The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-08-09
We are indebted to Mr.. 0. l.. Rhodes.

! NILS. NlldS- NlDef. Is Oh ViSit TO he
mother. Mrs Fannie Harrison.
Miss Allie Bell, of Lewisburg. is visit
ing the family of DR.. n. Wayt, and othel
relatives.
Mrs. DR.. VIM. F. Holt and son. of Ma
con, Ga. are visiting the family of Capt
G. A. Holt, OF this city.
Messrs. Schuler & Menifee, two of New
Market S enterprisngyoung business men
were in Staunton this week.
Mr.. .Jo Savage, of Frederick, is visiting
his cousin. Mrs. ID. II. Evans, of this city
Mr.. S. will probably locate permanently
in Staunton.
Thos. A. Bledsoe, Esq, Cashier of the
National Valley Bank. returned from q
ten days sojoun at the Rock. Alum. on
Monday last.
A valuable horse of Mrs. Gays was run
over 10y Il train on the Valley Railroad last
Monday and SO severely injured flat il had
! to be killed.
The operations of the internal revenue
service i'll Virginia under the recent con-
soldation Of the districts in this State will
go into effect on the 18th instant
1t it feared that the continued dry wea-
Their has already severely affected the corn.
The blades are drying up, and if not soon
moisened will not make good folder.
The b. +. Points property opposite the
\nti Au11a Of 4l,,, ,nc+
valuable sites in the city, was sold on Sat
urday last to Chas. E. IIoge. for 1910.
On Sunday last Rev. DR.. j. Il. IIaw-
| thorne, pastor of the first Baptist church,
of Richmond, preached an able sermon in
the Baptist church, of this city.
Special attention is called to the adver-
tisement of A. G.. Points. He has on hand
4 quantity of first-class goods which he
will sell ut cost to close out the stock.
The regular meeting of the City Coun-
| Gil WAS held Tuesday night. but nothing of
| special interest to the public trlnspired
| the business being almost WI oily routine.
Rev. Mr.. Mley who is under care of
Lexington Presbytery and Washington and
Lee University, is spending some time in
the family of Capt. Todd near Mt. Scion.
Mrs. Kate Kelley, now of Baltimore. is
on visit to her Stanton friends. The
climate of her new home seems to agree
with her, as she is looking remarkable
well.
The Democratic County Committee will
meet at the Office of Shetfey 4 Blmgard-
ner on Saturday next, for the purpose of
considering the propriety of holding Il pri-
mary election.
The &. u O. Road is now issuing round
trip tickets to the Louisville Exposition,
for $3.50. This great fair will continue
100 days from Aug. lst and every one who
can should see it.
The mass meeting to nominate delegates
in the Legislature from Augusta, meets in
this city on Saturday. Let there he a full
turnout, Il strong ticket. and then work to
shutdown on the day of election.
The wheat crop is turning ont well in
quality and quantity. j. II. Todd thrash
ed from Il lifty-acre field II fraction over
thirty bushels per acre, no fertilizers being
used. His whole crop reached over two
Thousand bushels, of prime quality.
We are indebted to that enterprising
railroad man. Maj. p. II. Woodward, for
a handsome map of Texas. 1t is issued by
the Houston Il Texas Central Railroad.
and gives the boundaries of each of the
counties.
Mr.. Robt. Clayton, a former resident of
Augusta. died at his home in st. Louis, a
short time since. He was in the Goth wear
Of his age, and to within a short time of
the final illness was hale and hearty. Many
of his relatives are living in the vicinity of
Deerlield, in this county.
The Democratic State executive COM
mittee is composed Of the following gen
tlemen Leigh r. Watts, of Portsmouth !;
Archer Anderson, of Richmond Peter j.
Otey, of Lynchburg; Hon. A. Fulkerson.
Of Washington county: and A. NJ Bow
man, of Augusta county.
Mr.. Jno. HI. Moormau, of Charlottesville,
an experienced druggist and popular gen
tleman, is now with the drug establish
ment of Logan, Tyree & Martin. He is a
nephew of Rev. DR.. Dice, and has many
friends and acquaintance throughout the
county.
The body of Il white infant was found ON
the slope back OF Sears Hill last Monday
crammed into cigar box. Coroner Cush-
ing and DIR. F. l.. Henkle viewed the re-
mains, and concluded that no inquest was
necessary, as there was no clue to the
child S parents. 1t must have been dead
several days before it was found.
From the Spirit Of the Valley we learn
that on last Tuesday whilst Mr. j. Frank
Hulvey was at work in his blacksmith shop,
near Cross Keys, Rockingham county a
cutting it open and entirely destroying the
sight. There is danger that the sight in
the other eye may be lost through sympa-
thy with the wounded one.
A paragraph has been going the rounds
of the Southern papers claiming to be cop
led from the Atlantic City Reuieae. entitled
a SABBATH DAY ROMANCE in which
the name Of the heroine of this most I'M
likely story is given as MARY B. Dono-
CHE, ten years ago, when sixteen, the
belle of a Virginia village We have
been requested to say that whether the
Sabbath Day Romance be true or false,
the heroine was not Mrs. Mary B. Donaghe,
formerly of Staunton.
At the meeting of the City Council
Tuesday night the annual statement of
John NJ Carroll, Treasurer, was returned
by the committee. The COM
mite added this endorsement: Your
committee in making this report, take
pleasure in reporting what we have had
occasion to say several times. that we have
been greatly assisted in our work by the
courteous, careful and capable manner in
which the Treasurer has discharged the
duties of his office.
DEATH OF MANN ALMOND EsQ.-At
his residence in Page county on the 10Th
of July, Mr.. Mann Almond, one of the
most venerable and respected citizens of
the Valley died in the sSth year of his age.
For 70years he had been member of the
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