The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-12-23


Col. saml Gibson. of Brownsburg, was
in town yesterday.
Mr.. ] G. Page has been appointed post
n lster at Hermitage.
Mr.. A. ]. Bulkholder las qualified as
Deputy Sheriff. vice w. II. I.ayell, re-
signed.
The young people gave an elegant Ball
and Supper at tho Hale House Tuesday
night.
A delightful musical soree was given
at the Augusta Female Seminary last
Friday night.
Mr.. Ellis Mills, private Secretary of
Hon. Thos. T. Bayard,is sick at his father $
residence in this city.
Miss Emma E. Bowen. of New York. a
daughter of Capt Bowen. is visiting Mrs.
J. W. Newton.
j. Fred. Ef1inger, Esq, and his bride,
returned from the Northern cities last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. w. w. Breanaman were
ia the city yests rday ard started for their
Highland home.
Maj ]. b. Dorman. Clerk Supreme
Court, has been quite sick for day or
two but is better now
Miss Lilly May Mann, the lovely daugh
ter of ". A. Mann, died at the residence
of her father on the 10TH aged % years.
Mr.. Henry Hughes, attacked with gan
creme in the left lower leg two weeks ago.
is somewhat better. but is suffering from
the disease.
MI Martin Maddox and Capt c. II. Mad
dox, Of Orkney and Fauqnier White Sui
phur Springs, were registered ut the Hale
House Tuesday
There viii be communion services held
at MI. Tabor Church, this county. on Sun
day next Also preparatory services on
Christmas day, at II O'Clock, A. Nj.
Our Greenville letter came too late for
publication this week. We hope our cor
res oon.lent Will give us the news regularly
FUN thai section.
Jacob Broderics. Of Charl<town. has
been promoted to the conduetorsilip on The
b. & O. road, made vacant 10y The pension
ing of Capt Barley.
Mi. jonas Hageman, Who was stricken
doNii with paralysis several weeks ago,
continues in a helpless co,iGition. but is
somewhat improved.
The Wig of Sunday last. announced
that on The following Tue. day evening
THE 2lst) Miss Sallie Palmer. of Richmond.
and Mr.. Preston Menus OF Stanton. were
to lie married.
Rev w. II. Settlemysr, pastor of tie
| lutheran church, this city left Oh Sunday
evening fer Altoona Pa, 10 attend the
funeral ct his aged mother, who died at
that place on Saturday.
Cards are ont for the marriage this ev-
eling of Mr. Chas. II. Taylor, of the Spec
tator Office, to Miss Emma NJ. Clements,
daughtero Of orr friend. Nj. Wilson J Glenn
| ents.
Capt. Crowder is proving a host in him
self in collecting supplies for the poor
Already the amount contributed through
him has reached $500 aud still the good
work goes on.
Mr.. Geo. r. Bell has purchased of ". Il.
Craig, agent for Mason Ilirshs of Phi'aa' l.
plia the IIirsh building, on Main street.
for S., COO, and will remove his store into
it Jauy. list.
Mr.. Geo S. Hewitt, OF Richmond. sill
| be married on Tuesday next To Miss Lula,
the attractive daughter Of u. Cease,
Esq. In advance, we wish This yuul,g cou-
pie long years Of happiness AMI prosperity.
A few days ago. Mrs. shjckle and er
sister. Miss Ella Ieiser daughter of Mr.
| w. II. Heiser. of this county, left for
Townsville, Ga. Themasville is a fire
winter resort for invalids, and is within a
few miles of the Florida line. s.D-~
Miss Annie Shelton daughter Of Dir. T..
w. Shelton. who has been quite sick at the
residence of DR.. WATSON, near Fishers
Vile with severe attack of pneumonia.
| was brought home last Monday. She is
still pT0stlated by the complaint, hut is
convalescing.
Mr. John S. Parent. whose death was
!, mentioned last week was burr. d on Thurs
day last from his late residence OF Lewis
street, Rev. DR.. Nelson. of The Baptist
church. preaching an appropriate sermon.
and officiating at the grave. The pail bear
| T I,,n
T. Price, w. A. Burnett. Geo. Harlan and
s. NJ Yost.
We learn that the contract for construc-
ting 60 miles of railroad on the Ohio and
Northwestern Railroad. from Portsmouth
to Gallipolis. Ohio las been awarded to
the Messrs Shannahans aud Capt E. L.
Powell. the latter of TITS place. These
gentlemen are at present engaged on the
extension OF the Chesapeake ard Ohio, on
t he Kentucky side of the Ohio river.
I1r Ihos Fl. Shumate, sen of the late
VIM. j. Shumate, who has been living in
Texas for q number of years, has returned
to Virginia, and is now residing on the
Shaver farm in Rockbridge county. Be
fore leaving Texas his house was burned,
with all his household possessions. and
his entire last year S crop of grain. One of
his children was take n sick with measles,
and now all his family are sick with the
disease. as we learn from the Rockbridge
1NIews.
| An important suit was entered for tria
/ in the II s COurt at Richmond on the
2lst. 1t was a proceeding entered by
City Treasurer Couch. Of Petersburg, to
compel the State Auditor and Treasurer
to receive the sum of $S,303.SS rendered
said Treasurer last winter by the tax pay
ers of that city. The case comprehends
the whole fabric of the debt legislation
and is the most important that has been
considered i'll relation to the question of
| Virginia s Indebtedness. The result will