The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-10-24

Floyd Thomas, of Greenbrier county
entered Dunsmore's Business College
last week
Miss Susie Turner, daughter of Prof
T. NJ. Turner, of Lewisburg, is visiting
her grandfather, Prof. y. J. Turner, OF
this place.
Mr.. John Dreschler, father Of Mr.. j
+ II. Drescller, of stanton, died in Bal
timore on Sunday morning last. His
son attended the funeral.
The Staunton Nursery Co. has pnr-
chased the Smart farm of ll8 acres near
Staunton, on the Greenville road, for
So, 49, 40, E. NJ Gushing, auctioneer
Mrs. Lena Moan, daughter of the late
John b. Scherer, of this place, was mar
ried in Roanoke on the 18th, by Rev.
j. W lynch. to Mr.. John Gov, of Eng
land
Prof. Little, expert optician, from Bal
timore, will be ut DinlSle & l.ang's jew
elry store, Friday and Saturday. Oct
% and Goth Consultation free. Com
pllcated cases solicited.
Col. G. E. Hoge. Cashier First National
Bank at Frankfort, Ky, was in the city
last week, looking after his business in
terests here, he being member of the
wholesale grocery establishment of Hoge
4 Hutchinson.
l.. O. Terrell has been appointed post
master at Brownsburg H. I. Lunsford,
at Raphine G. b. Ackerly. at Summers
Charles A. Lacy. at Teaford-all in Rock
bridge county.
On the. 2Sth inst, the citizens of Au-
gusta will see on exhibition, THE FLOR
ENcE STEAM WASHER, which received
the highest certificate of merit at the
Winchester Fair Nornbbing of clothes
required.
On the farm Of Mr.. A. s. Lara, near
FishersvilIe there is Il three earo
apple tree, of the johnson Fine Winter
variety. from which was gathered five
pecks The tree was purchased from the
Central Point nursery.
Hotel Wilton. of Harrisonburg, kept
by Mrs. Patlocll, is comfortable
place for the traveller. The table is well
supplied, the rooms are neatly and COM
fortably furnished, and every attention
is rendered to make your stay in the
house agreeable. The location, Just OPP
posite the Court house square, cannot be
surpassed.
Col. A. w Hartman and Maj E. I. d.
Myers, had dispute in Richmond on
Monday last, which resulted in severe
blows passing between them Mr.. Myers
Is General superintendent of the r., f. &
p r.. r., and Col. Halanan was contrac-
tor on the Belt line OF Railroad The
dispute grew out of money due ON ac-
count work done by Col iiarmam.
W. H. II. Frenger, number one ps.in-
Grand newspaper man, will shortly issue
the first number Of the Cfiftom Forge
and IRON Gate Retfer, a weekly news
paper devoted to the interests of the
section where it will be published. Mr..
F. returned from Richmond last week,
where he purchased his outfit, and called
at the VIRGINIAN While III Stanton,
The Methodist pulpit Last Sabbath
was filled by Rev. W. A. Harris, d. d.,
in the morning, and Rev. Mr. Roane at
night, DIR. Rogers being absent Both
t sermons We're interesting, instructive
and able The music on the occasion,
in the morning, was more than usually
sweet and nspirng-M Hicks at the
organ and Mrs. lost leading the choir
both of the Wesleyan Female Institute
Waddel's patent for an automatic
railway electric system TO prevent the
collision of railroad trains, has been per
fected, and at a private practical test
made ON the Valley Railroad, recent
", near Lexington, the value Of the
invention was shown SO clearly as a new
factor as a life saver Oh railroads that all
doubt as to its commercial value was dis
PEELED. 1t is a Virginia invention, and
entirely owned by Virginians
Gen. j. d. mboden is the protector of
the town of Damascus, in Southwest
Virginia. Last week he sold nineteen
lots for which was received $500. The
highest price was $3.50, and the lowest
$50. A "boom'' seems to be lowering
around that section. Last week $780, 900
was paid for Doe Mountain iron property.
and Pennsylvania syndicate has pur-
chased "Shady," white pine timber
tract.
AT Harrisonbnrg, Monday last, the re-
porter of the EIRGlNIAN had the pleas
ure of meeting eX-Senators Lewis and
Riddleberger, ID. S. Lewis of the Spirit
Of the valley, eX-Representative Sanger,
and the Messrs. Sullivan. There was a
wonderful concensus of opinion on the
political situation, and that was that old
Rockingham Was safely anti Malone
And the State will be also, if the Demo
Gratis but measure up to the Importance
of the situation.
Mr.. Alfred Gone, who has for some
time been in the Drug store of Child L.
Shelton. goes to Baltimore November
LIST to take place in a Drug establish
ment in that city. Mr.. Gone secured the
situation through The good Offices of Mr..
Dome, of the wholesale manufacturing
Drug house of Sharp & Dome. of Bal
timore. Mr.. Dome met Mr.. Cone at
Child & Shelton's, and recognizing his
capacity. pleasing manners and good
address, interested himself to secure him
u pleasant position. We wish him sue
cess. He deserves it,
We call attention to the card of d. St
George Fraser, civil and mining engineer,
in this issue of the NIRGlNIAN Mr.
Fraser has been for many years suco ess-
fully engaged i'll prospecting, developing
and experimenting operations and cree
ting plants in the iron, coal and coke
regions OF Pennsylvania, and in the To-
cation and construction of railroads, lay
ing out town sites, etc. He will be open
for engagement shortly. and any one in
need of Il first class engineer will do well
to secure his services.
The public Hall of the Y. ~ G. A. is a
beautiful room. The ceiling is finished
in hard North Carolina pine and var
nished. 1t is the handsomest piece OF
work of the kind we have ever seen