The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-07-15
Cooler.

Granger SGOCk sales tomorrow.
Churches well attended on Sunday
A splendid rain on Monday.
A tan bark sidewalk has been made over the
arch bridge On Augusta Street.
A handsome cupula is being erected on the
Lutheran Institute.
The C. so. r. R. has leased d number OF
new coal cars.
There will be some thoroughbred south down
sheep at the stock sales tomorrow.
The harvest being pretty we'll over, our
streets are again dark with swarm OF oilers.
Black-berrles are plentiful but not of very
good flavor.
Peaches and cream next and then farewell
to juleps
The Jonadabs are rehearsing for dramatic
entertainment. The play selected is SIen
Nights in Bar Room"
A quantity of fine lumber passes through
this place daily for the eastern markets. why
not manufacture There!
June apples have appeared in MARKET
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pockets OF small boys resemble Inflated balloons
now.
An industrious fly that attends to his BUSH
ness oil July Sabbath will attract almost as
much attention as the most eloquent eXpoun-
der,
The young man whose intended father-in=
law surprised him the other night in a tussle
with wild beast of the Bengal species, would
not even bet on four Kings and a one now.
| certain NJ D., who arrayed himself in
purple and fine linen and departed on Friday,
returned on Monday night. The delegation of
furniture men who met him at the depot were
bitterly disappointed.
People wondered why he smiled so blandly
and appeared so entirely a. peace with all
the world and the rest q mankind, but the
mystery was explained by the blushing state=
ment that it was hey.
To-day, July 10Th, by the Roman Catholic
calendar, is st. Swithin's day, of which it was
| written:
"st swithins Day. gif ye do rain, for forty days it
| will remain,
ST. Swthins Day, and ye be fair, for forty days twill
rain MAR"
| We have seen ''swells" before, but the most
superlative specimen ofthe genus that has ever
come under our observation Illuminated our
sanctum the other day with the glitter of his
harness. He wore a smile, q bland and be-
quilting sort of grin so fatal to impressible
young ladies and such q dead shot to credu-
lous and unsuspecting natures. He wore
more than this In fact, he seemed to have
exhausted the skill and possibly the exchequer
of regiment of Broadway tailors. He
twirled slender rattan cane in his left hand.
covered with the daintiest lavender kid, and
with his right hebru shed off from time to time
the ordinary law Of sravtation, upon his SHIN
ing Investment. His head, Which gave evil
dence of rough manipulation with Terra Cot
ia brick, or sand stone, was surmolnted by a
''Greeleys" eircleQ with bonbazine and worn
Il la Bowery, while a coat of exquisite cut
and pants of delicate azure eontrasted admira-
bly, with the snowy wllitepess of the vest frin-
ged with silk braid, His shirt was something
en- the style Of the ivory box profession, and
| had pictorial history of America on the front
from the landing of the pilgrims to the Mis-
| souri, compromise. Necktie sky blue, and its
folds held in artistic arrangements by Cape
| May'' stone that blazed like the will-o'-the-
wisp. He stood, and we stared. The air was
fragrant with myrrh and frankincense Sand all
the spices of the merchants" Finally out OF
the abundance of his heart the truth came
ssBv blazes think the rig will get her. I'll
be married in less than week, and he walked
out We often wondered how Alexander
walked and looked about the time he sat on his
back portico and swore because there We're no
''more worlds to conquer, 'but we have pretty
fair idea Of corquering hero now. We learn
he moved off on Tuesday-moved strategically
to the depot, etading like the prudent man,
who foresees danger;the Sheriff and Constable,
and other prying functlonaries who have no
appreciation Of style, either in reality or the
abstract. We look for cards at any time.
PRIZES AT THE FA1E.-The ladies will
doubtless be gratified to hear that a number of
valuable prizes are to be awarded at the next
fair, in the different branches Of female indus
try. Below we append list:
To the ladies will be awarded:
''For best specimen of fresh butter, not less
than five pounds, silver butter dish light
bread, silver sugar dish for cake, silver cake
stand; for preserves, silver preserve stand ;
best bacon ham, one dozen silver forks; for
best lard, one dozen fine knives; for best can
ned fruits. one dozen silver tea spoons best
collection of garden vegetables, celery glass !;
for best specimen of green fruit a silver fruit
stand; best pickles, silver pickle stand /; best
embroidery, silver card stand; best chrotch-
ct work, silver card receiver; best collection
of household manufactures, such as linen, jeans,
linsey, yarn, &c., an ice pitcher; best quilt
made of fine material, set Of eastors; best
plain sewing, d pair of silver goblets; best
cake, a handsome cake stand, and for the best
yield of butter to THE COW, silver water pitch
err
| To the farmers will be awarded;
sFol best wheat, raised by the exhibitor. a
pair of decanters; best rye, pair Of silver mugs;
best eats. pair Of silver mugs; best corn, a