The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-04-29

Miss Bette Whltcsell, daughter OF MT
Ben Whitesell. died at the residence OF
her father near Middlebrook on Sunday
last.
Can't. G. Benton Conner, for the heirs,
sold the farm of the late David w. Conner,
near Fisbersville, to DR.. J. G. Bell. IT
s59.7 IS per acre.
Mr.. Beard, of Augusta, expects to locate
in Mcdowell shortly. having rented OF
Mr.. J. 0. Hobbs the house formerly
occupied by Mr.. Kelley.
DR.. S. H. Moffett of Rockingham,
passed through the city Tuesday en- route
to Richmond to attend the meeting OF the
Democratic State Committee.
Mr.. w. 3. Hardy. now residing in
Washington city, representing an accident
insurance company. was on visit to bis
parents and friends in Staunton this week.
The Richmond Dispatch of Sunday says
that Miss Nina Farrow and the Misses
Toul and Bumgardner. of Stanton. are
visiting Miss Louise Brander. east Frank
lin street, Richmond.
The residence of DR.. Rob't McChesney.
of Lewlsburg, w. Va. was entirely con-
sumed by fire last week. The building
belonged to Mrs. S. E. White. OF Romeo
verte, and was valued at $4,000.
Fanny Mundy, who was arrested last
week for stealing from Mrs. John l..
Peyton was not colored woman as stated
by us. She is white and sister OF Rhodes,
who was hung in Albemarle some time
since.
A correspondence of the Highland Recorder
writing from Dunsmore. Pocahontas CO.,
w. Va. says:-"Mr. S. l.. Jackson with
Messrs. Loeb Bros. of stanton, Va. is
at home for his health. He is not well at
this writing.H
Mr.. NJ. T. McNamara..the popular iner-
chant tailor, has removed his store ard
shops to the more cent:a, and commodlous
store room. on Main street. next door to
With increased facilities, Mac
to give inducements to all VINO
want stylish cl lot hing. Give the veteran "a
call.
Clifton Forge Independent: The pub
lie school at 'sWhite Rock" near Low
Moor Mines closed to day. The efficient
and accomplished tcacher-Miss Theresa
highly spoken of by her
patrons, and they regret to lose her from
5he community. She returns to her home
in Staunton. Va.
The ministers and number Of the Lead
ing colored people of Waynesboro have is
sued an address highly commendatory Of
5he effects of local option in that town,
and declaring that nine tenths OF the
houses owned by the colored people OF
have been erected since the
adoption of LEGAL option there.
LADY Milton who will be remembered as
1 soiourner at this place some years ago,
md occupied the Tate property. now
owned by Capt. J. J. Stack, in the SUI
ourbs, died in England last month. She
'emoved from Staunton to near Callahan S,
where she bnilt spacious mansion, and
.esided there with her family. Her nus
BAND was an invalid and died shortly after
eaving staunton, and while on visit to
England, we think.
Mr.. Frank Kingan has on exhibition at
lis iewelry store. on Main street, nov
,lty in the shape of an automatic watch.
t has two small spaces on the face. one OF
which marks the hour and the other the
minute. At the end of each minute one
let of figures on the minute face disap-
Years and the other takes its place. and
very hour the hour and minute fig
Tres change simultaneously. 1t is an
unique and very.handsome time piece.
The. Roncecerte News, is the Eame OF a
lew paper. published at Ronceverte, w.
Va, by r. Burke and j. w. Hess, the first
lumher of which has been received. 1t
S we'll gotten up and creditable publ
;ation, and we hope will meet with
success. Mr.. Burke is a forcible writer,
With much editorial experience, and Mr..
Hess is good printer. The combination
,ught to succeed, and judging from the
LIBERAL advertising patronage in the num-
,er before us, it will.
We cali attention to the statement of
he United States Mutual Accident AS
ociation, of which w. B. Hardy is Cen
raj Agent, with headquarters at Wash
ngton city. Accident policies are becom-
ng more popular ever day, as their bene-
it's are better known and the timely re-
ief they assure, where persons have been
disabled or lost their lives by accident
It is an ever present security against the
of life, and should be availed of
~ every head of a family, especially, to
,uard against the loss of time when mis-
ortunes of this kind occur. The institu
ion Mr.. Hardy represents is one of the
trongest in the country and is COM
nended to the public because of it's
in meeting all liabilities.
Lovers of good music will be interested
n the late announcements of Oliver Dit.
on & Co., which include the following
ttractive publications For the piano
orte, two spirited compositions, "Cyrene
Jommandery March, and "Amaranth
luickstep," arranged, respectively, from
he band scores of Coggswell and Witze-
nam, each 80 cts; 1.-The Turkish March, -
pretty composition for young players,
Is cts. Turner's sparkling "Rio del
Norte Waltz, so cts. In songs and cho
uses, Angel Violet" words by T. ID. G.
Miller and music by J. w. Turner,
very pleasing love song, 80 cts; "Sayed
rom the Deep" a thrilling song of the
sea, words, by Arthur Chapman, music by
A. w. Merchant, 40 cts. To these are to
% added the realistic "Song of the Black
smith, y one of John j. Rafael S favorites,
10 cents. and Mackenzie's II saw Thee
Weep one of a series of charming songs
by favorite authors, 80 cts.
Several weeks ago highly sensational
article was published in a Cincinnati paper
giving blood curdling picture of the hor-
rible cruelties perpetrated upon the con-
victs engaged On public works in Kentucky.
Chas. E. Hoge, S. D. Gooch and the sons
of the late Claiborne Mason, of this coun-
tv ara ipterestad in the contract for the