The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-11-28

Maj. B. T. Bagby, of Staunton, was in
Roanoke last week as a witness in a
felony case
/ Yesterday in the Presbyterian church
i Waynesboro, Miss Willie May Coinei
was married to Mr. james w. Early.
! Mr. Geo. w. Slower. of Folly Mills has
for the 9Th Internal Revenue District.
The alarm of fire Monday afternoon
last was occasioned by spark catching
on the roof OF the Office of Ed. Burke
Esq. No damage done.
NJ. E. Kyle has opened II meat store al
/ No. 20 North Augusta Street, i'll the
room occupied by Jerry Johnston. He
I keeps the best and sells at the lowest
possible prices
The Staunton lee Factory has been
| purchased by Ex-Governor Sawyer, OF
New Hampshire, who will enlarge the
/ plant AL Smith, Staunton boy, is in
charge of the work.
Mr.. J. L. Liggett and bride returned to
Staunton on Saturday night and took
rooms at Mozart Hall. They visited the
Western cities during their absence and
had a pleasant and uninterrupted tour.
positor on the VIRGINIAN for the past
ten years, has been appointed a com
positor in the Government printing Of
/ flee, and will enter upon his duties at
once.
DR.. E. O. Peyton, of Hotel Rutfner,
| Charleston, and Miss Sallie Anderson, OF
Norfolk, Va. were married in the latter
city on Tuesday, the 10Th inst The
DR.. is brother of Col. g. l.. Peyton, OF
! this county.
w. II. Barkman, proprietor of one the
| Staunton cigar factories, is filling an Or
der for a New York firm, Staunton cigars
have good reputation and deserve it,
as there is no place where better mate
rial is worked up.
A successful test has been made on the
| Valley railroad of Waddells Railway
Electric Signal Steps have been taken
! to introduce the invention. There are
but 500 shares of stock, par value 800.
which is all taken and none of it on the
market
Mr.. Marquis, the Democratic candi-
didate for Lieut.-Goyernor in the recent
Ohio election, is Il cousin of Capt. j. c.
Marquis of Stanton. The Ohio Mar
quis will contest the certificate of cleo
ton given to his Republican opponent,
Mr.. Lampson, who was elected by a
meagre plurality.
Inc i. G. Williams Company, of Rich
mond, which is represented in this por-
ton of Virginia by Col O. NJ Goode
was awarded the first premium for the
best display of manufactured tobacco
and for the best exhibition of leaf to
bacco at the Alabama Exhibition, held
! at Montgomery.
The following students at Staunton
Military Academy have been delegated
to represent that institution at the y
III. G. A. Convention. which is to meet
in Lexington on the 30th of November
and list Of December, viz: Capt. Rhine
hart, Lieut.. kable, Sergeant Matchet
Corporal Davis, and Privates Wilkeson
and Caruthers.
Col. j. Marshall McCue will address
the citizens of Staunton and the county
at the Court House at fifteen minutes tt
In cI,
ed building at Washington for the expo
4 sition of 1892 as the monument to Col
umbus. Ladies are specially invited
and punctuality is respectfully asked
The Court House bell will be rung al
half-past two.
One of the speakers, in his remarks al
the Presbyterian church Sunday night
last, spoke of the generosity of a mem
Der of the Y. III. c. A., who, il
| the first years of the organization,
gave the use of the first quarters occu-
pied by the association. The rooms
were located on Augusta street, over the
storeroom occupied by Frank Ware, and
the gentleman who so kindly assisted
the association in its weakness and in
fancy, was Maj. 3. r. Bagby.
Rev. Mr.. Lane and Miss Charlotte
Kemper sailed Thursday of last weel
from Newports News for the Republic o.
Brazil. Both of them have been en-
gagged in mission work in that country
for some years. Miss kemper was for {
number of years member of the faculty
of the Augusta Female Seminary Rev
Mr. Lane thinks the change in the pc
litical complexion of Brazil will greatly
benefit the mission work
The anti-MahOne coiored people had q
banquet Wednesday night of last week
in the room lately occupied by the Re
publican headquarters. The tables were
beautifully arranged and abundantly
supplied. The Mayor of the city and
quite a number of our white citizens
were present. A number of speeches
were made by the colored people, by
Mayor Fultz and others. VIM. Taylor
colored, presented Capt. Dorsey John
son a bouquet of flowers The even
ing passed off pleasantly and was highly
enjoyed by all present.
The Winchester Paper Mills of Wiss
Ter & Co. have been recently sold to the
American Board Association for S15O. OO(
cash. The Messrs Wissler formerly liveC
ia Augusta county, and are the present
owners of Mt. TORY Furnace tract o.
10000 acres, east of Sherando. They
also owned the Liberty and Columbia
Furnaces, Shenandoah county. and sew
eral years ago sold them to a Northern
syndiate for about $230,000 They are
enterprising and square business men
and number one citizens and Republi
cans.
Leesburg independent: From the
Charleston Gazette we notice that Hon
Edward Echols, Of Staunton, Va. wa
recently in that city to attend the wed
ding of friend Mr. Echols has repre-
sented the county of Augusta in tn,
Legislature of Virginia for several ses
sions. On the 9Th inst he was elected
to the State Senate by majority O
1900 over his opponent. He is a mem
Der of the State Committee and one O
the most active young Democrats il