The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-07-12


curing colored hands for the Iowa Goa
Mines.
The wife of Rev. r. Smitllson left yes
terday on the Valley Railroad, for Ohio
to visit a sick brother.
The first new -four of the season mad
at Andrew Bowling's roller process mill
was bought by Eakle Il Jones.
John j.. Straugllan, well known jol
printer, in the Valley, isrusticating unde
the shadows of the Alleghanies.
Some half dozen freight cars on the c
& o. railway were thrown from the tract
Just east of town, last Friday. and badl
mashed.
| Mr.. Peter Ruhl. the husband of MADAME
Ruhl. formerly II well-known instructess il
music in Staunton. died in Georgia few
days since.
Mrs. Margaret Slaven. accompanied b,
her little daughter Patti. is on visit t,
her daughter Mrs. M. l.. Ogilvie, who re
sides near Stanton.
| Capt. VIM. J.. Balthis, formerly Mayo
of Stalmton, reached the city yesterday
and was kept busy handshaIling I'LL even
| ing He is looking well.
| Alex F. Robertson. Esq. and wife, ant
| Misses Kate Nelson. Julia Atkinson, ant
Il number of young ladies and gentlemen o.
Stauntom, are at Rawley.
The Town Council of Waynesboro, has
elected DR. w. j. Jones. Mayor r. G
Wright, Treasurer l.. X. Huff, Clerk
and $. A. Furgeson, Sergeant.
| Jno. NJ. Ferguson, formerly of the AL
derson Enterprise. is now associate editor
and publisher of the Anderson Statesman
a i've and capital local paper.
At the celebration of the 18th in Luray
last week Mr.. c. Armand Miller, son OF
Rev. j. l. Miller, was the reader of the
Declaration of Independence.
Boyken Halle, who has been living il
Texas for some time, is at home ona visit
He is looking well, and is pretty good
advertisement for the climate of Texas.
We have received the first number OF d
live paper. the Shenandoah Press. " pub
lished at New Market by Messrs. Wickes
q Co., and edited by DIR. j. Il. Strayer. Ii
is Readjuster politics.
The recent rains give assurance of apro-
life corn crop, which added to the UMPIRE
cedented yield of wheat, and abundant
fruit, will make this a year OF marked
plenty and prosperity.
Mr.. L. l.. Houf met with Il severe ac
cident the other day, by having horse tt
tramp on the toe of his left foot and III
| jure it so seriously that it may be some
time before he can use it without pain.
The Grand Chapter of Royal Arch
Masons If Virginia will hold its annual
convocation ut Harrisonburg Oh tile 3lst
instant The brethren there are pre-
pairing to entertain the body in hospitable
style.
DR.. w. E. bold, of New York, n native
of Harrisonburg, and well known through
out the Valley, passed thro' Staunton Oh
his way to Lexington. He will spend the
summer vacation among his many Vir
ginia friends.
Mai. J. G. Green, of the firm of Nc
Mahon, Green & Powell, arrived in this
city yesterday, Ell route for Kentucky
where he goes to close up the business OF
the concern, incident to finishing their rail
road contracts.
III. L. Powell, formerly with M. E. Mil
Ter, is now agent of the Rapamo Chemical
Co., of Atlanta, Ga, his territory being
Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee and North
Carolina. Mr.. p. is an energetic business
man and will make pushing agent.
Salem Register Mr.. Alfred Withers, ..oi
this place, who has been confined in the
lunatic asylum at Staunton for severa
years, died at that institution on the Att
instant, aged 63 years. He was a member
of the Baptist church and was an excellent
man.
The Highland Recorder furnishes the fol
lowing personals; Misses Mamie Liggett
and Matte Hyer, of StauntOn, and Jennie
Wilson, of Mcdowell and Messrs. w. O.
Stiff, S. l.. Jackson and Charlie Prufer
made a flying visit to Mcdowell last Satur
day, returning to Staunton on Sunday.
The frequent occurrence of runaways in
the city suggests the more rigid enforce
ment of the ordinance requiring each
team to have some one to watch it while
standing. This ordinance has long been a
dead letter on the municipal statute books,
but in view of the danger entailed we
think it would be well enough to have it's
revival.
1.-The Shenandoah Valley Assembly Jour
nal'' is the name of large handsomely
printed sheet gotten out by the Rev. A.
p. Fupkhouser. twill be published daily
during the meeting of the Shenandoah
Valley Association, which meets at Mt.
Jackson on the 18th Of August, and will
continue ten days.
Capt. j. A. Carpenter, the active Fire
and Life Insurance Agt., has been con-
fined to his room for a week past with an
other very severe attack of the heart, from
which disease he has been a sufferer for
many years. He is improving slowly, and
his friends will be glad to know that he
hopes to be at his duties in a few days.
Gen. Geo. w. Getty, who has been in
command Of the United States Artillery
School and post at Fortress Monroe for the
past six years, has been granted three
months leave of absence, after which he
will be placed on the retired list. Gen.
Getty is the brother-in-law of Mrs. Col. M.
G. Hartman, of this county. and of Capt. X.
w. Stevenson, Of this city.
Mr.. Richard F. Beirne was arrested in
Richmond last Friday upon warrant
charging him with having sent a challenge
to fight a duel. He was taken to the Po-
lice office, his counsel beingJ. I'll. Dinneen,
formerly of this place. There being no
evidence Mr. Beirne was discharged. This
action does not effect the proceedings to
be instituted in this county, against both
Messrs. Beirne and Elan for fighting a
duel.
The Religious Herald says : We clip the
following allusion to DR.. Geo. B. Taylor
from the Baptist Freeman, of London, Eng
land. If those Londoners only knew what
a rich and edifying preacher Bro. Taylor