The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-09-06
Mr.. and Mrs. I. Conway, of Winchester

rev. l)r. a. Il. DlcklilS0n. OF Int hetD-
dou; Herald will preach at Laurel Hill,
next Sunday morning.
Col. A. w. Hartman is confined to his
room at his residence in this place. from
a severe attack Of erysipelas.
ID. $. Lewis, Esq, T.. : District Attor-
new. passed through Stannton Oh Tuesday
evening. on his way to Lynchburg.
Judge T. T. Faunteroy was at the Vir-
ginia Hotel Tuesday evening and night
AMI left Wednesday morning for Winches-
ter.
Rev. j. II. Wilson, of the Baltimore NJ.
E. Conference South. WAS i'll the city for
several days, last week. stopping with II.
Risk, Esq.
Mr.. G.. Jlli,ln Pratt. the active, ener-
getic and efficient secretary Of the b. A
Fair. has declined to i,r Il candidate before
the primary OH saturday.
Rev. Father Stack. sou Of Capt. J. J
Stack, OF this city, preached an interesting
and able sermoa in st. Francis Cath
Ole church last Sunday evening.
Mr.. Montague. of Harper's Ferry. and
biethel-in law OF Capt. John Mctluaide, is
in the city, with II view to making it his
home if he can suit himself in business.
Mr. Lenuel Nawter of IIarrisonburg
and Miss Emma Pence. formerly of Mt.
Crawford, were married ut Camden street
depot. Balt more, Oh the 2sth of August
Rev. Henry +. Johnson officiating.
Rockingham Paul. Esq, brother of Hon.
Jno Paul, has entered into Il law partner
ship with w. E. Craig. Esq, and will take
up his permanent residence i'll Staunton
We gladly welcome him, ana wish there
were more like him To come.
The fine barn. of Mr.. James NJ. Brad
ford. near Tenth Legion. Rockingham
county. was burned on the 10th ult. The
fire was caused by lightning. About 500
bushels of wheat. II large quantity of hay,
and all of Mr.. BIS. agricultural nipple
ments were consumed.
We are indebted to Mrs. Xaupi. of LA
Grange'' for some magnificent Concord
grapes, the largest, and finest Favored we
have seen this year. La Grange" has 9
vineyard of some five acres of choice va
rieties, and persons who want II really fine
article can get it there.
Next Sunday morning, at ten O'Clock
the infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. B. Sacker
man will be circumcised by the Jewisl
Rabbi. This is the first born of this pop
ular couple, and the ceremony, always an
important one in Hebrew household, will
be attended by many friends.
Superintendent Lipscomb has puta force
Of hands to work ut the Va. China Clay and
Fire Brick Works, and is rapidly pushing
preparations for the commencement OF ac-
tive operations. The Company will expend
some $40 900 in placing the entire property
in thorough working order.
Rev. G.. B. Stricken, formerly the pastor
of Thinking Spring congregation and more
recently OF Atlanta, Ga. has been elected
to the chair of Church History ami Polity
in Union Theological Seminary, Va. tC
fill the vacancy occasioned by the election
of Rev. Dr. Peck to another chair in the
institution.
We have received the first numberof the
Democratic Campaign, published at Lynch
burg and edited by Messrs. Page Mccarthy
and Geo. ID. Ward. 1t is spicy and parti
Fan, and well answers the purpose fol-
which it is published. Both editors are
good writer's, well posted and full of yea
for the party.
The handsome baby carriage offered as
special premium at the Fair by Treas
urer Carroll, is now on exhibition at
Berkeley Sc Co.'s drug store. 1t was Sc
lected from Mr.. John Does establishment
in Richmond, Va, at cost Of $4,000. and
has been pronounced by all who have seer
it a ssDaisy." Ladies interested invited
to inspect.
Messrs. Sells Bros. know the value OF
printer S ink. In addition to their news
paper advertisements they have acres OF
posters throughout the county, and art
distributing a lot of handsome chromati'
cards, &c. Their agent left with lis a LOT
of beautiful pictures, elegantly gotten up
representing all of the animals in their ex
tensive menagerie with brief description
of each.
You will not regret it if You stay out o.
the primary next Saturday. You may re
greet it if you go in. Should they nomi
nate men acceptable, you can vote to-
them. Should Objectionable candidates b'
nominated, then you can exercise YOU
judgment. In other words you reserve tt
yourself the privilege of voting as you
please, should you let the primary CO.
Bridgewater Journal: On Wednesday
last, S. F. Lindsey, Esq, sold. as trustee
(Mr. Noah Landes, auctioneer,) to Mrs
Mary A. Earman, of Burk S Mill, Au
gusta county, the house and lot at present
occupied by Mr.. r. 2. Furry, for the sum
of $695.O0 also vacant one-half acre lo
adjoining the same to Mrs. Ellen B. Furry
for social equivalent to cash.
Judge Robert Johnson, of Rockingham
County Court, has issued a writ of cleo
ton to fill the vacancy in the Circuit Court
Clerkship, caused by the death OF j. II
Shue, to be held in November at the reg
ular election. Col. &. T. Barbee, of the
Bridgewater Journal, announces himself {
candidate. There will doubtless be mum
Der of aspirants. Col. Lee Martz, the
present Deputy, will also be candidate.
Mr.. Raymond T. Dunn, one OF the mos
popular of the former engineers OF the Z
81 0. railroad. and recently in charge o.
the shops at Hinton, has resigned his pc
sition and moved to Staunton with his in
teresting family. The company loses one
OF its most valuable employees by the res
ignation of Mr.. Dunn, and it will be nc
easy matter to supply his place. We are
glad to know, however, that the change
restores to Staunton one of her most use
full citizens.
We learn from the Harrsonburg papers
that Judge R. w. Hughes, before whom
the case was argued and the papers sub.
mitted in the matter of the United States
against A. S. Gray, decd, late United
States Marshal, has rendered his decision
allowing the estate of Col. Gray $3,0OO.-
The suit was based on a claim of the gov