The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-05-31
Harrisonburg Items.
Reported for the v1RG1N1AN.

pleasantly. There has been considerable of
decreased vote, but the leaders of the Re
adjuster party claim an increased majorit
over the vote of one year ago, 3rorute
The majority for Harrison over Ligget
for Commonwealth Attorney is 426, ex
elusive of Mountain Valley precinct, wher
the vote was informal, owing to the cleo
ton judges not having been properly quail
fled; counting that precinct Harrison
majority would have been 465. S. r.. Ster
ling, for Treasurer, received $500 votes
j. Fl. Ship, for Sheriff, received $40,
votes Peter ID. Byerly. j. X. p. Harri
son. Levi $. Bird, w. Harvey Zirkle ant
| j. N. Ross have been elected Commission
ers of the Revenue and the Readjusters
have elected four OF the five Supervisors
In this district Messrs. Burtner. Keezlt
and Funkhonser have been elected Magis
trates by majorities of 10, and 3, respect
lively. d. II. Ralston defeated Samuel A
Davis for Constable by lSl majority. join
III. Frank defeated Peter Swope for Roat
Commissioner, and Jefferson Butler has
large majority for Overseer of the Poor
One hundred cats in a store box could moi
have done more scratching than the voters
did at this precinct. There were 64l votes
cast, and the count was not concluded un,
til 5 :45 clock Friday morning. The av-
erage Harrisomburger has heaved a sigh of
relief and already taken up the municipal
election to be held next July. From what
| can learn politics Oh that occasion will
be ignored, the question being between
old fogyism and young America, the lat
ter crowd being, think, considerably in
the majority. Young America wants wa
ter works, one or two steam fire engines
electric or gas-ight, and brick pavements
instead of board and tan bark ones. Who
the nominees will be is as yet all guess
work, but, mark the prediction: election
day in July will be Il scold day. for fossils
and moSS-backS.
After an absence of three years, business
called Inc to Dayton, four miles west of
this place, on Monday last. I was most
agreeably surprised at the many evidences
OF Improvement and prosperity. AT least
five handsome residences are now in course
OF construction and Il large United Breth-
rem church, and ground is broke. for sew
eral other residences. The streets are well
macadalnized and new streets are being
laid out. The town now has a municipal
government, and, in short, is putting on
city airs. Without wishing to be invidi-
Gus the larger share OF Dayton's glory and
grandeur is attributable to the indomitable
energy and go-aheadativeness of Prof.
Aldine S. Kietfer and E. Ruebush, Esq.
who located in Dayton about five years
ago. They have not only built and i'm
proved themselves, but stimulated the
other residents, and the good results are
apparent. One of the principal business
enterprises is the Virginia Organ Company.
cry, being the finest and costliest collection
of woodworking machinery to be found
i'll the State, is run bya 20 horsepower en-
CINE. There are twenty mechanics en-
gagged. all under the superintendent of
Mr.. Edward Meiller, of Westphalia, Ger
many. The capacity of the manufactory
is two organs complete per day. The OF
ganS give general satisfaction and soon
will rank as the equal of the best known
manufactured. If the Virginia Organ
manufactory gets cramped for room to
build warehouse for their goods, they
can secure vacant lots in Harrisonburg us
other country towns with manufactures
have already done.
1IC lIbll HILL CdoC Ntto SltCIl W Ullc
judge of the Circuit Court ut eleven O'Clock
on Monday. There will probably be no
decision for several days. When returned
the VIRGINIAN' s readers shall have it
IN ertenSO.
HarriSonburg for the next several days
will be very unlike Heaven is said to be.
We read that in the latter place there is
mo marrying OF giving i'll marriage -
whilst HarriSonburg promises not less than
four frst-class weddings.
An amateur cyclone struck Dayton on
Saturday evening, demolishing the frame
work OF Mr.. John Wagoner's two story
residence now in the course of cOnstruc-
ton.
The farmers now say that the wheat
crop will be below the average; that the
growth has all run to stock and mo
heads An examination of several fields.
adjacent to town does not prove their as
Sertions correct as the heads were remark
ably well filled.
Secretary OF the Treasury, Folger, is eX-
pected here in a few days to locate the
new United States Court House in person.
He by the trip mixes business with pleas
ure, as he has for years had desire to
visit the famous Shenandoah Valley.
Hon. John Paul and wife leave in few
days for an extended Western trip, taking
in San Francisco, Salt Lake City and other
prominent points.
Last Monday band of Roumania Turks,
by a large bear passed
through town bound for Staunton. AS
we have no manufactures here / commend
the gang to your soap manufacturers.
Houck & Wallis are now putting in cir
culatiOn large amount of money as pay
ment for bark. AS a matter OF general in
formation, will state 1900 pounds of
tanbark make one cord of 100 feet, and in
10 feet long, feet wide and
feet high makes one cord of 100 feet.
The appearance of the passenger depot
at this place is decidedly shabby. There
are very few barns in the country that
look as weather beaten. The B. & O. Com
pany had better sent along their paint
cal.
The John G. Eflinger property on the
northeast corner of the public square. was
again offered at public sale last Friday.
The final bid was not $50 high as the pre-
vious attempt, and the sale was again
postponed.
Capt. John Donovan, returned from
Nashville, Tenn, on last Monday. He
give glowing accounts of the military drill,
superiority to the Zouaves.
j. Clark Griener, Esq, son of our towns
man, N. l.. Griener, Esq, who has been
here for several years, returned to Florida
this week where he is extensively engaged
i'll raising oranges.
The Sacramental season of the Presby-
terrain congregation commenced on Friday
evening, ending on Sunday. Rev. J. Rice
Bowman, ID. D., preached Sunday morn
ing and evening. There was an addition
of seven members to this already large
Woodbine Cemetery, under the superin-
tendency of MI. Southwick, presents a
most attractive appearance. Large num-
bers OF our citizens visit it daily, and Sun
day afternoons the crowds are simply i'm
mense. A coat of paint administered to
the headstoneS of the Confederate dead
would add MUCH to the attractivepess of
WOodbine, and harmonic with the senti-
ment engraved on the beautiful monu
ment.
Cherries are not quite ripe enough to
make accident items p feature OF this
week S letter.
Election day was Corpus Christi day.
There appears to be a good many political
corpus lying around since that day.
Prof. Richardson. an elOcutioniSt, gave
a reading at the Court House Monday
evening. His Shakespeare, Byron, Burns
and Moore renditions were very good, but
the audience caught on'2 better to his
'smOneyless man. | suppose because it
was apropos.
The beautiful ceremony of streWing the
graves of the Confederate dead with flow
ers will occur tomorrow, Thursday, at
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