The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1871-08-31

Bile publication. Subscription price, $15O. Put
lished at Chicago, by Adams, Blackman & Igor
LARGE PoTATo.-We have been shewn potat
raised on the premises of Mr.. John Fallen,
this county, which weighed two pounds and tire
ounces. Mr.. F. raised from single potato
one bushel and half We are not informed
the variety.
Hartman & Co., are stocking the line betwce
Winchester and Hamilton for the purpose of run
ming an opposition line of stages to ]. II. Kemp
Esq, who is managing the opposition line of w
T, Gilbert, Esq, between Stauntop aad Harrison
burg.
An advocate having lately gained suit for
poor young lady who was very ugly, she remark
ed: 81 have nothing to pay you with, sir, blu
my heart ''Hand it to my clerk, if 20.
please: wish no fees for myself" he replied
In Ireland 6,806 public schools were in opera
ton last year, with the of 998, 800 children
on the rolls, and an average daily attendance o
359, 1919 pupils There was net increase o
SO schools against the year 1869. Two hundred
and thirty-four teachers were trained during las
year The total amount received by the teachers
was 9342, 107.
FARMERS CLUBS. -Rockbridge has several Farm
ers' clubs which meet monthly in their respect
tive neighborhoods to discuss questions pertinent
to the organization, and interchange opinions
as to different modes of farming, SC.
We should like to hear of similar Clubs being
organized throughout Augusta county A great
deal of valuable information is thus impaired
and the experience of one farmer is thus made te
aid the practical work of another.
SOMETHING OUT OF ORDER.-We have had
complaints from several subscribers in different
localities in the county, of not finding their pa
| pers in the post Offices, when called for. No ex-
PLANTATION is given, except that some one had pre-
viously called for them. But q week after that
the papers are handed out. post master is
forbidden by law to loan subscribers paper
from the office and is liable to be reported for
violation of this rule. We hope we will not b.
compelled to allude to this matter again. Ii SO,
| we shall le more pointed.
| FANCY BALL AT STRIBLING SPRINGs-There
will be Il Grand Fancy Ball al Stribling Springs
on Friday the LIST of September. The arrang
|
completed, and it is expected large and fash
| ionahle attendance will be present. As this is
! the first and probably the last Fancy Ball tina,
will be held in Augusta county, this season it is
hoped the beaux and bellies of the county. will
contribute to making it worthy of themselves
and the people they represent. We are sure the
popular proprietor of the springs will do his
part.
| He. oil oil
| Henry C. Harris was arrested and incarcerated
in the jail of Union, Monroe county, last week
FOR passing counterfeit money. The jailer, going
to his cell at night to see that all things were
right. was knocked down. and tho prisoner made
his escape. The Monroe Register says Tia 1t it is
believed Harris is the same as w. W. Warner
who recently forfeited his bail bond OF s., 900 at
Harrisonburg. lie had been passing $50 coun,
| teTfeit bills in Monroe, and the evidence being
pretty dicect against him. he concluded to leave.
New PAPER IN LExINGros. We haye received
the prospectus of new paper to be published in
Lexington, Va, by James D. Morrison, recently
of the Gazetfe aRd Capt. ] G. Boudc. 1t is to b.;
called the :. ilockbridge Citizen" published a.
s. per 4anuln. and devoted to politics, &c. Mr..
Morrison is a fne writer. and will make spirit
ed paper Of The - Citizen We know nothing OF
Capt. Boude's newspaper experience, if he has
any but he is ~. popular gentleman and II good
business man. The first number will BE- issued
about the 18Th OF 0e;obe:.
TOURNAMENT AT srRInhlsa.-Qn next Thurs
day the 7th September. there will be two tourn
aments at stribling Springs for magried men
ouly-the other for single men only. We I'll be. on
the Benedic:s not only clrrying the ring but Sc
I,o-: In Jpf- III. 4 r..
crowned euA"n and naiis. 1t ig very consids rate
in the m''t?e not to confne he selection OF
queen to tie Ilrrie1 Indies so far as he married
men are conc, ned. Many of them have a keen
appreciation OF the unn ate he'd of the opposite sex.
and viii show il On the pccasion, even ut the ex-
pense of Canqte eNlrt lee-4rs, When they gst
home.
Let every body attend the Tournaments. as it
will be an occasion of crest
A CHILD SgALDED.--A little bpy aged about
three years, con Of A.r. Jacob Bowman, of the
firm of Fulohcr s. Bowman, qistillers at distille-
ry 1872, near Sugar Loaf mountain, in this cour-
ty, badly scaded last Saturday. Several
buckets of boiling water had been placed in one
of the tubs at the distlllery, scafd 1t out, and
covered with mating. The little boy got on to
a platform reaching to the top of the tub aud
jumped On the mating, and consequently into
the boiling water. negro man, seeing the
currence, instantly rescued the child from its
perlous position, but not before it had been
scalded which caused the skin to peel off from the
waist down.
GRoss 1M?osITIoN.-No imposition is more to
be condemned than that of t'short weight" So
common is this, that hardly an article nfconmerce
is offered to the public which has the full weight
represented. Such is not the case with DooLEY's
YEAST POWDER, now universally used in this
country Each package contains with scrupu-
lous exactnass the full quantity or weight beled
upon it, and will produce better and greater re-
suits than any other Baking Powder in market.
Try it and satisfy yourselves of The truth of our
assertion. For sale by Hugh II . Fultz, druggist,
Stanton, Va. ''''s
RENTING CT MARKET srAtLs-The stalls at
the Market House, set apart as meat stalls, were
rented out on Monday last under the direction
of the Market Committee, as follows:
Stall No. 1, c. W. Parker,.............$150 90
" 2, Lyhman & Barton, ....... ]4O 90
" 3, W. F. Ast,--............... 1876 90
g " 4, Joseph P. Asst, ............. 1874 90
&c d" 5, Edward Parker, ......,.... 100 90
No. G was not sold, but will be sold hereafter
There were thirteen Vegetable Stalls sold at
$l2 25 each, making total of $171 so. There are
still 18 vegetable stalls remaining unsold.
The aggregate amount of the stalls disposed of
is, $3.50 SO.
The regular market will commence on next
Tuesday. the 4th of September.