The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-07-18

ket last week.
Rev. j. I. Miller, of Luray, formerly
principal of Staunton Female Seminary,
was in the city Monday.
Mr. E. c. Jordan, of Jordan White
Sulphur Springs, died on the 18th inst,
from the bite of squirrel.
Capt. Geo. W. Eyler was in Staunton
visiting his daughter, Mrs. John Wehn,
Sunday and Monday last.
See the advertisement of Mrs w. B.
Bruce for two white girls as helps in a
pleasant and refined family.
DR.. Trimble, f Monterey, favored us
with call on Tuesday. He is one of the
progressive young men of Highland.
Mrs. Kate Cleary and Mrs. John Me
Quaide and children, are at the Sweet
Chalybeate Springs, Allegheny county.
Robert NJ Ward, Esq, editor OF the
week and called at the VIRGINIAN office
Mrs. Geo S. Lightner and her three
sons are visiting her father, Hon. G. NJ.
Jessup, at Ramsey's Forest, Talbot coun-
ty, Nd.
Mrs. Lyons, who has beenDn visit of
some weeks to Chicago, returned home
yesterday afternoon. She is highly
pleased with Chicago
W. E. Craig, Esq, made his first APP
pearance as District Attorney, in Dan
vile, in a case before a United States
Commissioner there last week.
Miss Zaida Carroll, daughter of Mr..
Jno. W. Carroll, of Lynchburg. and sis
ter of Mrs. Chas. Miller, of Staunton,
died in Lynchburg on the 18th, after a
lingering illness.
Mr.. John D. Rodgers, of Augusta, was
not present at the Republican confer
ence in Petersburg last week, as was
stated in the published report of those
who were participants.
Mrs VIM. Glenn and children, left
Yesterday on a visit to friends in Rock
bridge, Botetourt and Allegheny coun-
ties. Miss Mary Rapp, sister of Mrs.
Glenn, accompanied her.
R. w. Burke, ESQ.,, of Edinburg, Va,
was in the city Wednesday, and paid the
VIRGINIAN a pleasant call He repre-
SCENTS Baltimore House. and has been
travelling for it for dozen years.
We call attention to the advertisement
of VIM. Wholey, who has reopened The
Annex Saloon, on New Street. Mr..
Wholey will continue at his old stand,
where his personal attention is given
Prof. E. S. Sheppe, formerly of Mon
terey, Va, and more recently of Geor-
gia, is in the city visiting his father He
will, during next year, have charge of
the High Point Academy. North Caro-
lima.
We had the pleasure of a call on Tues
day from Mr.. J. A. Upshur, an intelli-
gent and active attache of the transpor-
tation department of the C. and O. R.
r. He is alive to the interests of his
road.
j. B. Fauver has been appointed post
master at Middlebr0ok Mr. Fauver was
the old and efficient postmaster, and sue
ceeds Mr.. Engleman, who has held the
Office since Cleveland's administration
came in.
Adjutant and Capt. w g. Kinney, of
this place, has been instructed by Col.
j. A. Mutton to issue preparatory orders
for an encampment of Second Regiment
infantry at Roanoke during the month
of August.
Mr. Jos f. Tannehill will have his ice
factory in operation next week. Our cit
liens are now being furnished ice from
the Kennebec River, Maine, the supply
gathered at home having some weeks
ago been exhausted.
Mrs. Major HI. NJ. Bell was in Jefferson
county, W. Va, last week, visiting her
the marriage of her sister to Mr. Petit
grew, Of Botetourt county. She re
turned on Thursday last
Pocahontas Herald: Mr.. and Mrs.
Merrill Kyle, Miss Ide, a young sister of
Mrs Kyle, and Mr. Charlie Metzgar, all
of Freeman's, spent last Sunday at the
Inn, and were very emphatic of their APP
proval of that hostelrie.
The Catholic Hibernian Benevolent
Society will hold their Annual Picnic at
Fort Defiance on the Goth. This means
a rational entertainments splendid
time generally. OF course there will be
n full attendance &C ic q Imavc tho oaca
Pocahontas Headlight: Mrs Shirley,
of Waynesboro, Va, the mother of our
friend. g. A. Shirley, Esq, has been visit
ing her son at Bluefield, since May, and
with her charming little daughter, Miss
Kate, made a visit to Mrs. Cummings
and other friends here last week.
The clock from the tower of the New
ton Hose Co. house, on the Moran lot,
has been taken down and placed in the
tower of the Y NJ c.. A. building to be
used, in connection with the new Clown
Clock The house formerly used by
the Hose Co. will be torn down.
The editorial articles and the matter
to which they refer, to be found on the
outer form of the VIRGINIAE, were pre-
pared and in type last week. They were
omitted for want of space, to make room
for matter of a more local nature, and
which could not be deferred
We learn from a gentleman of our city,
that Judge W. A, Hudson is now and
has been for some months in New York
City, in the interest of the various en-
terprises with which the Judge is con-
nected, in Florence, Alabama We are
glad to learn that Judge Hudson is push
ing business with his accustomed energy
and vigor, and is meeting with success
Prof. Chas. S. Roller. principal of Au-
gusta Classical and Military Academy
and his accomplished wife, returned last
Saturday from a two weeks vacation, in
travelling in the North. They took in
their route Washington, Philadelphia
Albany, New York and Long Branch,
and returned much refreshed from the
recreation and delighted with their trip
The morning papers of Saturday last
announced that the celebrated 'slugger,"
John L. Sullivan would take the G. & O.
train at Cincinnati for the East, and
quite a number of our people were at the