The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1868-01-08

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: STANTON. VIRGINIA. 80
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Wednesday Morning., January 8, 1858.
The ssvalley virginian'. hes larger eircu,
1Sto sns ai e t Hsae5 q the
Circuit Court, the best advertisins: medium.
paper in the stale. Price o. per annum u with viii
liberal rates to advertisers. -
our Authorized Agents. 90
J. Wall Turner, Richmond, Va.
II. C. Obehchain, Parnassus, Va.
n. D. Herrl, Markham Station, Va. o1
John Radcliffe Overfeld, W. Va.
5B.F, Medley, Ansonville, N. c.
L,O G A Z.
That interesting letter from Parnassus, will APP
pear in our next
See advertisement Of H. U. Cease, Auctioneer, and
give him call when you wish anyth ing sold
Col. Samuel Letcher, the Banner of Lexington,
passed through Staunton for home. last week. ~
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Mrs. Mahala Hull has been appointed Post mis-
trcss at Hightown, Highland county, vice F. <.
Hull, resigned. r.g
On Friday night last, the Barn of Jacob Byerly,
in Rockingham, was entirely consumed by hre,
together with about 800 bushels of wheat.
We want a Local Agent and Correspondent at
every Post-ofice and Store in the Valley and State
Liberal arrangements made. " 81.
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Mr.. William Wertenbaker, the Central Railroad
ticket agent ut the University, has been dismissed
It Is stated in the letter ofdismssa that it isfor
NO fault ..!.ss
e.Sarnuel PATCH has received the kind letter
from his dear old friend in Abingdon, and would
be glad to record him among the contributors to
the Virginian. Aa= 81
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LrcTuRE.-Maj. J. c. Covell will lecture before
the Lyceum next Monday night. Turn out and
show your appreciation of good man and good
lecture. 8'.S.t
A LucIous TRKAT.-Our friend, PHI. Sillings
living at Parnassus, gave US eleven as fine Apples
IS We have ever seen. They filed both sides OF
An ordinary pair of Saddle Bags. . sas.s.
The New York papers report, on the authority
of Rev. e. P. Walton, agent of Washington Col
lege. that Rev. Henry Ward Beecher has contribu-
Ted 81, 900 to that Institution. -f.
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so, 1oo nf To-
Long of Harrisonburg. had his arm severely mu-
tilated by. being caught in the machinery Of the
Steam-Saw Mill near Harrisonburg. i
AcclpENT.-JonathanD Davis, living at Michael
Larick's, about miles from town, while chopping
Wood last Friday cut his foot nearly Oft, making
painful but not dangerous wound. '
A s-cELL Little Tom, at old Tom Coleman s
Idea, wishes to know that if slavery is abolished
how is it til 1t Harlan is allowed to sell black peo-
pie at his Hotel every day or so?"
= Or CouRsE.-A negro was shot in Lexington on
The 28th ult., in the general careless way of firing
carried on in that place. The party who fred is
not known. 1t was at negro Ball on back st.
= Thousands have been changed by the use of the
Peruvian Syrup Ia protoxide of irony from weak,
suffering creatures, to strong healthy AMI happy
men and women, and invalids cannot reasonably
hesitate fog give it trial. For dyspepsia and de-
hility tisa specific. ae eter.,ts
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rs D. T. Bsgby has on his farm. near this place. a
yonng Bull, Is months old, that weighs over l.
400 and if he continues to increase as rapidly as
he has during the past few months, will beat the
.Grsehbrier Steer. eas 4sta H. 5esgs-.5 - q
* PEnsoSs VISITING ALExANDRIA-We are request :
ed by friend just from Alexandra, to call atten-
ton to the City Hotel Not theleast Of its recon-
nendations is the pleasant and genial face Of Col
VIM. S. Kemper, who does the honors. g47,ss-,
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Thirty-two fine saddles of Venison came from
point, to be Expressed to Baltimore. The noun
,ains are filed with Deer, and old hunters say they
have never known them so plentiful. a3g i
Samuel C. Ludding5on, of Greenbrisr county,
hasa year old Steer that weighs 4, 200, is II
hands high and still growing His Sseership will
hs taken TO N. Z. in the Spring and Mr.. L. will
have to have q truck made to haul him around.
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HONE EsrERpRlsE. -Messrs Compton & Co., Of
the Baena Vista Broom Factory, near Lexington,
sent us specimens of Brooms made by them. There
ere three grades, and only do justice III say ing
that they are as good as can be made any where,
AMI will De sold as cheap. Dealers should by41
this in mind. 81 ia ~ as- W ssss-r.. +.
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IL oQp- panfla m MI
themselves for not seeing full report OF Their
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magnificent Banquet to the Press lang III THIS
paper. They had robustness feeding US SO hug IA
And making Us slck As soon as we recover from
The Gous we hope 10 be able to do them iu justice
If mat is in tine limits OF . possibility.