The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-04-10


will locate.
Sunday last was Palm Sunday. and the
usual interesting services were held in the
Catholic church.
| Otto F. Richter, son of Paul Richter. of
this city, graduated last week from the
Richmond Medical College.
Jno. Barr. whom every one in Staunton
knows under the sobriquet of ''Humbug,"
was badly kicked by a horse. Saturday.
New Market Valley Mrs. Geo. w. Burke
left this place Tuesday, to join her husband
who is engaged in business in Staunton,
Va.
Edward Hall, Registrar for the First
Ward, can be found at the County Clerks
Office. and would be glad to see the pros
pectiye voters.
Mr.. Geo. w. Burke. late of New Mar
ket, has fitted up neat and attractive
drug store on East Main street, and is
prepared to offer bargains in his line.
Judge Calvert, of Shenandoah, passed
through Staunton last week, en- route for
home. He had just returned from an ex-
tended tour of Texas and the Southwest.
Rev. Mr.. Petrie, Pastor of the Presby-
| terrain church at Charlottesville, preached
two able sermons in the LIST Presbyterian
church of this city, on Sunday morning
and night.
We are i'll receipt Of the proceedings of
the Campbell County Coalition Conven-
ton. which will appear in our issue of next
week. as will also the proceedings of the
Rockbridge Convention.
Mr.. Chas. Fridley, living near Lin
vile Depot, in Rockingham. county, died
very suddenly on Sunday last He was in
the list year of his age, and was we'll
known throughout the county.
| DR.. H. S. Crockett and J. n Many,
ESQ.,, returned from Kansas last week.
Whilst there DIR. Crockett purchased a
| fine farm of 800 acres in Montgomery
county. The price paid was $40 per acre.
The body of colored infant was found
in one corner of the large yard of Mr.. w.
R. Tyree, on Gospel Hill. Friday morning.
No inquest was deemed necessary, and
Justice Harlan ordered the remains to be
buried.
| A number of the Young men of our city
have organized brass band under the
leadership of Prof. I. M. Turner. They
expect to get their instruments in short
time and be ready for business in time to
give our citizens first-class summer con-
certs.
The Street Sprinkler was started last
Saturday, much to the relief of the busi-
ness houses and people along the main
streets. Capt. Robert Hamilton is now
operating this indispensable machine and
viii give it the strictest attention during
The Spring and Summer season.
Mr.. d. Fisher, of Long Glade, met with
quite severe accident whilst in Staunton
on Monday. Whilst loading wagon he
slipped and fell and a large dry-goods box
fell on him, striking him on the left breast
and producing painful but not serious
hruise. He is confined to his bed from
the effects of the accident.
Mr.. Leroy p. Dangerfield of this county,
met with painful accident last Sunday
morning in this place. He had gotten out
of his carriage and turned to assist his
daughter. Mr.. Dangerfield is lame and in
endeavorlng to help his daughter fell over
OIL large stone in front of Mrs. Bagby's
residence, on Main street, and injured his
face considerably.
We call attention to the advertisement
of good grazing farm in Highland coun-
ty. The owner of it. Mr.. Jacob Hoover,
has gone out of the stock business pretty
much, and desires to sell on that account.
The land lies well for grazing purposes, is
convenient and desirable, and presents adj
vantages which should attract the atten-
ton of persons wanting grazing lands.
Rev. E. O. Armstrong, who was trans
ferred at the recent session of the M. E.
Conference, South, by the Bishop, to the
Missouri Conference, preached two able
and instructive sermons in the M. E.
church of this place, last Sunday. Mr..
Armstrong and his family left on Monday
morning for Waverly, Mo-, where he will
be in charge of the Methodist congrega-
ton of that place.
! The new Board of Visitors for the Deaf,
Dumb and Blind Institution will meet here
to-day. The Asylum Boards will meet on
| the 18th. 1t is not probable that any
change will be made in the Institution
management until the end of the session
at least The organizations of the Asylum
Boards promise to be lively, and all sorts
of rumors of bargain and sale are afoat.
If one-half of these rumors are true, and
we shall Try to find ont if they are true
or not, the people of the State will have
cause to blush. ;.
The Virginia Critic is the name of neatly
printed, well gotten up paper which made
| it's first appearance on our streets last SAT-
urday morning. 1t is edited and con-
Quoted by colored men in the interest Of
! their race, and the number before gives
promise of usefulness, and influence. The
publishers are S. G. Carter, C. L. Smith,
d. ". Carter, L. E. Smith and j. H. Car
ter. The style of the firm is S. G. Carter
s. Co., and the editors are S. C. Carter and
C. i. Smith. We wish them every sue
cess in the new venture.
| A writ of mandamus was issued, by
order of the corporation judge on Satur-
day, Oh. the petition of Chas. f. Hudson,-
against N. Is. Cease late Registrar Of
Ward No. 2, to compel him to turn over;
all books and papers pertaining to the Office
of Registrar to G.. E. Hudson, lately APP
pointed for that ward. Mr.. Cease is absent
from the city, in the internal revenue SER
vice, and we understand declines to recog-
nize the rights Of the new Registrar, under
advice of counsel 1afsN fsgglw UT 4 Z
.LEcTURE.-Prof. Allen Curr, who is
noted as lecturer In Ireland, Scotland
and England, and who has lectured 50.
successfully and aceeptabiy night. after
night for weeks and months in the larger
cities of the country, as Boston, New
York, Chicago, delivered to the young la
tdies of Staunton Female Seminary, and a
few friends, on Tuesday night, a lecture
| on ssStOrming the Bastile.'' This is the