The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-05-17
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affected.
TheG Grand jury has indicted Mag Greay-
er, for attempt topoison. She will be tried
before Judge Smith to-day.
Mrs. G. " Horn, of Stribling Springs, is
on visit to her daughter, Mrs Lucy IL.
Jordan, of Monterey.
Alex Turk. Esq, now of Richmond, was
on II visit to his home and friends OF Au-
gusta last week.
r. S. Parks. Esq, editor of the Page
Neas. was in Staunton Monday.
Jno. w. OFT, of Augusta. is in Harrison
burg. attending the bedside of his veneer
able father. who is quite i'll.
Col Jno. l.. Peyton and family. are now
in the Catskill mountains. and will pr0ba-
bly, spend some weeks in that delightful
region.
The change of Schedule on the Valley
r. r. will be announced next week. The
evening train on that line arrives now at
AS instead of sos.
Messrs. Hol Alexander and Eugene Pey-
ton have returned from very successful
tour of the western cities in the interest
of the Rockbridge Alum Springs.
Col. James l.. Randolph, well known in
Stanton, who has for many years been the
Chief Engineer of the b. Il 0. Company.
has been elected consulting engineer of all
the lines of the Company.
MIL T. Daniel. of Rappalannock has
purchased of Mai. Geo. thrislnaii of Rock
ingllam the thoroughbred short horn heifer,
Matte the 9th l., winner of the first prize
at the Augusta Fair of lss...
We are under obligations To zen. $. G..
Armstrong for an invitation Ia attend the
Normal and Agricultural Institute, which
will he held at Hampton ol Thursday, May
9th.
Salt has been Institute. in the Circuit
Court of Augusta. for the ejectment Of 1856
parties from the lands in the Holdings
worth Survey in the western portion of
Rockingham and Augusta Counties and
in l'endletOn.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the East Augusta Mutual Fire Insurance
Co., will take place at the Court House
next Saturday, May 10, at 10 O'Clock a. m.
The President requests full attendance
as business of Importance will come up.
Col. j. j. Price, the I.unenburg cores
pendent of the Wing and Il prominent Re
adjuster of that county, was in Staunton
yesterday. He accompanied his mother
Mrs. S. f. Price, who was placed in the
Asylum.
Andrew Walker, the colore d boy who
stole Il mail bag from the Chesapeake and
Ohio depot last February and ritled it, was
tried at the recent term of the Federal
Court in Harrisonburg. found guilty and
sentenced to three years confinement
in the house of reformation.
We regret to learn that Mr.. John S.
Churchman, one of the most prominent
citizens of the county, was paralyzed last
Saturday At first the stroke was regarded
as severe indeed, but decided improve
ment has taken place since, and strong
hopes are entertained of a speedy recovery.
In the City Court last week, Benz. Coop
er' col, was tried for larceny and found
guilty. 1t being his third offense, he was
sent to the penitentiary for one year. The
same sentence was pronounced against
Geo. Carter and Joshua Slower, for same
otfense.
Mrs. Maggie Coleman, daughter of w.
r. Warren, Esq, of Harrisonburg, died at
her home in West Virginia, last Monday,
after brief illness. She leaves an infant
nine days old The deceased was a lady of
lovely character and beloved by all who
knew her.
Mr.. Chas. G. Wheat, the popular grocer,
has opened a store on Main street next to
the marble yard, and supplied it with full
and elegant line of goods. Fair dealing
and Il thorough knowledge and experience
in his business has made Charley one of
the most popular of merchants.
The prospect for prosperous season at
Stribling Springs We're never better. AL
ready Mr.. Kinney has engaged a large num-
Der of rooms, and it is not improbable that
by the LIST of June the establishment will
be filled. improvements have been made
and the capacity for accommodation of
guests extended.
DR.. N. Wayt & Bro, the prominent
Main street druggists, are making big
improvement at their store. The brick
work is being removed and will be substi-
tuted by solid glass front, thus making
it one of the handsomest, as it is now one
of the largest and most attractive, estab-
lishments of the city.
Mr.. l.. u. Crosby, of Ashtabula Ohio,
whom our citizens pleasantly remember in
connection with the manufacture of the
Grader Fan in Stanton, died at his home
in Ashtabula Ohio, on Sunday last, of con-
sumption. During his residence here Mr..
Crosby made many warm friends, and his
death is greatly regretted. He was young
man of many fine qualities of head and
heart.
Mr.. Jno. BrOydrick of Harrisonburg, an
employee of the Valley r. r. met with a
painful accident on Monday last. While
shifting cars at Weyer's Cave station, he
fell on the track and the wheels passed over
him crushing his leg so badly that it had to
be amputated. Drs. Christian and Craw-
ford assisted by DR.. A. M. Henkle per-
formed the operation.
Messrs. d. A. Kayser, and Ro. Coyner,
have entered suit against the city for ST.
900 damages. This amount is claimed as a
compensation for the injury to their stoc k
and business, caused by the long continued
absence of the bridge over Lewis Greek on
Greenvile avenue, near the Valley Depot.
The compliments are the owners of large
dairy farms near the city.
Messrs. DR.. j. l.. Blakemore Son & Co.,
the Mt. Scion Patent medicine firm, have
just supplied themselves with handsome
buggy-top spring wagon, from the Bridge
water Carriage mandatory. 1t is made
specially for the business, and is well
adapted there to, the rear portion being ar
ranged for the carriage and storage of the
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