The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-07-06
Col. R. D. Lilly reached home on Tuesday


the Sweet ChaIybeate Springs on Tuesday
last.
Capt John S. Wise passed through Staun
ion on Monday last, on a visit to Hon II. ID
Riddleberger, at Woodstock, Va, where ht
will remain several days.
Rev. J. P. Smeltzer, D. d., President o
Walhaa Female Seminary, South Carolina
is at present on visit to his son, Saml 5
Smeltzer, of this city.
The Augusta National Bank has leased
the splendid store room in the new Burke
Building, corner of Main and Augusta streets
and will move in it as soon as the room is fit
ted up.
We have rec lived copy of the speech, IL
neat pamphlet form, delivered by Capt. Johr
S. Wise before the cadets at the Valley lnsti
tute-subject, the Battle of New Market
1t is interesting and brilliant.
Miss Mary J. Baldwin, Susan M Bald
win, Miss Mary Crawford and Dr. N. Way
left this morning on the Valley train for Que
bee, on pleasure trip, and on their return
will take the White Mountains in their route
We had the pleasure of a call on Monday
last from Mr.. j. S. Mosely, of the Richmond
Nurseries. He has purchased the Austin farm
near Waynesboro. with view of extending
his nurseries business and opening branch IL
this county He will remove to the farm IL
the Fall and plant largely.
A fire, caused by the explosion of lamp
broke out in the cellar of May u Co.'S drug
store on Monday morning, but was quickly
extinguished by the fire department. The
damage to stock and fixtures is about 5000
fully covered by insurance in the Phoenix
Fire Insurance Company, of which MI. G.
L. Cooke is agent.
Rev. Mr. Whitley, chaplain of the Univer-
sfty of Virginia, will preach in the Methodist
Church, South, of this place, next Sabbath
morning and evening On the following Sun
day, Rev. w. B. McGilvray ,ofRchmond, will
fill the pulpit morning and evening. DIR
Smithson, the pastor, is still absent, trying t.
recuperate his strength at Taylor Springs
Rockingham county.
A correspondent of the Christian Observe
giving an account OF the closing exercises o
compliment to T. w. Burke, son of w. A
Burke, of this city "The Final Grafton de
livered by I. w. Burke, of Staunton, Va, was
very finished production, upon the subject
"The Confederate Dead" The Grafton was
replete with beautiful thoughts, couched il
exquisite language, handsomely delivered" +.
At the recent commencement exercises o
the University of Virginia, II. M. Bell, Jr., o
this city, was awarded a diploma in Latin
Howe Peyton Clay, son of Robert Gray, Esq.
of Harrisonburg, received his A. B. and car
ried off the University prize for oratory a
the Washington and Lee University. Boil
of Mr. Gray's NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Gray ant
| Howe Peyton+-were distinguished orators
| They were prosecuting attorneys in their re
spective counties-Rockingha and August;
for many years, and ranked among thu
abest OF Virginia lawyers.
| DR.. R. S. Hamilton, Superintendent o
the Western Luntaic Asylum. has done 8
wise thing in giving perm ission to the con
| tractors on the Valley Railroad extension
to deposit the excavated dirt, near the
Arch bridge, on the ground now used as 1
garden for the institution. The location O
the garden right in front of the building
was in bad taste, and has been an eye-sort
| st hoc haop Thoro i
much more suitable ground for the garden
in rear of the building. and to convert thu
present garden spot into d pleasure lawn TO
| the patients would be vast improvement
| in the appearance and contribute largely t.
the comfort and health of the inmates o
the ASYLUM. 1t is an economical arrange
ment, to have done for nothing desirable
work that would cost the, State severa
thousand dollars. under ordinary circum
stances, for to ill up the garden spot tt
correspond with the connecting yard would
be no light expense.
| Miss May Forbes has returned home from
| St. Joseph's Convent, at Emmittsburg, with al
| the honors of full graduate of that celebrated
school. Besides completing the entire cours
of English and modern languages, this youn!
lady has accomplished an almost incredible
amount of work in the way OF painting il
| oil and water colors, portraits in crayOn ant
many beautiful specimens of art, embroider.
and tapestry. A handsomely finished AM
most life-like portrait Of each of her parent
and a fine copy Of the Ecce Homo and Mate
Dolorosa in crayon, show by their exqusit
finish in every detail as well as by their trutl
to nature, the inspiration Of the genuin
artist. Apanel in water colors, representing
flags and marsh grasses, IS of dainty desigl
and delicate coloring. Many specimens Q
painting on satin and velvet show q remarka
BILE versatility of talent in this direction, as wei
as great industry and perseverance,. We pre-
dict tor Miss May the career of asuccessfu
artist should she choose to- pursue her un
doubted vocation. s2s M
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