The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-05-04

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dist church on Sunday next
Representative Grim, of Page, and one of
the Board of Visitors to the D. D. and B. In
stitu,ion was in Staunton this week.
DR.. T. F. Bliss and wife left for Spencer
New York last night, to attend at the sick
bedside of Mrs Bliss mother Dr. Bliss will
return on Tuesday next.
The pay roll of the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
road, is about $4,000 month, and the pay
master goes as far as Lexington, KY, once a
month.
Col. A. w Jones, of Richmond, and Capt.
| Grandstaff, of Shenandoah, were In the city
several days this week stopping at the Vir-
ginia.
Mr.. Lewis W. Peace, one of Stauntons best
and most active citizens, fell from scantling
at the new Heidenrck building, one day last
week. and sprained his ankle badly
The pulpit at the 2nd PRESBYTERIAN church
was occupied on Sunday last by Rev. j. Rice
Bowman, of Harrisonburg. That of the LIST
Presbyterian church by Rev. w. s. P Bryan
The Governor has appointed Mr.. John E.
King, clerk at the Western Lunatc Asylum
a notary public. This appointment will be
an especial convenience to persons having bu-
siness 10 transact with the Institution.
Farmers who wish to stock their ponds
with an excellent fish, can get number OF
small German Carp by applying to Capt. T. S.
Doyle, at the D. d. and B. Institution. The
fish can be procured at the drug store of Berke-
| ley & Co.
The Highland Recorder states that disease
is going the rounds In that county affecting
the eyes of men, women and children the
veins become congested, and the optic appears
swollen and blood-shot The utmost care
should be taken otherwise the sight might be
injured.
AT the recent term of the County Court
Judge Quarles refused all applications for
license to sell liquor at Waynesboro. On the
18th the voters of Waynesboro will determine
! for themselves whether or not liquor shall be
sold within the corporate limits. This local
option law was made special act of the legis-
lature
| We had the pleasure of calls on Tuesday
from Col. j. B. Lady of Rockbridge, Col. W
Cuttings, of Manchester, State Treasurer
Revely, Representative Watkins, of Appomat-
tox, and Messrs j. D. Price, D. Deckert, OF
the Spirit Of tie Valley, james Sullivan, P NJ,
and Wesley Miller, of Harrisonburg. Also
Col Lantz, of Shenandoah.
DR.. Fulton Coyner, physician of expe-
rience, and who has enjoyed peculiar opportu-
mites for the study of his profession, has
located at New Hope, tor the purpose ofprac-
ticng medicine. In another column D. J
K. Locklidge, one of the finest physicians who
ever lived in the county, introduces DR..
Coyner.
Mr.. ID. Clinton Davis son of J Frank Da-
Wis, Esq, Of this city, was married on the
Goth to Miss Mamie Myers, daughter OF David
Myers, Esq, Of Pleasant Gap, Cumberland
CO., Va. Mr.. Davis is now, and has been for
several years engaged with the great Patent
| Medicine firm of A. Vogeler d Co., Bati-
more.
Mr.. 7. Newton Argenbright, for several
years the popular deputy clerk OF the city
council and Hastings court, was on Tuesday
night elected clerk of the council to fill the
vacancy occasioned by the death of Mr. Pat
terson. Mr. AS familiarity with the duties of
the office, his efficiency, courtesy and prompt
ness, renders the selection the very best thai
could have been made
Ten carloads of elegant Kentucky cattle
passed through Staunton on Sunday last over
the G. u o. Railway. They came direct from
the Blue grass regions, without change OF
cars, and were destined for Washington The
completion of the C. & o. railway to its south
west ana western connections is of great
value to the stockmen, as it affords them the
speediest and most direct means OF reaching
| the market.
Our worthy Street Commissioner would ac-
commodate great many citizens by placing
a stone crossing on Augusta street opposite
Court House alley. There is really not good
crossing on that square Parties who strike
Augusta street from the alley, which is a pop
ular thoroughiare, if desiring to go to the bank,
must come up to the crossing in front of May
& Co.'S, which is generally in bad order A
crossing at the point we have indicated would
be the most suitable place on the square, and
as none of those now in use hardly answer the
purpose, one good one had better be put in
The travelling correspondent of the Religious
Herald has this paragraph in a late letter.
ran up to Staunton on the 9Th where | found
TIE smiling face of Pastor Frost at the depot
ready to greet and welcome ME to his diocese.
Elder Frost has large and important field,
and many noble saints to encourage and sus-
tain him in his work. He declared that he has
a deacon who is the leader of the choir, and
yet he has no "horns," and is the perpetual
source of joy and sunshine to his PASTOR 1t
was real inspiration, yea, like the early dawn
of millennium, to behold pastor and people SO
united and so busy in the Masters work. Bro.
| Frost rendered me great assistance in my
work,-we tramped over Staunton together
during Friday, and earnestly and effectually
did he plead with his brethren to take the
Herald The long list of new subscribers tells
how ready his brethren were to follow their
leader. And yet there are others who will
follow soon. | regretted that l could not re-
main over Lords day and see his people in the
great congregation, but previous engage
ment forbade it.
The distinguished geologst, Prot. W. B.
Rogers, accompanied by his accomplished wife
and several friends, reached Staunton last
Friday evening" and were for day or two the
guests of Maj. Jed Hochkiss. Although he
has passed the allotted three score and ten
years, Prof Rogers is yet an active man, TAX
ing the deepest interest in the new develop
ments now being made in the two Virginias.
As the train passed through the Valley, his
eye seemed to drink in the lovely scenery with
the enthusiasm of child in flower garden.
Every ridge and hill and mountain side re-
vealed to him pictures which the ordinary
vision could never reach. He knew of the
grand possibilities that lay hidden beneath
those rough exteriors, and seemed never to
tire as their wonders passed in review before
him. Forty years ago Prof Rogers made a
geological survey of the then Virginia, and all
the developments which the intervening time
has brought have only served to confirm the