The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-07-19


Cashier Thos. A Bledsoe continues to
to improve slowly. He has been very i'll.
Miss Maggie Null. of Richmond, is Wis.,
iting Miss Vallie Hoover, at the Hoover
House, Staunton, Va.
Raw. DIR. w A. Harris and his daughter,
Miss Matte p Harris, are sojourning at
the White Sulphur Springs.
Mr.. P. C. Rosenbaum, now of Roanoke,
offers to rattle off his fine Sam Purdy colt,
at So a chance for 100 chances.
Mr. o. J. Derritt. of Staunton. has
been elected President of the teachers
association, under the reorganization.
Miss Laura Shuey, of Sherman, Texas.
and Miss Ella Hizer, of this county, are
the guests of Mrs. J. A. Wise, of this city.
We are informed that the Rev. Dr. Jno.
S Martin, who lately died in Baltimore.
had his life insured to the amount OF
81 ,0GO.
Marriage license was issued in Washing
ton, d. G., on Tuesday last to Wren Tram
well and Bette Hale, both OF Staunton.
Virginia,
We are requested to state that Hon. D..
Yost will deliver an address before the
Teachers Normal at the Augusta M. E.
Church, Monday night. July 23d
Invitations are out fora dancing party
to be given by Miss Christine Hartman at
her mothers residence, Bellefonte, near
Staunton, on Friday night next.
Our farmers should be thankful for TIE
very favorable weather they had for gath
ering their wheat and hay crops. We fear
blessings of this kind are not appreciated
Lynchburg Virginia,a: Mrs. Frank Alex
auder of Staunton, nee Miss Fannie Muir
rel: who has just recovered from severe
spell of sickness, is visiting at her father s.
Major George G. Murrell, of this city.
The first new wheat offered inthe
Stanton market was from the farm OF
Mr.. w. A. McComb. near Arhor Hill. 1t
was purchased by Messrs. Witt u Holt al
so cents, and is of the Fulcaster variety
James Ker, jr.. was taken suddenly i'll al
the ticket office of the G. & o. r. R.. an(
had to be removed to his home on Madison
street. We are glad to learn that he j.
very much improved and will soon be al
his post again.
DIR. Fl. W. Gordon. of Madison G. Fl
Va and NJ G. Gordon, Esq, and family
of Campbell county. Va are on visit tt
their. father. Col Thos. A. Gordon, at the
West cyan Female Institute.
Mr.. H. E. Loving, well known to our CIT
liens as a plumber and gas litter. has re-
turned to our city after several years resi-
dence in Charlottesville. Mr.. Loving is
moving into the room adjoining the store
| of A. G. Points, North Augusta Street.
Prof. Massey is building an addition to
Sherwood Seminary. We are pleased II
record this evidence of the prosperity O
this excellent school for young ladies'
Prof. Massey has the push and the quail
| tications to make it success, and he will
do it.
John E. Hamilton has been on the limp
for week or ten days. AS he WAS dis
mounting his horse the animal took fright
and his foot hanging in the stirrup, biz
leg was seriously injured. He has to com
to town occasionally to see what is go
ing on.
The corn prospect is good, notwith
standing there was no locust bloom thi
year. The tradition is that full locus
bloom presages good corn crop, and n
bloom very Indifferent crop or failure
Up to this time the promise is good TO
more than an average crop.
Prof. w. A. Bowles, for a number O
years superintendent of the pablo school
week, and received 2 warm welcome from
his many friends. He. is principal of on
of the schools in Richmond. He is looking
we'll. He speaks in high terms of Staun
ton as place Of residence.
Plum tobacco is manufactured by one o
the most celebrated houses in this country
1t is made of the best material, and put u
with the greatest care, and in the yer
best style. Lovers of the weed say it j
the best."chew" to be found in the city
} See add in another column, where you ca
find list of the houses having it for sale
We learn from the Roanoke San tina
Miss Emma Fl. shultz, daughter of tn
late Jno. d. Shultz, Of Augusta county
died at her mother residence in that city
on the 10th inst, in her 25th year. Sh
had been in delicate health fer severa
years and died of nervous prostration. Sh'
moved from Nelson county to Roanoke OF
the 9th of April.
A postal from Mr.. A. D. Woodson. o
Harrisonburg, informs US of the death o
his brother, John II. Woodson, on tn
18th, Of Typhoid fever, after an illness o
4 weeks. in the 10Th year of his age. II
was the youngest child of Hon. John G
WOodson, decd, prominent lawyer O.
the Valley and we'll known throughou
the State.
Mr.. F. B. Shaver. son of Mr.. Geo
| cHdfCl, uleu du AIS ldtiitI s FGs1QbUCe u6d
Edom. died on the eth. He was a clerk a
the Revere House, Harrisonburg, and OF
the first day of June court, feeling unwe
left the hotel for his home. where he re
manned until his death. He was younl
man of promise and much esteemed in hi
native county.
The SPIRIT of the VALLEY and Register, 0
Harrisonburg, deny that typhoid feve
prevails there in epidemic form. The
say that there have been and are yet fey
cases. but nothing like the number whicl
have been reported to exist. The VIR
GIN1AN published the statement that cpl
demic fever prevailed, and its informa
ton was communicated by citizens of tina
place. We are glad to learn from our co
temporaries that it was an exaggeration
The german at the Hotel Mozart las
Tuesday night, given as a compliment t
Miss Ellen Guigon on her entrance int
society circles, was great success.
large and select company was present, an
the wee hours of the morning found tn
participants still in pursuit of the limo
cent pleasures of the dance. We regre