The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-07-07
j. NJ. Stout, Esq.,, OF Au gusta, is at Raw

J. Emmett Guy, ESQ.,, is spending few weeks
at Capon.
Rev. J. W. Rosebro, of Messy Greek, is
spending month at Rawley.
Capt. Thos. D. Ransom and family are
spending month at the Rockbridge Baths.
Gen. John E. Roller, of Harrisonburg, was
in the city yesterday on professional business
Mr.. Robt Hill jr, has moved into his new and
and handsome store erected on the sight of his
old stand.
Mr.. Plunkett Burns, of Monroe county,
W. Va, is visiting his relatives and friends in
this place.
The RockDridge Alum HAS, filling up and
the chances for regular "old time season
are most fiattering.
We have received the first number Of the
Nelson Meas, a sprightly little paper just
started in Montreal, Va.
Gen. Echols has returned to Kentucky to
look after the railroad enterprises with which
he is officially connected.
Theo. F. Shuey, official stenographer of the
place near Churchville.
Mr.. Murphy, of the U. s. Stenographic
Corps was i'll the city on Tuesday, and called
at the VIRGINIAN Office.
Hon. John Letcher will please accept our
thanks for copy of the Official Register OF
the Virginia Military Institute.
A large number of our citizens accompanied
the West Augusta Guard and Staunton Artil-
lery to Woodstock on Monday last.
The Catholic picnic held at Fort Defiance
last Thursday proved to be one of the most
delightful of the Summer recreations
We are indebted to Hon. R. E. Witbers for
interesting and valuable public documents for
which he will please accept our thanks.
Mr. Newton A. Baylor, son of the late Col
George Baylor, whose home is in Adair coun-
ty, Missouri, is on visit to his Virginia
| friends
Mr.. Chas T. Hammond, of Woodstock, has
succeeded Mr.. Miller as Geographic operator al
the Valley Railroad depot. Mr. Miller goes &c
Richmond
The Council on Tuesday night reelected
the former officers of the city. The salary O.
Superintendent of Water W orks and his assis
tant was increased.
The Rockingham Register came to us las
week in a new and elegant attire. 1t is alse
enlarged and is now one ofthe handsomest pa
pers in the State.
DIR. Benton, of the q. S. Neurological De
partment, arrived in Staunton on Tuesday
last, having spent several days in the lowel
part of the Valley
The contract for printing the records of thu
Supreme Court of Appeals at Staunton, fol
one year, has been awarded S. M. Yost & Sol
of the VALLEY VIRGINIAN.
The Valley Mutual Life Association has jus
received new 6, 400 pound safe. 1t is pom
derous affair and required small army O
men to place it in position.
Big Lick, Va, the Southern terminus of th,
Shenandoah Valley Railroad. is to be rechris
tened with the name of Roanoke" The rail
road is to bullG a fine hotel there
Our old friend, Mr.. Joe Ruff, now with Nc
Corkle Brothers, was in Stanton Monday
His presence reminded us of the long ago
when we were young men together
| Week before last Reeves Da Wis, a brakeman
on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway wal
shot and seriously wounded by Ills divorced
wife. The parties lived in Hinton.
l.. Lewis, Esq, U. s. District Attorney for
the Eastern District of Virginia, favored us
with call on Monday last, on his return
from Rockingham CO unity to Richmond.
Mr. Ashby Hosho ur, son of S. A. Hoshour
Esq, was among the graduates at the late
commencement exercises of Bryant, Stratton
and Sadler's Business College, Baltimore.
Among the distingu isEed pupils at the Edge
Hill Seminary, Albemarle county, was Miss
Carrie Crowle, of Staunton, daughter of Mr.
]. D. Crowle, proprietor of the Virginia Hotel
Rev. Dr. Atkinson, President of Hampden
Sidney, arrived in Staunton last week, and is
the guest of Hon. A. H Fl. Stuart He is &C
companied by his daughter, Mrs. Albert Nor
| rison.
! Y. M C. A.-The topic for discussion mex
Sunday evening at the Y. NJ "A is SLIPPERY
places to be avoided" Lesson: Proverbs, 4th
chapter, 14-27. G. G. Gooch Esq, will be the
leader.
Rev. DR. D. B. Ewing of Lewisburg, for m.
erly of this county, will make m visionary
tour during the summer vacation of his school
through the counties of Nicholas, Webster
&C., w. Va.
At its meeting on Tuesday night, the City
Council passed a resolution directing the City
| Treasurer to call for the first half of the city
taxes for the yea 1881, on or before the 3Otl
day of August.
Mr. s. Cofman, cabinet maker of Mt. Sid
ney, was severely hurt one day last week
Whilst operating his turning lathe, the piece
of timber few out and struck him OF the tenn
rle, inficting severe wound.
]. Davis Craig, Esq, passed through Staun
ton on Monday, for the Healing Springs. HI
was looking somew hat reduced in flesh ate
his extended tour of three months through
the South.
Col W. A. Anderson, of Lexi ngten, was il
the city Monday. He was en- route to attend
the meeting of the Va LEY Railroad Director
which was to have commenced to-day, but h,
informed us that it had been postponed fo
several days.
DR.. B. M. Palmer has announced to hi
congregation in New Orleans that he decline
the call to the church of Columbia, S. G., ant
also to the professorship of the Theological
Seminary 1t will be remembered that hi
call to Columbia was animatedly discussed il
the late Presbyterian General Assembly.
We learn from the Luray AdDanee that Hon
VIM Mines, jr.. has contracted for the brick
to build large furnace near the Forge
When completed it will give employment tt
about 800 hands, in addition to the humble
now employed at that place. The capacity
of the furnace will be about seventy-five tom
per day.
Mr.. Gee. A. Newman. an intelligent youn,