The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-05-09

Mr.. Fred. L. Fultz. of Fort Lewis, has
rented the grazing farm of Mr.. Joseph
Hull, of Highland county.
We are gratiGed to learn that Miss Net
tie Kinney, who has been extremely i'll in
New York, is much better Her mother,
Mrs. j. NJ. Kinney. is with her.
Last week dogs killed % sheep for Capt.
F. A. FQlcher, on his farm, few miles
from Stanton. Mr.. John Waldrop.
near Swoope's, had 90 killed and l6 badly
injured.
Col. ], II. Skinner, has been elected the
lay DELEGATE to represent the Trinity Epis-
copal Church, at the Diocesan Council,
which meets in Iynchburg. May. 18th,
and George NJ. Harrison Esq, alternate.
we are indebted to Rev. Sam'l Rogers
for copy of the Minutes of the 1o5th SEES
sion of the Baltimore Annual ConfereI ce
of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Sou h.
held in Alexandria. March - 10, 1883, for
which he will accept our thanks.
Cards are out for the marriage of Miss
Rosalna King. of Baltimore. and Mr..
Wallace p. Whitmore. of the firm of
"hitmore s. Liggett. Staunton. Va. The
ceremony will take place at Grace Z. E.
church, Baltimore, on the 18th May.
Capt. A. J Frenger. delegate FROM Blue
Ridge Division. 1S4, Brotherhood of Con-
ductors, left for Denver. to attend the
meeting of the National Division of the
Brotherhood, last Tuesday night. Capt.
A. M. Johns accompanied him as an hon
orary delegate.
The mayor is enforcing the ordinance
requiring house occupants TO sweep be
yond the gutter of the pavement Oh Tues
days and Thursdays, and to the middle of
the street on Saturdays by O'Clock
Il. M, the dirt to be placed i'll piles at least
eight feet apart.
We have received the prospectus OF IL g
Cold Sulphur Springs. near Goshen, j..
Davis Craig, proprietor. 5. Craig MAN.
ager. The terms are reasonable and the
accommodations first class. We are
prosperous season are excellent.
We are indebted to Hon. John L. Buch-
anln superintendent Of Public instrt C,
tion, for copy of the 18th annual report
of the condition of the public schools and
the progress of education in Virginia He
will please accept our thanks. 1t is an
interesting and valuable document.
The Hi. HAND Recorder came to US lsst
week under its new management-J. J.
Straughan, editor and publisher. 1t is
neatly printed, well edited and newSy. The
salutatory is in good taste and the general
make up of the paper such as to make it
popular. 1t is decidedly the neatest pa
per ever published in Monterey. If the
Recorder is kept up to the initial number
We predict for it success.
Harry Coleman. son of Mr. S. H. Cole
man, has received an appointment as ste
nographer in the Office of the Norfolk q
Western Railroad at Roanoke. Harry is
quite young, not more than Is or 10 years of
age, and acquired stenography unaided by
a teacher. lie deserves much credit for
The progress he has made, and the use he
is making of his knowledge.
Maj John n. e lwards, distinguished
editorial writer of Missouri, died in Kan
saS City on the 4th inst. He had been
connected with daily papers in st. Louis,
St. Joe, Sedalia and Kansas City. He was
a fiery writer and a generous hearted man.
He commenced his career as printer in
the Office of the Lexington Mo-, Erpositor.
of which the present editor of the VALLEY
| VIRGINIAN was the founder and editor, He
was a native, we think, of either Warren