The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-01-03

10 Richmond, after their holiday recess.
Maj. A. X. Grim. Senator from the
Page District was in Staunton yesterday
on his return to Richmond. sss..z
Mail. G. Green arrived in Staunton
Tuesday. and will leave in a day or two 1ol
his Pennsylvania railroad work.
The Good Trmplars of Ifarrisonburg.
presented j. X. Smith, Esq. Of the Cd
Commonwealth. n handsome gold pen III d
holder rs n Christmas gift.
During the three weeks past there has
been II series OF meetings ut Mt. Tabor
church. seventeen persons protesting. six
of which were admitted to membership on
last Sunday ut Communion.
An interesting revival is d, progress at
Mt Pisgah church. III er the ministra-
tions of Rev. S. X. Cline. Twenty-Five
conversions have already been made, and
the good work is still progressing.
J. A. Harmon, Of Mct;aheysyille, has
been appointed by Judge Johnston, Com
missioner of the Revenue. in Stonewall
District in Rockingham. in the place of
John n. Ross, deceased, whose sudden
death we recently published.
We have received Wick $ Floral Guide''
for 1881, the l,andsomest and most com
plete flower and seed catalogue published.
1t is Il Typographical gem and brim full
Of interest and valuable information in re-
nd t.,l, 1. n
Rev. ID. NJ. Gilbert. ID. d.. of Winchester.
President of the Synod ot Virginia, will
preach III The Lutheran Church of this
city next Sunday. on which day Il congre-
gational meeting for the election Of church
officers will be held.
We call attention to the advertisement
Of the executors Of the will of Mrs. Sallie
Stout, dec Il. of valuable real estate ii and
about New Hop. Tii' property is very
desirable. and is lecnlirnf so to any one
wishing to engage III til mercantile bust
ness or TO Il pll, stefan.
1t is announced i'll the papers that G.
Maurice Smith, Esq. Il rominent MEM
her of the Washingiol Il II. ;lnd brother of
Hon. j. Amber smith, WAS to have mar
red Miss Fannie NJ Lewis. sister Of Hon.
j. f. Lew is. at the residence of her BROTH
er-in-law. Rev. } e. " heat. Winchester,
VA. on the LIST inst.
Professor R"des Massie, A. NJ. L.. D.,
formerly of Washington College now
Washington and lac University. and
more recently of Richmond College. has
been elected chairman ui the faculty of
the University of Tennessee at Knoxville,
in which institution he also fills the chair
of Modern Languages.
Invitations are out 10 the marriage Of
Mr.. Julius Switzer. Of Stauntol, and Miss
/ Dora Gailinger. of Harris onburg. The
ceremony will take place st the residence
of Mr.. IIolan,ler. in Harrisonbllrg. on
Tuesday next. Dec. Sth. ut three p. IN, and
at p. m. a reception will he given at the
residence of Mr.. l.. Cohen in this city.
The Virginia Stale Music Teachers As
ISOLATION was i'll session III Lyncliburg last
week. Among those in attendance WAS
Prof. T. r. Webb, of the Virginia Female
Institute. Staunton, who was elected Vice
President for the ensuing year. and was
chosen. also Il member IF the Executive
Committee. The next meeting of the AS
sociation will be held in Richmond, the
last week i'll June. 1884.
Rev. Jas. B. Taylor. d. D., o.t of the
ablest ministers of the Baptist church. has
accepted Il call to the passionate of the Lex
ington congregation. DIR. Taylor's last
charge was ut Wilmington, N. G.. but fer
Europe. He is II brother OF Rev. Geo. b.
Taylor. formerly of this city. now located
at Rome and who has charge of the mis-
sionary work in Italy for the Southern
Baptist Convention.
We learn that. under instructions from
the Grand Secretary, efforts will he made
to re-organixe Mizpah Lodge Good Tenn
plars, in this place. At one time this was
a tiourishing lodge and did much good
But interest by degrees abated. and finally
the charter was surrendered OF forfeited. 1t
is now proposed to revive it, and we earn
estly hope it may succeed. The old mem
bers are requested to take the matter into
consideration and confe~ among them
selves assao the feasibility of such re-
viyal.
EMIGaANTs FOR KANsAs.-On Tuesday
morning next. The Sth. and every Tuesday
thereafter, until further notice, Il train
will leave points on the G. Il O. road for
Kansas. This is for the special accommo-
dation of parties looking for landed invest
ments in that growing State. Any one
desiring to learn particulars of this train,
rates, &C., should call on L. J. Nair, at
Stuart's Draft, or S. NJ. Larkins, Sands,
Page county, Va.