The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-07-04

Misses Lucy Murdaugh and Emily
Richards are visiting Mrs. J. B. Taylor,
of this city.
Mrs. Mary Lewis, of Decatur, Ga, is
visiting her brother, Capt. J. N. McFar-
land, of this city
The Staunton Base Ball Club is an
nounced to play with the Roanoke Club
in the near future.
Prof w. Newton Holmes is visiting
his old homestead, Syracuse, N. Y. He
will return this week.
There was a heavy rain fall in this
vicinity ON Monday last, swelling some
of the streams considerably.
At Laurel Hill ON Thursday last, Mr..
Henry Deffenbaugh was thrown from
his buggy and hurt but not seriously.
Miss Eta, daughter of Capt. E. A.
Fulcher, who has been teaching at. Mrs
Gilmore school in Roanoke, has returned
home for vacation.
Mrs. j. E. B. Stuart, Principal of the
Virginia Female Institute, and her
daughter, are at Princess Ann Hotel,
Virginia Beach, for the Summer.
Miss Gertrude Murphy, of Elgin, ILL.,,
is visiting her uncle, J. C. Matheny, in
Monterey, Highland county. She will
spend the summer in that county.
Miss Myrtle Shuey, of Galena, in this
county, is visiting in Monterey, High
land county, where she is the guest OF
Misses Ida and Fanny Cunningham.
Col. J. Davis Craig, of Cold Sulphur
Springs, was in the city yesterday he
reports fifteen visitors at that watering
place, and he expects fifty by the first OF
next week.
The foundation is being commenced
on the corner of Mrs. N. P. Catlett's lot,
Gospel Hill, for a residence for Mrs. C.
NJ Whittle and Mrs Tams. J. s. Clarke
has the brick work.
Maj. Bagby has razed to the ground
the old Cease house on the corner OF
Main and Lewis, and will at once COM
mence erecting handsome business and
residence building.
Mr. c. A. Gladke, our Main street mer-
chant, left on the a. M fast train, Sun
day, for Elmira, n Y, to visit his father
his regular annual visit. He will be
absent a week or ten days.
The twentieth annual session of the
Medical Society of Virginia will convene
in Roanoke, Va, Tuesday, September Sd
1889, at p. m The subject for genera
discussion will be Pneumonia.
The march of Improvement has struck
New Street. Our enterprising citizen
Edw Burke, ESQ.,, is putting in glass
| front and renovating his store-house, nex1
| to the old annex building.
The Court of Appeals printing contrac
has been awarded to Mr.. ]. H. Drechslel
of this place, for one year from July list
at 60 cents per page of 1900 ems, he be
| ing the lowest bidder.
Mrs. McCarty, mother of Capt Page
McCarty, editor of the Richmond Times
arrived here from Richmond ON Monday
She is the guest of Mrs F. B. Johnston
Matron of the d. D. & b. Institution.
We were favored with simultaneou
calls on Monday last from two ministers
Rev j. W. Wolfe, Greenville, of the M
E. church, South, and Rev. J. H. Shu
ford, Middlebrook, of the U. b. church
The Salvation Army struck their tent
last week, and took up their line o
march for Hinton, West Virginia. Th'
attendance ON their meetings has beer
very fair, but we do not think they ac
complished much while here.
A deserved recognition of an efficien
and courteous officer is the appointment
of Mr. c. E. Dudrow as agent of tn
North German Lloyd Steamship Line, a
well as the Allen, in addition to his du
ties of passenger agent OF the =. y y
railroad.
Mr. w. II. Hyer has been elected Sec
rotary and General Manager of the Staun
ton Furniture Manufacturing Co. Nh
Hyer is practical workman, skilled il
fairs of the company with intelligence an
good Judgment. The selection is a goo
one.
Mr.. Garter Harrison, Civil Engineer
who has been for some months on tn
work of the Lynehburg and Durham
Railroad was On a visit to his home TO
few days before leaving on the 1Stl
instant to assume the charge of the wor
assigned him ON the Kentucky Contra
Railroad between Frankfort and Paris
KY.
Donald Allen, ESQ.,, with his family,
visiting his father-in-law, Mr.. G. Halle
of West End. Mr.. Allen is now located
at Evansville, Ind, and has under hi
management as Supt., two divisions o
the L. & n Road, running from Louis
vile to Nashville and from Evansville t.
St. Louis.
The Hastings Court begins it's Jul.
term this morning at 10 o'clock. A specia
grand jury has been summoned to in
vestigate the legal aspects Of the lat
Asylum case. 1t is composed of the fol
lowing well known citizens: ]. A. Wad
dell, W. A. Burke, J. H. Wayt, Jno. M
Hardy, c. S. Baker, W, L. Oliver am
6. g. Gooeh;
Under the efficient management of MI
M. Hounihan, superintendent of hands
Lewis street is becoming one Of the neat
est and prettiest streets in the city. Tn
curbing and guttering which have bee
placed on that thoroughfare are frs
class and add very much to the attrat
tiveness of the street and value of prof.
erty.
At the annual meeting of the Council
July LIST, all the old officers, who hay
served the city for the past year, wer
reelected. A deserved compliment
competent and faithful officers. This
an off year and the meeting and electio
was very quiet affair, but next yea
the war-paint will put on afresh, an
somebody may get hurt in the genera
battle. Stand up to the rack, or stan
from under.
We are gratified to learn that on
young friend, Edwin Lacey Gibson, so
of Dr. ST. j. P. Gibson, acquitted hin
self with distinction at the Uniyersit
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