The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-06-28

kiss, for Cleveland papers.
Harvesting begins pretty generally
throughout the county this week.
Pretty much all of Staunton, including
the military, will go to IIarrisonburg on
the 4th.
Onr esteemed contemporary OF the
Bridgewater Journal, comes to us i'll q new
dress and greatly improved i'll appearance.
Mr.. w. X. Styron, one of the propretors
of the Norfolk Fertilizers, was III town
Tuesday negotiating for the sale OF ms
goods in this section.
There is talk OF u party Of rich Penn
sylvanians purchasing one oil the LOFTY
peaks east of Ncsuvius, and erecting there
on a large hotel for a summer resort.
The venerable Bishop Glossbrenner was
SO i'll that he was unable to preside at re-
cent meeting of the Board OF Missions of
the t. b. Church, held in Dublin Indiana.
Mrs. Col. VIM. l.. Bumgardner, one Of
the sweetest singers OF the Old dominion,
has been invited to sing ut the soirees Civ
en- by the Mozart Association of Rich
mond.
On Monday last, Col. Barbee. of the
Bridgewater Journal, Giles Devier. Esq. OF
the Rockingham Register, and Mr.. Mace, of
the VALLEY Liberul strasburg. We're in
town.
Taylor Bissell has started u handsome
turnout in connection with his factory
The team is kept busy hauling from the
shops to the numerous building he has I'M
der contract.
Prof. F. DeConin- who has been teach
ing during The past session in Maryland,
has returned to the Valley and during the
summer will engage in the sale of fer
tilzers, a business in which he was so sue
ceSsful last year.
G. j. Pratt, Esq. Secretary OF the +. A
Fair, and one of the most successful AND
enthusiastic stock men, has been elected
Superintendent of the Agricultural Society
OF Roanoke A better selection could moi
have been made.
A special to tine FIRGINIAN last nlgll1
states that Jacob j.. Sibert, y prominent
citizen of Harrisonburg, was thrown from
his horse yesterday evening and had his
right leg broken below the knee. DIR. Nef
rendered the surgical attention.
Miss Annie Hotchkiiss, daughter of Maj
Jed Hotchkiss, has re- burned after win
ter spent in the South for the benefit Oh
her health. She comes back rosy-cheeket
and fully restored, and was warmly vel
coined by her many frie nds
Mr.. Jacob Baker, an aged citizen OF thu
county, living near Gret mville, fell from {
cherry tree last Saturday broke rib ano
had his back badly hurt. He was attended
by DR.. Ballard Smith, an is getting along
as well as could be expect ed
Messrs. G. l.. Cooke am | G. M. Whittle
returned from Cobb s Isla I'd last Saturday
after a most delightful ojourn there
Among other sports the y had royal
time fishing for shark. Mr.. Cooke sue
ceeded i'll catching five in one day, the
largest one weighing 500 lbs MIR. Whittle
caught one OF two. At lea st this is the
tale they told upon returning g.
Capt. Il. d. Ransom, who met with such
Il serious accident last Friday was insured
in the United States Mutual accident Co..
w. B. Hardy, Agent. and nov! receives a
weekly benefit of $25. He had just taken
out his policy on the first Of the month at
a cost of "a. Mr.. Willis ID. Clark, who
was also insured in the company, had his
claim paid Frida evening.
The excitemeI It Oh Court day was the
auction at the A dams Express office Of I'M
claimed package IS. 1t was q sort of lotte-
ry business, and they sold well. Very few
of the purchasers were willing to open
their prize boxe in the crowd, but pre-
ferred taking tnem home sealed, there to
gloat over their treasures. This deprived
the crowd of 81 good deal of fun, for the
curiosity Of I'D an is but little below that OF
the other sex
Donald Allen, Esq, Division Superinten-
dent of one of the great railroads OF Texas:
bOSCtilCI Will HIS WIG tIlu ClllluIsll IcttCli-
ed Staunton on Saturday last. He gives a
glowing account of the wonderful growth
of the Lone Star State, and says what has
been done, is but the beginning. Mr.. A.
returns to his duties at once His wife
with her two children, will spend the sum-
mer at the residence of her father, G..
Halle, Esq, in this city.
At the store of Messrs. Kayser, Shirley
IL Taylor, is a beautiful silk quilt. 1t is
proposed to raise by subscription the sum
of $50, to DE turned over to the Young La
dies Mission Band of the First Presby-
terrain church, and then forward the quilt
as present to Miss Charlotte Kemper, for
merly teacher at the Augusta Female
Seminary, and now missionary in Brazil.
Contributions can he left at the store of
kayser, Shirley &, Taylor, and those who
have money to spare cannot put it to a bet
ter use.
A FRIGHTFUL RUNAWAY.-LaSt Friday
evening, Mr.. r. A. Palmer son of G. T. Pal
mer, ESQ.,, drove two ladies' to the WeS-