The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-04-09


AR Doom has opened family grocery
store 10 tie room recently occupied by j. &
Beard on Augusta street. and Mr.. Beard
has removed to the room adjoiuiug Burns
Sd me Saloon I"
Ga next Sunday night Dr.. Manly, Pas
tor of the Baptist church, will preach SER
mon, by request, especially directed to en-
gineers and other railroad employees.
There will be tenn peranca prayer-meet-
ing IN the B ,p'ist church aekt SuadaY e.
veninq, commencing at three and hall
O'Clock The public are invited to be pres
cut.
John Smith was arrested in Page county
last week. charged with numbering his son
The boy was nearly an diet. His father
killed him with his fist, and made another
.son bury the dead body under the porch
We learn this from the Page Courier.
Cry ELECTION The h Thursday in
Nav il the time for the elecllon ef Mayer
Council aud Attorney for the city of Stauu-
ton. Everything is quiet along the lines,
and no indications of IA ueh of Autter.
HOUSE BURNED The dweiliag of Mr..
Abr.n Crist. situated about s. miles from
Stanton on the Greenvile road, wars burned
on Friday night last We have not learned
the amouat of the loss.
tClRcu1r COURT, special term, Judge Nc
Iaughiin presidin :, is now in session. aud
the case Of Sanderson vs. Sterrett's ADMIR- be-
ding tried. 1t will occupy most Of the week.
tCouase for p.aintiff, Saeffey and Bumgard-
i e. ~
Gen Johu Echols.
List of Unmailable letters remaining in the
sStannton Post Office, April 9. 1874.
Miss Jennie Harrison. Stanton. Va VIM Jan-
,nings. Stanaton Va Gen Albert Pike. Alexan
dria, Va; Col Wa Tate, Swope's Depot, Va
Miss Nettie Sha~en, Woobine Nd; Mrs Eliza
Shifiet, Craigsvllle, Va.
At the Council on Tuesday night R. W.
Burke otfersl resolution, inqllring into
..he expediency Of exc aptins from taxation
for five years, capital that may be invested
in manu- fac lures 10 Stauaton, which was re-
.ferred to the proper committee.
.Po1cY .PAID.--On Friday last Thos. P.
Rledsoe. agent at Staunton. Of the Maryland
Life Insurance Company. paid to the widow
OF the late John & Woods So 800. the a
mount Of the policy on bis life In that In
stituton Mr.. Wood had his lHe;insured ID
another company for similar ameant.
We direct attention to the advertisement
of Geo. Nv May Il Co.. druggists Sir.
Frank StAbier, late of the firm OF Ott & Sta
bier.one of the mosteompetent prescripties-
;.ts in the State. Is with Mr May. They
are constantly receiving fresh drugs, &c., and
will take pleasure ia waiting en- their friends.
Call aud see them.
ELECTION OF VEsrRYMEN-On Monday
might last, the congregation OF Erl"lt>
Church elected the following persons vestry-
men for the ensuing year: j. N Hendren,
n. NJ Bell. N 2 C.tIett, j II. Waters
III. w Shelley, F T. Stirling J H. SKIN
.,ner. DR. B. b Donaghe Geo. E Price, Thos.
C Elder, DR.. B. NJ. Atkinson, and A. r
Kinney.
DEATH or a CoNYlcT. The cdiorea man
Wilson. recently convicted in the Crcu''
court of Augusta county. for house break
jug and attempted rape. and sent It" the pen
itentiary for two years was taken &" f'ch
.moud, several weeks ago. He was d'nmedl
a,elv returned to the work on the
Valley Railroad near Greeaville. and Frid y
eevsp,ng las. was tound dead An inqne-
was held over the body at the request OF N
.ChIs. Hoge, one of the contractors and i
.syas found that death Was caused by heart
Alisease. Al
MUSICAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ewaIl
sRaud assisted by Prof Turner's Blind o.
ehaatra with several vocaIisss will give a
concert 10 Towa Hall on Thur.day eve ing
Anril 9Th. The objest is to raise funds to
nav the Indebtedness contracted IN the pur.
chase of the new AMI beautiful instruments
nov in use by the gentlemen who constitute
the Stooeyall Blna. l@sf every body q
and hear some good mas'e aud DO !
comneodabe thing III contributing 10 the
object named.
KANAyHA FAILS HorEh = We direct
....,,o. ia the advertisement Of Peytaf
o.. vho lave taken he Perry lasase al
W.nawhs Falls The well known repnsafist
Of the Nessrs, Peyeen as gentlemen whe
nnderstand thsssughly chow to keep a no
AelD needs no copmenaatlon. they spe
fer themselves through career OF nnpreee
dented success in this respect. me patn' a
attr, ct;ons of the resort at the Falls. ssrpas'
Ifhesa OF any place in the mountains o. ~
s;nia The facility of getting 10 men, ao y,
The pleasure to be realized Afterwards VII
sauhiless draw great pHmbeF Of visitors
r;no and summer. HeastA end pleas
ts''s -. ~ that we are after on this aaYnfqpe
-. and both can be had 20 the falseS
sp"s. a. Yapaxha Falls Hotel