The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-02-05
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.

STANTON, February 3, 1872.
From point some twcnty-odd miles from
Richmond to Stanton the snow still lies on
the ground, and is about two inches deep.
The ponds and rivers are yet frozen, and
noticed in passing over the Chesapeake and
Ohio road hands were at work gathering in
the ice for summer, which was from four to
six inches in thickness, and very good. In
and around Stanton the farmers and others
have put away their ice, and are now keep
ing warm, for the weather here is and has
been quite cold for some time past. 1t is
remarked on all sides that this winter has
been most severe.
A fashionable wedding which took place
at Trinity church OH Thursday evening con-
tinues to be the talk of the city. The lady
was the daughter of the chief executive of
Staunton, and the gentleman prominent
merchant of Baltimore. Twelve bridesmaids
and groomsmen assisted the happy pair at
the church and to entertain their friends at
home. Staunton has about fifteen beautiful
girls. I'd name them, but might he moDbed
BY the rest. Twelve of these were the brides
maids on the occasion. 1t was splendid
affair. The young hearts OF the fashlonabies
here have been in anxious eXpectancles lor
this event for weeks. never. saw more
DP1uluul SlSllt lllal tilC Sliu2SA tASSSa1S>t'
The tailors drove fue trade for this we'd
ding. I wouldn't like to say how many
dress-coats were made for gentlemen who
went to the party. I'd like to look in church
again. I could not help thinking that--well.
cold Pewterhead, in the Dispatch Office,
knows.
The Episcopolians here have at last gotten
pastor. He is the Rev. +. II. Phillips.
nltyty,r rsofyrS RI
Bishop, when appealed to to suggest some
minister in this diocese advised the congre-
CATION not to be in hurry in making any
more calls. But the fact is Mir. Phillips had
been in the minds eye of the vestry for some
time; and the selection could hardly have
| been better.
The question which agitates the people
hereabout now is the Valley road. The
| Board of Directors meets in Baltimore next
week to award the contract for the road from
Staunton to Harrisonbufg. The route has
been permanently located by that known as
the "castern route" The road will run on
the left of the Valley pike from Staunton to
Winchester, and will average about mile
distant from the pike. A meeting Of the
| CITY Council Of Staunton was held on Thurs
day to take into consideration the subject OF
the location of the company's shops.
This body proposed to give the company
ground and exempt their shops, ETC., from
| taxation if they should be built here and not
at Harrisonburg. A committee WAS ap-
| pointed to confer with the executive commit
tee of the road and ascertain if possible
what the company expected the city OF
Staunton to do. The road will enter Staun-
ton from the east, crossing the Chesapeake
, and Ohio railroad at point near the West
ern Lunatic Asylum. The work on the road
will doubtless be commenced this week. In
this connection Imay say that the Council OF
Staunton is anxious to get the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad to erect their repaii-shopS
at this place.
The case of young Carson, charged with
the shooting of Clinebell, win not be tried at
the February term of the County Court, it
haying been postponed until March on ac-
count of the death of the mother OF the pro-
scouting attorney. There are no very I'M
portant cases, or cases of general public IN
terest, to be tried Mt the coming term OF the
County Court. -
The work upon the handsome new Pres
byteria,1 church edifce is progressing sails
faetorily, The congregation at present wor-