The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-09-25

PERsoNAL-Mr. Phillip Witt, Of the
Bridgewater Journal, was in the city last
week. He represents the prospects OF the
new paper as exceedingly promising, and we
hope the realization will far exceed the
promise.
Last week Col. VIM. Allen, accompanied
by Maj. Jed Ho;chkiss, visited the old bat
tie fields of Port Republic and Cross Keys,
in Rockingham county. They were making
the final notes for ''Jackson's Valley Cam
naions. - work that will soon be published.
Capt. W. S. Lurty was in the city yester-
day, returning from the L. S. Court at
Lyn- hburg.
Mr.. Jno. C. Ker, son of Heber Ker, Esq,
and popular young business man of this
city, left for st. Louis yesterday, there to
make his future home.
Among the attorneys attending the Su-
preme Court during the past week were
Messrs. w. B. Compton, j. N. and Winfield
I.iegett, J. S. Harnsberger, G. G. Grattan,
G. w. Berlin, GenI J. E. Roller and c. A.
Yancey, of Harrisonburg, and Moses Wal
ton, OF Woodstock.
A. A. Splitter, Esq, we'll known to many
of our citizens, having formerly been en-
ployed in the Spectator Office, of this place,
and gallant member OF the West Augusta
Guards in the late war, is a Deputy Collec-
tor under Col. Mills. and it is to his fidelity
and efficiency in a great measure that the re-
suit above announced is due. Mr.. Splitter
has been on visit to his many friends in
this place for several days past.
C. p. Jones, Esq, having declined the
nomination of the Conservative party for
the Legislature from the counties of Bath,
Allegheny and Highland, on Saturday last
at mass meeting at Bath G.. H., Mr.. Michael
Mimic was chosen as the candidate in place
of Mr.. Jones. He accepted the nomination
in a pointed speech.
| Mr. Henry Taylor, one Of the Oldest citi-
zens of Staunton, died on Tuesday last and
was buried on Wednesday. For many years
he carried the funeral notices around the city,
but, for several months past enfeebled health
compelled him to relinquish that service. He
Was quiet and unobtrusive and much re-
spected by all who knew him. Rev. DR..
| Hough ofIiciated at his funeral.
Prof. Eggeston, the distinguished Min
ing Engineer of the School of Mines, Co.
lumbia College, New York, who spent sew
eral weeks examining the coal and iron
properties of Virginia and West Virginia
last month. has returned to Virginia to re-
sumo his investigations, and yesterday went
to Shenandoah Iron Works, where he will
! devote some time 10 the examination'nf the
mineral properties of Page.
Prof. Craishill, OF the U. S. Corps OF
Engineers was in the city yesterday.
| Col. 3. johnson Barbour has been nomi-
mated as candidate for the Legislature
from the county of Orange by the Conser-
natives.
From the Highland Recorder we take the
following personals
Misses Minnie Rodgers and Florence Wade
passed through here last Monday on their
way to Staunton, one to attend the Wesley.
| an Female Institute and the other the
Lutheran School.
| Mr.. James F. Patterson, Clerk OF the
| Hastings Court of Stanton, is now on a
visit to this county.
Miss Nellie Patterson, who has been
spending the summer in Stanton, returned
| to her home at Greenbank, few days ago.
Capt. James Bumgardner, of Staunton,
has been in attendance upon the Circuit
| Court in session here last week.