The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-05-20
o.. arrived in Staunton

Mr.. sam !. M. Finley has returned from
a sojourn at the Arkansas Hot Springs.
Mr.. Samuel Adams, of this county, is
visiting Rev. David Bush, Lewisburg, W.
Va.
Mr.. James Fulton, of Pittsbnrg. has
b en- stopping at the Virginia Hotel for
several days.
Archbishop Gibbons has received official
notification from Rome of his elevation to
the Cardinalate.
Mrs. w. NJ Page and children, of Bal
timore, are on a visit to Mrs. Glenn, Mrs.
Pages mother
Miss Fannie Crawford, of Mt. Sidney,
was visiting Mrs. E A. Stands, of IIarri-
sonburg. last week.
We had the pleaslr of a call from Mr..
Bryant and Mr.. Cunningham, of Clifton
Forge on Saturday last.
Mrs. Sarah III. Feamster and daughter
Laura, of Lewisburg, are visiting relatives
and Craigsville, i'll this county.
j. f. Miller, son of Rev. j. /. Miller, OF
Luray, has recently returned from Flor
ida, with his health but little improved
We reg, ct to learn that the condition OF
Mrs. Juo lesser continues critical, there
being little, if amy, change for the beta ea
| during the past week.
Rev. W. Il. Price, recently of Rocking
haal county. has united with the Green
brier presbytery. aud accepted call from
Martins Bottom charge.
Rev. r. Smithsoii. who is delegate tG
! the General Conference, was obliged, ly
sickness. to leave Richmond for his home
in Alexandria on Monday last.
MIR. w. Is. Hardy, formerly of this place
took prominent part in the Krimes, at
Washington city last week. appearing in
costume in the Indian dances.
Dr. Crawford is authority for the state
ment that there was a heavy hail storm
near Mt. Sidney last week. He picked up
two OF the pieces that weighed pounds.
Rev. j. Z. Booker has been elected
| Commissioner from Greenbrier PresbyterS
y.
third Thursday in May, at Augusta, ia.
Miss Annie Walker. Of Staunton. was Wis
iting III lIarrisonburg last week. A lso
| Miss Lucy DaingerGed, of this county
was stopping wi II relatives III HARRISON
burg.
Nh. Perry l.. Cline returned from the
| West last Saturday. He happened to IL
| in Kansas City upon the arrival Of The cy-
cioLe. and gives graphic description OF
the scenes that resulted.
Mr. Geo. O. Conrad. of Harrisonbure
passed through Stanton yesterday. on
his way to Richmond to attend Il meet.
ing of the Board of Visitors OF the Vir-
ginia Normal Institste, at Farmvllle. o.
which he is a member.
DR.. Stephen Harnsberger has returned
from Louisville, where he has been in at
tendance at the Medical College for The
past three months. He will probably remain
in the county, a short time before taking
up his residence in Baltimore, where III
expects finally to locate.
| New MdIhCG titD AAiNhettNN
Koiner, formerly of Augusta CO., Va, nov
of California. and his wife and child, art
now visiting relatives and friends in thu
Valley of Virginia. He paid visit tt
his brother. Mr. Charles Koiner, OF thi
place, last week.
Ella Bauserman. a bright little daughte
of Mr.. Ed. Bauserman, of WaynesbOro
died at the residence of her grandp. rent
MI. Geo. Messersmith. Clifton Forge, o.
the 10th inst, where. with her mother. sh
was on visit. The remains were takel
to WavfesE'oro for interment.
In the house last week Mr.. Tucker pre-
scented the retitions of j. Il. Buchanan
son of David Buchanan, of Craigsvilie
and of Bari ara Slower. administrative o
Jacob Slower. and of Z. f. Calbreath, o
Augusta county. PRAYING that their respeo
, tive war claims be referred to the Cour
OF Claims.
: What came near being serious acci
dent occurred at the Mt. Zion church O
Monday night. A panorama was bein
: exhibited, when a gasolene lamp explode
with a terrific shock. A number OF pei
sons tainted and there was nearly q STAN
pede. No one was seriously hurt bu
many badly frightened.
Mr.. Ed Conrad, of Harrisonburg, wa
in the city yesterday, en- route for Rich
mond. to meeting of the Board of Trus
tens of Randolph Macon College. to con
slider the resignation of its President
Rev. w. w. Bennett, who desires to re
tire from the labors of that position. MI
Conrad is member of the Board.
We acknowledge the receipt of an inv
tation to attend the wedding of DR.. H. Il
Henkle. of this place. and Miss Civ
Turney of Cameron, Mo, on the 25th Q
May. Miss Turney is remembered b.
many of our citizens as bright. accom-
9 pIlshed young lady. and DR.. Henkle is on
q of the most prominent and promising 0
. the young men of his profession.
: We have been shown amap of Virginia
: Que of Africa and two diagrams, the pre-
q auctions of Miss Nora Blakemore, PIT
y pill of Prof J L. Hutchens, of the Publ
Free Schools, Of Beverly Manor, that de
e serve commentator. The map of Vii
ginia, drawn from memory, each count
/ lettered and colored, would do credit t
: an old expert.
Mr. Robt. J. Shelton, now holding a pr
. sition under the U. S. Senate, was Gale
. home last week by the sad intelligence {
i, the death of his wife. While here abol
y one hundred of his colored friends Su
;, prised him by visit Monday night, bea
- ing with them, as a testimony to their e
TEEN for him about $50 worth of househo
J. furnishings. Mr.. Shelton left on We
Il nesday on his return to Washington.
e Prof W. q. Bowles, Superintendent
the city Public Schools, delivered vel
e interesting and instructive lecture in Il
II Hall of Dunsmore's Business College. c
Y last Thursday night. His subject was IL
7. Sun and Earth, and he managed to con
If press into the comparatively brief time
h its delivery, mass OF valuable info
1t nation of practical nature which cou
N rot fail to leave a lasting and beneficial il