The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-04-24
Mr.. Samuel Hufrner died near Mt. So

Mr.. Samuel Huffnef died near Mt. 80
Ion recently, aged 60 years.
Phil. Knapp, Optician, will remain in
Staunton until April 28th, Court Day.
See advertisement of P B. Sublett &
Son for SO, 900 lbs. of washed an unwash-
ed WOOL
The house of Jacob Shirley, near An
mex, was burned last week. The con-
tents were saved.
H. J. Lushbaugh Bro, have a contract
for erecting building at Basic City for
the proposed car works.
Rev. w. T. Yarbrough will preach at
Hamilton's school house, ON Christians
creek, next Sunday at 81 o'clock, p. IN.
w. R. Landes has contracted with
Isaac Witt to build barn on his farm
near Staunton, recently owned by Cas-
per Zirkle.
A Farmers Alliance has been organic.
ed at Greenville, with GeorgeW. Shields,
president; J. Ran. Smith, secretary and
w. L. Lightner, treasurer.
Mr.. John Rexrode, ex-Sheriff of High
land county, died at Hightown ON the
10Th, after painful illness. He was a
good man and useful citizen.
Misses Sallie and Matte Grattan,
daughters of Judge Charles Grattan,
left on Tuesday morning to visit their
married sister in Atlanta, Ga.
Jos. Pelter has purchased the land be-
longing to Sandy Holburt, near Vesu-
vius, and adjoining Black Rock iron
mines, for the minerals that are on it.
'Tazewell McGilvray is making an eff
fort to have renewed a patent for We
locipede which he invented, and was in
Washington last week looking after it.
The New York Mutual Building and
Loan Association, j. j. Shirley, agent,
offers inducements for investors or those
wanting homes, as will be seen by the
advertisement.
Cards are out for the marriage of Rev.
G. G.. Merryman, pastor of Greenville
Baptist Church, to Miss Lottie G. Par
sons, of Baltimore, to take place in Bal
timOre ON the 30th.
Messrs. Bell and LYMAN purchased
81 splendid cattle last week, and their
appearance on the street as they were
driven through the town, attracted con-
siderable attention.
DR.. Gibson is tearing away a part of
tho oil IF 1,;o
erick and Augusta streets for the pur-
pose of putting up a handsome and COM
mOdious store-room.
Mr.. 6. A. Eamich, of Lovettsville,
Loudoun county, Va, was in the city
last week, the guest of Prof Willis, prin-
cipal of Staunton Female Seminary, at
whose school he has daughter.
Prof. Dunsmore, in the death of his
wife, which occurred on Saturday last,
has the sympathy of the entire commu-
nifty. She left eight or nine children,
the youngest of which is two months
old
Henry Watson forged the name of
Mrs. Frazier living near Staunton to an
order to j. R. Liggett for $25 worth of
goods, which he got. He was brought
before the Mayor and sent ON for indict-
ment.
c. C. Wheat has been elected Deputy
Grand Master of the Virginia Odd Eel
lows. G. M. Keblinger, of Staunton,
was present from the Staunton Lodge at
the annual meeting of the Lodges of the
State at Roanoke last week.
The Engine House ON New street has
been designated as the voting place for
the Second Ward. In the old time it
was used for a similar purpose. 1t is
about the most convenient locality for
that purpose within the limits OF that
Ward.
The University Glee Club, in the per
Torrance at the Opera House last Friday
night, gave general satisfaction. Some of
the performers have real talent for the
stage. The audience was of fair size,
and every one speaks well of the enter
tainment.
+ Rev. w. NJ. Wharton, who is kindly
and affectionately remembered by our
people, is preaching to crowded houses
in Petersburg. Last Sunday he preach
ed an interesting and feeling sermon on
Recognition in Heaven" to an over
flowing church.
Cards are out for the marriage of Mr..
j. Addison Cook, of Staunton, and Miss
Mary Lewis Sans, daughter of DR.. and
Mrs. J. Julia Sans, or Baltimore. The
ceremony will be performed in the
Church of the Holy Trinity, Wednesday
evening, April Both. at n o'clock.
Mrs. Jacob Bowman mother of Messrs.
James and Jacob Bowman, died at her
home near Middlebrook on the 18th, at
an advanced age. She was q sister of
William and David Clemmer. She was
consistent member of the Lutheran
Church, and died as she had lived-a
true follower of the Cross.
Two Staunton colored boys, named
Dote Bell and Robert Fraction, aged re-
spectively IA and 16 years, were arrested
at Pittsburg, Pa, and our Chief-of-Po-
lice, Capt. Waters, notified of it. They
are wanted here for breaking in J. r.
Liggett's store and stealing a lot of
goods.
The following named gentlemen con-
stitute special grand jury drawn for
the April term of Augusta County Court,
which commences on the 28th: J. H.
Council, A. c.. Borden, J. F. Bowman,
s. A. East, R. H. Dudley, R. g. Wright,
M. L. Leonard, James w. Wallace, and
VIM. Buckley, Jr.
We regret that the handsome church
of the United Brethren, recently erected,
has proven to be bad job. and that ii
will have to be vacated until necessary
strengthening repairs can be done. The
Sunday School and other services will
be held in the Skating Rink until the
church can be repaired to assure its
positive safety.
Capt. w. A. Turk, of Raleigh, N. c..
was registered at the Virginia Hotel on
Tuesday last. He had been visiting his
father, Col. R. Turk, on Mossey Creek
who has been i'll for some months, and il
now in a very precarious condition. His
other son, Col. s. R. Turk, of Wichita