The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-08-05

Mrs. DR.. A. NJ. Henkel and son are a
j Orkney.
| Mrs. Croll OF Pa. is on visit to he
ftther DIR. B. P. Reese.
Gen. John Echols arrived in Stannto'
from Kentucky on In s'ias
MI. .!,hn ". Arauskie. Of Lev isharF
! is vis:.i!g ii emeis in the con:ii,
Mir. II. T. Miciiir, Of the H,al ;otiesVi !.
Chronicle, was i'll tl.e city : ues,l'is
Col. ]. L Peyton and family will SUM
mer in the mountains of New York.
Mr. II. Peyton Gray, of IiarrisonbuIg
was in Staunton yesterday, on legal bust
ness.
Mrs. Frank Eakle and Miss Sadie Byers
of this county, are visiting Mrs. Hunter
OF Lewisburg.
Mrs. Coyncr, of Ky. nee Miss Mimic
Molfett. is visiting Miss Jennie Kaysel
of this city.
Mr.. Charles E. O'Rork and wife, q
Richmond, Va. are visiting relatives and
friends in Staunton.
Miss Hattie Lockridge, daughter 81
Stephen Lockrdge. is very i'll at her hoiat
on Bull Pasture river.
Our Bridgewater correspondents letter
came too late for this week it will appear
next. We hope to hear from him again
Lovington Houston. a son of Rev. W
| w. Houston, WAS accidentally drowned IL
North River. near Lexington, on Tuesday
Mr.. Robert Reese. son of DIR. =. j
Reese. who is in business in Baltimore, ii
spending a two weeks vacation in Staas
ton,
| We are indebted to Hon. ]. ID. Brady
and Gen. John A. Logan for public dcc,!
ments, for which they will please accept
our thanks.
Miss Maggie Campbell, Mrs. FRANK
Kingan and children, and DR.. F. l..ilenk-
lie. all of this city, were visiting friends il
New Market last week.
The young man who stole the horse q
Rev. Mr.. Dolly and gave his name rs JAS
Doan has been identified us Chas. Iinm
as from near Sherando.
The Sunday Schools of the Lutheran
and Baptist churches enjoyed picnic al
Mint Spring on Monday. llarman
stables furnished the livery.
A reunion of the ex-Confederate Soldiers
will take place during the fair at SCOTS
vile. on the 9th. 18th and Sth of October
Gov. Fitz Lee will be present.
Mrs. Robert G. Ably and sister. Miss
Laura DeLery, of Monroe, La. are spend
ing the summer in Stanton. the guests OF
Prof A. J Turner and family.
Lacey Smith, Young colored boy OF
| Waynesboro, was run over by a car on
| Thu rsday last. and had his foot so badly
| injured that it had to be amputated.
| We are indebted to Rev. Job Turner.
who is now on the Pacific coast, for a copy
of an illustrated guide to Monterey. Cali
fornia, a great summer and winter resort.
Mrs. w. E. Craig returned last week
from months stay at Long Branch and
other sea-shore resorts. with her heal h
much improved from the salt water t;.s; lis.
| w. A. Burke was confirmed by The
Senate on Monday last to be postmas''r ut
Stanton, and Catlett Gibson to b" [ ).
| District Attorney for the Easier Dis riot
of Virginia.
Hon. H. B. Harnsberger, OF Fort Repnb-
lie, and Maj. John Dinneen al Richmond.
were in the city yesterday as members OF
the Executive Board of the Western Lu-
natic Asylum.
The proceedings of the n nrniai duling
the past week were merely rn'iti!e. The
interest has been kept up f:onl the first
and the session promises to he a valuable
one to those VINO attend.
The hog cholera is raging in Northwest
Augusta, many farmers having lost quite
a number. DR.. Hogsett says that in
many cases pleuro-pneumonia is con-
founded with hog cholera. He advises
that no pens be located on sandy soil.
A private dispatch announces the death
at Seattle, Washington Territory, of Maj.
Jos, III. Whitlessly, retired U. S. A., and
brother-in- law of Judge Fauntleroy,
of the State Supreme Court, and OF
the late DIR. A. M. Fauntleroy, of this
place.
Howard Hamilton, son of Mr.. j. H.
Hamilton, residing on Christian Creek,
left Staunton on Monday for Hartford,
Conn.,, to accept business offer. although
he is but sixteen years old That boy
ought to grow up in the thrifty and push
| ing Yankeeland.
We regret TO learn of the death of Mrs.
residence Of her husband at Piedmont,
near New Hope, on Friday, Both ult. Mrs.
Beard was sister of VIM. II. and Alex.
Mowry. of Augusta, and a lady of many
estimable qualities. The remains were
inferred at the Augusta Church cemetery
on Sunday, LIST inst.
A thief tored around the lock of Stack
Splitter & Cos. warehouse Tuesday night
and effected an entrance. Some two hun.
| bred pounds of bacon we're stolen. The
same night an entrance was effected in the
same way to the ticket Office of the G. x
o. r. r. Fortunately the thief was fright.
ened away before any damage was done.
The Sunday School, under the auspices OF
the M. E. Church, South, at Stuart S Draft.
enjoyed pic mic in the woods several miles
west of that place, on the Howardsville
pike, last Saturday. A large number of the
people of the neighborhOOd attended, and
delightful time was experienced. Dr.
Dodge and his estimable wife are entitled
to much of the credit for the success OF
the entertainment.
Last Sunday morning large number OF
friends were present at the circumcision
of Master SAINT Cohen, jr., son of s. Fl.
Cohen, the popular Captain of the Angus.
ia Fire Co. Rabbi Hirsh, of Richmond
officiated, and after the ceremony an ele-
CANT collation. was spread. to which the
many guests did justice. If good wis hes
are worth anything, Master Cohen starts
out with prospect Of successful life.
Bishop emeritus J. j. Glossbrenner, OF
the United Brethren Church, now resid.