The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-01-17

TO DE perceived.
a very large amount OF excellent ice was
gathered last week.
BY this time most OF lis have become ac
cnstomed to writing it 1878.
Lent begins this year on the 9th OF March
aid ends on the Goth of April
Several interesting communications are
held over until next week
Mr.. G. +. Coyle has purchased the Win
chester store OF Undertake & Bell.
If you didn't pay yonr water tax before
last Tuesday, ten per cent. will be added.
The sloppy condition OF the streets made
walking very disagreeahlc Saturday and SIM
day.
Mr.. Henry Seharf gives one OF his de-
lightful readings at the Grange Hall to-
night.
Mr. James Mcdowell. of Lexington, is
now the agent of IIarman' : stage line at his
place.
The semi annual session of the Grand
Council, Sons of Jona,lab mpt in this city
last night.
A iirst-class chrome is offered for a cor
rect translation Of the following sentence:
"Quis crudnm pro lectnm. album ct spira-
Wit
The roller skating season opened nj The
Grange Hall Tuesday night. Hereafter the
Hall will be oIen every Tuesday and Satnr-
day evening
AT meeting OF The Board OF Visitors of
the d. d. & y. Institution, held last Thurs
day, Or. +. Loring Turner was appointed
as teacher in place OF his brother, c. w. s.
| Turner whose i'll health compelled him TO
resign.
Asher w. liarman ir., OF Lexington, has
removed with his family 10 Richmond,
where he expects To permanently reside.
| He,will succeed his father. the late Colonel
/ NJ. g. Harman, in the management OF the
| packet line.
I 5. NJ. Yost, Editor of this paper, met
with painful accident last Friday night.
Whilst walking along the sleet-coyered
pavement, he slipped and fell. brnising his
! leg and side quite severely. He was con-
| fined to his room Tor several days.
We have received the Sunday Transcript,
n new and delightful literary and society
weekly. Just commenced in Richmond. 1t
is certainly an interesting publication and
will soon make itself indispensable to Hiel.-
| a:n1l, tl.nc,
home.
! The alarm OF fire brought out the Hook II
! Ladder and Fire Companies last Thursday
evening. 1t was caused by lamp catching
| in the gas house of the Augusta Female
I Seminary. Fortunately the fire was eXtin-
gilished by sncwbals before much damage
was done.
! We are indebted to Maj. r. +. Walker.
Superintendent OF pnblic printing, for copy
OF the annual freport of the Fish Commits
sioner of the State OF Virginia for the year
1877, and to Messrs. Van Lear, Echols and
koiner, for interesting documents.
Rev. j. NJ. Green, D. D., of the Baltimore
Conference, NJ. E. Church, died in WASH
ington. D. c., December 2Sth. In 1852 and
lS53 the deceased was in charge of LeXing
ton Circnit (Rockbridge county, and in
1857, pastor of the church in this city. lie
was go0h man, and learned and able d.
vine.
The Office of The Eureka Mining and Man.
ufactnring Company in Stanton, has been
handsomely papered, the work of Mr..
B. NJ. Jameson, :.of this city. The Mcssrs.
Green have fitted up their office in ali exceed
ing comfortablei and liberal style, with
furniture OF the most modern and at
lractive patterns. The check, note
and draft books are models OF itho-
graphic neatness, and printed on the best
quality OF bank paper. All the arrange
ments and appnrtenances OF the office look
like business.
Rev. C. Beard has resigned his charge at
| Waynesboro', Va, to take effect in the
Spring. He is an earnest, Zealons worker,
Christian gentleman, and pleasant neigh
Dor. He has served this people for eighteen
years. The report to Synod last year put
| this charge at the very head OF the country
! pastorates OF the Virginia Synod, a fact
alone showing the efficiency Of the pastor
and the real influence he yields among his
people. We hope that there may be some
mistake about the resignation, though it
comes to us from several different sources
Shenandoah Falley.
/ The Richmond correspondent OF the Bal
! tmorean has the following with reference
/ to a young Staunton musician, Mr.. Stewart
Turner Speaking OF organists you should
hear the new instrument which the good
sisters and brethren of Cente nary NJ. f.
! Church have placed in the choir gallery of
! that beautiful edilice. II IS OF splendid tone,
powerful compass, and swells With q force
| that wonld al most arouse those long depart
ed saints in that denomination, Wesley,
| Asbnry and the matchless John Hersey.
Probably none OF these DEVOTED fathers OF
| the church and active workers in the days
Of primitive Mefhodsm ever saw an organ,
! and certainly never heard one in their own
church, But the world moves and the peo-
pie move with it. Young Mr.. Turner, an
accomplished organist. who for long time
presided at the organ OF the Second Baptist
| Church, is filling u similar position now at
/ Centenary
! DIRECTORY OF THE CITY. Mr.. Hum
| plireys, the gentlemanly agent OF Sheriff d
| Co., is now canvassing the City, making up
his directory and securing advertisements.
The firm he represents has already achieved
quite reputation in this line, and it is in
! tended that the directory now being COM
pleted will be thorough in every particular.
We can safely recommend it as 4 valuable
advertising medium for our merchants.
ATTEMPTED 1NCENpIARIsM. - About
8 O'Clock last night the alarm OF fire was
| sounded. 1t was found that some straw in
the rear part Of the basement floor of the
Grange building had been ignited, and from