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

Trustees.
The Council on Tuesday night was oc-
cupied with the transaction of routine
business.
Mrs. Jno C. Ker. of Chicago, is on a
visit to her father-in-law' family, Mr..
Heber Ker, of this city.
Rev. w. A. Harris, with his daughter,
Miss Matte p. Harris. and Miss Annie
Winter, are at the White Sulphur.
Mrs. Claiborne Mason, Of Swoopes, in
this county, is visiting her brother, Silas
Il. Mason, at Lewisburg, w. Va.
Mr.. w. H. Lockridge, a prominent citi-
zen of Williamsville, Batlf co., died on
Sunday of last week, of heart disease.
The iremen are going to have a moon
light picnic and bali at Fit. Defiance, be-
fore long, and those who go will have a
good time.
Travis, the little son of Capt. T. J
Crowder fell from tree the other day and
was painfully, but it is hoped,not seriously
hurt.
Rev. d. B. Ewing, late principal Of the
I4ewisburg Female Institute, and formerly
of this county, has taken charge Of a Fee
male College in Petersburg.
On Thursday last, Mr.. w. H. lIender-
son was married to Miss Eva Reynolds,
daughter of our friend. Mr.. S. J. Reynolds,
of Headwaters, Highland county
F. H. Hill, Esq, of Madison county,
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Ma
sons of Virginia, was in the city this week
visiting his sister, Mrs. McChesney.
Rev. S. A. Repass delivered his farewell
sermon in the Lutheran church last Sun
day. On Tuesday night he left with his
family for Allentown, Pa. whittier the best
wishes of our people follow him.
Mr.. VIM. B. Hardy, the llye and pro-
gressive General Agent of the United
States Mutual Accident Co., is i'll Staun-
ton spending few days at the home of
his father, ]. NJ. Hardy, Esq.
1t is stated that the Rev. G.. B. Strickler,
formerly pastor of Thinking Spring Church,
will be rendered the chair of Moral Phil
osophy and Belle-Lettres in Washington
and Lee University, made vacant by the
death of DR.. kirkpatrick.
DR.. w. w. S. Butler recently general
storekeeper in the Internal Revenue office,
will locate in StauntOn, and practice his
profession. He is a skil.ful and success
full physician and surgeon. and we hope
will secure large practice.
DR.. A. NJ. Fauntleroy. Superintendent
Of the Asylum, has been requested to allow
the use of his name in connection with
the chair of Anatomy and Medicine in the
University, to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of DR.. Staige Davis.
The springs travel is very light for this
time of year, the guests coming in slowly.
Stribling is the only place we have heard
of that has an average. Some sixty guests
prominent resorts there are not more than
a dozen.
The Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs
are to be sold on the 10th of August.
The sale grows out of the suit of C.. S.
Gay and others to enforce the collection
of payments provided for in previous
sale. The heirs of G. S. Gay, deed, re-
side near Staunton.
Accounts from the harvesters con-
cur in giving brighter aspect to the
wheat prospect. Whilst the straw is thin
on the land. it is well headed and as gen.
eral thing the grain is in good condition.
From present indications the yield will be
over one third the average, and may reach
to one-half.
Mr. Hiner, the new mail contractor of
the Monterey route, and Mr.. Arch S.
Walker, on the Middlebrook route, COM
mence their work well. The mails on
each route arrive in good time-several
hours earlier than before. The routes are
we'll stocked, and passengers may be COM
fortably accommodated.
The Highland Recorder states that a
paper has been prepared in reference to
the alleged murder of the boy Losh by A.
S. Hoffman and wife, to the effect that a
son of Mrs. Hoffman, before her marriage,
had accidentally shot the deceased and
was afraid to tell it to his mother. The
prisoner and his wife, however, have as
serted from the first that the plsto. found
in the house was not loaded and that they
had no cartridges.
The temperance people seem to be get
ting up their war paint, and will doubtless
be soon billed for some pretty lively act
ing, to the discontinue Of political aero
bats. They will have a say in the APP
preaching campaign, if not through one
of the present political parties, then
through separate organization. The Lo-
cal Option question will have to be faced
it is living issue, OF it will be made
one, before the contest upon which we are
about entering is closed. Politicians and
political aspirants will please take notice
and adjust their views accordingly.
The "Hale House, known heretofore
as the American Hotel, will be, in the
course of ten or twelve days, ready for oc-
cupancy. Workmen are busily engaged in
remodeling the building and fitting it I'D
in first-class style. The parlor furniture,
of superior finish and pattern, has arrived.
The rooms will be laid with Brussels car
pet, and furnished with modern SETS
Messrs. Woodward & Fitch mean to offer
the public first-class hotel Their sup
plies OF milk, butter and vegetables will
be gotten from Glendale farm, where
Col. Geo. L. Peyton has introduced herd
of the Jersey stock, and cultivates an ex-
tensive garden.
Geo. A. Newman, q talented young col
ored man had been storekeeper and guager
at Fosters Distillery near Stanton for
the past four years. On the 1st of the
month he had to step down and out, in
obedience to the invitation of the ''powers
that be !" Mr.. Newman was the only
colored man holding a position in the
Sixth Internal Revenue District, and was
one of the most efficient and trustworthy
officers in government ,employ. We are
pleased to learn that he has been appointed