The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-05-21

VALLEY VIRGINIAN.
sTAuN1ON, VA,
LOCAL..
The Town Hall looks gloomy. Won't some
body take it in hand and brush it up?
Todd & Co. wish to purchase for cash, grain
flour, &c. Also 1000 bushels of potatoes. Sc
advertisement.
See advertisement of Mrs. N. e. Pagan, VIII
has just received and is opening beautifr
stock of spring and sumner millinery.
A party of sight-seers who visited Elliot
Knob last Saturday, encountered heavy sno0
storm as their reward. The romance of tn
trip was frozen out.
Young chickens very scarce in this NAL
ket We hear of a few not larger than a pan
fridge selling for 30 and IS cents or about 2
cents bite.
Mr.. w. c. McAlllster, of Harrsonburg, ha
been awarded the contract for the con structiol
of new and commodious Catholic Church a
that place.
-. ESCAPED John W. Brown, a colored con
Wet. sent from Frederick county to the Peni
Tertiary for nine years, escaped from the works
of Mason. Gooch & Hoge, on the Valley Rail
road, May 18th.
The accommodation freight train leaves
Staunton. on the Valley railroad, at 1915, p.
M. the time having been changed from p. m.
There is a large amount Of travel over the Val
lev road, for the season.
A party of % English excursonists arrived
in staunton by the Valley train Monday even
inc. and stopping at the American Hotel until
the arrival Of the eastern bound express, took
that train for Richmond.
We direct attention to the advertisement of
B. F. hardwood, who has handsome stock of
spring and summer goods, which he is selling
very low for cash. His stock consists of almost
every line Of goods, well selected, and Of the
best quality.
Mr. Jacob Warwick, who recently purchased
the Shelley farm of Col. N. II. Hartman, Oh the
Valley pike, five miles from Staunton, had sto-
len from him on the night of the 18th, his ii
ding horse, saddle and bride. Nothing vet
heard from the animal or thief.
MAIL FACILITIEs.-Three additional trips
per week have been ordered on the route be-
tween Sta1nton and Lexington, after LIST of
July, at pro rata pay. By this arrangement,
daily mail by stage from Staunton to Lexing
ton is secured. Hon. John T. Harris procured
the additional service.
VIRGINIA LANDs.-We direct attention to
the card of Mr.. Long, of Pa. who desires to
get list of lands for sale in Virginia to place
in his catalogue. There is strong disposition
to emigrate to Virginia, in that State, and this
will be good way to bring lands for sale into
notice.
NEW BUILDING.-Mr Holmes Erwin is now
having constructed a handsome brick building
on the vacant lot opposite the residence OF r..
G. Bckle, ESQ.,. on Market street. The bull
ding will be 40 by 60 feet, two stories and an
attic with marble mantels and other finish to
correspond. Bagby and Earman are doing the
brick work and ssLushbaugh & Bro. the wood
work.
TT M +od tn totn
that Col NJ G.. Hlrmln is not candidate for
City Council, nor does he desire his name to be
used in that connection. He says that he has
as much to do as he can wellmanage to attend to
his private business. and thinks the affairs of
the city will suffer no determent in the hands
of the present council.
ARREsTED.-Two white men named Mar
shall, claiming to be from West Virginia, and 6
negro man, residing with Mr.. Jno K. Koiner
near Waynesboro' were arrested last week, up
on a charge of having broken into the premises
of Mr.. Geo. Freed, in that peighborhood, and
stolen number of articles. They were taken
before Jacob Koiner, ESD. and sent on fol
further trial. They are now in Staunton jail
WAYNESBORO OFflCEHS.-Ino IItotcoo vi
the corporation of Waynesboro', met on Friday
last and elected the following officers:
VIM. Withrow, Mayor; Jno. Shindle, Ser
geant L. H. Antrim, Secretary and Treas
urer.
The term for which these officers are elected
will expire on the 1st Of July.
The Gazette and Citizen have been combined,
and the,two papers will hereafter be published as
one under the dual head. Messrs. Barclay &
Co., formerly of the Citizen, have now the full
sway in Lexington and Rockbridge County,
and will doubtless meet with an abundant pc
cuniary success. The paper, under its new
management, presents a neat and attractive
appea rance, and is conducted with judgment
and ability.
WORCESTERSHIRE Valley Railroad Com
pany are prepared, at II hoArs notice, to take
from Staunton co Weyer's Gave and the Cave
of Fountains excursion parties of 20 persons
or more in number, at Is cents for the round
trip, leaving Stanpton at any hour that may
suit the wishes of the eXcursionists. Applica-
.tiou should be made to T. Fl. B. HAASE, agent