The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1866-10-24

Col. D. H. Walton, of Woodstock, and Capt.
Rice, Of New Market, have been appointed
marshals for the delegation that may be pres
ent from Shenandoah at the dedication of the
Stonewall Cemetery.
The Winchester Times says: g Our old
friend, 'Dolph White has fixed up the Lex
ington House, Lexington, Va, in a splendid
style, and is doing a thriving business. His
many friends in Frederick will be glad to
learn Of his success
They are issuing orders; holding Courts,
SC, in the Militia organizations, in Rock
bridge county, and talk about imposing fine
for attendance at muster. We hav'nt
seen any order from our ':melish" yet "No-
body is hurt or likely to be.
ssThe Ladies Home" valuable and reada-
BILE Journal, published by Thomas S. Powell,
assisted by Mrs. L. Virginia French, as
editress, at Atlanta, Georgia, has been recelv-
ed Its prospectus will be found in another
column. which speaks for itself.
The sslocal' of the Winchester Times is a
lucky fellow. He received a new hat, week
before last, and last week, Mr.. Richard Jobe,
of the Brucetown Factory, sent him a suit Of
grey cloth. Somebody will be giving him a
house and lot next, and, maybe, wife.
The new Distillery, says the Fredericks-
burg News, goes into operation on Monday.
For some days they have been grinding rye.
Mr.. Brophy and his superintendent, Mr.. W..
+. Snapp, Of Staunton, Va, have large cxpe-
rience in the business, and will soon have a
frst-class distillery in successful operation.
There was Sunday School festival at San
gersviue, Augusta county, On Saturday, the
9th inst. The attendance was good, number
ing about 800 in all. The arrangements were
quite satisfactory, and the dinner fine, gotten
up by the ladies Of that place, rejecting much
credit upon those concerned.
Coils Allan and Christian have returned
from the West after successful and pleasant
trip. Col. Christian remains permanently i'll
Staunton now, AMI Col Allan will soon enter
upon the discharge Of his duties as Professor
of Applied Mathematics, at Washington Col
lege near the village of Lexington.
The Findicator corrccts false report which
was current in q certain section OF this coun-
try, about lady Of responsibility, naive OF
this county, whose husband is a New Orleans
merchant. It seems that the Il. York Times,
in its Court proceedings, published 50 Mary S.
Kerr, alias Mary S. Carter as q ssshep litter,
She was not from Augusta.
THE NEws.-The Lynchburg Daily News,
edited by Col. Robert L. Withers is, in ou1.
humble opinion, one Of the best dailies pub
lished in the State. Ii is also published tri-
weekly and our people could not take a sound
er or more readable paper The Tri-week-
ly is $3.50 per year, the Daily 81, 90 and they
are both worth the price.
MARRIED One DAY-DIED THE NExT.-Tn
San Antonio, Texas, Oh Saturday, September
Sth, Mr.. Robert II. Cochran, OF Fauquier
county, Va, son of George S. Cochran, Esq,
of Salem, Va, vas married to Miss Eleanor
Gregg, daughter of the Right Rev. Bishop
Gregg OF San Antonio On the following
day the groom died from cholera, the San
Antonio Lee5ger announcing both events at the
same time.
The WORLD CERTAINLY MoyGs.-The Alex
aadria Gazette has the following, which is a
cheering ex libition ottie enterprise and ener-
gy tthe Company, which sits like nightmare
on the interests O. the Valley. says: The
Manassas Gap Railroad engine has only been
hauled, as yet, as far as the farm OF b. f.
Smith II VIII remain there till the weather
settles. 1t viii then be taken to Salem and
thence on a temporary track to Piedmont"
EXCHANGE OF PRopERTIEs.-S. r. Sterling,
ESQ Collector of Internal Revenue, the Re
gister says, has exchanged his property, en-
bracing dwelling house and adjacent lots on
the Northwestern side Of our corporate limits,
for Col. A. S. Gray's Cottage property, at the
". G. Smith, ESQ.,: and more recently by his
brother, IL. Jewett Gray. Mr.. Sterling gave
his property and 81, 100 cash for Col. Gray's
property
TOURNAMENT AT FRONT RoYAL.-There has
been a grand Tournament at Front Royal
Col T. B. Massie was Field Marshall Samuel
w. Thomas, E a.. who SO long and ably repre-
scented Warren, in the Legislature, Was orator
His address was replete with eloquence, beau
ty and truth. Mr.. A. King was the successful
Knight; GROWING as Queen, Miss Kate Gleen,
of Warren. The whole aiiail passed oil we'll.
and was wound up by dance. 1t will long be
remembered.
The Town CLoCK.-The town clock has
been very eccentric of late-it positively re-
fuses to give any time at all The Safety
Committee, appointed by the Council has not
reported, but it is supposed that the clock
will be condemned as a nuisance and put in
some other place. g Anything for a change"
as old Jack Murphy, Of lrh Mississippi said
under the hottest fire Of the war, when he
was relroved and corrected, for saying it was
hotter than he'll"
EXPLOSION OF A BoILER.-The Charlottes
vile Chronicle Of he 18th, says:-0n Tues
day morning, about II o'clock, the steam
boiler OF Messrs. Keller & Wingfelds Planning
Shop, on Church street, just across the Cen