The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-04-17

Peach trees are in full bloom.
Rockingham wants an Agricultural Fair.
The public schools gave Holiday Easter
Monday.
Fees of Notaries Public, have been cut
down about fifty per cent.
Three persons were baptized at the Bap-
fist Church last Sunday.
Last night the young gentlemen gave
hop at the Grange Hall.
For several nights last week, the noun
tains were brilliantly Illuminated by fire.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad is do
ing splendid freight business at this time.
The Easter offering of the Episcopal
congregation last Sunday amounted to over
nine hundred dollars.
The NJ. E. Church Parsonage for the Pre-
siding Elder, on Gospel Hill, is being hand
somely fitted up for the occupancy Of DR..
Martins family.
The Juveniles came out in advance of Lent,
and last week parties were given at the
residences of DR.. McChesney, Capt. Morton
and DR.. Hanger.
Geo. R. Bell, ESQ.,, has purchased the lot
on Market street adjoining the property of
G. G. Gooch, Esq, and proposes erecting
handsome residence thereon.
Thursday evening last this section was
visited by the first thunder storm of the sea-
son. There was slight fall of hail, but
down the Valley it was quite heavy.
A number OF our amateur musicians, are
arranging for the production, in this city,
for the benefit of the West Augusta Guard,
of the popular operetta OF 'Her Maiesty's
Ship Pinafore.''
The annual spring holiday TO the students
OF the Virginia Female Institute, cemmenc-
ed on Monday last. Many of the young la
dies from distance will enjoy their respite
among their colleagues Of the city.
On the 1st of April the new law went into
effect, enabling any person having ten dol
lars to become bondholder and creditor Of
the government. The certificate bears in.
teIest at the rate of S.65 per cent. per an
mum, and is exchangeable in sums of 800 or
mutiplies thereof for four per cent. bonds.
The team of Mr.. David May, attached to
a wagon loaded with hay, became frightened
last Thursday night, and ran the wagon
against the lamp post, corner of Frederick
and Market streets, swapping it off close to
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the wagon.
The last Musical Million published the
words and music of very pretty little song,
composed by Mrs. Emma Lyon Bryan. the
talented wife of Pendleton Bryan, Esq, of
Harrisonburg. 1t is a little gem and proves
the authoress not only fine musician but
also poet.
We learn that Miss Hounihan, of this
city, is one of the candidates for gold
watch which is to be ratified at church fair
in Keyser, W. Va. Father Fitzsimmons,
formerly of this city, is now pastor of the
church at Keyser, and he it was that pro-
posed the Staunton candidate. We hope she
may win it.
After May 1st the American Hotel will be
closed, for thorough and complete repairs,
and Improvements from basement to garrett.
As soon rs these are completed the name will
be changed, the house furnished throughout
with new and handsome furniture. J. C.
Scheffer. an experienced and popular hotel
manager, will open and conduct it.
The alarm of fire resounded through the
streets last Sunday evening, and the hun
dreds vino were out enjoying the bright
Easter sunshine, flocked to the scene. The
occasion was the burning of the chimney at
the residence of Mr.. John c. Gayer, corner
of Coalter and Kalorama streets. The fire
caught under the roof and did some little
damage. The Hook and Ladder and Fire
Companies were promptly on time, and the
hose was soon playing on the building, pre-
venting any further spread OF the flames.
The report that Rev. J I. Miller intend
ed resigning as principal of the Stanton
Female Seminary, to engage in the active
ministry of the Lutheran church, is correct
ed by that gentleman in a published card,
in which he says the school will go on as
heretofore under its present management.
1t would have been misfortune to our city
had the rumor proved true, for none of its
citizens are more valuable than the esteemed
principal of the Staunton Seminary.
PERsoNAL.-Prof. Samuel 81. Coleman,
of Brookville, Nd, was among his old Staun-
ton friends this week and cordially well
coined.
Col. R. Turk, Of Highland, was in the city
yesterday.
Gen. Jim Walker was in the city last
week.
Capt. J. H. Waters and ThomasJ. Crowder
are the delegates to the Grand Lodge, l. o.
o. F., which met in Richmond ON Tuesday.
Miss Ada Reese has returned to her home