The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-09-27

Judge II. G. Allen, of Woodstock, was
III the city Monday last.
Capt. j. II. Dooley and Capt. j. II. Di-
neen, Of Richmond, are in the city.
Several interesting communications are
nnayoidably omitted for want of room.
Mr. J. A. Crosby is the Champion Rad
ISL grower of the county. lie showed us
a ten pound fellow the other day.
IIeber Brown, \ bright, Intelligent
youth, has gone to Cincinnati to com
plete his trade, that Of book binding.
Mr. Richard Kcr has gone to W. & L..
University. and Hen. Bell il. to the Col
umbia School of Mines, New York.
Mr. G. p. Pitt, formerly the baker at
the W. l.. Asylum, has been appointed q
letter carrier III the Richmond post Office
We had the pleasure of a call on Satur-
day last. from Mr.. Dunield, Il member of
the Board of Alderman for Richmond
city.
Capt. L. j. Crowder, a most excellent
and efficient officer, has been unanimously
reelected Chief Of the city Fire Depart
ment.
DR.. j. b. Strayer, editor of the New
Market Press is in the city. attending the
Supreme Court, he being interested in a
case before it.
We call special attention to the card of
Mrs. Matte Merikin, who is now receiv-
ing beautiful and stylish stock of ladies
goods. Give her call.
MI. Chas. w. Williams. at one time a
typo in this Office, and more recently the
editor and proprietor of the Slater MO-
Aade.c, is visiting friends in this section.
We neglected to notice, last week, the
election Of j. G. Scheffer, ESQ.,, to the cap
taincy of the Augusta Fire Company. He
will make a most capable and efficient Off
Ger.
Thos. S. Hogshead, Esq, one of our
most prominent county men, has moved
into the city for the purpose of educating
his daughters.
Capt. Thos. p. Eskridge has already
succeeded in getting over $1,000 for the
Confederate monument fund, and the work
goes brayely on.
We had the pleasure of meeting, on last
Monday, Mr.. }. b. Askew, Post Office
Inspector. He is IN intelligent officer.
looking after the interest of the Postal
Service in Virginia.
Fulcher and HAMILTON emphatically rep
resent the farming interest of the county.
To elect them Will secure two intelligent
members of the Legislature who will look
after this peculiar industry.
The Public Schools OF the city have
opened under remarkably tlattering au-
spices. The attendance in both the white
and colored schools is larger than in any
previous year, and the prospect is that this
viii be successful and profitable session.
MI Charles Lyman, son of n. E. Ly-
man, Esq, of Norfolk, formerly of this
place, is visiting friends in Staunton and
Augusta county He speaks highly of the
growth and prosperity OF his adopted
city.
Mr.. p. II. Hughes, formerly of this city.
and more recently OF Charlestown, w. Va.
has been placed in charge of the G. & O.
telegraph Office at Huntington, one of the
most important positions i'll the service.
working three operators and relaying the
business for Cincinnati and all points West
j. N. I4iggett, Esq, and Winfield Lig-
gett, of the Harrisonburg bar, are in at
tendance on the Supreme Court. Also,
Messrs. G. G. Grattan. Ed. S. Conrad, J.
S. Harnsberger, Gen. .jno E. Roller, Judge
Geo. r. Calvert, and other lawyers, have
been attending the sessions of the same
court.