The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-10-14
Circus coming.
Hunting season.


Monday was damp and chilly.
The Granger building is under roof.
A moderate amount Of stealing is going on.
Fallin, West Augusta, and drill up for the
State Fair.
One party killed twenty-seven cartridges on
last Saturday.
The sporting Nimrods do not conduce to the
piety of Changers.
The city sportsmen average about TWO sno"
birds to cart load Of powder.
Save up your dimes, boys, and 60 for the
monte men.
There are few things on earth that are not
dreampt of in church.
Sunday was bright and CHEEKY and the
churches were we'll attended.
Red top boots and skates will soon haunt
the dreams of juveniles.
The Christian Association Rooms are an at
tractive resort these chilly evenings.
The Valley R. R. Depot is about completed.
Stock sales tomorrow.
Two things are inevitable-death and the
monthly visits Of the gas bill collector.
The young man who promised oysters evil
IDENTIFY believes in the pleasures of anticipation.
It is surprising how many fathers took their
little bows around to see the show bills on Sum-
day.
A new gravel walk has been laid over the
bridge on Augusta street. 1t wasn't done any
too soon.
A woman always goes to an auction prepared
to bid three times the orig inal cost OF the art-
Gle offered.
The proprietors of wood piles should not be
surprised at their extraordinary shrinkage
these cool nights.
The suit Of the syndicate against the Valley
Railroad company will be called about the 9th
day Of November.
Don't ne glect the opportunity toquote "rhe
melancholy days, &c." and always preface IT
by, s'as Shakespeare says"
Coles great New York and New Orleans Cir
Gus will be here on the 2sth. Watch for it,
wait for it. Advertisements pext week.
Young man. if you won't wear spspenders,
for Heavens sake keep your coat fastened.
White belts are by no means fashionable.
Any young man with new $500 ulster
overcoat is perfectly exc usable..for wearngt on
Sunday. no matter how hot the sun shines.
Why don't the West Augusta Dramatic Com
nany give us another entertainment? 1t can
beat all the travelling treupes and Wizard nui:
sances.
The Hebrew day Of atonemep5 was solem-
nized on Saturday by the Isrealites, and adj the
Jewish stores remained closed from six O'Clock
p. %, ON Friday to six p. m. on Saturday.
Tits ,rupqoEed that the assiduous attentions
Of the young map who visits Gospel Hill every
evening, will meet with tte II reward about the
10Th OF November.
When man fumbles for half an hour tryyfnsg,
to tnsinuate bottle Of Bumgardner into the
key hole of night latch you may put it down
that his mother-ln-iaw is off on visit.
# it should rain next Sunday. we know
of one young lady who will positively deeiare
Mrs. Gladke's on Tuesday and bought $50
fall bonnet.
Prof. Anderson grumbled very much at the
corporation tax. If the Council could pass
an ordinance to keep such humbugs two miles
and 3 half on the 9ther side OF the Potomac, it
would be a blessing to, fFe people,
We know of a festive youth who would DO
willing to sell out his interest in a Royal Benz
gal Tiger for a glass Of circus lemonade
It's considerable discount, however, on what
it cost him.
Out Of respect to his future father-in-law, we
forbear to menti9p the name of the young man,
the subsequent portion Of Yhee:se Prince Albert,
became the trophy Of an honest watch dog on
Tuesday night.
She wasn't much of a girl, but she promised
to make Home, Sweet Home blasted Sahara
if a regular tortoise shell tuck comb WASH It forth
coming. 1t came, and the carpet in trent
Of the mirror is growing ii geeadbare.
He looked as if one more clean shirt would be
all he would need, and the undertaken kneY to
an inch the size of his box, but he said he would
just like to live long enough to enrich the die
tionary by his definition of the man who called
Conventions thing of the people. When last
heard from profane literature was claiming his
attention.
'sOnly be mine, darling, and I will lay at
your feet the garlands Of fame, the luxuries of
wealth and the devotions Of a true and manly
heart," exclaimed . Main steet store clerk the
other night when everything vas still, and the
idol OF his bosom reposed on billed shirt front.
It sounds very nice, but we will wager pint of
chinquepins that he will be wearing reversible
paper collars and scrubbing front windows for
the next ten years to come.
PEBsoNAL.-Jndge Alexander Rives passed
through the city on Monday, on his way to
Harrisonburg. where the u. S. District Court
commenced on Tuesday,
". B. Compton, Esq, and Gen, y9hp E.
Roller, of the Harrisonburg bar, were in attend
ance Oh the Supreme Court of Appeals on Sat-
urday.
Cyrus H. Mccormick and family, of Chica-
co. were in the city last week.
John j. McNahon is now in Philadelphia,
purchasing large stock OF boots. shoes, etc.
Col. A. W, Harman is now on visit to his
family, near this city, He reports the Cincn-