiting his brothers,
Messrs. VIM. A. Burke and Robt. W.
Burke, in this city.
County Clerk w. A. Burnett and Mr.. E.
M. Gushing, went to Buena Vista, Friday,
on behalf of the Knights of Honor to pay
to Mrs. Eta Lehman 1000 Insurance on
the life of her late husband.
Among the free silver delegates elected
in Henrico, Saturday, was Mr.. Addison
Maupin Of the D. D. & B. Visitors. The
Board and the convention will be in session
at the same time.
Messrs. Louis A. Witt and John B.
Cochran were granted certificats in the
Hastings Court last week to apply for
licenses to practice law.
Newmarket Valley: miss Fannie AL
len of Waynesboro, is visiting Miss Elma
Moore at Quicksburg, having arrived
Monday"
Alexandria Gazette: ''Nr. VIM. G.
Ritter Of Staunton, president of the Viz
ginia Deaf Mutes Association was in the
City Monday"
Mr. / G. Morton who has been on bus
sness tour in the Southern counties of the
Valley. arrive here Tuesday evening from
8otet0ult.
The loon half-hour prayer meetings at
the I II. G. A. bnilding will be led to-day
by Capt. Fl. W. Henry, and tomorrow by
bIr. Wnl. A. Burke.
LyncLburg News of Sunday: "Chief
of Police Waters, Of Staunton, who has
been visiting in the city, returned home
yesterday"
Gen. J ohn Echols who has been travelling
in California arrived here Friday with his
wife. They are guests of Senator Edward
Echols.
Harrisonburg Spirit: ''Miss Matte
Williams of Staunton, is visiting her
friend, Miss Helen Snapp, in this place"
Miss Maude Cooke is visiting her friend,
Mrs. Gena Jones Holt at Haw River. n.
G..
Sidney, a little son of Rev. James Willis
had his leg broken Monday by a fall from q
tree.
Mr.. G. G. Mcneil has been elected As
sistant Secretary of the 7. NJ. G. Associa
tion.
Attorney James B. Stephenson Of Har-
risonbGrg, was here attending the circuit
court Thursday.
MI. Geo. S. Lightner of Woodstock was
in the city attending the Circuit Court this
week.
Prof. c. T. Jordan President Of the State
Agricultural College of New Mexico is in
the city.
Miss Katie Eiehesberger has gone to
visit Miss Sue Eichelberger at Urbana
Ohio.
Mrs. Cora Turner Freijis Of Chicago is
here visiting her mother, Mrs. Prof. Tur.
ner, who is st:!l quite i'll.
Miss Bessie Sunmerson has returned
home from Pulaski county, where she had
school the past term.
Mrs. Henry Hutchinson has returned
from visiting relatives in Richmond.
Mrs. J. FL. Badec is visiting friends in
Richmond.
The ALumn@ Programme,
The programme for the alumna meet
ings of the Mary Baldwin Seminary is as
follows:
Friday, May Goth, at 10 a. H., business
meeting, reports from the officers OF the
past two years, and election of new officers,