The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-07-29

Mrs. John Blackley.
Mrs. Margaret Etiinger is at the Alum
Springs for the season.
Miss Fannie Mclaughlin, of Winches-
ter. is visiting Mrs. Thos. Burke.
Mrs. G. G.. tiooch and her two sons VIII
summer at Tie !i,rkhri,lgr l'atli9.
Miss Cassie iIog. OF iiali iinnrt, IS Wis
iting her uncle, Mr.. John b lloge, OF this
city.
The Y. M. G. A. Library has recently
had added to it Il number of new vol
umes.
We have received neatly printed and
attractive catalogue of the Bridgewatel
Female Seminary.
The wheat crop of Fl. II. Hamilton
Esq, on Christians Greek, averaged over
thirty bushels to the acre.
We are indebted to Hon.J d. Bra ly for
interesting and useful public documents
for which he will please accept our thanks
We return thanks to Mr.. o. L.. Rhodes
for Jacksonville. Fla, papers, and to Mai
N. II. Hotchkiss for Cleveland, Ohio, pa
pers.
Mrs. w. p. Tams and family are at the
Grand Hotel. Alum Springs. and not al
the Rockbridge Alum. as we stated last
week.
Mr.. p. Cline, whose farm near Lynd
hurst. is advertised in this paper, will
make over 5000 bushels of wheat this
season.
The barn of Mr.. J. T. Offlighter. neal
Stnart's Draft, was struck by lightning
on Monday last. The rain prevented lis
burning.
Prof. Job Turner has favored us with a
copy of the San Francisco Call. He is II
that city attending the convention of Deal
Mute Instructors.
The citizens have petitioned the tenn
Gil for foot bridge over the G.. and o
road. There is no improvement more
needed, and we hope it will be made with
out delay.
John F. Shiery. printer. at one tim'
of Harrisonburg, died III Washington OF
Tuesday, while a mashed finger was be
ing amputated, and he was under the III
| fluence of ether.
Robert Richardson. son of Mrs. 5 A
Richardson, who is engaged at the prince
pal office of the Chesapeake and Ohit
Railroad, Richmond, is visiting his 10th
er and other relatives in this place.
The venerable DR.. Henry May, of Rich
| mond, now over eighty years of age, il
visiting his sons, Messrs. D. and Geo. W
May, and his daughter, Mrs. DR.. Atkin
son, and is stopping with Mrs. A.
"Tom Burke of ours" the popular ca
terer, was in the city last week. He has
charge, this season, of the bar at the Swee
Chalybeate, which is guarantee that TIN
guests at that popular resort will not lal.
guish for want of delicious beverages.
We call attention to the advertisement
of the "Girl's School" at Luray. Mr.
Miller. the principal is recognized as on
of the most successful educators of III
South, and pupils placed under his car
will have every advantage offered them.
| Mr.. r. A. Brubeck, for number 0
wears valued employee of the VIRGIN
IAN office, left yesterday to accept pos
ton with the New London Railroad CO
of Conn. If push and pluck. backed b
hard sense and high character avail, W
predict successful career for or youn
friend.
James Harlow, charged with crnell
beating and cutting the throat of his step
daughter. was convicted in the Count
Court of Rockingham on Monday and sen
| fenced to seven years in the penitentiary
| The trial of VIM. Finchum, charged wit
the murder of his brother. Ia in progress i
the same court.
A dispatch from Louisville, KY. date
the PC vs:"C. P. Huntington ha
been s "A day busy with Gen. Johl
Ech, president OF the chesapeake
Ohio ala. .shwestern road, over the de
tails of the consolidation of the road witt
the Chesapeake and Ohio, to form tn
Newport News and Mississippi Vale
railroad. running from Newport News t
Memphis.
Last week about three fourths OF Con
modore Webb's canoeing feet deserted an
made for the shore. The party started fo
Harper's Ferry. but at Mines, in Pag
county, mutiny broke out. and PRO-
| Murray and his son, Dunbar, Prof. Fral
hagen, Lacy Gibson, Baldwin Wayt. an
| Messrs. Gibbs and Merriken conclude
they had enough sea faring experience
They boarded train and canoed home
ward. The Commodore and Mr.. Georg
Beall continued their journey.
Monday last, Messrs. Higgenbothan
Skinner and Sherwood, of Chicago, reache
Staunton upon pedestrian tour. The
had footed it from Clarksburg, across tn
mountain. through Harrison, Upshul
Randolph, Pocahontas. Highland and Al
gusta counties. Mr.. Higgenbotham is
member of the great dry goods firm
Marshall, Field Il Co., q house that hi
1900 employees. The other gentleme
are connected with the same establish
ment The party seemed in excellent trii
after their long tramp.
| The Democratic Congressional Conver
ton meets in Lexington to-day to nom
nate candidate to represent the llt
district in the 50th Congress. A goo
many of our citizens will go up to-day
see the fun. Capt. James Bumgardn'
will probably receive the nomination.
friends claiming it for him on the first
second ballot. Almost every county h;
its candidate. Among those who are ASP
rants for the honor are Col. G. T. Smit
: bf'' Nelson: Col. W. 4. Anderson,
> Rockbridge Taylor Berry, ESQ.,, of An
, herst Col. S. T. Coleman, of Cumbe
land ~. a. Powell, ESQ.,, of Fluyanna
and Capt. J. n. Qpie, of Augusta. Ho
&c. P. Jones, of Highland and B. l.. Pa
> IRISH, Esq, of Coyington, are also me-
toned as dark horses, and there may
others who are looking for the lightning
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GOOD CoADITION.-Gen Sewell, Chi
of Revenue Agents, was in town last wee
and transferred the Internal Reyen
nmoo frovo n Cbonpord Inl1pctor nj