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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-05-01
Doath OF Mrs. DR.. Rohsnn.

Mrs Elizabeth Robson, wife of Dr.
Geo H. Robson. and daughter of the
the late David Kyle, of Messy Creek
died suddenly on Saturday night, and
was buried on Monday last, Rev. MIR.
Paul officiating on the burial occasion.
and 4 large number of relatives and
friends attending to testify their esteem
for the deceased.
Mrs Robson was in her usual health
on retiring for the night on that day.
During the night her husband, DR.. Rob
son, observing her lying on her back
very quietly, placed his hand on her.
and discovered that she was dead. It
was q great shock to him, as it was to
all her friends, as no intimation had
been given of illness, although the de-
ceased had been complaining more or
less for some time. Heart trouble was
the immediate cause of her DEATH She
was aged about So years, and leaves two
children, her husband, a brother, Mr..
of friends to mourn the absence of an
affectionate mother, wife and sister, and
a kind, christian neighbor. We knew
her in early life, when in rosy, CHEEKY
girlhood, she gave promise of the
splendid womanhood which exemplified
her life and made her presence bene-
diction to the circles in which she moved.
We sincerely sylnpathize with her al1lict-
ed family in their irreparable loss
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-05-01
Spring Hill Items.

reported for the FIRGINIAN.]
No boom In our town at this writing, but it is
possible there will be in the near future.
J. T. Ewing, who has lived here for thirty
years or more, now offers for sale his residence
store house and grounds, which is one of the
most desirable homes in our town. BEST loca-
tion for a doctor, or one who wishes to carry on
the mercantile business that be found be-
tween Harrisonburg and Staunton.
Corn planting is about over-some corn is
coming up. Wheat is looking better in this sec
ton than any place in the county that we have
seen. Good prospect for large yield of wheat
blis year Thre will be large fruit crop unless
something shoH:q happen to it vet
Mr.. j. E. Hahn, house painter, who has been
at Iron Gate for some months, has moved his
family there, and expects to make that his flu
tire home.
VIM: II. Gamble has sold his Splitter farm, con
tanning 20 acres, TO Samuel J. Link for $1,000
cash.
Samuel G. Bell has bought of C. L. and A. w.
Litton, 40 acres for 1920.
Jacob II. CraW4 purchased of s. c. Bell, 65
acres for 81, 800.
r. A. Vanlear has traded lots with r, A. Coin
ar, near Fair Play School House, and is building
on same,
On Sunday night last, tho store of j, T. Ew-
ing was broken into by some unknown party or
parties, and Mr. F., just before retiring at night
had occasion to go to the store, together with
Mr.. j. W. Wpigle. When the party heard them
coming they ran. leaving the key in the door
with which they opened it. 1t is thought the
thief had just entered. and hearing Mr. L. com
ing fed. Nothing was disturbed but some pa
pers belonging to the pOstoffice. Mr. E. could
not identify the party, although he was near
them.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-05-01
THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Married.

April Esd, at the residence of j. w. White near
Lyndhurst, Va, by Rev. j. Il. Shenk Mr. Alex O.
Brown, of Bnena Vista, Va, to Miss Ella Hut
man OF Lyndhurst.
April 21th, at Verona, by Rev S. D. SHELTON
Mr. Ambrose G. Wilkerson, to Miss Iona B. SUIT
ton both OF Augusta.
April I'd, near Broadway, by Elder BENJAMIN
Miller, Mr.. Sidney L. Bowman, and Miss Edna
Myers, both of Rockingham county.
April 1st, at furnace no. 2, by Rev. A. c. Me
Neer, MIR. Michael Downy, and Mrs. Mary A.
Sharp, both OF this comfy.
Joseph II. Whitmer and Miss Virginia +. Miller
both of Rockingham county.
April 18TH by Rev. j. Paul Stirewalt, Mr. Jas
Rockingham county.
heart and Miss Mary H. Gilmer, both OF Rock
1nghain county.
April 2lst, by elder Jacob Thomas Mr.. Frank
Summers ami Miss Annie Ludholtz both of
Rockingham county.
April 23d, 1850, MIR. Robert Powell and Miss
Hattie Greayef both OF near Swoope.
April Esd, 1896, near Avis, Mr. James Strasburg
and Miss Agnes Harris, both OF this county.
April sd, 1890, near joanna Mr.. William Mil
Ter and Miss Jane SwortZel, both of this county.
April 25d, 1890, near Lynahurst, Mr.. Alexandei
brown and Miss Ella Huffman, both OF Augusta.
April sd, 1890, near Churchvile Mr. William
McGnire OF Roanoke, and Miss Mary MCGUIRE,
of Augusta.
April I'D, 1880, at Fishersville, MIR. Frank Daw-
son, OF Botetourt county, and Miss Ella Reeves,
OF Fishersvilie
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-05-01

HIS COMPANY has acquired
OF Sunton out of which about Acres will
trial sites leaving
1900 LOTS
the Treasury to be hereafter
sell
Dollars payable day purchase
thereafter
The Six Thousand Lots sold under this
value of the whole will
each purchaser by committee Of dnterested gentlemen
The proceeds of the sale stock will be
of the Companys promoting
establishing industrial enterprises,
The primary purpose DEVI OPANT COMPANY
enlarge improve STAUNTON develop the re-
Augusta the surrounding
this OF railroad competition,
desirable markets the favorable project appeals
the local pride the public the
the
all the purpose
be achieved result III benefit all
the of building wealthy
cent?
1t safe Investment the Stock
handsome profits and the the
The Staunton Development Company,
myl Stauntoh-- Va
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-05-01
Deaths.

April l4th. at the residence of his father John
e. Heatwol, near Romney, w ", Mr. Luther
A. Heatwo Deceased was aged 25 years and %
Gays ana was an earnest, consistent Christian.
He was brother of N. r. Heatwol, OF Harrison
burg.
April %, after protr acted Illness, Mrs. Judith
wore, consistent member of the Baptist
church, i'll the 18th year Of her age.
April sd, 1880, near Lyndhurst, Mr.. Franklin
Myers, aged IS years,
April 9th, 1890, i'll johnson county, Texas, Mrs
Halle Albert sister OF Mrs. Richard Hawkins,
of this city, aged "a years.
On April 9th, 1890, near Goshen, Va Mr.. L.
Marshall Bell, aged Is Decd left widow and
seven children. He was q leading citizen of
Bockbride.
April Is, 1890, at Beaumont, Texas, Adam Rob-
ert keblinger, son of Frank c. and A. L. Keb-
linger, late of this city, aged months and 3
days.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-05-01
Census Enumerators in Rockingham

Hon. J. A. WingfeId, Supervisor of
the census for this district, has made
most of his appointments of Ennmera-
tors for this county, but this week we
are not able to announce them all They
are, as far as we have heard as follows :
La Ashby-T. d. Byerly, J. H. Lindsey,
and VIM. F. Berry; in Linvlle-B. f.
Funk, ~ W. Long, and one not yet APP
pointed; in Palms, L. Martz, and j.
". Scothorn. and one not yetappointed;
In Stonewall-John G. Wheat; George
w. Weaver, and A. e. Wyant and in
Central-G. r. Black, l.. J. Heatwole,
and M. Bolts Lewis. There are yet to
be heard from one in Plains and one in
Linville. Nine of those appointed are
Republicans, three Democrats, and one
whose politics we do not know.-Spiyit
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-05-01
MEiSce 11aneous-

lot Of note worth Zoe GA hee will
Vat
Silk Plush beautiful
at 4oc soc Plated
half
half Dozen the same in Forks TrEad
PICTURE FRAMES frame mould
gilt frames worth $780, Window
worth 81 Real oil
QUEENSW AREEest
handles
dishes Pitchers
largest size soc pece decorated only $780, best
costing combined
worth $4,000 Washbowl
dset a
cana A
beautiful
Lambs
gallon covered bucket
gallon gallon 15c
breadl pans
erset(
We thousands things which
We daily that
YOUR Or
JECT IS TO SAVE M0NEN ~ 90
A. e. HARNSBERGER
II g n 4 r7Sr
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-05-01
LADIES' GOODS.

WHITE GOODS
White W rs a il, 7c, Sclne1O Toe
A in
KID GLOVES worth n I'M Tans.
liner at at price,
at A
Of Conti
$3.50,
HOSIERYHoe
double the Regular a
Imported Isle a worh soc - "
RUlENtiS at a a zoe
q 15c zoe andes
JERSEYS OOand$
hat4
at &c Real Toicon
nd prizes
LINEN Linen Damask table goods
at
Up. frolh5O adozenup - -
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-05-01
Meeting Of the Augusta Memorial
Association.

meeting of the Augusta Memorial Associa-
tioE held in the Court House Oh Monday
last. Capt Il. s. Doyle was called to the Chair
The following committees were appointed to
make the necessary arrangements for partici-
patton in the ceremonies OF the unveling of
the statue of Gen. kobt. L. Lee in Richmond on
the 18th OF May:
General Conmittee.-Col. J. d. Liley, Capt. C.
b. Conner, Capt Jno. n Opie.
Riverheads-S. +. Carson, G. c. HaWpe, T. NJ.
Smiley, John Ballard Smith.
Pastures -Jno. Guy, Jno Waldrup, j. A. Will
son, H. FL. Hanger.
North River.2Jno. W. Crist, Henderson Bell,
A. w. Litten Jno Hanna, Jno. H. Silling.
Middle Rivers. II. McCue, j. II. Crawford, A.
L. Grooms. Casper Goiner.
South Riyer.-Cary Smith, Owens McCune T.
L. Wallace, Capt. e. Benton Conner, George H.
Coiner.
Beverly Manor.-Geo Powers, Capt. E. A. Full
cher, John Brown, Erskine Gay, Joseph House
man.
staunton.-W. L. Olivier A. II. Futz. J. f.
Waters, JAS Bumgardner:
Committees VIII report the names of all per-
sons in their respective localities who will at
tend to John N. Opie, President of the Asso cia-
ton.
By order of
THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-05-01
Pulaski City.

We call attention to the advertisement
announcing the sale of lots at that iron
centre on the 9th of May. Pula ski is a
tries and in the midst OF one of the rich
est mineral and pastoral sections of the
South. 1t will pay to attend the sale
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-05-01

| prescribe Simmons Liver Regulator,
and it deserves all the praise it receives.
DR.. d. W. Atkinson, Sloan Springs,
Ark
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-05-01

Burton L. Dechert and Miss May Me
Allister, both of Harrisopburg, were mar
ried in Washington last Saturday.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-05-01


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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-05-01

On the Cowpasture, in Highland coun-
ty. last week, a gray eagle was killed
which measured n feet from tip to tip
of wings. 1t carried with it a wolf trap
in which it had been caught, and in
which one of its legs was securely held.
The trap was rusty and the cut in the
leg was partially healed, evidencing that
ii had carried the trap for some time.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-05-01
GOODSno


best that
was sold at Soc A lot Straw Hats worth
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-05-01

DRY GOODS.


CEal
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tin cIrs
HUNDREDS
JUST Low IN PRICES
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-05-01
THIS is YOUR GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY
Shoes. Shoes.

Just failure of Syte
of consisting and Chidrens
which actual
equick Do Of mis-
entire Dry Goods Stock will be sold Bankrupt
will only few prices:
Pieces Best Standard Caco worth being
us at 434c per yard.
Gngams price only &C per ward
wide Behed dressing only CSC per
Stores charging you goods
of good Pins Hmitehed Handkchies,
worth elsewhere piece
Buttons for &C. Dozen Ladies piece-al sizes
Ladies and Chldrens piece double what we
70 them.
This Golden Opportunity do delay
be convinced. Bargains
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-05-01

the famous Shenandoah Valley.
1t is bnt four miles away, up river
valley, where railway can be cheaply
constructed, to the Valley branch of the
great Baltimore & Ohio railroad, thus
placing at it's disposal, for all purposes,
two of the great railway systems of the
country, the Norfolk s. Western (of
which the Shenandoah Valley will
be the main line of the northeast and
southwest travel, when extended to
Washington city, as it soon will be), and
the Baltimore e. Ohio, both connecting
with that other great central east and
west system, the Chesapeake & Ohio, all
placing at it's disposal, on the most IA
vorable terms, the wonderful Goals and
cokes and the needed raw materials that
are not found within it's own wonderful
stoPehouse of raw materials for supply
ing many kinds of industries.
We may venture to say that no point
in the whole $3.50 miles of the length of
the great Valley of Virginia. from the
Potomac to the Tennessee line, has with
in twenty miles of it, so many industrious
and well-to -do people as this; one in
which abundant and reliable white la
Dor and fine materials for manufactuf-
ing can be had on fair terms, for the up
building of a great industrial centre
We believe it will be the policy of this
far seeing company to devote the larger
portion of the net proceeds of its sales
of city lots and mining and other priv
leges to-promoting the building up of nu-
merous enterprises, In the many lines
provided for in It's charter. thus greatly
enhancing the permanent value of It's
stock in fact, it is intimated that it has
already secured a number of industries.
giving employment to many skilled ar
tiZans.
This company is not a creature of the
hour; the gentlemen interested in it
have been engaged for more than two
years in perfecting their plans before
making them public.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-07-10
\ Cromweilian President


What kind Of man is President
Diaz?'
HE is a pure Indian You can always
tell geutleam when YOU come near him.
can't YOU? Well. now, Diaz carries
around him the mdescribable aroma az a
gentleman He is "a man about your size.
substantial and inclined to he stout. with
dark color You never see him without 4
smile on his face OF course he was q
magnificent soldier rs his record shows.
He restored his country, he has COM
PEELED the Mexieans Of the present day to
accept modern ideas. You saw that YES.
terday he threw into prison lnurbide?
Yes he did lnturbide is descended from
the first Mexican Emperor by an Ameri-
can woman from the District Of Columbia.
He has @ 6ne plantation in Mexico and ha
came back there the other day and began
70 talk against the Government of nias
as If he had special rights Oiaz clappeJ
him in jail When the grant to the
American railroad in Mexico was with
held by the Parliament or congress, Diag
was out takinga ride He came up into
Congress and addressed them. saving
'Signors, you will either pass this bin or
go straight home They looked min
ute and raised the cry of Long hive the
President. and passed the bill This /,
the kind of President to tie TO- The Mex
lean army is about 10000 meu; a very
good army.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-07-10
Is TIE SUN GROWING coLDs


We want to know whether the sun is
showing any symptoms of decay, says the
Story of the Heavens. Are the days as
warm and as bright as they were ten years
ago. one hundred years ago? We can
find no evidence of any change since the
beginning of authentic records II the
sun $ heat had preceptibly changed within
the last 1000 years we should expect To
find corresponding changes If the dlstrlbu-
ton of planets and animals, but no such
changes have been detected
There is no reason to think that the
climate of ancient Greece or Of ancient
Rome was appreciably different from the
climates of the Greece and the Rome that
we know at this day. The vine and olive
grow now where the grew 1000 years ago.
We must not, however, lay too much stress
on this argument, for the effects of slight
changes in the sun heat may have been
neutraGzed by corresponding adaptations
in the pliable organisms of cultivated
plants.
All we can certainly conclude is that no
marked change has taken place in the heat
Of the sun during historical time Bnt
when we come to look back into vastly
earlier ages we find the most copious
evidence that the earth has undergone
great changes in climate. Geological
records can on this question hardly be
misinterreted. Yet it is curious to note
that these changes are hardly such as
could arise from the gradual exhaustion
Of the suns radiation. No doubt IN very
early times we have evidence that the
eartb's climate must have been much
warmer than at present. We had the
great carboniferous epohc. when the tenn
perature must almost have been tropical
In arctic tatitudes. Yet it is hardly posi-
BILE 10 cite this as evidence that the sun
was then much more powerful, for we are
Immediately reminded of the glacial
epoch when our temperate zones were
inctsed in sheets of solid ice. as northern
Greenland is at present If we suppose
the sun 10 have been hotter than II is al
present TO occOunt for the vegetation
which produced coal then we ought 70 as
sumo the sun to be colder than ii il now to
account for the glacial epoch. II Is not
reasonable Ia attribute such phenomena
Ia such oscillations in the radiation from
the sun. The glacial ep0chs prove that
we nav not appeal to geology IN ana Of the
doctrine that a secular cooling Of the sun
is nov in progress.
The geological variations Of climate
NAV have been caused by changes IN the
earth itself. by changes IN the positions OF
its axis. by changes in its actual orbit;
but. however they have been caused, they
hardly tell US mucn with regard to the
previous history Of the sun The heat Of
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-07-10
Errors Concerning rnrnndne..

There is fair PROBABILITY that the tor
uado which has just occurred will
strengthen and extend a popular error
regarding such calamites which is already
widely ditfused. but which has no valid
reason of being. We have been dccustom-
ed to think that earthquakes foundations
and cyclones in the United States have
been confined TO the past fifteen or twenty
years, or, at the most, 10 the past third
or half century. They were never, we
have been imagining. felt or witnessed
here during the early settlement
Of the country or at least if they did hap
pen in those days they We're mild and in
nocent in their manifestations compared
with those which are taking place in our
time. Earthquakes like that which occur
red in Charleston four years ago, floods
like those which appear IN the Mississippi
Valley four or five times in every decade,
and tornadoes like those which Obiterated
Mount Vernon, M. and destroyed hum
dreds of lives and millions of dollars
worth of property in Louisville, are, IN
popular fancy, necessarily essentially,
and in some mysterious way connected
with the human period, and If not caused
primarily 10y the OCCUPATION OF the country
bv civilized man, are, at all events. IN
creased 10y frequency and severity by his
presence.
The error of this motion can readily be
pointed ont Geological research has
shown that the subteranem commissions
In the region now called the United States
came at least as often and were fully as
intense in the past as in recent times.
Records during the hlstorict period prove
that both earthquakes and tornad0es were
far from being rare or harmless occur
rences on this continent a century or two
ago.
Floods have been increased in number
and extent in some degree by the de-
struction of forests which mans oCcupa-
ton OF the soil has brought about. In all
other respects. however, as the testimony
geological strata, of historic records and
of Indian traditions set forth, the con-
ditions in the past in reference 70 the
strife Of the elements were practically the
same as they are now The operation Of
the natural forces, barring that Of rain
and its attendant phenomena OF freshets
and floods. have been virtually UNI
changed during the last few hundred
wears at least Earthquakes and Tomatoes
asserted themselves 80. 100 and 200 hum
bred years as they have in more recent
times, but owing 20 the comparative or
absolute absence and civilized witnesses
their appearance was unheralded at the
time. and their destructiveness TO man and
the creation Of his labor and genius was
infinitely less than in the present age.
The latter consideration has an especial
interest to us at this time 1t implies
that earthquakes, floods and tempests may
not grow IN frequency or intencity in the
future. they must, from the increase in
number Of man and in the broadening Of
the erea Of his occupancy, be vastly more
destructive to life and property than
they have been up to the present age
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-07-10
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOL
LARS FOR TWENTY.
A. A. Marcus, Jewish Rabbit Secures 81
Fortune from The Louisiana state Lot.
terry

Ns t,,,.,,.
- marcus "l>" "N""'' ,''"''N
Fortune from The Loui'iah state Lot
~. e.........,... ,....,o.. 49,.
i,na S,,I I"Ii.,, 9',,,,, ,'I'',,, ,,, ,i...
porkei Of n Wsfl Known. M IN, ,r u,.fon
Ills Alfred A. Naruf, his umc. and The
plum struck him Siu0on1 worth.
Alfred Marcus Is familiar figure ON our
street. having Had extensive dealings in r'n
' i,. I W. u -,,'''4.'l ,,',''''.H ',,N
i,.,r. -, NJ. 1r,,l,. ~. ha,.rl. -,,,
ras.cd. a,.li none .r H. moro fortunate of
his elias. hu has always been ready to relieve
the vag's of the distressed In religious
circles he figures as ono OF the strictly coy
hodoA JcNs ile mot o9IN has noi.i l""
~ U'-u- u,>' e"i .n Vnt OF l"'l" 'h 'H"''H
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-07-10
THE COLD MAN.
sv rasScIs 5 SMITH.

,s .8ld. and his blood = cold
Hs asll. . .8esk- ia an icy tone,
A1s u s. con'ented
Aa4 2. Fs -Ip- his wine Alone
Nls" be -ives a party
81. Gof,r .aa AXE Of show
ta-. CALLED by his manner
BE s;-',lsl and frigid grow
I'm, Of bi- cold, keen gianees
ls W. We dig around, -
,..a. of his grand piano
800 .N s5-ta with Il freezing SOUND,
D1'J. .f.am from his Nlands
M. y. .9-y Of acrtic smell,
ma, guest seems under
AI- , s,, and agne spell
.-...,,ir tia glowing hre,
y. -,r ..s---.b h the bright champagne,
Sailing conversation
~. I'm - b1and by an icy chain
Ky, hast SITS grimlY waiting
a4 -. , ~. hi. guests depart,
t.. ,8.r. freezing iangnort
DO l'' New York Weekly
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-07-10

the sun has lasted for countless ages, yet
we can not credit the sun with the power
of actually creating heat. We must apply
even TO the majestic mass of the sun the
SaG,e laws which we have found by our
experiments on the earth Whence comes
the heat sufficient to supply this tremend-
ON. mt .rninre9
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-07-10
Confirmed.

The favorable impression produced on
ths first appearance Of the agreeable liqud
tuIt remedy. Syrup Of Figs. few years
ago. has been more than conf med oy tue
pie isant experience d all who have us-d II.
and the success OF the oprietors and
manufacturers. the California Zig syrue
Company.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-07-10

For The first time in iis history the Boston
Dental College VIII graduate "a woman. lUs
years graduate who ha, that honor b said
TO lead her class aud TO be the recipient Of
several prizes.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-07-10

A pocket match safe free 10 smokers Of
In,iH Punch be-. cigar.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-07-10

bEs,HAa Puts cure Bilious and Nervous Ill.,
John CharYous, HiHdoo and caunibnl or
iciuauy from the FIJI Islands but more re-
Gently from Canada, is delivering lectures in
Georgia