The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1870-11-17
Local.

Local,
We return thanks to U. S. Senator John W.
johnson for copy of Towards Hatch San DO
minpo Report, which is handsomely bound ana
contains 26S pages.
AxOy,rER B,RBscuE-The Hon. John L. har-
ria pives his friends an oyser barbecue. Tonight
At his residence in Harrisonburg. Several hogs
heads Of oysters have been ordered from Alexan-
dria
We are pleased to be able to state that our en-
terprising nurserymen. Messrs Iannehlh
Wheat took the first premium at the late virginia
State Fairs for the best apple, peach and pear
trees. They had some quite formidable competi-
tors, which adds to the value Of the premium
and shows that Stauxton is hard to beat on
anything.
PAY Ur-We would suggest to the Reynolds
men that it is high time they were paying up 'he
bets thew lost on their one horse concern For
tunately the betting not high, especiaiiy
among newspaper men. We hear that friend
We would advise his friends to raise the amount
by subscription.
MoRAL-Never bet on tbs losing candidate
A GRAND CONCERT is to bo given at the Town
Hall Tuesday evening Nov 22nd, by Madame
Ruhl; Miss Apperson Prof Sneider, assisted oy
DR.. Brown, j. W. Abby and others, to raise
funds to pursh carpet for the hall OF the
independent Order of Odd-Fellows All mem
bers and friends of the Order and the public
generally. are invited to attend. Prof A. J.
Turner's Orchestra will be present. Tickets 5o
cents-to be had at the Book and Drug Stores
and at the Door
PRorRAcrED MEETING.-A protracted meeting
is now in progress at the Baptist Church, this
CITY. the services of the Rev. N. NJ. Wilson, Of
Richmond who is by the way, said to BE- a most
powerful revivalist preacher. having been secur-
ed by the Rev. Williams. These services are ex-
pected to be conducted through the next two or
three weeks. Let the members of ;he Baptist
and the other churches of the town. turn out and
render them as interesting and profitable as pos
sible. There is nothing more needed here than
thorough revival of religion.
The Queen Sisters and Troupe, having met
with an almost unprecedented success, in our
town, have decided to give still another of their
most Interesting amusing and instructive enter
tainments to night in the Town Hall and on the
3 following night friday in the Chapel of the
D. D. 4 Blind Institution While there has gem
orally been fair proportion of ladies to the gen
tlemeu in their audiences here, still. it seems to
us strangs-since it is SO seldom anything Of the
kind comes along which they can, with proprie-
ty, 60 to see-that more do not go. Turn out. la
dies, aud give them unusually large houses on
the night. above named.
GoDEY's LADY's BooK.-The December mum
Der is rich in embellishments ''First Time of
Asking is fine steel plate; then we have the
usual steel plate title page two elegant Christ
mas pietures; Remember the Poor" and
..Christmas Moruing:'' splendid Berlin wood
work pattern printed in variety of colors
six figure cc,ored fashion plate; a large extern
sion sheet containing innumerable variety of
dresses and articles for ladies in demand al the
present time; children's dresses, aprons, etc.,
etc. There is also great variety of useful de-
signs given in the work department.
INDIAN SUMMER.-For the past few weeks we
have been experiencing the most remarkable
spell of weather for this season Of the year with
in the recollection of that venerable individual,
the oldest nhabitant. To be sitting in the house,
with the windows up. the latter part Of Nooember,
in the Blue Ridge Mountains, two thousand feet
above the sea, srthout fire, is something's! not
Extraordinary unusual for this part of the
Lords moral vineyard. If it continues to main
tain its present genial temperature, there Will be
no necessity for cold bloods and shriveled up old
2 maids and old bachelors running down to Florida
to get warmed up.
BIOGRAPHY OF GENERAL LEE.-The family Of
Gen. Lee have selected Col. Charles Marshall, of
Baltimore to write full biography Of the Great
Chieftain, and will turn over to him ample ma
teral, including that collected by Gen. Lee him
self, and his notes and letters of his campaigns.
Col. Marshall will also prepare the biographical
sketch for the forthcoming Lee Memorial, which
the Faculty of Washington and Lee University
are pushing forward to completion The high
literary attachments of Col. Marshall, and the
fact that he was Ger. Lees private Secretary
during the war, emnently qualify him to per-
form the task that has been imposed upon him.
We the under signed Commissioners appointed
by the Judge of the County Court of Augusta
County, under section 40 of the Election Law,
Il a.. n So