The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-10-16
South River Items.
/ Reported for the VIReINIAN

Reported for the VIRGINIAN.l
On Tuesday of last week. at the hour
of =. NJ, at the residence of Cyrus f..
Balsley, ESQ.,, William L. Grass, one Of
the most prominent of Sherando'S bust
hess men, was united i'll holy nlatrlmony
with Miss Amanda A.. daughter of our
old friend. Elijah Balsley. There was an
|i1numerable host of friends to witness
the ceremony and join in congratulating
the happy bride and groom. Rev. John
Cline ofiiciated. For some time past. our
old friend BILLY" had shown signs of un-
eaSiness and wise ones predicted some
thi. 6 about to happen. So here it is, and
the whole-souled, hospitable gentlemen
has secured mate. who will be an orna-
meat to his pleasant home and aid him in
ties for which not only they, but all the
people in the neighborhood of Sherando
are proverbial. We extend to them our
best wishes for long and prosperous voy-
agr Ger the sea of life.
On the next day "wednesday. Robert
Patterson stepped from the confines of
bsc'ielorh0od into the realm of welded
lie. by taking for better or for worse Il
j. Basley, daughter of The late Jacob
Baisley. Both OF these young people are
pop liar in this community. and the good
wishes of many friends follow them. The
knot which made these twain one flesh,
was tied by the Rev. Mr.. Wyford of the
NJ. L. Church. The wedding was quiet
affair-no cards. Your correspondent
sends his good wishes after these young
folks and advises all others to go and do
Ike Use. Who next Likely Il widower
of Nelson to dark eyed madam of Sher
and J. Look out.
elearn from Il gentleman of that town
that the Sabbath school at Sherando
und, / tile management of Jas. w. Garri-
son. ESQ.,, is in very fourishing condi-
ton. numbering nearly 100 pupils. Mr..
Garrison is not member of the church
but takes interest in the things that APP
pertain to the good Of the community.
His example is worthy of being followed.
We learn from him that the wagon fac
tory of Messrs. Harris & Co., near Green
vile. is doing a fourishing business. Mr..
Garrison is engaged with this firm, and
from what we know of his mechanical
skill, no better man than he could be
found for the place.
In looking over the columns of demo-
cratic paper THE Lexington Gazette and
Citizen, Sept. IS, 1884, we find the follow
ing THE Color Line abolished. The pub
lie schools of New York city opened on
Monday last, with 100000, an increase of
10000 since last year. The reopening will
witness in that city the obliteration of the
last trace of the color line in education
BY an act of Legislature in May, the color
ed schools, as such distinctiyely, were all
merged together. The law was to take
effect in September, 1884" Now, Mr..
Editor, is it not strange that after this
same Gazette and Citizen has charged that
the Republican party was the negro party,
should have at its masthead the name of
Grover Cleveland? the very man who,
by signing the bill above referred to, made
naieed schools in New York Look at it.
The democrats are going to vote for man
for President who occupies the position of
being the first Governor IN the United States
acho euer signed a bill in faror of naired
schools. Democrats IF you deny it, you
deny the records Of the General Assembly
of New York, and you deny what your
own paper publishes as truth. 1 am uery
sure that if that paper had thought one
moment before publishing the statement
it surely would not have set so nice q trap
for itself and friends.
Vote for Cleveland and you vote for the
Governor who vetoed the ''Street Car
bill, " in the interests of a rich monopoly
who vetoed the mechanics Lien bill, y
ana the bill reducing the time of labor for
drivers and conductors from Is to II hours.
yet who signed and made to become a lar
the Mired School bill. Let no democrat
hereafter call the Republican party the
negro party; but let him go cast his vote
for his miced school candidate and then let
him go into his hole and pull the hole in
after him. ROVER.