The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-01-09

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{ A BUILDING ASSOCIATION. pan is O
lsfoot and will beesAexeloped III oar next issue
for tho establishment Of an Association Of thi
kind in Staunton. AT this time we can only
say it is for the benefit Of the poor, (and We
all come under that head) and meets with uni
versal favor. Our people should think Of ant
encourage this enterprise.
The TuEsPIANs.-The Thcspians gave an
other entertainment on last Friday night
which was decided success. The pcrforman
ces reflect great credit on the young men en-
gagged in it. The price of admission was re
duced to % cents, and large and apprecia
tive audience attended Much credit is due
Prof. Turner for the fine music on the occasion
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The Rev. Simon II. IIilb holds forth in The
crowds Of his s'brcthren and sisters His
text is .srender unto Caesar the things which
are Caesars" Mr.. Uilb is too well known fol
his eloquence and pathos, on this subject, to
need more than a reference to his advertise.
ment from us.
HORRIBLE AccIDENr.-Mrs. Ann Eliza Ma
theny, wife Of VIM NJ. Matheny, Of this place
was SO badly burned on Christmas night that
she died on Dec. eth Mrs. Matheny went tc
sleep before the fire, after putting a sick child
to sleep. Her clothes caughti fire, and in spite
Of the excrtions of her husband, she was SC
badly burned as TO cause death Mr.. Mathc-
ny was badly burned.
The FREEDMEN s CoLLEGE understand
that a large amount, say $500,000 has been
raised in the North to establish first -class
College, for the coloredpeople, in some healthy
place South. We also understand that some
Of the respect able people of Stanton have ask
cd that it be established here, and offered in
duccments that viii probably secure It, A
good idea.
ComNuxIcArEp.--D |wyissian w hen
you find out good thing, you should not keep
it q secret Just say to your readers, that
found Hotel for the times, tic Gig Hotel, in
Alexandria, where the rooms are newly fur
nishctl; the table well served with most excel
lent fare and attentive walters; all the officials
polite and accommodating, at taco dollars d day.
After paying four dollars in Washington, |
found this '.thc placeto get your money back. :"
Pass it round. Z.
STATISTICS or AUGUSTA County, Through
the courtesy of VIM. A. Burnett, Clerk of the
County Court of Augusta, we are enabled to
give the following statistics During the past
year there was issued from the County Court
Office, POI (white) and 81 (colored) marriage
license. From the Corporation Office, (white)
and 5 (colored total, 300. In the year 1865
there were 314 births in the County and . in
the Corporation total, 336. Same year there
were 143 deaths in the County and II IN the
Corporat;on-total, 1G5.
HONE DEyELopEMEsT.- S Hilbert
have formed partnership, and take Har-
dy's establishment, q fact they advertise to-
day. Capt. j. II. Waters, a practical, ener-
getic, handwriting man and perfect gentle
ty during the war, and goes into this enter
| prise with the same energy he displayed du-
ring the war. Mr.. Hilbert is veil known here
and is master workman. This firm propose
to, and viii do work well and they should re-
cieve q liberal support from our people.
The stocking suspender is the latest and best
thing from Madam Demorest's establishment,
we have seen yet. 1t does away with the tight
| fitting garter, which is the cause of numerous
evils and much Inconvenience to the female
sex. The suspenderis furnished at less cost
than the ordinary garter.
The local Of the Richmond Dispatch, sug-
gested some time ago the propricty of estab-
fishing an ''ordcr of the Carter We are
glad there is no longer any necessity.
The Courier weekly and Daily Evening
Union, published in G Georgetown, D. c., are
welcome exchanges. They are newspapers, and
we congratulate the people Of that city and
consider them fortunate in having two such
staunch papers in their midst. May both pros
per and become standing Institutions Of that
place. What change for the better, and,
what would old Eziskle say, could he be on
hand to compare the defunct Advocate with
the presenf issues.
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NoRwooD ScHooL.-The advertisement OF
this justly celebrated School, appears to-day.
It ranks among the first classical schools in
the country its Principal is q gentleman and
scholar, and its Corps Of Professors are I'M
surpassed in there several departments. 4 The
society in the neighborhood is refined, in fact
sold Yirginian, . and that is the highest COM
pliment we can pay it. To add more, than a
reference to the advertisement, would be SUI
perhuous.
JUDGE J. G.: BALDwIN.-We surrender 8
greater portion Of our space this week to &
biographical sketch Of this distinguished ma
tive OF the Valley, written by a friend VIZ
do SO on the principle that the life Of q goo(
and true man who worked his way to honors
| and distinction must be useful reading to all
Judge Baldwin inscribed his first literary pro
duetion, ssTo the old folks at home in the Val
! lev of the Shenandoah and it is as little az
the .SValley Virginian" can do to place OF
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