The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-12-26

We are indebted to Hon. ]. w. Daniel
for interesting public documents.
Messrs. ]. W. Blackburn and j. T..
Stuart have formed real estate firm at
Buena Vista.
We direct attention to the advertise
ment of Mr.. Albert G. Keller, of bay
mare stolen from his premises on the
night of the 23d.
Capt. P. E. Wilson has opened stock
office in the Skinner building, No. % 3.
Augusta street Buena Vista is the
leading stock handled.
We had a pleasant call Monday from Mr..
j. Frank Houff, formerly of Augusta, but
now of Roanoke. He is pleased with his
new home and is doing well.
Mr. Walter Byers. son Of c. s. Byers,
ESQ.,, of Staunton, is on a visit to his pa
rents. He is engaged in railroad con-
struction in Wise county, Va.
E. T. Dadman, General Secretary Of
the Y. M. c. A., has gone to his home in
Massachusetts to spend the holidays.
He will return about the first of January.
Mai. Ed Mcmahon is in Florence, Ala,
and reports the prospects of that young
city as exceedingly flattering. He and
Maj. J. G. Green are largely interested
in that city and its Improvements.
We invite attention to the advertise
ment of Lewis Hartman, steward at the
Western Lunatic Asylum. There has
been slight change in it, and correc-
ton of typographical error that ap-
peared in our last issue.
On the morning of the oath, at Mozart
House, by Rev. DR.. Mcfarland, A. g.
Points, Esq. and Miss Rosa Kyle were
married. They left for tour to Wash
ington and the eastern cities on the
Valley morning train.
On the 18th Mr. Tucker introduced in
the House a bill appropriating $4,000
for a public building in Staunton, and
one for the construction of road to the
National Cemetery. Mr.. Barbour intro
R. M. Houff has been appointed post
master at Stonewall w. H. Magann at
Koiner's Store, in Augusta county; Lacy
C .Alphin at Rockbridge Alum, W. H. Fos
ter at Harrsville and W. w. Peters at
Mt Clifton. Shenandoah county.
James Robinson, we'll known and
prominent colored man, died Saturday
last quite suddenly, aged about so years
He was member of several of the char
liable orders of the city, under the aus
pieces of which he was buried on Monday.
We have received the annual report of
DR.. B. Blackford, Superintendent of the
Western Lunatic Asylum, for 1889. The
pressure on our columns this week pre-
vents more than an Acknowledgement OF
the courtesy We will refer to it more in
detail hereafter.
Messrs l. L. and Thomas 7. Padgett,
natives of this county, and who have
been absent for eleven years, are ON a
visit to their father in the Sherando
neighborhood. Mr.. Thomas T. Padgett
is accompanied by his wife. They have
been living in Illinois and doing well.
Rev. J. H. Waugh, presiding elder for
Staunton district, filled the Methodist
pulpit morning and evening on Sunday
last. On both occasions instructive and
able sermons were delivered-that at
night forceful in logic and and arrange
ment, and clothed in chaste and beautiful
diction.
Prof. r. n. Pool received last week a
reminder from one of his lady patients
now in Colorado, in the shape of a costly
silk umbrella. with gold mounted and
engraved handle. 1t was in token Of
her gratitude for her restoration te
health while under his treatment at the
Medical Institute, Staunton, Va.
w. H. Slower, of Chicago, called al
the VIRGINIAN office Monday He gave
us photograph of Libby Prison as il
appears in Chicago at this time. He
further informed us that the owners Of
it were coming money-thousands of Wis
itors seeing it every acquaintance, 81
cents for adults and 25 cents for children
What was considered wild goose chase
by many turns out to be regular DO
nanZa.
John S. Collins, Esq, of Greenville
has returned from an extended tour in the
: interest of his house, the Northwestern
Fertilizer Company of Chicago, which
took him through the Western States
and as far South as Florida. Mr.. Col
Inns firm has the largest bone fertilizer
house in the country. They gave evi
dence Of their appreciation of the work
done by Mr.. Collins by a substantial in
crease of salary. We congratulate the
house ON having such a faithful repre-
sentative.
We are indebted to the publishers, ]
g. Ogilvie, 81 Rose street, New York, fol
1.-THE Life and DEATH of Jefferson Da
Wis, ex-President of the Confederate
States, edited by A. G. Bancroft. I,
contains 256 pages printed in bold, cleal
type, illustrated. The book is connect
ed statement of the many prominent
events in the life of Mr.. Davis upto an6
an account of his death and burial, and
the tributes paid to his memory by the
press and prominent citizens of the
country.
Christmas Day.
Having anticipated the regular day
of it's publication, in order to give al
connected with the office the privileg,
of enjoying Christmas. the VIRGINIAi
extends it's congratulations to its numer
Gus readers this morning and wishes