The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-02-27

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rHH VALLEY VIRGINIAN
ErAUNEoN, VIZ
Thursday. = February 81, 1873
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Local.
The absence of the editor from the city up y
ths morning of going to press Will aoooa's -
i, :; our local columns this week.
odror,;.emeut Of farm for rent by Capt. r
D. Hill.
ra i +. Owens, aid to the Governor, will
,le,sa accept our thanks for public documents.
The engineer, on the Air Line Railroad from
Washington to Staunt, IN are at work atPort Ec
public.
Ta.xKs.-We are indebted to Hon. c.. II. Per
ter. OF Va, for number Of valuabls ,puols doc;
'uiments for which he VIII please accept thaafs
1Ir. Mckenzie has offered to give ten acres o
land rear Tiornton's station. in Loudoun county
a. to all who will agree to build upon the same
house worth ST 900.
Staunton did not celebrate the 22nG in a.very
patriotic manner. The post Office was closed du
ring q part Of the day Two boys fred off 8 Jack
son cracker apiece, that was the extent
We acknowledge the receipt of Q copy OF shs
able speech of Col. R. I. ". Duke, delivered IN
Congress on the James River and Ranawha Can
al proposition.
Pos-roxxaxNr.--In consequence ct highWater'
the sale Of the valuable farm Of n. Il. Lyman
advertised BY Fl. M. Bell, Trustee, has been post
poned till the 18th of March, 1878.
Col. Frank ). Bramha!l, Deputy U. 8. District
Attorney, hes opened his law Office in Harrison
burg. See advertisement card in another col
umn.
See advertisement OF DR.. Henry S. Hogsett,
VETERINARY Surgeon. Heis regular graduate
and from his past success in the treatment OF Inc
diseases OF horses, we satisfied he understands
his business
c.~rRuprcy--See advertisement of Charles
tGrattGI anu a. o. nlfsu%y, "A.o Nv '.N'
I'D to etteud to al. cases that may be present ed
to them for securing discharges in bankrupt icy.
That staunch old firm Of Powell & Blacaley,
known as such several years ago, have again cola
n-uccd business in the splendid house recently
erece ed by the junior pertEer, near the R. +. De-
pot.
po.-., Dxc1stos Attorney General has
rendered q decision that letters not fully prepaid
at tia time of mailing should not be charged with
double the defeica. postage, but only with the
actual balance not prepaid.
Col. Hartman returned from Baltimore last
vnsek. lie reports the prospect for the Valley
Railroad hopefu>. but says the action OF our city
council, and the counties which have subscribed
for the road, has somewhat complicated affairs
connected with the Baltimore subscription.
CousT7 CouHv.-Juage Heutlren opened the
quarterly term, Monday, thes2s.h. Two bills
were soand by the Grand Jury. against jas G..
Reseern.n for house br. akins aud larceny, and
against II. NJ and A C Stoutemayer fer unia.
ful t-espass.
They have the smallpox in Salem. Two chl-
dren OF Mr. Emery Rhodes have bsen attacked
by the disease. Prompt measui es have been Ia
Ik.n1o prevent it's spread. II supposed to have
been brought in some clothing sent the children
by tliefr UuGie in Memphis, Team 81 present.
. ROLL OF IiesoR-1.e following are on the
Roll Of Honor of the Baptist Sunday School, for
the month Of FEBRUARY; Jos. a. Newman. G 3.
Taylor, jr, Elicit Staples, BERTHE Staples
Alex Newman, Mary Pemberton, Mary Sum-
;rasrson, Laura Ryan, Polkie Ryan, Eddie Ryan,
Mary Newman, Lee Wiley, C. Il. Hunter, Eliza
Henderson, Jennie Shott.
"RIsINa SgS.'- Rosted coffee is the lates. in
-vention to economic in housekeeping, at the
came tine. G very superior article OF coffee foz
table use is furnished. Our friend Chss. Z.
Wheat, corner of Main and Augusta streets, has
Z2lIer Sc I.ittles roasted coffee in grain, put up
in packages Of one pound. The quality Of the
coffee is the best. Those who have used 1t, Pre-
nounee i! first class, and are satisfied that 1t ID
cheaper t;laa TO buy the raw grain.
The IT, Z. Church, South, is in great activity.
The Fourth Guarte,ly Conference was held last
night. The Rev. J. Il. Waugh, Presiding Elder
OF this district, preaching. The Sunday School
meets to day to make arrangements for an exal-
bition which will be held in few weeks. A
Church Conference will be held on Friday night.
The Fourth Quarterly Meeting will be held next
sunday. The Presiding Elder will preach mern
ing and evening Administration Of the Lord &
Supper at the close OF the morning services.
The New Illustrated Annual CT Pherenology
and Physiognomy for 1875 contains portraits ant
sketches Of aore than fifty distinguished subjects
including Seward, Livingstone, Fred Douglass,
Arnold with Indians, Negroes Maiays, NIongo.
lans, Arabs, Caucasiaus; views Of the human
brain Language Of the Lips; Character in Es
preston Physiosomy with portraits and
sketches OF sill the Presidents Of the United States
from Washington to Grant. A capital hand book
of IS pages, II mo. Price IS censs. s. R. Wells
Publisher, $50 Broadway, N. Y.
Tnx So1REE--As the Wesleyan Female institute
held en- Friday night last in the Institute Chape
was attended by large and apprsciative audi
encs. The young ladies who appeared in the diff
ferent parts of the programme, vocal and instru-
mental. exhibited proficiency highly fatteiing
ito themselves and their able teachers and sin