The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-07-03

Hon. J. T. Harris and wife were in the
city last week, visiting Rev. w. A. Har-
ris, brother Of the Judge.
Mr.. j. w. Morrison and family, late of
this city, are summering at Blue Noun
tain House, Md.
Rev. Dewitt Talmage, thefamous New
York preacher, will spend the summer. with
bis family at Rawley.
Capt. w. S. Lurty, of Harrisonburg, had
a fine four year old colt killed on the Val
ley Railroad last week.
Tomorrow. July 4th, will be generally
observed as a holiday. Nearly all of the
stores viii be closed.
Mr.. Lewis Rosenbaum accidentally step
ped into an open ditch on the street one
night last week, and was severely hurt.
Rev. J. M. Frost. formerly pastor of the
Baptist Church of this city, has had con-
ferred upon him by Howard College, Ala,
the degree of d. D.
Mr.. A. J. Friou, for several years with
Tyree & Co., has accepted a position with
Gooch, Hoge Il Co., and will travel for
that popular wholesale house.
Greenbrier Independent Misses Alice
V. and leila Dice, of Staunton, Va, are
the guests of their brother -in-law, Mr..
VIM. E. Leonard, in Lewisburg.
The Vnyiaias for June has been received
and is most interesting number. We
shall take occasion next week to draw on
its fund of valuable information.
Prof. Leo Il. Wheat, well-known in this
city, was thrown from buggy near his
home in Clarke county last week, and had
the small bone of his leg broken.
Rev. J. W. Roseboro, of Lewisbnrg, W.
Va, formerly of Messy Greek Church, in
this county, has declined call and $3, 900
salary to DR.. Parkam S church, New Or
leans.
Gen. &c. Wickham and wife passed
through Staunton Friday last, on their
way to Clarke county, to visit married
daughter. They stopped over night. with
the family of Gen. Echols.
In the list of deeds published last week
there was mentioned an assignment from
J. A. Templeton. The assignor is a resi-
dent of Rockbridge, and not Mr.. J. "A.
Templeten of this city.
Capt. Chas. Ellis, from Kentucky, ac-
companied by his wife and son, and sister.
Miss Susie Noon arrived in Stannton
Tuesday last They will spend several
weeks in the city visiting friends and rela-
tives.
Friday, July 4th being National IIol-
iday, the Post Office will he open for the
delivery of mail only, from 7.30 IL. IN. to
8 a. M. from II a. m. to u M, and from
5p. m. to p. m. No money order OF
registered letter business will he trans
acted.
Mr.. Wm M. Blackley, son of j. II.
Blackley, ESQ.,, of this city, and one of
the most enterprising of Staunton S young
business men, was married at Navasola,
Texas, on Tuesday last, to Miss Belle Bas-
sett, formerly pupil at the Wesleyan Fee
male Institute.
On the oath ult., Rev. J. w. ROsebOrO
married, in Lewisburg, Mr.. James M.
RAIDER and Miss Matte. X. Montgomery,
and Mr.. James F. Montgomery and Miss
Annie M. Withrow-all natives of that
place. The bridal parties started on an
eastern tour together.
Our talented young friend. Augustus
Berlin, of San Francisco, son of Geo. W.
Berlin. ESQ.,, of Harrisonburg. and who is
successfully practicing law on the Pacific
coast, favored us with call this week.
He has been absent from Virginia fer item
year and this is his first visit,slnce he left.
The Richmond Dispatch comes to us
greatly enlarged and in a new dress. 1t is
one of our most progressive and enter :
prising exchanges and we are glad to no.
tice this evidence of its prosperity. If it
would only return to its advocacy of
Blaine, we would regard 1t a model jour
nal.
Misses Ada and Ida, the accomplished
daughters of Mr.. Isaac Claypool, OF Ohio,
and the Misses Harnsbergers, daughters of
Fl. B. Harnsberger. Esq, and Stephen
Harnsberger, decd, were visiting their
relative, r. S. Harnsberger, Esq, near
this place, and friends in Staunton last
week.
We had the pleasure of a call from Mr..
Henry Heilbroner, of Holly Springs,
Miss. this week, who is visiting relatives,
the Messrs Switzer and families Mr..
Heilbroner resided in Lexington for
seventeen years and removed from that
place to the South, where he has been sue
cessfully engaged in business.
Rev. Father O'Ferrall, formerly assist
ant pastor Of the st. Francis Church Of
this city, paid visit to his old charge last
week. He was present at the Commence
ment exercises Of the School, and was
warmly greeted by a host of friends.
Father Lynch was also an interested spec
tator of the exercises and seemed to greatly
enjoy them.
If the action of the new council in re-
ducing the assessment of the National
Valley Bank from $4,000 to $4,000, is a
fair sample Of the legislation that may be
expected during the term, the people of
the town would like to haye the Oppor.
tunity of cutting that term short by about
one year and 81 weeks.
Mr.. J. M. Leech. who had his arm SC
badly broken and mashed by the cars Mt
Harrisonburg, some weeks ago, we are
pleased to see is out again, with good
prospect of having full use of the limb, af-
ter awhile. He would not allow amputa.
ton, as was at first proposed, and in this
he was right, as the result proves.
| Messrs. E. Hageman, Geo. M. Cochran,
jr., and J. Addison Cochran, who pur.
chased the property of the late DR.. Nc
Chesney, on Augusta street, have con-
| tracted with Mali B. T. Bagby for the
construction of a large business house on
the premises, to contain three store rooms
| on the first floor and offices ON the second.
| 1t will be handsome building and de-
| cided improvement to that part of the
city.
New Market Valley: Departed this life,
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