The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-09-01
SvMr. Richard Liggett, Of Harrisonburg is
visiting in Staunton.


Mr.. Richard Liggett, of Harrisonburg, Ii
visiting in Staunton.
1 The nextannual reunion of Company. e.
will take place at Thinking Springs v
Mrs. Lena Deyine has returned to the city
after an absence Of several weeks.
Mrs. Jed Hotchkiss and her daughter, Miss
Annie, are visiting friends and relatives in
New York
Rev. Thos. M. Boyd, the able pastor of Mt
Horeb. has received call to the Presbyterian
church at San Saba, Tex
Ameng the visitors at Rawley are the fami,
lies of Gel VIM, Bumgardner and Dr. Cartel
Berkeley, of Staunton.O i
Mr. W. A. ,Bowles,e late principal OF the
Staunton High School, has accepted position
as hotel manager in Atlanta, CAL IRI3
Miss Mary Tucker Magill, the charming ell
ocutionist, will give an entertainment in this
city some time during the week.
! Adams Express Company will have a regu-
lar Office at the Yorktown Centennial. and
will attend to all kinds of shipments.
Jno. T. Owens, who is now playing to large
audiences in Baltimore, is booked tor the
Stanton Opera House on the night Of the 18th
Mr. VIM Yarbrough, a freight conductor on
the C. s. o. Road, was thrown from train at
iWilliamsons on Saturday last, and fatally in
jured.
By, the LIST Of October. the track on the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad will be laid TO
South River Bottom, eighteen miles south OF
5 Waynesboro'.
Miss Etfie Stiff, one of the most popular mu-
steal graduates of the Wesleyan Female Insti-
tute, has accepted the position OF musical in
structor at st. Francis School
Mr.. Taylor Hoge. brother OF Messrs. Jno.
ten years residing in Texas, is on visit to his
friends and relations in Virginia. .. 10.
Mrs. W. T. Richardson, Of Richmond was in
Staunton on Monday ON heI way home from
the Rockbridge Alum. Her daughter, Miss
Nellie Tate is still at the Springs.
r. Prof S. H. Coleman returned to Staunton
yesterday from pleasant visit to Maryland
He has accepted chair in the Staunton Fee
male Seminary, Rev.J. 1. Miller, prlncipal.i
Judge John N. Hendren, Col. j. H. Skin
ner, and Mr.. A. A. Sproul are spoken OF as the
probable nominees of the Democratic Con
sentative Convention. which meets in this
city ON the 3rd of October iea 2 a-l'i aiia 4
4, Mr.. Nick. Holiday, Of the firm Of Holiday
& West, of this place, is filling the position
of Cashier Of the Union Bank of Winchester,
during the illness of his father, who is the
Cashier of that institution s4sra-
The body Of . dead infant was found on
Sears Hill, Monday night, by the police. 1t
was new born and wrapped In rags and paper,
and was considerably decomposed. The body
was buried by the authorities
Henry w Hobson. Esq. of Richmond, the
law partner OF Jno. S. Wise, passed through
Staunton on Monday last, en- route for home
after a sojourn at the Springs He stopped
for q short time in the city. i - a. ~ s2.-sA
e. e. Mr.. Geo. A. Smith, formerly of.this city, but
who for some years past has been successfully
merchandising in Martinsburg, was on visit
to his many friends of Staunton. md Augusta
last week. He left for home on the Monday s
trainsg s af a
We are indebted to the Secretary for AN in
Yitation to attend the State Fair which begins
in Richmond on the 18th of October and con
tinues ten days. The exhibition promises to
be the largest and most attractive that has yet
been presented.
Capt. Jos. VanMeter, State Senator for the
Hardy county district, w. Va, in in the city,
the guest of VIM. A. Hudson, Esq Capt
VanMeter brings two of his daughters to
school. They have been entered as pupils at
the Augusta Female Seminary.
Misses Lily and Virginia Hoffman, formerly
popular pupils at the Virginia Female Insti-
tute were visiting Miss Annie Hendren last
week. On Tuesday they started for the Warm
Springs in North Carolina, accompanied by
Miss Hendren, who will spend several weeks
at that pleasant watering place.
Mr., Jno. Tierney, for the past twelve
years with the different iron companies at Buff
falo Gap, has accepted situation at Ansted,
W. Va, with the Hawks Nest Coal Company,
as Book keeper. He is q gentlemen well
worthy the confidence of any business firm,
and we are pleased to learn that he has been
selected to the responsible place referred to- g
Mr.. G. G. Doyle, for number of years in
the employ of the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail
road, at Lynchburg, has been ordered to
Staunton for duty and will take charge of the
ticket office of that company. at this place, on
the 9th inst, made vacant by the death Of
Capt. ]. H. Woodward. Mr.. r. p. Summer
son has been discharging the duties OF the po-
sition for some months past.
g. On Thursday last, Mr. Harvey s. Harris of
Deerfield, came to the city and took home
with him his little daughter who had been
under the treatment Of DR.. Bliss for about five
weeks. From an attack of measles, the child
was almost entirely blind being unable to dis
tinguish objects across the room. When she
left for home last week, she was enabled to
read ordinary print without difficulty and had
experienced relief from great pain. DIR. Bliss
is establishing wide reputation as an occu-
list.
TIE DROUGHT Is proving very DISASTROUS
The corn crop has been materially. affected,
pasture is burned up, and a serious inconve-
nience is experienced by the low condition
of the streams. Persons who had stock in
the mountains. have been forced to bring them
in in consequence of the drying up of the
streams, and majority of the mills along the
water courses are unable to rum There seems
to be no precedent for the present dry spell
and it is to be hoped that it will have no imi-
tatiohs.
ATTEMPTED, SUICIDE.-The Harrisonburg
Old C0msmaonsoealM says that on Saturday last,
Miss Cora Crickenberger, living near Chapel
Church, on the Keezletown road. attempted
to commit suicide by cutting her throat with