The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-09-20

Court.
Rev. II. NJ. Wharton, of Baltimore, will
paeach in the Baptist Church, of this place
next Sunday, morning and evening.
Sam Small will address the people OF
Stanton and vicinity, in the Skating Rink,
on Saturday night, tie 22d, lust. Free to
all.
A premature explosion of blast at Rip
patoe's mines near Buffalo Gap, seriously
injured Richard Hubert and Henry Rip
peto.
Miss Grace Montgomery, formerly OF
tn s place, but now of Washington, IS
visiting the family of Mr.. Amiss on Lewis
street.
Hon. H. H. Riddleberger, Judge Geo.
Calvert and Gen. J. Fl. Williams, OF Shen-
andoah county, are in attendance on the
Supreme Court.
Capt. 7. P. Wallace. of Orange county.
was in attendance on the Supreme Court,
was in the city this week, and was regis
tered at the Virginia Hotel.
Judge Newman and Capt. Parks. OF 1t
ray. are in attendance on the Supreme
Court, the former stopping at the halo=
rama, and the latter at the Virginia Hotel.
There will be general suspension ct
business Tuesday, Sept 18th, during Tie
march of the procession TO the cemetery
and the unveiing of the Confederate mon
ument.
At the show ground on Thursday last. a
,lored woman named Alice Green, Iell
into go foot well near by. and was so
severely injured that she died from the
effects.
There was no meeting of the City Coun'
Gil Tuesday night last. The concert for
the benefit of the Florida sufferers took
off the members. so that there was not a
quorum present.
Miss Mary EankhouseF. Stanton, aid
Misses Edith Hawpe ard Maggie Camp
bell, Augusta county, have entered rs
boarding pupils of Prof. G. E. Yourg's
school, at Lewisburg, w. Va.
The beautiful gold watch offered as
prize to the best lady rider at the Dis
trct Pair, by Mr. J. G. Scheffer, is on
exhibit ion at Frank Kingans JewelIy
Store, Main street. 1t is dalss.
Col. c. E. Hoge was in the city last
week, looking after his business interest
here, and was accompanied on II return
to Kentucky last Friday by his brother,
Arista Hoge. Esq, city treasurer.
Black Rock ore mine, under the man
agement of Mr. James Steele. will furnish
the Crozier Furnace at Roanoke 100000
tons of ore By contract. The Lotion mine
has contract to supply similar quantity
} Baltimore furnace.
Prof. D. G. Humphreys, of Washington
and Lee University, was married on the
Sd. in St. Louis, to MISS Mary l.. Sloan,
da pghter of Ewing M. Sloan, of st. Louis.
Prof. H. is well and fayorably known to
many in Stanton and vicinity.
Hon. John Acker. State Senator from
Rockingham county, favored us with a
call on Monday last. Mr.. Funk, CT the
Estey Organ Company. Dayton, Va, called
| at the VIRaINIAN office, in company with
Senator Acker. on Monday last.
MicaJah Woods, Esq. of Charlottesville.
was in the city Tuesday on his return
| from Harrisonburg, where he was expected
| to speak on Monday last. but the Joint dis
cussion between Messrs. Perkins and
O'Ferrall took up the time of the people.
The concert for the benefit of the yellow
fever sufferers. given in the Opera House,
on Tuesday night by the otonewall Band,
assisted by some of StauntQn . most ac-
compished vocaIsts, was well attended.
and about 1920 realized. The entertain
ment was complete in all respects and
appreciated by an intelligent audience.
About four years ago S. r. Niles Adyer-
Using Agency. Boston, placed for w. L.
| Douglas the first advertisement of his $3.0o
shoes in few papers in the New England
States. His business has so increased that
Mr.. Niles is now placing the advertise
ment of these celebrated shoes in five
thousand papers, covering every section of
the country.
Mr.. William Buckley an enterprising
farmer near Churchville, planted this year
100 bushels of potatoes, and has dug 100
bushels. which he will ship North, This
is Mr.. Buckley's second year at farming.
and the result shows that he knows what
he is doing and how to do it. Mr. John
Brown of the same neighborhood, planted a
like number of bushels with equally as
favorable result.
Mr. Jacob Sosey died at Palmyra, Mo-.
on the 18th inst, ac an advanced age. He
was engaged in business in Stanton at
one time. as a partner of Gen. KentOn
Harper in the publication of the Spectator.
He removed to Missouri and commenced
the publication of paper, in Palmyra
where he resided until his death. He
married a daughter of Jacob Ruff, dec d,
Of this county. He was prominent in the
councils of the Methodist church when a
resident of Stanton.
''Dick" Black. brave and gallant SOL
dier in Capt. Jno. @. Winfeld's company
during the late war, died suddenly in
Toy, Mo-, on the 29th of August. He
| was from the Linville Creek, Rockingham
county. neighborhood. and was considered
one of the most daring and chivalrous
soldiers sent out from Virginia. After
the war he removed west and engaged in
handling stock. He had many friends in
Rockingham. as he had at the place of bis
death. who received with deep regret the
intelligence of his sudden demise.
An unusually large number of Highland
county wagons we're in the city last week
and each one of them took back load OF
fertilizer. Some of them brought in wheat
to market-a very unusual thing-and took
back load of fertilizer, with view to
enlargng the area and the product of that
sereal We learn that more wheat was
raised in Highland county this year than
ever before in its history and it is ex.
pected as much more will be produced
next year. The yield to the acre has beer
large and the quality of the wheat very
superior.