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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-06-24
Montehello Items.
Reported for the vIKeINIAN

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Perhaps bit Of news from hereabouts
might interest some of your many readers
Now, the two questions that will naturally
arise are. where is Montebello, and why SC
called 1t is situated on the Blue Ridge,
seven miles from Vesuvius On the s. "
r. r., at the base of one of the lofty peaks
that raises its majestic head to the clouds
and receives their kisses. This was once a
large, well cultivated farm and yielded
prodIce in great abundance. When
Sambo and Dinah ploded along it was then
the belle of the mountain, but the belle
has grown old now, her beauty has faded
and gone, and IcIlabod is written in large
capitals, so to speak.
The farmers here are busy planting
tobacco A large area will be planted not
wlthStanding the low prices obtained fer
the weed this year. Crops are looking
badly owing to so much rain the roads
are almost impossible the mineral boom
here has about ended. except the famous
tin mines of Irish creek, where work has
again commenced, and doubtless large
quantities of good ore will be brought to
the surface this year. Large shipments OF
tanbark will be made from this section
this season, and be replaced by the much
needed cash.
] he question of local option is being
much talked of here, but has not yet been
submitted TO the people of Nelson, and is
not likely to be soon. The district of
Rockbridge county, adjoining Nelson
went dry. but they come over here from
thence and get wet all the same.
Would You suppose for a moment, Mr..
Editor. that the rural districts of the
glorious old counties of Nelson, Amherst.
and Rockbridge are cursed with Mormon
Elders. Yes sir, the emissares of Salt
Lake are in our midst, skulking about here
making converts to their horrid, murder
GUS rite. They will take our countrymen
to stream in the midst of an ivy thicket
and baptize them. Then follows the lay
ing on of hands, and, as they say, the re-
ceivng of the miraculous powers OF the
Holy Ghost. Then the recipient becomes
infalihle, &c. cannot be hurt. Will won
ders never cease. What kind of strange
fanaticiSm is this
Please tell Mr.. Tucker we hold him re-
sponsihle for the failure of the Blair educa-
tional bill but to work away on his
amendments to the Edmunds bill, and he
can repay us somewhat by helping us out
on the Mormon question.
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butter from the neighborhood store at s
cents per pound.

butter from the neighborhood store at s
cents per pound.
The milk, after separation, is as palata
bic and seemingly as rich as the ordinary
SKINNED milk. A prominent farmer OF
the neighborhood stated us that neither
the members of his family nor his work
hands were able to tell the one from the
other when both were placed on the table.
This milk is furnished to the patrons at
cent per gallon, and the bnttermilk. which
is delicious, at the same price.
Messrs. Parkins. Jordan & Parkins are
DESTROYS Of establishing a separator in
every neighborhood, and wilrdO so when-
ever sufficient quantity of milkto Justify
the expenditure is guaranteed 1t would
well repay some of our enterprising county
men to take the matter in hand aud see
that the requisite inducements are offered
to secure The plant. The saving of trouble
and the prices realized for the mix may
appear inconsiderable, but They amount to
a great deal in the course Of a year. and
when farm products can only be disposed
of at prevailingprces, the question of profit
by thus disposing of the m Tx is an Item
well deserving of attention. For instance
if only 100 pounds of milk is furnished per
day. ~ tll,, end of the month the party fur
nishng II all receive his check for $24. 90.
or in Tx proportion for any greater
quantity. II is II paying business te the
farmer and hr should take advantage of it.
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Close of the Libel Suit.
VERDICT FOR LAINTIFF AND DAMAGES
ASSESSED AT ONE CENT.

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! ASSESSED AT ONE CENT.
The snit of Chas L. Cooke VS.. the
| Vail Mulull Life Association, which
| has occupied the attention of the Circuit
for nearly IL month was terminated on
Monday last. The evidence was concluded
and Tie argument commenced on Friday
| last. capt. Jas. l'umgaadner. Jr.. OF coun
sci for plaintiff speaking three hours. On
Saturday Maj Elder and Capt. Cochran
presented the final argument for the
defendant. and on Monday Judge Sheifey
closed the CASE in three hours speech for
the plaintff
The c. ST WAS given to the jury and
after a consi erable time spent in their
room, they returned and asked for intor-
nation IFS Ia the question of costs. Judge
Mclaughlin stated that the costs was n
question with which the jury had nothing
to do, and which would be determined by
the Court. He further stated that the
jury should either find for the plaintiff or
defendant--iI the latter they should simply
ot} ST.. IL litt III lulllCis UilCy oiiouIu- III
addition to the finding, assess the damages.
The jury retired for IL few moments, and
brought in their verdict for the laintiff.
assessing the damage at one cent.
The Judge discharged the jury, and
Judge Shelley then asked that the verdict
Garry with it the costs. The Court stated
that he could enter no such order, the Itw
requiring verdict of not less than $40 To
include the costs that from the finding
he did not think the jury regarded tn.
libel as malicious. Judge Sheffey then
stated that the jury had been under the
impression that their verdict Carried with
it the costs, and asked that Il p,ll of the
jury be had to see whether Of not that was
their intention. This the court declined
to do, stating that the jury hat been dis
charged, and that really the court had
adjourned.
Mr. Cooke shook hands with each of the
Jurors, after the verdict, seeming gratllied
at the vindication they had given him.
Subsequently the Judge divided the costs
between the parties to the suit.
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"NuttalP' bed of semi-bitumnouS coal, the one
from which the best of the celebrated New
River coke is made. These mines will be con-
nected with the Chesapeake and Ohio by a steel
rope tramway across New river. These COM
panies have secured contract for supplying
the large Low-Moor furnace now making SEQ
tons of pig iron week, with all the coking coal
it will use in fifteen years. At late meeting
of the directory of the Low Moor Company it
was pretty well decided to build another fur
mace; in that event these companies will also
furnish coal for that for fifteen years. The Low
Moor Company makes its own coke at its fur
naces in Virginia
1t is generally understood that Mr.. C, P
Huntington will this season construct rail
way along the south side of New River from
New River Bridge, near Hawksnest station, up
to near New River Falls where a bridge will be
built across to the main line. This road, some
forty miles long, will. although opposite
sides of New River, give the Chesapeake and
Ohio double track through the New River
coal field. and at the same time more than
double the accessible area of that field for this
railway. because the beds of coal the south side
of that river are thicker than they are on the
north or present railway side of that river.
This is very important move, one that when
contaminated will enable this railway to easily
excelled New River coking and steam coal.
On the Kanawha all the gas coal mines in the
vicinity of Coal Valley. or Cannelton, are being
worked to their full capacity. and the railway is
kept busy moving large quantities of gas coal to
market The coke ovens of the same region |
are all inful BLAST making coke from the
"Eagle' bed, that finds ready sale to the
Hooking Valley, Ohio, furnaces. where it gives
entire satisfaction.
On the north side of the Kanawha river the |
Raymond City, the Energetic. the Pioneer, the
Welton. the Diamond formerly the Macfar-
llne), the North Coalburg, the Peabody and the |
Cedar Grove collieres have all come to an |
agreement with the miners and will be in full |
operation by the middle of this week. All these |
ship by river only.
On the south side of the Kanawha, the Black |
Band colliery is busy supplying Bette furnace |
with block coal, which, raw, is the only fuel it
uses Peerless working TO it's full capacity, |
the superior gas Goals it sends to Cincinnati |
Win frede and Blacksburg doing a little |
mining; the Coalburg mines are idle; the |
Paint Creek colliery is busily sending out |
camel coal, and, as stated, all the gas coal coll
lierles are busy. j. H.
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Notes from the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway.

local trade Journal.
A run over the Chesapeake and Ohio railway,
through the New River and the Great Kanawha
coal fields on the 18th instant, revealed an act
ual condition of coal mining and shipping
affairs that was far from being dlscouragng,
Notwithstanding the fact that a strike is on
throughout that region. 1t showed that the
strike was by no means general and that the
mines in operation were being a silent but all
powerful argument for getting to work in those
now idle.
In the New River field the Quinnimont and
Longdale mines are still worked as usual. The
Longdale Company will soon finish and open
its narrow guage railway from it's coke ovens
to the new mines of coal in the "Nuttall' bed
it recently purchased. 1t has just completed a
substantial stone building for housing it's loco
motives, near Sewell station. At Stone Cliff,
Echo, and Fire Creek, the operators are MAX
ing good use of the cessation of work in the
the mines by oyerhauling and repairing their
coke ovens, and building additional ovens
SO there will be q decided increase in the coke
output of this region when mining is resumed.
The Thurmond Coal Company has recently
been organized with NJ. s5rskine Miller, Fl, M
Bell, r. III. Catlett, f. p. Bell and H. NJ Bell,
Jr., all of Staunton, Va, corporators, for the
purpose of mining, shipping. and selling coal
and making coke also the Thurmond Land
Company, with A. 4. Low, G. Augustus Low
and Edward A. Low, of Brooklyn, N. Y, James
| W. Eaton, of West 1slip, N. Y, and II. M. Bell
| r. H. Catlett, and NJ Ers;sine Miller of Staun.
! ton, Va, as corparators for the same purposes
The principal offices of these companies will be
at Staunton, Va, but they have secured Goa
lands on the south side of New river, opposite
the line of the Chesapeake and Ohio, where
they will at once open mines in the uotef
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-06-24

No. 8 has Pullman Buffet Sleeper New York
to Atlanta, Ga, and Montgomery. Ala. with
out change. via Harrisburg, Hagerstown and
Roanoke; also Pullman Buffet Sleeper from
Washington to New Orleans via 3. & o. II. r.
and Shenandoah Junction.
No. l has Pullman Sleeper Washington to
Memphis and Little Rock without change via
b. & O. Railroad and Shenandoah Junction.
CONNECTIONS.
At Hagerstown, Nd, with the Western Mary
land Railroad to and from Baltimore, Frederick,
Emmittsburg, Gettysburg, Penmar, Waynes-
boro, Pa, and points on the Western Maryland
Railroad and branches.
from Harrisburg, Carlisle, Shippensburg, Cham
bersburg, Mercersburg, Martinsburg and points
on the Cumberland Valley Railroad and branch
es.
Also to and from Pittsburg and the West and
Northwest, and Boston, New York, Philadelphia,
and the North and East
At Shenandoah Junction, w. Va, with Main
Line of Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to and from
Washington and the West.
At WaynesbOrO Junction, Va, with Chesa-
apeake & Ohio Railway to and from Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs and Richmond.
No. makes close connection at WayneSboro
Junction with c. d o. Ry. East and West bound
trains.
At Loeb Laird, with Lexington Branch Of
Richmond & Allegheny Railroad.
At Buchanan with Main Line of Richmond
& Allegheny Railroad.
At Roanoke. with Norfolk q Western Railroad
STAGE CONNECTIONS.
At Boyce, for Wildwood and Winchester, Va.
At TrOutvlie for Fincastle.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-06-24

The AUGUSTA FIRE Co., under com
mand of its new and efficient captain, 5.
III. Cnhn, turned out for practice Monday
evening. Attaching the hose to the Plug
al the Garner uf Main ana New Streets
the lite MAS run up Gospel III anal u
strong stream Was thrown ovei, a highest
house upon HAT elevation With our
add water system. and such Nj eli
lfne Department, our people have
liftI tu fear from the flames.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-06-24

The Executive Committee of the Board
of Trustees of Wesleyan Female Ilsti-
tute, yesterday awarded the contract for
heating the buildings with steam to Mr..
Bowen, of Richmond, he being the lowest
hiIIa,
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liill. Ia fear from the flames.

AN EXCELLENT MOVEMENT I'VE III
iec special attention ,othe advfri e'nt pt
of Dr. B. T. Reese. in another colunii- -
Feeling the great demand in the practice
of his profession for skilled nurses, DIR.
Reese las determined To deliver lectures
that will enable them to qualify them.
selves for the duties of the SEX room. 1t
is an excellent move and one that Cannot
fail to be profitable to those who take nj
vantage of it,, and ut the same time 1t
will supply IL want long felt III the com
munity.
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4th That committee of this board. consist
ing of Messrs Funkhouser, Hudson, Tams and
Mcllhany be appointed to accompany y. the re-
mains of DR.. Fauntleroy to the city of Winches-
ter, where they are to be taken for interment.
5th. That these proceedings be published in
the papers OF this city, and that certified copy
of same be forwarded TO the widow and family
OF the deceased. JOHN ECHoI4s, Pres.
FL. NJ MCILHANY. Sec.
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DIED.

June 5th, at his home near Huntsville Ala,
Mr. VA. Nuckols, brother-in-law of Dr.. Il. :.
Hamilton and s. Brown Allen, of this county.
At Shepardtown. on May 25th. Mrs. Mary Ann
Cease. nee Joseph, wife of H. b. Cease. The de-
ceased was in her sixty-nin year. She leaves
She was a noble woman in all the relations of
life, and died in the hope of blissful immor-
taiity. She bore her affiiction patiently, and
calmly awaited the summons Of her master,
who made her dying bed as soft as 'downy
the arms of her Redeemer. Peace be to her
ashes. M.
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No. makes close connection at Waynesboro
Junction with c. & o. Ry. east and west bound
trains.
No. has Pullman Buffet Sleeper from
Montgomery, Ala, via. Atlanta to New York
(without change) via. Roanoke, Hagerstown
and Harrisburg, and Pullman Buffet sleeper
New Orleans to WASHINGTON via Calera. Roam
oke and Shenandoah Junction.. and b. & O..
r. R.
No 9 has Pullman Buffet Sleeping Car from
Little Rock and Memphis to Washin gtOn via
Shenandoah Junction and b. 81 O. r. r.
o. HOWARD ROVER,
Gen. Pass. and Ticket Agent,
DAVID w. FLICKWIR, Roanoke, Va.
Super intendent, Roanoke, Va.
G. NJ. FUTTERER, Pass. Agt, Hagerstown, Md.
juneA
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-06-24

THE ART EXHIBITION of Saint Francis
School will be open to the public to-day.
Those who attend may feel assured of see
ing one of the most beautiful displays OF
art and fancy work eyer witnessed In
Staunton. In I'LL of its departments this
school is welInigh perfect standing in the
forefront OF the educational institutions
of Virginia.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-06-24

STRAYED.-From the farm of the subscriber
y near Spring III i'll, on the 18th of June, a
LIGHT RED MULY cow
some white on the belly, about years old. No.
special marks remembered. She was lately
purchased in Albemarle and has probably gone
III that direction. A suitable reward will be
paid for her return, or information that will
lead to her recovery. Address
A. l.. BERRY
jneN st Long Glade, Augusta Co., Va.
q SHENANDOAH VALLEY RAILROAD.
s. f. TYLER, Receiver
TIME TABLE-In effect June Ii, 1886.
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Miss Lille Patterson is visiting friends
in Highland. Miss Mary Chapman is in
Allegheny county. Mrs. W. O. stiff is
the guest of Mrs. Dill in Mcdowell. Miss
Lola Sprinkle is at home for the vacation,
Mrs. j. 4. b. Stuart and her daughter,
Miss Virginia, are at Virginia Beach.
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CLOSING OUT HIS ENTIRE STOCK

OF
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ADDITIONAL CORPORATIONS.
Since our last list, Secretary Pratt has
secured the following additional corpora
tors to the District Fair Associat on:
Warner Woods, Albemarle S. p. IL
Miller, Rockingham Fl; J. Alexander Bum
gardner, Augusta Arista Hoge and J. w
Splitter. Staunton, and J. T.. Hanen, Page
county.
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=GLA % X Z
RAND CHANGE IN HIS STORE
is MAKING A.

-AND-
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Cross bar NAINsooK worth 1ec for Toe.

Beautiful Imported SATrEENS at zoe.
yard wide PERCALE at 10c.
yard wide CHEESE CLOTH 5 different
colors, at Sc.
Best quality Black and White SUMMER
SILKS worth G0c we sell at 45c. Fancy sum
mer Slk-same goods at the same price.
RB-We have great many handsome goods
which would be impossible to describe.
Our HAMBURGS in all eolors, and SWISS
EMBROIDERY, are hard to beat, in price and
in quality
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veStment to any one desiring u good bust
ness and eligibly located business rooms.
Mr.. Wright is prominently connected
with the Waynesboro Creamery and as
that is now an established fact, he wishes
| to dispose of his present business, so as to
give as much of his ate nton as possible
| to this new enterprise.
On Friday last, at the commencement
| of the Stevenson Female Seminary, of
Charlestown, w. Va, Miss Mamie E.
was graduated. She was also awarded the
LIST prize upon her graduating essay, and
read it at the commencement. She also
received the LIST honor upon her French
composition. This young lady had last year
received the scholarship medal and music
! medal, in her junior year, and was awarded
the scholarship medal at the Waynesboro
Female Seminary the year before. Au-
gusta may well be proud of such daugh-
tiers.
We call attention to the advertisement
of Mr.. e. G. Childs who has purchased
the Drug Store of Messrs. Berkeley & Wal
! ters, of this place. This is one of the old
est drug establishments in the city and
has always enjoyed Il liberal patronage
| Mr.. Clilds is a gentleman of fine business
qualifications, and will give his attention
more especially to the business depart
ment, while Mr.. Geo. Walters, a regularly
licensed druggist. will devote himself to
! the prescription and drug department, in
which he had much experience with the
old firm. We commend the new firm to
the public generally.
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elegant.
Special and careful attention. will be given 10
on Quoting FUNERALS.
BASKETS AND COFFiNS, from the most ex-
pensive to the cheapest furnished at short
notice. This department is under the charge
Mr.. w. ID. GAMBLER, funeral director of
80 years experience
s Bodies preserved any length OF time ia
the hottest weather.
RaS- Ice Caskets ana embalnliug fluids fur
nshed on application.
Handsome Hearse i'll attendance. jly25
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and we hope before long milk sufficient
will be supplied to reach that figure.
Even at the summer rates. the price paid
for the milk, so cents per 100 pounds,
proves a paying business to the farmers.
1t is equal to from % to 25 cents per pound
for their butter. without the trouble of
making it. This season tho price of Tut
ter is unusually low, a gentleman from the
county informing us that he bought good
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-05-12
AN APES DEATH.
Touching Scenes Ut the Death Bea OF .
Well-Behaved Monkey.

Touching Scenes 1T the Death-Bea OF
Weli-Behaved Monkey.
In his recently published treatise on
the anthropoid apes Prof. Hartmann,
of the Berlin University, tells touch
ing story Of large monkey which be-
longed to the Geological Gardens of
Dresden. Mafuca, as she was named
by Herr Schopf, the director of the
gardens, was parsonage OF polite
manners. She would blow her nose
with handkerchief, put on her own
boots, wiring out the linen, steal keys
and open locks. She had cup of tea
every morning and one of cocoa every
evening, and at any time would fill her
own cup or tumbler without spilling a
drop-suggesting at once a sense OF
propriety and of appreciation of the
beverage. Her death was quite pa
thetic. After some years experience
of the climate of Dresden she showed
symptoms of consumption; and, if I'M
able to realize the progress of the dis
ease, she was quite conscious when it
was drawing to a close. She would
scarcely allow her friend, DIR. Schopf,
who nursed her throughout her illness,
to leave her sight. When the end ap-
preached, feeling her forces ebbing.
she threw her arms around his neck,
kissing him repeatedly, held out hei
hand to grasp his and fell back lifeless
-Iilustrated London Tees.
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TEMPERANCE.
BEWARE

Ny friends, there's monster abroad in the
land,
That scatters destruction on every hand.
He spares neither beauty, position nor fame,
lie rifles the pockets and ruins the name.
Alike In the mansion or cottage, his power
Is felt, and his victims are seen every hour.
We meet them in every direction we go,
And read In their features unspeakable woe.
He stands at the gateway that leads down to
sin,
And tempts the unwary to venture therein.
He tells them that roses are strewn all the
way.
And life in his service is one holiday.
He takes the hard earnings of father and son.
And laughs and grows fat on the spoils he
has won;
He sees little children go starving for bread
And mOcks ut the mothers who mourn for
their dead.
Tho young and the old, all alike are his
And beauty and grace he lays low in the
grave
There is nothing too good, or too pure or too
sweet,
For his merciless greed to put under his feet.
In halls decked with splendor. and palaces
gay,
The lives of his victims are squandered away.
He leads them by ways that look bright TO
the eye,
Then leaves them in sorrow and anguish to
die.
Oft times some fair lady will smilingly stand.
And offer the wine.cup, with beautiful hand,
To the one she loves best. Oh, for Gods sake,
beware!
You see not the serpent that lies hidden
there.
My friends, use great caution, look sharp
where you go,
Or the clutch of this monster you surely will
know
Never yield to temptation. no matter how
fair.
And of wine and its kindred, beware o,
beware!
-COIemdns Rural World