The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-05-30
Rev. j.. r. Johnson. Of Harrisonburg.
WAS in the city Tuesday.


We had the pleasure of a call On Monda,
] st from DR.. E. A. Herring, an intel.i-
gent farmer of Rockingham county. .,"
Mr.. John Cowan, who was born II
| Stanton, i'll 1908, died in Kansas city re-
Gently. in :he seth year of his age. He WIS
a brother of Robert Cowan, deed, of this
place.
Florence linpe: Maj. i McMahon. OF
Staln on, Virginia, isamong the arrivals
this week. Mai. Mcmahon is a large rail
road contractor of Virginia, and is largely
interested ir- Florence,
Cards are out for the marriage of Mr.. j.
W. Meade and Miss Ella b.. the attrac-
tive daughter of Mr.. =. Moran. of this
place. The ceremony viii take place in
| st. Francis Church. at 10 o'clock a. M,
Wednesday. June 5 h. .-.,~. --.
! Judge ]. 7. Harris was in the city on
; Monday last. mixing with the boys and
cultivatirg a boom for the Democratic
GubernatoI ial nomination. He OF course
met many Of his Old lends. and was en-
cnnraced hy kindly assurances.
We sincerely sympathi2p with our friend
A II. Scott. Esq. of the Post Cfilce De-
partmeat. Washington, d. C.. in the death
OF his little daughter Mabel. which oc-
clrred on the 10Th, after an illness OF
thirteen days. .-.... ~.
The regular quarterly meeting of the
Ladies Auxiliary y. NJ G. A. will take
pl zee in the hall of the Association on
M 'nday, ] une 5 at o'clock p. NJ. All
The members are urged to attend. by re-
quest of the Secretary. Mrs. S. A. Hotch
kiss. -.,.,.--...'.
Rev. r. II. McKim. who married a
daughter of Rev. Il. II. Phillips, now of
n ,rfolk. put formerly of Stanton, has
been called to Europe by the illness of his
son, Dr. Duncan McKim. Rev. McKim
is rector of the Parish OF the Epiphany,
Washington city. . .--
Ga THURSDAY last the following Officers
were elected in GreenviIle /: Mayor. Jos.
! Waddy: Clerk. John B. Smith; Sergeant,
F. &. Shultz; Treasurer, John Clarke:
Councllmen, John Wagner. WA j La
rev, Henry Apple, Juette Vines, Oscar
Larue, George Fitch, James Steele.
W p. Tams, Capt. John MtQnade and
w F. Summerson, Council Committee to
report on the Improvement OF the grounds
at Gypsy Park" are taking tie grades.
wi ii Il view Of placing the woik in the
hanis Of a competent landscape gard, ner'
We shall soon have a Park worthy Of the
name.
Mr.. Louis Wanner, jr.. of Philadell hia,
called at the VIRGINIAN office Monday.
| He is one Of the progre ssive young Repnb'
licans of the Quaker City. and is largely
engaged in the plumbing business. lie is
here to do the plumbing for the hand
soma Lew residence of Maj JED Iotchkiss,
on E ,st Main Street.
The United Presby terrain Church in Ma
| ton II General Assembly at Springfield,
Ohi,. on lAonday last had under consid
alton the use of tobacco. A resolution
WAS favorably entertained not 10 license
I any 81 uutIll pi tlNlHltY WIZ tHeu 1ppuCCo.
1t was referred to specia committee
for IT port, which it is stated Will be ia
yofabIe.
Delegates to the great TINKER Conven'
| I'll IN. which meets at llarl ionbnrg on the
| oh of June. are coming in rapidly. A
number have reached Stanton over the
G.. and o. r. r., and continued their jour
ney to the place of destination. We un-
derstand that the arrangements for their
colytntnce and comfort on the grounds
south of Harrisonbarg are commOdious.
and we hope all will have pleasant and
profitable time.
Our MiddlebrooG espondentsreports
an nnft rtunate affair between Mr.. Milton
Cugler and Mr.. Walter Goode two young
men, on Friday of last week, growing out
Of dog fight. Harsh words passed be-
tween them, and epithets were applied by
the former to the latter when G1ode
grabbed pistol and fired at CuigIer, The
bali striking the buggy in which Cuig-
Ter was sitting and lodging near his sus-
pPnders. inicting no serious injury.
The closing exercises of the y. M. G. A.
at he Stanton Military Academy, were
held in the School room Sunday. led by E
| T. Didman. A large number of the yea,ng
men of the city were in attendance. and
spoke iii the meeting of the interest they
| fell in the young men of the school. Capt
| Terry. in behalf Of the Young men and fol
himself and the officers of the School
thanked Mr.. Dadman and Capt. McllhapJ
for what they had done in the Y. M. G.. A
meeting shat lie had noticed thai
great good had been DONE aid hoped thai
they would be continued next session.