The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-01-19


We are indebted to:Hon. J. F. Dezendorf for
valuable public documents for which he will
please accept eur thanks
Thirteen cottages are to he erected at the
Shenandoah Iron Works. Page county, for the
use of the employees of the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad.
The Angerona property in Winchester, Va,
has been sold for $685., to parties which
will render permanent the Valley Female
College.
Harvey Morrison, a negro, who was arrest
ed for the murder of young Fox in Lexington,
has been committed to awsit the action of the
grand jury.
Mr. Saml Morrison, one of the foremost
business men Of Denver, Colorado has been
on visit to his brother, JAS w. Morrison, OF
this city.
On Sunday night next, the Rev. VIM. T.
B aker, pastor of the 1st Presbyterian church.
will deliver sermon on the subject Of "lOcal
option"
Yesterday. E. NJ Cushing& Son, auctioneers
Fontaine house and lot ON Church street to
Mrs. B. NJ. Walker, for $500.
Mr. J. c. Holmes has been appointed Chief
of the Bureau of Construction by the Shenan-
doah Valley Railroad Company. His head
quarters will be at Philadelphia.
Last week Col. Skinner introduced bill in
the Legislature authorizing the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, of Stanton, to Dor
row money and execute deeds of trust.
1t Gov J. F. Lewis presided in the State
Senate on Saturday last. We are gratified to
learn that he has sufficiently recovered from his
recent sickness to assume the duties of his Of
| flee.
Mr. J. Frank Davis, the veteran sewing ma
chine agent, was awarded the prize of $50 Of
fered by the Singer Sewing Machine Co., to
the Agent making the largest number of sales
in Augusta County.
| We are indebted to the publishers of the
Baltimore Sun for copy of their annual al
manac, a most valuable work, containing a
vast amount of information. 1t is one of the
very best of almanacs.
| Mr. Saml Clark, who left Virginia thirty
years ago, and is now one of the most pros
porous citizens of the West, has recently been
visiting his relations, the Messrs. Hamilton, in
the vicinity of Fishersvile
| At a supper given for the benefit Of the
Waynesboro Methodist church last week.
sword was voted to Mr.. w A Brooks as the
| l,o oy,d ,,ol-o to In
Coyner rs the most beautiful lady.
Maj J. c. Green was in town several days
| last week, but is now at his works near Roam
oke. The firm of Mcmahon & Green are do
ing the grading for the future city of Roanoke,
and their contract is being rapidly completed.
/ Capt Jno. j Stack has purchased the Tate
place on the western suburbs of Staunton Of
Mai. Mcmahon, for $1,000. The sale includes
the mansion house and ten acres of land and
the sale was made by Messrs. Echols and
Green, trustees.
One of the handsomest ANIMALS We have
SEEN is that of ST. Jacobs Oil, issued by the
enterprising firm of A. Vogeler 81 Co., Balti-
more. 1t is beautifully printed, has many COM
ic illustrations as well as much useful lnforma
ton and will be found readable throughout.
We learn from the Coal Valley Courier that
Messrs Gooch g. Bros haye sold their store at
that place to Messrs. fowler & Flenlming.
This store was one OF the dozen or more in
which Garrett G. Gooch of this city is part
ner He will hardly miss one from his long
list
The Baltimore Daily Times, after reaching
its 14th issue, suspended on the 18th. Ii
started out with a great splutter and much
pretention, but not having the backing such
an enterprise ought to have had to keep it GO
ing, it collapsed at a heavy loss to the pro-