The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-06-29


Miss Mary Powell of Stanton is visiting
the family of Mr. w. 7. Snccd, of .Gordons-
VILE.
Mr.. j. B. Suit, of Richmond, and recently
of Staunton has gone TO Denver, Colorado,
to live.
Mrs Stoncwall jackson and her daughter,
Miss Julia, will spend the summer months in
Rockbrilgc.
Misses Nellie NanIccr and Ncttic White, Of
Augusta county, vi, are stopping with MIR.
John d. Arbuclle
w. H. Waddcll, Esq, of the Charlottesville
Chronicle was in the city last week and gave
the VIRGINTAN call.
The Allegheny Tj7btWe says that three col
orcd route agents are training for mail service
on the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
The name OF the post Office at Shenandoah
Iron Works has been changed to Mines, in
honor of the entcrprising proprietor Of tie
works
Last,wcck the pay train on the Chesapeake
and Ohio railway started from Richmond with
100000 in currency To pay employees for last
month s services.
1t is proposed TO move Sunnysde school
house to MI Isaac II Stccles, near Greenvillc,
enlarge 1t and use it for both church and school
house.
Harry fuckers address before the young
ladies of IIollin's Institute, at the recent COM
mencement exercises, is highly spoken of by
those who heard it,
Mr. H. ii. Rohrer, of Lancaster county, Pa,
favored us with call on Saturday last. He
was on his way to visit his father, who resides
near Ottobine, Rockingham county.
DIR. Mutually, until lately of Lexington, has
been elected president OF Adger College, S. C..
His health, it is said, will not permit him to
enter upon his duties at present.
A Botetourt farmer writes that the milk
weavel which appeared in millions on the
wheat heads about week ago, have suddenly
disappeared without injury to the crop.
Mr. John McChesney, son of DR.. VIM. S.
McChcsney,,of this city, has peen elected
Treasurer of Brown County Dakato. He is
also the Cashier the Bank of Brown County
| Thorburn Reid, son of Mrs. General Echols,
Of this city, took the degree of Bachelor OF
Arts at lIampden Sidney and was awarded the
second holisr OF the graduating class of 1881
So
Mr. Jno. w. Fauher, near Midway, is build
ing himself a handsome country residence
Mr.. +. being a bachelor, an especial interest
attaches to this sudden exhibition OF enter
prise.
Mrs Crane, nee Miss Susie Ridcnour, ono
of the sweetest of singers, and Il graduate I'M
der Prof Turner in the blind department a,
the Institution, is on visit to her many friends
IN Staunton.
Miss Carrie Crowle, daughter of Mr.. J. ID
Crowlc, proprietor of the Virginia Hotel, was
one of the distinguished pupils at Edgewood
Female Seminary in Albemarle, during the
past session.
Green6r4er independents: Col Rudolph Turk
Deputy U. s. Marshal for the Western District
OF Virginia, and Misses Lucy Turk, of Va.
and Ida Woodson, of Lewisburg, are the guests
of Mr. r. S. Turk in Huntersville.
The warm weather Of the past week, and il
has been about rs tepid as it generally gets in
this section, has had the effect of ladening tho
cars with springs goers. The city's heat is al
WAYS the signal for an exit mountainwards,
G. G. Gooch has contracted with Lush
baugh Bros. for the erection of q handsome
brick dwelling on the lot adjoining his resi-
dencc, on kalorama street. 1t will make one
of the most desirable homes in Stanton.
The farmers feared great difficulty in secur
ing harvest hands, but SO far as we have beer
able To learn, whilst there has not been n su
! perabundance of help, there seems to be q
sufficient number to take off the large crop al
very reasonable rates.
Rev DR.. Hicks, who is the recognized spir
itual adviser of Guiteau, at one time was Oh
the Augusta circuit. by appointment from the
Baltimore Conference. He will be remember
ed by many OF our citizens.
Six years ago, in Page county, G. II. Hite
aged sixteen, in an alteration with ID. j
Stricken, struck him with a shovel and kille(
him and then fled. Last week he returned
and surrendered himself for trial.
On Thursday last, D. s. Brannaman, o
Rockingham county, died of lock jaw. TIT
disease resulted from a wound in his hand in
fiicteG by the wad of a toy pistol. The SAM
dangerous playthlng, it will be remembered
caused numerous deaths from lock jaw las
Fourth of July.
Mr.. Herman Loeb, of the firm of Straus
Loeb & Co., Philadelphia, is on visit to hi
brothers, Messrs. Adolph and Fred Loeb, O
this city. He is accompanied by a little sol
of Mr.. Leo Loeb, formerly of this place, an(
member of the popular firm of Loeb Bros.
! Mr.. Jacob Shreckhise, for many years resi-
dent of this county but now living in Rock
ingham, was in Staunton on Monday last
Although getting up toward three score ant
ten, ::he isyet hale and hearty, and enjoys lf
with the zest OF youth.
On Saturday last Mr.. John Grove while en-.
gagged in putting on the guttering at Graham
& Co.'S Fertilizer Mandatory, fell from thu
roof OF the building, struck on the plat
form and thence to the ground. He was pref
ty severely bruised, but will be all right in
short time
This morning, at Grace Church, Richmond
Mr.. G. Taylor Blackley, Of the firm of J. B. {
G. T. Blackley, and one of the most popular an'
entcrprsing OF Staunton's young bushes
men, will be married to Miss Ophclia Winston
daughter of Mrs Mamie Winston. The youn.
couple will make their home in Stanton
Mr.. VIM. Forbes, general agent of the Val
ley Mutual Life Association, accompanied BY
his wife and daughter, Miss Lena, left for En-
mctsburg, Md, on Monday last, TO be presen
at the closing exercises of Emmetsburg lCol
lege. His daughter, Miss May Forbes, vii
graduate from that Institute this year
f Mr. C. K Zirkle has left with lis some n
fine specimens of cabbage and beets as we hav
, seen this year They were raised on his far
| near town and bear evidence of what improve
= ment iudicious cultivation will make i'm 'th
products of lands. In a year or two Mr.
f expects to engage more extensively in TIT
| truck business, being satisfied that there
= money to be made at it.
A very destructive insect is making ravagc
on the rose bushes 1t is q small greer
worm, about a-fOurth of an inch long, and q