The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-08-11

: Cameron and daniel meet al darTlsonDufg
on Monday next.
The stockholders of the Valley Railroad
will meet in this city to-day.
Charley, little son of S. II. Hunt, Esq,
who lives near Waynesboro', died Tuesday
last of cholera iniantum.
The Roanoke Neaos says that Messrs. Nc
Mahon & Green are pushing the work on the
Shenandoah Valley road.
Miss Cora Hudson, daughter of George ii.
Hudson, Esq, ofthis city, is visiting friends in
Port Republic.
Mr.. John Humphreys, OF Waynesboro',
died on Thursday last. He was a highly es-
teemed christian gentleman.
Mr.. VIM. K. Harper, is at home, visiting
relatives. Mr.. Harper has lucrative and I'M
portant position on Tennessee railroad.
Among the visitors to Covington is Miss
Evans, daughter of Jno B. Evans, ESQ.,. of this
city who is the guest of Miss Mollie Payne.
The congregation of the Episcopal church,
at Gotham, Albemarle county, has rendered
a call to the Rev Robt White, which he has
accepted.
Miss Ella West, of Chillcothe, Ohio, and
Miss Josie West and sister, of Martinsburg,
W. Va, are visiting relatives in the western
part of the city.
c. B. Jones, Esq, is on visit to Staunton.
He was warmly welcomed by host of friends
here, who express the hope that he will make
Staunton his permanent home.
A bush meeting under the auspices of the
United Brethren in Christ Will be held at Dry
River School House, two and half miles
from Churchvile. A number of prominent
ministers will be present.
Coin in which holes have been punched are
now worth much less than perfect ones. The
Government fixed the following values: Dol
lars, IS cents; half dollars, 35 cents; quarters,
Is cents; and dimes, 5 cents.
DR.. Fauntleroy has declined the position of
surgeon to the Second Virginia Regiment
which had been rendered him by the Gov
ernor. His duties as Superintendent of the
Asylum demand his entire time.
The new State Central Conservative
Democratic Committee has organized by
re-electing Hon. Absolom Koiner, of Au-
gusta county, chairman, and John Bell
Bigger, of Richmond. Secretary.
Alice, a lovely little two year old daughter Of
Col Blddle. US. A, commanding at Ft.Grant,
Arizona, died of heart disease, at Stribling
a IL,
taken to the family vault in New Jersey.
The Lynchburg Vuyinian of last Wednes-
day says Miss Patty Hanger, of Augusta
county, niece OF Speaker Hanger, OF the House
of Delegates, is in the city, stopping with the
Miss Bailey, corner of Sth and Main streets"
| Mr. Thos H. Humphreys, of this city, is
spending few weeks at the Rockbridge Alum.
Thos. N. Page, ESQ.,, of Richmond, was in
Staunton on Saturday attending meeting of
the Board OF Visitors Of the ID. s. b inst-
tuition, he being member of that body.
MCNAMARA, the fashionable New street
tailor, has just received a fashion plate from
New York, representing President Garfield
and cabinet in the leading fall styles of cloth
ing The Hkenesses are all good, and each
can be readily recognized. -oF
James R. Keene, the millionaire, was on a
visit to the Meem farm, in Shenandoah coun-
! ty, last week, with view to purchasing it
Mr.. Keene has been contemplating this pur-
| chase for some time, and we hope the attrac-
tons it presents will induce him to buy.
On Wednesday of last week, at the resid-
dence of Jas. A. Templeton of this city, Col
Jas. B. Brown, of GAINESVILLE, Fla, was mar
ried to Miss Ella d. Lilly, daughter OF the late
James M. Lilley, Esq, and sister of Gen'l Il
D. and Col j. D. Lilley, of this county,
A little son of Mr. Powers, al the Fair
Grounds, was badly hurt one day last week
by being struck on the head with rock. He
was standing under tree, and some one
threw the rock, which glanced from limb
and descended upon the head of the little fel-
low, fracturing the skull badly.
Mr. E Z. Vincent, G. E., who has recently
been in charge of division on the extension
of the Richmond and Allegheny Railroad, has
accepted position on the Pittsbulg and West
Virginia Central Road. Together with his
corps, which includes Mr. j F. Christian and
other young men of Augusta, he started fol
his new field of labor, on Tuesday last
As freight train on the Shenandoah Val
ley Railroad, approached the high trestle al
East Liberty, one night, not long since, the
engineer discovered a horse on the trestle.-
Erightened nv the glare of the head LIGHT anC
the roar of the train, the horse had walked the
ties. for forty or fifty feet when he was STRUCK
by the cow catcher, and thrown headlong from
the lofty height.
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