The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1871-07-27

Essex sHoArs-Mr. John MeFa1l, living at
Pafnassus, Augusta County, has large number
Of shoats of the celebrated Essex Stock, which he
will sell at moderate rates., The Essex is eonsid.
cred by the most extensive polk raisers in the
West, the very best that can be had. We saw in
a publication, recently, where Missouri farmer
who had experimental largely in swine breeding
with a view to testing the various breeds, and
the most profitable to raise, gave the preference
to the Essex by fifty per cent They have been
known, at six months old, to weigh as, high as
225 pounds nett. They grow rapidly, and fat
ten easily are hardy and make solid meat. "
Any enc desiring to secure pair, or more, of
these celebrated shoats, can do so by letting Mr.
McFall know it. He imported the stock from
Pennsylvania at a heavy cost. n
A Few MORE OF THE SAME SoRT.-The subscrip-
ton list of the Vugiian still continues to increase
1t is universally conceded to be the best weekly
paper published in the Valley, and is more gen
ally read than any other. 1t is real source of
qualification to hear the congratulations of even
those who do not subscribe to it, but will do SO in
a very short time. We aim to publish q i've pa
per, one that 'keeps step to the music Of this
progressive age, and fully alive to the wants of
the reading public ~ -
The Vrginian is now one Of the best advertis-
ing mediums in the State 1t circulates everywhere
in the Valley; is read hy nearly everybody, and
then borrowed by the neighbors. Make a note
of this you who have goods, lands, or chattels
to sell. f,fi4. 'i u -.-t So $50 7-1s1 e
MAJ N. H. HoTcnKIss, Travelling Agent for
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad and Richmond
and York River Railroad, is the most efficient
and popular agent that velsthrough this part of
the State of New York and such, also, is the YER
diet of the press wherever he goes. lie never
loses an opportunity to set forth the many induce
ments for emigration to Virginia, and the superb
GRITTY of the lines of travel he represents, over
others and he has a most happy faculty Of i'm
pressing his hearers with the correctness of his
representations, and advancing the greatnterests
to which he is devoting his time and energies
He is an intelligent whole souled Virginia gentle
man, and can beast a greater number of warm
hearted personal friends in New York State than
it often falls to the lot Of mortals to possess We
wish him and the enterprising companies whose
faithful agent he is, the fullest measure of pros
perity and success.-Ocego AZ " Gazette.
Books FOR THE USE OF FREE Schools IN AUGUSTA
CouNTY.-A meeting was held by the School
Trustees of Augusta county in April, for the
purpose of selecting books for Free Schools of the
| county-the selection was made, which, for some
alleged informally, was, on an appeal to the
Board of Public instruction, referred back again
to the County Board for further action.
| U,l.. d AZ. afIl.. n.
intendent. at Staunton, on the Oath inst, "a quo
rum being present, and submitted the selection
of books to the body with the following result:
| McGuhey's Readers and Spoilers received Is
| Votes of the II votes present.
| Guyot's Series Biographies received ID of the
votes present.
Davies Arithmctcs, II out of the II votes
present.
Harvey's Grammars, II votes
| The time for which these books are to be used
uniformly by all the Free Schools in the county,
is three years from January, 1872.
J. E. GUY, Chairman.
! WIN. WITHRow, Jr. Secretary
| DEDICATION OF OBJ FELLOWS HALL AT MT.
SIDNEY.-The dedicatory ceremonies of new
Odd Fellows Hall at Mt. Sidney were perform
ed on last Friday, under the auspices of Staunton
and IIarrisonburg Lodges. The members from
Staunton, headed by the Stonewall Band, were
conveyed to Mt. Silney in O'Toole's carriages
and hacks. The addresses on the occasion were
delivered by Past Grand Master, Hugh Latham,
of Alexandria, and Rev. DR.. Handy, pastor of
Augusta Church, who were introduced to the au-
dience by Chas. S. Roller, Esq, in handsome
and appropriate manner.
the dodicat orv ca,en, nnies Uern III rouph
| the entire audience, numbering over three hun
dred person, were invited to partake of splen-
did dinner, prepared by the ladies of the vicinity,
and temptingly spread in grove adjoining, for
the gratifcatlen Of the guests to which one and
all did ample justice. Everything passed off pleas
| antly, and those of our citizens who were pres
ent bear high testimony to the cordiality of the
reception extended by the hospitable citizens of
Mt Sidney and vicinity
The procession was under the charge Of Chief
Marshals, Capt. ]. Waters, of Staunton, and w.
G. McClung, near Mt. Sidney, both mounted
Another feature of the exercises was the pre-
sentation of cane to Mr.. A. Prufer, of Staun-
the appreciation of his services in fitting up the
Mt. Sidney Lodge. The presentation speech was
made by W. NJ. Wilson, and appropriately re-
sponded to by Mr.. Prufer.
Mr.. Robert Kenney is the Noble Grand of Mt.
Sidney Lodge. s6fsae tra a9a
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LIVE STOCK MARKEr.-We have in several pre-
vious number of the Vuyinian urged upon the
people of this county the Importance of tablish-
ing live stock market in Staunton. We are sat
| isfed that the enterprise would prove profitable
to those who would embark in it, and we are sure
it would not fail to be beneficial to the city and
county. We notice In the July number of the
Live Stock Journal an account of sales at the stock
farm of Mr. =. II. Dorsey, near Louisville, Ken
lucky, on the 18th of May last. There were bid
ders from many of the Northern States, and near
" all of the Western States, and even from Coora-
do Territory. On that day there were thirty