The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1868-09-23

Che Halleg Iireiuiatl.
STANTON, VIRGINIA.
Wednesday Morning, -: Sept. %. 1858
~ NOTICE.-We go to Press Tues
day eusniy. Advertisement must be brought
to the Office Monday morning to ensure In
ssrtien.
LOG A l..
Mark Gravson arrived at Omaha, August 24ths
The Lyceum will resume its session on Friday,
the End Of October.
There were 245 cadets at v. N. 1. on the 10th.
90 on sick furlough and SO to report.
EpucAr1sxAL. - Prof NJ. R. Lulem's school
opened on the 14th with bright prospects.
A. 4. Dabney & Son, Lynchburg, advertise Bark
Mills, Engines, Betting &c. They offer great
bargains.
Good Graeious Why don't Peyton go to work
and save the p eople by establishing about twenty
Temperance sosieties.
Farmers, have You tried the Alta ysla Phos.
phatef II not we advise yot to do 50, and save
money and get q good Fertilizer.
vhn
for his paper when he is able to do SO, and waits
to be drnmmed continually.
RuMMAGR.-The $500 Internal Revenue tax
upon farmers, who make their own Sorghum Or
Apple Brandy.
GREc1Aa BExD.-Wartman, Of the Register, says
he has not seen any Of the harrisonburg Ladies
affected with such nonsence.
An ITxM FOR OLD COMMONWEALTH MAx.-Our
Editor ID absent on sick leave. Lookout Devil
protein.
CHURCH WANTS :-Pews for people who are two
proud to knsel down, and too lazy to stand up
The inventor Of the shove will reap rich har-
vest
The lower part Of Rockingham was visited BY
. heavy freshet last week, doing considerable dam
age in the neighborhood Of Timberville and Tnr-
lytown.
JACK THosr made his appearance in the noun
tains west Of US last Wednesday night, much to
the discomfort of farmers who did not expect a
visit SO soon.
A HIHT.-Wont some o: our subscribers bear in
mind that we are running into the end Of the Bird
Volume and that some have not paid for the first,
second or third year.
A Four CHICKEN TEAM.-.'Little Tom" at s'Old
Toms" Saloon, ii training two young Bantams.
He expects soon drive four in hand and astonish
the natives in October.
Coon IDsA-Mr. Harvey Risk proposes, il
the town will furnish the necessary books for the
purpose, to take tho census of Staunton in q few
weeks.
sALB OF LAND IN CLARKB.-Two hundred acres
Of the farm ofCol. J. G. Larue, of Clarke county,
Va, have been sold to Mr.. Warfenfeltz, of Fred
erick, Nd, for the sum of $50 per acre.
Mr.. Jno. Wyndham, aresident of cur town, was
seriously shot in the knee on Wednesday last, by
young man named Homer. The shooting was
accidentai-Cgark Journal.
~ An ARMY OF CATTLE.-We learn that Robert ].
Glendy;a well known Cattle dealer of this section,
has sent to market this month over 5000 head Of
cattle Of all grades.
The Eastern train on the Chesapeake Ohio R.
h. was delayed Monday last, waiting for the
Orange Train, which was delayed by the washing
away Of culvert at Burkes Stat! on.
The streets of Harrisonburg are to be lighted al
night, by the 10th of next month, and there is to
be no more broken chins, kissing in door wa VI
&C., within the town limits after dark. So says
the Register.
THE LITERARY PAsr1ME.-This is the most
handsomely gotten up weekly get, and it
gives great pleasure to inform our readers that
in Richmond there is published Paper Of Sc
much real merit. Send for specimen copy.
A Bar-keeper in New York says that out Of O
hundred patrons seventy 1--WE take whiskey straight
fifteen mixed drink, and the remainder take gin,
wine, brandy, SC. Nearly everybody in Lynch
burg take whiskey straight.-Lynch. Rspnblieas.
WHEAT.-Judging from the quantity Of land pre-
pared for that next crop along the line Of Railroad
between this place and Covington, there will be a
tremendous crop seeded, and what shows well
for the enterprise Of our farmer is, that have
not seen man seedi ng with hand, but machines.
The Last CHANGB.-The name of the Old Va.
r. R. is being taken off the rolling stock Of the
.road as fast as possible. Already the name Of
chesapeake Ohio in bold letters tells of the tr-
mn stroke Of Improvement, which is to bid
lasting farewell to old fogyism.
4r DEVIL II THE MouxrA1Ns.-We infer from DR..