The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-08-12

made vacant by the resignation of Rev. r.
ii. Porter.
Mr.. r. II. Stratton. brother of Nj.
Robert StrattOn, of this place has been
elected President of a Fruit Growers AS.
citation, recently formed near GoIdons-
vile. Va.
Judge l.. l.. Lewis, President of the ST
preme Court of Appeals, and his dalgL.
ter, Miss Mary w. Lewis. were the
guests of their relative. Mrs. G.. w. May
on Tuesday last.
we are requested to state that hereafter
the reg ular meetings of Staunton Assem-,
bly,, No. 2711, Knights of Labor. will be
held at Odd Fellows Hall. on Monday
evenings, instead of Saturday as hereto
fore
Mr. David Graham. who has been in
Florida for some time, has returned to
Staunton, and will engage in the Fertili-
yer business with his brother. J. E. Ora.
ham. We welcome him back to old Vir-
ginia.
Mr.. ID. G. Cline, near Timberville,
raised 1000 bushels of wheat on 70 acres
of land-a little more than ~ bushels to
the acre. Mr. p. NJ. S. Beard. near Mt.
Jackson. cut 100 acres of wheat, which
yielded 5000 bushels, or about 25 bushels
to the acre.
Rockbridge Netcs Miss Mary Hamrick,
IF
Staunton, were here last Friday OH Il cir
return from the Natural Bridge. 1ley
spent the day in looking up the points of
interest in town.
We are indebted to Mr.. r. Kinney for
cluster of four tomatoes. grow on one
stem. which weigh lbs y nzs.-the
largest we have seen this .e;.f They are
the product of Mr.. KS. gu.i,n at his
beautiful residence on the Nts,ern Sill.
burbs of the city.
Mr.. Boykin Hale, now resiling ia Texas
and engaged in the railroad business, is on
visit to his parents in this pl,.s:-. He is
looking remarkably well, ald his many
friends will be pleased to learn that be is
doing well, in business point.
The Council on Tuesday nights received
bids for the construction of an addition
to the Pump House. The work was let
as follows: M. 10 'Keefe. excavation 1885
brick work, carpenter work and painting,
Wilson & Wallace, $7S2; plastering, Geo.
b. Greaver. $aS.90.
The Baptist Sunday School, will give an
excursion to Millboro on Tuesday next
18th. 1t will be a delightful occasion land
we hope it will be literally patronized. The
train will leave Staunton at O'Clock, a.
m. Returning, leaves Millboro at 5 p. m.
Tickets for the round trip 81 90 children,
so cts. For sale at j. B. Hoge's store
and by the Committee.
The Board of Supervisors, instead of eli
larging the jail. have determined to fix up
two of the lower rooms for cells, thus in
creasing the accommodations to he extent
| of at least twelve prisoners. The CONTRACT
for the steel cages has been awarded to
the York Safe 81 Lock Co., OF which Mr.
c. N. Fulcher is agent, for $l8l0.
Mr.. Ed. Slower, who has considerable
experience in teaching. left yesterday
morning for Seymour, Texas, where he
will take charge of large school. w,
have the promise from him that he will
let his friends in Virginia know what h
sees and learns in the Lone Star State
through the columns of the VIRGINIAN
We return our thanks to Col. Alex
Macdonald, secretary of the Lynchbqrs
Agricultural and Mechanical Society, fo.
an invitation to attend the Centennia
Fair which will be held in Lynchburg in
October. 1t will be an occasion Of man.
attractions and the hill city will put gu
her best efforts to make it grand sue
cess.
Our young and talented friend G. d. A
Curry, Esq. of the Staunton bar, will b
married to. day in Detroit Mich. to Mis-
Grace Elizabeth Duncan, an accom- pills.
and charming young lady of that city
Mr.. and Mrs. Curry, will at ense return
Virginia. We bid the fair bride heart
welcome, and trust her married life ma
be long summer of happiness.
| The Forum for August has been receive
from its publ shers in New York. Its con
tents are; The Revolt of the Majority
Confession of Roman Catholic News
paper Espionage Results of the I4abo
| Struggle How was Educated Our Al
riean Contingent Poisons in Food ant
Drink What we Know About the Weather
Jugglery in Art and The New Tota
Abstinence Greed.
1t is announced that Misses FlQrenc
Phillips, Bette and Sallie West will 500
feave Staunton to take charge Of flourish
ing school in Norfolk. The society of th
city will part with regret with these est
, faable and accomplished ladies. Parent
Especially will feel their loss as they al
thoroughly trained, experienced an
skilled in the instruction of youth i
primary, classical and musical studies.
We learn that the Messrs. Wissler, WI
have been prospecting on their Mt. TORI
Furnace, property for the past three weel
II for manganese, have struck the ore in pa
ing quantities. They usea drill and wei
. down 80 feet. At ee feet they encounters
the ore, where they found it to be 6feet,
inches thick. They then passed throug
s feet of clay and on to manganese agai
, ten feet in thickness, resting on a sol
3 bed of it.. A shaft will at once be sun
, At another point shaft has been sun
: and an excellent quality of mangans
2 gotten sut. Ghis property ad]oinls Il
!. Kennedy tract Din the northseast, and is
r part of the South River mineral belt.
. other operations are as successful as tho
D of the Messrs. Wisser, it will not be lOl
q before the establishment of steel pla
). will be agitated.