The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-06-07


Col. r. Turk and DR.. w. r, Rodgers, of
this county, were in Highland last week.
II. t. Wickham, Esq, of Richmond,
has been in town several days, attending
the session of the Circuit Court.
The State Board of Education meets IN
Richmond to-day to elect number OF
school superintendent and trustees.
The Democratic primaries to elect dele
gates to the Lynchburg Convention, meet
in the various districts next Saturday.
On election day, Mr.. w. d. Stiegel, Dem
cratic candidate for constable in Middle
River District, died suddenly of heart dis
ease.
Capt l.. II. Stevenson, of Highland, the
newly elected Commonwealth S Attorney
for that county, was in Staumton Tues
day.
Mr. and Mrs j. w. Morrison have re-
turned from the South. and will spend the
summer ut their beautiful home in this
city.
A gentle and copious rainfall COM
menced early Sunday morning and contin-
ued until noon. There is no estimating
the good it did.
Maj. j. c. Green and Maj Ed. Nc
Mahon were in the city this week, Their
Kentucky work will be completed in ten
days or two weeks.
A number of citizens have signed petit
ton asking the council to have the public
thoroughfares sprinkled at the expense OF
The city. 1t is good move.
The Allegheny Tribune IL arousing the
people of Coyington to the Importance OF
having tie Richmond Il Allegheny r. r..
extension pass through that burg.
Elliott and Thomas Baker. SONS Of the
Rev. w. E. Baker, both engaged in bust
ness in Chicago, are spending summer
| vacation with their parents, in this city.
Susan Harris, (col.) the woman charged
with numbering her husband, was found
guilty of voluntary manslaughter, and SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for one year.
From the DEVILS Lake ID. IT,, Pioneer
Press we see that JAS. Y. Brooke, Esq,
formerly of this city, is practicing law,
and running the real estate business. in
that new and prosperous town.
Capt Ed. Smith. Division Superinten-
dent of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad,
and we'll known in this city, has been in
attendance on the Circuit Court for the
past two OF three days.
The people Of Harrisonburg are making
extensive preparations for the celebration
of the 4th of July. They propose to sur
pass anything of the kind that has ever
occurred in the Valley.
Bishop James A. Latane, for some years
the popular and able Rector of Trinity
church. of this city, has been elected Pre-
siding Bishop by the General Council of
the Reformed Episcopal church.
DR.. G. III. GetZendanner. one of the most
accomplished and skilful physicians in
Virginia, has moved to Longdale to assume
charge of the furnace practice. He will
spend Wednesday and Saturday of each
week in Stanton.
Our young friend, Mr.. Jas. Bowler, was
elected Commonwealth Attorney of AL
leghany county, by a majority of AS, over
Gen. VIM. Skeen. The latter, however,
was not u candidate-the vote given him
being altogether complimentary. =
Dr. r. Lindsay Robertson. son of Judge
w. j. Robertson, having passed success
fully his examination before an Army
Board, has been commissioned Assistant
Surgeon in the United States Army and
will soon be assigned to duty.
Mr.. j. r. Kempef, of this county, has
been awarded the $50 premium offered by
the publishers of the Home O. Farm to the
farmer who had the greatest number of
spring lambs in proportion to the ewes.
Mr.. X. S flock numbers 1S9 ewes and he
has 245 spring lambs.
We are glad to learn that Mr.. Briscoe
Tams, a fine book-keeper and natural ac-
countant, has been promoted to the posi-
tion in the Augusta National Bank, made
vacant by the resignation of Mr.. Fleming
Christian. The Board made a lirst-rate
selection.
A number of prominent Virginia con-
tractors, including Maj. J. G. Green, Of
the well known firm of Mcmahon, Green
& Powell were in Baltimore last week, in
of grading and masonry Oh the Philadel-
phia branch Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, which is to be let this month.
Tonight the ladies and children will
give Mother Goose reception on Sears
Hill for the benefit of the w, G.. II. u.
All of the characters in the famous nur-
sery rhymes will he represented, and re-
freshments of every description served.
1t will be a pleasant way to spend an even
ing and the proceeds are for the benefit of
a good cause
Mr.. W. H.. Hyer, the expert undertaken
with the establishment of S. M. Wilkes,
has recently passed an examination and
received diploma in the School Of EN-
banners, at Rochester, N. Y. Mr.. Hyer
is thorough master of the trade and
particularly of that branch now re-
garded as so essential to modern under
taking.
Harrisonburg SPIRIT. Mrs. Martin Mad
dux and daughter Miss Blanche Maddux)
left for Staunton on Friday. The hosts
of friends of Mrs. M. and daughter sadly
regret their departure, and we know it is
the sincere wish OF their many acquaint-
tances that their absence may be OF short
duration.
The wheat crop is not as promising III
this section Us it was a few weeks ago.
The heads are unusually short, even
where the stalk-growth and stand are
good The grass will be short also, not
yielding SO abundantly as was expected
The corn is very backward, and in some
fields has not a favorable color.
We published some time since the re
ported marriage of Mr.. E. C. Vincent, of
this county, as copied from a New York
paper. We understand that there was not
word of truth in the rumor. The paper
in which it first appeared is one of those
miserable sensational sheets that tell the
truth only by accident, and will 60 to any
length to bring themselves into notorietv