The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-11-11

The Circuit Court Tor Augusta oo"n'J'
Judge Mclaughlin sitting. commenced
yesterday.
Elijah Lee has been appointed postmas-
ter at Stribling Springs, i'll place OF Bell
Kinney, resigned.
Don't forget Hi Henry's Minstrel
troupe at the Opera House tomorrow
night. There'll be lots of fun.
Col. A. C. Bryant, the genial and pop
ular railroad agent at Clifton Forge,
called upon us Saturday last.
Rev. w. Shipman. of Richmond, will
conduct religious services during the COM
ing week in the Greenville Baptist church.
Col. G. T. O'Ferrall, was at the Vir-
ginia Hotel yesterday. He has not yet
concluded his surmises as to what caused
the cyclone.
The exterior of the Lutheran Church, IN
this city is being beautified and improved
by the plasterer's trowel and paint er's
brush.
The wife of DIR. G. NJ. Westmoreland,
of Greenville, S. C., died suddenly iast
week. She was daughter OF MI. wade
H. Heiskell. of Staunton.
The rainfall of Saturday last was fol-
lowed Oh Sunday and Monday with high
wind, dashes of snow and sheets OF ice, a
reminder of winters approach.
The family of Capt E. A. Fulcher have
been down with severe colds, almost APP
preaching diptheria. In fact, bad colds
lust now seem to be an epidemic i'll every
section.
AS result of the recent protracted
meeting at Bethel church, near Greenyille,
some twenty persons were added to the
mem bership of that church Sunday last.
We are indebted to Hon. A. IL. ii.
Stuart for copy of the proceedings OF
the Peabody Board of Trustees. We shall
refer more particularly to it hereafter.
Mr.. D. Condor, of Baltimore, has been
in the city and county for several days,
visiting his sons. He has recently pur-
chased the w. r.. Dunlap farm, near Sum
merdean, for 20,000 cash.
Cards are out for the marriage, on the
18th of Dec, of Mr.. Merrill q. Kyle. for
merly of this place, now OF Brownvilie'
Southwest Virginia. aud Miss Nettie lde,
daughter of Prof. l.. Ide, OF Richmond.
Mr.. John Duncan, of Detroit, Michigan,
brother of Mrs. G. D. A. Curry. OF this
city, arrived here on Friday last. On the
following Monday he entered the Augusta
Male Academy at FIT. Defiance.
MIR. George w. Long, one of the most
skillful machinists and boiler makers In
this city, is absent in Highland. He WAS
called to Hightown to repair the steam
saw-mill of Messrs. Slower & Kramer
The job will be well done.
Rev. Edward Booker, formerly pastor
of the Second Presbyterian Church IN
Staunton, was in the city during the
week. Mr.. Booker is now the pastor OF
the Presbyterian church at Charleston,
w. Va.
Last Sunday morning, at the 81 con
Presbyterian church in this place, SIX m' NJ
bers were added to it's rolls, making a
total increase of seventy 'line menlst'
since August, 1885.
The ladies' of st. Johns German Re
formed church, near Middle ook, propose
giving a musical entertainment at tf.ai
Church for its benefit. 1t ought to be llo-
orally patronized.
The prot racted meeting at tie Lutheran
| church in this city has extended through
out the entire week, and is still going on
Much interest is manifested in the meet
ings, judging from the large attendance
nightly.
Mr.. Dave Accord, a valuable employe OF
the &. and 0. Railway. and one OF the
warehouses of Republcanism at Clifton
Forge, has left with his family for q
brief soiourn among the orange groves OF
Florida. We wish them a pleasant trlf
and safe return.
Round-trip tickets are now on sale at thu
| C. & o. depot, for Jacksonville and al
| points in Florida. at greatly reduced rates
| These tickets will be good until the 3ls1
of MAY 1887. The round trip to Jackson
vile is only $3.50. Now's the time to g
to Florida.
Mr.. James Sullivan. the well known anf
popular citizen of Harrisonburg. gave us
| a pleasant call Wednesday last. He wal
on his way to Clifton Forge, for the pur
pose Of extending his business relations
with the merchants of that wide-awakt
and growing town.
Mai. P. II. Woodward, the accommodate
! ing and gentlemanly passenger agent OF
the C. & O. road, has absented himself
from his office and is travelling all along
the line, looking after the interests OF the
company he so faithfully represents.
David FUR, charged with horse stealing
who broke Jail here recently and ESCAPED
| to the mountains, has been returned te
prison. Becoming exhausted from hiding
in the hills and mountains. he made his
way into Anderson, w. Va, and surren
dered-preferring to run the chances Of
the penitentiary to hiding as fugitive
from justice.
Mr.. J. r. Mccormick, of Fairfield, wa
! summoned to the city this week on bust
ness trip, and gave us pleasant call. Mr.
'sMac'' is one of the most wide-awake ant
! sterling of Rockbridge's business men, ant
always makes matters move when he take
hold. 1t was under his gallant leadership
supported by a corps Of unfaltering assist
ants, that old Rockbridge was wrested from
the so called democracy and placed in TIN
progressive ranks of Republicanism on thu
I'd inst. Such men always make thei
mark in the world.
| Mr.. ]. c. Echard, anold citizen of Staun
ton, died at Chatham, Pittsylyania county
on the 4th instant. in the 9th year of hi
age. His remains were sent to this city
and laid to rest in Thornrose cemetry, OF
the 5th, Rev. Dr. Mcfarland conductin;
the services. Deceased was in the insur
ance business, and leaves wife and sew
eral children. The Chatham Tribune, o
the 5th, contains the following notice o
the death of Mr.. Echard: