The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-08-30


South, Sunday next at II a. m, and 7.3
p.m m.
Gen. j. II. Williams, of Woodstock.
and Winfield IIiggett. of llaTisonburg
were in Staunton Oh Monday. on profes
sional business.
Mr.W. d. Gray. who has been down Soutl
for sometime engaged in mining. is a
home on a visit. He has been quite unwel
from chils and fever.
The recent fire in Danyille injured TIL,
stock of MI D. NJ. Bruce and not on
former townsman Mr. A. NJ. Bruce, us a
first reported.
Messrs. Marshal Hanger. S. IL. McCue an(
y. b. Lightner hive declined to be c.ln
didates for the /. ,sisllture, b.fore thu
Democratic primary
Capt. Thos l.. Fskrdtr has alread,
gnlsen contributors Z" the Confederate
innlmeit fund To the amount o. 81 900
and is pushing he good work.
| Col e. Il. Barbee. of the Hridgewate
Journal, Giles Devicr of the Rockingham
| Register and d. Dechert. of the Spirit O
the VALLEY. were in Stanntoa last Monday
court-,lay.
| Among the Democrats mentioned TO
nomination to the Legislature hy the prl
mary are Messrs. II. f. LYLE. !. ID. Craig
J. ii. stump. J. n Opie, J. ii. Skinner, E
Ecllpls. ]. H. Crawford. Il. w. Burke ant
others.
Rev. DR.. J. NJ. Frost ,Rcv.C. F. Fry,J.W
Todd. Geo. Mari and j. $. Gillian we're TIN
representatives of the Baptist eongrega
ton of Stauntou to the Augusta Distric
! Association which met nj Gosh H. Tues
day last.
Capt Jno. Donovan OF IIarlsonbarg
and MIR. Walker McChesney. of this city
start for Dakota in Il few days They vii
90 to Aberdeen where Messrs. w. S. ant
j. II. McChesney are now successfully en-
gagged in business.
We acknowledge the receipt Of An lnyi
tation to attend the wedding of Mr.. sam
II. Reese, formerly Of this city, and Miss
Helen w. l.. Geare, which takes place IL
Baltimore on the 9TH of Sept. We wlsf
''Bally" much happiness.
| Mr.. A. Loeb. of the Economy Clothing
House, is in the north selecting magnii
cent line of goods. The advance ship
ment has been received and is now on eN
/ I. 81 A Strnnf
next to Newton's.
| 1t is matter of congratllation to the
members of his church and very many
others. to know that Rev. } NJ. Frost has
declined II call to the passionate OF the l'ap,
fist church of St Louis, Mo. The salary
! offered was - COO and parsonage.
Gen. T. ]. Kenney. special agent of the
Internal Revenue Department, with his
family. is stopping at Kalorama Hotel.
He will remain in Staunton several weeks
assisting the new Collector in systematizing
his office and putting it i'll thorough work
ing order.
Mr.. w. A. Hickln. n valuable employee
of the w. l.. A.. lift for Mcdowell Tues
day. He will attend the wedding of his
brother. Mr.. Jesse II. llicliin who mar
ries Miss Julia Brill at Bath Alum Springs
on the 30th. Nj. Ii. Will spend part OF
his vacation at Bolar Springs.
Mr.. j. NJ. Steffey has just returned from
q flying visit to Indiana, where he was the
guest of relatives. He was much i'm
pressed with the push and progress of the
west, the courtesy of the people, and the
public spirit everywhere manifest. He
regretted that his school duties nccessitated
a curtailment of his visit.
The beautiful and accomplished heiress.
Miss Florence T. Denmead, Of Baltimore,
after spending charming summer at the
Greenbrier White Sulphur, where she was
one of the reigning bellies and beauties,
but was deprived Of some pleasure on ac-
count of her extreme illness, we are most
happy to say has now recovered and is
visiting a friend in Lynchburg, Va.
Mr.. VIM. Wholey has shown us beauti-
full specimen of the fruit raised on his
farm recently purchased of Mr.. j. F. Tan
nehill, and located about 2 miles east OF
Staunton. 1t is peach, of luscious color
and flavor, measuring ten inches in cir
conference, smooth, and rich in color.
Mr.. w. has fine crop of apples, also, this
season, and altogether will realize hand
sOmely from his fruit crop.
Mr.. E. Dewitt Brown. late the popular
clerk in the drug house of G. w. May q
Co., has just returned from a trip to the
eastern cities, where he purchased large
and complete stock of drugs, chemicals,
&c., which will be offered to the people of
Hinton, VIVA. and vicinity, Mr. Brown hay
ing. in connection with Mr.. Shields, opened
drug store in that town. We commend
Mr.. Brown to the people Of West Viz
ginia as a skillful druggist and pleasant,
genial gentleman.
At her residence, near Hebron Church,
on the oath, Mrs. Adeline Noon, relict OF
the late Hugh Noon, died, after a pro-
tracted illness, aged IS years. She had
been consistent member of the Baptist
Church for over forty years. She was the
sister of Messrs. r. g. and Y. M. Bickle,
and mother of Messrs. Jno. A. and r. G..
Noon, of this place. The funeral services
were conducted by Rev. Mr.. Gaines, OF
Hebron Church, and very impressive SER
mon preached from the 9th verse and 18th
chapter of I'd Corinthians. The remains
were buried in Thornrose Cemetery, at
tended from the house by large concourse
Of relatives and sympathizing friends: The
following were the pall-bearers 5. M.
Yost, W. E. Craig J. B. Evans, E. L. Cur
tbs, j. H. Waters, ]. 7. Parent, j. G..
Marquis and J. M. Roadcap.
CoLORED TEACHERs.-At recent meet
ing OF the School Trustees, the following
colored teachers were elected G. E. Ste
vens, a student of Oberlin College, Ohio,
and for six years principal of the colored
school at Winchester. Va, principal Miss
Lucy j. Bouldin, a graduate of Hampton
Normal School, assistant principal j. T.
Anderson, w. B. Davenport, G.. G. Carter,
J. III. Carter, of Staunton, and Miss James
of Waynesboro, teachers.
LUTHERAN SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC
On Thursday last the children of the Luth-