The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-06-26


U. B. Church, of this city, will preach
next Sunday in the q. b. Church
There will be meeting Of the Ladies'
Exchange in the parlors Of the X. NJ G. A.
on Thursday, June Goth at p. N.
Mrs. Jas. B. Dorman was taken quite
III whileNa at Iron Gate, on Tuesday last
She was much better at last accounts.
The post Office at Joanna has been
changed to Brookview. 1t is located
four miles south of Staunton, on the
Valley railroad.
Mr.: J. r. Taylor, jr., and lady were at
Virginia Beach, guests at the cottage of
Mrs. Barton Myers, of Norfolk. DR.. B.
nj. Atkinson is also at the Beach.
Rev. j. |. Miller has purchased the
handsome property of ]. V. Jamison, of
Luray. 1t is to be used to afford larger
accommodation for his school,
ty istock breeder, shipped on Tuesday
morning last, to Missouri, ten Southdown
lambs. eight ewes and two bucks, for
breeding purposes.
Mr.. &. W. Fitzgerald, formerly of
Staunton, is the clerk OF Col H. G. Par
sons, at Washington, and employed
principally in, the office of the South
American Railroad Company.
Rev. w. Z. Yarbrough will preach next
Sunday morning, June 80, at II O'Clock,
at Burke's Mills; the same day, at p.
m, at Mt. Crawford, and at North River
school house, at s p. M, Of that day.
Mrs. E. ]. Claxton, with Mrs. j. c.
Scheffer and her daughter, Alma, left
Wednesday for Blue Hill, Maine. to
spend the summer. After short stop
in Boston on Friday they left by steamer
for Blue Hill.
Cadet VIM. A. Pratt, son of Capt. g.
Julian Pratt, has successfully passed his
ters regularly upon the course of mill
tary and scientific instruction at the U.
s. Military Academy.
"A sthreshing machine company has,
been formed at Windy Ridge withsH. M
Spencer as general director, and John
c. L. Jones, j. F. Slower, Sam'l Cox and
J NJ. Berry, will thresh for the public,
using the Peerless machine. fS&s p
We had the pleasure of a call from Mr..
H. M. Smythe, of the Graham Headlight
His paper has recently passed into the
hands of a syndicate, Mr.. s. being re-
tanned as its editor, and the plant re-
moved from PocahontastoG Graham where
it will be published in an Office entirely
outfitted with new type and new presses
The Goshen correspondent of the
Rockbridge Neaos, tells a story of an old
man and his wife warming the trains, each
way, at Pond Gap, last week, of tree
having blown down across the track. He
met the T. f. V. train with his signal in
time to save manylives. The result was
$50 from the engineer and 500 from the
passengers to tile aged couple. ~ so
Chas w. Lyle has resigned his naval
cadetship, and is now at his fathers
home, near this city, for the summer.
two years, in the meantime pursuing
certain studies notsincluded in the Naval
Academy course, preparatory to taking
the law course at the University of Vir-
ginia.
Maj. A. f. Kinney, paying teller OF the
National Valley Bank, was taken sud
denly sick while attending to his office
duties yesterday about noon. He had
been complaining slightly for several
days, and the effects of Indigestion re-
suited as above stated In the evening
he was taken to his home, on Church
street.
J. A. Pugh, President of the Virginia
Press Association, has appointed Heber
Ker, of THE VALLEY VIRGINIAN; R.
B. Berkeley, of the Farmville Journal
F. M. Jones, of the Richmond Times;
H. M. Smvthe, of the Pocahontas Head
hight, and A. G. Smith, of the Bristol
NeWs, delegates to the National Press
Association, which. met in Boston last
Monday.
Hon. ". Lucas, Ex-State Auditor of
Iowa, says: II have used Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy in my family and have no
hesitation In saying 1t is an excellent rem
edy. Ibelieveit is all that is claimed
for it. Persons afflicted by a cough or
cold will findIitsa friend" There is mo
danger from whooping cough when this
remedy is given. so cent bottles for sale
by w. NJ. Allen.
Messrs. E. L. Williams and w. D. Gray
have formed a partnership to conduct
the real estate business in this place,
with an office opposite Wilkes furniture
store They both are recently from
California, where they experienced the
effect of booms without a base and have
returned to their native State to share
in her progress and prosperity. They
are both clever gentlemen, and those
having business in their line would do
well to consult them.
Mr.. L. E. Williams, native of Clarke
county, but more recently resident of
California, is in the city, land may locate
here. Virginians from all over the
country ufe returning TO Cnolf native
State, to share in her promised pros
perity. The flow of immigration is in
ward. Wanderers are returning home
instead of an exodus of young men to
the West and Southwest. This means
millions for the old Commonwealth, and
the young blood to take hold of business
to push on to a great prosperity. %
The celebrated Seawright spring, near
Salem Church, in this county, has been
purchased by E. l.. Edmondson, of this
city, who expects to improve the proper
ty and make it a place of resort. as we'll
as to place the water, which has effected
SO many wonderful cures, upon general,
sale. The water is being largely used in
this, city, and to accommodate the in
creasing demand for it a delivery wagon
will be run on the streets Mr.. Edwin
r. Edmondson will, manage the business
under the name of The Seawright Mag
nesian Lithia Spring Company.
Rockbridge Neaos:, One of the features
OF the Commencement. was a coaching
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