The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-01-20

South fl2Der Advertiser announces the death
by diphtheria, on Sunday, the 9th inst, OF
Minnie Pelter. little daughter of Mr.. Geo. Pei
ter This is the second child Mr. Pelter has
lost from this disease within the last several
months.
Also that "the house of Robert Veaney, a
colored man who lives near the Red Mills, was
burned on the Sd of January, with all his pro-
vision and most of his household furniture
The community has aided him very literally
in replacing his loss"
The same paper says "Capt Beck, of the S
" Railroad, was married, week before last, to
Miss Taylor, of Charleston, w. Va. The Cap
tain and his bride are now at Mr.. j. W. Nick
Inns, where they expect to remain as boarders."
MARRIED. Our genial friend, VIM. A.
Turk, Esq, son of Col Randolph Turk, of
this county, was married at Raleigh, n c., on
the 14th inst, to Miss Mary Mordecai
daughter of the late Henry Mordecai. a promi-
nent citizen of Raleigh. DIR. Jno. w. Harris.
of this place, was one of the attendants on the
occasion, and accompanied by R. s. Turk.
Esq, Pocahontas, W. Va, brother of the
groom, returned on Saturday last They
represent the entertainment and Inequalities
incident 10 the event as exceedingly liberal
and attractive, and speak in glowing terms of
the refinement and culture of the society in
which they were thrown. The many friends of
Mr. Turk in Stanton and Augusta county, will
be pleased to learn of his happy transit from
bachelor life, and wish him a prosperous fil
ture in the home of his adoption. Pittsburg
Pa, to which place he and his bride have
repaired.
The MIDwINTER (FEBRUARY) SCRIBNER
has always been a special number, as rich as
iful wood engravings can make it. Of last
years midwinter number the London Times
said 1T is a really magnificent triumph OF
American pictorial art and literary genius. "
The English publisher of ScRIBNER has tele-
graphed for II 900 copies of the present num-
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year, and the largest edition of an American
magazine eyer sent to England in fact it is
said to be larger than the monthly sales OF any
English magazine. The American edition of
ScRIBNER has grown during 1880 about 10000
copies.
A delightful feature of the magazine this
year is series ofsparkling novelties, or con
densed novels, instead of serial story. "a FaiI
Barbanism," the story of piquant American
girl in England, by Mrs. Frances Hodgson
Burnett begins in this February number with
a twenty-five page installment, and will run
through three issues Since the death of George
Eliot it may be said that Mrs. Burnett com
mands larger English speaking audience
than any other woman. Her novelette, will b.
followed by one by George w. Cable, author
of THE Grandissimes," ETC., and afterwart
Boyesen's Queen Titania" will be published
peter the Great" Eugene Schuyler's historic
al work, begun in February 1880. will be fin
ished in October ofthis year. By means of thu
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the whole of this great work. with its wealth
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In the same ratio that ScRIBNER's MONTH
KY is prospecting, ST.. NICHOLAS, the famous
magazine for girls and boys, issued by the
same publishers, grows apace. About 100000
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were sold, while the January number has beer
for some time out of print. In February, thei'
is a full account of the Obelisk, richly Illustra
ted from sketches and photographs. showing
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THE MIDwINTER ScRIBNER will be read.
January Goth, and ST. NICHOLAS five day
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