The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-12-09

Capt. Grandstaff, of Shenandoah county,
was IN the city on Tuesday, and favored
us with call.
Mr.. H. S. Harris. of Deerfield, met with
a right serious accident on Friday last by
cutting his leg while butchering.
Recently Mr. Geo. Bauserman killed a
large wild cat near Elliott's Knob. The
ferocious brute was dining upon the car
cass of deer when the fatal shot was
fired.
We have received from the publisher,
James E. Goode, Richmond, Va, copy
of Warrock Richardson Maryland, Vir-
ginia and North Carolina Almanac for
1887, for which he VIII accept thanks.
Messrs. J. NJ. Goodloe. w. H. Good win
and number of other gentlemen from
Nelson county, started to the mountains
for a deer hunt last Saturday. The wealth.
er put an end to any prospect of sport.
On the 9th instant,t the large Touring and
saw-mill, at St. Adams, West Virginia,
was destroyed by fire. 1t belonged to
Moher Bros, formerly of this county
The loss is ten thousand dollars. and no
insurance.
Mr.. Henry Lickliter. for number of
Yeas valued employe of the vIRGINLAN,
has accepted position at Hinton. w.
Va. He is an honest and true young man,
and will be valued assistant to Mr.. Peck
with whom he has engaged.
Mr. John A Bume. at one time deputy
Internal Revenue Collector for this dis
trict, and more recently piacticing law,
yer at the Lex ington bar, died in that
place on Sunday last. He had been in del,
icate health for some months before his
death.
Cards are out for the marriage OF Mr..
w. w. Brennaman, the talrrted editor of
the Highland Recorder, and Miss Lille,
daughter of DR.. II. M. Patterson. of this
city. The ceremony will take place on
the 10th at the residence of the BRIDES
parents.
Mr.. Bailey r.. Moneymaker. Of Long
Dale. and Miss Cornelia A. Stricken, OF
Augusta county, were married at the Ll-
theran parsonage in Stanton OH Wednes-
day, Sth instant, Rev. MIR. Settlemyer per
forming the ceremony. The happy young
couple left on the evening trai for their
future home.
Mai. Ed. Nc Mahon, Capt. E. L. Powell
and Mr.. Den Shannahan, contractors on
the Ashland and Covington, KY, extern
sion of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
are in the city. Operations in construc
tion work have been partially suspended
on some of the work on account OF the Sc
we're weather.
The death of Mr.. A. K. Clayton re-
moves the principal witness in the case of
the Commonwealth VS.. the Dunlap Bros.
for the murder Of colored boy at Deer
field on election day. To him John Dun
lap confessed the killing. and in the alb
sence of witnesses to the tragedy itself
his evidence was material.
In the hurry of writing up his notes
from the data furnished by a friend, the
reporter of the VIRGINIAN gave the
wrong initials to the name of the young
gentleman married at Alton last week.
Mr.. C. B. Lipscomb is the father OF the
groom, Mr.. W. z. Lipscomb-the gentle
man married to Miss Annie Goodloe. The
notes were very much mixed, and having
been handed IN late, while press OF Moi
had to be disposed of. the mistake &c
CURED in arranging The facts. L. how
ever, will not invalldate the ceremony ol
lessen the pleasure of the two nappy souls
now with but single thought. e. how
ever, regret the mistake. and make The
amend as best We can.
| We would suggest to the Commi tee Oh
Light that there is an absolute necessity
| for an electric burner at or near the Hale
| House, as an accommodation to that
part of the city. as well as to the trav-
cling public. Persons arriving on the
trains would naturally he unfavoratly
| impressed with Staunton en- finding every
thing gloomy and dark about the depot. :
1t is of more importance to the city thar
| it is to the railroad, that that portion OF
the city be lighted, and it would be just
and fair to the taxpayers of that local. J
that light should be placed there.
THE CITY COUNCIL held its regnlal
II I.