The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-07-13


Methodist church on Sunday next, morning
and night.
Preparations are being made for placing
the large vaults of the Augusta National Banh
in their new building.
Messrs. Winfield Liggett and J. B, Ste
phcnson, of the Harrisonburg bar, were in
Staunton this week on professional business.
]. K. Campbell, Esq, of Highland, Proctor
elect of the University of Virginia, passet
through Staunton yesterday Oh his way t.
Charlottesville.
Rev. j. w. Rosebro, the popular pastor o
Messy Creek church, has received call t.
the passionate of the Presbyterian church a
Lewisburg, W. Va.
Rev r. M. Dudley, D. D., President o
Georgetown College in Kentucky, preached
morning and evening, last Sabbath in thu
Baptist church of this city.
Capt. S. Brad Brown, of Fort Valley, Ga.
and son of the late Samuel B. Brown, ESQ, il
on Il visit to his relatives and friends in Staun
ton and Augusta county.
Capt. Jno. S. Wise opened the canvass for
Congressman-at-arg at Woodstock on Mon
day last He made rafting speech pleasing
his friends and discomiorting his enemies.
The Shenandoah Valley has ordered 40 new
freight Cars TO be used on its line. The pros
pect of heavy shipments Of ores has rendered
it necessary to increase the rolling stock.
The Attuck Guards, a colored military com
pany of Richmond, Capt. Crump commanding
paid visit to StauEton on Tuesday last
They were fine looking body of men, anG
marched we'll
Last Thursday night, the men bers of Staun
ton Lodge No. As. |. Q. o. F., were handsome
" entertained by Mr.. Jno. lesser and Mr.. s
H. Rosenbaum the newly installed Nobl'
Grand and Wee Grand.
Mrs. Clatterbuck, a young and respectable
lady of Harrisonburg, died last week from Thu
effects of dose of strychinine, after two
nights of terrible suffering. The poison Wal
administered 10y her own hand. ..-.
The meeting of colored Republicans il
Staunton, on the 10Th, voiced the sentiment o
the great mass of their race in this district il
the resolutions adopted, and published else
where in this issue.
We had the pleasure of call from our oil,
friend and playmate, Rev. w. B. McGilvray
of Richmond, who is sojouIning in the count.
ool
in the NJ E. Church, South, on Sabbath next
morning and evening.
Prof Chas. E. Young, of the Paris, KY, Fe
male Seminary, is on visit to his relations il
this place. He will remain several days. W
learn that be has established a school for youn
ladies, Of high order, and is conducting it sue
cessfully.
We have received an interesting letter iron
one of our subscribers in Saline county, Mo
which will appear in our next issue. W
shall expect him to redeem his promise and lie
us hear from him again, and as frequently a
his time will permit.
From letter received by Mr.. ]. N. Rya
from Hot Springs, Ark, we learn that hi
brother-n law, Fillmore Francisco, is at tina
watering place, and gradually improving fror
the effects of paralysis. AS soon as sufficient
ly recovered, he expects to visit his Virgini
| friends.
DR.. S. A Coffman and lady of Rockingham
county, were in Staunton several days thi
week. THE Doctor was pupil of the lat
LItteton Waddell, ESQ.,, when he was prime
pal the the Augusta Male Academy and wa
interested in hunting out the old land mark.
Gen. John Echols arrived at home on Sal
urtiay evening last, from Kentucky, where h
has been for several months attending to tn
interests of the Chesapeake q Ohio Kailroa
and its south and southeast connections, II
will remain few days and then return to hi
railroad work.
The Charlottesville Chronicle says that Co
R. T. w. Duke received by express fror
Stanton, Wednesday, a magnificent St. Bel
nard dog, presented to him by Thos. Ransor
Esq. The dog was originally purchased whe
one month old by Miss Baldwin, of the Au
gusta Female Seminary, for the sum of $1O(
The Postmaster General has ordered tina
hereafter, when a letter not bearing the neceG
sary postage reaches postoffice, it shall b
the duty of the postmaster to notify by post,
card the person to whom the letter is addrcs.
ed. If no reply is received within a reasons
BILE time, the short paid mail matter will b
sent to the Dead Letter office.
The Richmond and Allegheny Railroad C.
has placed car at the disposal of Presider
Conrad, of the Virginia Agricultural and M
chanical College, for geological survey owe
their line of road Prof Hitchcock, Maj Je,
Hotchkiss, and other distinguished gentleme
will be in the party. The excursion will
made in this month, beginning July H.
1t was rumored on the street that FL. Jouett
Gray, Esq, had the smallpox, and that h
family were under quarantine. There is n
truth in it. Mr.. Gray has had no symptoms
the disease, and is as entirely free from it {
any of our citizens. He resides in the sui
urbs, and not coming to town often, the RI
NOR has Lot heretofore been denied by al
thority. ,
We direct attention to the advertisement {
Prof. G. Mosley Murray, who will open h
preparatory school on the 18th of Sept. Pro
Murray is highly qualified for the duties h
proposes to assume, and with excellent trail
ing and considerable experience as an instru'
tor, we have no doubt he will do full justiC
to all the pupils entrusted to his care, and met
public expectation.
w. H. Waddell, Esq, of the Charlottesville
Chronicle. and family, have been among the
friends in this county, for several days. w
were favored with a call from Mr. on MOI
day. We found that his head was more inte
ested in7patents than politics, and while
could explain anything about mechanics, b
had very little inclination to open on the pt
lltical situation.
Mr. S.Gray, son of Fl Jouette Gray, Esq.,
on a visit to his fathers family, from Califol
MIA He has been several years absent fror
Virginia, engaged in mining operation
in Arizona and California. The firm wit
which he is associated has suspended oper,
tons during the heat of summer, and Mr.. Ora
is on four months leave of absence He e.
poets to return in the fall, if he does not fl II
more profitable engagement in this State
The sermons preached in the NJ E. chure
on Sunday last, morning and evening, by Re
Mr.. Wetherly, Chaplain of the Universit,
were able and instructive. The discourse i