The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-12-25
Landes Palace Gallery.

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Staunton now has the honor of pos
/ sessing what is probably the largest an
best arranged Photographic gallery i
Virginia. 1t occupies tie entire thir
4 floor of P. Fl. Trout's new brick block
and was designed for its proprietor an
! operator, d. j. Landes, by b. M. Cline
dinst, formerly located in Staunton, blu
during the last twelve years leadin,
| photographer of Baltimore
From wide entrance door on one O
| the most city-like portions of Mali
street, the Landes Palace Gallery i
reached over two easy stairways divided
by several landings into short flights
and neatly carpeted all the way up from
the street. The reception room of tn,
gallery is a large apartment, with higl
ceiling, handsomely papered walls, lac,
curtains, and fine new carpet and furni
ture. 1t is connected by wide folding
DOORS covered by rich and heavy cur
tains, with the operating room, which j!
great apartment like a public hall, ex
tending high up to the strong roof Of
corrugated glass, and facing the street
through large windows occupying most Of
the frontspace. The operating Furniture
includes five or six cameras and a large
variety of scenery for the background of
photographs. Off to one side, near the
reception room, is the ladies' dressing
room, cosy, well lighted and comforta-
BILE apartment, with new carpet and fur
niture. In the rear of the operating
hall are the printing room and office,
with unbroken sunshine from the south
ern sky, and with the best appliances
for Photographic work. The gallery as
a whole is not only commodious, well
arranged and richly furnished, but it is
also centrally located, easily reached,
and as neat, sunshiny and attractive as
a gallery could be made.
Mr.. Landes deserves credit for the en-
terprise shown by him in establishing
the elegant gallery described. He moved
into his new quarters last week from his
old stand opposite the Augusta Nationa,
Bank. By doing good work and by
paying close attention to his business
he has built up an extensive trade. which
will be largely increased through his
new and improved facilities In addi-
ton to his fine grade of photographs, he
does portrait work in crayon and India
ink. His charges are always Just, and
he makes practice of giving complete
satisfaction in each transaction
Call and inspect our exhibition of hol-
iday goods. WHEAT & SUMMERsoN.
Nuts, candies, cakes, crackers, raisins,
currants, citron, and everything else at
Wheat Il Summerson's
We regret to learn that Mr.. Harvey H.
Burdett is lying dangerously ill at his
home in this city.
We are here to please you. We have
the goods to make up an elegant menu
for breakfast, dinner or supper at Wheat
& Summerson's.
Rev. DR.. Nelson, with his family, went
to Richmond at the beginning of this
week to attend the wedding of his broth
er. They intended to remain there until
the latter part of this week.
Get the celebrated dead shot powder
at Drury & Thornton's.
Attractive and saleable goods.-We
call attention to our table delicacies
which we have selected as specially de-
sirable for holiday trade-Wheat &
Summerson.
Presents were distributed to the chill
dren of the Baptist Sunday school at a
meeting held at the church yesterday
afternoon. No evening entertainment
is to be held.
Christmas services, including some fine
music, will take place at Christ Luthe-
ran church to-day at II o'clock. On Fri
day evening at 7 o'clock, Christmas ex-
ercises will be held for the children of
the Sunday school, and presents will be
from Christmas tree.
Col. Geo. H. Adams and wife arrived
in Staunton on thursday last from
Wheeling, and will remain at the home
OF their daughter, Mrs p. T. Allen
during the absence of Mr. and Mrs. Al
len on a trip South for Mr.. Aliens
health. Mr.. and Mrs. Allen left on Sat-
urday morning for North Carolina, and
may continue their journey further
South
). H. McClung, a student of Washing
ton and Lee University, and Preston
Boggs, student of Augusta Male Acad-
envy, came to Staunton last Friday to
take the mail stage for their homes at
Franklin, pendleton county, w. Va,
hut on account of the snow they will
probably be compelled to give up their
intended Christmas trip. The Highland
and Pendleton mail is being carried on
horseback.
- "A cnange in the ownership and man
agement of two prominent meat markets
in Staunton will take place on January
l. Rudolph Kinzley and A. Lee Knowles
will then dissolve partnership, and Mr..
Knowles will take possession, by pur-
chase, of VIM. +. Ast's meat market, the
Oldest establishment of the kind in the
city. Mr.. Kinzley alone will continue
the business of the present firm. Both
markets will remain in their present
central quarters, on Augusta street near
Main.
The seventieth birthday of Peter
HOUR, an old resident and respected cit
izen of the Middle River neighborhood.
several miles west of Bowlings Mill, was
celebrated at his residence last Friday
with a family reunion. Among those
present were all of his four children, five
OF his thirteen grandchildren, his broth
ers William and Frank, and his two sis
tiers, Mrs. Jordan and Mrs. Quick. Mr..
Houff still possesses a good degree of
health and strength. The greater por-
ton of last Thursday he spent out in
the snow, gathering in his live stock to
a place of shelter.
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