The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-03-13


The Moorefeld Advertiser publishes COM |
munication, signed .sMcNiells Rangers, that |
appeals to the men of McNielPs command, "to
neglect no longer the graves Of their worthy |
leader and comrades.''
motto for every Southern State:-
Dare to do right dare to be true!
You have work no ether can do,
Do it so bravely, SO kindly, 50 well,
Angels will hasten the story to tell.
BopY REcovEnED.-The body of the negro |
boy drowned in Dry River last week, notice
of which we published, has been recovered
Up to this time the body of the woman has not
been recovered.
The Farmers of Roanoke county met to-
gcther ct the Court House, on the goth ult.,
and organized and agricultural society, to be
known as the Roanoke Agricultural Society"
Mr.. Colin Bass is President pro. TEN.
Two negro boys, aged about 10 years, had
Streets last Friday. A respectable colored
man thrashed them both we'll. Hadn't Mr..
Stevens better investigate this matter?
SALEs.-On the It'll Byron Hoge sold his
house on Gospil Hill to Mr.. Gilkerson, of the
firm of Woods & Gilkerson, for $5, $50. The
Hoge's purchased the Episcopal Parsonage
property for Sc, 500 on the same day.
THE MEMORIAL FAIR.-Wm. A. Burke has
contributed fine Livingston Plough to the
Ladies' Memorial Fair. Contributions are
coming in and it ought to be great success.
Send your contributions to Charley Arnall.
There will be a meeting of the stockholders
of the Manassas Gap Railroad, at Harrison
burg, on the 18th, court Day,l for the pur-
pose of securing general action, in transferring
their individual stock to the O. & A. R. R.
A WoRD TO TRAvELERs.-If you 60 to
Washington you will find the Seaton House
first-class Hotel, with the first and second sto-
ries reserved for transient custom. The fare
is splendid and board cheap. Read the adj
vertisement.
whimsical old bachelor sneeringly re-
marks that love, like the measles, is rather
juvenile complaint. "Who,' he asks, sever
hears of a widower's dying from mixing
broken heart with six cents worth of arse
nic?"
Prof. Ide, at Phillips & CAREERS Insurance
rooms, McGuffn building, takes great pleas
ure in exhibiting Knabe's celebrated Pianos.
Don't hesitate to call. 1t is no trouble, but
pleasure, TO insure your life, or sell you
Piano.
COOP SIGx.-Only one merchant from
Staunton, and but few from Augusta, have
gone North for goods this Spring, and their
orders are light Our people arc preparing for
the worst Homespun will do very well in
.sDistrict No. ~
Read the card of J. F. Ellis, 3O6, Pa, Az
enue, Washington city. He will do what he
says, and orders sent by mail will meet with
prompt attention and satisfaction is guaran-
teed He has large establishment of which
we will say more at another time.
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Mr.. Youatt, a famous veterinary surgeon,
who has been bitten eight or ten times by rabid
animals, relates that crystals Of nitrate silver
rubbed into the wound will positively prevent
hydrophobia in the bitten. True OF not, it is
easily tried, and is not dangerous.
THE MOUNTAIN STAGE L1NEs.-The Virginia
Central Railroad Company have contracted
with Hartman & Co. and j. I. A. Trotter for
the exclusive privilege of carrying the entire
travel from the various depots over all the
routes to the Virginia Springs, Lexington,
Natural Bridge, and down the Valley to Win
chester, for the term of four years.
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A SPECIMEN REB.-Mr. Gerard Mcdonald
son, Confederate soldier living near this
place, who lost his right arm in battle is now
| engaged in cutting wood Nth the left. He can
cut the trees and make 100 rails per day. He
also makes coal-cuts the wood, stacks it,
| burns and draws it, We vouch for the truth
of this statement upon the authority of Mr..
David Eiler, respectable gentleman Of this
neighborhood. -Old Commonwealth.
| Our THEspIASs.-We said last week that
our Tbespians 'could do better next time and
| they proved it to crowded house last Satur-
day night Where all did SO well it would be
invidious to mention any one particularly, but
Captain Crane Of Lewisburg, as Goodies, !"
brought down the house. The music, as usual,
was grand, the only fault being that there was
not enough of it. Another entertainment will
be given Friday night.
We learn from the Roanoke Times, that the
barn belonging to Mr.. Charles W. Burwell,
near Salem, was entirely consumed by fire on
the night of the LIST inst. Three horses one
mule and eight mich cows, together with grain,
hay and fodder, were entirely consumed. He
also lost fine threshing machine and three or
four wheat drills that were in shed near by.
His loss, we learn, is not less than $40, OOO.-
The fire was, no doubt, the work of an incen-
diary.
A Commemorative are again called upon
by our faithful ''devil, George Tucker, (col-
ored and deaf and dumb, to contradict the re-
port that he is the sGeorge Tucker who
ran ON the Radical Ticket for Mayor of Alex
andria. and aOnpd tho ssTTpdorwood ,,ot;t;ono