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

VALLEY VIRGINIAN
s.M.YOsT & son. EDITORS Ann PROPRIETOR,
sTAUNToN, VA.
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THURSDAY, january /. 1888:
Issued every Thursday Morning
$500 A Year, Invariably I'm Advance
Advertisements inserted at 81 90 per square TO,
nrst insertion. and Soc for each subsequent in
sertion.
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and yearly advertisements
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Programme Wanted.
The Greenbrier Valley Industrial Expo
siton offer premium OF $500 for the
lest Programme of Entertainment for its
OF managing the gates. tickets, &C., to
I. preyenpersons effecting free entrance.
The right Of rejecting any or all offers is
reserved. Open until March list, 1885,
r. d. ANDERSON, Sec'y.
l2-ll-4t. Anderson. W. Va.
NAN DENTAL OFFICE.--Dr. Chas. II.
Lindsey, Il skilful and experienced dem
list, has opened Il dental Office in the Ell
1ingerBniIding. on Frederick street. Dir.
l.. is II thorough master OF his profession,
and ave %speak for him n share of the
patronage of the people. .-.--..a.
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DENTAL NoTIcE. DIR. Lindsey will be
absent from his office from the oath Of
Dec, 1854. until Monday. the 9Th day of
JAM, 1885. Leave engagements on the
slate. lo-l8-3t.
SITUATION WANrED.-A lirst-class
lourneyman printer. sober. industrious,
and thoroughly competent. desires Il stu.
alton as compositor. Please address
PRINTER, care VALLEY VIRGINIAN,
Staunton. Va.
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY For BARGAINS
in Dry Goods, Dress Goods, Shoes, and
Millinery, &c. Having to close ont my
stock of goods in The next sixty days. you
may supply yourselves with useful articles
regardless of cost by calling at once
!. w. NEWTON, Agent.
1-1-2t for j. Bumgardner, Trustee
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.-The b. & O..
have made Il most excellent change of
schedule The north bound train leaves
Staunton at 1886; arriving at Washington
500 Baltimore GAO. South bound leaves
at $40. arrives at Lexington at 7:sO.
A specially good job Of plastering is the
new Cochrans & Hageman building on An
gusta street. Mr.. G. u. Greaver. the con-
tractor for that portion of the work. is one
of the finest mechanics of the STATE. and
that his work is appreciated the numerous
contracts he Las successfully completed
show. He is such thorough master of
his trade that he enjoys a monopoly Of the
business of St;nnions and his operations
extend TO the adjoining sections.
MARRIED on the 18th of December ut
Rose Mills, Amherst county. by Rev. Il.
b. Scott OF the Virginia NJ. 4. Confer
ence, Mr.. Robert o. lIaines, OF Staunton,
and Miss Ella d. Staples. of Amherst.
The groom returned to Stanton last week
with his interesting bride, and MIS- cor-
dially welcomed by his numerous friends
here with Il fervent wish for many years
Of welded happiness and prosperity.
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BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL OIaANIZA-
TIoS.-Last Sabbath morning the Baptist
Sabbath School elected the following Off
GERS for the year 1886
Experimentation W. Todd; Asst.
superintendent Miller; Secretary,
Wesley Kerr Asst. Secretary, Walter d.
lioge Librarian. T.. Staples Treasurer,
r. I. i.eftwich chorister, H. Z. Summer
SON Asst, Chorister, W. @. Thomas Or
ganist, Miss Mary Summerson Asst. Or
ganist, Mrs. T.. T. l.eftwich
THE WEEK OF PRAYER.--At q Confer
enca OF the pastors Of churches of the city,
it was agreed upon 10 hold the services ap-
prepriate to the occasion at different
places of worship IN the following order /:
Y. NJ. C. A. Hall. Jan. 4th. at p. M; ond
Presbyterian church. Jan. 9Th, ut = p. M:
Methodist church. Ian. 9th, at Il p. M;
Lutheran church, Jan. It'll, mt u p. m;
lst Presbyterian church. Jan. Sth, - p. M;
Baptist church. Jan. 9th, at75 p. M; Y.
NJ. c. A. Hall. Jan. 18th, p. IN. The
service Il each church to be in charge of
the pastor. an
The public is urgently invited TO attend
these services.
DEATHS During the year 1881, 1872
burials were made in Thornrose cemetery.
OF the deaths, seven resulted from old age,
the oldest deeedent being SO years Is died
of pneumonia; II of consumption; 8 of
typhoid, brain. AMI scarlet fever and
the remainder of various non-contageous
diseases. principally among children. Of
the deceased :sthree We're over SO years II
between 20 and 80: ii between GO and 20 !;
10 between so and 60; between 40 and SO );
10 between so and 40 between 2Oand 80 !;
between 10 and 20 +; between 5 and 10,
and GA were under years.
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DRowNED.-On Monday morning last
between three and four O'clock james
Bell. colored, was drowned at the Fair
Grounds while cutting ice. He ventured
too far on the brittle ice, and without a
moments warning the ice gave WY be-
meath him and he sank to the bottom.
When his body was recovered it was found
in an erect position, his feet being inn
bedded in the mud. The deceased was
about 80 years old and leaves quite u large
family.
We would call special attention to the
card OF j. +. Tinsley, Architect and
Civil Engineer. His works justify us in
saving that he has made himself thoroughly