The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-07-08
Wheat fine.
Wheat fine.
Harvest about over.
Small fruits scarce.
Travel is increasing,
Hard shower yesterday.


Hard shower yesterday.
Warmer and getting more so.
Remember the excursion tomorrow.
All kinds of vegetables in markets
Granger meeting on Tuesday next.
An umbrella mender is the latest nuisance
We are indebted to Senator Cochran for pub
lie documents.
Our thoughtful City Fathers have the gut
tiers sprinkled with lime every Saturday.
Ouery-Is a female with her mouth closed
indictable for carrying concealed weapons?
The express train Saturday night was an
hour and a-half behind time,
A fine rain visited the lower part of the
County OH Thursday last.
The merchants are complaining OF dull
times.
ooh! for a lodge in some vast wilderness,
some glorious contguity OF Shade.
The first water-melons of the season arrived
on Monday.
The western end of Frederick street is the
prettiest portion Of the city.
The brass button boys passed through on
Saturday and Monday.
Canaries are becoming quite popular with
Staunton Ladies.
The street sprinkler is one of the few luxu-
ries we have now.
The colored excursionists to Richmond re-
turned on Monday.
There are several cases of pneumonia in
town.
A decent sidewalk is needed over the arch
bridge on Augusta street.
A small stone-bruse on an urchin's heel
will produce nocturnal serenade, to which
the feline's duet is a SIRENS song.
The trestle bridge over the street leading to
the Middlebrook road has been neatly white
washed.
A Newtown lover is in distress. His sweet
heart told him that green's were out of sason,
and now he wants to know when he can call.
Despite the absence of prominent official,
the lights in the parors of a certain Institution
of learning, in this city, will be promptly ex-
tinguished at 10 o'clock.
Somebody's darling will be little angel if
his mother don't keep him away from the
trains. This thing Of jumping on cars whilst
in motion is very funny to undertakers.
It's mighty nice to have your hat garlanded
with flowers and all that, but the novelty Of the
thing wears off, when you remember little
scene of history in which Titania played the
part of Flora and somebody else supplied your
place.
If you want to hear glowing description
of the beauties Of nature, just place a stub
born juvenile in the room where his elder sis
ter expects to receive her fellow, and then listen
whilst she tells him of the many pretty things
in the next neighbours yard.
A gentleman enveloped in the ample folds
of a popln buster and armed with an umbrells
and hat box. left this city on the II o'clocl
train for Harrisonburg. He has conceived {
profound aversion to place where the dura
ton of social visits is limited by fixed and un
/ alterable rules, and seeks more favorable
| fields Of conquest. After numberless disap
pointments he is still sanguine. and, tho over
powered, is not subjugated. Rocktown ladies
beware.
| Not shout was heard, not an orators note,
| AS the "Glorous Fourth" passed by;
Not cry OF distress DER the soft breeze did float,
From the boy who had blood in his eye.
| No youthful fingers were tied up in rags,
No nose with alateral incline;
| No ear pierced thro' like merchantman's tags,
| No voice for the grand Ninety Nine.
Slowly and sadly the day passed away,
The day OF a fond Nations glory [stra.
| And the dread of mothers whose small boys woult
To the street, and there become CORY.
warmly they talked of the good time of old,
And even grow windy about it;
But our pencil is short and our tale has been told
Tho you d have doubtless been better without it
PERSONAL. - Hon. John L. Harris an(