The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-12-11

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The approaching holidays promise to be
season OF unusual gaiety. We have heard OF
several entertainments that will be given.
A second edition of DR.. Pollard's ''Hand
Book of Virginia has been issued, and we
thank the Commissioner for copy.
We are indebted to Hon. J. w. Johnston
for bound copy of Message and Docu-
ments for lS7S-79, for which he will please
accept our thanks.
The Grand Lodge of colored Masons met
in this city last night. This morning at
1920 o'clock, there will be a procession and
afterwards an Grafton by Rev. Mr.. Derrick.
We are indebted to Hon. A. Fl. FL. Stuart,
g member of the Board, for copy OF the
proceedings OF the Trustees of the Peabody
Fund. at their annual meeting held in New
York, in October last.
"Pinafore" was so successful that it was
repeated third time on Thursday night.
and drew another large audience. The last
was the best Of all the performances, and
couldn't have been beaten.
The election of Superintendent of the
Asylum, aud various other officers connected
with the institution, takes place to day.
The candidates are numerous, and the Board
will have a good lot of material to select
from.
The second half OF the city taxes is called
for and must be paid by the Goth of this
month. You can save five per cent. by
paying before that date. and if payment is
deferred until afterwards, five per cent. will
be added.
The show windows, especially along Main
street, are ladened with Christmas stocks,
and many of them are models of taste, both
in the variety and excellence of the goods
displayed and the manner in which they
are arranged.
The long -looked-for and much-desired rain
came last week. IL commenced on Thurs
day and continued, at intervals, until Sat
urday night Never was its patter more
heartily welcomed, and the good results cat
scarcely be computed.
A large steel engraving of the late John
Howe Peyton, an eminent lawyer OF Till
city and formerly Mayor, has been rendered
the city council by his son Col. Jno. Lew
region, and gratefully accepted. 1t will b.
placed in the council chamber.
We are indebted to the Hon. VIM. c
LeDuc, Commissioner, for the annual re-
port of the Department of Agriculture, a
Washington, for 1873. This is one of thu
most valuable of governmental documents
and contains an amount of important in
lorna
Superlntendent's Ruffner's annual repor
shows that there are 1919 pupils Ill the pub
lie schools of Augusta county, of whom
2,42S are white, and SOL colored. In thu
city of Staunton there ale 479 white arc
1888 colored. During the year the county
received $24, GA IS, and the city SIT 1886. 53
In recognition of her valuable assistance
in the recent rendtions of ''PinafoEe," ant
as testimonial of the appreciation ou
people have for her unusual talent, the Y
M. C. A. of this city. presented Miss Anni'
Haas, the charming Josephine, with hand
some bible, and the ladies and gentlemen
who acted with her, gave an elegant copy
of Shakespeare. Both were appropriately
| inscribed.
The ladies of the Catholic Church arr
preparing to give the GROWING festival o
the season. Among the many attractive
features will be the voting of handsome
presents to popular gentlemen. For an ele
CANT gold-h headed cane, Colonel Thomas Cor
don and Councilman James Byers are TIN
candidates. For q handsome gold watch
the candidates are Messrs. s. 4. Houshou
and Thos. Burke, and a fine lantern is to b.
voted for between Captain Anderson, of thu
Chesapeake &c Ohio Railroad, and Captain
Newport, of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad