The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-06-22

Dr. J. Ed. ATbuckle, of Greenbrier county
W. Va, has located at New Hope, Augusta
county Va.
Mrs. Virginia G. Hamilton, of Augusta
County, on the 10Th, established scholarship
in the Law Department of Washington & Lee
University, Lexington.
Last week a thief entered The residence Of
Mr. Fultz, near Midway, Augusta county, by
lifting the lower window, and from desk
stole $780, ras.t. ~
Mr. Henry Smith, formerly of this city, AND
now the popular travelling passenger agent o.
the Shenandoah Valley railroad, was in town
several days in the interest of his Co.
The Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Virginia
will hold its convention at New Market, Va.
in St Matthew's Church, Rev. J. A. Snyder
pastor, the Goth of September at z p. m.
The Allegheny county supervisors ordered
the Rohr House, at Clifton Forge, where a case
of smallpox occurred, to be burnt to The
ground They allowed $200to the owner fol-
his loss.
ANeghany Tribune, An agent is now in
Europe to organize a company to erect a
mammoth furnace on the Roaring Run prop
erty, located about 10 miles southeast of Gov
ington.
A new postoffice has been established at We
suvius, on the Shenandoah Valley Railroad
near the large pillow mandatory Of Hugh f,
Lvle & Co, and Vim. s. HUMPHREYS has been
appointed postmaster. lr 10
c. Armand Miller, son of Rev j. l. Miller
of this city, and one of the most talented
Young men in the State, won the orators
medal at the recent commencement exercises
of Roanoke College.
AT the recent term of the Circuit Court the
sales of the Ferrol Iron property to the Au-
gusta Iron Co., Philadelphia Capitalists, was
confirmed, the purchasers paying $4,000 cash
and executing bonds for the residue. The
price paid for the property was $1i7.050.
Low Moor went out of blast on the 18th
for general repairs and improvements
Twenty-Five add itional tenement houses are
to be erected. and large brick kiln burned
for future use.
At the recent term of the Circuit Court the
Judge entered an order instructing the CLERK
to enclose in close paper boxes all the paper:
of the county, so as TO preserve them from
dust, &C., and to thoroughly renovate the
office
DIR. Stephen Harnshcrger, of tits COZ nty, has
purchased through the real estate Agency o
Fl L. Staples, g. Co., of Richmond Va, a large
James River farm situated in Goochklnt
county containing ahont nine hundred acres
for $l3,440, and intends locating upon it. '
Mr.. David Humphreys, formerly of Rock
bridge, and for some time the draughtsman il
the Valley r. Roffice during the construction
of the northern end of that road, is visiting
| friends in this section. He is now engaged il
the government Office ut St. Louis, a
draughtsman, a pleasant and paying position
The Pastoral relation existing between Rev
F. F. Mutually, d. d., and the Lexington Pres
| byterian church was dissolved at the meetin.
| of Lexington Presbytery at Timber Ridge las
week Resolutions of sympathy for DR.. NJ
in his sickness were passed by the Presbyter,
in accepting his resignation. The pulpit 0
the Lexington church is now vacant.
Maj. n II. Hotchkiss returned from New
| York, last week, whittier he had been to &C
company his venerable mother to her Bingham
ton friends, Mrs. HotchkIss stood the tri
splendidly. Whilst up north the Major con
| bined business with pleasure by tracing u
and starting home c. & o. Car which ha
been gone for several years.
We learn from the Greenyille Banner tina
operations have begun on the Grove farm
between Cotapaxi and Vesuvlus furnaces an
half a mile from the Shenandoah Valley Rail
road, where twelve men are at work at man
ganese mining "A week ago two carloads c
the mineral had been gotten out, and the worl
will no doubt be pushed with vim, as all til
necessary machinery was to have been in plac
last Saturday.
Beginning July LIST Pullman sleepers will b
put on between Richmond and White Sulphu
and Newport News and White Sulphur. Oh
the Goth of June Pullman sleeper will b
run between Cincinnati and White Sulphur
and on the I'd of July Pullman will bepu
on between Cleveland and White Sulphur
Pullmans are now run between Baltimore an
the White and between Greensboro, N. G
and the White. The Pullman Company ha
a superintendent at the White.
A correspondent of the Wig in giving a
account ofthe Commencement Exercises of tn
Gordonsville Female Seminary, OF which d.
Vaughn, recently elected Principal of the d
d. & B. Institution, is principal, has the follow
ing paragraph with reference to the Drs adIe
to his pupils:
Dr. Vaughan then came before the audenc
and delivered a few words of good counsel t
the young ladies' HIS trembling accents il
terpreted the emotions OF his heart. The CIR
wept when he spoke the sad farewell i mex
er saw tenderer scene.
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