The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-07-25
Waynesboro Items.
Reported for the vIRG1N1AN.

lhepOfUeQ IOr The NIRGINIAN.
The great and only theme of conversation on
the street, in the store, at the breakfast, dinner
and supper table during the week has been the
assignment and departure Of Mr. James A. Pat
/ terson, il. The first Intelligence of the sad oc-
/ currence reached here on Monday, when the
! trustee, A. Z. Braxton, Esq, came down and
TOOK charge. business was almost suspended
ana groups OF anxious men stood about discuss
ing the probable cause of such procedure Moth
ing could be learned from MIR. BraXton-his lips
were sealed, and by the time he returned to
Staunton on the 40 train excitement was at
/ fever heat.
! On Tuesday Mr.. Braxton returned and finding
the pressure upon him so great that he revealed
the whole matter, which may be briefly stated
as charge of inf1delty. A woman in the town
wrote two notes upon the same day one to Mr..
Patterson upon matter of business, the other
to Miss, and these notes were inadvertent-
~ directed to the wrong party. The bearer of
the note to Mr.. Patterson not being able to find
him, carried it to his residence, and Mrs Patter-
son opened it and at once got frriously mad.
This occurred some weeks ago, and no explana-
ton OF denial could appeaSe her. Since Mr. Pat
tersons departure the whole matter has been
cleared up, and now Mrs. P. is fully and repent
antly satisfied that there was no foundation in
fact for the charge that so persisted in as to
drive Mr. Patterson to do the deed he has
done.
1t is safe to say that no citizen of Waynesboro
was held in higher esteem All classes knew
him to be a man of his word and that upon all
subjects and occasions he could not be swerved
from his purpose to do and say that which he be-
lieved to be right. That he believed he was
right in the step taken that has called forth
these lines, the writer has no doubt mistake
has been made and we do hope that the way
will be made clear for Mr.. Patterson's return.
The citi2enS will receive him with open arms.
/ Mr.. George Maslin, of your city, is at, MI. An
trims, for an indefinite stay. Though he is not
confined to the house, his physician has ordered
! total abstainment from business or excitement
| of any kind, He has some trouble i'll the region
| of the heart, the nature of which we do not I'M
4 derstand. Mr.. Maslin is very much liked, and it
is hoped that his entire recovery viii be speedy.
L. kemper Huff has been quite unwen for sew
1 erdl months. Recently he has been more like
himself but sticks too closely to business. Lee
you should get out and take in some of the noun
tain breezes. His father, the venerable Jack
Huff, has gone a visit to his daughter, in Cor
louisville. We hope that the old gentleman's
health will be benefited as he has not been able
to be on the street for some time
Mr.. ]. w. Ellison has gone business trip to
| Richmond Norfolk and Newports News. The
firm of Ellison q Austin yearly handle hundreds
of tons of hay and straw. For several years they
have been supplying the government at Nor
folk
The favorable weather during the last ten DAYS
has enabled the farmers to secure their crop of
timothy in good order also to stack their wheat.
| Some of them still have a portion of their crops
out Hands have been very scarce and wages
have been fair, from a dollar to dollar and quar-
ter for shocking wheat Is ceuis to a dollar a day,
making hay and boarded
On the LIST of July, the energetic Maiil-street
grocer, @. o. Sutton, moved his stock of goods
into the corner store OF b. i. Smith, Esq. He
now has better facilities for serving his custom
ers and he is alive to their interests.
ID. Il. Smith, Esq, Is sojourning at the Hot
Springs. We learn that his health is improving.
Messrs. Landes and Beaver of the Fishersvlle
and Waynesboro sections c. L. 0. II. II. have been
putting down new rails on their respective sec
tions the past two weeks. Another week will be
required to complete the job. The rails are
very heavy requiring the two gangs OF men tc
work together President Ingalls, seems to be
doing everything to put the old c. II 0. in first
class condition
A few bushels of grass seed sown along theil
entertainments would add very much to the ap-
pea1ance OF the road. These banks are now oc-
cupled by uns1ghtly weeds and brials. In the
fall OF the year they dry up and fall down. A
passing engine heaves a spark coal of fire
into them and raging fire is started. Root
them out. Sow grass and it will be economy il,
the end.
Can not the various correspondents of the
VIRGINIAN give its readers some information il
regard to crop yields and prospects i'll the var:-
Gus districts of the county? Next week YOU
correspondent will endeavor to give the status
for the county as he will receive it from CORES
pondents and other sources. THOMAS.
Secretary Blaine has ordered the U, S
Commissioner at the Paris Exhibition
to close on Notwithstanding out OF
the way in that giddy emporium O
fashion and godliness.