The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1869-01-07

The y alley girglnian.
STANTON, VIRGINIA.
Thursday, January 7, 1869.
CAL.
See important legal notices in to-days paper.
Mr.. John Taylor, an old and respectable citi-
zen of Winchester, died last week
The communication of our friend at Buffalo
Gap will appear next week We hope to hear
from him often.
The farm affords greater field for study and
reflection than almost any other department in a
mans duties of life.
The Rev. Thos. L. Preston, of Salem, Va, has
been elected Pastor of the First Presbyterian
church of Richmond.
GoNE-Leap year has gone and with it the
chance of many bashful youth and wishing
lassie
SET ON FlRE.-The ice house of the Virginia
Hotel was fred in several places and destroyed
last Saturday contents saved.
revival in the Methodist Church, South, at
Winchester, which is still in progress, has already
resulted in twenty-five conversions.
The Moorefeld Advertiser has been enlarged a
column, and runs seven column paper,
well filed with news and advertisements
STANTON P. 600 Money Orders to the
amount of 81 900, have been issued at this office
during the last year, and not cent lost,
CIRCUIT CoURT.-The Special Term will COM
menee next Monday, 18th instant, instead of yes
terday, on account of Judge shefey having
pressing business in other quarters.
RED VS.. Wu1TE.-The new color in Paris for
ladies' gloves is called caroubier. 1t is red.
We trust dame fashion will call for any
thing but white stockings.
GENERAL EARLY-The Lynchburg Republican
has the best reasons for saying that Gea. Early
does not pro pose to return to this country at all
certainly, not at present.
THE VIRGINIA EXPRESS COMPANY SOLD our
Adams s Co.'s Express Company have bought out
the Virginia Express Company, and henceforth it
will be merged in that wealthy corporation.
THAT GoosE.-Our devil thinks the who
bought goose the day before Christmas because
he thought he recognized in it family likeness
manifested more affection than judgment.
A H1NT-There is a good deal of TALK just
now, about specie payments; but we wish it I'M
derstood that we are willing to take "what little
is coming to u.s. in greenbacks.
Three farmers from Queen Annes county, Nd
with their families, stock, farming implements
ETC., started for Mathew county Va, last week
where they intend settling.
Mr. C. E. Wood, one door below Rosenhaum' s
has nice stock Of confeclionaries which he vii
sell cheap He lost leg in onr service and de
serves your patronage. Give him call.
The Danville Times has three locals in success
sion, thusly: "Cow Stocn,' +" Mule Stolen,
.sCopper Pipe Stolen,' all of which indicates
bad state Of morals in that beautiful city.
The Southern Opinion has been revived undel
the management of w. D. Chesterman Co,
with ]. Marshall Hanna as Editor. Long life t.
Hanna and the sOpinion.''
New CURE FOR CRoUP.-A distinguished French
physician announces that the white of egg
given in sweetened water, is sure cure fol-
the GROUP. The remedy must be repeated until {
cure is effected.
DaSvmLE PArERs.-The Times says until The
country is more settled, or in other words, unit
money is more plentiful, only weekly papers viii
be issu I'd in place of the semi-weeklies as here
tofore.
CASH BUsINEss-NIost of our business mel
propose to do cash business this year. That il
good, AMI we wonder if they have, each ane
every one, set the example, l. e., paying thu
printers of the town cash down?
ANOTHER SHIPMENT FROM THE FALLET.-A cal
lead of bacon from Harrisonburg, the secon(
that has been received since the opening of thu
railroad to that place, arrived at Lynchburg las
week.
HINTS The way to live happy, is to mino
your own business and let others mind theirs
viii the old scandal mongers profit by this? OF
do they want more if they do we will give then
some more
FLouRIsHING CoNGREGATIoN.-There has been
but one death in the Presbyterian Church of thi
place during the year just passed, and eighty on
conversions. The congregation is the larges
and probably the wealthiest in this county.
MILK BUYER-Why don't people answer tn
calls of the mi.kmen every morning without hay
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