The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-06-04

of Monterey, paid us a flying visit on
Monday.
Mr.. Geo. A. Gully has been appointed
postmaster at Fishersville, vice Miss Kate
Bateman, resigned.
DR.. N. Wayt & Bro. have adorned their
drug store with new and beautiful Soda
Fountain-a gem of its kind.
Mr.. D. T. Gilkerson, near toyer's Shop,
was painfully kicked by horse, whilst
coming to town Monday morning.
John T. Shields, Esq. has sold his Lon
don farm near Mint Spring to Mr.. Rue
bush, of Rockingham, for 5000.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Hevener. of
Highland county. are visiting their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Mollie Dudley. of Augusta coun-
ty.
Abraham Lincoln and his son, DR.. Lin
coin, of Lacy Springs, were in the city last
Monday to attend the commencement ex-
ercises.
Allen & Bro. have new and popular
drink-limeade. Ask for it and you will
get one of the most delightful beverages
ever swallowed.
Hon. Henry S. Walker, Secretary of
State for West Virginia, and his wife,
were in the city on Monday. stopping at
the Virginia Hotel.
Mr.. David CARRIER, who has been quite
sick for the past two weeks, having taken
cold with the mumps, we are glad to learn,
is improving rapidly.
DR.. S. II. Henkle of this city. has an
old gold watch key. which is an exact
counterpart of the Tunstall key exhibited
In the trial of Cluverius now in progress
at Richmond.
Rev. J. 2. Strider will deliver I he Grafton
on the occasion of the laying of the corner
stone Of the Confederate monument on
Tuesday next, Memorial day.
DR.. S. H. Moffett. Mr.. Henry Ritenour,
postmaster, and Mr.. Samuel Coffman. OF
! Harrisonburg, were in the city last week,
examining into the working of the Internal
Revenue Department.
The Waynesboro Messenger has changed
/ its name to the Free Press, the editor and
proprietors remaining the same. The
paper is an excellent one and deserves the
success it seems to be enjoying.
Messrs. Myerly and Snead. of Staunton,
were in town Tuesday for the purpose of
applying for bar license, but finding a very
decided opposition to it existing among
our citizens, declined TO make application.
In crossing South River near Waynes-
boro. last week, with a four-horse team,
Mr. Jas Critzer had the misfortune to
have one Of his horses drowned. The
water was high, and the horse became
tangled in the harness.
Mrs. J A. McCauley ife ofwRtv. j. A.
McCauley, President of Dickinson Coz
lege, has been visiting friends in High
land. She was Miss Lghtner, Of that
county. Last week she passed through
{ Stanton, on her return to Carlisle, Pa.
Raphine, on the Valley Railroad, is
going ahead. Mr.. J. E. a. Gibbs is at
the helm, and that means business. Store
houses and dwellings are being built,
and roller Touring mill is to be erected.
| It promises to he IL live town in short
time.
! The members of the Stonewall Brigade
Band presented Miss Julia Jackson with a
( handsome souvenir, printed on white
satin and appropriately inscribed. The
occasion of the presentation was the mar
riage of Miss Julia on the ID to Mr.. VIM.
| E. Christian, of Richmond.
Mr.. A. c. Liggett, Il native of Green
brier county, and brother-in-law of Mrs.
Elizabeth Liggett, of Staunton, died at
Point Pleasant, last week. He was. a
LAWYER by profession and known as a de-
tective officer, and at the time of his death
held the Office of Deputy q. S. Marshall.
The first quarterly Conference for this
Conference year for Staunton station. M.
E. Church. South was held at the church
Tuesday night, Rev. j. C. Dice, presiding.
The following delegates were elected to
the District Conference to Ee held at
Greenville about the 1st of Sept: Maj. j..
w. Newton, r. Gait, r. KinZley, dele
gates R. J. Dettor, E. B. Lipscomb, A.
A. Eskridge, alternates.
Our young friend J. r.. Craig, at River
ton Poultry yards, Mt. Meridian, in this
county, has advertised in the Mississippi
! Poultry Journal the eggs of number of
fine breeds of poultry. He makes a special
ty of Poultry and Bees and is succeeding
in both. We like to hear Of this kind of
enterprise in our young men. 1t is some
thing out Of the line of foX-hunting and
politics and indicates common sense.
Mr.. Jno. V. Goode, son of DR.. w. H.
Goode, is spending few days with his
parents. Although only twenty-five years
old, John, as he is familiarly known here.
occupies the responsible position of chief
train dispatcher of the Missouri Pacific r.
r., with headquarters at Moberly, Mo.
He is one of the brightest young men of
Virginia and if life is spared him will
reach high mark in the railroad world.
Col. S. A. East, of the Glade, left on
Monday evening on visit to Kansas, to
look after some landed property he has
there, and examine the country generally.
He expects to be absent about two weeks.
Maj. J. B. Dorman, clerk of the State Su-
preme Court at Staunton, who is also in
terested in real estate in Kansas. contem-
plates joining Col. East in that State and
returning with him.
DIR. C. L. Lindsey, having been advised
by his physician to discontinue steady
Office practice, has determined to close his
: Staunton Office, and during the summer
will travel in the upper end Of the county.
DR.. Lindsey is an accomplished and skill
full dentist, and those who entrust work to
him may feel assured of the most salts
factory results. We regret exceedingly
that his health does not admit of confine-
ment in his office.
''Dick. the veteran equine belonging
,, to Mr.. Saml. II. Tutwiler, living near
Verona, died last week. He was bought
at the sale of Confederate horses in Rich