The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-07-09

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Weather Summary for June.
Reported for the VIRGINIAN hy i. j.
iIeatwole. Vol. Observer [. S. Signal Ser
vice:
Highest temperature, "a +; lowest, 81 ::
mean, 7o3g.
Number OF days in which rain fell. II !;
greatest amount at one time, LAO inches !;
total for the month, Ala; quantity per
square foot. % % lbs quantity per acre,
ACT 50 tons.
Number of times fog, dew, %. Num-
Der of days clear. IA cloudy without rain,
8 lightning, 10; thunder, 8; rainbow, 3.
Warmest day of the month, 18th: cool
est, Goth.
Longest interval without rain. 5 days !;
shortest interval without sunshine I day.
Rev. Prof. F. Y. n. Painter of Salem,
Va. will preach in the Lutheran church
on next Sunday morning. July 18th, at II
o'clock.
A special term of the Circuit and Dis.
trict Courts of the United States for the
Western District of Virginia will be held
at HarrisonDurg, Va, on the 4th day of
August next.
Miss Mamie Pratt, daughter of Capt. G..
Julian Pratt, was one of the distinguished
pupils of Stephenson Female Seminary
during the past session, she having come
within folr-tenths of perfection in twelve
studies.
Rev. DIR. Thos. Hume, formerly Of
Waynesboro. has resigned the chair Of
English Literature in orfolk Female Co.
lege. and is an applicant for the chair OF
English in Chapel Hill University, North
Carolina
Mr.. DERRICK Miller, living in the north
western part of the county near Stribling
Springs, has recently had the water of his
fine mineral spring analysed by DR.. w. H.
Taylor. State chemist. The analysis dis
closes very valuable properties. We shall
publish the analysis ere great while
LOST PAPERs.-Last Saturday evening
Mr.. Winfield Liggett, of Harrisonburg.
left roll of papers on the south bound
Valley Train. The papers consisted of
a lot of church records. The finder will
confer favor by returning the package to
Mr.. Giles Deyier. or G.. F. Compton. Har-
risonburg
FINE GRAIN.-We have received from
Mr. Daniel O'Rork a beautiful specimen
of rye, sample of a good field of the
same. The straw, Including head, meas
ures feet, and the heads. well filed, aver
age five inches.
Mr. J. II. Sheets sends Us a specimen OF
wheat taken from a ten acre lot, which is
as fine as any we have seen in the best sea-
son. The heads are five inches long and
splendidly filled.
Mr.. j. w. Micheal. formerly deaf-mute
teacher in the d. d. & b. Institution, and
now filling a similar position in the State
institution of Ark, is, with his wife and
children, spending his summer vacation at
the home of his parents in Goshen. Prof.
Micheal has given such satisfaction in his
new position that he will probably be pro-
NOTED to the head of the school during the
approaching session. His many friends in
Virginia will be glad to hear of his success.
OFFICERS ELECTED.-At the special
meeting Of the City Council, held on the
first, the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year City Physician, DR.. G.
A. Phillips; Messenger of the Council,
Cynthy Kurtz (the vote standing, Kurtz
10, P. E. Hutchens y; Supt. Water Works,
M. Dinneen Asst Supt. Water Works,
JAS A. Moore; Weigh master, W. M.
Matheney Board of Health, Drs. Atkin-
sou, Fauntleroy and Phillips Police
Chief, J. III. Waters Oflicers-W. M.
Simpson, J. B. Lickliter and Jos. A. New
man.
Mr.. Geo. III. Lewis, of Rappahannock
station, writes us that a party purporting
to be a representative of the firm OF G.
Hackett & Bro, printers of Staunton, Wis
tied his place in April last soliciting orders
for job printing that he took orders and
received part pay in cash, and that nothing
has been heard from him since. 1t was
nothing less than lirst-class swindle, as
no such firm have ever done business here
to our knowledge. Doubtless others were
dnped in the same way and the public
should keep on the look out for the rascal.
The FOURTH was a dull day in Staun-
ton. After ten O'Clock in the morning
there was very little stir Oh the streets I'M
til after the return of the various excur
sion parties in the evening. Two large ex-
cursions went out, one to Natural Bridge,
under the auspices Of the Staunton Artil-
iery, and the other to Ft. Defiance to at
tend a Temperance picnic. Besides these,
numerous private parties betook them
selves to the country on various missions.
A hard rain in the lower part of the
county caused many of the pleasure-seek-
ers to have damp time.
UNIVERSITY HONORs.-At the close of
the recent session of the University, Mr..
Chas. Catlett, of this city, graduated in
mathematics, was declared proficient in
mineralogy, and was awarded distinctions
in the junior class of civil and mining en-
gineeripg and protective geometry and the
senior class of civil engineering and geol-
Ogy, and the school of natural history and
geology.
Distinctions were awarded Mr.. C. D. A.
Curry. of this county, in the junior and
senior classes in law at both the inter-
mediate and final examinations. But for
absence on account of sickness, Mr. Curry
would have taken his degree.
The following were declared prolicients:
In Political Economy, Jos. D. Cochran, of
Folly Mills. In Natural Philosophy, John
Lynn Cochran, of Folly Mills.
Mr.. Edward S. Sublett, of this city,
graduated in Latin; w. o. Whitescarver,