The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-08-08

at Mcdowell.
The trains on the Chesapeake & Ohio road
going West are crowded.
A number of Staunton people will attend
the Ball at the White OH the 18th.
Tomorrow week, the 10th, the Masons
of Greenvile, will hold picnic.
The Baptist and Methodist Sunday Schools
will each have picnics during this month.
There was a fine rain on Monday evening
last, and Tuesday everything looked as fresh
as a May morning.
There are more Stauntonians in the mollri-
tains this season than at any time since the
war.
The cutters on Augusta street. from Main
north, need the attention: Of the COM
mittee.
The watering places are filling up rapid
ly, and every day the trains are filled with
mountain seekers.
The whortleberry crop is said to be unpre-
cedently large, and the mountain sides are
covered with the gatherers.
The Methodist Church at Greenville has
recently been reftted and refurnished, and
new and sweet-toned organ added.
Next Wednesday evening. the ladies of
Rocky Springs congregation will hold fair
at Deerfield. for the benefit OF their church.
1t will be an occasion of rare pleasure.
Capt. W. L. Powell, of Winchester, is in
the city canvassine for the life Of Gen. AL
bert Sidney johnson. 1t is a work of rare
merit, and should be in every library.
Mr.. Geo. Ii. Tight, of Ohio, who has on
several occasions visited this section with a
view TO purchasing land, has bought the
Edward S. Kemper farm, in Rockingham
for $500.
We acknowledge the receipt of an invita-
ton to attend the annual celebration of the
Lee Society Of the Virginia Agricultural and
Mechanical College, at Blacksburg. on the
18th Instant
We are indebted to Mr.. C. A. Richardson,
who is now in Europe. for copies of the IL
Illustrated London papers. Mr.. r. will make
the tour of the continent and return some
time in October.
The attention Of our city subscribers is
called to the notice of Jno. NJ. Carroll,
Treasurer, published in this issue. 1t will
pay to read it and make settlement before
the time runs out.
There are some Is visitors at Stribling,
and the guests are coming in almo st daily
This week the number will be increased
to over 100. 1t is the most deligt .tful re sort
in the mountains and well de serves the
fine patronage it receives.
Steam threshers have almost entirely su.
perceded the old horse power machines, and
the latter are now but seldom used. 1t is
very seldom an accident results from the
proximity of the dry straw and fire.
l. We acknowledge the receipt of an invita-
ton to attend concert and ctarades to be
given at Bethel Church, near New Hope. on
the 18th. 1t will be an elegant entertain.
ment In every respect. and we doubt not
will be literally patronized.
| To night the Terpsichorians will have
another dance at Fort Defiance, and all
the young people and many Of the old
will 90 down. The train starts promptly
at s O'Clock. Messrs. w. w. McGuffin,
mittee of arrangement
Mrs. C. Fl. Tipping is building up a first
class female school in I.ewisburg, w. Va
From the report of the Board of, Directors, we
notice that Mrs. I. and her assistants are
both held in high esteem and their labors
will be theoretically seconded 10y the Official
directory of the seminary.
About the livest place in town is the
Staunton Wagon Factory. NIessrs. Gibbs,
Lickliter Il Shomo are rushing the work
through with vim, and getting in orders
as fast as they can fill them II we only
had few more concerns like this, the effec
would be felt in all buinesses.
| The Highland Recorder says: 'sWe saw 6
man day or two ago from Missouri, who
walked all the way from Staunton here with
the aid of crutch, having had one-half o.
his left foot cut off recently. He was on the
hunt of a brother, who he expected to flint
in Charlottesville, but who it seems went to
West Virginia short time ago."
The Baldwin Augusta Fair Company will
hold its eleventh annual exhibition on the
Fair grounds on the Sth, 9th and 10th Of
October. 1t will no doubt be the best Of
any heretofore given, as the premiums are
to be paid in cash, and every preparation
has been made to induce exhibitor to con
tribute. The Catalogues were printed al
the VIRGINIAN office.
The Southern Planter and Farmer for Au
gust is before us. The first article is the let
ter of Hon. A. II. Fl. Stuart, on the finan.
cial condition of the country, with a nott
by the editor favoring State bankissues. The
usual amount of agricultural and horticnl
turai matter may be found in its pages. L
R. Dickinson, editor, Richmond, Va.
|
On the 29th ult., Professor Scharf, of this
city, delighted large and apprec iative au-
dience at Tazewell C. H., with seine Of hi
select readings. The Clinch Valley Ne,0!
says that the renditions were enthusastical
ly received. and so well pleased was the au
dience that second reading on tile succeed
ing night was given, which was largely at
tended, and "Bardell VS.. Pickwick,' thu
leading feature thereof, was rendered in in
imitable style and with the most enjoyable
effect.
The many friends of the Professor, in thi
city, will be pleased to leam Of his success
in the tour he is now making through South
west Virginia.
HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL. There was
heavy rain fall on Monday evening north
west of Stanton, causing The tributaries o
Lewis creek with their source in that d
rection, to be greatly swollen. Mr.. E. M
Cushing says the creek passing through Iii
premises was higher than at any time sine
1870, flooding the gardens along its bank
and damaging vegetation very much. On
of the houses on DIR. Sears lot, formerl!
the property of E. W. Hartman, was SUI