The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-08-18
DR.. T. w. Shelton has been quite sick for


DR.. T. w. Shelton has been quite sick for
several days.
Mr.. J.. A. Templeton and wife are visiting
relatives in Ohio.
Mr. Sam'l x Kerr, has sold his fine farm in
Southwest Augusta, for $4,000.
Mr.. Dabney Trice has sold 100 acres of his
farm near Greenville tor $4,000 cash.
Misses Kate Nelson and Fannie Bayly have
returned from sojourn at Stribling.
Mil Bryan, formerly of this city, has
been elected Mayor of Orlando Orange county
Fla.
D. E. Strasburg, of the Spectator, is taking a
little recreation among friends in Rocking
ham.
Among the visitors to New Market are Miss
Casper K. Zirkle and Miss BERTHE Coyner, OF
this county.
Messts. Alex. and Albert G. Hartman have
gone to Colorado, with a view to obtaining a
railroad contract
The store of Mr.. David Henkle, of Mint
Spring, was entered one night last week, and
the thief stole lot of groceries, DC.
RIM. Guy, of the National Valley Bank, is
in Bath county, and Miss Alice Wilson, of this
city, is soiourning in Highland.
VIM. L. Hunter, Esq, one of the oldest and
most highly esteemed citizens OF the county,
died Mt his residence near Waynesboro on Fri
day last.
Prof. w. A. Prantz, of Hoover's High
School, has been rendered the professorship OF
Ancient Languages at Tallahatchie College,
Charleston, Miss.
On Monday next, Col Cameron and Maj
Daniel, the candidates for Governor, meet in
discussion in this city. There will doubtless
be large turnout.
The Democratic convention of Rockblidge
on last Saturday nominated Hon. W. B. F.
Leech and R. K. Dunlop, Esq, as candidates
for the House of Delegates.
A few days ago negro man, engaged in
digging pit for a large furnace near the
Shenandoah Iron Works, had his leg broken
by the caving in ofthe embankment.
Lewis Barley, son of Conductor Barley, of
the B. & o. Railroad, broke his ankle one day
last week, whilst handling baggage on the
train between Winchester and Harper's Ferry.
Mr.. Geo. Fisher one of the most worthy of
| our citizens, died yesterday OF cholera morbns,
after a brief illness. He was working at his
trade, that of carpenter, on Tuesday, and died
yesterday evening
| Mr., Mantz, late Supervisor of Trains on the
Valley Branch of the B. s. O., has been re-
lieved and Mr.. Chas. Cole, an experienced
railroad man, wellknown and popular in the
Valley, is filling the position.
A reunion Of company "E," 1st Virginia
cavalry, will take place at Fit. Defiance, to-
morrow August 18th, at II o'clock a. IN. A
delightful time is anticipated by the veterans
| It is probable that Gen'l Ftzhugh Lee will be
present. 81
| The Richmond State Of the 18th regrets 10
learn thatsJ.l Mitchell Conrad of that city is
lying dangerously i'll Mi. g. is a native of
Harrisonburg, and brother of Mrs. Margaret
Bear of this place, and Mrs ]. s. Harnsberger,
near Fishersyllle. 90 . caIAo4-a4 ss.sz
Messrs. Jno. W. Todd, j. s Gillian, R. B.
Hundley, and Walter Hoge, have been Sc
lected as delegates to represent the Baptist
Church of Staunton at the Augusta Associa-
ton, which meets at Neriah church, Rock
bride county Aug. Both. ~.
Dogs have recently been attacking the
sheep folds of our county farmers. Col. A. W.
Hartman ,lost ten the other night, three of them
being fine thoroughbred Southdowns, pur
chased at Gen'l Mems sale. Mr. G. A. Roller
also lost four The dogs were killed.
Owners of mineral lands in Virginia, North
Carolina, or Tennessee, can send samples of
ores at the small price of one cent per ounce
by mail if they will send unsealed packages,
securely wrapped and tied with twine to No.
1914 Main street, Richmond, Va, where they
will be analysed or assayed without cost to
the owner Obtain the samples of ore few
inches below the surface of the earth, and
give in the communication, number of acres,
distance from lines of transportation, and cash
price.
Mr.. P. p. cambridge. engineer in charge.
has made report on the proposed railway
from Pittsburg, Pa. to Lynchburg, Va
The report is entirely favorable to the pro-
posed route via Cheat river, Cow Pasture
and Lexington, Va, where it would strike
branch of the Richmond and Allegheny
Railroad, now being built to Lexington.
This route is "a miles shorter than the
White Sulphur route, and 26 miles shorter
than the Williamson route, is far the most
practical and direct, and, it is claimed,
| would bring the vast undeveloped ore fields
of Virginia in proximity ITO the coal fields
of West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Col Cameron exposed good many of the
rascalities ofthe Democratic party in the man
agement of the basement offices-rascallties
committed while the Re adjusters were part
of that party. Others would have been ex-
posed long ago, if it had not been for the fact
that prominent Re-adjuster now, but then
good, honest Democrat, member of the COM
mittee to investigate the charge that the Fund
ing Bill of 1871 was passed by fraud, moved
to close the case and dismiss the subject, with
| out going to the bottom of it. 1t may be
| that knowledge gained from that member was
the ground of the positive charge of Col. Cam
eron last Monday that the Bill of 1871 was
passed by fraud. The truth may come out dur
ing this canvass and the shortcomings of the
| Re-adjusters and Democrats shown when they
were cheek by jowl working together.
DEATH ON THE RAI.-On Wednesday, the
18th, man supposed to have been deaf and
dumb was run over by the fast train on G.