The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-11-18
Gen. J. E. Roller, Of Harrisonburg.

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Mr.. E. M. Bryan, of this city, has gone
to Roanoke to engage in painting.
Mr.. Bout Stull and wife, of Allegheny,
were in the city Saturday last.
VIM. S Hughes, formerly of this city,
is now G. & o. yard-master at CaHne'ton'
w. Va.
Mr.. B. M. Smith, one of our most skill
full bricklayers. is now employed at the
Low Moor Furnace.
Mrs. A. ]. Rick, of Richmond, is visit
ing her father in law in this place, Harvey
Risk, Esq.
Miss Anna Shelton. of this place, has
accepted the position of teacher at Low
Moor. Va
DR.. W. A. Picker, Of this place, Las
removed to Birmingham, Ala. for the
practice of his profession.
Mr.. Thos. Knightly, of Low Moor, and
DR.. w. S. Wiley. of Clifton Forge, we're
on a trip to Staunton Saturday last
Messrs w. P. cambridge and VIM Ag-
ner. popular merchants of Goshen, paid
MS visit on Monday last.
During the past week there has not been
single case before the Mayors court.
What other town of 10000 inhabitants can
show such a record?
We were favored with call on Monday
last from Rev. A. z. Boude, editor OF tie
Rockbridge Neacs, and his nephew. Mr..
Boude, of Hinton, WA.
Mr.. G. G. Condor. of Bells Valley
passed through this place Monday last
He was on his way to be in attendance
upon the county court of Rockingham.
The protracted meeting at the Lutheran
church here continues with nnabated in
terest. Many have professed and others
are seeking conversion.
We are pleased to learn that our young
friend, Sylvester S. Smith, son of Charles
Smith, Esq, who h as been confined to the
house for some weeks, with fever, is zap
idly convalescing, and will soon be out.
Miss Lizzie Goode, daughter of DR.
w. H. Goode, of this place, has accepted
the position of private in structor in thu
family of J. w. Goodloe, Esq, of Alton,
Va.
The Circuit Court has been busy dur
ing the past week in the trial of the case'
of Walden and Walden S administrator VS.
the G. & 0. r. R. A large number Of
witnesses were in attendance.
Cards for the marriage of Mr.. E. Rol
Inns, the popular assistant cashier of tn
National Valley Bank of Staunton. ant
Miss Virginia Chelf, of Culpeper, are out
The ceremony will occur on Tuesday next
Mr.. Casper K. Zirkle, residing tw'
miles west of Staunton, we regret t
learn, is dangerously i'll. He was takef
very suddenly Oh Monday last, and ha'
been In critical condition ever since.
Mr.. J. NJ. Moore. a firstclass machinist
employed in the C. & o. railroad shops a
Huntington, has been on visit to hi
family in this place. He leaves for hi
post of duty in few days.
Invitations are out to the marriage. a
Locust Dale, near Alton, Va. of Mis-
Annie p, daughter of our old friend l
w. Goodloe, Esq. to Mr.. VIM. +. Lips
comb, on the 25th of November.
Judge j. I. Patton, Col. w. a. Anderso
and Mr.. Beard of Rockbrldge were in after
dance on the meeting of the stakeholder
of the Valley Railroad, last Wednesday
Judge Patton favored us with call.
Mr.. M. F. Hudnall, a member OF IL
Richmond City Council and Grand Cen
mander of the Legion of Honor. with b
daughter Miss Ella, were in lie city for
few days on visit to Mr.. W. II. Baltic.
Il Mr.. Geo. W. C. Karnes and wife,
, Fishersyile. are off on visit to friend
in Allegheny Mr.. Karnes at one tin
', was one of the owners of the real esta1
: upon which the famous Low Moor Flu
I mace now stands.
4 Any gent lemen interested in the form
tion of scientific association are invite
\ to meet with others. Monday evening
November %. at O'Clock, al DR.. Ira
hagen s house, to discuss plans for sue
an organization.
We learn that Mr.. John Kelly, propriet'
of the Sweet Chalybeste Springs, W;
stricken down last Friday, entirely losir
consciousness for some time. He subs
quently rallied and at this time is slow
improving. Mr.. Kelly is quite an old nj
and is widely known.
: An intensely cold wave, with dashes
5 snow, struck this section the latter porti'
( of last and first Of this week. Conside
7 able suffering resulted to the poor and i
S digent from not being prepared wi
5 proper raiment and fuel.
o Mr.. b. F. Kemper, a prominent a
highly esteemed resident of Rockinghal
! died at the residence of his son in IL
= county, on the 18th. OF pneumonia.
? was the brother of DR.. Kemper, Prof.
: j. Kemper and Mrs. David S. Young.
: this city. He leaves two sons, Capt.
M. and F. l.. Kemper.
+ Among the delegates present in atten
ance at the Baptist Convention, viii
. closed it's session in this city this wee
were Capt. J. H. Wright, of Suffolk, a d
: tinguished lawyer of bis section of
State, and prominent candidate for
Democratic nomination for Congress fri
his district, and J. Taylor Ellyson, one
the senators from the Richmond city d
trict.
Mrs. Harriet Stribling, widow of the !;
Jacob K. Stribling. died on November A
"a in the Gath year of her age. She lea'
four children to mourn their loss-Erasm
20 Stribling, of Richmond, Mrs. A. j. \
r. Mullen, of Kentucky. John w. Striblil
% of Texas and Mrs. B. Ryan. of Staunt
with whom she resided, and at VIII
~ home she died. She was consistent me
= Der of the Baptist church and had beer
er patient sufferer, with complication
diseases, for many years.
We refer our readers TO the advert
ment, in another column, of Messrs. ]
& May. These gentleman are the age
Il of the Agricultural Insurance COmpa