The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-02-09
John r. Beard has been appointed postmas

Mr.. Jas. R. Yates. of Churchville, has SOLD
his property near that village to Mr.. James
Steele, for $500.
Wild geese passed over Staunton, on theil
annual journey North, on Tuesday night last
An indication of an early spring.
The New Market Val1ey notices the arriva
in that place of Miss Lucy Gulley, and Mrs
Belle O'Rork, of Augusta
Miss Ella Conrad, of Richmond, and Miss
| Nettie Bare, of Staunton, have been visiting
| friends in Harrisonburg
A bill has been introduced in the House
authorizing the Board of Trustees OF the
Wesleyan Female Institute to borrow money
The statement that Miss Julia Jackson is
soon to be married to a Mr.. Frank Baker, oil
Baltimore, is denied by a friend of the young
lady
P. A. Baylor, ESQ, executor of the late
VIM. F. Bell, has sold 1876 acres of the Bell
farm to D. N. Wilson at the price OF $50 per
acre.
Ex-Attorney- General James G.. Field, OF
Virginia, was married in Lynchburg. Thurs
day last, to Miss Lizzie Logwood, of Wythe
vile.
The Local Option meeting advertised to
take place at the Y. M. C. A., Friday night,
has been postponed until further announce
ment.
Mr. VIM. Frazier has sold forty acres ofland
to Mr.. D. O'Rork for $I050 cash. The land
adjoins Mr. O'Rork's farm, about three miles
northwest of town.
We are indebted to Mr. Joe E. Hawkins,
manager of the Richmond Dispatch job Office,
for very handsome specimen of color print
ing in the shape of calender
Rev. H. H. Kennedy, formerly the BELOVED
pastor of the Methodist Church South of this
city, has been assigned by the Florida Confer
ence to the Tallahassee District.
Mr.. Jos. w. Lipop, an old citizen OF Char
lottesville, and native of Harrisonburg, died
in the former place on Friday last. He was a
jeweler by trade.
There is letter remaining in the Annex
L Wv OIuSCy huSuotn SouhpJ oNs''NDoSo ~
Thorn as Crawford, which if not called for
within thirty days will be sent to the dead
letter Office
The Zenoblan Literary Society of the
Staunton Female Semary will celebrate its
anniversary on the evening of the Eth The
Rev. Dr. D. NJ Gilbert, of W inchester, will de-
liver the Grafton.
Cards are out for the marriage of Mr.. T.
Barton Jones. OF the contracting firm of I. B.
Jones s. Co., to Miss Marian Howard Dushane,
daughter of Jno. A. Dushane, OF Baltimore.
The ceremony will be performed on Tuesday
next.
Miss S. Helen Lewis, daughter of Lieuten-
ant Governor John F Lewis, was married on
Wednesday of last week at the residence OF
her father, "Lynwood," in Rockingham coun-
ty, to Lewis S. Davis, of Greenbrier county,
| W. Va
| Mr. W. A. Gushing of the firm of Elder ,
Nelson. & Cushings, real estate agents, is max
ing trip through Pennsylvania, with view
to attracting the attention of land buyers, to
the inducements offered for investments in
| Virginia properties.
Mr. W. H. Mumaw, of this county, has been
appointed to succeed Mr.. Butler Burke, also
of this county, in one OF the offices about the
Capitol at Washington. The salary is 5000,
and the place was secured through the inf1u-
ence OF Hon. John Paul
The contract for the erection of the fine
three story brick store-house OF Mr.. Tom
Burke on the corner of Main and Augusta
street, has been awarded to Messrs. Shomo s.
Bissell. Mr.. c. Bargamin secured the contract
for the gas fitting and plumbing.
We have received the last number of the
alma Mater, the paper conducted by the young
ladies of the Wesleyan Female Institute, and
of the Correspondent, the Staunton Female
Seminary organ. Both are excellent journals,
and are readable throughout.
Mr.. Jas. W. Morrison, of this CITY, one of
our most prominent citizens, is now in Phila-
delpha undergoing medical treatment. After
remaining in the Quaker city for short time,
Mr.. M. will probably proceed to New York to
spend the remainder of the winter.
Snow commenced falling last Friday night
shortly after midnight, and continued for
over twelve hours. The ground was COW
cred with fifteen inch mantle of whiteness,
but it has now nearly disappeared under the
genial influence of an almost spring-lik sun
warmth.
The Baptists of Greenville are making an
effort to secure funds for the erection of
church in their village. Mrs. W. Fl. Peyton,
who was the leading spirit in the erection of
the Baptist church of Staunton, has taken the
matter in hand and it will be pushed to a
successful completion.
DR.. J. Alex. Waddell is again able to be out
on the street after his protracted illness. His
first appearance was eagerly greeted by a host
of friends, for there is no man in this commu-
nifty who has warmer friends and greater
number of them than DIR. Waddell, and none
more justly entitled to them.
DR.. Haller H. Henkel returned last Tuesday
evening to the city from New Market, where
he was called, by telegram, on Monday night
of last week, to the bedside of his mothers
Mrs. DR.. S. Godfrey Henkel, who was sudden
ly taken dangerously i'll, and has been quite
i'll since, but we are pleased to state that she
is now convalescent.
The Rockingham Register says that Mr. W.
B. Compton, who has been absent for several
weeks on visit to Florida, whittier he went
with his invalid wife, returned on Saturday
week. and we are gratiied to be able to an
nounce to her numerous friends that Mrs
Compton, SO far, is much improved by thu
Southern climate. She will remain in the
South all winter"
BY an ordinance of the council, the citizens
are required to clean the pavements as
soon as possible after the snow falls. This
they do, but the city permits the snow to lie
on the crossings, which makes the walking
about as bad as if the pavements were not
cleaned. The city should be required to re-
move the snow from its property, the streets,
just as the citizens are required to clear the
pavement in front of their premises.
Mrs. Catharine Moore died at the residence
of her son, Mr.. Sam'l B. Moore, at Edray, Po-
eahontas county, w. Va. The deceased was
one of the most amiabie and lovely women.
in disposition we haye ever met. We hap
pened at her home in the stirring times of war,