The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1872-10-31


Mr. Owen Kef, of Philadelphia, for many years
resident Of this city before the war, for the
benefit Of the Memorial Association OF Staunton.
The article will be put up at rattle on Friday
NIGHT. and will doubtless add considerable to the
interest of the exhibition as well as to the reve-
nue. of the Association.
Many of US remember Mr.. Ketf, as sturdy,
steady. kind. hearted blacksmith, whose heart
was always in the right place, glowing win warm
and generous emotions.
BusY.-The South portion of the city es-
pecially presents a busy appearance Numerous
workmen are engaged on the spacious and splen
did new business house of j. NJ. Blackey, oppo-
site the American; H. L. Powell is completing
his coal yard arrangements, and piling up I'M
merse quantities of lumber in his lumber yard
and Major Mcmahon is pushing forward the
Railroad Round House with commemorate energy
While these to us are particularly noticeable i'm
provements, as we pass them every day, in every
direction the spirit of enterprise and push is OBJ
servable. Staunton is growing, growing, grow
ing, and population is coming in. We are pleas
ed to state that Maj. Thos. shumate is making
arrangements to become one Of US. His energy
and business capacity, will make him a valuable
acquisition. Push on the ball.
MAJ. n n. HorcHK1ss.-This indefatigable
and public spirited gentleman. has resumed hi
connection with the York River Railroad. ano
is now the general travelling agent for the Ches
apeake and Ohio Railroad and the York Rive,
Improvement. The Lexington Gazette and the
Richmond papers, in announcing this resump
ton pay him handsome and deserved compli
ments, not only for his efficiency as ON agent, bu
the deep and unselfsh interest he mantle in thu
welfare of Virginia The Gazette says "Hs is {
big immigration society in himself and by fol
more successful than many pretentious corpora
| tions of the kind. Hotchkiss is valua BILE citi
zen, and certainly charming mpanion-fresh
bouyant and lively
| BOLD TH1EF.-On last Tuesday morning Mrs
hurry, wife of Mr.. R. P. hurry, Engineer OF
one of the freight trains of the Chesapeake ant
Ohio Railroad, was shopping in the city, in com
pany with another lady, and had with her it'll
son about years old. She was examining
| some articles at MIS- OCueTtT AAihA0Ay 90
tablishment, the child standing in the door, hold
ing in its hand small leather satchel which tn
companion of Mrs. NJ. had given her to give t
its mother, while she stepped into another store
The satchel contained $3.50 and bunch Q
keys. There were good many negroes standin
around and passing along in front of where tn
child was. Mrs. NJ missed the satchel, and o.
looking for it, found that it had been snatche
from. the child by some person unknown to hel
This is about the coolest piece Of thieving W
have had to chronicle lately.
OLD RocKINGHAM.-We were gratifed to see
during the progress of our Fair, such large al
ingham, and that numerous premiums wer
awarded to those who had stock and other art
cles on exhibition
Messrs P. Roller and S. Frank, deserve tn
thanks of the people Of both Augusta and Rock
ingham for the enterprise they have exhibite
in introducing into the Valley superb breed
of cattle and hogs, specimens of which they ha
on exhibition, and we hope they will be ampl
remunerated for the care and judgment they hav
manifested in this respect.
Capt Ralston's magnificent horse, '.Tam {
Shanter," raised by that accomplished gentema
Capt. Fox A. Dangerfeld, attracted great dea
Of attention, as did the favored colts and hug
jack, '.Don Carlos"
Ed S. Kemper, Esq, exhibited first elias
two horse spring wagon, which was awarded tn
LIST premium.
Miss Jeneta E. Conrad, one of the most &C
complished ladies and finished scholars in tn
Valley, bore off the palm in floral ornaments ON
artificial flowers
We conversed with number of gentlemen
from the grand old county, who seemed to tax
an interest in verythlng connected with tn
Fair, and we hope, another year, will have them
selves fully represented in stock, machinery
farm products &c. Why cannot the gentlemen
who were here inaugurate at once, some move
ment by which these two great counties can joii
energies and brains in enlarging the usefanes
and increasing the interest OF our Fair Capt
Ralston & Bro, Roller & Frank, Mi. Shumate
Capt. Cushen, Mai. ]. Brock, John Lincoln
Capt. Dangerfeld, DR.. Kemper, E. S. kemper
Mr.. Weaver, A. Jones, Capt. Lowman and nu
merous others whom we cannot now remember
could speedily create sentiment throughout tn
county, in behalf Of joint annual exhibition
We hope they will 60 to work and enlist the pres
OF Harrsonburg, and such men as Maj Chris
man, the Beuthners Rosenberger, Shoup an
others we might mention, who know what goo
stock is, in establishing great Valley Fair
What says the Old Commonwealth, Register and En-
terpriseP
CHEsApEAKE & OHIO RA1LRoAD.-On Saturda
evening last, c. P. Huntington, President OF tn
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad A. A. Low, v
c. Wickham, John Echols, Directors; James Il
Storrs, of New York. Counsel of the Company
H. D. Whitcomb, Chief Engineer A. H. Perry
General supt., and Peyton Randolph, Divisio
Engineer, arrived in this city IN special Cal
from Louisville, KY, distance of 622 mile