The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-01-10
PERsoNAL.-Gen. John Fchol<, was at


PERsONAL.-Gen. John Echols, was a
home several days this week, attending t.
private business.
DR.. John w. Harris departed for N. York
Yesterday, where he expects to attend a
course of lectures.
Capt. Warren S. Lurty, U. S. District At
torncy for the Western District of Va, was
in the city yesterday, on his return from Alb
ingdon where he has been on official bust
ness.
Passed Assistant Surgeon in the avy, l.
G. Hcneberoer, son of A. E. Heneberger.
Esq, of Harzisonburg, has been assigned tc
ity with the iron-clad on the James River
DR.. NJ. II. Crawford, Of this county, now
assistant surgeon in the U. S. Navy. has
been detached from the naval Hospital al
''Tuscarora. The vessel will go on deep
sea sounding expedition. Leaving San Fran.
cisco about the lst February, it will run a
line of soundngs down the coast Of CaIifor.
iiiit liiu -hCNiCU. tHcHCc W anu
thence to Sydney, Australia.
CLOSE OF A RESTLESS LIFE. -Sunday
morning, as calmly and peacefully.as 4 sum-
mer's sunset, tie spirit of Chas. Mcmahon
took its flight to the great Beyond. 1t was
the close of career remarkable for its rest
lessness and ceaseiess activity. He was a
native of Ireland and brother of Maj. Ed
ward Mcmahon, of this city. AT an early
age he Joined the English army and served
for twelve years in England, Ireland, Scot
land and Canada. Leaving there he engaged
in the Mexican war for three years, and sub
seluently served four years in the Confeder-
ate army. After the close of hostili,ies he
worked at his trade, stone-masOn, and was
Nnoed for shis straightforward honesty, ac-
tivity and ceaseless energy. Push was his
watchword and i'll the accomplishment of
his object he never seemed to tire. His i'll
ness was painful, but he bore it with pa
tience anew to his nature, and seemed per-
fectly reconciled when the end came. "Af-
ter life's titful fever he sleeps well.''
The CHURCHES The weather was clear
and cold Sunday, and the churches we're
well filled.
At the Lutheran church the new Pastor,
Rev. j. b. Haskell, OF North Carolina,
preached his first sermon. In the morning
his text was 'sJesus Christ, the same yester
day, to-day and forever" and at night he
continued the same text. He is pleasant
speaker, earnest and vigorous, and his SER
mons showed culture and masculine thought.
His gestures are very graceful, and his elo-
cution good, though it was slightly marrcd
by bad cold.
AT the Methodist Church the Sacrament
OF the Lords Supper was administered and
nine persons were admitted to the Church.
The revival meetings which have been in
progress for some time have closed for the
present. The result of them has been the
admission of scventy-five persons into the
church.
Services in the ether churches were con-
Quoted by their respective pastors.
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