The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-03-20
Candidates are cropping out.

NanuluateS are crOPplng OUT.
The Waynesboro Public Schools have
closed.
st. Patrick's Day was generally observed
In this section by potato planting.
The frescoing OF the City Hall has been
commenced, and is progressing finely.
John B. Speice, Esq, of Albemarle, is at
tending the Circuit Court.
Sunday was bright, beautiful day. and
the congregations at all Of the churches were
large.
DR.. Martin, the new Presiding Elder, will
hold his first quarterly meeting in Harrison
burg next Sunday.
The pulpit of the Methodist Church will
be occupied next Sunday by the new pastor,
Rev. DIR. Hough.
Quite a number Of persons from this city
and vicinity, went to see the opening OF
the Democratic Congress on Tuesday last.
Bids for the new As YUM building are now
in order. The attention of contractors is
called to advertisement in another column.
Mr.. J. A. Templeton has purchased the
beautiful little cottage, corner of Academy
and Markets streets, of Genl K. D. Lilly,
for So, 500.
The awning mania has broken out with
great violence since the passage of the new
ordinance, and on every business street new
| fro N, rs IOWA hpap nrpptp1
| The breach of promise case in the Circuit
Court commences on the 25th. There are
about five pounds and half Of amatory
epistles to be read.
| This week some twenty-five or thirty per-
sons have left Augusta county to find homes
in the West. Kansas is the State to which
most of them are going.
| The Circuit Court-Judge McLaua him
presiding commenced on Monday last
Nothing of public interest has transpired,
and the docket is comparatively light one.
Mr. G.. G.. Gooch and DR.. n. Wayt & Bro,
who have purchased the McChesney prop
erty on Augusta street, propose in the near
future to erect three large three story store
rooms.
Reports from the wheat crop in various
portions Of Augusta county are not fayora-
BILE. Some has been frozen out and all of it
set back by the dry weather. Rain is much
needed.
W. T. Stokes, State Lecturer, /. 0. G. T..
man whose efforts In the cause OF temper
ance have been crowned with the most sig
nal success, is expected to be in this city
during the first week Of April.
The Huntington Commercial says that
about five hundred tons of pig iron were
shipped from chat place last week, and that
one hundred tons were from the Quinnemont
Furnace This is an indication of the activ
ity in the iron trade, and q very encouraging
one.
We have received from Messrs. West &
johnson, Richmond, copy of the "W. D.
Coleman pamphlet. AS we have hereto
fore noticed it, it is only necessary to inform
those of our readers who may wish to pur-
chase copy, that it can be had, for 25 cents,
by addressing Messrs. West & Johnson,
| Richmond, Va.
The C. & o. r. w. is preparing fora good
business in the way of travel to the water
ing places Of the mountains, this Summer.
Lists of every place where pleasure seekers
can be accommodated are being made out,
and in this way large number of places
where board can be obtained at cheap rates
has been disclosed. The company will less
sen its rates of travel for certain descriptions
of tickets.
We now have two daily mails from the
North-one in the morning and the other in
the evening, and two daily mails are dis
patched north, east, south and west from
the Stanton office. The double daily SER
vice on the Midland road, which secures US
the additional mail from the north. is due to
the active exertions of Mr.. Tucker, who had
the necessary appropriation inserted for
double service from Washington to Lynch
burg and Danville.
Last week we called attention to the i'm
portance, as precautionary measure, OF
looking into the sanitary condition of the res
ervoir, before the heated season commences
A number of our citizens have spoken to us
about it, and urged us to impress upon the
city authorities the necessity of taking into
consideration at once the suggestion made,
of cementing the bowl of the reservoir, so
| so as to prevent any accumulation of vege-
table or animal matter. It is delicate sub.
ject to write about. but it is one that should
receive prompt attention, and we are sat
isfied such will be the result, if the proper
authorities are reminded OF it. We there
fore, propose to say no more at present
about it.