The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-01-11
Messy Creek Items.


| Tile oyster supper with the cake and ice cream
refreshments, held at Messy Creek, Wednes-
day evening Dec a. for the purpose of fur
FISHING the parsonage was a success. The
net proceeds amounted to $8775 The fair
contestants for the cake were Miss Nettie
White, Miss Bette Hamrick, Miss Maggie
| Cochran and Miss Mamie Houston The first
named was the winner, receiving 402 votes.
PersOnal.-Mr Railey, who was recently
called to the pastorate of the church, is ex-
pected to be on hand with his family about the
18th inst
The marriage of Mr. Jacob CARRIER to Miss
Lurena Philips by the Rev. Mr.. Sanger, in
front of Mr.. Samuel Forrer's office, on We'd
nesday morning last, while the snowy fakes
were falling and strangely intermingling with
of the bride, who sat in her buggy by the side
of her affianced surrounded by their attend
ants, who were seated in like manner in bug
gies on either side. all with their carriage tops
lowered, the officiating minister standing be-
tween the vehicles with uncovered head, and
witnessed by some three or four persons who
had met by chance, may be considered the
very latest style of solemnizing the nuptial tie
1t is said Mr.. Newton Craun is gone on
six weeks tour to visit distant friends and re-
latons in Albenare We wonder if Newt is
not looking up a nearer relation.
We learn from one who was present, that
the German Baptist or Thinker Educational
Board for their school at Bridgewater held
meeting at that place on Friday and Saturday
last, and agreed to raise about $1,000 with
which to run the school, There is to be a ten
acre lot purchased on which building of
large dimensions is to be erected, Thus the
people of this town can congratulate them
selves on having at their doors, in the near
future, fixed and first class institution of
learning.
DR.. Robson filled to OVERLOOKING his corn
house, 20 feet long, s feet wide and 10 feet
high, with corn from u acres of ground. Our
calculation is, in round numbers, So bushels
per acre. We saw this same corn standing IN
the field and mentioned at the time that it
would yield rs bushels per acre.
Mrs. Sallie Forrer, who with her husband is
at this time sojourning amid the orange groves
OF Florida, at latest account was not so well.
We, down here, are sadly in need of a rail-
road. One of our farmers is now engaged in
hauling his flour to Stanton AS it takes
two days to make trip, every 16 barrels
costs him about eight dollars transporta-
tiOn TO reach Stanton market.
Truly this is a favored section Of our counr
try. Our waters strongly impregnated with
iron are among the best for health known to
the world | know person who came here
just three months since weighing al pounds,
who now weighs 159 strong. Notwithstand-
ing this it is gratifying to know that we have
not real drinking man nor a single solitary
lingering old maid in all our bounds.
From the large number of apertures in our
hill sides it is more than probable that many
and vast caves rivaling or perhaps surprising
in extent and grandeur any hitherto known
could be found In these subterranean limestone
beds. A fine field for the adventurous ex-
plorer. S.