The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-04-03
The peach trees are blooming.


sickness.
Rev. J. M. Frost and his family have
| left Staunton for their future home III
Selma, Ala.
| Col. G. I. Barbee, of Bradgewater, IA
vored us with call on Tuesday last, while
on his way to Charlottesville.
| We regret to learn from the Salem Reg
lister, that President Drehr is dangerous
Iy i'll at his residence in that place.
Mai. J. w. Green, a prominent lawyer
of Culpeper, who was stricken with par
alysis, several weeks ago, died on Monday
last.
The fare over the G. Il o. railway for
delegates to the Convention which meets
in Richmond on the 23d. will be q cents
per mile.
| Miss Nellie Burr, a young lady once
well known in Staunton. was married last
week to Mr.. Daniel C. Smithson, of Wash
ington.
We had she pleasure of a call on We'd
nesday from MI. &. R. Berlin, the you'll
full editor and proprietor of the Bridge
water Journal.
A meeting of the Beard of Supervisors
of Augusta county win be held on Friday,
April 18th, 1884, for the transaction OF
general business.
Jas. B. Bradshaw has qualified as SUPER
intendent for that part Of the staunton and
Parkersburg turnpike within the limits OF
Highland county.
Mise Lizzie Whitmore, daughter OF Mr..
samuel Whitmore. Mt. Crawford, is aylng
dangerously i'll at Mrs. E. TaMer g. near
Martinsburg, w. Va.
The monthly meeting of the w. 4. Il.
U. will take place at the Y. NJ. G. A. Hail
next Tuesday at 8 p. M. All the n7eniers
are requested to be present.
A telegram yesterday morning announced
the death of Mr.. II. J. Shomo. late of his
city, which occurred at Roanoke No par
ticulars were given. A useful and excellent
man is gone.
| Last Sunday, the services at the Epis-
cOpal church had to be discontinued in
consequence of the leaking of a gas pipe.
Several ladies were made sick by the es-
Gaping gas.
We were pleased to see DIR. Geo. W.
Fuller on the streets Monday and at
church on Sunday. He isone of our oldest
citizens, and of late has been confined to
his house by sickness.
Rev. J. Rice Bowman, of Harrisonburg,
was last week dismissed by Lexington
Presbytery to the Presbytery of Northern
Texas. That Presbytery is connected with
the Northern General Assembly.
Mr.. George Gray-tU Uncle George
an old citizen of Harrisonburgs died in
that place last week, aged about e5 years.
He was kind hearted man, harmless,
except to himself, and leaves not an en-
envy.
Last Friday, Messrs. A. B. Lightner,
J Jas. Bumgardner, Jr., and w. A. Hadson,
representing the Virginia and Kansas Land
Co., started for Kansas to consummate
the second purchase of large body of land
in that State.
New Market Press: Prof. Geo. w.
Burke, of this place, has gone to Staunton
to engage in the Drug business. Mr..
Burke is a polished gentleman, of pleas
ing address, and we, with a host of friends
here, wish him success in his new home.
| Last week, in the Highland Court, the
case of the Commonwealth Us, John A.
Chestnut, charged with being one of the
parties who lynched Atchison, came up for
trial. The defendant pleaded not guilty,
and the case was continued until next
term.
Capt. Thos. J. Burke has been nomi-
Huntington as candidate for city coun-
Gil. S. T. Moore was the successful COM
petitor for the mayoralty nomination. The
Republicans have nominated A. L. Order
for mayor of that city.
An engineer, representing the Valley
branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road, was in Roanoke and vicinity for sew:
eral days last week engaged in an examina-
tion of the approaches and departures to
and from that city. with view of ex-
tending the Valley Road to North Caro-
ina.
The veterans of the 5th Virginia Regi-
ment have formally invited the 28th New
York Volunteers to celebrate their ami
versary, May %, in Virginia. The New
Workers will be rendered a welcome as
hospitable as that extended the Virginians
last year, and when that is said nothing
could be added.
The communication of our Manassas
correspondent will be attended to next
week. We are so pressed for space for
our correspondence, that it is impossible to
serve all aspromptly as we should like. We
will do so as soon as possible, and in the
meantime our friends will have to bear de-
lay with patience.
To school officers attending the Confer
ence of School Superintendent in Rich
mond on the 18th, the Chesapeake and
Ohio railway will charge full fare going
and one cent per mile returning. Tickets
good to return until April 18th. The Gov
ernor will deliver the opening address ON
the night of the 18th.
4 Ex-State Treasurer Reveley, of Rock
5sbridge county, has been appointed Deputy
1 Internal Revenue Collector for the coun-
ties of Rockbridge, Allegheny, Bath and
/ Highland, in place of Col. W. D. Whip
pie, who has filled the position for several
years past, having been appointed by Col
lector Bolts to succeed Mr.. Bloom.
Rev. Peter Shickle, a minister of the
Lutheran Church, died in Salem, Va, on
the oath of March, after lingering ILL.,
ness: aged about 70 years. He was IL
censed to preach in 1889, and much of his
labor was performed in Rockingham and
Augusta counties, while his residence was
at Bridgewater, Va. He was good man
and his death will cause regret in a large
circle of acquaintance and friends in the
Valley. a
, The Spirit, Harrisonburg, in its Broad
way items, has the following: We regret
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