The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1871-03-16

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STANTON, VIRGINIA.
Thursday, March l6. 1871.
Local.
tsl Capt ]. E. Tyler offers his carpenter shop
dwelling house, Sc, for SALE
- Virginia lady desires situation as q teach
5xr. See notice in another column.
IL The first dry goods of the season have been re-
! sceived by our neighbors, Messrs. Hilb Loeb
Give them call.
See advertisement of Armstrong, Cater q Co.,
Wholesale dealers in all kinds of Millinery, Bal
timore, and favor them with your ORDERS
f. M. Gushing, auctioneer, sold, on Saturday,
the house and lot recently occupied by Charles
j. Cochran to Gabriel Hirsh for the sum of $4,'
y S75. s.Sf
"a Shenandoah Valley Railroad, says the Shen-
andoah Valley is being pushed rapidly forward
and will be completed to Luray by October Of
this year.
Four miles of the Harrisonburg and kawleJ
Springs Turnpike have been let to John Il. Nc
Is Leod, at about $500 per mile. The section con
tI,o VI IN thao
The trj al Of George NJ. Smiley, for the killing
of James A. Black to have come off Wednes
day, but owing to the non-appearance of an i'm
portant witness it was postponed until to-day
3 MARYLAND FARMER for March has been re
eceiyed. AS usual, it contains very useful ant
Instructive information for the Farmer. Pric
81 20 ner annum. Address S. Sands Mills & Co.
l45 west Pratt street, Baltimore.
- Capt. David NJ Dovel, living near Honeyylile
PAGE county, was found dead near his residenc
one day last week. 1t is supposed he died
heart disease. ae was useful citizen, and high
" esteemed in his county.
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The Physicians of Highland have entered int
q mutual agreement not to render service to an
who NAV take advantage of the Homestead Ac
to avoid the payment of Physicians bill, an
require that bonds given in payment OF Physl
clans bills shall waive the benefit Of the Home
stead Act.
81. THE UNIVERSITY MONTHLY, Journal Of Scho
and Home, is before The first number glv'
promise Of ability and usefulness, and is gotte
up in elegant typographical style. Among tn
articles is one under the caption of General Lee
as college President, embellished with an Ell
craving of Gen Lee. 1t is published at the re
markably low price of Sl,00 per annum Ae
dress University Publishing Company, No.
Bond street, New York.
G oNE-A negro woman, bearing the name
Ellen Owens and the sin upon her conscience
= larceny, for which it was decrecd that 81
should be removed from temptation for the spac
of twelve months, by confinement in Jail, mar
aged some how to rid that institution of her pre-
ence on Sunday last and has since baf1ed all a
tempts to capture her, notwithstanding Il
fact that reward of twenty-five dollars has be'
OucFeO LOT ueE dppIeueAsAoA
There is large bed of what experienced cher
lists have pronounced to be Iceland Spar, beii
worked near Timberville, Rockingham county
It's first practical use in the manufacture
glass. cement, and in sugar reineries. 1t is no
discovered to be valuable in the manufacture
the purest soda water. The agent OF the comps
ny, ]. D.. Price, Esq, OF Harrlsonburg, is no
charging the operations of the works, to me
this new demand. Large quantities are regula
" shipped North. It is also thought it will az
as a substitute for plaster for fertilizing purpt
PROPERTY CHANGEs.-Maj. Geo. Grandstaf hi
rented says the Tenth Legion Banner, his Mi
property for two years at 1926, his Saw-mill
$500, and his carding machine at $780, per yea
being nearly per cent upon the price asked fl
all his property on the west side of the creek
In addition to the mill, saw mill and factory, tn
water power is sufficient to run all the machin
~ Of Manchester; and an Investment is III
questionable unsurpassed in the State.
The Merchant Mill near Red Banks has bee
sold by Mr. Joseph Maphis to Messrs. David Xii
gree and Kagey s. Miller, for $500
80 By reference to advertising columns it W.
be seen, that new company has been formed f
the direction and control of Burke's Iron Work
with the very able establisher of the foundry
President. We presume that no one will tai
issue wi tn upon the proposition, that SUE
great agents of internal improvement as this al
destined to be the controlling of o,
wealth. 1t is by them alone that our vast r
sources can be converted into cash and made
suhserve tn e purposes which the Great Great
intended they should, in granting them to us
portion Of our heritage. Their utilization
bouad to result in permanent blessings to o,