The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-11-13

/ u Summerson's.
A National Bank, capital $4,000, has
! been authorized ut Buchanan, Va
T. r. n. Speck, sheriff of Augusta
county, was in Richmond last Saturday,
on official business.
BY draining Feather river, in Califor-
MIA, it is estimated that from $i0,000,000
+ $15, 100000 will be gathered in gold.
Only limited number of lots will be
offered at the opening sale of lots at
Bessemer Va, on the 18th of November.
Call and examine our stock of groce-
ries-tlie incest goods, the best goods.
Many new specialties, at Wheat & Sum
mersons.
Miss Mamie Buckley, of Roanoke, has
been in Stanton for a number of days
visiting her friend. Mrs. j. j. Kilgalen'
south Green street.
H. Tudor Tucker, brother of Hon. j.
Randolph Thicker, died suddenly at the
Soldiers Home, Richmond, on Monday
last, aged 65 years.
VIM. R. Avery, Cincinnati capitalist,
was in Staunton Saturday looking over
the investment field of this part of Vir-
ginia. He left Monday for New York.
Many soldiers, who contracted chronic
diarrhGa while in the service, have since
been permanently cured of it by Cham
berlain's collie, cholera and diarrhMa rem
edy For sale by W. NJ. Allen.
On the Sth, a severe storm approaching
a blizzard, prevailed in South Dakota.
What is the use of suffering in that bleak
country. when such genial climate as
the Valley of Virginia offers, is remarka.
able.
Mrs Dolin and her daughter, Miss
Mabel returned to their home in Staun-
ton last Thursday, from Roanoke, where
they had spent a number of weeks visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Dolin.
Capt H. L. Hoover and Asher Ayres
are directors OF the recently organized
Fredericksburg Development Company.
and e. S. Morgan, of the New York Sam
is one of its promoters.
Mr.. c. r. Caldwell. secretary of the
Staunton Improvement company, has
been kept at home by illness during the
last ten days or two weeks. His many
friends wish him a speedy recovery.
The superintendents of the public
schools of Virginia, presented on Satur-
day last, in Richmond. Hon. J. E.
Massey, superintendent of the public
schools for Virginia, with purse of $500
in gold,
The valuable residence property of
Mrs. S. X. Kerr, on North New Street, is
on the market for sale at a reasonable
price. Parties wishing to ascertain
terms can do so by calling on Mrs. Kerr
at Mozart Hotel
Mr.. j. w. Melton. the Greenville mer-
chant, has recently returned from New
York with q complete stock of new goods,
and is now helping forward Greenvile's
boom by giving her citizens generous
value for their money.
who conducts a saw mill at that place.
spent last Thursday attending to bust
!, ness in Staunton. He reports steady
activity in the lumber trade of his see
ton. All the lumber that he can saw
is used for building at Goshen.
We regret to learn Of the death from
consumption of Richard II. Stevens, of
Melrose, Rockingham county. He died
on the 9th inst. aftera protracted illness,
aged about So years He was a warm
generous-hearted man, and had many
true and devoted friends. He leaves a
wife and three children.
The annual meeting of the stockhold =
ers of the Valley Railroad Company of
Virginia, which was to be held in Staun
ton yesterday at the law office of Capt.
j. Bumgardner & Son, was postponed to
Wednesday, Dee. 3. Not enough stock
was represented to constitute quorum
for the transaction of business.
Miss Rebecca w. Gray, and Miss Hen
rietta Daingerfeld, Of Harrisonburg, are
visiting Mrs. Fl. j. Gray, at Idlewild, her
attractive residence on the wooded hill
= about one mile west of Staunton. They
l.. arrived in this city last Thursday. Their
, home will hereafter be at Culpeper G. H.,
at which point Capt. Daineerield has
bought the fair ground property, as a
r place for keeping his herd Of eighty fine
horses.
New time schedules for the winter sea-
son will go into effect next Sunday on
both the G. & O. and the B. 6 O. rail
: roads. As usual with changes of rail
road time schedules, it has not been
given out from the general passenger
departments what the changes are to be
However, the schedules of both roads
are expected to remain practically as
they are. For all of the trains now run
there is plenty of business.
John A. Alexander, the young lawyer
who has just been admitted to practice
in the city court of Staunton, is son of
J. II. Alexander, prominent citizen of
the Stonewall neighborhood, about IA
: miles north of Staunton. He is a recent
graduate of the law department of
, Washington and Lee university, and a
: young gentleman of good Qualifications
5 for his profession. His office is in Law
yer's Row, with Mayor A. II. Fultz.
Inc november loiIil VI tIc Olty SOuIU
Of Staunton, Judge Grattan, was opened
last Thursday and was finally adjourned
on Monday. Very little noteworthy bus
| mess came before the court at this term.
: George g. Shepherd and John A. Alex
l ander, who had been duly licensed to
practice law in the State of Virginia.
, were licensed to practice in the city court
of Staunton. Logan Turner was ap-
pointed guardian of Cornelia G. Ander-
SON. George Bridgewater, of England,
> was made citizen of the United States.
Mr.. w. r. Tyree, of Charleston, West
Virginia, was in Staunton on Saturday
and Monday.
. An honest Swede tells his story in plain
but unmistakable language for the ben
eft of the public. Zone Of my children
took severe cold and got the Group. I
gave her teaspoonful Of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy, and in five minutes la
ter I gave her one more. BY this time