The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1872-04-25

staining 250 acres, by Alex. ii. Fultz ana IL. b.
Niche, Commissioners.
Mov l6M-Sale of several lots of land in Bath
county, by John Clsek, jr., Commissioner.
hoy 24M.-Salc of two tracts of land near
Waynesboro by N. K. Trout, Commissioner.
May25.-sale of Warehouse property in Staun-
ton and valuable farm belonging to W. Il. Alb
,,ncy, containing 270 acres, by D. s. Young and H.
B. Niche, Commissioners.
Nay .29M.-Sale of farm of VIM. Armstrong,
lying on the Jennings Gap road, by R. D. Hill
and Thos C. Elder, Commissioners.
HOURS FOR CLOSING THE MAILS.
Western and Valley. p m.
Lexington, 81 pm ..(stage 1880 a. m
In closing the mails, we go by the Clock in the
vsstibule Of the .Qf6ee-aN letters dropped in the
box up to the hour Of closing will be duly mailed.
Office hours for money Order business, $50 a.
VI. to p. m General Delivery, a. m: to 7 p:
A.. Lock Boxes, Z a. to a: m. Sunday,
D. IA to a. M 81 E. II. SEARS, P. NJ.
See advertisement of A. NJ. Bruce.
Capt. II. H.. Peck, is candidate for Col
lector in South River Township.
Mr.. benjamin. Altaaer, son of Reuben Ahaeer
Of Rockingham county, was killed by afali frots
his horse, on Friday the 18th inst.
They are getting limestone rock from Fishers
Hill, in Shenandoah county for the.puSlic build
ings in Washington city.
See notice of G. A Schoppert, warning all rer-
sons against trading for two bonds executed by
him, and payable, to W. Basfora.
HANDSOME REsuLT.-The Ladies Of the Epis-
copal church. rallied from their Fair last week,
held in the Town Hall. of this city over SLIGO.
Capt. y. Smiths now filling up the old bed of
Lewis Greek in stuar'ts Meadow, with a view to
laying off severafbuilding lots. The cites will
fbescligihle as well as saleable.
Frank Young, is keeping up mis- reputation
as a first class merchant, by receiving, almost
daily new goods suited to this section and
the market
Hughes & Matheney are still at their old
stand on Augusta street, manufacturing Boots
and Shoes, for gentlemen and ladies', Of the
best materials and after the latest fashions.
The Supervisors of Shenandoah county have
levied tax Of fifty cents on each dog. Now if
the dog could be chung or confscated," when the
tax has not been paid, there would be q chance
for the sheep. f.l
We learn from the Shenandoah Democrat, that
:the paramour Of John Cameron, the now
under arrest for poisoning his wife at ut. Craw
ford. in Rockingham county, has been tarred and
,feathered and driven out of the county.
, Gen. James II. Williams, of Winchester, has ac
ctpted an invitation to deliver the anauai Grafton
before the Lee Literary Society of New Market
Polytechnic Institute on the 3lst of May next
..Virginia g Necessities will be the subject.
Rev. Benz. Bowman, prominent and much be-
loved minister in the Thinker or German Baptist
church. died at the residence of his sonih law,
Rev. John Nlllers of Rockingham, on the 9th of
April, in the S7th year of his age.
LAxD SA1E.&E.: NJ Cushing Auctfsneer, sold
for N. K. Trout and A. H. Fultz, commissioners,
on Saturday last, the Crickenberger farm. lying
noar Middle River, in the North Eastern part Of |
Augusta county and coEtainiag 160 acres, to w. |
B. CARRIER, fer $13.121 cents per acre.
The Monroe wv. Va.) Watchmas, says:-Hon> |
Frank Hereford has appointed Andrew S. Rowen,
son of Col S. NJ Rowen, of Union, cadet at
United States Naval Academy, at Annapolis. He
has also appointed son of Col N. Fitzhugh, at \
Charleston, cadet at the United States Military
Academy at West Point.
DENTISTRY W. Chapman, enc of
che most accomplished and successful dentists
who ever practiccd in this city, and who has
people, is still operating at his old stand
See card.
Gladke, ever on the alert, has withheld
his visit to the Northern cities, to lay in his
full stock of Spring and Summer goods, uu-
until there is a decline in the prices. He is
now in New York, selecting the most choice
patterns and prints, at low figures, with which
he intends to astonish the people when he re-
turns. ~
SPRING LANE-In view of the rapid improve
sment in that portion of the city accommodated by
Spring Lane, and also the location of the extern
eive machine shops of..Messrs Eyler, Cooper Co.,
son that alley, It would be we'll for the street COM
Anissioners to look to putting the street in pas
Aable condition. II is much used by citizens of
Gown and county, and in bad weather is almost
fmpassable.
We learn that Judge Kenaey has sustained the
action Of the Council of the town of Harrsonburg,
In refusing to recommend any person or place
IS suitable for the retail of liquors in the corpo
rate limits, and that after the first of May the
bar rooms will be closed. 1t is hardly expected
that the drinking Of whiskey will stop however.
The law will be evaded-people will drink to ex-
cess-and the only result will be that the town
and State will lose the revenue arising from the
license.
We learn that DR.. A. B. Arthur, of this
city, who purchased the Gem Churn right
for the State ofvirginia, is receiving orders
from various portions Of the State, and now
selling the churns as fast as he can have them
manufactured. We are pleased to hear this,
and hope his Investment giil prove a good
one. The churn is certainly an article of de-
cided merritt - '"esiaAtl.
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