The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-02-21

MI. ClaS. i. Palmer has purchased OF
). A. Cochran, Esq, handsome residence
on Sears Hill.
At the residence of her son, Col. Geo. Il.
Peyton, Mrs. Peyton was paralyzed for
the second time on Monday last.
Mr.. w. D. Cooke, we are sorry to learn,
has been quite i'll at the residence of his
son, G. l.. Cooke, Esq.
Col. John A. English, of Baltimore, ar
rived in Staunton on Wednesday and IA
vored us with call.
Ex-Gov. II. M. Matthews, rof West
Virginia, was in Staunton Monday morn
ing, on his way to the East.
Miss Gay Trout has been appointed Art
teacher at the D. D. & b. Institution,
vice, Miss Whitcomb, resigned.
Rev. Patrick H. Miller, of Louisville
Va, will preach in the Lutheran Church
next Sabbath morning and night.
Maj. Dorman offers valuable farm for
rent, the property of his wife, near Browns
burg in Rockbridge county. See adver-
tisement.
Adams Express Office has been connected
with the Telephone Exchange. When
you want any express matter attended to,
call up No. 40.
We learn from the Bridgewater Journal
that the Messrs. Lupton, of Harrisonburg,
have made an assignment, with liabilities
about 81 900, and assets, $4,000.
Messrs. Deyier & Ker, of the Roch5ng-
ham Register, have purchased the Old
Commonwealth, of Harrisonburg, and will
merge it into the Register.
To the Loudoun Telephone, one of the
most valued of our exchanges. We are in
debted for very complimentary notice
of the late double edition of the V1R-
GILMAN. sd, ....4 ss-..-
Notwithstanding the continuous rains
for the past two weeks, the streams in this
section have not been unusually swollen,
and we have heard OF nothing Ikea serious
flood.
Mr.. Jos. Mauzy, a respected citizen of
Highland county, living hear Crab lotion,
wandered away from home the other day
and drowned hims elf i'll small mountain
stream.
Rev. S. A. Repass, DID,. Professor in
the Theological Seminary at Salem, preach
ed excellent sermons i'll the Lutheran
church Of this city, morning and evening,
last Sabbath.
On Saturday week. VIM. Patrick. Com'r,
sold the WIl. NJ Bush farm one mile
from Waynesboro to w. Cary Smith for
$l3, 225, being the handsome price of 49,
per acre.
The condition of the county roads is
terrific. Over many of them it is almost
impossible to haul half Il load and some
are SO bottomless that an empty wagon
would mire.
Last night, at the Methodist church, by
Rev. j. G. Dice, father of the bride. as
sisted by Rev. r. Smithson. Mr.. WIN. E.
Leonard, of Lewisburg, w. Va. was mar
ried to Miss Mary Chalmers Dice.
hO u OlcCllnCu VI VIC Val vi IuC
present season, it may be mentioned that
q gentleman left Staunton the other night
in thunder storm and returned .twentys
four hours later in snow storm.
The Lutheran congregation of Frieden's
church, near Cross Keys, Rockingham
county, have extended q call to Rev. Geo.
Shuey of Middlebrook. who preached in
that church on Sunday, the 3rd instant.
Last Monday was Court-day in Harri-
sonburg. and very large attendance OF
people was present. A great number OF
horses were offered for sale and many OF
them were purchased at fair prices.
Last Friday night, under the supervise
ion of Mr.. J. A. Michaels. the deaf-mute
pupils at the Institution gave most en-
joyable Pantomime performance. 1t was
almost equal to Adams Humpty-Dumpty
Mr.. Joseph CARRIER, aged 65, died near
Moore's Store, Shenandoah county, on the
18th inst. On the 14th. near County Line
Schoolhouse, same county, Mr.. Geo. An
drews died, aged 20 years. AT Columbia
Furnace, Col. Philip 9. Helsley died on
the 14th, aged 81 years.
Mr.. Jno. D. Martin, late of the firm of
Tyree, Martin s Logan, left last week for
st. Paul, MINI, with a view to locating in
that growing city. Mr.. M. is a young
man of fine business capacity, and high
character, and in whatever occupation he
may engage will do his whole duty.
Mrs. Jane Haldeman, consort of Jacob
IIaldeman, ESQ.,, died at her home on
Middle River, near Bowling's Mill, early
last Monday morning, at an advanced age
She was woman of many estimable quail
ties.
Goodson Gazette Miss Clara Whitcomb,
of Clinton, Indiana, who has so satisfac-
torily filled the position of Art Teacher in
this Institution for the past session and a
half, has resigned to accept more lucra-
tive position elsewhere. Her resignation
was the cause of regret alike to officers
and pupils, whose respect and esteem her
conduct had SO justly won. She left Mon
day night last for Boston, Mass.
About the first of December last Mr.
Jas. E. Graham, one of our most popular
and successful grocery merchants, left
Staunton for an extended tour through
the Southwest and Mexico. He returned
on Tuesday last, after traversing the Mex
lean Republic from Chihuahua to Vera
Cruz, taking in the City of Mexico and
basking in the smiles of the dark-eyed Sc
noritas of the boulevards Of the capital OF
the Montezumas. Mr.. Graham reports
that he had delightful time, with no hair
breadth escapes or startling incidents, and
returns to our Mountain City, with the
full conviction that there is no place like
home. His many friends here welcome
his return and congratulate him that he
escaped not only the stiletto on land, but
the fishes of the sea.
DEATHs.-At Hollins' Institute, Satur-
day night, Rosalie F., youngest daughter
of Col. Geo. L. Peyton, died Of CONGESTION
OF the lungs. The deceased was pupil
at the school at the time and was very
suddenly seized. She was about nineteen
years of age, of lovely character and dis