The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-03-24
The streets need thorough cleaning. and it
cannot be done too soon.


Mr. VIM. Hiner, an aged resident of High
land county, died very suddenly last week.
Gabriel Santini, Esq, of Richmond, was in
the city Monday on a visit to his father-in-law
Judge j. II. McCue.
Miss Lula Bair, of Lexington, Mo-, is visit
ing relatives in Stanton, Va. She is tn
guest of John Kice, Esq.
Capt Won Kleiser has purchased from
Messrs. Dickey and Burnley tract of abou
300 acres of fine timber land in Bath county
The Allegheny Tribune denies the statemen
that smallpox exists at Low Moor. Measle
and pneumonia haye prevailed there, bu
nothing like smallpox.
The corner stone of the new Masonic Hal
at Monterey will be laid on Wednesday, Apri
9th, 1881 Several neighboring lodges will b.
invited to participate in the ceremonies,
A Mexican doctor cures smallpox, however
virulent, in three days. An ounce of cream tar
tar, dissolved in a pint Of boiling water, is ia
ken at short intervals, when cold. The cure ii
complete, leaving no marks.
Messrs G. W. May and j. Fred Effinger
have sold the lots on Augusta street adjoining
the property of P N. Powell, to Prof Hamel
for $500. 1t is the intention of the purchaser
| to erect two handsome business houses at al
early date.
The annual offering at the First Presby
terrain church, which is usually made the first
Sabbath in June, will be taken up this yeaI
on the fourth Sunday of May, is the
Sunday preceding the converting of the Gen.
eral Assembly.
Chief Engin -er, w. w. Coe of the Shenan
doah Valley R. R. has removed his office from
the company's head quarters of construction
will be at Waynesboro during the prosecution
of the work south of that place.
The Shenandoah Valley Agricultural So
ciety has appointed a committee to wait OF
President Garfield and invite him to attent
the fair of the Society in October next. Gov
Holiday, Hon J Ran. Tucker and Hon. Johr
S. Barbour are on the committee.
Last week Mr. E. G. Vincent, Civil Enginee
accompanied Messrs. H. S. Schaffer and G. W
Hazzen of Pittsburg, to the manganese mine
near Waynesboro. These gentlemen VISITED
Virginia for the purpose of prospecting to-
minerals, and especially for manganese.
Meade F. White, Esq, of the Staunton bar
has been employed to defend ]. Andrew Pugh
who, it will be remembered, killed man a
Williamson several weeks ago. Jno. w. Dan
iels, of Lynchburg, and James Bowler, Esq, o
Covington. are also of counsel for the defense
Last night the Rev. Henry Mcdonald, Of
Richmond, delivered an interesting lecture il
the Baptist church, his subject being, How
became Protestant" Tonight his subjec
will be "Happy Homes" and the lecture viii
be more than worth the price Of admission, 81
cents.
| Last week, Dr. 7. F. Bliss assisted by Drs
T. W. Shelton and j. M. Hanger, performed &
very difficult operation in removing the eye
ball of Miss Lou Parrish, of this city. Fol
thirteen years she had been an almost constant
sufferer from an Inflammation of the eye, the
sight of which had long since been destroyed
The operation was very successful and the pa
tient is doing well.
Assistant Surgeon, M. Fl. Crawford, Of the
United States Navy, son of Col. S. D. Craw
ford, of this county, passed successful ex-
animation before the Naval Board at Phila
delphia, on the 18th inst, and returned to the
receiving ship, Colorado" New York Navy
Yard. Dr. Crawford is well known to us, anG
more gentlemanly and promising young
man we are not acquamtanced with
Mr.. Heber Ker, jr, who for several
years past has been with W. R. Tyree, drug
gst, left Tuesday for Philadelphia. where he
will accept position in the large drug es
tablishment of Wyeth s. Bro, and during the
approaching session will attend lectures at the
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy. He is one
of the most gentlemanly and popular of oul
young business men, and we predict for him q
successful career.
| The Highland Recorder says that gentle
man from HuntersYille stated that he me-
Col Doane, at that place, who infolm med him
that so far as he Doane) had examined the
route he had found it practicable and saw nc
reason why capitalists should not take the
matter in hand and build the road. This
would seem to indicate that Col. Doane's re-
port will be favorable to the enterprise, and
that means a railroad, as soon as it can be
built
The school at Southbotton, in the upper
part of the county, held its closing exhibition
on the night of the 18th. A very creditable
entertainment was given, consisting of recita-
TONS &C.. and at the close, the teacher, ]. D
Kennedy, addressed the audience briefly,
thanking the patrons for their uniform kind
ness towards him and complimenting the
scholars. The people of Southbotton were
much pleased with Mr.. Kennedy, whose tut
ton of their children they greatly praise.
The Maryland Commandery of Knights
Templar, to which Mr.. John W. Aler, who
was recently killed on the Valley road, be-
longed, at late meeting adopted resolutions
of thanks to Geo. w. Amiss, G. P. Bruffey
J. II. Parkins, ]. D. Crowle, and J. H. Wat
ers, of Augusta and Rockingham, for Their
| KIM dIteQtlOn TO NIT. Aler at the Time OF the
accident The resolutions were Handsomely
gotten up and copy sent to each ofthe above
named gentlemen.
Col. T. Doane, an eminent engineer of Bos
ton, President Of the Boston Board of Engi
neers, was in Harrisonburg last week, and to
gether with Vice President Loose, of the W
c. g. St. L. R. R., passed over the line of the
road to Highland. This road is the narrow
gauge which has been constructed in part from
Harrisonburg, west. 1t penetrates rich and
valuable mineral section, as well as product
I've stock country 1t is understood that
should Col. Doane's report be favorable, the
means will at once be supplied for the prose
cution of the work. So far as is known, he
was well pleased with the prospects.
We have made inquiry of number of the
Re-adjusters of Augusta county, as to theil
views of the recent action of Gen. Malone in
the United States Senate. As far as we can
learn, and we have heard from representative
men of that faction in almost every neighbor-
hood in the county, there is but one senti
ment prevailing, and that is of unqualified