The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-07-19

Miss Linda Mcclure, of this city is the
guest of Mrs. Hite Bird of Woodstock.
Miss Sadie Koontz, of Luray, is visiting
her friend, Miss Katie Slower, in this
county.
Two of Judge McCNe's daughters, OF
this city. are visiting relatives near Fish
ersville.
Mrs. VIM. FaTer, youngest daughter OF
VIM. McComb of this county, is spending
a few weeks with her parents.
We are indebted to Mr.. S. d. Hawkins,
of Shenandoah, now in Liverpool, for va
rious interesting English publications.
Mr.. c. Wedderburn. Eiq., general agent
of the Valley Mutual Life Association of
Va. for Baltimore, was in the city yester-
day.
A petition for the pardon of Susan Har
ris, who was sent to the penitentiary from
Augusta for manslaughter. was presented
to the Governor on Monday.
The Tariff question will he prominently
brought forward in the fall elections and
the Democratic party forced to take po-
sition on it.
The new style of money orders which
are to be sold ut from three cents upwards,
and are payable to the bearer. will not be
issued uutil September.
w. A. Turk. Esq, well known in this
county, has been promoted to the office of
General freight and Passenger Agent of
the North Carolina Western Railroad
Rev. G. b. Stricken is visiting in the
neigborhood of Thinking Springs, his old
charge. During his absence from Atlanta
his church in that city is undergoing eX
tensive improvements.
Mr.. Jas. A. Bickle, a native of this place.
but who has been a resident printer in
Wytheville for 80 years. has received the
appointment of Tipstaff of the Court of
Appeals at Wytheville.
In Harrisonburg. on Saturday week, by
the discharge of Il pistol he was handling,
Mr.. Theo. NJ. Rohr. of the firm of Rohr
Bros, had the bone split in the end of the
index finger of the left hand.
Rev. j. E. Booker, pastor of the 2nd
Presbyterian church, preached IN interest
ing sermon on the subject of duelling at
the Union Meeting held in the lst Preshy-
terrain church, last Sunday night.
The contract for extensive improvements
to the Pantop Academy, near Charlottes-
vile, has been awarded to Mr.. Taylor Bis
sell, of this city. Mr. j. E. Tinsley, also
of Staunton, is the architect.
Rev. o. F. Laird will be installed Pastor
2Sth. Saturday. Revs. A. II. Hamilton
and F. S. Railey are appointed to otficiate
on the occasion, with Revs f. McCutchen
and w. Il. Price, aternates.
1t is understood that Hon. Jno. Paul,
the judge appointed to succeed Judge
Riyes in the Western District of Vir-
ginia, will qualify in time to preside at the
September term at HarrisOnburg.
We call attention to the announcement,
in another column, of Washington and
Lee University, Lexington, Va. The AGA
demic departments, as well as the schools
of law and engineering, open Sept. 20.
The Methodist church is preparing for
it's grand centennial celebration next year,
of its organization in this country. Meth
odist societies were formed in 1776. but
the church organization was first effected
in 1884.
Already Capt. G. Julian Pratt, the Sec
ator of no RaII txrin A IN, hoc
been notified of the intention of several of
our most prominent horse owners to COM
pete for the citizens $1,000 purse in the
race at our next fair.
r. w. Harrison, of Melrose, is the honey
farmer of Rockingham county. This year
from $50 hives he will secure crop of
over 1900 pounds of honey, for which he
will get about $500. This, besides the in
crease of his bees. which will be fully eighty
hives. thus adding to his working" capt.
tai.
Mr.. Geo. G. Jordan, of Raleigh, the en-
ergetic and pushing representative of the
Valley Mutual Life Association in the old
North State, is on visit to his brother-in-
law, Mr.. Geo, p. Baker. Mr.. j. has done
tremendous business in his section. and
from the list of insured he presents, one
would imagine that the Tar Heels have as
much faith in the Valley Mutual as have
Virginians.
Rev. John A. Preston will remove this
week from Franklin, Pendleton county,
w. Va, to tie Presbyterian manse at
Thinking Spring. He will he installed
Pastor of that church on Saturday, the 18th
Of August. Rev. James Murray will
preach the sermon, and Revs Alexander
Sprunt and Frank Gaines will PROFOUND
the usual questions to the Pastor and peo-
pie.
Maj. J. b. Dolman and his wife sold
their residence in Lexington on Monday
last, with an acre Of land attached, to the
widow and daughters of Rev. Gen. VIM.
N. Pendleton, d. d., for $685. cash. The
purchase was negotiated through Chas. M.
Figgatt, Esq, cashier of the Bank of Lex
ington. The Major and Mrs. Dorman,
we are glad to know, will make Staunton
their future home.
Geo. Harlan, who for thirty years, more
OF less, has made his home at the jail, has
moved to residence on Sears Hill. The
Jail along with Mr.. Harlan, loses the beau
tiful flowers which adorned the yard and
made the place one of the most inviting
looking in the city, though some people
did seem to have a prejudice against it,
Deputy Sheriff Tnrner will hereafter be
jailor.
The revision of the premium list OF the
Baldwin Augusta Fair in the ladies' depart
naent, particularly, will, it is hoped and be-
lleved, give greater satisfaction than here
tofore. The extension and classification
Will prevent confusion in entries and en-
large the competition. Catalogues will be
ready in few days and application lby
postal card to the Secretary, Capt. G.
Julian Pratt, will receive prompt atten-
tion.
Major Jed. Hotchkiss, of Staunton. and
Professor Shaler, of Boston, have lately
visited the Catawba Furnace iron ore
banks in Botetourt county with the view
of future development. 1t is stated. saws
the Fincastle Herald, that this visit was