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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-10-07

Mrs. Gray, an invalid. who came to The
White Sulphus Springs, several weeks ago
as a last resort, died at the Caldwell House
last week
It is authoritatively stated that Mr.
Sam G. Hopkins. of Lynchburg. win be
the woIkingmen's candidate for Congress
in the Lynchburg district.
Capt. e. 7. Powell WAS at home from
his railroad work on the extension OF the
| q. & o., iii kentucky for several days tins
week. He was looking wDll
Hon II. Is. iiarisberstr, Of Recalie-
ham, was in the city. Monday attending
a m seting Of the Executive Board Of he
the Western Lunatic Asylum.
A severe frost visited this portion of the
county last week. In Eastern Virginia
great damage was done to the tobacco
| crop and much loss sustained.
Mai. j. H. Dinneen, Of Richmond, was
j 4 attendance at the meeting of the Execu-
tive Board Of the Western Lunatic Asylum,
on Monday last, of which he is member.
Rt. Rev. ]. J. Keane, Bishop of Rich
mon,d will administer confirmation in st.
Francis Church, Staunton, and preach at
To- Sunday morning and at II o'clock Sun
day evening next.
Mr.. John S. Ham, superintendent of the
"Stack Mines at Backbone. and the Dolly
Ann mines at Iron mountain, Allegheny
county, with head quarters in CovingtoD,
paid our city visit Friday last.
Highland Recorder: Mr.. Glendy this
week moved the cattle purchased OF Mr..
Jno. Trimble. The 66 head weighed in
the aggregate. 1889 pounds. or an aver
age of 1,2l14 pounds.
| The Woman's Christian Temperance
| Union will have booth at the District
Fair, in which they will serve lunch, cot
| fee, oysters and refreshments. Our friends
are kindly requested to remember this.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gladke have returned from
the northern cities where they laid in an
immense stock of goods. which are now
offered to the public. Don't forget to Call,
as it will pay to even take a look at their
attractive assortments and styles.
There will be a special meeting of the
Staunton Lodge. No. As. I. o. 0. F., on
Friday night. on the occasion of an official
visit from the Grand Master of the order
for the State of Virginia, Mr.. j. b. Ley.
A full attendance of the members is re-
quested.
On Friday last, Mrs. Christopher eakle
was instantly killed at the edge of Harri-
sonburg by jumping from vehicle. Her
head struck the ground, crushing her skull
| frightfully. She was being driven to town
by her husband, when the team started to
run away, and she became frightened and
jumped out.
We direct tie attention of our readers
to the advertisement, in this paper of Mr..
o. M. Goode, well and favorably known
to the trade as the general agent of Messrs.
Thos. c. Williams & Co., one of the
largest and most reliable tobacco manu-
featuring firms in Virginia. The brands
advertised by Mr.. Goode are among the
finest and purest grades made, and are uni
versally popular. They are sold by dealers
everywhere. Call for them when you want
fine goods.
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DEATH oFlMRs. G. B. KoINER.-On the
f3,e 1st inst. Mrs. G. Benton Koiner died
ather residence, in this county. of consump,
ton. She was daughter of Mr.. .B.Smith,
near Greenville and was a lovely character.
Many of her old schoolmates remember her
as a guileless, artless companion and
a devoted friend. She leaves two lit
tie children. Her remains were buried at
Thinking Spring ION Sabbath last, attended
by an immense concourse of sympathiziDg
frias1s
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cannon stood, when manned by the brave
Federals they beIched forth death and
destruction, moving down the flower Of
the South as grass is moWn by the scythe.
Yes, that is the hill and they captured it,
but the fates were against them and they
were forced to retire-only handful. and
not one of them but bore mark of the
conflict.
But let us away. There is too much to
be seen from here T'would require a
month to tell it all. Some other time and
we will try it again.
Now we are again on the train. Thirty.
five minutes and the beautiful city of
Hagerstown is reached and no more beau
tiful place can be found in the country.
We might tarry here several days profit
ably, hnt we must get onward toward
Roanoke. via the quick and wellequipped
S. V. Il. Il. We shake hands with the
polite w M. conductor and wish him a
long life. assuring him, and through him
his company, that there is no road in
America superior to the Western Mary
land, and no official head more thoroughly
interested in the welfare of his patrons
than President Hood, and surely but few
half as popular as he, not only with his
patrons. but with the owners of the land
along his line ROVER.
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SPECIAL TRAIN.-To accommodate yisi-
tors to the Baldwin District Fair, to be
held in Staunton next week, the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railway will run special
train on October 18th, 18th. 14th, and 18th,
leaving Charlottesville each morning at
s o'clock, and arriving in Staunton at lD
O'Clock; returning, this train will leave
Staunton at o'clock, and arrive at Char
yottesville at s. Tickets. including admis-
sion to the exhibition, are On sale at all
stations at greatly reduced rates.
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NEW FIRM.-Mr. Edward Smith and
Jas. 3. Calvert, two expert butchers and
popular gentleman, have entered into part
nership for the purpose of conducting the
butcher business, in all its branches They
will kill the finest stock. and sell at rock
bottom prices. Give them call. There
store is at the cornerof New st. and Court
House Alley.
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ANOTHER NEW INVENTION.-Mr.
David M. Keller, of Raphine, this county,
is the patentee of an improvement in the
cutting apparatus for mowers and reapers,
a drawing and explanation of which is
given in the last issue of the Scientific
american. The cutting bar is similar to
the usual form, except that it is enlarged
at regular intervals along its length to
form chambers for the insertion of pinions,
and running along the length OF the bar is
a groove in which track" provided
with cogs is inserted, which works all the
plnions as it moves back and forth. A
plate with bearings, which receives the
shafts OF the pinions and cutters, is Sc
cured to the top of the finger bar. and
holds all in place. This plate also holds
the rack in its place. The guards formed
on the finger-bar project outward under
the circular cutters to protect them from
injury. and to divide the grain stalks and
hold them in position to be operated upon
by the cutters. The rack is reciprocated
by pinion attached to one end, the stroke
being sufficient to cause the cutters, by the
engagement OF the rack with the pinio1s,
to make half revolution in each direction.
When one-half the cutting edge has be-
come dulled, the cutters may be removed
aptl turned half way round to bring new
rSdge into use. The cutters can be ground
upon an ordinary grindstone. The circu-
lar knives produce a true drawing cut,
which readily sewers the grain stalks with
the smallest consumption of power, and
with but little wear upon the cutting
edges.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-10-07

Low RATES TO THE STATE FAIR
Those Of our readers desiring to visit the
State Fair, in Richmond. can purchase
round-trip tickets from any station on the
G. y 0. Railway at four cents per mile,
with privilege of one admission into the
fair grounds. The fair occurs on the goth,
2lst and 22d days Of October. The round
trip from Staunton, with admission to the
fair, is put down to S. .9h.
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taken to Richmond on Monday.
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS CITY
council met IN regular session in their
chamber on Tuesday night. 9Th instant
President Cochran presiding.
The following members were present ::
Butts, Bargamin, Berkeley, Craig, Crowle
McQuaide, Sum merson, Oberdorfer, Tea
DO and Tams.
The chairman of the auditing committee
presented a number OF accounts, which
were allowed.
Mr.. Teabo, of the comm ittee on fire de
partment, presented petition asking for
repairs to be made to the bell towers of the
Staunton Hose Companies, they needing
painting, &c. The bell tower in New
town was represented as being in an unsafe
condition. Referred to Fire Department
and Safety committees.
Mr.. Craig submitted an ordidance to al
low the city Treasurer to deposit the funds
of the city in any hank or banks he
thought proper. The new ordinance re-
vokes any previous enactments controlling
the treasurer's action i'll this respect
Laid over until the next meeting.
The increase of Mr.. Hoge's salary as
Treasurer, from $500 to $1,000 per annum
at last meeting, not having received the
necessary vote, a motion was made by Mr..
McQuaide for such increase at this meet
ing. Mr.. Craig earnestly opposed it on the
ground that when Mr.. Hpge became can
didate for the office, it was proposition
on his part to serve during the term at the
present salary, $500, and now it was not
acting in good faith for him to ask this in
crease He was elected by a small major
ity anyway had he told the people he
would apply for this increase in this short
time, he would have been overwhelmingly
defeated; let US not allow any salary
grab'' here. He said further that there
had been enough legislation in behalf of
the afiuent class; if we had any money to
spend in this way, let it go where it was
needed; the Fire Department needed mo-
ney worse than Mr.. Hoge; so did the
streets; SO did the poor employees and po-
licemen. Policemen get only $40 month
with which to support twice as large a
family as Mr.. Hoge's, and besides have to
devote all of their time to their duties. while
Mr.. Hoge deyotes about half of his time
to his own private and Fire Insurance bu-
siness. Too, said he, it is a bad precedent;
commence this increase of salaries, and
every officer of the city would apply for an
increase. Hence, if it be commenced, let
it all be done at once, and he concluded by
offering an amendment to that effect, but
it was lost, and the original resolution
adopted. all voting for it but Mr.. Craig.
Mr.. Tams, to correct the impression that
had obtained, that the electric lights in
the cities of Danville and Wilmington
were expensive and unsatisfactory. read
several communications from gentlemen
of standing in those cities. showing con.
clusively that the system gave the best of
satisfaction in every respect.
A proposition was read from Mr. Nc
Nett, of the electric light company. to in
troduce or enlarge the plant by additional
poles and wires for commercial service.
Onmotion, the council adjourned.
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COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
" STAUNToN, VA, Oct. 9Th, 1885.

COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
" STAUNToN, VA, Oct. 9th, 1885.
In the chancery cause now pending in the
Circuit Court Of Augusta under the style of
SNOW, I. p, as. NOON, JNo,, & ais, all parties
plff. and defts., and others whomsoever inter-
ested, especially all LIEN CREDITORS OF JOHN A.
Noon, are hereby notified that in pursuance of
May, 1886, snail at my Office in Staupton, on
Friday, the 18th ddy of November. 1886,
proceed to take. state and settle an account
showing the real estate OF the defendant, John
A. Noon, the state of the title thereto, It's fee
simple and annual rental value, and the liens
binding the same in the order of their prior
ity. j. w. GREEN SMITH,
septT Comr.
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Mr.. G. G. Child has on exhibition his
handsome special prize to misses for horse
manship.
Thursday, the 14th. is soldiers day at
the District Fair, and will be an INN ense
attendance.
j. K. Campbell. Esq, has taken out
license to practice law, and located at
Covington. Va
Wednesday, the 18th, is farmers day at
the District Fair, and every farmer
should be present.
Article Is, page of the fair catalogue,
has no force as to this exhibition, it being
the first fair of the association.
Our correspondents will have to forbear
with us. We are crowded so that some of
their communications have to e postpon.
ed until next week.
Miss Jennie Thomas, of this county, has
left with us few ears of Brazil flour corn,
a new species, which is said to make the
best meal flour ever used.
Mrs. James Plunket, who has been visi-
friends in Pocahontas, for the past two
months, has returned to her home in this
city, accompanied by Miss Clara Sharp.
The town council of Harrisonburg, on
Monday last, by vote of to 4, removed
W. A. Brathwaite. chief of police, on
charges. The case will be taken to court
by Brathwiate.
Mr.. Newton Argenbright has resigned
as cashier and secretary of the Augusta
Perpetual Building and Loan Company.
The vacancy has been filled by the election
of Mr.. Wn. 7. McCue. a good selection.
The handsome silver cup offered by the
Baldwin District Fair Association 10 the
county making the best exhibition Of live
stock at the fair, is on exhibition at the
store of Messrs. Maslin & Booker, Main
street; also the cup for the shoot ing
match, and the prize offered to misses for
Workmanship, by the secretary.
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The shareholders in the Augusta Per
petual Building and Loan Co, will here
after make their monthly payments to me.
at the Office of the Inter-States Life Asso-
ciation.
Pay day End Monday in eaaA month.
WM. F. McCUE, Cashier.
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WANTED Ito buy twenty-five or thirty
tons of good corn shucks, to be used ID the
manufacture of mattresses, as am pre-
pairing to open mattress factory III lew
DAYS. Would like to contract With
farmers for them at once, to be delivered
when wanted. Call on or address,
VIM. Fl. HYER,
Ats. M. Wilkes Furniture Store,
Staunton. Va.
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AcQUITTED.-1t viii be remembered
that the newspapers contained para
graph, few weeks ago, about the arrest
of Rev. M. A. Dyer, upon an indictment
found against him in the Washington
county, Va, court. The arrest was made
in Harrisonburg, where Mr.. Dyer is in
charge Of the congregation OF the A. M.
e. Church. He was taken to Washington
county, to answer the indictment, and
upon the case being called the prosecuting
attorney, by direction of the court, entered
molle prosequs. Mr.. Dyer returned to his
congregation, last week, with clean skirts,
and at several of the principal towns along
his route he was persuaded to stop over
and preach to the congregations. At each
of them collection was taken up for his
benefit and to testify their confidence in
his integrity as christian minister. After
indictment. there was no other course to
pursue but to answer it; but why the
grand jury should have proceeded against
him upon such frivolous evidence, as to
cause his prosecution to be dismissed by
the court. is what puzzles the average citi-
zen.
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DEATH OF E. A. SPRAGUE. On Thurs
day night last, Mr.. E.A. Srrague, Of Rich
mond, and well known to many OF The at
tendants of the Stauntom Fair, was taken
i'll on the cars at Charlottesville. A severe
congestive chill came upon him, and in
stead of stopping to call in medical atten-
ton, he came to Staunton, DR.. Shelton
was called in on the arrival of Mr.. S. at
the Hale House, and found the patient in
very critical condition. Proper remedies
were applied for his relief, and careful
nurse secured to attend him, but without
avail, as he fingered until Sunday night,
when he died. He had been suffering from
lung disease for some time,and the inroads
the fatal malady had made caused gener-
al prostration of his system. which was
not prepared to resist the sudden sickness
which attacked him. His remains were
taken to Richmond on Monday.
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AMUSEMENT DURING FAIR WEEK.
Horton, Ward & Sanburn's Dime Min
strels will give four exhibitions at the
Skating Rink, next week, commencing
TUESDAY night, and continuing every night
during the fair. A stage will be erected
and comfortable seats arranged for every
into complete little theatre. They give
good show the price is only l0c, and
their motto is Satisfaction guaranteed or
money refunded"
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AMUSEMENT FOR FAIR EWEEK.-The
management Of the Opera House is deter
mined to do its part for the amusement
and entertainments of the visitors to the
Fair next week, and has made contracts
v with some 60 Of re best ao@p p on the
bles in Love and Law" will make his
appearance for one might only. Besides Mr..
Mobiles himself the cast includes Frank
Aiken and John Blairwell, both of whom
are well known to the theatre going public,
Monday OCT. IA, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Knight in lover the Garden Wall, and on
the 14th in select play, which will be an
nounced in due time.
The attraction at the Opera Honse will
be fully up to the the public expectation,
and all who attend will be amply repaid.
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DEATH OF MRS. MARY E. LOVING
On the 1st inst, Mrs. Mary Ella Loving
wife of Mr.. D. W.L0ving, died at her res
idence, in this place. of typhoid fever, in
the Goth year of her age She left two lit
tie children, one two years and months
old and the other 7 months, and devoted
husband to mourn the loss of tender
m other and affectionate wife. Mrs. Low
ing was daughter of the late Mr.. A.
Knowles, and was reared under the most
careful christian training. Her naturally
sweet disposition and sympathetic nature
were early brought under the sanctifying
influences of religious instruction, and ad-
ded additional charms to christian char
acter that.was without blemish. She bore
the severe ordeal through which she pass
ed with christian fortitude and resigna-
tiOn, not murmur escaping from her even
when she realized that she must separate
from her little children and devoted hus-
band. She died in the full faith of the
christian, and has gone TO the rest of the
believer. Rev. DIR. Gardner, of the M. E..
Church. of which the deceased was mem
Der, OBLIGATED at the burial ceremonies, and
her remains were inferred in Thornrose
cemetery in the presence OF a large gather
ing of sympathizing friends.
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Ladies' and Misses Cloak De-
partment.

Our $500 Short Coats are hard to beat.
Our 800 New Markets are the best for the
money.
We have Ladies' Vistes from $500 to s35. 90
each.
In short, we have about 100000 worth of
Ladies' Wraps. bought early In the season and
we intend to sell them at very short pront.
You are invited to come and examine these
goods before you purchase.
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Public Speaking.

J. YOST, Republican candidate for
Congress in the 10th District, will address
the citizens of the District at the follow
ing times and places:
Midway, Augusta county, Thursday,
Oct. 14th. at p. m.
i,rownsburg, Rockbridge county, Friday
Oct. 18th, Up. m.
Collierstown, Saturday, Oct. 10Th.
Clifton Forge. Tuesday. Oct l''r'
p. m.
Longdale, "Wednesday, Oct. 2oth' . pm
I4ovingston. Nelson county, Mono"s'
Oct. 25th.
Nelson Appointments.
At Montreal, Oct. 1lth, at IL O'CLOCK
noon.
At Massies Mill, Oct. 18th, at IL O'Clock
n Don,
at Slaughters, Oct. 18th, at - O'Clock
noon.
At Greenfield, Oct. 18th, o'cock,p m.
WANTED-200 barrels of apples, deliver
ed at once. ID. O'koEk " 90
Sept 80, '86.
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CORRECTED WEEKLY BY EAKLE q JONES'
WHOLESALE PRICES,
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

nR. w. A. PICKER,
- STAUNToN, VIRGINIA
OFFICE ZIG N. Augusta St., opposite Cath o.
lie Church. Office hours-S to 10 A. M, to 8
P. M, Z to s P. M. oct7-6m
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TIE MARKETS.

REPORTED BY j. H. BLACKLEY & SON, GENERAL
COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
There has been no change in the tone or
quotations of the markets since our last We
quote Flour, Family $3 rs; Extra So 30 to So 40;
Super So; Wheat rs to IS; Oats % to 80; Corn AZ
to As; Hay Timothy SO; Clover seed 81 to 81 25;
Wool, unwashed 25 to 27-washed 80 TO 50.
In Richmond. Longberry wheat, 80; short
berry from SO to 20. In Baltimore, so to 81.
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In Our Dress Goods Department.

pieces Double Wide Dress Goods at cents q
yard.
100 pieces handsome Striped and Checked
Dress Goods. at &c.. 1896, and zoe. a yard.
lyard wide Tricot. all colors. at so cents a
yard.
So inch Tricot. best quality, at 800 yard.
Double wide Black Cashmere at 2Oc., &c., 5Oc.,
&C.,. 0c.. 75c., $780,. 90c., $l.00 and Sl25 yard.
All these run from SO to 40 inches wide.
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NoTICE.-..The Fidelity Life Assocla-
tion of Philadelphia has appointed MI.
s. E. Miller, special agent, having CONTROL
of the Valley of Va, embracing fifteen
counties, commencing with Clarke and
Frederick and ending with Washington
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CHOICE MEATS at Smith & Calverts. at
s and 10 cents per pound. New Street,
corner of Court House Alley.
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The Fair.

The Baldwin Districs Fair, will open ut
the Fair Grounds. near this place. on the
18th, and continue until the 10Th, inclu-
sive. The prospects for successful ex-
hibition are tlattering, and If the weather
shall be favorable We expect a very large
attendance. The efforts which have been
put forth by the management to make this
exhibition surpass all others, have been
well directed and untiring, and we con-
fidently believe that gratifying success
Will crown their endsaYors. 1t should be
the duty, as we'll as the pride. of everyone
who has anything to exhibit to prepare it
for the occasion and have it put in place in
time. There are very few who cannot do
something towards contributing to the in
terest of the occasion. and If each one
would do what he, or she can, there will be
no cause to distrust the result Augusta
ought to lead off. and set an example that
every county connected with the society
would be stimulated to initiate, and thus
by united effort defy failure.
A Just Tribute.
We publish on the first page Of the VIR-
e1NIAN to-day biographical sketch Of
Hon. II. l., Y .Peyton, dec d., Of Missouri.
There is nothing said in the tribute paid to
his memory that is not true. We knew the
deceased WELL Our first acquaintance
was formed with him in 1856, IN Licking
ton, NO., and though not often thrown In
association with him at that time by reas-
on of the distance Of our respective homes,
we learned to appreciate his high inteilec-
tual gifts, his gentleness, and his manly
and courageous bearing. In after years, at
Jefferson City, when he represented the
Cass county district in the State Senate,
we became more intimate in our inter
course, and the more we saw of him the
higher became our estimate of his charac-
ter. We afterwards met him in Richmond
where he represented his State in the SEN
ate OF the Confederacy, from which posi-
ton he resigned to take an active part in
the field,
No more knightly spirit than his ev er
stirred humanity. lie was brave to reck-
lessness when confronted with danger, yet
was one of the gsntlest Of mon, winning
by the grace of his manners and the deli
cato fibre Of his nature the esteem, yea,
the love, of all whose good fortune 1t was
to know him well. The tribute We pub
lish falls short of justice to the attain.
ments and the noble manhood of Henry
Peyton, for he was man in the full mean
ing of the term, upon whose like We may
not look again.
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Our Millinery Department.

Straw Hats and Bonnets at &c., Soc. 75c. sl.Oo,
81 rs.
Fancy Feathers and Birds.
French Felt Hats of all descriptions.
Ostrich Tips and Feathers.
Misses and Childrens' Hats of all kinds.
Ribbons, Velvets. Pushes, Fancy Silks.
We have very large ana well selected stock
of Black Crepea, ali OF the yer, Dest make,
ranging in price from 100 to $500 yard.