The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-08-14


THE VALLEY VIRGINIAN
STAU NTON, VA.
Thursday ,----- Aug, Ia, AS5S
LOCAL..
Lexington Presbytery will NEE
at Old Oxford on the Sd of Sept
Mrs. Phebe A Cook, eldest daughter OF col
J 7 Preston. of Lexington, died last week.
.eBoss, Shomo says his corn is fourteen
feet high, and still growing.
id Morrison, formerly editor of the Citizen
ia . candidate for the legislature in Rock5rldge
equity.
large number of Kentucky mules are beinl
TRANSPORTED over the Chesapeake and Ohio rail
road to the east.
DR.. G R Mason, living near Swoope's Depot, hat
two valuable horses killed by the express tran
going west on Thursday morning last.
Hugh Glenn, in Bruce's bailding, receives reg
ularly the finest kind of watermelons and cante
lopes, and sells them reasonably.
The Pleasant Grove Camp meeting about 81;
miles from this city commences to-day We mop
it may be pleasant and profitable meeting.
FINE VEGETABLss.-We are indebted to Maj
J. A. Hartman for fine mess of roasting ears
and to Mrs E. Houff for dozen of the incest to
amatoes we have seen this season.
We have had several fine rains during the pas
week. where which very mt; oh needed Most OF tn
corn may be considered made by this time, an
the crop will be large.
RE11G1ous sERv1cE-Rev S. S. Roszell/ D.
being absent at the Rockbrldge Alum his pulpl
was filled last Sunday morning and night by Kew
r. M. Saunders of Norfolk Va.
THE EXCURSION Odd Fellows Excurslo
ia the White Sulphur Springs comes OF Saturday
tt will be a pleasant recreation, and those wh
have not already secu red tickets should do so a
once.
The Gazette says that there was birth 81
haby last week near Lexington, with half OF 1t
person black A line drawn from the tip OF tn
nose longitudinally shows the margin OF the Je
color.
The ENQUIRER is enlarg'ng its field of thought
and has added to the negro question the wa
record of it's candidates. We hope will pres
these two points, and that the speakers an
newspapers generally WILL for it will eject Hughe
by Is, 900 at least.
IRON ORE We notice large quantity of yer.
prolific iron ore being shipped to Buffalo Gal
Iron Works, from the Donaghe mine, near staun
ton, now being worked by B F Jordan, Esq. W.
picked up lump of it that looked and felt ]ik'
solid iron.
Baptist Assoc1ATIoN.-Th Albermarle Baptis
Association will meet in Rarrisonburg the 2ls
inst Rev r Barron, of Lexington will preacl
the Introductory sermon. This Association wa
organized 81 years ago. 1t now embraces b
churches and 5000 commandments.
lSALEs.-Mr David Kunke has purcha sed tn
house of Theresa Hope on water and Frederick
streets for, the sum of s. ,000.
Mr.. Erskine Miller has purchased the ,propert.
of Prof Pike Powers adjoining the grounds of tn
D&D & B Institution for the sum of ST.,
600
Old Commonwealth to the effect that Col. Geo. 3
Deneale will not support Hughes for Governor
We have received letter from a reliable source
stating that Col Deneale will take the stump TO
the Republican ticket. Rockingham will give al
increased Republican vote of between 500 an
700.
Coon SELECTION MIR. R.. G. Mayo has beef
unanimously elected Cashier Of the Virgin
Banking aud Trust Company to succeed the lat
W. e. ,Tams. Mr.<Mayo is experienced an
efficient fnancier< gentleman of sterling integ
rity/ untiring industry ard fine busin ess habits
He has been connected with this institution for
number of years.
NEW RoAD.-Steps are being taken to open
new road from the Mt. Scion road ct Judg
Fultz's farm, imme diately across to the Donagh
farm. This would make much nearer road t
Stanton for the people of North river township
A number of gentlemen have appointed to day ,
examine the proposed line for it and compar
opinions. If it is determined to make ne
road let it be commenced right by McAdam il
ing it.
History of Virginia By Mary Tucker McGiH, pub
Mshsd by Trum5uU Brothers, Baltimore
The advanced Sheets If this publication al
before US. In compiling this work NJ ISIS McGi
has supplied an authentic history CT the old Do
minion, from its discovery, to 1860. The book
intended for schools, and is admirably adapted
the purpose, as it is written in that simple at
tractive style SO captivating to the young Studen
of history. 1t is Virginia. history, written by
Virginian, and such will supply long desi
red addition to our school literature The wor
has besa officially adopted by the Board Of publ
instruction for the State.
The Round House is now ready for the roofing
~. 10 o1u ,J,, hoo, laid