The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-07-05

WV SeilOllS VI WHISKY.
Oliver Rhodes, the popular Baltimore
drummer, WAS in Staunton Tuesday, and
favored us with call
Herman Loeb, of Philadelphia, brother
OF the Loeb Bros, Of this city. is on VlSlt
to his Stanton relatives.
Dennis O'Conner, Esq, is a5 home III
disabled condition His right arm was
badly bruised by a horse.
]. G. Wright, representative OF the Pub
fishing House of Van Antwerp, Bragg d
Co.. paid us a pleasant visit Tuesday.
1.-The Watchman" an interesting and
neatly printed monthly. issued by W. L..
Hanger, of Koiners Store, is before us.
IL. st. Geo. Tucker. Esq, OF this city,
has been elected president of the Alumni
Association of Washington and Lee Uni
versity.
Capt. L. j. Crowder, of the West Au-
guSta Guards is confined to his bed by a
very severe attack of inhalnmatory rheu-
matism.
DR.. G. X. Gilmer, postmaster at Rich
mond, passed through Staunton Tuesday
on his way to Rockingham, his native
county.
DR.. 7. w. Shelton received Il severe
sprain of his right wrist, last week, from
fall, oceasionel by Il misstep at the resi-
dence of MI Orchard.
Miss Etfie Stiff left tins week for New
York, whence she will return to Staunton,
en- route to Lexington, Mo-, where her
fine musical talent is demanded.
Daniel Schrogan, of New Hope. mem
Der of the German church, died on Sunday
night of last week, from injuries received
by fall from Il cherry tree.
o. &. Peyton, representing that reliable
and enterprisig house of r. Il. Banks &
ton yesterday on Il business trip to High
land.
Among the graduates at the University
of Virginia, last Monday were the follow
ing: ii. NJ. Bell, of Stalmton, in Mathe-
MATES. f. M. Hanger, of Fishersville, in
Medicine
j. M. Mclaughlin, formerly chief clerk
under j. II. Rives collector ut I.ynchburg.
has been appointed to the charge of the
Lynchburg office. by Collector Craig. Mr.,
Mclaughlin was in Staunton yesterday.
The monthly meeting of the Woman s
Christian Temperance Union will be held
on Tuesday, July 10th, Sp. H., at Trinity
Chapel. All who are interested in the
cause OF temperance are invited to attend.
Mrs. Leila Beers, who for years has been
connected with the domestic department
of the Western Lunatic Asylum, has re-
signed her position to fill an engagement
with the Rockbridge Alum Springs Com
pany.
The Messenger says that Mr. r. M.
hardwood. living near Waynesboro, met
with q painful accident Il few days ago
while laying Il barn floor for Rev. G. Beard,
by letting a heavy board fall on his foot,
breaking several bones. y
Among those who received distinctions
of proficiency in their several classes at
the Washington and Lee University this
session, we notice the name of j. +. Bear
of Churchyille, and w. b. Smith. son Of
w. F. Smith, ESD, of Greenville.
Mr.. J. r. Burkholder, of this county, is
introducing u splendid article of seed
wheat called the Eureka and which is
said to be superior to any now in use il
this section. Mr.. Bufkholder will canvass
the eastern part Of the county and ldr. c.
w. Parker the western part.
On Tuesday of last week. at the resi-
dence of Col. George l.. Peyton, neal
this city, Benz. Webb, Esq, an old and
valued attache of the Springs, died after
q brief illness. He had been in the en-
ploy of Col. Peyton for thirty odd years
and was regarded as one of the most ex-
cellent of his staff of assistants.
The Rockbridge Alum is filling up rap
idly and the prospect for Il fine season lis
fiattering. It's arrivals so far outnumbel
any of its mountain rivals. Among those
from Staunton summering there are Capt
L. ID. Ransom and wife. and Mrs. Margaret
Ef1inger mother of j. Fred. Eflinger, Esq.
President of the Springs Company.
The town was deserted yesterday, ;lnd
many of the stores were closed. A large
crowd followed the military to Harrison
burg, and numbers of citizens spent the
day in the country. The Cameron Guards
under command of Capt. Smith, paraded
the streets, and they together with a harm.
less runaway were about the only excite
ment of the day.
A dispatch from Portsmouth, Ohio
June 25, says u. B. Green, president OF
the Clinton Nail and Iron Works, died OF
heart disease, aged 60 years. His two SONS
Charles II. and William S., are also prom
inent in the iron business, and reside at
Walnut Hills, Cincinnati. The remains
will be taken to Cincinnati for interm,ent
in Spring Grove" Mr.. Green was former
ly connected with the Elizabeth IrOI
Company and was well knownin Staunton
The most brilliant specimen of lit,.ra-
ture that has burst upon the people of this
village within the past century, is q
bird 's-eye view of Staunton,' by Mrs.
Whitson, published in the last iSpectatm
It is simply gorgeous, and when it is co n
sidered that the biographies it contains
were paid for at the rate of $500 each by
the gentlemen whose graces of person and
giant intelects are to be thus handed down
to posterity, the full beauty of the produc-
ton begins to dawn upon the reader. By
all means the work should be gotten up in
pamphlet form for gratuitious distribution
among the Sunday schools. 1t would
teach the children that early death is not
the worst of fates.
On Sunday night last Rev. r. Smithson
preached a learned and able sermon on the
subject OF the Bible and Science-taking
for mis- text LIST verse, End chapter of Gen
esis, Thus the heavens and earth were
finished and ..all the host of them.'' The
central thought in the discourse was to es-
tablish that there was no contradiction be-
tween the Bible and Science, but on the
contrary the completest harmony, the de-
vefopment of Science corresponding with
the Bible record Of the shaping of the
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