The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-10-04

Mr.. Geo. G. Walters, formerly the pop
ular clerk at May & Co.'s. is now with
Berkeley & Co.
w. L. Lushbaugh and lady left last week
to visit friends in Lexington, Mo Mrs. LIZ
native place.
Mr. S. /. Valentine is making his az
engagements to remove to Omaha, Neb., to
accept a good business position.
The many friends of Mr.. Jos. 2. Asst
will regret to learn that he is kept at home
by continued indispositon.
Major n. II. Ilotchl1iss has returned
from the North after q protracted tour in
in the interests Of his company, the G. & O.
Robt Lee and Walter Fry, of Augusta,
are among the.convicts in the State peni-
itentiary whose terms will expire this
month.
Mrs. j. ". Crews, the esteemed wife Of
the former manager of The Western Union
Office in Stannton. is visiting friends in
Hinton. 34f6l
Capt. Geo. w. Swoope was thrown from
his horse last week, and had rib broken.
He is mending. however, and will soon be
out again.
The Rev. Mr.. Railey, the new pastor of
Messy Greek church. Will preach at the
slst Presbyterian church next Friday night
and Saturday II a. IN.
The state Convention OF the Woman S
Christian Temperance Union will assemble
in Richmond and be in session the 18th
and 18th of this MONTH
Yesterday Mr.. G.. X. zirklc, living near
town, received from Capt. w. l.. Balthis, a
fine thoroughbred young Jersey bull. 1t
i;a beautiful animal.
On Wednesday night, between Panther
Gap and Goshen, on the Chesapeake and
Ohio railway. Marshall Vaughn, Il brake
man, was killed by falling from his train.
Col. John L. peyton, wife and son,
reached Washington city last Saturday,
where they remained several days. 1t is
Col. P's. intention to spend the winter in
Florida.
Miss Cora Turner, daughter of Prof. A.
J. Turner, has returned from protracted
visit TO her brother in Montana. Her fine
voice adds much to the choir of the Meth
odist church.. sErf9
We are sorry to learn that Nh. Simon II.
Hilb, the New Street CIothier, and one of
our most prominent business men, is con-
fined to his room by illness. Dr. Shelton is
attending him..
John Sullivan, Esq, offers special pre-
MUM at the Baldwin Augusta Fair of S.
in gold for the fastest single express horse,
driven to express wagon wagon to weigh
not less than 1,S00 pounds.
Gen. Geo. w. Getty, U. S. Army, on the
End. inst, was placed on the retired list,
having reached the age Of GA. He married
sister Of r. w. Stevenson and Mrs. M.
G.. Hartman, of this county.
Burwell Brown, a prominent colored cit
Hen. was buried Monday, after q brief i'll
ness Of fever. contracted at Roanoke City,
whilst engaged at his business of plasterer.
LID luiiSIdi W do A1l SCis ftVlClu0u.
The incest lot of peaches we have seen
this year were on the market Tuesday, and
were grown on the farm of S. Brown AL
len, Esq. in Jennings Gap. A wagon load
of them was disposed of in little OF no
time.
Hon. Jno. L. Harris passed through
Staunton Wednesday, returning from
speaking tour in Southwest Virginia, for
the Democratic party. He reports his
party as being in good fighting trim.
Mr.. Jos. z. Asst. on account of i'll health,
has sold to Gait 81 Kerr his Meat House on
Augusta street The purchasers will keep
both their present and the Asst House sup
pliedswith all kinds Of meats until the first
Of Nov. when they will move all their bust
ness to the Asst House.
The Cnl, published in Washington. Rap
pahannock county, Va, in its issue of Sep
TENDER Goth, publishes, among it's per-
sonals, the following: Miss Sallie Trout
and her niece, Miss Maud Cook, of Staun-
ton, Va, are visiting J. Y. Menefee, ESQ.,,
Of this place. y
Attend to the work Of registering at
once. Don't put it off to the last day.
Embrace the very first opportunity to have
every name on the books that can possibly
be gotten. and see to it that every reg
istered vote is cast for Fulcher and Ham
ilton.
Andrew Lewis. Esq, passed through
Stamton on Wednesday, from Louisville,
KY, where he had been attending the Ex-
position, to his home in Harrisonburg.-
He speaks in glowing terms of the EXPOSE
ton and the city of Louisville
Rev. Sam1 Driver, with number of
other gentlemen, will start for Kansas,
over the G. & o. r. r., on the 10th, to
examine the country, with u view to in
vestments. Any persons wishing to ac-
company them, can get the benefit of re-
duced rates.
The Washington, Cincinnati and st.
Louis Marrow GaIge railroad, which
passes through Augusta and Highland,
was sold in Harrisonbnrg, Tuesday of last
week, to Jos. S. Loose, of Bridgewater for
$40 900. The sale included IS, 259 mineral
leases owned by the Company. Col. U. L.
Boyce, Vice President of the Shenandoah
Valley r. r., was bidder at the sale.
Mr.. 3. West Clinedinst, formerly of this
city, is winning an enviable reputation as
an artist. He has been studying his pro-
fession in Paris and recently took the
second prize in the Concou' of the studio
Cabanel, an honor not carried off by an
American in many years. He is now in
Washington, having returned to that city
to fulfill some commissions for pictures.
Among the attorneys from distance at
tending the session of the Court of APP
peals during the week past, were Hon. Fl.
Z. Allen, Gen. j. II. Williams, Judge Cal
vert. and M. L. Walton Esq, of Shenan-
doah; Gen, J. E. Roller, w. B. Compton,
Esq, I'll. V. Strayer, Esq, G.. w. Berlin and
Judge Ro. Johnson, of Rockingham and
j. I. Menifee, of Rappahannock.
We learn that II. B. Niche. Esq. for
merly OF this place, has disposed of his
farm in Loudoun county. and purchased
the Charlottesville Chronicle. Mr.. Niche
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