The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-04-09

EAPOSltlCu.
Mai. Ed. Mcmahon arrived in Staunton
| from his railroad work in Pennsylvania on
Friday last.
Prof. w. II. Evans, music teacher
iiwell known throughout the Valley, died at
Asheyille. n. c., last month of pneu-
monil.
The ''Galley Slave' is sure to capture
the town." The company, scenery and
elegant costumes are the finest ever seen
in this city. t.,.
DR.. j. st. p. Gibson has declined the APP
pointmenti of District Surgeon of the c.
u o. R'y, a position he long filled with
eminent efficiency.
We regret to learn that Mr.. Jno. Fren-
! ger had another epileptic fit, while return
ing to his home from Greenville last week
1 Mr.. F. was in our Office few days before
looking well.
A new post office called Joanna, has
been established at Folly Station, on the
Valley Railroad, with Frank T. Brooke as
| postmaster. Folly Mills still continues as
| "a post office.
| Chas. w. Turner having declined the
| appointment as clerk to the local Superin-
tendent of the Public Building at Harri.
sonburg, W. E.Manor, has been selected
for that position.
Let every onesin Stanton who possibly
can, turn out on Monday and Tuesday nights
lrrext to the dedication of the Opera House.
DIT will be, the finest performance ever
given in Staunton. IL
Tie Galley Slave. y Which is to be per-
H formed at the Opera House on next Mon
i day and Tuesday nights has made a genuine
success and is filling the largest thea
4 tres x7heaeyer presented.
r. w. Burke, ESQ.,. was confined to his,
A house for sseveral days last week, occa-
4 stoned by daep-seated cold contracted on
\ his recent trip to New Orleans. He is
now ut;attei,ding to business.
Mr.lJno. L. Harris. Jr., passed through
| Staunton on Monday last, for Raleigh, N.
/ C., be present at the marriage of his
/ cousin, Mr.. Nathan Harris. son of Jas. O.
Harris, Esq, of Atlanta, Ga. on the Sth.
! mond Medical College, S. ~. D. Brewer.
of Rockingham. graduated in medicine
and was awarded the Faculty's prize for
the best thesis on cholera. J. Il. Tucker.
jr.. presented the prize.
Invitations are out for the marriage Of
! Mr.. Is. Beecher, of Richmond. to Miss
Hattie Hageman. daughter of E. Hage-
| man, ESQ.,, of this city. The ceremony
will take place at the residence of the
| brides parents on Tuesday next, the l4th.
Two old and respected colored men died
last week. The FIRST was Allen Davis who
| belonged to the Harmans in ante-bellum
days, and who accompanied Capt. VIM. III !.
Hartman to the Mexican war as body ser
want. The second was Thos. Vaughan. a
blacksmith. Both were good citizens.
| Thee. F. Shuey, Esq. official steno-
grapher for the United States Senate, re-
turned to his home near Churchyille this
week for his summer vacation. Before
leaving Washington his chief notified him
his salary from "a 200 to "a 500 per annum.
The negro man. John Jordan. who was
arrested some months ago for the murder
| of Jane Harris in the Blue Ridge, was ac
Quilted lat the Nelson county court last
week, the testimony of the physicians 60
| ing to prove that the woman died of apo
| plexy. ,..4, a, f.s,a5 III .,.ssssls
| Cards are out for the marriage of our
popular young townsman, Edwin M. Tay
lor and Miss Sarah Carter Jessup, daugh-
ter Of Mrs VIM. c. ,Jessnp. of Atlanta,
Georgia. The ceremony will take placeat
st. Paul's church, Atlanta. on next Wed
nesday evening. April 18th.
On Fridav last Capt. w. A, Burke was
taken suddenly sick in Wayt Bros. Drug
Store, from acute Indigestion and had to
i be sent to his residence in carriage. He
continued quite unwell, suffering great
deal until Sunday, when he felt much re-
lieved. On Monday he was out ON the
street.
MI. Martin Maddox has leased the COM
Tmodious brick building near the depot at
i Culpeper and'wi take charge of it in time
to properly fit it up for summer boarders.
Mrs. Maddox will give her personal atten-
ton to the comfort and pleasure of guests,
and that is a guarantee that those stop
ping with her will be kindly and eomfor-
tably cared FOR. Va 5ssss.5 l bas as
Col. James H. Skinner and his sister,
Miss Fannie. and Mr. p H. Trout and
wife left yesterday for tour through the
South. They will go first. to Jackson
vile, Fla, where they will remain ten
or fifteen days thence to New Orleans
and from there they will return home,
visiting several Of the larger citiesso the
South in their route.
Hugh F. Lyle, Esq, 1t is stated, will be
3 a candidate before the Democratic County
/. Convention, should one be called to nomi-
\ nate candidates for the Legislature. The
name of Capt. G. Benton Koiner is also
mentioned in the same connection. We
: have not heard whether either Mr.. Ed
e Echols or Capt. J. N. Opie, the present
+ delegates, will offer for denomination.
Rev. J. S. Gardner, the new pastor of the
M. E. Congregation South, of this place,
:. filed the pulpit Of that Church on Sunday
0 morning and evening. His sermon in the
n morning was based on the 4th verse of LIST
II chapter Of 1st Peter, and in the evening
l. the Fl4th yerselof the lst chapters Ro.
; mans. The congregations were large on
(. both occasions and the discourses able and
II instrne. i've. Sacrament was administered
ia tlrf pp 4 npggT IL DVEWTA
@I --Adiutant: General McDo Donald has ISSUED
an order, directing Col. VIM. L. Bnmgard
!. ner, Of this city, to take command of The
= Virginia Brigade:. iii place of Gen. Fit,
} Lee. resigned. Agapeeting of the fel(
= ulcers of the Brigade has been called TO
my 9th. to elect General Lees successor
; and We doubt not that Col Bungardnel
will lie the fortunate one. He is thu
= senior Ct lOnel of the Brigade, land in .th'
regular line of promotion.