The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1871-12-21

The Maryland Farmer has been received II
contains Its usual interesting and instructive
character of work. Sapds Aills g. Co., l45 West
Pratt ST., Baltimore.
ANOTHER LAND SALE. -AIessrs Smith g. Elder
have sold Mrs W. 2. Tate's property just outside
of the city on the Middlebrook road to Maj Ed
ward Nc Malon for $40 900 cash There are
twenty one acres of land with handsome improve
mcnts.
Mag Mcmahon is one ofour most valuable and
| enterprising citizens. lie and MIR Menefee who
mas bought Mr. Haile's property. just beyond
Mrs. Tates, are both railroad contractors. We
understand Mr.. Menefee is 81 gentleman of high
character and first class business Qualifications
All such are cordially welcome to our city and
county.
FATAL AccIDENT-DEATE OF JOHN STANLEY.-
The corpse of John S anley was brought to this
place on Monday asst, the western cars. lie
was one of the stage drivers of Trotter 4 Co.. on
the line from White Sulphur Springs to. Charles
ton, W. Va. On Saturday morning last about
| 9 o'clock, as lie was making Il turn in the road
/ with his coach about miles west Of Lewisburg,
and about mile from Simmons Station, the
| front wheel struck small rock, which threw the
stage from the track upse ting it. and SO badly
iniuring Mir. Stanley shat he died about five
hours afterwards. The coach became uncoupled
and the horses ran 10 the station with the fore
part OF it. 1t is not known precisely how Mr..
Stanley received his itjuries-wh Their from the
violence Oh the fall, whether the coach fell
| upon him. He was not heard to speak after the
accident.
There were three other persons in the stage-
a gentleman lady and little child The gentle
man was Slightly injured the other two escaped
unframed They proceeded on their journey to-
wards Charleston.
PAINFUL AccIDENr.-M JAS Wilson
son Of Mr. Alfred Wilson, living neal
Swoopc's Depot. in Augusta county was Sc.
rousy injured by the accidental discharge
Of his gun, on Wednesday. the 18th, on Maj
Wan. NJ. Tate's farm. He was standing on
fence, with bis arm resting on the muzzle
of his rife. BY some means. the gun slipped
and went off, the ball entering his left arm
ucar the shoulder. DR.. james f. Tate. who
happened to be present, rendered instant as
Sistance, holding tie severed artery for fou'
hours. until Drs. VIM l. Warers, James A..
and Joseph Wilson arr ived. The arm was
amputatcd at the shoulder joint by Dir. JAS.
Wilson, assisted by the other attending ply
Sicians. He was taken to the house OF MIR
GeG. w. Accord, short DISTANCE from where
the aeci dent occurred.
DEATH OF DR. L A. BERKELEY.-Dr
A. Berkeley, I'd assistant physician at the
Western Lunatic Asylum died in this place
on the 10th, aftera painful and lingering H.
ness, of complication ofdiseases, in the 45th
year of his age lie was courteous. polish
ed and heightened gentleman, we'll read
physician. devoted t. the science of medicine.
and universally esteemed in this community.
where he was born and raised An apprs-
pirate tribute of respect from the Board of
Directors of The Institution, of which he was
an useful official member, will be found else
where.
His funeral sermon was preached, in the
Episcopal church. by the Rev Mr. Wheat.
on Sunday last, to very large congregation.
and his remains were followed to Thornrose
Cemetery. by an imposing procession Of citi
zens of Stauuton and vicinity.
STANTON MECHANICS UNION the
regular meeting of the sStaunton Mechanics
Union,'' in Firemen's Hall, Monday evening
last, the following permanent officers, for six
months, were elected;
P'esidrnt-John b. Evans
Wire President james Fl Waters
Recordiny Secraa,y-W H.. II. Lynn.
Financial Secretn,y NJ Gushing.
Corrrspo"0t"g Serreury.--S NJ. Yost
Trcasur. David Stra, burg.
.Sp,yeant-ot Arns.-J G Wiley.
Trustees j. g. Marquis, W. R. Black
burn. and J. Nj. Hardy.
The Union is now fully and permanently
organized, and num. ers over 100 members,
among them most of the leading mechanics
of the city. We expect. in a very short time,
to be able to announce that every mechanic
in Stanton has become member The OBJ
ject-lhe elevation and improvement of the
mechanic--is laudabie. and no one whose
practical sympathies and daily association is
with this, their own class, should remain out
of the organization. 1t commences its career
under the most favorable au-picies. and in
caiculable beneficial results must be accom-
plished, if the memb ership is true to itself,
. ID the high destiny that awaits it.
SAD DEATH-Miss j. w. Nichol, daugh
ter of Dr. Nichol Of Monroe county, died
suddenly on last Saturday, at the residence
of her uncle. Mr. j. H. Burdett. Of this city
She was pupil at the Augusta Female Sem
mary. Some three Or four weeks ago, she
went to the Depot, at this place, to meet her
father and mother. who came down on a visit
to her. She accompanied them to the resi-
dence Or Mr.. Burdett, and the pext day was
attacked with acute neuralgia in the head =
She suffered greatly for several weeks. when
her brother n-law DR.. Campbell, Of Monroe,
who is also the Fl miy physician. and her sis
ter, were sent for. On their arrival, her ia
ther and mother left, appr, hending no scri-
Gus results from her illness. On Friday
night lasc, she was taken with fainting, but
no fears were EXCITED as to the extent of the
affection. These spells we're repeated, and
in the morning, under the effect Of them she
died, very suddenly and Unexpectedly She
was attended by several physicians. and was
kindly nursed by her sister and the female
members of Mr.. Burdetts tamly-none OF
whom anticipated the mournful and sad Sc
quel, until u very brief period before her
death.
Her remains were followed to the depot
by an imposing procession Of the Principal.
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