The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-02-16
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Deatls.-The swift winged messenger, Death,
has this week called to his long home another
of our most estimable citizens. Capt VIM. A.
Donald superintendent of the Crimora Man
ganese Mines, ten miles north of this place,
died at 10 clock a. m, Monday the 18th inst,
aged about sixty years To say that he was a
good citizen would be but conveying meagre
idea of his value as a citizen and his nobeness
of soul as man. AS such he was above re-
proach and as christian his goodness OF
soul beamed from his eyes. Kind and consid-
crate for those in his employ, he enjoyed to a
great extent their love and confidence. OPP
posed to oppression whether inflicted by the
hand of man or the stern necessities of penu-
ry, he was the first to profer relief With a
finely balanced mind and clear jud gment,
he could be relied on from his innate sincerity
as a friendly counsellor; as a business man he
displayed unusual energy in the prosecution
ofhis calling; free from all those petty articles
often resorted to by men to accomplish pur-
pose. He was straightforward in all his
transactions and his honesty of purpose and
freedom from double dealing caused his an
swer to be yea and nay" He was chris
tian gentleman wherever you met him, and
you had only to know him to appreciate his
worth as a man, his sincerity as a christian
and his education and refinement as gen
| tleman.
Capt. Donald removed from Rockbridge
county to this town some years ago, and took
charge of the mines he was superintendent of
at the time ofhis death. By untiring energy
and perseverance, he developed fine produc-
ton of manganese, from the different shafts he
had sunk, which was shipped to New York in
large quantities, employing at the mines in
various capacities between fifty and one hun
dred men. Capt. Donald's illness was but ola
weeks duration After he was attacked, he
and died at the mines, surrounded by the diff.
terent members of his family.
By Capt. DIS death this community and Au-
gusta county, in the space ofeleYen days, have
been bereft of two of our most estimable citi-
zens-two whose places, as far this community
/
supply
John j. Bell, Esq, of Culpeper, formerly
a resident of this place was buried here on
last Friday Mr. Bell was gentleman of the
the old Virginia style. polite and atfable in
manner, kind and obliging in disposition, of
extensive knowledge. and an intelligent and
agreeable conversationalist As neighbor
there was no one that took more pleasure in
performing those little offices of kindness that
go SO far in making up the sum of human
happiness than Mr.. Bell Your correspon-
dent knew him tor over thirty years and re-
members with the greatest gratitude the many
acts of kindness he and other members of his
family were the recipients of at Mr.. Bells
hands.
| Enterp'ase.-The growing scarcity of wal
nut lumber throughout the United States gen
orally, has caused Northern and Western
| Furniture manufacturers to adopt stained pop
ular with raised panels grained in imitation of
| lighter woods in the make up of chamber
suits, which they finish IN the highest style OF
| art to attract Southern dealers to the detri-
| ment of our Southern manufactures. These
facts becoming patent to those here in the
South, our townsmen, Messrs Lambert Bros,
have adopted the same cheap style of filrni-
| ture, but yet of better workmanship, and say
they are bound to spare no pains or expense
to be abreast of the times and compete with
| the Northern and Western manufactures
apr0uements.-Several business houses and
dwellings, l understood a day or two ago, are
under contract to be erected in the town as
soon as the winter breaks. have also heard
some talk of large hotel to be erected east of
the town at or near the junction of the s. V.
R. R. with the c. 6 O. Ry. How true the
latter is can't say, but the former was told
was an assured fact.
Beat CatHe.-To such an extent have the
buyers and shippers of stock drained this
county Object cattle that the butchers here say
thy It 3 almost impossible to purchase any
fat cattle to kill, and without the scarcity is
relieved in some way our citizens will have
to pay well for a juicy steak next summer
1t is pity but what some of those who have
been so persistent in draining the county of
cattle would be compelled to eat fat, salty ba-
con until they would get the scurvy SO bad
| they would be willing to leave cattle specula-
ton alone.
| S5ckaaess.-Mrs. Annie Lambert, wife of Mr..
s. II. Lambert, is lying at her residence in this
place i'll with pneumonia. X.