The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-12-19


Christmas. The VIRGINIAN will be is
sued on Wednesday morning, instead of
Thursday. Advertisers will please note
this, and hand in their advertisements
on Monday or Tuesday.
Four hundred men and boys attended
the Y. M. c. A. Sunday afternoon meet
ing Sunday last.
Andrew Bowling, c. E. crawford and
james Kemper, of Augusta county, were
in Florence, Ala, last week.
E. III. Cushing, Esq, has been ap-
pointed District Deputy by the Grand
Lodge of Masons for the Staunton dis
trict.
Hugh s. Watson, colored, of Staunton,
has been appointed Worthy Grand Pur-
suviant of the Grand Lodge of Colored
Masons
Hon. A. B. Lightner, of the Legisla-
ture, was in the city on Saturday, and
returned to his duties in Richmond on
Sunday last.
Miss Jennie Gallaher, of Waynesboro,
with Mrs. E. NJ. Cabell, is visiting the
family of DR.. Mcclure, of Richmond, a
brother of Mrs Cabell.
]. Howard Wayt, of Staunton, was
elected last week Deputy Grand Master
of the State Masonic Fraternity, to sue
coed Geo. Hines, decd.
Our wood paying subscribers will
please attend to the request we have
made, to furnish us wood at once, while
the weather is favorable
License to get married was issued in
Patterson, of Tampa, Fla, and Miss
Belle Switzer, of Staunton.
L. H. Stephenson, of the Highland
county bar, and J. w. Stephenson, of
the Bath county bar, were registered at
the Virginia Hotel last Tuesday.
DIR. Daniel Conrard. late Superinten-
dent of the Western Lunatic Asylum,
has gone to Kansas City on a prospect
ing tour. If pleased, he will locate.
Mr.. Herbert Hanger. of WaynesbOro,
left ON the 18th to take a position as
book keeper in Mr.. Flickwir's office at
Roanoke, Va. He is well trained for
the duties of the service.
Col. Geo. w. Imboden, of Ansted,
W. Va, bar, and native of Augusta
county, Va, was married on the 4th
inst. to Miss Anglia, daughter of Hon.
H. NJ. Dickinson, of Fayette county.
Capt Geo. M. Cochran, jr.. has sold
the J. R. Paris farm. four miles from
Staunton, which he purchased a few
years ago for SO per acre, to Mr.. Suther-
land, of Rockbridge, for $50 per acre.
The Virginia Hotel. the place, and the
27th of December the time, when the
Hibernian Benevolent Society will give
their annual ball. 1t will be an enjoy
able occasion, if past events of like kind
are to be the guage.
Maj. J. c. Green is one of the direc
tors of the North Alabama Furnace
Foundry and Land Improvement Com
pany at Florence, Ala. Judge VIM. A
Hudson is largely interested in it, an(
from the report we see of the condition
of the company it will prove a success
We have received the first number O
the Buena Vista Advocate, published
and edited by Messrs Bailey & Bum
gardner. 1t is a neatly printed and wei
arranged paper and reflects great credi
upon the publishers as well as the EN-
bryo city it represents. We wish it sue
cess.
We have received a programme of tn
Fourth Annual Dinner of the Employ
: ing Electrotypers and Stereotypers AS
ISOLATION of New York, given at tn
, Hungaria Hotel on the 18th inst. Amon'
the participants on the occasion, Mr.. W
w. Bradley, formerly of Staunton, wa
put down for a recitation.
George M. Harrison, Esq, has pun
chased of Messrs. Wayt, Hoge and Gooch
the postotfice block, which includes tn
P. o. room and Mr.. Alex Harris dr.
goods store. This is good property, 10
Gated well, and the price paid indicate
=; that real estate in Staunton holds it
) own. The price is $4,000.
Information has reached his father, il
this place, that Styles Hotchkiss wa
killed in Louame county, California, o.
the 9th of September. He has been at
/, sent in California for several years, an
nothing had been heard from him TO
: months, until the sad intelligence of hi
death reached his former home.
We call attention to the advertisement
, for horse to keep during the winter
The advertiser is a careful business maj
and would give an animal entrusted t.
him kind treatment, and very light ant
moderate work. Any one having
horse to winter could not do better thar
address the advertiser at the p. O. DO,
number named.
Yesterday Blakemore photographed
the Staunton Shoe Factory and its EN-
ployes from Augusta street. Include.
in the scene were two OK and one o,
wood wagon, on which were perched
number of the young lady and gentle
man employees of the factory. Mr.
Sickles, the general manager, and Sec
rotary Bradley occupied conspicuou
positions
Mr.. Ward Morris, we'll known an,
accomplished civil engineer who wa
engaged in the location of the Shenan
doah Valley railroad, is now of the To
biographical Engineers, Central Park
t N. Y, where he has been for severa
years. He married a daughter of tn
late Hugh L. Gallaher, of Waynesboro
l and was recently on a visit to Mrs MOI
ris, who remains with her aged mothe
most of the time. Mr.. Morris returne
to his duties at Central Park. last week
We learn from Mr.. Ed. Burke, tina
when the present license for livery e1
| pires in May next, the livery men Q
, Staunton will close their stables. The
7 are Ed. Burke, Alex. Hartman, and Den
i. mis- Brown. The prospective street rail
way, Mr.. Burke believes, will ruin tn
livery business here, as it has done il
other cities, and the purpose is to tax
l time by the forelock and look out TO
: other avenues of business. Ii this dc
8 termination shall be carried out, it vii
;. be great Inconvenience to the people