The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-10-19
Republican District Organization.
BRIDGEwATER. VA. Oct. 10th. 1871

Republican District Organization.
BRIDGEWATER, VA. Oct 10th, 1876.
/ Editors Of Tvalley Vuyinian:
4 Please give notice in the VIRGINIAN that
the following named persons are hereby ap-
pointed as members of the Congressional
Executive Committee, and the members O.
| said Congressional Executive Committee in
each County are authorized to proceed i'm.
mcdiately to organize the County Executive
! Committee where not already organized,
and said County Executive Committee is att
tllorized to organize in the townships OF
their respective counties:
Roch;ingham-Wm. J. Points and Jos. T..
| Williams.
| 1ugusta-W. G. Brown and r. j. Shelton.
! Bath-J. I. Ratlin and A. G. WandlesS.
| Highidnd-S. j. Reynolds and rhos. Han
| son Slaven
Ahbema1le-A. NJ. Lawson and 4. 3.
| Parker.
/ Shenandoah--Watkin james ana Daniel
Tichlter.
Page-Thos. r. Campbcland james r.
O'NeaI.
| Goochiand-
! Circumstances l.. Dunn and Geo Wash.
lnSfon. Yours. very truly,
A. l.. LINDSEY,
| Chairman Congressional Executive Commit
tee It'll District OF Virginia.
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BI.ACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE, for October,
has been received Contents: A Run rhro'
Kathiawar- the Scythan Kaths; The F.icnd
OF the Hero; A Woman IIater--part Y; The
| Two Chanccllors Prince Gortschakoit. and
Prince Bismarck; Nenuplar, a Fancy; Pri-
mavera; W. W. S.; Country Life; A River
Song The Mobilization OF the Army
and National Defence. Blackwood, London
Quarterly. Edinburg. Westminster and British
Quarterly, are the publications OF Leonard
Scott e Co. fl Broadway street, New York.
Terms: 81 for Blackwood or any one OF the
Reviews. or the Magazine and the four Re
views Cor :l5 These publications are the
most entertaining and instructive OF all the
periodicals now issued. They should be in the
hands of every one who desires an intelligent
criticism of all the great questions OF the day.
The Shenandoah Democrat and Herad 4. G
to be consolidated, with the proprctors OF
the respective journals Capt. Riddeberger
and Mr. Grabill, as editors The consolida-
ted sheet will be enlarged to 30 column pa
per, and printed on cylinder press. The
movement is q wise one, looking at it as 4
newspaper man and from 4 business point.
That is what ought to &c done in Harrison
burg, with the Register and Commonwealth,
and in Staunton with the Spectator and I'm
dicator. We would have fewer wrong
headed sheets, then, to watch.
FIRES. The barn and contents OF Mr.. W..
900 bushels of wheat, 800 bushels of orchard
grass seed, 300 of oats and number OF agri-
cultural implements were consumed. The
fire was communicated by a spark from Il
steam tItreshing machine.
On Monday of last week, a stable, belong
ing to Jas. w. Smoot, about four miles west
of Woodstock, was burned. A ton Of guano,
between three and four tons of hay and the
straw Of three hundred bushels OF wheat
were burned. The stable was new.
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DYPTnERIA.--Mr Chas. w. Peyton, near
ASehSA S'iehShs OoiPSPCi So''ity' 'o9o "'''i''
a week, from Dypthera, four interesting
children, aged one, foar, seven and nine
years.
Mr.. CIas. w. Bennett, of War; ell county,
has also lost four OF his children within Il
short time, from the same disease.
On Sunday night last, Mr.. Robt W. Har-
rison, aged 10 years, = highly respected
young man of Petersburg, committed suicide
by shooting himself through the head. 1t is
stated that he had been drinking considcra-
bly, in the evening Of the occurrence. No
other cause is assigned for the act.
a COW belonging to Mr.. John NJ. kiser, OF
Dayton, Rockingham county, gave birth to
triplets which are living, and which he
named Tilden, Hendricks and Reform, which
will kill them.