The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-03-02

The auctlOneerS uld DISK business Mohuay'
The industrious are preparing their gardens.
The Guards are drilling for the Centennial.
Spring vegetables, such as peas. etc, are COM
ing in.
Farewell to soirees, parties and livery bills for
forty days.
Prof. Scharf's reading at the Town Hall, will
be ''rich, rare and racy."
Services were held in the Catholic and Eps-
copal churches yesterday.
Pleasures Of hope-looling forward to the
cessation of coal dealers duns.
The Temperance question isagitating Staun-
tonians to considerable extent.
viii the pavement to the Valley depot never
be fixed? IL is certainly about time.
A great many people in town on Monday,
and much horse trading was accomplished.
beginning to shake hands for the May election.
What will you deprive yourself of during
Lent? Suppose We all make it cayenne pepper.
Trouble never comes singly, if yon don't be-
lieve it, ask certain young benedict-both girls
1t that.
elbow soon will the spring hats arrive?" is
question that drives balmy sleep from the
eyells of many Staunton belle.
lady member of the I'd Presbyterian
church has subscribed $50 towards getting a
library for the Pastor of that church.
A brilliant Soiroe was given at the Virginia
Female Institute last Friday night. Absence
BY the regular laws Of succession tops are
now occupying the attention OF small boys
while marbles have been laid on the Shelf
Sail trimming for the corporation election
has commenced. Some of them will need ii
for that little trip up the 'briny waters"
We have added about two hundred and fifty
new subscribers to our list ia the last two
months, scattered all over Virginia. and
some from other states.
There will soon be tide in the affairs Of
every boy, which if taken at its flood, viii
lead to the potato patch The old gentleman
will see that the opportunity is embraced
If the caico-voiced yonth who gives gratuit-
Gus concerts in the vicinity of this office viii
remove to some other part af the city, we will
pay expenses. 1t will be cheaper than fourth
rate funeral.
Prof. Scllarf will give readings at Mt. Yer.
non Forge to night, March 2nd, for the benefit
of Mt Horeb Church. Those in that vicinity
wishing rare intellectual treat should moi
fail to attend.
One OF our sweetest dry goods clerks came
very near blushing himself into G blister, wher
an old country woman came into the store
and desired him ito jerk down them sta
spanglc banner stockings and femme see il
they'll fit
March came in as lamblike and bland as
truant school-boy TO the last dictionary class
but if the old saw isn't knorisesl out of adjust
inent We may expect to see its exit with
demonstrates entirely cre,litable to the mos
tlisagreeablc month Of tue year.
OFF FOR BALTiMoRE.-Qn Tuesday of a>t
week l02 eolorc'i laborers left for Baltimore tt
wur, Oh the contract of Messrs. Condor s
Lara, who have one of the heaviest sections CT
the Baltimore Water Works.
FIRE.-A dwelling house belonging to Mr.
David CARRIER, situated on Messy Greek, in Tx,
lower part of this county, a"d occupied b,
Mr. JOS. NJ. Floyd, was burned on the morniu.
of Sunday Of last week, together with almos
all Of its contents. The family was absent a
, the time.
THE Mt. SCION CoLoRED SCHOOL, tau;
by Mr.. J. A. McFall, closed its session on las
Friday night by a demonstration. Declama
tons and Rotations were the order of th'
evening, and Il good supper was served by thu
parents Of the pupils. By request Mr. Jno. j
Cupp delivered brief address.
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CoNFERENCE.-Bv reference to the adver
tisement it will be seen that special train vii
be run OH the Valley r. r. on next Sunda,
for the benefit Of those who desire to attent
} the Conference OF the Methodist Episcopa
Church South, now in session at Winchester
Round Trip Ticket, 1915.
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THE BEsT.-In the undergraduate class o
Pharmacy, at the College Of Pharmacy in Bal
timore at the final examination, Mr.. Thoma
Reese, son of Dir. B. P. Reese of this city
took the first stand. This result is particularly
flattering, from the fact that the young gen
tleman had been sick in bed for some time pre-
vious.
PRAYER MEErINGs.-The prayer meeting
held every Sunday evening by the Yonns
Mems Christian Association. in their Hall, are
becoming more and more entertaining. Or
last Sunday the meeting was presided over by
Mr.. Chas. W. Echard, who read the 10th chap
ter of Matthew. Brief addresses upon the les
son taught by the chapter were delivered by
the President OF the Association, Capt. T. D
Ransom, Heber Ker, NJ. G.. Hartman, j. II
Skinner and Chas. Gfattan. The members OF
the Association ale always glad to see visitors,
and there is no better or more profitable way
of spending the long Sunday evenings.
The prayer meetings held by the Temper
ance people in their Hall on Augusta street,
every Sunday evening, are weekly increasing
in interest. On Sunday last the meeting was
addressed by Rev. DR.. Jno. S. Martin, of the
Methodist Church, and Rev. Mr.. Miller, prin-
cipal Of the Staunton Female Seminary. On
next Sunday the Rev. DR.. Manly, of the Bap-
list Church, viii deliver q temperance address,