The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-09-11

PERsoNAL.-From the Highland Recorder
we take the following personals:
Mr.. Washington Dudley of Augusta coun-
ty, passed through town last Thursday NOR
ming with lot of fat heifers bound for the
eastern market.
Mr.. James Turk and family of Messy
Creek, Va. are spending few weeks in
Crabbottom, the former home Of Mrs. Turk.
Two of Staunton's we'll known merchants
have been rusticating in Highland for the
last two weeks, Maj. j. w. Newton and Jno
w. Bryan.
Miss Rosa Glenn, Stanton, Va, is now
visiting this county, the guest of Mrs. Ster-
rett.
''Bric-a-brac," the charming society re-
porter of the Richmond STANDARD, in her &C.
count of the last ball at the White, say:
Miss Bell, of Staunton, and Miss Edith
Sullivant, of Boston, in demi-tolette, were
also among the dancers.
In the same letter we find the following
notice of Rev. R. McKim, son-in- law of Rev :.
K. II. Phillips, of this city:
1.-The Rev. Randolph McKim formerly of
Baltimore, and now of New York city, de-
livered her on Sunday last in the morning a
singularly able and brilliant discourse from
the text. 'What, tn n, will you do with
Christi" Ihave rarely heard so able ar eff
fort of pulpit eloquenee. The progress and
variety of skeptical creeds and results were
ably traced, and the entire sermon was char
acterized by an ability, forethought and re-
search most unusual. Mr.. McKim is still
young man and a man of very distinguished
and intellectual appearance. His delivery
is remarkably good, his manner earnest and
engaging, and his voice, which is by no
means an inconsiderable element in the eff
fectiveness OF sermon, singularly agreea-
BILE one to his hearers.
Rev. Mr.. Hartwell who has been mission
airy to China for twenty years delivered
lecture in the Baptist Church last Sunday
nil ht. The congregation was large one and
the lecture exceedingly interesting Mr..
Hartwell will not return to China but will
pursue his holy mission in California. He
is a fine speaker, and an earnest christian,
and will no doubt accomplish great good in
his new field of la Dor.
F. B. Delaney, ESQ, recently the tai
ented editor Of the Harrisonhurg Old Com
monareaHA, and now of Philadelphia, was
in the city Tuesday. Mr.. Delaney has
many friends in the Valley, who admire
his gifts as a writer no less than his de-
votion to his conviction of right, who will
be pleased to learn Of his success WHEREBY
er he may be, or in whatever pursuit en-
gagged.
The Judges of the supreme Court arrived
in Staunton on Tuesday, and are all looking
WE'LL The venerable President, Judge Mon
cure, seems to have imbibed new vigor with
the waters of Rawley, and is as hale, hearty
and jovlal as ever.
Hon. J. X. Turker arrived in the city yes
arr.e..ay, and ill remain for several days with
his son, Fl. St. G. Tucker, Esq.
Hon. J. F. Lewis, in Liggett, Esq. Capt.
W. S. Lurty and Mr.. Anthony Hickman, of
Harrsenburg; Capt. r. 7. Barton, Winehes-
ter; Gen. William skeen, Corington /; Capt.
Frank Henderson and Col. W. A. Anderson,
Lexington, were in the city this week.
G. A. Richardson, Esq, returned from
the University on Wednesday, where he
had taken the summer law course, ard
proceeded to EarGisonburg to-day, to re-
sumo his studies in the office of Gen. John
T.. Roller j
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