The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-05-13
and son are visiting

Inc city attending the Circuit Court.
Mr. Con. Shanahan, of Louisville, KY.
is in the city the guest of Capt. J. j. Stack
J. w. Bess has been appointed postmas.
ter at Bess. Allegheny CO.. vice M. J. Ar
mantion.
! DIR. A. Z. Koiner, of Roanoke. has been
in the city and county for several days
visiting friends.
Mr. w. w. Brenneman, of the Highland
Recorder is in the city in the interest OF
his excellent paper.
1t is stated that rich vein of Anthra.
cite coal has been discovered in the vicin.
itv of Bath Alum Springs.
Mr.. Crawford of the firm of Crawford
e. Lally, was in Staunton Tuesday, and
went to his farm in Rockbridge county.
The Huntersvile Times says that r. S.
Turk is prominently spoken of as a eand'-
date for State Senator from the Pocahontas
district.
]. X. Smith. of the Ilarrisonbnrg Farm
and Home was in the city Wednesday. re-
turning from a canvassing tour in East
Virginia.
Mr. Jane J. Hoyt, died at Greenfield, s.
c.. May /. aged II years. She was born in
Wayneshoro. Va.
On S Hday Rev, DR.. Gardner, who is al
tending he General Conference at Ricl j..
moud, preached al the Rainhridge (isal-
| a OF
Mr. J. w Morrison. formcll y of
Ssautt pn recently purchased a &50.0oo
block of business honses in Jacksonville,
Florida where he now resides.
Col In!a II Strler. father of the late
Rev J. F. Strider stopped over for day in
Stanton this week. on his return home
| from All extended trip South. Whilst in
The city he was the guest of G. e.. Gn0ch,
Esq
Capt A. N. Breckenridge. formerly
Steward as the Deaf and Dumb and Bin d
Asylum, Staunton. was appointed on
Tuesday last onthe watch force of the III
terror Department. His residence is in
| Loudouu county we believe.
The opinion of Judge Fauntleroy in the
| Cluverias case, which was published in
| the Dispaich. is AN able and exhaustive
iudicial paper. 1t will rank with the
ablest decisions Of the Supreme Court, and
will stand the test of wears.
Last night the Stonewall Band and Trim
ity Choir gave u grand concert in Lex
| j Of Vno o,,f
fund An elegant programme was selected
and we doubt not a large crowd enjoyed
| the delightful entertainment.
In the County Court of Rockbridee,
MAY term. J. z. Hughes was put on trial
charged with killing James Ryan in March
last. The jury brought in verdict of
guilty of mansIaughter. and fixed his term
in the penitentiary at three years.
Our correspondents must be patient
We have number Of communications on
hand. but cur space has been so complete
| ly filed for the past month that it has been
| impossible TO insert them. Those not out
of date will find a place hereafter.
The Dispatch says that Maj JAS. w.
! Newton. from Staunton. was present at
| Saturday S session of the Methodist Con-
| ference and took his sea- as a delegate
| from the Baltimore Conference. He is
stopping at 404 North Twelfth street.
Mr. A NJ Bowman, of the celebrated
stock firm of Palmer & Bowman. Salt
VILE passed through Staunton on Satul
dao. en- route 10 Chicago. to attend a meet
ling Of the Executive Committee OF the
/ National Shorthorn Association, of which
| body he is a member.
/ Charles Supple. Il brakeman on the c.
& o. railway, while coupling at Blackburg
| Station Monday. fell behind the engine
while it was backing The engine and ten
der both passed over him, completely sew
ering his head from his body. He was a
native Of st. Adams. w. Va, and un
l"arried.
On the Stll John E. Bryant, of Rock
bridge county, Va while standing iii a
barber shop III Charleston. w. Va. sud-
denly fell dead. The coroner's jury re-
turned a verdict of heart disease. De-
ceased was employed on the water-works
being built in Charleston and had only
been there short time.
At the recent session of the Board of
Visitors of the University DIR. James F
Harrison. who has been the chairman of
the faculty for number of years, re-
signed, and Prof. Chas S. Venable was
elected to succeed him and Prof. VIM. M.
! Thornton was chosen assistant.
The Washington correspondent of the
Richmond Wing says that justices Brad
ley and Fields. of the United States Sll.
} and it is generally believed that Hon. J,
r. Tucker. of Virginia, will be rendered
a seat on the Supreme Bench, to fill The
first vacancy"
Mai. n. II. Hotchkiss returned tt
Ssaunton yesterday after a business toul
for the Chesapeake and Ohio of six weeks
He found awaiting him an invitation tt
attend the annual meeting CT the New
York Press Association on the 18th. al
Willard s. Washington, and took the ex
press TO be present last night.
James Gilmore was arrested yesterday
charged with forging an order for a reg
istered letter addressed to Louisa Wills
He. assumedthe name Of Frank Wills, sol
of Louisa Wills-signed for the letter ani
received it. The case came before Col T
A. Gordon. u. s. Commissioner. and or
| motion of w. e. Craig, counsel for the
accused. was continued until to-day.
Mr. A. Manroe Alderman, form Ell res
ident of Stanton, and well and pleasantly
remembered here, was married at the
Church Of the Good Shepherd, in Matt
land, Florida, to Miss Jessie Sturdivant
| daughter of Gen. T.. T.. Sturdivant. The
ceremony was performed on the oath OF
/ March in the presence of a large and bril-
liant assembly, the church being beauti.
fully decorated. Bishop Whipple, OF
Mimi, OBLIGATED.
Go,Jor M outbop for nun,bor oe