The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1871-02-16

INSURANCE MONEY PAID.-David Bucher Esq,
received, on the 18th inst, from the Treasurer of
the State of Virginia, the sum of $4,O35,OO, the
amount of his Policy in the Home Insurance Com
pany of New Faven, and interest from the day the
same was payable. This payment was made out
of the proceeds of the sale of stocks deposited
with the Treasurer by the company, and sold un-
der notices given in accordance with the provi-
sions of the sta ne under which the deposit was
made.
ASSOCIATION FOR THE RELIEF OF THE Poor
We are informed that at the meeting held on Mon
day night at the Lutheran Church, Committee
was appointed to obtain subscriptions of member
ship to an association to be styled the Ladies'
Benevolent Society Of staunton." The Commit
tee will promptly call upon all. whether men or
women, who recognize in the poor, the wards
entrusted to their by ths Master, to unite in
an effort to relieve the distressed and provide for
the needy.
The initiation charge is only twenty five cents
who will refuse to join the Society!
SOME GUEsT.-We occasionally stop into the
Office of the Virginia Hotel, as much to see the
pleasing countenance of the junior proprietor ae
anything else, and sometimes in the hope ofcatch-
ing local, or noting the arrival ola distinguished
guest. In glanc:ng over the Register there, sew
eral days since, noticed that "Bath County,
had arrived, and registered as from .'Cloverdale'
''Bath County" was assigned to ssNo. ~ Wheth-
err the county" was intended to be represented
by the Insignificant figure, as was the custom in
the Bastile of France in the days of political con-
WILSON'S when the entity of the most distin-
guished Wa. indicated by the tantalzing numer-
al or that the whole estate of Bath was snug
ly stored away in that contracted space, we are
unable to say. 1t is probable that some one of
the dignitaries of that little province conceived
the idea that he was call in alr'-thc sum total
of the territory and representative man of the
entire population. Delicacy forbade us from
mpertinent inquiries, and we only record the fact
that Bath county" arrived and was moda-
ted in No. 4. If a prurient desire should seize
upon any of our readers, we refer them to friend
Sales, who will doubtless give them any infor-
RocKBRIDcE ITEMs.-A friend from the Estate"
Of Rockbridge gives the following items which
will be of interest to the outside world
Wheas crop in the County generally bad. VIM.
Jordan, of Amherst Furnace, has the contract
for repairing the Canal from mouth Of North
River to Lexington, and has sub let the greater
portion OF the work 10 energetic contractors
Col. Dillon, is working for the ]. R. & K Co.,
about 80 hands, at the mouth of North river,
and the work to Lynchburg from there, is pro-
crossing fayoraby. They expect to have the
Canal open to Lexington by the 1st of June
Haray 0 Locher is carrying on the well known
James River Cement Works, and though but
youth in years, Charley Locher's shoes fit him.
Every man in the estate expects TO run wheel
barrow over the "narrow guage" to Goshen by
the 1st of May-unless Mr.. Garrett and Augusta,
or the Pennsylvania Central, build the proposed
roads. The people are lookingto the vote Of Au-
gusta with deep interest-an interest born Of the
great smother of invention" "necessity" Ia
some portions Of the County taxes cannot be paid
for want of meney-csused by lack of cheap
Railroad transportation. The Institute and Col
lege are fourishing. The students got there in
good weather and cannot get away.
The "California Fever is raging, but it is
hoped many will recover, and live to learn that
the Valley V1ayiaian is right about s.ighting it
cut on this line" if It takes several Summers y