The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-12-02

Sunday evening and left for Louisville on
Monday evening.
DR.. j. b. Amiss, well known dentist
of Lhray, Va. died OF typhoid fever on
Sunday last.
Gen. w. IL. Payne, exit. Coy. Marye,
and Col. Robt. Beverly were in Stanton
last week.
Col. A. G. McGuflin. one of Bath coun-
TVS most genial and valuable citizens, was
in Staunton during the week. He honored
us with call during his stay.
Hon. J. r. Tucker and wife We're in
Staunton, Monday, visiting their son, Mr..
Ii. st. Geo. Tucker, and left for Winches-
ter on Tuesday.
Dir. Charles Perrow, formerly of this
county, now of Nelson, was married on
the oath, to Miss Leila b. Stevens, of Am
herst county.
Rev. John E. Massey will preach in the
Baptist Church, of this place, on Sabbath,
next. the 9Th. morning and evening. The
ceremony of baptism will be observed on
the occasion.
Mr.. IT, b. Bland, of Clifton Forge, has
been promoted from baggage master to a
passenger conductorship on the Hunting
ION aud Clifton Forge Division of the G..
and O. railway.
Mr. J. G. IIensley. of Staunton, is now
at Long Dale, to lie absent for IL month Or
more His skilfull services as plasterer
and Il mason were wanted at that thriving
center of business activity.
Miss Annie f. krnnier a graduate of
Miss Baldwin's school, and daughter OF
Mr.. James F. Kinnier, cashier of the
Commercial Bank of Lynchburg. died in
that plaza last week of typhoid fever.
Hon. Fl. w. FlOurnoy. secretary of the
commonwealth, has forwarded to Mr..
Jacob Y ost his certificate OF election as d
member of Congress from the tenth con-
gressional district of Virginia. 1t was
received on the LIST instant.
Jimmie Engart and j. A. Nuckols.
enterprising aud popular bns mess men of
Clifton Forge. were in The city yesterday
and gave us hearty shake" The for
mer greets the guests of the " McCurdy .
and the latter drives a flourishing grocery
business.
Mr.. John w. Barrett. of this city, and
an efficient engineer on the &. and y.
road, has returned to duty. He was on 4
trip to Terre Haute. Indiana. in the inter
est of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen. He was accompanied 10y Mr..
John H. Wright.
The package of VALLEY VIRGINIANs
addressed to the post-office al GreeIville
was carried by that place last Thursday
evening and brought back the next day.
Day by day the evidence accumulates that
we are living under II democratic re
form y administration
Capt. Deaton Haynes. of Clifton Forge,
a popular railroad man. now takes in the
tickets as passenger conductor on the
Clifton Forge and Huntington Division.
IS Deaf =" is efficient AID faithful and de-
serves the honor as we'll as the pay that
attaches to his new position.
Mr.. N. A. Baylor. son of the late Col.
Geo Baylor. who now is conducting snc
cessful real estate business in Kansas City
Mo-. accompanied the remains of Mr.. w
A. Hanger. to this place. and remained
with his relatives and friends several days
He is looking exceedingly we'll, and we are
pleased to learn that he is prosrering il
his adopted home.
The ladies of the First PRESBYTERIAN
| church will give a supper on The nights d
December I'd and Sd, in the room heai thu
| Virginia Hotel, formerly occupied b,
Hilb & Rutherford. The Object of Till
supper is to raise funds to aid in providing
for the worthy poor. and it. is hoped th'
efforts of the ladies' will receive the en-
enlargement the praiseworthy object de
| serves.
We had the pleasure of call last week
| from Messrs. F. Kramer. of Danville
Pa, and g. P. Swengle, of Paxtonville
Snyder co., Pa. They were prospecting
for mineral properties, and left on Thu
Chesapeake and Ohio for Clifton Forge
and thence will proceed down the Rich
mond and Allegheny, and thence Nortl
by way of the Shenandoah Valley r. r..
stopping at points on their route 10 tx
anime properties.
The meeting for organizing the Scien
tifc Society was held at DR.. Traphagen S
Monday night. A committee was ap
pointed to prepare constitution Ivy laws
etc. The Thompson Houston system o
electric lighting was discussed, and Their
were also discussions on electrolysis. ant
the decomposition of water by sodium
and explosions incident to it. The prin
cipal topic for discussion at the mex
meeting will be storage batteries. y
Matthias Rhodes. suspected of being i'm
plicated in the burning of Mr.. William
Clifton's dwelling, at Buffalo Gap. abou
month ago, was before Esquire Lickli
ter last week to answer to the charge
Material witnesses " pro and CON bein
absent, the case was postponed until Sal
urday, December 4th. instant. Accuse
was held to bail in the sum of two thor
sand dollars. William F. Summerson, c
Staunton, signed defendant bond as sure
ty for his appearance at the time named.
1t is gratifying to us, as it will be to tn
many friends of the family in this locality
to learn that Richard Ker. formerly G
this place, and son of Mr.. Heller Ker,
winning an enviable reputation and di!
tinction in the useful line of his educs
tional labors in Tennessee, where he
under responsible engagement. He
located at Humboldt, in that State. and
late number of the Nashville Union a
ludes to the Humboldt college and to M
Ker in the following term:
THE Humboldt college began a tel
months session in September, the fir:
term of which is to be supported by til
: corporation fund. Humboldt, also, has
board of education, appointed by tt
, mayor and aldermen of the town. Tt
school is under the management of Pro
: Ker. of Washington and Lee university {
Virginia, with able assistants. Professt
Ker is progressive young teacher, and
him the cause of education in GibsC
onnntv will donbflpSS find an able ar