The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-06-01
The General Baptist Association of Virginia


Rev. J. W. Hedges, Of Berkeley county.is il
the city, attending to some matters before tn
Circuit Court
The June term of the Circuit Court 70
Augusta County, Judge Mclaughlin presiding
will commence to-day.
81 Harnsberger, Esq, of Harrisonbur
was in Staunton on Saturday last, attending
to professional business
Mr.. Michael CARRIER, son of Albert CARRIER
Esq, of this place, now residing in Oakland
California, is on visit to his father ant
friends.
II. B. Niche, Esq, OF Loudoun county
formerly of Staunton, is in the city on bust
ness visit, and has received a cordial welcom
from his many friends.
Dogs thave recently raided the focks o
Messrs. Noah Early and Sam'l Woods in tn
vicinity of Fort Defiance. Mr.. Woods los
five sheep, and Mr. Early his entire flock.
Messrs. John Paris and w. It. Rush, of thi
county, left yesterday for the Warm and Ho
Springs, where they will stop several weeks
J. Davis Craig, Esq, will spend the summer a
the Rock Alum.
We had the pleasure of meeting yesterday
our old friend, Col. Benz Hiner, OF Doe Hill
Highland Co., Va He is still active, an(
maintains his quondam Democratic identity
with his proverbial earnestness. r.,
j. W. Stephenson, Esq of Warm Springs
was in the city Tuesday las. Mr.. S. is practicinG
law at Bath Court House. He is one of thre'
lawyer sons of our old friend Adam Stephen
son, Esq, of Highland county.
We have received copy of Hon. J. r. Tuck
er's tariff Hech, unGer the frank of Hon. }. K
Lynch, q colored member from Mississippi
recently admitted to the seat that was occupied
by Gen. Chambers.
Moses Walton, ESQ, and wife. of Wood
stock, passed through Staunton for the Whit,
Sulphur, this week, where they will remain
several weeks, and then try the Warn
Springs for Mr.. Walton's health.
Hon John T. Harris, passed through Staun
ton on Tuesday last, on his way to Harrison
burg from Washington. He was to hav
returned to Washington yesterday, where h
has important law business engaging his at
tention.
We have received long and interesting &C
count by one of our countymen OF his trip t,
the Louisville races. We regret that its pub
lication will have to be deferred until mex
week, but it is good enough to keep.
Messrs. Elder, Nelson s. Cushings, real es
tate agents, have sold to G. M. Harrison, ESQ
a part of the Fauntleroy lot, corner of Fred
erick and Reservoir streets, for $2,750 Thi
is the most beautiful building site in the city
Mr.. II. expects to erect on it handsome resi-
dence.
At the election held in Mt. Sidney on Thurs
day, Messrs. S. H. Watson, S. M. Crawford,
c. Harper, Dr.. W. M. Crawford and j. j. Pee
were unanimously elected town Trustees
This was the first election held in Mt Sidney
the town having been incorporated during tn
last session of the General Assembly.
We are indebted to the management OF til
Norfolk and Western Railroad for a copy G
an illustrated Tourists and Excurisonists Guild
Book, descriptive of the summer homes an
beautiful scenery and mountain resorts alon
the line of the Road. Also to the Shenan
doah Valley Railroad Company for simila
publication furnishing illustrations of some G
tl,a ont I'm oft oil
that line.
We acknowledge the receipt of an invita-
ton to attend the final exercises at Capt. c
s. Rollers Augusta Male Academy, near tn
Old Stone Church on the 7th and Sth ofJune
The promise is for very attractive entertain
ment, for no school in the State has so rapidly
and surely passed into public confidence, MOI
is there one where the students have been I'm
der better discipline, or had the advantage o
more care and efficiency on the part of the in
structors. 1t is one of the Institutions of which
Augusta county ought to be proud.
Messrs. Geo. J. and Christian German O
Baltimore county Md, recently purchased
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and with their families removed there. They
are represented as men of business experience
and energy, and will be a valuable acquisition
to that section of the State. They are til,
pioneers of small colony of Maryland far
mers and stock raisers we learn, and will sooI
be followed by other families
Rev. r. Smithson, who was one of the dele
CRATES from the Baltimore Conference, South
to the General Conference, at Nashville, is de
tanned in that city, by sickness, of typhoiC
character. We learn from Rev. Dr. Martin
who reached home on Monday last, that Mr.
Smithsop was sick for six days during tn
sitting of the Conference, and that he viii
not be able to travel before the latter part O
this. or the first OF next week. 1t is no
thought any serious apprehension need be en-
tertained about the condition of Mr. Smithson
We have received the first number of tn
Tayares Herald, published at Tayales, Florida
Six months ago the site of TaVares was in it
original growth. Now it has a population @
over 300, and from the columns of the Herald
we would judge it is a very live business pop
ulation. Its columns are we'll filled with HON
advertisements, and the general make up O
the paper indicates thrift, not only in that en-
terprise, but in the community that support
it. We find in the local department mention
of several former citizens of Staunton
Mr. VIM. M. Bryan. the father of Mr. j. L
Bryan, our postmaster. is among the newes
arrivals in Tavares. Mr.. Bryan is a gentleman
of fine presence, and is desirable and valua
BILE acquisition to our town.
Mr.. J. L. Bryan, our postmaster, will begil
the construction of twOstorY pOstoffice ant
drug store on Tavares Boulevard as soon a
the mill resumes saving. His residence o.
st. Clair-Abrams ayepiie will also be con
structed at the same time.
BISHOP, with Ford's troupe from Baltimore
performed at the Opera House last night il
"Our Boys" The audience was delighted
OF the famous comedian, we need only sa,
that he fully sustained his reputation as ON
of the finest actors now on the boards. w
have only space to urge every loyer of fun tt
secure seat for next Monday night, whel
Bishop will appear in widow Bedotte,' il
which he is simply immense.
MEMORIAL DAY-W are glad to know tina