The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-08-07
Maj. Ed. Mcmahon arrived in Staunton
from pennsylyania last Saturday,

llDefal discount m;tue lof Qltdrterly, nan year.
and yearly advertisements.
Maj. Ed. Mcmahon arrived in Staunton
from Pennsylvania last Saturday,
We have been compelled to postpone the
letter of our Messy Greek correspondent.
Chas. E. Hoge, Esq, Capt. Stape Gooch,
and Col. \. w. lIarman have gone to Ken
lucky.
Capt. IL IIiner and J. b. Broadhead, Esq, of
Highland county, arrived in Staunton
Tuesday evening.
a.. There will he no music at the band stand
tonight, but next week two open air con-
certs will be given.
VIM. strother Jones, Esq, of Warren
county. is visiting his niece, Mrs. Hugh
l.. McIlhany, Of this city.
Col. Abraham Lynn has returned from
Il two weeks sojourn at Ocean View much
improved in health.
The Thornrose Cemetery Co. has pur-
chased the Trenary Nursery property, OPP
posite the Cemetery, for $1,000.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company S
depot at Jersey City was completely des-
troyed by fire on the 4th inst.
Mr.. Ernest Ingersol, one of, the ablest
descriptive writers of the Union, is in
Stanton, the guest of Maj. Jed. Hotch-
kiss.
A meeting of farmers, mechanics and
workingmen is called at Greenville, on
the 10th inst, for the purpose of regulat-
ing the prices of labor.
Mr.. Jas. G. Moffett, of this county, has
been quite i'll at the residence of Nh.
Henry Hamilton, near Fishersyi lie. but
was better at last accounts.
Charlie, infant son of Samuel w. Myers,
of Greenville, died on Monday, the 30th,
after short illness. aged seven weeks.
The remains were brought to Staunton for
burial.
Mr.. J. Wayne Splitter and wife. of Flor
ida, are on u visit to relatives and friends
in Augusta county. We are gratiliea to
learn that Mr.. w. has been successful in
his Southern home.
Mr.. G.. Julian Pratt, Secretary of the
Baldwin Augusta Fair, has been reelected
Superintendent of Exhibition at the Roam
oke Fair, a position he filled with 50 much
efficiency last year.
Mr.. Thos. Burke has received the plans
from Architect Oltzmann for three-story
brick building OIL the corner lot opposite
the Virginia Hotel and adjoining the prop
erty of Mr.. A. Grubert.
The room under the Masonic building le-
Gently occupied by Burke q Bradley is be-
ing remodeled for the nse of the Adams
Express Company, and will be occupied by
the company about the middle of the
month.
DR.. Jno. w. Harris, of this city, one of
the most accomplished physicians of Vir-
ginit, has been appointed Medical Exam
liner to the Baltimore Il Ohio Relief AS
ISOLATION, ana assigned to duty on the
Chicago, Lake, Erie. and .Sandusky Di-
vision of the line. In common with many
Others, we regret his removal from Staun-
ton.
DIR. w. J. Jones retires from the edito-
rial charge of the WaynesDoro Ne ssenger
in neat and well conceived valedictory.
We regret this. DR.. Jones is a good
writer, frank and manly in the discussion
OF public questions and choice in the ex-
preston of his words. He seems to think
the fates are against newspapers in
Waynesboro, which has brought him to
the conclusion. after seven years. expe-
rience, never to edit another journal in
that place.
Messrs. J. T.. Stuart, of Staunton, and
Vim. Hutchinson. of Rockbridge, under
the firm name of Hutchinson & Stuart,
have purchased the store of Messrs. New
ton & Co., at Raphine, and will conduct
the general merchandise business at that
point. With increased facilities and
larger stock, they will make it to the adj
vantage OF the citizens of that community
to deal with them. Thee management of
the store will fall to the part of Mr.. Hutch
eson. Mr.. Smart will continue, as at
present, with the hardware firm of Alex
ander 81 Co., Staunton.