The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-05-11
Auditor S. Brown Allen was in town last

Mrs. s. B. Ball, of Richmond, is visiting hel
father, DIR. w H. Goode, and will remain fol
several weeks
Prof. VIM. Foniaine, of the University Of
Virginia, was in the city last week, the guest
of Maj Jed. Hotchkiss. IT.
Mr.. O. NJ Stewart, one of the editors of The
Richmond Star, is in attcndanceon the Bap
tist Convention, and favored us with call on
yesterday.
AT the General Conference Of the nj. e
| Church, South, now in session at Nashville
DR.. JOINTS. Martin was made chairman of the
Committee on Itinerancy.
Yesterday evening, Mr. Alex. Grubert, OF
A. A. Grubert & Son was married to Miss En-
ma Thompson We wish the young couple
many years of happiness.
The furnace at Quinnemont, on the Clles-
apeal1e and Ohio Railroad, after years sus-
pension, is now in full blast, turning out 81
tons ofiron day.
Mr. Geo s. Lightner, son of A. B. Lightner
Esq, the popular sheriff of Augusta county
has been admitted to thepractise of law in the
state of Maryland, and will locate at Easton.
Mr. John Hall, one of the parties to the suit
against citizens of Harrisonburg. tor the re-
coyery of valuable property there, died at
Point Pleasant W. Va, on Monday last Il week
ago.
On the 9th a patent was issued to w H. I'll.
Lynn and Geo w EYler, OF Staunton, ter a
corn stalk cutter and erusher, and to Robert
Thurman, of Lynchpurg, for a removable
lock
The SamI b. Brown farm near FishersYile
containing 140 acres, has been sold by the
heirs, Mr. E. NJ Brown aud Mrs. S. A. Rich
ardson, to DR.. J. NJ Watson, of Bafterbrook,
for $40 per acre.
Communion services will be held at Mt. Ia
Dor Evan Luth church, in this county. Rev
l.. D. Smith, pastor, on Sabbath next, having
been deferred on account of the inelement
weather of last Sabbath
Mr. Robert Richardson, son of Mrs. r. F
Richardson, of this city, is now in Richmond
with Capt &. T.. Smith, Division Superinten
dent of the c. & o. Railway. The promot ior
is deserved one, as Mr. Richardson is young
man Of fine capacity.
Rev. Horatio Thompson, one of the most
venerable and worthy members OF the Presby
terrain church, and for upwards of forty years
trustee of Washington and Lee University
died at his home near Timber Ridge, in Rock
bridge county, on Saturday last.
Kanaacha Gazette IN. Nj. Cir.mell, recent
ly of Staunton and formerly of Winchester,
hotel man of high repute, has taken charge o
the Hale House, and as he enjoys the repuia
ton of knowing how TO keep a holel, )" We
congratulate the public on his arrival.
We understand that the Board of Directors
at the Asylum, on Tuesday, postponed the
Department. The contest narrowed down be
tween Dr. Stephen Harnsberger, of Augusta
and DR.. Pendleton, of Southwest Virginia
The vote stoou five to five, and, in the absence
of one Of the members of the Board, Mr.
Savers, no selection could be made.
Miss Williams of Charlottesville, who paid
a visit last summer to Mrs. B. T. Bagby, and
| who was favorite with the young gentlemen
of her acquaintance, and Mr.. Gator, Univer
sity student, son. of the late Mr.. Gator, O
Gator, Armstrong 4. Co, Baltimore, eloped
one day last week, and were married in Wei
don, N c. The bride is IS and the groom
about 81 years old.
DIR. w. H. Goode and wife start in a few
days for Springfield, Illinois, to visit their son
little Johnnie Goode, as we used to call him
who is now holding an important and respon
sble position. Not being able to spare time
to make visit to Virginia, John sent hi:
father and mother free tickets over all thu
roads, so that they could come to see him. H,
is a boy of whom any parents might well fee
proud.
| Rev DR.. Summers, Secretary of the Gen
eral Conference of the Methodist Church
now in session at Nashville, Tenn, died il
that city on the 9th inst. He was in thu
performance of his duty the first day of tn
session, but was taken suddenly ill with
congestive chill, and survived but.a shor
time. He bad been secretary for the pas
twenty years, and was an able and usefu
worker in the cause of the church. Rev
DIR. John S. Martin was elected Secretar.
to'fill the vacancy.
Messrs Geo. w. Palmer, OF Saltvllle and A
NJ Bowman, of Augusta county, have forme
partnership and united their celebrate
herds OF thoroughbred cattle at Saltvill'
This is done, no doubt, to enlarge their faci
tiles and advantages in raising and encourag
ng the breeding of blooded stock. Mr. Bow
man is an excellent Judge of cattle, devoted t
the stock business, and the arrangement abov
indicated will bring together too intelligei
and experienced stock dealers.
The wheat along the line Of the Valley Raj
road in Augusta and Rockingham islookin
remarkable well. To appearance, the frost
and cold weather have done very little dan
age, and the prospect is for a good crop. W
have heard it stated that in some localities til
frost did son1e injury, but we are inclned
the belief that ii is not.as great as was at fri
feared. Ifthe present promise is realized i
the reaping season. we may safely calculate o
more than an average yield in the aggregate
as the acreage is larger than in past years.
At their meeting on Tuesday last, the Boar
of Directors of the Western Lunatic Asylul
elected Dr. W. w. S, Butler, Jr., of Rocking
ham, as assistant physician in place OF DIR.
FL. Murphy The selection is a most exceller
one DIR. Butler possesses peculiar qualities
tions for the position. Heserved for four veal
in the drug store of Mr. L. H. OFT, of Harrison
burg, after which he graduated with distinC
4 ton as doctor of medicine in the Marylan
College, carrying off severalof the highest pr
yes. For the pastyear or two he has been prat
Using his profession in Rockingham and ha
established fine reputation throughout th
field of his labors.
The Allegheny 7Ts6une says :" Shomo .
Bissell, of Stanton, have contracted with Nj
E. M. Nettleton for some important change
at the old Scott residence adjacent to town.
The old walls are to be renewed, the door
and windows enlarged, and general overhaul
ing and remodeling to modernized taste an
) usefulness made Besides this, new buildin
in rear of the present site will be erected, il
4 size to be 30x27 feet, and built of brick. Whe
finished, this viii be splendid home-goo
enough for king. Bagby will do the brio
work"
4 Our Democratic friends held meeting @