The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-04-12

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Col. J. Marshal McCue, has taken rooms
at Mrs. Paris boarding house, and VIII re-
main in the city for several months.
Geo. S. Lightner, Esq. has removed his
law Office to the room now occupied by q.
T. Nelson, Esq, in the Court House yard.
Mrs. E. Hageman, of Philadelphia, is
on visit to her daughter, Mrs. b. Beeeher,
jr.. of this place, and will remain for sew
eral weeks.
We cali attention to the advertisement
of lumber for sale by Messrs. w. j. and ):
A. Maupin. Stuart S Draft. They can I'll
all orders promptly,
A license to get married was issued in
Washington. on Monday last to W. c.
Drumheller and Susie Cutler. both OF
Rockfsh. Nelson county, Va.
James A. Frazier. Esq, was in the city
on Monday last. He is full of fight for
the people in the contest now going on foi
their emancipation from boss rule.
Rev Jacklin Strange, well known in
stanton, has beeu appointed one of the
delegates Of the Va, Conference. A. M
E. church. to the General Conference.
In the announcement OF the death of
Mr.. Samuel Nee Flnlay at Riverside the
home of his mother, last week. his age
was stated at 40 years. He was 81 years
and months old.
Prof. W. w. Smith of Randolph Macon
College. will deliver the annual address
before the Lee and Jackson Literary So
ciety of the Wesleyan Female Institute,
at the Commencement iw j une next.
DR.. Willard H. Crawford has betn, at
his own request, detached from the Naval
Hospital in Washington. aud placed on
waiting orders. He will probably be as
signed to sea service for few months.
d. 5 Lewis Esq of the Spirit Ct the
Valley was in the city on Monday last,
His little son accompanied him. We
learn from MI l.. that his father, Hon. J..
F. Lewis, is i'll better health than for
years past.
Mrs. Ann Banks, a colored woman for
many years in the employ of the late II. @.
Bickle. and to- whom, in his will. he Ii TT
a house and lot on Lewis street, died on
SUNDAY last. The property reverts to the
estate of Mr. Bicilie, of which Mr.. y. NJ.
Bickle is the principal beneficiary.
On Monday evening last. the following
gentlemen left Stanton for Lynchburg.
to attend the annual ST ssion Of the Grand
Lodge of l. O. O. F: p. g. NJ. D. W.
Butcher. Bridgewater; W. T. McCue,
representative Stanton Va. Q. G. Wheat
Grand Conductor;~W p. Rhodes, repre-
sentative Bridgewater.
Geo. Bowling. a worthy colored man
dice suddenly at his residence in the
MOI prn suburbs of the city, on the 4tl
| inst. I'D was buried at Fairyie@ Gene.
terry O.. the 9th. He WAS a member Of
| King Hiram Lodge G. u. o. o. E., anf
was buried under its auspices. The col
! O ed band headed the procession.
MI b. F, Eakle, one Of our enterprisins
merchants and business men, has rented
the David Funsten grazing farm nea
! Greenwood in AIbemarle county, adyer
| tised in the VIRGINIAN. containing l,00t
acres, and will place on it so odd cows. HI
will furnish the w aynesboro Creamery will
cream. THIS is the right spirit and WI
congratulate Mr.. Eakle on his new de
partule,
Mr.. Jos. E. Rollins. the efficient anl
gentlemanly Assistant Cashier of the Ma
tional Valley Bank for twenty years, has
resigned shat position, to accept tht
post of financial manager Of The w. r
Tyree Company, Of this place, in which
he has a proprietary interest. 1t IS {
wholesale establishment, handling teas
drugs. tobacco and cigars, and is doing
fourishing business
The congregation Of Trinity Episcopa
Church viii use the chapel for divine
service while the church building is in ths
hands of the carpenters and decorators
who are completing the improvem ents
and engagements which have been going
| VH JUl SOtDC l1Uut0S. Olf 1IG otlN lCCi
every Sunday morning at Il O'Clock and il
the evening at Z 80 O'Clock.
We call attention to the advertisement
of A. B. Lightner, Esq, of the sale of in
terestS in two large tracts of mountain
land in the southeastern portion of the
county. These lands lie in the mineral bell
of the South River District. and we have
nodoubt have on them valuable minerals
Apart from this they are fair grazing lands
and for that purpose are desirable.
Prof j. i. Massie, Principal of Sher
wood Female Seminary. accompanied by
a number of his pupils, availed of the ex
cursion rates on the 10th, to visit Wash
ington. 1t will be quite an event in the
school day experience of these young
ladies, and we have no donbt they will bt
pleased and proftted Ey visit to thu
Nations capital when the Nations law
makers are in session.
In May. 1887, an invitation was sent tt
owners of building stone quarres by J. l.
Smlthmeyer, architect Of the Congress
sional Library Building, to forward to th.
office of the commission for the con
struction of the building, samples to rep
resent the various stone works. Sample
of granite were received from a number 0
parties, among them Col A. W Harman
of Mt. Pony Quarry, Culpeper county, Va
We had pleasant cali at the VIRGINIA.
Office from Mrs. ?. Schumacher, of Fishers
vile on Monday the venerable widow of GU
old friend, Mr.. Z Schumacher, decd. Sh
came to renew her subscription to til
VIRGINIAN, and express her desire t
continue to read the paper We appre
ciate the good opinion of the ladies, an
especially of the old and intelligent ones
whose interest in public as we'll as locs
affairs, is encouraging.
Death Oi s.aunaeI MEG. Finley.