The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-09-26
James F. Splitter has been appointed

Campbe county.
Mrs DR. II. II. Henkel and child, re
turned on Monday last from visit t
relatives in New Market.
Mrs Charles Curry, left WEDNESDAY
night of last week to visit her mother
family in Detroit, Michigan.
Master Charley Young, son of Prof.
E. Young, of Lewisburg, has entered a
a private school in Staunton.
James Atkins will leave Friday mex
for Chicago, where he has secured a pc
sition as shorthand and typewriter.
Waldo NJ. Allen, ESQ, who has beer
in Florence, Ala, for several months, ha
returned to our city and will resume blu
! siness here.
Mr.. Walter d. Hoge has returned from
Kentucky, and resumed business witt
his father, John b. Hoge, Esq, on Au
| gusta street
Selden Wake has received an appoint
ment as a pupil in st. Paul's school, Bal
timore, Md. He left for his new position
Saturday last.
Capt. s. 7. McCulloch and his wife
who have been spending some time will
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, returned to thei
home at Annapolis, Md, this week
VIM. J. Nelson, ESQ.,, of Florence, Ala.
is on a visit to friends in our city, and a
the same time attending to business in
terests, which demand his attention.
Miss Mary, daughter of Capt. NJ. P
Funkhouser, of Staunton, has entered
upon her second year at Prof. G. E
Young's Seminary, Lewisburg, w. Va.
Mr.. J. A. Valentine, of Valley Coun
ell, American Legion of Honor, in thi
city, has been appointed Deputy Crane
Commander by Grand Commander j. L
Thompson.
Taylor Mccoy left last Saturday fol
New York, where he will take a cours,
in the Y. NJ. G. A. gymnasium, prepare
tory to taking charge of the home Y. NJ
G. A. gymnasium.
Mrs. L. S. Rosser, of Albemare, Chair
man Of the Ladies' Committee, requests
the other members of the committee tt
meet her in the Council Chamber Mon
day afternoon, at 4 30.
John Leslie Duncan, brother of Mrs
Curry, who graduated in several schools
at the University of Virginia last session
has gone to Washington and Lee Univer
sity to take the Law Course.
Miss Ellen Lee, daughter of Gov Lee
and Miss Garnett, daughter of Judg'
Garnett, of Norfolk, have been entered
as pupils at the Virginia Female Insti
tute, Mrs. j. E. B. Stuart, Principal.
Mrs. 1. I. Gregory and two little inter
esting sons, Of Knoxville, Tenn, VIII
have been visiting A. j. Gregory, of Yves
End, left last Friday to join her husban,
there, who is an employee of the Eas
Tennessee and Georgia railroad.
We learn that Mrs. J. A. Patterson
Jr., of Waynesboro, has sold her hand
some residence in that town to Mr.. j. w
Ellerson. Mrs. Patterson and her famil
l1ebfO EOIiE W JUN MI. clblCISOlj, WIZ
now living in Washington Territory
Hugh l. Shott has recovered from hi
late sickness, and left Monday mornin
to resume his duties as Railway Posta
Clerk on the Norfolk and Western Raj
road. Mr.. Shott has made good recor
while in the service. We wish him SUI
cess.
Charley Powell, son of P. N Powell
ESQ.,. died Tuesday last, at the res
dence of his father, in this city, age
16 years. The family have the symps
thy of the community Funeral SCI
vice this afternoon at p. H., fro1
the family residence.
) We have been compelled to omit tn
week several communications for wan
of space They win appear next weel
The declension of Mr.. Burchard, {
Warren, of the nomination for the Les
islature, is especially forceful and read
able.
The Young Ladies Missionary Societ,
of the Trinity Episcopal Church, wi
have an apron Bazaar" tomorrow a
ternoon in the Arthur building, neg
door to Trieber's China store. Refresl
ments will be served, beginning at
o'clock.
Visitors to our Fair next week, wi
find ample provisions have been mad
by the Ladies' Aid Society of the Bal
| fist Church, and the ladies Of the
! Presbyterian Church, to furnish goo
= meals at reasonable rates. Both of til
5 societies have secured privileges for til
purpose
? Naval Cadet, Chas W. Lyle, havin
spent his annual leave of one mont
with the ''old Folks at home,n and
= very pleasant social intercourse wit
his many friends and acquaintance
the city, returns tomorrow to the n;
. val Academy to enter on the duties an
exercises of the ensuing Academic yea
, W hich begins October, list.
: We call especial attention to the e
: traordinary special premiums offered
T the B. D. Fair by the Palmer owms
e Co., of Saltville, Va, for Grade Sho
1 Horns, and of NJ. Erskine Miller and
Julian Pratt, for Grade Jersey Cattl
The specials aggregate in value mo
than the Association offers for any OF
!, class of cattle, and are worth contendil
L for, beside they show the public spin
s of the gentlemen contributing them.
J We regret to learn that Dr. Weir, Phi
= stefan at the W. L. Asylum, is still c
tanned from his duties by sickness.
# is now staying at the residence of Hus
Y T. Lyle, Esq, near the city. We he
e that his condition is not improve
Y Or. Fisher, OF the Asylum medical corr
+ has so far recovered from his late sic
c, ness as to be able to take leave of a
Bance. He is now at the White Sulph
Springs for the purpose Of recruiting
health.
d Messrs. G. W. Straughan and 4.
l. Caldwell, two excellent Staunton pr
,e ters, have issued prospectus to publ
II daily paper during the Fair, devot
l. to the exhibition and incidents come
ed Herewith. They propose to pr
about 4. 900 or ) 900 copies, offering
p excellent medium for merchants a
)l fradpS1len of all kinds to GET their wal