The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-10-20

Thedus at Yorktown is reported to be an
kle deep.
Pay your poll tax at once. 1t may cause
confusion to delay
The October number of the Boston Musical
Herald has been received.
The Governor has re-appointed Mr.. B. F. FL
fer Inspector of flour for Staunton.
Capt. VS. Lurty addressed the people OF
Rockingham last Monday in behalf of the Cam
eron ticket
Attend to registration. Not only to seeing
that your name is on the books, but in the
right district.
Hen. 81. H. Riddlebarger passed through
Staunton on his way to Woodstock his home
on Tuesday last.
We had the pleasure yesterday of call from
Mr.. Lloyd, representing that Invest of live pa
pers, the Cincinnati Commercial.
MIR. Thos R. Campbell, of Page has been
assigned to duty as store keeper at the dstillery
of Foster s. Co., near town.
| A large number of our citizens attended the
Baltimore Orole, and still large number are
now at the Yorktown Centennial
Transfers should be given attention. No
precaution should be neglected to have each
voter registered in the proper district.
| Y. M G. A-Leader next Sunday. F. D.
Pinkerton; subject. "a good report through
faith" Lesson, 18th chapter of Hebrews.
Mr.. Howard T. Frazier, of Chicago, is now
| on visit to his fathers family in this city.
| He was warmly welcomed by his many friends
| here.
We regret to learn that J. W. Morrison,
Esq. one of our most highly esteemed citizens
is quite i'll. He is attended by Drs. Gibson
and Fauntleroy.
The Richmond State says that Mrs. Benz. T.
Bagby and Miss Ella Bagby, of Staunton, are
in the city, visiting Mrs. G. Waddy Wilde
No. sO7 West Clay St.
J. Kinney Campbell, Esq, of Highland Co.,
favored us with call on Wednesday, He re-
ports very favorable condition OF public senti-
ment in his county for the Cameron ticket
Turk. for the Senate and Harnsberger and
McCutchen tor the House, is a ticket that the
people can support with the assurance that
they are representative men OF the interests OF
the people
Mai. Thos Shumate is now ia Virginia
gathering force of $50 colored men to work
in the Iowa Coal Mines. He leayes for the
West on the 25th, and will also take his family
with him.
| Cross-ties haye been laid on the Shenandoah
| Valley railroad mile and hall, between Ro-
anoke and Cloverdale, and the work is being
rapidly pushed onward The work of putting
down steel rails will commence in few days
We are indebted to Hon. J. E. Massey, Aud
itor of Public Accounts, for copies of his An
nual Report for the year ending Sept. 30th
| 1880. He will please accept our thanks. We
/ will have occasion to refer it more fully here
| after.
| Col Tom Sitlington, one of the oldest citi-
zens of Bath county, died at his home on
| Cowpasture river on the 5th instant, in the
91st year of his age. He was ruling elder in
Windy-cove church, and represented Augusta
in the legislature forty years ago. He was a
good citizen and highly esteemed.
We regret to learn that Mr.. Henry Snite-
man, one of the Oldest and most respected
citizens of Augusta county, is lying dan
| gerously i'll. He was taken sick last Tuesday
a week ago, at the residence of MIR. VIM. Rob
erts, and remained there until Monday, when
we learn, it was the purpose to remove him
to his residence near Annex.
We have received the October number of
the Planter and Farmer. Its high reputa-
| ton as an agricultural journal is maintained
1t is publication that ought to be in the
hands of every farmer who wishes to con-
duct his farming operations intelligently.
Virginia. and enclose 81 for years sub
scriptlon.
| The so-called "pink-eye" disease which
broke out among the horses in New York two
weeks ago seems to be assuming alarming pro-
proportions. There are said to between 500
and 900 cases in New York at the present time.
Veterinary surgeons expect equine sickness
Of this sort every fall but they were not pre-
pared for the unprecedented violence of the
disease which has marked this season.
Mr.. Thomas Bowling, one of the most ven
cradle and highly esteemed citizens of Angus
ia, died at the residence of his son, Andrew
Bowling, ESQ.,, on Monday last. The deceased
was in his eight-first year and for five years
had been unable to get about Mr.. Bowling
was the father of Mrs Jos. F. Tannehill, An
drew and Miss Gertie Bowling, of this county.
The remains were buried at Stone church, the
following gentlemen acting as pail bearers
Messrs. A. W. Hartman, Isaac Keister, David
Heatwole, W. 81. Moorman, ] Mop. Crawford
and J. W. Gilkeson.
SALE OF REAL EsTATE.-Elder, Nelson s.