The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1880-12-09
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Hon. John Paul was in the city this week
and favored us with call
Deer are said to be more plentiful in the
mountains this season than for number Of
years.
Tonight at Trinity church. Mr. Conway nj.
White will be married to Miss Rosalie B.,
daughter OF the late VIM. H. Tams.
Pendleton Bird, colored, of Staunton, will
be released from the penitentary this month,
his term of confinement having expired
Christmas goods are the chief attractions OF
the store windows, and judging from their
number and variety, the merchants anticipate
lively holiday season.
Hon John T. Harris will please accept our
THANKS for an early copy of the Presidents
Message, and also the reports of the heads OF
the various departments. We feel under OBJ
legations to him for this timely and appro-
pirate attention.
The Boston Quintctte gave one of their ele-
CANT entertainments in the Town Hall, last
night to good audience The performance,
like all given by this celebrated company of
artists was triumph of musical skill and was
greatly enjoyed.
The mill, -ormerly the property OF Robert
5. Harnsberger, Esq, but now belonging to
Mr.. W. B. Felger, formerly of Pa. is being re-
pared and new and improved machinery in
troduced into it, The facilities for making
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repairs are completed.
Mr. Bayless Cade has retired from the AL
derson Enterprise, Mr.. j. NJ. Ferguson assum-
ing entire proprietary and editorial control of
the paper Tie Enterprise is a we'll conducted
paper, and deserves the liberal patronage it is
receiving We wish it abundant success under
its present management.
Hugh F. Lyle, ESQ., and Mr. A. Y. Lee,
of the VALLEY Farmer, of this place, are men
toned in the Char lottesville papers as among
those who were were present at the fourth
annual blowing match of the Albcmarle Ag-
ricultural Society last week. The Virginia
chilled pillow of Stanton, Mr.. H. F. Lyle. re-
ceived a prize.
On Monday morning last, Mr.. Harper Har-
man, one of the clerks in the post office, when
in the act of jumping OUT of bed, at his moth
! ers residence near Staunton, was severely in
| iured in the groin. He has not, up to this
time, been able to resume his duties at the
post Office, but is getting along comfortably.
DR.. Shelton was called in and rendered the
necessary relief.
Mr. NJ i. Buckley, the gentleman at whose
house, in East Tennessee, a double murder was
committed during the latterpart of November
is brother of ] H. Blackley, Esq, of this city
Mr. Blackley had recently purchased the prop
ertv, one of the most elegant in Tennessee, and
had not gotten into full possession when the
deed was committed. One of the victims was
the former owner Of the estate. ~
The Raleigh, n. c., Ne,os ami O5ssrosr, no
tees 'model music store" opened in that
place by Prof f. w Walter, recently o.
Stanton From the description given in the
paper referred to, the Professor must have q
superb establishment, especially in his selec-
ton of pianos and other musical instruments
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success i'll bis new home.
Just before the adjournment of the Sapreme
Court, in Richmond, on Tuesday, the venera'
be President, Judge Moncure announced to
the bar that Ivy advice of his physician and
friends, he would be compelled to vacate hif
seat on the bench for short while, and seek
rest and recuperatit n at his home. We sin
cerely hope that long years of usefulness are
yet in store for this faithful official and noble
man.
alma Mater for November has been is
sued. This is neat monthly paper, editeo
and published by the young ladies of the Lee
and Jackson Literary Societies of the Yves
leyan Female Institute, Rev. w. A. Harris,
D. D., Principal This number Is particularly
bright and interesting 1.-TWO Crowns" is 6
poetic production of unusual merit, not only
in the ha1monies of its measures. but the
elevated sentiment which threads through it
We learn from the Aides son Enterprise, thai
on last Saturday week, while the cars on tia
Chesapeake & Ohio railroad were passing the
siding at Wolf Creek, Il stone was thrown 10y
some miscreant, which passed through the
window, and struck colored girl from Staun
ton named Dinah Wayts on the cheek, int1ct
ing severe and painful wound. Genl Echols
Z one of the directors of the company, was Oh
the train, and authorized reward of $50 FOL
the arrest of the rascal
We publish on our first page an interesting
letter from Geo. Rye, ESQ., giving history o
the Republican party. Very few OF our readers
think of the little despised abolition faction o
1913, as being, in its full growth, the great ant
triumphant Republican party of to-day. The
achievements of that little party of 1S4S have
been wonderful presenting 100000 freemer
formerly slaves, and the whole domain O
the Union dedicated TO freedom-as its trophies