The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-01-04

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assigning il-health as reason.
The new Board of Visitors of the d. D. &
b. Institution viii hold their first meeting on
the 10Th of The present month
Mr.. Chas. Nelson, son of VIM j. Nelson,
| ESD, now engaged in railroading in Kentucky,
| spent the holidays with his fathers family
/ During the year 1928 deeds and other writings
were admitted to record in the county clerk s
Office and 90 ex pafte settlements and appraise-
menis of estates
Miss Florence b. Chcrnaut, of Farmville.
Va. who has been visiting for the past three
weeks at her uncle's, Mr. Richard Hawkins
| left for her home this morning.
Persons wishing to consult DR.. T. F, Bliss
must do so this month, as he expects to re-
move to Springfield, Ohio. TO establish an Eye
and Ear Hospital in that city ON the lst of
February next.
On the 18th inst, Gen Fitz Lee VIII deliver
his famous lecture on the Battle of Chancel-
lorsyiIle, in the Opera House, for the benefit
of the West Augusta Guards. Give him full
house.
! J. p. Asst, We are pleased to see, has 50 far
recovered his health as to be able to give his
business his personal attention. lie will be
/ found at his meat store, with the best the
market afford Call on him.
Mr. j. Halcombe Alexander late express
messenger on the 9. II O railway, has been
appointed to the Book K eepers place IN the
Office of the Valley Mutual Life Association,
made vacant by the death OF VIM. NJ Motfett.
| Mr. Chas S. Hurt, recently with Mr.. w. L.
Olivier of this city, has accepted a position
with the Virginia Insurance Co of Richmond.
During his stay here Mr. Hurt made numerous
| friends who wish him success in his new field
| of labor.
We notice among those who received in
Richmond on New Years day, the fol-
lowing Stanton ladies' with Miss Nellie
Tate, Misses Maria Albert and Mary Waddeil
with Mrs w. G. Ferguson, Miss Pinckard.
Prof Henry E H iris, and his attractive
bride, formerly Miss Addie Hollingsworth, OF
| Miss, graduate of the Wesleyan Female In
stitute and the accomplished editor of the
| Alma Mater last session, reached Stanton last
week Prof H. will continue his relations to
the Wesleyan Institute.
Col. w. W. Gettings, of Manchester, now
special agent OF the P. o. Department, was in
the city Fri lay looking after U. S. Com
missioner, but none was 10 be found in Staun-
ton and he had to go to Harrisonburg. He
returned on Saturday and took the east bound
train $50 Il. IN. for east Virginia, where he had
some official matters to look after.
Mcssrs B. B. Houseman and Jno. A. Hup
man, have sold the Addison Price farm neal
town, containing 292 acres, to j. H. Council
of Salt Sulphur Springs, Monroe Co, w. Va,
for $4,000. Mr.. Cornell has moved and taken
possession of his purchase. Mr.. Houseman viii
sell his personal property on the premises
January 18th.
The Harrisonburg correspondent OF the
| Richmond Dispatch. STATES that on the 25th
Col. c. T. O'Ferrall, the defeated Bourbon
candidate for Congress. in the Seventh Dis
trict, served notice OF contest on Hon. Jno.
Paul. whom the people elected to seat in
the next Congress, and which that body
will confirm.
Judge L. L. Lewis of the Supreme Court
Of Virginia, passed through Stanton on Tues
day last ON his way to Richmond and IA
yored us with a call. The new Court of Ap
peals will meet in Richmond on the 9TH for the
purpose of organizing. 1t is generally con-
coded, by reason of seniority of service
although the youngest member in years of the
Court, he will be chosen President of tina
body.
We have received the last number of the
agricultural Reeeac, tie ablest periodical O.
the kind published in the Union. Its articles
cover wide field of discussion and each is a
master piece on the subject presented. Ii
recognizes the increasing necessity for the
highest thought in agriculture and supplies
the best literature on this and kindred sub
jects. Price So per annum. Address Jos. II
Reall, World building, New York.
Richmond Wing, Jan. Sd Col S. Brown
Allen has just returned from Baltimore where
he has been for ten days under the medica
treatment of DR.. Chisholm for an affection o
the throat, which has been more or less a
, source Of trouble to him for several years
, Recently Col. Allen has been greatly troubled
with his thtoat, and his many friends will hop,
that the operation may soon prove entirely
successful
Last Thursday night, in Richmond, Dr. W
p. Nicholson, OF Atlanta, Ga, was married tC
n,
H. d. Whitcomb The ceremony was per
formed in the Monumental Church, DR.. Arm
strong officiating. Among the bridesmaids
were Misses Annie Bell and Maria Catlett, o
Staunton, and Misses jamie Mcdonald ant
Miriam Armstrong, of Richmond young ladies
well-known and popular in this city.
Mrs. Mary Wadsworth, of Philadelphia
will address the ladies ofths city at the Young
Mems Christian Association Rooms. Thursday
4th, at 3 D. m, in the interest of the Woman
Christian Ten perance Union. The cause fol
Which she pleads is one that every woman il
the land is directly and deeply interested, and
coming as she does, with the highest testi
monials to her high christian character an(
Intellectual culture, what she may say will b,
interesting and instructive. Ii is hoped tina
full attendance of the ladies will greet her
and that encouragement given which The
interests she advocates should inspire.
Among the large number of patients treated
at DR.. Bliss Eye and Ear Institute Monday
was poor woman of Staunton who had sui
fered five years with Inflammation ofthe eyes
resulting in a total inversion of the under eye
lids the eye-lashes lying inside of the eyes, ant
the outer corner of the eyes were draw
nearly over the centre of the eyebals. B,
removing large strip OF skin from the lowe
2 lid and drawing the edges of the wound 10
gether and Sitting cut the outer corners of tn
lids, stitching around the opening to proven
the cut edges from healing, the deformity wa
entirely relieved and The natural appearance
Of the eyes restored
Hon John F. Lewis, Leutenant-G overno
of the State, Oh Monday last instituted sui
p for $4,000 damages against Drs. James H
McGaw and John S. Wexford, and Policeman
Geo. II Matthews, for false arrest and mpris
a onment in connection with the late Medica
College trouble. 1t will be remembered tina
the new Board of Visitors of that institution