The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-11-23
ParnasSuS Items.

! thtpoFtcu tOr Inc flRGINIAN.
Tie public @ehoq1at misplace has opened with
a large attendance, and our patrons were very
successful in securing the services of those
able and professional teachers Mr.. j. F. Tap
perseverance and more real teaching talent o
conduct successful primary school than for
one of higher grade
| Church improvements to the condition
or the front wall of the Methodist church at
This place the official members have determined
to have it taken down and rebuilt, and to have
the church renovated and improved through
lout. With very,lttle cost this can be made
Lone afthe- most beautiful and conmedious viii
! lage churches in the STATE. The ladies of this
church contemplate at an early day reorgan-
iZing their society for the purpose of raising
funds to assist in improving the church Ow-
! ing,tp the VACANT pulpits of Union and Messy
creek churches the cOngregationsat this church
have been greatly augmented The pastor, Rev.
X. NJ. Williams, ia closing his second term upon
this charge successfully aud with strong hold
upon his own people and the citizens at large.
Snoto-On a morning two weeks ago the
mountains vest of lis were covered with snow
which soon disappeared before the rising sun.
The Weather is without parallel for this period
of the year. There has been but slight frosts
and the grass is rs green as in the midst of
summer.
.! Herso'gal-Mr. A. A. Crawford has lately
lost some fine calves from the backlog disease
Miss Matte, daughter Of Mr.. Ira p. HUFF
man left on a visit to relatives in Pennsylvania.
1t gives us pleasure to state that our esteemed
citizen Chesley Kinney, Esq, has so far recov-.
cred from his severe illness us to be able to
take out door exercise.
Messrs. David H Driver and Newton Kira-
cbft are arranging for a hunt in the mountains
OF Pocahontas
Mrs Jane Turner, eldest daughter OF John g. Hog:
sett deceased, recently visited her relatives and
friends IN this vicinity. Mrs. Turner resides III
Hardy county. Va, and made the trip on )rse
back and alone a distance of seventy-nve miles,
thsgreateEpsrto f the route thro Wild and uninhab
lied mountainous country. 60
MI John H. Hepler and family left this week for
Nebraska! !lHOT O0-HT9H5IUgsY
Mr.. Chap S.whitmore leaves this week for Fauauler
county to reside permanently.
Miss Fanni, Thuma, step-daughter OF Mr. John
Crum, who left last spring for Ohio, recently
married to Mr.. Shobe OF Lima, Ohio. The happy
eJupa arrfvei 1iere last Week, accompanied by Mr..
Thomas Thuma, brother OF the bride.
Mr.. Wallace Z. Whttmore, the popular and efficient
clerk employed In the house Messrs. j. A. Ham
FISK Co.. Of your city for several years. Will the
FIRST OF January next, leave for Baltimore having
entered Into an engagement with Messrs. Elhart &
Heller, wholesale notion dealers of that city, as
ftraYeuip salesman for this State West Va Mr..
Whitmore is son of our highly respected citizen
Martin 5. Whitmore Esq, young man of fine bust
iness qualifications and In the few years he was
gagged with the house in your city had secured
large and increased trade. Messrs. Elhart Heller
have ain extensive land popular reputation, and If
energy, and fair dealing arp any assurances or
| success Frosperous career can assuredly be pre-
dicted Ntthe young drummer! 'J'yyt
| HemS.-The cattle returning from the mountain
ranges are in fine condition. The lateness of the
autumn frosts has been favorable to stock grazers.
1t is predicted judging from the lateness of the pres
ent seasons frosts, that may hope to escape
winter Of INTENSE figorig it1b.AEnIIIl JfL
10 The oldest Land marx in this portion Augusta is
astone dwelling house situated on Mofett's branch
few miles below village at PRESENT owned and
lbcEupieIfb By ME- Yslgntne Huffman. The house was
built hundred and fftyseven years ago by Mr..
John Mathews; the tract of land belonging to the
property! then amounted to seventeen hundred
acres The walls Of the building eighteen inches
thick and is In excellent state OF preservatons
stHccoed and being 44x2i feet In size presents fine
| appearance.
There is another old stone structure built accord
/ Ing to an inscription engraved on stone in the
buildlngin 1865, by James Sayers. 1t Is situated
Middle river between West View and Churchville in
this county. 1t is called ''Old Fort" and used
fort protect citizens against ravages and mas
sacfes at that time. The windows or port holes are
rofnd and are not larger than Is necessary for a
man creep through. The walls two feet thick.
Ters isa chimney in the centre of the house which
has fire place side Of 1t 10 u feet wide
aud about 6,feethtgh.,