The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-04-17

was visiting relatives in Staunton during
the first Of the week.
Miss Kate Smith, daughter of Judge
Smith, has returned from protracted
visit to California.
As apolitical engine for the opponents
of Democracy, the Asylum Board is the
success of the year.
DR.. Thos. II. Kinney. of Winfield, w.
Va, is on a visit to his brother, Mr.. Arch
Kinney, of this county.
The new City School Board has organized
with John w. Todd. President, and Jos.
b. Woodward, Clerk.
The Montgomery Presbytery will hold
it's spring meeting in Covington, Allegha-
ny county, on Tuesday, May 9th.
Mr.. Elliott Baker. son of the Rev. W..
E. Baker, was married on the I'd inst, to
Miss L. N. Petit, OF Kenosha, Wis.
L. B. Gulley has been designated as
mail messenger between Baskerville and
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway station.
Capt. John H. Hodge, well known citi-
zen of Augusta, died at his home near
Stuart IS Draft OH Friday week, aged about
sixty years.
Prof. II. Sheffey Roller, represents Au-
gusta county in the Convention of Public
School Superintendent now Ill session in
Richmond.
The 2Sth New York has accepted the
invitation of the 5th Virginia Regiment,
to visit the Old Dominion in the latter
part of May.
Geo. E. Sipe, Esq, has been re-appointed
by Judge Mclaughlin, Receiver Of the
Circuit Court of Rockingham. His bond
is $50, 900.
Eva Taylor, a little daughter of Jas. E..
Taylor, Esq, of this city, accidentally
broke her arm whilst playing with her
schoolmates last week.
Mr.. Jacob Lowman, aged 70 years, died
on Saturday week, at the residence of his
daughter, Mrs. Fannie Hiner, near Mon
terey, Highland county.
Mr.. j. w. Stout and lady viii return to
Stanton the last of May or the first of
June. They are now in Kansas City, Mo-,
where Mr.. S. will make his future home
We had the pleasure of a call last week
from the venerable Bishop J. J. Glossbren-
ner, of Churchyille. lie was looking well
after passing through such trying indispo-
sition.
Mr.. VIM. Rock, formerly a we'll known
commission merchant Of Staunton. and a
true christian gentleman, died at his home
in Gordonsyille, on March 18th, aged "A
years.
Mr.. ID. B. Crousllorn. of Bealeton, Va,
favored us with a call this week. He is
one of the Rockingham farmers who are
making the Piedmont section blossom. as
the rose.
w. e. Craig and wife left on Monday
night for Charleston, S. c., to attend the
Synod of the Lutheran Church. Rev.
Christian. Beard and DR.. Repass were Of
the party also.
J. Frank Davis, the irrepressible. is
uOW Will -. " oOlh ~ w., ttilu Will Uo
pleased to have his friends call on him.
He is ready, as always in the past, to
serve them to their advantage.
We acknowledge an invitation TO attend
the Goth anniversary of the Staunton
Lodge, I. o. o. F., on the 29th, at the
rooms of the Order, fof which the COM
mittee will accept our thanks.
Next Sunday the members of the Luth-
eran church will hold a congregational
meeting for the purpose of calling pas
tor. Rev. P. Ell. Miller, who was recently
called, has been compelled on account of
ill-heaIth to decline.
| The Page Courier one Of our best and
most appreciated exchanges, is out in a new
and handsome dress, indicating a healthy
| business condition. The Courier is a
sound journal, conducted with marked
good judgment and deserves the liberal
patronage it receives.
Maj. N. I'll. Hotchkiss is taking the cir
cult of the Union about this time and has
| favored us recently with papers from
| Chicago, Cleveland and Boston, and Mon
treal, Toronto, and other cities of Canada.
He will please accept our thanks for the
,courtesies.
4 Maj Jed. Hotchkiss delivered a highly
\ asNeresting lecture on "Stonewall Jack,
SSn, ~ for the benefit of the Y. M. G. A.,
Ia, It Fmday night, and during the past
woo X Prof. Allan Curr, of Scotland, has
do1; ue Nxed several excellent lectures at diff
ferent !, WAGES in thecity.
We roo, e66o learn chat the residence of
our old an, highly esteemed friend, the
venerable ia, sab Long, residing on the
Valley Turnpike, about eight miles north
of Harrisonbursr. was entirely consumed
by fire on the night of the 9th, with most
of the household furniture Loss apoue
So. 500. No insur ance.
On the 9th inst, Mr.. w. IL u. borunf.
of Woodstock, was married to MISS GRACE
OFT, daughter of Mr.. Thorp. Off,, OF Haf-
risonburg. And on the 8th inst, Mf. w.
E. Manor was married to Miss NSettle
Bear, both of Harrisonburg. Miss L ear
was for several years resident of StauLNt
ton.
The following delegates have been
elected to attend the Y. M. c. A. Conven-
ton, to be held in Charlottesville on the
18th inst : Fl. D. Peck, A. M. Howison,
Fl. L. Hoover, Capt. Henry, A. M. Simp-
son, Col. James Ell. Skinner, and Fl. M.
McIlhany. ANY delegate who cannot go
to choose his own alternate.
Page Nelos.: Mr.. C. Armand Miller, in
the absence of his father, Rev. J. I. Mil
ler, file the pulpit of the Luth eran church
in this place last Sunday. The sermon
which he preached would have done credit
to much older head than his, and was at
tentively listened to, by the large and ap-
preeiative congregation present.
In the City Court, on last Saturday, the
mandamus against the late Registrar. M.
S. Cease, lnow a Federal revenue officer
in Rockbridge county, was laid over in
consequence Of the same question being