The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-01-04
Happy new year.

How many good resolutions did you make:
In writin. dates be careful to remember
the year.
The livery men open the season witla ike
business.
blessed are those who sprinkle ashes on
the pavement.
Don't forget Scharf's Readings tonight.
II will be rich and racy.
The moonlight Oh the snow makes it al
most as bright as day.
The January term of the Hastings Court
commences this morning.
Hon. John Letclier will please acce pi
thanks for favors extended.
We are indebted to Hon. Jos. J0rgensol
for Interesting public documents
Mr.. Nelson Vines, an aged citizen of tbi:
city, died suddenly, OH Tuesday evening
last.
1t makes man restless to have a tap al
his office door these days. Collection time,
you know.
move is Oh foot to get up the biggest
ball ever held in Stanton, for the Inaugural.
ton of II.
A protracted meeting is now in progress at
the Baptist Church. and will be continued
throughout the week.
The New Orleans Minstrels played TO a
large house on Saturday night, and the per.
formance was very good.
| 1t will be an awful struggle for the girls
to stick to the square truth aud tell how
many new years callers they had.
The Augusta National Bank has declared
semi-annual dividend OF 4 per cent. and
applied 3 per cent. to the surplus fund.
We are sorry to learn of the death OF the
wife of Col. Rudolph Turk, Of Mcdowell,
Highland county, which occurred last week.
Staunton has the best liveries in the State.
Many of the turnouts that have appeared Oh
the streets in the past few days are elegant.
The week of prayer in accordance with the
recommendation of the Evangelical Alliance,
will commence next Sunday and continue one
week
| No wonder leap year doesn't come often
er. The girls don't take advantage of it
decade.
Between New Years calls and binding
SNOW, many of our citizens had difficult
time reaching home Monday night. Some
fell by the wayside.
The members of the Second Presbyterian
Church, during the holiday season, presented
their esteemed pastor, Rev. McDutf Simpson,
with many testimonials of their love and re-
gard.
Now, that good resolutions are prevalent
among hard drinking young men, the bar
keepers may expect a lively trade in empty
bottles for the next two weeks. We know
OF several lots that can be bought out cheap.
1t will only cost you twenty-five cents to
let the snow and ice remain on the pave
ments, and it will be worth double the mo-
ney if only one out O; ten slides past on his
ear.
Several days ago, whilst a young man,
named Fox, was hunting near Craigsville,
his gun blew out at the breech and shattered
his skull. DR.. Fauntleroy was summoned
and found the wound probably a mortal one.
In consequence of the Y. NJ. C. A. meet
ing, the Stanton Debating Society will
meet in the VIRGINIAN office on next Sat-
urday night, at which time the question,
''Should there be no laws regulating inter-
est,'' will be discussed
It is gratifying to know that the poor have
not been forgotten during the holidays. We
have heard of several poor but estimable
families being the recipients of useful pres
ents from unknown donors. There are
many, very many, needy ones, and you can
tighten their burdens by giving according as
you have prospered.
The frs: of the series OF Teachers Meet
ings for South River District for the pres
ent school term, will be held in Waynes-
boro' on Saturday, the 14th inst, commen-
cling at 10 A. NJ. Every teacher of the Dis
trict is expected to be present, and those of
other districts are cordially invited to meet
with them.
Monday wasn't good day for business.
On Tuesday night the Chairmen Of the
Council Committees were unable to make
their customary reports, for the reason that
the papers were handed them on the day be-
fore. The call of the President only elected
the response that yesterday was Monday"
The recent snow storm interfered very
materially with the running of trains. On the
c. & o. r. R. Monday, the mail which
should have arrived at 4:30 p. m., lid not
reach here until ) o'clock the following NOR
ming. On the Valley Read no train left on
the evening of Monday. aud the $50 a. m.
train Tuesday did not ges off until about 8
o'clock. The mails from the North have
been very irregular.
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