The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-03-23

| STILL ANoTHER.-Some how people will
never learn that there is improperly in pour
ing oil into burning lamp, until they learn
by actual demonstration that the oil catches
fire and scortches those engaged in the labor.
Saturday night, an accident occurred at the
store of H. A. Glenn, onAugusta street, which
came very near proving fatal. VIM. Glenn,
Merrill Kyle and Lewis Long, attempted to re-
plenish the oil in the gasoline lamp which
hangs at the front of the store, without first
extinguishing it, and in so doing, the oil in the
vessel from which Kyle was pouring, caught
fire, and the flames flashing up, scortched the
three young men considerably, besides Messrs
II. A. Glenn, S. N. Bagby and Ed. johnson,
who were standing near. Kyle was the most
severely burned, as in attempting to get
rid of the vessel he held in his hand. some Of
the oil got on his back and ignited. He ran
into the street, and ruled over OH the ground,
thus extingu.shing the fire.
No serious damage was done, except q very
bad scare.
+ TEACHERS AssoCIArroN.-'rh following
aIC tue pIOCSCViIiSS w tuC 'hi'N !
Teachers Association held at Ncw Hope OH
the 18th inst. 49,
| Although the weather was extremely cold
there was quite " good turnout. On motion
| Mr.. William A. Hanger, the popular clerk OF
| the School Board of that district, WAS by 4
unanimous vote. received a. a member into
the association. Aftcr some additions. and
amendments to the bylaws, the following
subjects were discussed Mr.. A. II. Towber-
man d, livered an instructive discourse OH
''Sclool Discipline and was followed by S.
w. CARRIER On General Geography" w. A.
| Bowles then made few remarks on the OBJ
iective mode Of solving certain arthmetical
texamples; after which, there was about an
hour consumed in general discussions upon
English Grammar. and such>an enthusiasm on
this subject arose that several attempted sim
ultancously to take the floor. The following
teachers were appointed to speak at the next
meeting, viz: A. H. Towberman, OH Aritli-
metic; ]. S. Kerr. on Reading; S. W. Gar
Der, Phonetics William A. Bowles, OIL Eng
fish Grammar; and Mr.. w. II. Coffman, who
was absent at this meeting, is expected to de-
I ltCl HIS stuutCSS Ou AhO fsSo'St"-
ton then adjourned to meet again at New
Hope on Saturday Ist prox. at o'clock p. M,
at which time speech from the County ST.
perintendent would be highly appreciated.
''pronouncing matcll'' will be held by
the New Hope pupils on Friday night 3lss
inst. All are invited to attend.
THE. VERNAL EQUINox.-The exit of long
lnights and short days was mace with such an
appropriate demonstration of ''winter linger-
| ing in the lap of spring." as to again call into
| rcquisiion the memory of the Oldest inhabi-
| tant to produce parallel performance. After
| an UNUSUALLY mild winter, when we had al
most forgotten the prophetic adventures of the
ground hog, and were just on the eve of setting
out young cabbage and INDUCING in dreams OF
| sky-larks and greens, the storm king throws
over the broad earth his snowy mantle, and the
hopes of enterprising merchants with fresh
stocks spring prints fade out from view. Mon
day morning, the day preceding the sua's jour-
ney across the threshold of his winter quarters,
smiled on the world through a fleecy veil of
falling snow, and all day long the noiseless
flakes were piling UP one above the other UNI
til six inch cloak Of purity covered alike the
just and unjust.
The 21st, however, when the globe balanced
evenly for day, was bright and sunshining
and just COLI enough to allow the Southern
school girls one good sleigh ride before the
preparation for the final soree commenced.
And they enjoyed it too. All day Tuesday
the merry bells were jingling and the merrier
laugh of the happy girls echoed along the
streets and way down into the fathomless
depths Of bachelor bosoms.
But the winter is over now and ere long
the thoughts of new spring bonnets will crowd
out of memory the sleigh rides of the equinoc-
tial snow of '76. G