The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-02-27
Sunday was real Marcher, and the wiad
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Sunday was a real Marcher, and the wind
played the wild with signs and awnings.
Yesterday being Ash Wednesday, services
were held in the Catholic and Episcopal
churches, and will be continued throughout
the Lental season.
The petition OF the East Augusta Fire In
surance Company, praying for exemption
from taxation. has been referred to the FL
nance committee of the House of Delegates.
Monday was County Court day, and a
great number of persons were in town. Bus
mess was active and benzine flowed SO free
ly that several parties were taken in hand
by the police and fined.
The Goodson Gazette wants the Street
committee to cast its improvement eye in
the direction OF east Main street. 1t would
be money made to fix that pit-fall in front
of Mai. Hotchkiss' at once Somebody is go
ing to be hurt there yet.
The Valley Railroad bill, with which our
readers are familiar, was made the special
order in the Senate, for yesterday, the 2Gth,
on motion of Mr.. Sherrard. 1t proposes to
vacate the charter, If certain considerations
are not complied with. .i.i.,4l
T. L. Niche, Esq, member of the Legis-
lature from Albemarle county, was married
last week to Miss Mary Neeson, Of Rich
mond, daughter OF Hon. James Neeson, OF
that city, The bride was one of the bellies
Of the metropolis, ard a lady of rare accom-
plishments.
The Hook and Ladder company has hand
somely furnished and fitted up two ms in
the Institute Building, and now have as
nicely appointed quarters as any one could
desire. The Company is composed of ex-
cellent material, and is in splendid working
condition. Next Monday night a meeting
will be held in the new rooms.
The Board Of Directors Of the Western Lun-
tional buildings for the accommodation of
the insane who are now distributed through.
out the jails of the State. 1t is designed to
construct a building capable of accommo-
dating Sc persons, and to have it completed
within four months, after which others will
be built with about thrice that capacity.
There have been sold, since 1861. through
he agency of Staunton men, one hundred
and ell even thousand, seven hundred acres OF
iron land, and sixty-eight thousand six hun
dred acres coal lands, in Virginia and West
Virginia. Some of these properties are very
valuable, but only limited quantity of
either the coal or iron land is developed
This vast body of mineral wealth, when
utilized, will nearly all of it contribute d.
rectly or indirectly to the trade and bust
ness of Staunton, as it lies for the most part
along the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad,
and comprises all descriptions of the best
Goals and iron ores. But for the collapse of
1873 the greater part of this property would
now be active wealth. But the stagnation
which followed the revulsion in business
consequent upon the suspension of Jay
Cooke & Co., affected these investments as
all others were affected. With the return
of business activity and confidence, and the
release of capital from the restraint Of fear,
we may reasonably expect new order of
things and the coal and iron properties of
the two Virginias to attract the attention and
enterprise their richness and abundance are
sure to command at some time or another.