The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-03-15
Spring overcoats.
Chicken thieves are on the rampage.

Freights are increasing on the railroads.
Gardens and flower beds are now receiv-
ing attention.
Knowing ones say the fruit crop promises
to be unusually large.
City Council meets Tuesday night aud a
warm session is expected.
The merchants are Frightening up their
establishments with paint.
An entertainment for the benefit of the
w. A. G. is being rehearsed.
A large and fashionable chop" will be
given at Stribling Springs tonight.
Saturday is St. Patrick's Day, the seas
on of Hibernean parades and potatoe plant
ing.
Messrs. Crowder have received fresh sup
ply of roller skates, and now the rink is
lively.
A bid of 81, l49 was the highest made for
the Mozart Hall, on last Thursday, and it
was taken down.
A Hunters club, whose chief object will be
to enforce observance of the game laws. will
shortly be organized in this city.
Mr.. Henry jackson, whose leg was so bad
ly broken about month or two ago, has so
far recovered as to to be able to sit up.
Yea, verify" they answer, * have not
seen the game played, nor yet have observed
the spots upon the animal. Why persecutetl,
thou me?''
most important case at this term will be
that of Porter vs. Frazier, which was argued
at the special term.
Cardinal red is thing of the past with the
fashion devotees, and yet it clings to a to-
per's nose with a tenderness almost as tena-
cious as woman's affection.
Rev. Charles Manly, Pastor of the Baptist
Church, in this city, delivered an address be-
fore the Baptist Sunday School Association,
in Richmond. last Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Columbus Halle, we are pleased to
state, returned from New York last week
very much improved. lie has been under
the treatment of the eminent physician DR..
Hammond.
A close observer notices that every time a
fellow falls, the first act of his life, after the
stars disappear, is to tug at the rollers of his
skate, as if their arrangement had caused
the descent.
| Rev. A. E. Dickinson. D. d., OF Rich
mond, will preach next Sunday morning and
night in the Baptist Church. Sunday after
noon DR.. Dickinson will preach at Humid
ley's Mill in this county.
| Mr.. w. II Weller, OF this city, has estab-
lished branch store, at Mt. Meridian. The
firm is w. II. Weller & Co., the Co. being Mr..
L. D. Young, for long time Mr.. Weller's
ment.
Messrs Thos. Barkman, and Jno. Skater
of this city, both excellent young men, and
| good photographers: propose emigrating to
Danville, to open gallery. The people of
their adopted home will find them square
men.
At meeting of IIawatha Tribe, No. 80,
1. o. r. NJ, held at their Wigwam on last
Friday night, Mr.. Jas. E. Taylor was selec-
ted to represent the tribe in the Great Coun.
ell, which will meet in Richmond in May
next.
A telegram was received in this city on
Monday, from Orange county, Florida, stat
ing that Mr.. Howard Grove, son OF Mr.. Da
vid Grove, of this city, had been shot and
| killed. No particulars were given.
Prof. Henry Scharf. the best elocutionis
in the State of Virginia, will give dramatic
reading in the NJ. E. Church at Greenvile
tomorrow friday night. The citizens Of
the village and neighborhood should give
him rousing house.
The Grand Worthy Chief Templar of the
State of Virginia, l. O. G. T., has commits
stoned W. B. Hyde, of Staunton, Deputy
Grand Worthy Chief for the District
composed of the counties of Augusta and
Rockbridge. The appointment is one of the
best that could have been made.
We have received an invitation to be pres
ent at the banquet and commencement 81
the Cincinnati College of Medicine and Sur
gerry; also programme of proceedings at
Pixies Opera House, from DR.. Charles Por
terfield Kinney. son of Major r. H. Kinney
now of KY, but an old Augusta family. Ht
has just graduated. Augusta young mer
abroad seem to be keeping up and adding tc
the reputation of their old county and State
and he has our congratulations.