The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1869-12-23
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7 THURSDAY. = December pa 1869.
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Some ofaour rStantsnian denizsns,o in view of
the near apprsseksqfehe festi We sesson hsve ta-
ken On board LITTLE too much Of the .scritter,
and cntup somelvery ludicroas antics on our pub
>, lie highways thereby rendering il the duty of
u Mayor Allen to abstract by way Of fines, from
their several pockets, thirty two dollars ! ~.
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"a Ne invite attention to the advertisement Of a
new Family Grocery on Augusta street, opposite
Court hoase Square, Thesstock is fresh, embra-
! cling quite'a variety and seeming to have been
Ell selected Mr.. Geo: 6. Jackson, the propriie-
tor Of this establishment, removed here from Eas-
tern Virginia some months ago and has settled
permanently in cur midst. We hope he may be
abundantly isucce ssful. -
HoLTDAY.-In order to give, our employees the
advantagesof the Christmas holidays, it becomes
necessary for us to suspend the publication Of the
sVIRaIxIAN next week 49, =; 80 l,.,,s,,
.ss C. D.. Stoneburner, being o, BENEDICT ofisome
four years standing, does not like ourself, pro
pose to indulge ID q Christmas tour; and, there
fore, those who, wish, to pay, their subscription
will find him at the Office, ready and Ling to re-
sceire it, How many will pay him. Echo an !
suers how mo,n .ineilag 43i &c a 3ias,' /
4 .ss9tSSsHF 1':o.a9 gaaTtnes.ffGI sea |
Iva Crescent CRY Oh. Ne took occasion, few
weeks ago. to ,spsakia commencing terms Of this
oil. But we had not, at that time, adopted its
use sufficiently long, to be able to speak, from
actual experience, of it's great merits and of she
advantages itgpossesse lover the oibnowjnEuse in
two very important points, In The first place,
it is non-explosiye, and in the second, it gives
light Of twice the brllianey of coaloil, is little
cheaper, lasts nearly as long, and is manufaotur-
led hylour cstimable, urbanea and enterprisiHg
tosvnsmen Kenney s Gushing - 'sa r sa.e
Considering the almost daily accidents (some
ofthem fatay occasioned by the explosion of kerr
osene OIL, wc1fee1 suret that an enlightened judg-
nient will prompt our citizens to speedily adopt
the use Of the Crescent City Oil and forever ban
ish from their homes the death-dcaling kerosene.
80 We are glal7to see the workingmins friend,
'Gladke, better known as q Cheap Charlie " alive
and wide awake to the wants of the people. He
has large and beautiful selection of Christ
mas Presents, both useful and ornamental that
will suit the tastes Of ALL and at prices unusually
low. The: energy and enterprise displayed by
Charlie during the last four years should secure
him large share Of the public patronage. ..sa
=, Don't fail to call at the Red Store, No. 100,
Main street, where you will find his accommodate
ting clerk, Charley Teagle, ready to wait on you.
A Row party Of African terpsichorean de-
voices, assembled on Saturday night last in gen
.tleman IS kitchen, in the Western portion of our
town, and all things being ready, they set their
neither limbs in motion, to the tune of 'tJohn
Browns soul is marching ea,'' AID for quite a.
limited time everything went on as t'merry as a
marriage bell" y But as Uncle Hams descendants
continued to exercise their feet, in tipping the
light fantastic tos, did the spiritus actus they
had imbibed continue tosact And, thus 'its hap
pened that one of the party undertook to cut short
Alexander Mellon $ thread Of life BY drawing o.
knife across his throat, inficting painful though
not dangerous wound. In the melee that then en-
sued the person of George Hughs received con-
siderable damage. The female portion Of the
house becoming terror stricken at these warlike
demonstrations, again set their neither limbs in
motion, but this time they were employed in car
rYing their scented persons from the scene of ac-
ton. "sAnd the cold troops fit bravely y .i.s
.is3a Is p r-f,i teH ------7--T ssigs..,d Ana aT
iWeinvite particular attention to the advertise
ment Of our friend Maj, J. W. Newton, which APP
pears in today's issue. We think it is. the duty
of our citizens, when they can buy cheap. to at
least share their patronage with. all those who
spent four years of their life in the recent
war. But, as in the case of Maj. n, when the ap-
plicant for public patronage hasbeen MANNED for
life, and rendered unfit to perform manual labor,
how dopbly important it is for us TO encourage
linn in every possible manner. = sas~r3a ltArt
y, Maj Newton was bold, gallant and patriotic
officer in the fifth Va. regiment. and in one of the
battles foughtin Virginia, received wound in the
leg which rendered its amputation necessary
Since the close of the war, up to within few
months past, he has been acting in the capacity of
clerk Heais now, as before indicated, the pro-
prietor Of one of the incest and best selected
stocks of goods in this market, and asks thatyou
will call and examine it, and if pleased with quail
ity and price of goods, purchase. Will you do
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