The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1880-11-18
Anniversary Meeting ofthe Y. M G. A

Anniversary Meeting Of the Y.M @. e
Last Tuesday night, the fifth anniversary
meeting of the Young Mems Christian Asso
citation was held in the Association Rooms,
goodly audience being present. After the usua
devotional exercises, President Morton CAVES
brief sketch of the origin and progress OF thu
institution On the 18th of November, 1874
the initial meeting was held in the basemen
of the Methodist Church, and an association
with sixty-one members was formed. From
that day to this, services have been conducted
every Sabbath, and the organization has in
creased to membership of over two hundred
1t now has an elegant library, cozily fitted
up reading room and handsome organ, ant
the outlook for the future is flattering indeed
During the past year, the association hal
lost by death three of its most valued mem
hers, viz: n P Catlett, DR.. B. Sears and W
G. Brown, the latter of whom was one of TIT
Vice Presidents, whose place has been filled by
the election of Mr. D. W. Landes.
Capt Morton, in the course of his remarks
read extracts from letter received from the
International Secretary, in which gratifying
account of the general progress of the work
was given.
The State association meetsin this city OF
the 25th of this month, and the following
committees were appointed for the duties lspe
Gifted
Committee on Arrangements: ]. E. Guy
IT Rpo1r n
W Landes and R. T. Leftwich.
Committee on Reception and Entertain
ment: A. F. Robertson, D. A.. Kayser, H. A
Walker, c. W. Snuff, C. c. Berry and G. D
Pearman
An interesting feature of the evenings pro
ceedings, was the presentation by Chas. Graf
tan, ESQ.,, of pike the donor being Maj. J.
Marshall McCue. This weapon of war is an
historical relic, being one of the pixies used by
John Brown, at the Harpers Ferry insurrec-
ton. The presentation speech was handsome
and appropriate
At the conclusion, Rev. j. NJ. Frost. pastor
of the Baptist Church, was introduced and de
ivered an entertaining and instructive lecture
His subject was The Importance ofthe Stud,
Of the Life of Christ" and lie handled it as a
student whose life lesson it had been.
A unanimous vote of thanks was rendered
Dr. Frost, and before adjournment Capt. H,
l.. Hoover, President of the State Y. NJ. c.
A.. made some interesting remarks, in the
course of which he stated that Augusta county
was the banner organization county in the
State. Indeed, it contained nearly as many
associations, nine in number, as the balance 0.
the State combined. The Stanton Associa-
lion was looked upon as the head of the order
in Virginia, and in consequence OF that dis
tinction grave responsibility deyolved upoL
It. 1t was regarded as the leader and mus
prove itself worthy of the position assignee
.t-more money, more zeal must be throw.
into the work To further this object a COM
nittee of one from each of the religious de
nominations in The city was appointed t.
canvass.
The meeting adjourned about ten O'CLOCK
with the Staging of Sweet bye and bye" Mis-.
ollie Hotchkiss' sweet voice leading in thu
SOLO, and benediction by Rev. w. E. Baker.
Shenandoah Valley Railroad.
The Philadelphia Record. OF the ! lth, has
the following paragraph in reference to the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad, and its futur,
connections
1T was stated upon authority yesterda,
1t the office of the Shenandoah Valley Rail
road Company, in this city. that the confer
ence at the Continental Hotel on Monda,
eiad resulted i'll favorable consideration oi
he plan to connect the Shenandoah Vale,
md the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Rail
.oadS. This connection will secure !;
through llne from Memphis. Georgia an,
Alabama. without the Inconvenience now
rXperirn I'd of travelling over competing
lines. The Shenandoah Valley will tap TIN
Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio bv building
from Waynesboro, Virginia. on the Chesa-
peake and Uhio, 10 Salem, in Virginia, a
distance Of eighty miles,
The route here Indicated is that deter
mined upon by Hon. j. r.. Kimball, Presi-
dent Of the construction company that il
now building the Shenandoah Railroad.
when, few weeks ago, lie visited this por
ton OF Virginia. and passed over portion
# the proposed route, through Augusta
and Rockbridge counties. Maj. Jed. Hotcl,-
kiss, of this place, who is probably NOR
familiar with the topography Of Virginia.
chan any other person in the United States
and is intimately acquainted with the phys
ical resources of the -tate, was with hr.
Kim all when he was in this section, and
very confident that the road will take tn
direction indicated, and push On South a.
lar as Chattanooga. where it will intersect
the Southern system of roads OF the sam,
guage Of that as the Shenandoah Vale.
road. The difficulty Of tapping the OH.
and Mississippi Road at Salem, is the diver
>ity of the guages-tIat being broader thai
the standard guage Of the railroads Of tn.
State. which is the same as the ~henandOal
Vall,y. 1t is the purpose of MIR. Kinbal
to traverse the entire country in privai,
conveyance, from Waynesboro TO Chatta
nooga. in short time. Maj. Hotchkiss Il
engaged to accompany him and make i.
report on the minerals and other resource
Of the region to be penetrated, to show til.
approximate local freightage that could b.
depended upon. No finer mineral rcgiol.
on the continent exists, titan would b.
opened and developed by the construction.
IF the Shenandoah Valley road over the lil'
indicated, and at the same time more dl
rect and shorter route to the South woult
be secured, which is really primary con
sideration.
MARRIED.-Last Tuesday morning, at the
residence of R. NJ. Guy, of this city, J. Alex.
Montgomery, Esq, Of Greenbrier county, was
married to Miss Fannie r. Bright, daughter
the lite M. A. Bright, and one of the brightest
and most charming of Staunton's daughters.
Last night, the First Presbyterian Church
was crowded to witness the marriage of Mr..
W. Purviance Tams, the deservedly popular
Cashier of the Augusta National Bank, to
Miss Sue L., daughter of VIM. Frazier, ESQ.
The bride is one of the loveliest of charac-
tiers, accomplished and attractive, and wo-
man in all that is true womanly She was at