The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1868-10-21

The Siamese twins are on exhibition at Win.
chester.
Coal has been discovered in Page county about
twenty feet below the surface.
Gen. Lorenzo Thomas, of impeachment noto-
riety, has been on q visit to Winchester lately.
The Rockingham Register has just entered
upon the 4Sth year Of its existence, alive ant
kicking.
John W. Woods, bridge builder, has lately fin
ished kne bridge over North River at the Rock
bridge Baths.
Mr. John W. Hamilton, of Rockbridge county
had q tobacco barn, containing 10000 hills o
tobacco, destroyed by fire lately.
Railroad meeting will be held at the Rock
bridge Agricultural Fair and an address will b
delivered by a competent gentleman. So say
the Gazette.
Messrs. Geo. II. Peabody Co., Advertising
Agents, New York, arc noticed by the Arlington
Virginian as swindlers. Look out for then
friends of the press.
Messrs. Hunter Nowln have moved to their
new store next to DR.. Arthur's Office Mrs. Fagal
having moved to the rear room of the same build
ing her millinery establishment.
The mammoth OK has arrived safely in tpwl
none the worse for the trip. He will be sure t.
get the premium if one is given to the larses
animal.
J. 7. Redmond, Grand Master of the Grand
Lodge Of Virginia, Independent Order of Ode
Fellows, and J. G. Smith, Past Grand Master
both of Norfolk, are on an official visit to oil TIL
Lodges in the Valley.
MORE RooM.-We want at least forty new
stores and one hundred new dwelling houses il
Staunton to supply the demand. Why not estab
1ish a Joint Stock Company to build up the tow1
fast enough to accommodate settlerss L
LUCKY HuNrEn.-Our friend Capt. John Wood
ward of the Central road, has killed three fin,
deer in the last ten days He hunts svild dee,
near Covington, otherwise he comes to Augusta
but is ever successful hunter.
The Winchester Times says General Imbodcr
is building two fine private residences on the cor
ner of Tenth and Capitol streets, Richmond. TIL,
Generals Valley friends will learn with pleasure
of his prosperous condition.
OYSTER SupPER.-The ladies of the Baptist
Church will give an Oyster Supper every evening
during the Agricultural Fair, over Hoge's store,
for the benefit of their church. For further par
ticulars call and bring your friends:
Jacksoa's-Troche Powder gives to the throat
end vocal organs delicious sensation of cool
ness and comfort. One box costing IS cents il
worth one-half dozen boxes of troches We
have tried both. See advertisement
|. Witt & Bro, of the granite front store call
your attention to their Fall and Winter goods
Witt says if you give him call you can't help
buying, his goods are SO nice and cheap and we
know himself and clerks accommodating
STArNroN AHEAD.-We bet there are more ba-
hes in Staunton than any other place of the same
SIZE in the world An oldbachelor counted ba-
bies the other day from IL o'clock until he lost
his dinner. and the cry was still they come.
DIR. H. T. Helmbold, the great medicine man.
has given So, 900 to aid in the election Of Sey-
mour and Blair If you want to know more of
the Dostor's iiberality, see his advertisement in
this and other newspapers, which he pays fer in
Enthusiastically.
PERsoxAL.-den. Simon Hilb has just returned
from the North with mammoth stock of goods,
all Of which he bought at IN advantage. Col.
Leo Loeb, of the great Bazaar, has also returned
from the palaces of New York with many new
and wonderful articles fer his establishment.
Three Virginians, David F. and Sam'l Fletcher,
natives of Rockingham county. and 1t. Marshall,
of Farquier county-all gallant members of the
9Th Virgins Cavalry, were murdered In cold
blood by Radicals in Missouri, about the latter
part of September.
The Wythesiiie1 Dispatch says Mr.. Gordon c.
Kent of that county, sold 10 bead Of cattle aver
aging 1900 lbs. each, for $40 bead. Our coun-
,ty man, Mr.. Madison Dunlap, sold the other day
40 head Of cattle averaging 1900 lbs fer $78 a
head. Wythe "must try again. Gazette.
WILD ANIxALs.-We are informed BIZ those
who know, says the Winchester Times, that the
wolves in the mountains of Hampshire county
are really ravenous. They do not hesitate to
attack men ON horseback, and, IS for children,
It is quite unsafe to send them alone into the
Ladies and gents do not fail to read the card of
Coyle Towers among the new advertisements
The attention Of young lovers-are particularly
called to the packages of fine stationery for sale
by them. If you want q wedding card, we will
state that they get up the latest and most elegant
styles at very low rates.
STRICTLY PERsoNAL.-Our friend Link adyer-
tised last week for the return of spiggot which
some friend borrowed weeks ago. Up to this
time he has heard nothing from it, and he dom t
know whether the borrower is dishonest or failed
to read the Virginian. The latter is the strang-
er of the two.
Information of the whereabouts Of Cornelius