The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-03-17

To-day, the 18th is st. Patrcks Day.
Hon. VIM. Mines passed through Staunton
on Monday last
Col. Robert Beverly, of Fauquier,w was in the
city on Tuesday last
Mr.. Jno. Kelly, of the Sweet Chalybeate
| Springs, was in town this week.
Mr.. Wilbur Veitch, of Chicago, is on visit
to his many friends of Staunton.
A number of the ministers from Conference
passe.. through Stanton on Tuesday and yes
terday.
Rev. DR.. B. N. Sledd, of Richmond, preached
an able sermon in the Methodist Church, on
Friday night last.
Last Friday, trains on the Shenandoah Val
ley Railroad passed over the East Liberty
trestling for the first time.
Mr. Geo. H. Sheets, of Mt Sidney has pur-
chased farm of 80 acres, lying near Swoopes
Depot. He has sold his residence near Mt
Sidney to Mr.. A. H. Ross.
Col. Arch Kinney is quite sick at the resi-
dence of his sister, Mrs. Craig His condi-
ton at last report, was not favorable to
speedy recovery
The spring weather is bringing about a gen.
eral brushing up and cleaning off of gardens,
and it will not be long before an army of
delivers is at work.
Mail service between Staunton and New
Hope, and between Waynesboro and Lynwood,
Rockingham county, over the Shenandoah
Valley road has been ordered
Judge H. c. Allen was in the city Monday,
and called to make political inquiry, but I'M
fortunately we were absent 1t would afford
us pleasure to answer the question
Jas. Bowler, ESQ.,, OF Covington, is in staun-
ton, in attendance at the bed side of his
nephew, Mr.. Jno Kinney son of VIM. Kin
ney, who is very ill with consumption.
Our neighbor of the Valley Farmer has
changed the form ofhis periodical, and instead
of pamphlet now issues beautiful four
page paper, filled with interesting matter per
tanning to the farm and garden.
Last week the members of the Lutheran
congregation, at Mlddlebrook, visited their
pastor, Rey Luther L. Smith, and left at his
house number of valuable presents, among
which was fine Attorney COW.
Mr. E. W. Parker, of Missouri, the contrac-
tor for carrying the mails from Staunton to
Monterey. for four years from the 1st of July
next, is in Staunton, for the purpose of sub
letting the service to some responsible person.
Arthur c. Hartman, formerly of the city,
son OF the late Gen'l W. H. Hartman, has been
appointed superintendent of the Canal Packet
Line on the James River, which has recently
been sold to the Richmond & Allegheny Rail-
read
Mr.. W. D. Whitfield has been appointed Elk
press Messenger of the Adams Company, and
will run between Richmond and Huntington.
Mr.. W. is popular in staunton and will be
missed, as his headquarters will be in Rich
mond.
Gen. Echols returned to Staunton on Satur-
day last after a several weeks stay on the wes-
tern extension of the G & O Railway, and on
| "wednesday, accompanied President Hunting
on and Vice President Wickham, of the G &
o Railroad OF special train, on another tour
of inspection of the western part of the line.
| At a recent meeting of the authorities of the
Shenandoah Valley railroad, it was determined
to push the work south of Waynesboro, with
expedition. 1t is said that January LIST, 1882
| is the time fixed upon for the completion of
the line to its connection with the Atlantic
and Mississippi road at Salem.
Last week a slide occurred on the Valley
railroad along the curve which rounds the
steep bluff at North River, just south of Mt.
Crawford station. A considerable quantity OF
earth and stone was deposited ON the track,
but it was removed before any damage was
done, and without causing much delay in the
running of the trains.
Mr. H LaKimbali, President of the Shenan-
doah Valley Railroad, and the chief spirit of
the Syndicate which purchased the Atlantic,
Mississippi and Ohio railroad, accompanied by
several Pennsylvania capitalists, has been on
a tour of inspection over their recent acqui-
sition The party made an examination OF
the road from terminus to terminus.
Messrs. G. P. Huntington, W. G. Wickham
n. NJ McCready Fisk & Hatch of New York
and several other prominent Northern CAPT
talists have been on tour of observation to
Newport's- News. The same parties passed
over the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, on west
Wednesday, to the work now progressing to
completion to form the western connections
| of this road.