The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-07-27

Mr.. James b. Taylor, has returned from MS
summer vacation
Miss Annie Bell is visiting the family OF
Col. Covell in Romney, W. Va.
Mr. and Mrs. w. p. Tams returned Saturday
from fortnight's sojourn at Capon.
Stribing is rapidly filling up, and the season
promises to be as good rs last year.
A large number of the farmers throughout
this section have housed and insured Their
wheat crop.
Lawrence Pcyton who was severely bitten
by a moccasin snake last week, is rapidly re,
covering.
Col. W. G. Tuck and his interesting and
popular family are summering at the Allegheny
Springs.
Mr. B F. Eakle was quite unwella nj his fathers
home in the country, but Is now much better
and is in town again.
Mr. Geo. w. May, we regret to learn, ie
quite sick, but we trust will be- before long
about again.
Mr. David May is just recovering from a
severe spell of fever, and looks pretty badly
used up, but is Strengthening daily.
Capt Thos. s, Doyle, late principal of the
Deaf, Dumb & Blind Institution, has been
elected principal OF the City High Schools.
Last week several stacks of wheat on the
farm of Geo. l.. Peyton. near town. caught
fire from steam thresher, and were consum-
ed
Mr.. Randolph Harrison. rising young
lawyer of the Lynchburg Bar, is on visit to
his fathers family, Mr.. Henry Harrison. and
his brothers, Messrs. G M. and w B. Harri-
son, of this place.
Dr. N. Wayt, Mrs. Jno. B. Baldwin, Miss
Mary j. Baldwin, Miss Mary Crawford, and
Capt. Thos. ID Ransom were registered ut the
hotel, ON the summit of Mt. Washington. on
the 18Th. The party reached home, after their
extended trip, Monday evening
The farmers generally have been agreeal'ly
disappointed in the yield OF their wheat. We
threshed out from 20 10 so per cent more than
Was expected. Most of the grain is in fine
condition and of excellent quality.
Mr. Will B. Cochran son of Chas T. Cochran
Esq, is on visit to his friends in this place.
He has located in Waco, Texas, and is in charge
of the express office at that place. He is look
ing well, and gives favorable reports of thu
Lone Star State.
Mr. n E. Lyman, wife and daughter wert
in the city last week Mrs. Lyman and daugh
ter will remain in the county for week OF
| two. Mr.. l.. speaks in cheerful terms of the
improvement of Norfolk and the adjacen
country.
Mr.. VIM. L. Towberman, who has beer
spending the past session ut Eastman's Col
lege, Poughkeepsie, N. Y, has returned to-
the summer vacation to his fathers residence
Mint Spring. He is quite unwell. but is nov
rapidly recovering.
| During the recent session Of the Sunday
School Convention in Harrisonburg, thu
Commonwealth published daily journal
giving the proceedings of the body ant
other matters of interest. The paper doe
credit to the enterprise and workmanship o
the office from which it was issued.
We are panied to learn that the venerable
Judge Moncure, president of the Court Of APP
peals. and one of the .ablest and purest mel
and jurists the world ever knew. is quite il
at his home in Stafford county. 1t is statet
by correspondent of the Petersburg Under
Appeal that he has entirely lost the sight o
one eye and the other is very much impaired
Messrs. Mcmahon s. Green, the well know
Virginia contractors, haye closed an agree
ment for the execution of five miles of heay!
work on one OF the Kentucky railroads, nea
Winchester, in that State. They will at onc'
ship their stock and working force to tina
point, and commence operations IS soon al
practicable.
The fourth section Of freight-train No. IA
going east over the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad, ran into the third section OF the
same two miles west of Covington, OF
| Saturday. and wrecked number OF the
cars. Engineer Frederick King, having
| Tile tTdlu HI was cAtShGy HS"sFn
and the road east and west was temperate!
blockaded.
| We had the pleasure of call, on Wednes
4 day, from Mr. Chapman Nicholson, of Holme
county, Miss. He is q son of Mr.. Geo. Mich
olson, we'll remembered by the most OF on
citizens, and brother of the late Mrs. JOhl
Stafford This is Mr.. Ms. first visit TO his ma
tive town in twenty-one years, and he ha
boyhood ac4uaiptances, and hunting out oil
landmarks. We had q very agreeable ant
instructive interview with him, as to the bust
ness and political situation of the South, an.
especially his State. He represents every thinl
prosperous, in his section, and builds grea
hopes on the levee appropriation bill befor
Congress if it shall pass.
Lescisbury Independent, July Goth: Bisho
A. Wilson and family, of Baltimore, arrives
in Lewisburg this morning. His family-con
sisting of his wife and daughters May, Len
and Belle-will spend the Summer in Lewis
burg.
| Prof T. NJ Turner and A. j. Friou, G
StauntOn, are in town.
Mr. Nelson Andrew Is at the Lewisbur
Hotel, and wants to buy horses.
Miss Mary Grattan, of StauntOn, Va, is tn
guest of Mr. John w. Arbuckle.
Miss Mary Lou Bledsoe, of Stanton, ar
rived in Lewlsburg Tuesday, and is stoppin
/ h. r. Dol
Miss Gertie Vanlear and Miss Nellie White
who have been visiting in qreenhrier for sey
eral weeks, leave to-day for Stanton.
From the Charleston, W. Va, E0ensng Ga
we copy the following notice of one of on
most popular county bellies: "The departur
this morning on the early train of the bright
vivaeious, intelligent Miss McOhesney, VIII
has spent several weeks here as the guest G
Miss Dorcas Laidley, her school and class
mate at the Virginia Female Institute, for he
home in Augusta county, has saddened th
hearts of many who made her acquaintance
The young lady expressed much sorrow 6
leaving the friends whom she had made, an
these part with her as regretfully. Miss Car
had become favorite; her gentle. refine
manners won for her many devoted friends j
| Charleston society,"" lf