The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-14

Miss Lille Dangerfield, OF this county. II
visiting in Lewisburg-the guest of Mr.. Jas
Withrow.
Mrs. NJ ]. Anderson, Of this city is visiting
Lewisburg. She is the guest of DR.. Nc
Pherson.
The foundation for j. W. Alloys large three
story brick store room, on Augusta street, is
being excayated.
The Jno. Clcek farm in Bath Co., containing
600 acres has been purchased by Jno Trimble
ESQ.,, for 81 0S5.
Mr.. Geo. F. Patteson, of Baltimore, has sold
his farm, near Greenyille, containing 140 acres
to VIM. F. Smith Tor $500.
The Augusta National Bank has moved
into its new and handsome room, corner Of
Main and Augusta streets.
Mlcajah Woods, ESQ, will address the vo-
tiers of Augusta, at the Court House, on the
23d of October, Court day.
Capt. w. L. Balthis has sold his neat res
idence on Beverly street to Capt S. #. Thorn
burg for $4,000. Cheap property.
Mr.. Thos. S. Fuller, for some time the pop
ular clerk with Barth & Loeb, is now with the
well known Clothing House of Hilb & Ruth
erford.
Misses SalIe Richard and Annie Billmyer,
two charming young ladies from Shepards-
town, are visiting Miss Katie Slower near
Fishersvile.
Col VIM s. Gilman, the Washington cor
respondent of the Richmond Dispatch, was
in Staunton this week, visiting his sister,
Mrs. Ro. Burke.
Tho Esmerada waltz, composed expressly
for the Madison Square Theatre Co., will be
played this evening at the performance of
Esmeralda
We were favored with visit yesterday
evening from MIR. joe I'll. Hart, manager
of the Madison Square Theatre company.
Staunion's favorite troupe.
That splendid farm Rude Hill" in Shenan-
doah county, has been sold by W. d. Peachy
and Thos j. Meem, to Michael Long, OF Page
The price paid was $50 900 cash.
Gov. w. E. Cameron, and Hon. Fl. H. Rid
dleberger passed through Staunton on Monday
morning for Woodstock, where Gov Cam
eron's family have been sojournlng for several
weeks.
The Augusta National Bank opened in its
new room Wednesday, and there was rush
among its customers as TO who should make
the first deposit. Our enterprising neighbor
Gladke, led the list.
S. Brown Allen, Esq, will speak at the
Court House on Court day. Capt. james
Bumgardner, jr., is announced to speak the
same day, and we suppose there will be a
joint discussion.
Mr.. James d. Fishburne, principal of the
Waynesboro High School, was married week
before last TO Miss Lucy Amiss, of Oxford
N. c. The ceremony took place at the resi-
dence of the bride.
Mai. P. H. Woodward has again accepted
the place he gave up when he went into bust
ness foreign to railway affairs, and will solicii
passengers in the Valley regions for the Ches
apeake and Ohio railway.
Wolves have appeared in considerable mum
bers in Highland County and are attacking
the sheep. Mr.. Jno. Trimble, near Monterey
lost Eve sheep last week, and other farmers
have also been deprecated upon.
Mr. Geo. Eakle, notice of whose death We
published last week, had policy of $4,000 il
the Valley Mutual. The beneficiaries are Mr.
and Mrs. Lee Berlin, of Bridgewater, Mrs
Berlin being niece of the deceased.
We learn from the Greenville Banner thai
during the storm OF Sunday night a week the
barn OF Mrs. Lucy Lightner, near Greenville
was struck by lightning and burned, together
with its contents includinga lot of rye and
hay. The loss was about 5000; no insurance
German millet is now being raised sue.
cessfully in Albemarle county. Capt. T.
L. Parish has crop growing which prom.
Uses to yield at least eight tens of hay to
the acre. 1t is said horses and cows prefer
it to timothy or clover.
We are glad to welcome in our midst MIR
H. B. Rogerson of Petersburg, whom we are
pleased to know has come to make Stauntor
his home. He has taken situation with
Messrs. Burke & Bradley, as the successor oil
Mr.. Wilson. We extend him a hearty well
come
ReY. w. T. Boiling, pastor of the Methodist
Church, of Huntington, w. Va, and his
bride, have been on a visit to Maj. J. w
Newton, of this city. On Sunday Mr.. Boiling
filled the pulpit at the NJ, E, Church, South
morning and night, delivering two able and
interesting sermons.
We were informed last week. by what we
regarded as reliable authority, that Mr.. T. B
Coleman had been elected to the position Of
teacher ofpaintlng and drawing at the Deal
and Dumb and Blind Institute We learn
from Mr.. Coleman that there was no election.
and to that extent the statement was incorrect
On the 9Th inst, at the residence of Mr. A.
J. Warield, of Alexandria, Miss Lou Pattie
at one time pupil at the Wesleyan Female
Institute, of this place, and subsequently one
of the music instructors, and great favorite
in social circles, was married to Mr.. R. D.
Woolf. of Rectortown, Fauquier county, Va.
where they will make their home.
Among the attorneys from distance at
the session of the Supreme Court of Appeals,
are the following: VIM j. Robertson, of Able.
marie, H. T. Wickham, of Richmond, Col
Hansbrough, of Roanoke, Ed. Pendleton, of
Lexington, w. B. Watkins, j. L. Budd, G. s.
Bernard, of Petersburg, Judge Ould, of Rich
mond.
Miss Emily B. strayer, daughter of DR.. Jos
B. S;rayer, of New Market, Va, has been
elected associate principal and teacher of the
Shenandoah Seminary, at Dayton, Va. She
is a full graduate of Prof Wheat's Episcopal
High School, Winchester, and is young lady
highly qualified IN every respect for the T.
ties OF the position to which she has been
called.
A TERRIFIC RAIN fell on Sunday night and
early Monday morning. The water came down
in sheet, drenching the earth and causing
The streams to rise rapidly. Lewis creek,
which runs through Stanton, flooded the low
of