The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-10-01

Gen. ]. A. EARLY registered at the Hall
House on Monday last.
Geo. w. Berlin, Esq, Of Harrisonburg
is attending the Supreme Court.
Mr.. Eccles Cuthbert, the Virginia Rep
resentative of the New York Herald, paif
a flying visit to Staunton last week.
| Mr.. Jno. M. Carroll has been elected 9
Director of the Baldwin Augusta Fair, in
place of Mr.. Hugh F. Lyle, resigned.
Mr.. Lockhart Gray, son of Mr.. Jouette
Gray of this county, graduated recently
with distinction from Dunsmore's Bust.
ness College.
An interesting account of the Sunday
School Picnic at st. Paul's Church is I'M
ayoidably omitted this week, and will APP
pear in our next issue.
j. S. Harnsberger, Esq, Democratic
candidate for the Legislature in Rocking
ham, and Judge John Paul, of Harrison
burg, were in the city Monday last.
The first Prohibition meeting in the
county was held at Annex on Tuesday
night. A good audience was present ard
much interest manifested in the cause.
At the fire in West End Thursday, Mr..
Lew Miller, of the Hook and Ladder Com
pany, had his head badly gashed by a,buck-
ct which fell from the roof of house.
On Wednesday of last week, Mrs. Benz.
Plunkett residing in Plunkettsville, slip
ped and fell on bucket. Her hip was
knocked out of place and bone broken.
Mr.. Hugh Wigg, late the efficient and
courteous clerk at the P o., leaves for
the West to-day. He is a young man of
high character and business capacity. and
will do we'll wherever he locates.
D. E. Moore, Esq, S. HI. Letcher. ESQ.,,
and Col. Edmund Pendleton,s of Lexing-
ton, and j. S. Harnsberger. ESQ.,, Harri-
sonburg, are among the attorneys attend
ing the sessions of the Court of Appeals.
Before leaving for his new charge in
Fredericksburg, Rev. Father Donahoe,
who for several years has been the assis-
tant pastor of st. Francis Church, of this
city, had liberal purse of money present
ed him by his late congregation.
The Salem Herald says that the speech
of Mr.. w. E. Craig, at that place on Mon
day week, was one of the best ever deliv-
cred in that place. Two hours were con-
sumed in its delivery and throughout it
was attentiyely listened to by large au-
dience.
Major James Ralston, d Well-known
farmer and extensive cattle dealer of
Rockingham, was run over by the cars at
Cowan' Station, on the night Of the 9th.
and killed. He was a prominent and use
full citizen, and his death will be severely
felt in that county.
Mr.. Herbert Taylor, son of the late S.
K. Taylor, has received the appointment
of delivery clerk in the Postoffice, at this
place, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the
removal of Mr.. Hugh P. Wigg, a faithful
and efficient employee in the service for
the past two years and seven months.
Heber ker, ESQ.,, retired from the posi-
tion of Deputy Postmaster at Staunton
on the Both of September. His place will
be filled by Mr.. A. A. Eskridge. Mr.. Ker
has been one of the best officers of Postal
Service in this State. Mr.. Eskridge is a
courteous and accommodating gentleman.
and will no doubt prove an acceptable and
efficient officer.
At the First Presbyterian Church, on
Sunday morningLast, Rev. DR.. j. p. Stri-
der preached his farewell sermon as pastor.
He also preached at night, and on both
occasions large congregations were pres
ent. DIR. Strider will from time to time
occupy the pulpit of the First Church, un-
til regular pastor takes charge.
w. E. Craig, Esq, addressed very
large audience at Orange Court House on
Monday last. From six hundred to one
thousand voters were present to listen to
the discussion of the issues of the canvass
and the best feeling and most earnest en-
thusiasm was manifested throughout the
address. Reports from all over the State
give assurance of full Republican vote
and decisive Wet DRY.
The drought throughout the Valley is
becoming very serious matter, to the
farmers. especially. On number of farms
no wheat has as yet been sown, the condi-
tion of the ground making.it too risky to
put the seed in. Until a rain comes, there
will be very little sowing done, and this
may put it off until an unusually late date.
The streams are drying up, and even Mid
die River is showing distressing signs,
threatening the operations of the mills.