The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1871-09-21


xAe Ualley Vlrginiat.
STANTON, VIRGINIA.
Thursday. September 81. 1871
Local.
Many bargains at S. NJ. Wilkes Furniture
House.
We direct attention to the advertisement of
Uunter & Co., in another column.
Geo. E. Deneale is announces as q candidate
for the Legislature from Rockingham.
A Mormon preacher was ducked near Dayton,
Rockingham county, recently.
They have completed arrangement for grad
ed School in Harrisonburg.
THE SpEcTAToR-The last number Of this
journal closed its 52nd volume.
One of our a5lest exchanges is the Petersburg
Progress.
Go to C. L. Weller's fer Ladies, Misses, Chill
drcns, Mems, Boys, and 6 ents Be OTIS and Shoes
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The Register, as at present ivised, is opp osed
10 holding convention in that county to nomi-
pats candidates for the Legislature.
The assessed value of real and personal prop
erty in Rockingham, as given to the Register, by
$. r. Sterling, Esq, is $1o,of5, 1861
Woop.-Those of our subscribers who desire
to pay their subscriptions in Wood, will please
bring it in as soon as possible.
BY B. S. s. H. at Chas. L. W eller's Boot,
Shoe and Hat Emporium Main street.
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The Staunton, P. 0. has been made money
order Office for the issue Of money orders on all
points in Great Britain and Ireland, on and af-
ter October 1st, 1871.
See notice of A. N. Breckenridge Steward of
the D. D. s. B. Institution, who has so dozen
corn brooms for sale, manufactured at that Inst-
tuition by deafmutes.
Capt E. G. Patterson has announced himself a
candidate for the Legislature in Rockingham He
flvors the repeal of the Funding Bill, and the l.
per cent. clause Of the constitution.
C. Z. Weller keeps constantly on ha.ds, Ladies,
Misses and Childrcns Shoes of A. NJ. Simpson s
manufacture and is prepared to fill orders at
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James E. Beard notifies the Spectator that he is
not delegate to the Radical District Convention
to be held in Harrsoaburg, on the 27th-that he
has never acted with that party, and does not
know that he ever will.
The Governor has appointed the following dele
gates to represent Virginia at the Commercial
Convention, which meets in Baltimore the
10Th; w. W. Walker, Isaac II. Darlington, Wal
ter Coles, Jr, W. R. Berkeley, S. Il. NIoffett, Geo.
C. Weddeburn and R. E. Wlthers.
VALLEY MUSICAL AssoCIATIoN.-We have been
requested to remind the members of the ''Vallay
Musical Association, that the fifth annual ses
sion will meet in Thinking Springs Church. The
use of fine Piano has been engaged, and an or
gan also will be at the command of the Associa-
ton. 1t is expected that full attendance of the
membership will be present.
JUpGE A. B. CocuaAN's CARD.-In consequence
of a number Of errors in the address Of Judge
Cochran his constituency, published last
week, which materially changed the meaning Of
some Of the sentences, rsputlish it this week,
and call attention to it as published in its COR
reced form.
Mayor n. K. Trout has appointe Col. John B.
Baldwin SO the delegate to represent the city of
Stauaton at the annual meeting Of the National
Commercial Convention which will assemble in
Baltimore on the 25th instant, and in the event
Of his inability to attend, Col. John A. English,
as alternate
VALLEY RAiLRoAD.-A corps of en- gneers is
organizing 10 prosecute the survey Of this road
from Staunton to Salem, its destination. The
engineering work will commence shortly, and the
entire line completed possible
We are authenticity assured that the pros
poets of early maturity of all the plans of the
company are flattering, and the prospect is that
all +mpediments will he speedily remeycd 10 the
early letting of the contracts.
EnE SANDS TnIAL.-As four ofour citizens are on
the Sands jury, may interest their friends to know
that the probability is the will be ended and
given TO the jury abost Thursday (to-day) or Fri
day The evidence concluded GA Moa lay.
It is supposed the argument Of the case will
occupy about two days, WHICH would take it up
to Thursday. The jury. if they do not immedi-
ately agree, may be held until Saturday.
GoNE.-ogr friend W. A. Burnett, Esq, Clerk
of the County Court of Augusta left in the cars
on Monday morning last, for Baltimore, to visit
brother he has got seen for several years, and to
attend to some private business. This is the first
time this faithful and efieent officer has left his
Office, for ''time whereof the memory of man
runneth not to the contrary" at least for that