The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-09-19

The Greenbrier cannery company will
put up so, 600 cans this season.
J. Howard Wayt has been elected
Grand King of the. Grand Royal Arch
Chapter of Virginia.
Messrs. W. E. Craig and Campbell
Slemp addressed the people of Smythe
county at Marion on Monday last.
Col. W. A. Allen, well known in the
Valley, now of McDonough Institute
Nd, died on the 18th inst.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Blackley, and Mr..
B. b. Early, of Staunton, were visiting
the family of S. b. Mason, in Lewisburg,
last week.
Mrs. J. N. Liggett left Staunton on
Monday for Jacksonville, Fla, after
spending week or two in the Valley
with friends.
Miss Lola Sprinkle, of this place, has
accepted the place of musical Instructor
and teacher of German in female col
lege at Littleton, N. G.
John Crist and Nimrod Patterson, OF
North River neighborhood, Rockbridge
county, had difficulty last week, in
which Crist was severely cut.
Col. VIM. Preston Johnston, of ulane
University, New Orleans, is spending
part of his summer vacation with his
son-in-law, Hon. II. st. G. Tucker.
Mr.. VIM. Grass, a well known and
highly esteemed citizen of Sherando,
died at his residence in that place last
Friday of pneumonia, aged about Go
years.
Newton Baylor, of Kansas City, son
of the late Col George Baylor, and
brother of Mrs. G. S. Baker and Mrs.
DIR. Eichelberger, is visiting his relatives
and friends in Augusta.
Henry Summerson, Esq, has purchas-
ed the Y NJ Bickle place, just below the
city, for $4,000. The place contains
about so acres of land, and has on it a
substantial brick residence.
Married, at Rockbridge Baths, Sept.
18th, by Rev. Mr.. McIlwaine, Rev. Frank
| McCue, of Gilmer county. w. Va, to
Miss Annie W. Anderson, daughter Of
A w. Anderson, of Rockbridge Baths.
Maj. P. III. Woodward has moved his
office from the Quarles building to the
office in rear of Snigo's stand. He is
conveniently located on Augusta street,
Immediately on the route to the depot.
B. d. Avis, Esq. now of Washington
City, arrived in Staunton on Saturday
last and has been mixing with and inter
viewing his friends on the Insurance bu-
siness and having a pleasant time gen
orally.
We understand that Col. W. ID. Rip
petoe has struck vein of anthracite coal
on the Mcbride tract, in the North
Mountain range, which promises to en-
large to an foot vein.
We acknowledge an invitation to be
present at the marriage on the 2nd of
October, at the residence of the brides
Fredericksburg, Va, of Mr.. J. Lee
Koiner and Miss Anna Scott Moon.
Miss Alice Yost started for Searcey
Ark, on the g. Is vestibule this morning
via Louisville and Memphis, to accept
the position of instructor in music and
elocution in the Female Seminary al
that place.
Dr. H. NJ. Patterson and his son vii
bur, aged 12 years, made narrow escape
from serious injury last Friday. The
Doctors buggy was run into by a runa
way horse, thrown over, with both the
Doctor and his son under it, but neither
was severely injured.
Mrs. L. II. Dreyspring and her daugh
ter, Mrs. A. L. Lawton, the latter OF
Rochester, n. Y, who have been visiting
relatives in Staunton. left this morning
at 8 Is on the west bound vestibule
train, for Alabama, the home of Mrs
Dreyspring.
VIM. B. Davenport was married to
Miss Mary NJ Gillian at Waynesboro Oh
last Thursday afternoon. The bride is {
highly accomplished lady and greatly
respected by all who know her. The
groom is a well known young colored
man of our city, who has for a number
of years taught in the city public schools
Success to them.
The highly popular Oratorio, Esther
the beautiful Queen. which is now il
process of rehearsal, under direction o.
S Prof G. W. Clary, is progressing finely
and will be presented at the Opera
House on the 18th and 18th of October
, The choice of our home talent will APP
pear in the Oratorio, including our finest
vocalists. Prof. Clary has been very
successful in his artistic work, and being
f entirely blind it is an added reason in his
behalf,
: Mrs. Albert Moeller, the accomplished
daughter of Prof. Koontz, Of this place
} left on Saturday morning last for bel
t home in Denver, Colorado. She has beer
in Staunton for several months under
the treatment of Prof Pool, and re
turns to the West with her health en-
tirely restored, and accompanied by the
best wishes of her many friends for hel
health and prosperity.
The old passenger depot of the Chesa
; grace to the Company and an eye-sore t.
the town, has been torn down to max,
way for a commodious brick structure
S suited to the wants of the large bushes
: of the Company at this point. Will
) the new building is being put up, Mr.
James Ker, Jr., Ticket Agent, is com
fOrtably located in the Bumgardnel
: warehouse, which is great improve
e ment on the old office
a Miss Sallie Dunlap, one of Augusta
!. fair and accomplished daughters, has &C
cepted a position to teach Latin, Ger
man, and Mathematics, in Miss Billings
+ school at Fairfax Hall, Winchester, Va
L Miss Dunlap is a native of this county,
/, graduate of Hollins Institute, and
}. daughter of Geo. B. Dunlap, Esq. o
O Middle River. She has had the expert
ence of two years of successful teachins
. as principal of public school in Au
gusta and acquitted herself so credita