The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-09-20

MI. ,. n. flnley, OF Augusta county
Va, has been recreating with relatives
and friends in Greenbrier.
We are indebted to Col. Bolivar Chris
tian, who is travelling in Europe, for a copy
of the London Telegraph.
A freight train was thrown from the
Shenandoah Valley Road near Waynesboro.
Thursday, and four cars demolished.
Col. G.. T. Barbee, Of the Bridgewater
Journal, has been rendered the position OF
visitor to tie University Of Virginia.
Tuesday night the Chesapeake and Ohio
train ran over and killed Il man named
Jacob Henlzle, near Covington.
Miss Cora Hudson, an accomplished in
stouctor, of this city, has been appointed
first assistant in the Mt. Sidney graded
school.
The Public Schools of the city opened
on Monday last, with the largest attend
ance ever vet had, in both the white and
colored departments.
Next Monday is County Court day, and
it is expected q joint political discussion
will be had between Col. VIM. E. Sims and
Hon. J. Ran. Tucker.
Miss Mamie l.. Burke, of Marble Val
ley, Augusta county, Va, is boarding at
the Lewishurg Hotel and attending the
Lewisburg Female Institute.
II. c. o. Benjamin, the colored attor-
ney of Staunton. has left with us a neatly
printed chart, giving some interesting
facts with reference to the colored race.
Greenbrier Independent: Misses Maggie
Morton and Fannie McChesney, of Staun-
ton, Va, are spending a few weeks with
James Il. Caldwell, Esq, at Greenbrier
Bridge.
Mr.. Trussal, editor Of the Pomeroy,
(Ohio) Telegram WAS visiting his brother
in-law, Mr.. S. N Miller, last week. He
gives an encouraging account of Foraker $
prospects in his State
j. i. Guy. ESD, has sold to M. Erskine
Miller, Esq, for $1,000, the frame corner
on Augusta street, south of Mr.. Vim. Kin
ney and opposite the wholesale establish
ments Of Gooch iloge 81 Co., and Tyree,
Martin & Logan.
The biggest humbug in the way of All
alleged Dramatic Entertainment, was the
performance given here last Monday night
by "Moseleys Horse Shoe Seven, 1t is
a fraud of the first water, and left Stalln-
ton with unpaid bills behind.
J. d. Craig, Esq, returned on Saturday
last from Variety Springs, where he re-
MANNED during the summer, and is much
improved in health Capt. w. III. Peyton
returned Oh the same day from Rockbridge
Alum. greatly benefited by the waters of
that celebrated slnitarium.
Maj. Thos. w. boswell, the great breed
er of thoroughbred horses, was in Staun-
ton last week. His magnificent stables
will be represented ut our coming Fair
Mai. boswell WAS the owner of Eolus, the
sire of Eole, who recently made such II
handsome fortune for Fred. Gebhart. He
also trained Eole.
The Allegheny Sentinel says: Miss Ada
B. Long, daughter of Mr.. Jacob b. Long,
OF CoVington. was married in Washington
city, August 2Sth, to Mr.. Edward j. Cowan,
of Rockingham county, Va. Mrs. Cowan
will reside III the future at Mauzy, Rock
ingham county.
The Richmond State pays the following
compliment to our townsman lone of the
best nominations for election to the Leg
islature is that of Edward Echols, Esq, to
represent the people Of Augusta in that
important body. Active. earnest, and pos
sessing the highest qualities of mind and
character, Mr.. Echols will be in the coun-
ell of his State what he has been in private
life-a true, an able and ali honest man,
and gentleman in the real sense of the
word
Among the personals y in the last issue
of the Bridgewater Journal is the follow
ing THAT live and energetic man of
Stanton. Mr.. w. II. Page, was registered
for two nights at the Barbee House during
| the past week. Mr.. Page is now not only
representing the ell-established tobacco
and cigar house of w. II. & M. Page. of
Staunton, but his services have been Sc
| cured as agent for the renowned Hall Safe
and Lock Company, of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mr.. Page can manage both if anybody else
| cam
J. Addison Cochran, Esq, has sold his
large and conveniently arranged Com
mission Houses, recently completed, oppo-
site the C.& 0. r. r. depot. The first
apartment, North, to Chas. T. Palmer,
Esq, u successful merchant at Arbor Hill,
for "a, 600, and the Southern apartment to
Geo. M. Harrison, Esq, for $3. 500. MI.
Palmer, we learn, will open business on
| the premises he purchased. Mr.. Harrison
| bought for an Investment. This is first
class property and disposed of at very
reasonable prices.
We learn from Prof. H. S. Roller, Super
| intendent Of County Public Schools. that
there is great scarcity of applications for
examination as teachers for the schools.
! This is noticeable more particularly as to
| the colored schools which have not as yet
been supplied with teachers, but every eff
| fort will be made to do 50. SO many of the
young men OF both races, qualified to
| teach. have gone west where the salaries
are larger, that this year presents an eX-
ceptionably small list Of applicants.
GRAND JURORS. The following Special
Grand Jury have been selected and drawn
to serve at the ensuing September term of
the County Court John Towberman,
William Crosby, John A. Mills. Rudolph
Turk, Jacob Warwick, Frank M. Bell,
Norman II. Hanger, J. Frank Clemmer,
Jerome H. b. Sellers. Attendance re-
quired Monday, Sept "A, 1888, at 10 O'Clock
q. N.
| TIE MILITARY AT RICHMOND.-At the
State Fair large premiums are offered for
the best drilled military Company, and the
competition will doubtless be spirited.
| Col. Bumgardner, of the End Regiment,
has issued orders for an encampment at
Richmond, extending from the Goth OF
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