The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-03-06

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" alley Tir9inian.
STANTON, VIRGINIA.
Wednesday Morning, -March6 9, 1867.
Lawyers and other business men should re-
member that the TalYey Vuyiaiaa, is the SEA
sette of the Circuit Court of Augusta coun-
ty" and it has been decided that all publica-
lions directed by the Court be given to it, as
the Gazette Of the Court
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LOCAL.
A number of new advertisements came in
too late for insertion this week.
The bridge over Stony Creek, at Edinburg,
has been completed
Belle Boyd is at her Mothers, in Martins
burg, looking well.
In buying pipe-stem, do not be afraid OF
having too free draft.
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The stockholders ofthe J. R. & X. Canal Will
meet in Richmond on the 9th.
It is rumored that & rank Radical paper IS
eoon to be started in Lynchburg.
The North and James Rivers were higher
than ever before known, last week.
They have HMoot Senate in Fincastle,
which is discussing the Stay Low.
Wild geese are migrating North, sign that
warm weather may be soon expected.
Col Ellis has resigned the Presidency Of
the James River and Kanawha Canal.
HEAvY-A Mr.. Linkinhoger Of Botetourt,
killed, few days ago, three deer at one shoot
The season of Lent begins to-day. 1t is OBJ
served by the Episcopal and Catholic Churches
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The ladies' of the Lutheran Church, Mar
sinsburg, realized $3.50 by Fair and FESTIVE
last week
The Annual Conference Of the Methodist
Protestant Church meets in Baltimore nex'
Wedn esday.
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The celebrated White Sulpher Springs viii
be opened for the reception Of visitors ths
coming season.
The roads are represented sin a terrible
condition in the country around Martinsburg
Berkeley county.
A FIRE broke out in the jail at Fincastls las
week, which was extinguished without dam
age to the building.
The wheat crop in Montgomery and Floy(
counties is looking very well and promises al
abundant harvest.
The people of Salem, Roanoke county, hay
voted an additional tax upon themselves, t.
improve their streets.
4 legal inquiry in Milwaukee is, ''has bar
Der mechanics lien on the face Of his custo
mer for the labor performed"
EarGRArISG.-Seve respectable familie
from Campbell and Amherst have started 70
Missouri in the last few days.
Mr. John Wolfe, of Rockingham, was way
laid and robbed Of 1892 on the streets Q
Martinsburg, some two weeks ego.
The Fincastle Herald dominates Judge Jno
]. Allen, of Botetourt, for Governor, of ''Dis
trict No. IL formerly known as Virginia
The celebration of the s22nd, ;" by the Mar
tinsburg Firemen, is considered a '.big thing,
and a great success by the Era of that town
J. G. Arlington, of Nash county, N. c.,
going to present Gen. Lee pair of gam
fowls, of the celebrated "stoae-fence' breed
The contest for jurisdiction between cid an
West Virginia, over Berkeley and Jefferso
counties, is set for the first Monday in May
public meeting was held at McGaheys
Vile, hOCAiHS HILL CouHiy, VIZ NDA ""i 49,,
to start a large FIGURING Mill and Wooden Fac
tory.
The salaries CT all employees of the Jane
River and Kanawha Canal, except Col. Tur
pin, Superintendent, have been reduced L
per cent.
Dlackley, of the firm of Powell Blackley
has purchased the old Breckenridge propert
near the Court House, and is improving
greatly. ..
On the 9th ult., a negro woman and a boy
in crossing North River, above Bridgewater
fell from the horse they were riding and wer
drowned.
1t is said that somebody has discovered
waterfall, in California, 1900 feet high. Tina
is prodigious. The waterfalls hereabouts ar
very numerous.
A black eagle, measuring feet niche
from tip to tip, was killed near Pedlar Mills
in Amherst, last week, by gentleman name
James Williams.
There are about one hundred and fifty stu