The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-07-17
Issned every Thursday Morning
Go to Tom Burke's place for the best

Weare indebted to Mr.. o. l.. Rhoades
for Savannah, Ca, papers.
Mr.. Edward Sheppe, editor OF the High
land Recorder, was in the city several days
last week.
If you want u day of pleasure, go down
TO FIT. Defiance this morning.
Go to c. b. Somervile & Cos, and see
the Lightning Fruit Jar. jill lo-2t
Gen. Malone will please accept our
thanks for public documents.
Miss Annie Donaghe. of Staunton, spent
last week in the family of Capt Todd,
near Mt. Scion.
Grand Combination at Tom Burke's
place-Tom Crowdcr, Julius Schefer, and
4 Tom Burke.
Mrs. Michael Hang died at her resi-
dence in this place on Monday last at an
4 advanced age.
German Smith, ESQ.,. of Winchester.
passed through Staunton ON Monday. en-
route from the Springs.
0en. JOilil ECuOlS dlllNcu III ooe'"AooAA
on Tuesday last, in special car and re-
turned on Wednesday to Kentucky
There will be preaching at West End
Chapel, M e. Church, on Sunday night,
July goth, at O'Clock, by Rev. G. T.. D..
Collins.
Miss Kate Baker. daughterOf Rev. W. E.
Baker. late OF this city, was married, on she
18th of June, ut Roswell, Cobb county, Ga.
to DIR G. a. Simpson.
Mr.. VIM. Blackley and his young and
attractive bride re- .ciie, Stanton OIL
Tuesday last, and were welcomed by ~
host of friends.
Capt. Z. Il. Powell, Of the contracting
4 firm of McMahpn, screen IL Powell. now
engaged in railroad building i'll Pennsyi- ,
vatiia, was in town. this Week.
With Tom Crowde. Julius Sclleffer, and
Tom Burke, ut Toni Burke's old stand, he
who wants good drink, or Il square meal
cannot fail 10 he pleased.
We are indebted to Prof. J.. w. Wal
ters for II copy of the Blaine Grand March,
emhelishe,l with III Gle gant..s steel engrav-
ing of the great American statesman
Mrs. Dr.. A. NJ Henkel has gone with
her family to Orkney Springs to spend Il
month or two. She reports he accommo-
dations very good. About 175 guests.
Mr.. Geo w. May. of this city, has been
appointed one of the delegates from Viz
ginia to the American pharmaceutical AS
ISOLATION which meets itMiIwaukee, Wis,
on the Goth of August
Mr.. Geo. w. Baber, of Richmond, Va,
has purchased the residence in this city of
Mrs. Olando Smith, for 800, where he
has removed his family and will make
Staunton his future home.
You can get any kind Of drinks or any
kind of politics at Tom Burke S old stand
Tom Crowder. Juli,ls Scheffer, and Tom
Burke will do the hon,Ts.
The farm belonging to the estate OF
Christian Shuey, decd, near Swoope's de-
pot, was sold on the 10Th, by the executor,
Bishop J. J. Glossbrennt VI, to Rev. j. IL.
Turner, of Maryland, foi'. $50 per acre
The farm contains 22S &C res.
Miss Hattie Hodges, a m, ,st charming and
entertaining daughter Of NJ II. VIM Hodges,
of Charleston, w. Va, is pending a few
weeks visiting friends a, nd relatives in
the city, and is the guest of the Misses
Nimmo.
Rev. S. A. Repass, d. d., will be in
stalled as pastor of the Lut heran church
on next Sunday morning. Rev. DR.. Gill
bert VIII preach and perform the installa-
tion ceremonies. DIR. Repass will preach
at night.
Morgan Carter, who for SO me time had
been employed at the West V irginia Deaf,
Dumb and Blind Asylum, Ror nney. and re-
turned to Staunton several VIZ sekS ago, was
taken i'll and died. He was a. prominent
member of several of the colorel secret
societies, and his funeral was lar gely at
tended.
Col. VIM. M. Sibert, a prominent citizen
of Rockingham, and at one time repre-
sentative in the Legislature iron l that
urday, and died from the effects. E [e was
a brother of J. L. and E. G. Sibel t, the
tobacco merchants of Harrisonburg.
Capt. S. D. Gooch, of the well-k nown
firm OF Masons, Gooch, Hoge & Co. rail-
road contractors, was in Stauntsm last
Monday. His company has just finn: ished
up work on the Richmond and Mael den-
burg r. r., and trains are now ruDndi ,g to
GAINESVILLE. They have taken new con-
tract, a large one, on the Va. & Cairo lima
r. R., have moved their forces, aaad are
pushing things with their usual VIM
The Winchester Light Infantry Compa ny
Capt. Mutton, will attend the Baldw in
Augusta Fair in October. The NVinebest ar
Neacs says: 1.-The company will now begi n
their regular drill SO as to present the bes
appearance possible. To stimulate thu !,
company to greater exertions, three med.
ais will be givenfor improvement i'm drill,
manners and dress, and there will be much
competition for them. y
Messrs. Schopperd 6 Rife, the practical
Augusta county machinis is, are manu-
featuring at their shops, in Waynesboro, a
patent hydraulic pump for elevating
water, that is destined to enjoy a wide
popularity, and we hope make fortune
for its inventors. 1t is so arrang ed that
the water necessary to operate the ma
chinery can be forced from a stream, thus
delivering the full discharge of the pring
wherever it may be desired This is +. not
only an improvement over all other pat
ents, but is specially adapted to the uti liza
tion for domestic and farm purpose of
the whole volume Of spring.
The Chesapeake and Ohio is the onlyr Dad
in the South which has adapted the obs err
walton car-so admirably adapted to sic hit
seeing. The windows of plated glass exte nd
from the top of the Car to near the flot n.
the door being set in the same manner, thu IS
presenting an almost continuous surface O,
glass all round the car so clear that one
often looks to the casing to see if the win
dow can be down. There are colored shades
to be drawn down if there is too much