The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-01-13

Ordinance so as MOTTO require the weighing Of
fodder and other long forage. 1t is only. neces-
sary now to have hay weighed.
During the past year in the County Court OF
Augusta there has been 673 deeds and other
writings admitted To- record, and % &c porte
settlements confirmed and recorded <
A committee OF the City Council has been
appointed to make sale %. I he Witt lot, on
Main st. 1t is an admirable manufacturing
site, and we hope will ere long be utilized.
Underthe heavy pressure of snow the root
of one of the warehouses at the L. Bumgard-
ner & Co distillery caved in on Wednesday
night. No special damage resulted save in
jury to the roof
Rev. j. Croll of Middleiown Pa, an able
minister, has accepted call to the pastorate
of the Central Evangelical Lutheran Church
of this city He arrived at Staunton last week
and preached two interesting sermons on
lnday. rv,.A
The following convicts will be discharged
ON the penitentiaryahis month, having serv-
ed out their respective terms: George Jen-
nings and John Henderson, of Rockingham
county, and Paul Robinson, Of Augusta coun-
ty-all of colored.or ---e,-- -,ri-,, 7-.iff t-H 2
A committee has under consideration the
best means for heating the Opera House. At
present two stoves are all that is used to make
the house comfortable and they are wholly in-'
adequate during such weather as we have this
winter experienced. The new apparatus should
be put up as speedily rs possible szsago gro =
1t is stated that Father Ryan will probably
favor otaunton with one of his readings, his
selections beng his own productions. We feel
satisfied that the poetp priest would be welcom-
ed with a full house, tor few there are in this
community who are not familiar with his beau
tiful poems, and it would be real treat to see
one whom all SO extrayagsntly admire: G 3 ;.
L. Waddell, jr, of the Charlottesville lChron-
icle, was in the city last week. lnspeaking of
his recent severe loss of propertyby fire, he
seemed TO forget that in the grateful reflection
that his family had escaped from the peril of
the flames which gathered al around him He
informed us that he Vas again comfortably
domiciled, yet did not feel so perfectly at home
as before the destructive fire.
The weather for the past week has been
variable. but always wintrysvc 14erehaYe been
several light snow falls and heavy sleets and
as consequence walking has been exceeding
ly disagieeable. The sleighing continues good
and has precedence over all other methods of
locomotion. Tuesday evening some two inches
of snow fell, but yesterday the sun rose bright
and the prospect of another cold snap is flat
tering.
1t will cost but little trouble, and that little
will be well repaid, to sprinkle bread crumbs
around on the parches for the birds. 1t is al
most impossible for the little fellows to get
anything to eat during such weather and when
food is provided for them they readily find it
out and greedily devour it. Sprinkle the
crumbs around once or twice, and it will be
but short time until colony of the birds
will hover about tue place and watch for Their.
provisions.
DR.. Lee Patterson and Mr.. W. Boz John
son, of this county, have accepted positions
with the Iowa Coal Company, of Muchikineck,
Iowa. and on Tuesday last accompanied Maj
Thos Shumate to their new field Of operation.
Mr. johnson Is an experienced manager of
hands, having been connected with various
works of public improvement, and. Dr. Pat
terson, young physician of talent, will prac-
tice his profession at the mines. We wish
them every success.
Tomorrow night, at the Town Hall, the
Golden Slipper" Negro Ministries will give an
entertainment for the joint benefit of the poor
and the Excelsior Brass Band, one;falf of the
proceeds to go to each purpose. The members
comprising the company are from among our
native colored musicians and many ofthem pos
sess decided talent. They have been under
the special care of noted minstrel trainer.
and will give genuine negro performance
that cannot fail to prove entertaining. The
object is most worthy one and our citizens
can depend upon spending pleasant evening
if they attend at the hall tomorrow night.
This has provena fatal winter to small game.
A gentleman OF the country informs us that
since the deep snow he has found several large
coveys of partridges frozen stiff, and that even
hares are found dead. At one place ON the
side of hill,s beneath a sheltering rock, he
discovered IA perfect bed of feathers, and upon
further examination found the place to be the
haunt of a fox that had only to lie low to Sc
cure all the foodhe wanted. His unfortunate
victims would seek shelter wherever it could
possibly be obtained and the coy spot his fox
ship had selected, allured the partridges and
hares to surer, though less painful death.