The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1880-01-29

of.this county. near Greenville, but for thu
past five years resident of Rockville, Ind.
where he is successfully engaged in thu
lumber business, paid us a visit Monday
He gives an encouraging account of thu
West, and is very much pleased with hi
new home.
II. B. Harnsberger, Esq, Of Port Repub
lie. and J.. N. Liggett, Esq, Of Harrison
burg, were in the city Monday.
Maj. Ed. Mcmahon and Maj. j. c. Greer
are on business visit to Staunton from thi.
work on the Big Sandy.
VIM. A. Drumheller has been appointed
postmaster at Hermitage, Augusta county
in place of Mary V. Page, res igned.
Mr.. John Carroll, of "Lone Jack" fame
and cousin Of John NJ. Carroll, Treasurer Of
Staunton, was in the city this week, to at
tend the funeral of Mrs. John NJ. Carroll.
We are authorized to correct the rumol
lately reported by us that DR.. G. l.. c. Minor
will be an applicant for the place of Princi-
pal of the Virginia Female Institute.
In the San Francisco Call we find the fol-
lowing with reference to DR.. w. II. Crawford
formerly of this county and now in New
York:
DR.. w. Fl. Crawford, U. S. n, late of the
receiving ship Independence, left for WASH
ington on Friday morning. He has been a
great favorite in both naval and social circles,
and his departure will be regretted by large
number of friends.
We are informed that Rev. Geo. T. Lyle,
of Second Creek, in Greenhrier county, has
received an invitation to the charge of New
Providence church, in Hawkins county,
Tennessee. He will accept the call and
enter upon the duties Of his new field early
in the Spring. We truly regret to lose from
our midst SO valued citizen as Mr.. Lyle,
but if he must go, he will bear with him our
kindest wishes, and not ours alone, but of
all others who have the good fortune to be
reckoned among his friends. - Border
Watchman.
Mr.. Lyle is we'll known in this county.
being relation OF the Rockbridge and
Augusta families of that name.
DEATH OF A NOBLE WosTAN.-Mrs. Mary
Carroll, wife of Mr.. Jno. NJ. Carroll, our
City Treasurer, died last Sunday morning,
and though her previous severe and painful
illness of four weeks, had, in measure,
prepared her fir lends therefor, yet the an
nouncement of her death spread gloom
over our community, such as is rarely seen.
Every one who knew her felt that we had
lost good woman, faithful christian, a
friend to the poor, afflicted and sorrowing,
kind Esighbor, devoted worker in every
field Of charitable effort, whose place in the
sphere of general usefulness, it will be hard
to fill, and in the circle of her ia mily and
intimate friends, impossible. Unsefsh,
true, guileless, refined, with hu mble views
of her own worth, she was a lady in the
highest christian sense of that much abused
term. Mere show and parade were extrem-
ly offensive to her, and while in her home
she dispensed liberal hospitality, no guest
perhaps ever sat at her table, without being
made to feel that their presence, however
unexpected, was no burden to her, but at
once felt at home. In all church enterprises
to help on its benevolent efforts, and where
the women were called to help, she was nat
urally put forward as leader, not because
she ever sought it, but all felt that around
her, so true. so kind, so energetic, all would
be drawn to rally. Her goodness drew all
towards her who knew her, and those who
knew her best loved her most. The great
crowd gathered at her funeral, made up as
it was OF Catholic and Protestant, old and
young, and the general mani'estati on of be-
reavement shown by all, exhibited their
sense of her worth, and the power of her
gentle kindness. She had been a consistent,
devoted member OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church from about her fifteenth year to the
day of her death. Her husband. family and
friends have the warmest sympathy of the
entire community. Ell.