The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-05-15
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The annual stampede for commencement
dresses has begun.
The West Augusta Guards were on dress
parade Saturday evening.
The Institution grounds, as usual, are the
popular evening promenade.
The warm weather has had decidedly
reviying influence on the ice cream trade.
The pa int and whtewash brigade are
making things look decidedly fresh about
town.
Mumps are so prevalent in town, that at
every crossing iaw-bound convalscent is
encountered.
The $40 U. S. Certificates are now on sale
at the National Valley Bank, the Govern=
ment depository.
That excellent little sheet, the Valley MAT
tual Life ASSOCIATION Journal will again
make its appearance in few days.
The Harrisonburg Guards have taken the
initiatory in starting the ball for Fourth
of.July celebration in that town.
In many places, If rain does not soon fall,
the grass and wheat crops on some OF the
most fertile lands will prove an utter failure
The mountains west of US continue to
burn, and I'm less the fire is quenched by
rain, the destruction of property will nee
essarily be great.
The fact that comforta BILE dwelling houses
are very hard to obtain, should induce some
of our enterprising capitalists to again in-
augurate the building mania.
The county will be we'll showered with
tickets next Thursday-at the VIRGINIAN
office alone some thirty odd thousand have
been printed, and still they come.
The opportunity for land purchasers to
make good investments was never better
than now. Some fine estates can be pur-
chased at prices that make them bargain.
Yesterday evening at the Stanton Iron
works four tons of metal were run into one
casting. The casting was large double
pipe for hot blast, at Shenandoah Iron
Works.
The Boston Quintette Club, which met
with such an enthusiastic reception here last
fall, will again pay US visit during the lat
ter part of the month. Mrs. Knowles Isstill
with them.
Rev. T. E. Peck, DID,. OF the Union The
illogical Seminary preached an able sermon
in the 2ud Presbyterian Church. Sunday
morning last At night he preached at the
1st Church.
The work on the new City Hall goes
brsvely on. The frescoing has been finished,
and tile entire Hall is now almost completed
with the exception OF the chairs, which are
expected to arrive this month.
The 9th of June has been fixed upon by
Memorial Association as the time for the an
nual decoration of the soldiers graves. Cap
tain Jas. Bum gardner, jr., has accepted an
invitation to deliver the address.
The new pastor of the Methodist Church,
at Greenvihe, Rev. r. Smith, was welcomed
BY his charge in most cordial and substan-
tial manner, he having been the recipient OF
number of presents on his arrival.
The May number of the Valley Farmer is
before us. 1t is decidedly the best that has
yet appeared, and contains much that is both
interesting and useful. We are glad to
know that it is meeting with the success it
| deserves.
Messrs. Jas. Jordan and Cyrus Snapp, of
this county, returned last week from trip
to Kansas. They were, we are informed,
delighted with the country, and so much
enthused with the idea of Kansas future
greatness, that both purcha sed land in the
| new State.
Chas. F. Wiseman, son of John II. Wise
| man, of this county, was killed whilst trying
to board train at Wil.iamsons, on the c. q
o. R. W., OF Friday last. The train was in
rapid motion, and in attempting to reach the
platform, he was thrown beneath the wheels
and instantly killed.
We hope that the judges of elections will
not fail to return memorandum OF the vote
of their precinct, with the books. 1t fire.
quently happens tina. the books come in
sealed, and nothing to indicate what they
contain except here-say evidence and not
much of that. If the contest should be SO
be extremely unpleasant for the candidates
to await the legal count before the burden
OF uncertainty was removed.
The dry weather of the past three or four
weeks has been extremely detrimental to the
spring crops. The grass, especially young
clover has suffered very much, as has also
the wheat, whilst the newly planted corn
has lain for weeks in the ground unsprout-
ed. The weather has been very warm and
sulsry. except in the mornings. The moon
changes to- night aud some of the prophets
confidently predict rain. The signs are pro-
verbal for inconsistencies in dry weather,
however.
PERsoNAL-The Mountain Herald, pub
lished at Hinton, W. Va, says: The Rev.
DR.. Manly who has been preaching in Hinton
for nearly week, left on Monday evening
for his home in Staunton. Tae DR.. is a fine
preacher, and his sermons are highly spoken
of nv all who heard him