The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-05-15

:; Hon. ii. H., Riddleberger will please ac-
cept our thanks for useful public docu-
ments. t}9 ,hhti
Hon. J. Randolph Tucker arrived in
Staunton yesterday, and is attending the
lGircuit Conrt.
Rev. J. S. Gardner. Presiding Elder of
the Washington District, NJ, E. Confer
ence South. was in the city Tuesday.
The grasshoppers have made their APP
pearance IN several localities in the county.
They are mischievous and damaging pests.
Mr.. Daniel Liclliter has been reap
pointed by the, President postmaster at
Woodstock. Va.
Messrs. Stevenson, of Highland, and
| Parish and Bowler, Of Allegheny, are
among the attorneys attending the Circuit
Court.
J. N. Liggett, ESQ.,, and bride, reached
Staunton on Saturday last from Jackson
vile, Fla. and remained here several days
with friends.
Judge Smith, on Friday last re-appointed
Ed. H. Hall, Registrar for Ward No. l.
and J. 4. Parent, Registrar for Ward
No. >.
The stockholders of the East Augusta
Mutual Fire Insurance Company Will hold
their annual meeting in the Court House
| next Saturday.
| A match game of baseball was played
last Friday at the Fair Grounds between
/ the University Nine and ''Our Boys" of
/ Staunton, which resulted in victory for
the latter BY, u score Of q to ?, 5ao
On Sunday night next, the Rev. R.
/ Smithson, will preach a special sermon in
| the acknowledgements on the Relations Of
+ Religion to Politics. in which the pro-
/ vince of each will be defined.
| Rev. Allen .Curr,. will preach next Sun
day morning and night at the Baptist
| Church. f. will be ,instaledas pastor of
\ the congregation On Monday, al d Tuesday
night will deliver a public lectu re for the
benefit of the Church
Miss, Lottie,. the bright and Interesting
daughter Of the late CoL wv m! Baylor.
\ left on Tuesday last for her ho ne in King
, William. Her friends here. whose name
is legion, regret her departure and wish
her safe journey and speedy return.
Flower thieves are depreda ing nightly
ON the front yards and gstrd ems. If the
police would manage to ge, M I'D Of one or
two of these puisances, and p 'oper punish
ment We're dealt out to thel n. complaint
would not be heard every mo- ming.
A match game was played yesterday be-
tween sOhr. Boys and The Winchester nine
which resulted in the def eat of the visitors
by score of 81 to 25. Tb . Ga me will be re-
peated to-day provideda al lyon ,canb found
to undertake the onerou 5 tas * of scoring.
The withdrawal of Mr.. Tucker from
the contest before the I Urinary as candi-
date for Commonwealth Is Attorney, knocks
the bottom out Of The machine, y Now let
the people further emp rasize their disgust
for therbig by allowing the illing despots
to do all the voting, "A ,sot.,If ,st fl9s ,ss
+ A neat and cotnniodi oTe5 stand has been
erected in the yard of he City Treasurer's
office for the accomnlo &ssion of the band,
for night music. On Monday night tile
Band will give its first snacert at the new
stand, to be followed by ;an,ther on III Thurs s7t
day night. "
+ IL the people will be COVE rned by their
Judgment, the strengt n of he Ring rwill
be found ont at the P fimary. Ninety nine
out of every one HI mdred of the tax-pay-
ers and voters have become disguised with
its ways, Let them act as they. think, and
stay away from the Primary. 4 nd that viii
be the last Of the Ring. 'N's
In pulling down the old fou, ndation Of
the Wilkes building, on Thursday last,
Mr.. H. H. Wallace found an ala pewter
dipper wrapped in copy of the Christian
Advocate, dated y oy %, 1861, and contain
ing forty odd dollars of coin, some of it
very old A 1921 gold piece of lse1 two
SIS gold pieces 4; two 50 gold pieces and
lot Of Spanish and Mexican ad6Aars and
copper cents, one of the latter of which
was dated 1923.
MI. w. "a. Hicklin, who has been for
several yesLrs one of the most efficient and
intelligent attendants at the Asylum, and
a wounde1l Confederate older, was notified
OH Monday last that his services in his Old
position could be dispensed with. File inn
mediatel.y accepted an engagement with
Mr.. KiIig, sewing machine agent, and is
now engaged in that bust ness. His many
friends in Highland and Augusta will find
it to tn eir advantage to give him a call
when they come to StauntOn.
Mn, u lob 1af Of "a
1st Presbyterian church, paid a visit to
Staunton last week, and ema.ned several
days, the guest of Mr.. w. III. Weller. An
inf formal reception was held at Mr.. Weller's
Monday evening, and many of MI. Bakers
friends called to pay their respects and
wish him every happiness, On Sunday
he preached an able and impress i've sermon
from his old pulpit.
DEEDS, &c.-The following deeds and
other writings have been recorded in the
Clerks Office Of the Hastings Court since
our last report:
April 1st.-J. M. Quarles, con lm'r, bar
gain and sale to J. III. Wehn.
| May 1st.-G. M. Cochran, jr., deed of
release to w. B. McChesney VIM. B. and
Mary, McC hesney, bargain and sale to J.
Addison Cochran and others; r. w. Har-
| dy, bargain and sale to J. G. Scheffer San
dy Wilson, deed of trust to w. A. Hud-
son, for benefit of creditors.
/ May 7th-Joseph Branson ct ux, to w.
A. Hudson, trust for benefit Of John b. /
1 Blackley. s2AOH asIta T. N~~-
l.
THE w. L. AsY1UM.-A great deal Of
prominence is sought to be- given to the
fact that the investigating. committee Of
theinew Board, at the W. j.. Asylum, have
reported that the previous administration
anticipated its appropriation, and left
some $4,000 worth of debts to Be paid.
J They also reported a large quantity Of
supplies on hand, the cash value of which|
is not given. To those who may be dis
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