The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-09-02
School girls arriving.

Italians and music on the streets.
Attend DR.. Flippo's lecture tonight.
Another touch of summer on Monday.
Get your winter coal while tits cheap.
Weather variable. Over-coats one day ant
a sigh for only the traditional ''fg leaf the
next.
The sessions of the Virginia Female Institute
and D. D. & B. Institution began on yester
day.
Life has many pleasures, but nothing te
compare to the first assumpsion OF pull back
by the lass in her teens.
The Catholic Hbernean Benevolent Society
will hold their first annual Picnic in short
time The regular monthly meeting will be
held on next Sunday.
We return thanks for an invitation to attend
the annual exhibition of the Shenandoah Valley
Agricultural Society, at Winchester, on the
14th, 10Th, 10th and 18th of this month.
s.My darling, the glorious sun sinks beneath
the western horizon, the shadows grow long on
the hill top, and - he was interrupted just
here by his 'sdarlings'' adding, eyes, and it is
about time dad shut up shop, and you'd better
skute. He skuted
Scene IN front Of the .footlights during the
late dramatic performance, and schile snoO
IS falling IN the great pathetic scene. Taco
boys behind the scenes on an elevated plat
form Mrosoing the paper tsakes-rope breaks,
and boys come dosou a0ih crash. Young
Gent remarks to young lady-(both young
and inexperienced theatrefgoers,) "Oh, isn't
that thunder NATURAL" Some audible smil-
ing in that section of the house, followed
by brief cessation of the storm.
The scholars and teachers of St. Francis
Church held pic mic in the Donagl,e woods,
about two miles west of town, OIL Tuesday,
For at least one day, dull care was driven
away, and old people and young gave them
selves up entirely to pleasure. Everything
that could contribute to the enjoyment of the
occasion was provided, not the least of which
was the splendid viands prepared by the cath
oiic ladies. whose reputation as caterers, almost
every Stauntonian can bear ample witness to.
"You can't raise that car with that little
thing, can your" asked bystander,as one OF
the railroad employees was preparing to place
the jack-screw under the car, which was thrown
from the track OH Tuesday night.
Eyes indeed, I can raise any thing at all,
with that little thing, as you call it, was the
courteous reply.
''Any thing at all, you say ?''
eyes, any thing reasonable
swell then, see here, mister, won't you
please take it to the American and raise nv
board bill, it amt much.''
Rallroader goes vigorously to work at the
car, and the young man murmurs something
about blasted hopes.
ARMY WORM.-In conversation with Mr..
David Sensebaugh, of Moffctt's Creek, several
weeks ago, he informed us that the army worm
had made its appearance in that vicinity, and
had been very destructive to the grass and oats
They make their appearance in vast numbers,
but how they come, he was unable to explain,
unless out of the ground. It takes them but
short time to destroy a timothy field. When
he first noticed them ili field of his, he put
several scytlles in to get ahead of them, and it
was hotly contested race which should do the
most work. Mr.. Sensebaugh thinks that they
will be followed by the grass hoppers. Several
of the worms were secured in a bottle, and
they were not long in forming into something
like butterfly ; and from this condition he be-
lieves they will mature into the grasshoppcr.-
lie is satisfied that in the worm state they do
not travel. They had in some instances at
tackled the corn, bus it was too far advanced,
as general thing, to suffer much harm.
SABA poor fellow was observed on the
platform of the C. & 0. R. R. depot on Monday
evening with two very young children, the
youngest apparently not more than eight or
ten mon tbs old. His history was sad one.
The mother had died few Gays before, and he
was endeavoring to get to some point in Ka-
nawha with his orphaned charge, but being
penniless, the journey had evidently been
protracted and painful one.
A number of gentlemen who were attracted
by the gambols of the children, both of them
sprightly and vivacious, and heard the sorrowful
statement of the father promptly started col
lection, and several dollars were handed him in
few moments. One of the sympathetic by
standers-an employee of the Valley r. r.
company, and man with big heart in his
bosom, invited the father to his home, and tax
ing the poor little motherless waits in his strong
arms, carried them to the shelter and comfort
of his own roof. There they were doubt
less tenderly cared for until the next western
train should carry them to their destination.
GoNE.-Not creditor! Oh, no, they were
never known to depart, but tits Summer that's
gone, and for fear that some may not be aware
of it, we mention the fact. We love Summer.
1t is the season when life is brightest; when
the skies are clear; when watermelons are
chaan and cracLnrs and cheese 1 thine of the