The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-06-28
LETTER FROM HARRISoNBURe

IlAKRlSONBURG,- VA, June u, 1871.
Editors VTginian
The promised publication OF Hon. A. II
Il. Stuart's letter. with editorial comment
in this weeks VIRGINIAN, is looked TO
with the deepest interest in this section
The publication thereof will necessaril,
cause correspondence to be brief.
The arrangements for the Fourth of Jul,
Celebration appear to be managed by
''close corporation | am informed at th
writing that the Declaration of Tndepend
ence will not be read. If that is not tin
| play of Hamlet with the character OF Ham
let left out. what is it? Winchester's elo
quent Williams will be the orator, and quit.
crowd of soldiers. citizens. and musicians
are expected.
G. G. Grattan, Esq, has erected very
handsome two-story brick law office on til,
south side of Public Square.
Mcssrs. Moffett &c Sibert have leased the
store room belonging to Mrs. Dold, situated
on west side of Public Square, and are ar
ranging it for wholesale and retail Gro.
Gerry and Tobacco establishment.
The Virginia Land Bureau have made sew
cral sales. so am informed, lately.
Jacob N. Rhodes, whose trial was men,
toned as in progress last week, was acquit-
ted.
Our Mayor had an audience of forty-lline
oilers in the Court House Square last week
watching him moving the grass
The VALLEY Guards" Capt. Carter Spin
kle commanding, juvenile company, have
their uniforms and will be in procession the
Fourth
The youngsters have already commenced
the Fourth of July firework business. When
one considers that the cost Of CONGREGATIONS,
caused by fireworks on the fourth of July liz
the past in the United States, exceed each
year the entire cost of the Revolutionary
War, and with the TilJen rally and its re-
suits yet before lis, it might be well enough
to dispense with that kind OF patriotism.
ard have some other manner of observance
reading the "Declaration," for instance.
The harvest season is now fully here and
items of interest are very scarce.
The trial of Shilflett for murder is set for
next Monday.
The Catholics are identifying their church
property on West Market street.
The festival and fair for the benefit of the
Ilarrisonburg Guards, held at the Seminary
building two evenings last week, Melted
over 500. Mr.. Press Raglan won Lhc silver
pitcher and Miss Alice Treber the china
teapot.
Samuel B. Loeb, Will Hyde, and John
Bradley have graduated with honors at St.
Johns Academy, Alexandria.
Visitors to Rawley, Taylor, and Rocking
ham Mineral Springs are arriving in very
limited numbers.
A lady met me in the lobby OF the Post
Office Saturday and requested me to return
her thanks to the Messrs. Yosts for relieving
her OF some work. She had just received a
letter from her son living in West Virginia.
the following paragraph occurring, MA,
please write more domestic news affairs
about the house; I read Major Yost's: papc:.
and FAX gives all the local news.''
The first case of hydrophobia reported
this season manifested itself at Antioch yes-
terday; the dog belonged to Mr.. billiard.
Fortunately the ANNA! was killed before he
had an opportunity to spread the disease.
A few city guests arrive upon nearly every
train from the cities of Washington and Bal
timorc, en- route to Rawley Springs.
There are fourteen prisoners in our Coun-
ty Jail accused of crimes, from murder to
petit larceny.
The School Trustees for this place will, in
the future, be elected by our Town Council.
Formerly they were selected by the Board
OF Education. Citizens of Harrisonburg In
tcrested will please make a note Of this.
An insane man incarcerated In the County
jail makes night hideous by his maniacal
yells. Pity for the unfortunate man should
secure him more suitable quarters.
Gideon Sherry, ESQ.,, one OF the best prin-
wields lively local quill, has become asso-
cfate editor of the Examiner, published at
Moorefield. Gid. will make the Examiner
lively.
Chas. Brannem. aged II years, son of
'Fhos. Brannem: Esq, residing about two
miles west OF this place, was last Friday
kicked by horse on the head, above left
ear, causing conclusion OF the brain. DR..
W. 0. Hill rendered the necessary surgical
attention.
The President and Directors Of the IIarri-
sonburg and Fredericksburg Marrow Gauge
Railroad will arrive here this "Wednesday
evening, in carriages, from Orange Court
House, the present terminus OF the route.
Two excursion trains from the North will
arrive here next Wednesday morning,-one
from Ilarper's Ferry, the other from Stras-
burg. Over 1000 visitors are expected on
these excursion trains.
Owing to the fact that number of farm.
ers had formed compact not to pay over
sauantV- ffun nants lay for biidins this
harvest, quite a large number OF harvest |
hands seeded from the fields yesterday, de-
Ginning to work at such low wages. One
farmer near town had ten hands to leave him
1t noon, and many similar cases are report
ed.
The jury in the case of John Pittington.
charged with breaking into the liquor estab-
shment OF Chas. p. Brock, returned yer-
ilct to-day OF guilty, and fixed his imprison.
nent in the pehitentiary for three wears.
The case of Daniel Madden, (colored) charg-
I'd with same offense as Pittington, is now
being tried. A number OF town peOple are
IN the Madden jury.
By-by Strawberries, how-dy raspbcrrics,
Inc chain gang are leisurely cleaning up
he street preparatory co the 18th. The mem
'ers OF this organization appeared in their
lew uniforms last week for the first time.
VIM. Billhmer, ESQ.,, is erecting large
rick building on the site Of one of the build
ngs, which will be devoted to mercantile
purposes and town hall.
Several capitalists from the East have been
ere eDdeavoring to purchase a site for
lew tannery, or purchase the Lowenbach
annery. The decision in the Switzer VS..
.oWenbach case deferred them from invest
lg in liarrisonburg, or along the waters of
'lack's Run. The tannery, which will be
n expensive one, will be located at Broad
'ay. Mr.. Weener, foreman for Lowenbac.,
NIL superintend the erection of buillngs,
&c.
Thermometer up in the COS.
One of our gentlemen of leisure counted
ne hundred and seuen strawberry and cher
Y vendors on Main street last Saturday fore
DON, and it wasn't a good day for ''Arabs'
ther FAY.
DISASTROUS FIRE.-A terrific fire occur
II In st Johns N. B., on Thursday last.
IL OF the public buildings, three principal
'tels and all of the newspaper officers " ere
lrned..About three-fourths OF the cicy was
Strayed EIGHT men and t,uo infants 90