The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-04-06
Local politicians are ''fiegeren."

Local politicians are ''figgeren.''
All kinds of Spring vegetables in market.
The recent rains have brought out the grass
There will be a full dress parade of the West
Augusta Guard, tomorrow evening.
Last week is said 10y the merchants to hayc
been the dullest since the war.
Mr. p. II. Trout will erect fine brick resi-
dence on Gospel Hill during the summer
We desire to see the Millennium Instituted by
fixing up the South end of Augusta street.
From the number of announcements the
approaching election promises to be lively.
1t is comforting to believe that the black
berry crop has not been injured by the frost.
Two little s'toofers'' and the oral capacity
to say ssdad. dad" is what's makes Il Gallows-
town papa happy.
hand organ ficnd with his instrument of
tor ture. and dilapidated female in the capaci-
ty of a monkey, is the latest Staunton afflicion.
Major B. L. Bagby, will erect fine brick
during the summer. 1t is for his own resi-
dence.
There were very few people fooled on Satur-
day, mostly because the bar keepers dlsregar-
ded the established usage, and put in sugar as
usual instead of the lst of April salt.
SIS it sin to practice the German during
lent, just to keep from forgetting the whir. 20
The question was called and decided in the
negative without counting the ayes and nays.
The alarm of fire on Saturday night was
caused by the burning out of foul chimney
on Court street. Many Thought it an April
fool and didn't .ush madly. around as usual.
The Court room has been furnished with
new set of chairs. They are not much OF an
Improvement or the old ones, that's if a fell
low warts to sit down, but then they look
great deal better.
A Newtown boy broke the molasses jug the
other day. and become so much stuck mp
about it that his mother foudled him for half
an hour with COW hide before he'd acknowi-
edge that he did it on purpose.
A kind Of catarrh fever is prevailing to Il
great extent in Stannton, many are confined
to their beds, and nearly all more or less af-
fected. One hundred and twenty five chltlre;.
| are absent from the public schools this week
| OIL account of it.
| There was no meeting CT the Council on
Tuesday evenng-coultln': get quorum.
One of the members was reading in New York,
one on business in Baltimore, three in bed
sick and all absent with the exception of
| M.ssrS. Abby and Evans. The regular meet
ing will be held next Tuesday night.
| In court the other day they tried to prove
that Il girl was crazy because she giggled Il
good ,.eal. For heavens sake. gentlemen,
don't make that the test. The city's too poor
to buy the Centennial building for an asylum,
and nothing smaller would ever answer the
purpose, if the rule was rigidIy enforced
He came home the other day from three
| days trip to the city and when she asked him
il he had gotten her tn collars and cuffs he
promised, he snappingly replied that men had
something else TO do besides think OF all the
tomfoolcry wcmen wanted. Pretty soon her
def fingers were ru'nni ,gitg ,,is ovt vat l'ock-
cts. and When they drew forth Il dainty lace
handkerchief with the qnrcrest, most delicate
Iy Wrought monogram ia the corner. her eyes
snapped and z iste,e.l. and when she aG a,o,it
half finished dressing his hair, he broke o;t the
back door and has since been small. IT you
handkerchief and three button kid gloves, you
may know that peace once more reisns in
that household