The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-07-10

ture of Virginia on oysters and Mary
land and Virginia boundary line, left
Richmond yesterday on visit to Tide
water, Virginia On the committee on
oysters we find the name of Representa-
tive Lightner ON boundary line, Sena-
tor Echols
Salem Register: Col. A. M. Bowman
accompanied by Mrs. Bowman, left for
Capon Springs, w. Va, last Friday.
They will be absent month.-Presi-
dent ]. w. F. Allemong, of the I'm
provement Company, will leave this
/ (Friday) morning for Ocean Grove n j.,
to enjoy a short vacation. He will be
accompanied by Mrs. Allemong, Mr..
j. E. Allemong and Mrs. E. s. Strayer.
with her two children.
A dispatch from Roanoke, dated the
3rd, says; Rev. Peter Nininger. widely
known and popular minister of the
Dunkard church, died this morning at
his home in Botetourt county, after
brief illness. He was So years of age,
quite active and perhaps the oldest min
lister in the South George Garst,
highly respected farmer of Roanoke
county, was paralyzed while riding in
his carriage and died, aged 81.
A dispatch from Buena Vista, dated
the 3rd, says: About 5 O'Clock this morn
ing, at Buena Vista, three miners were
instantly killed. The force were assem-
hled about the shaft when four men en-
tered the cage for the purpose of descend
ing, when without warning they fell a
distance of 40 feet to the bottom of the
shaft. Eli Painter, John Montgomery
and Lipps Snead were instantly killed,
but Floyd Marion, one of the party, was
still alive and conscious at last account.
The cause of the accident is unknown.
Rockbridge Neaos: The excursion to
Fort Defiance on Monday last by the
Lexington Knights of Pythias proved a
most enjoyable affair There were a
hundred in all in the party, many of
whom were ladies. Nice refreshments
were served, and dancing was an i'm
portant part of the programme, in the
beautiful picnic grounds at Fort Def
ance Music was furnished by the v.
M. string band. The excursion was in
charge of committee from the Licking
ton Lodge, composed of Messrs. c. C.
Burke, o. R. Charlton, C. G.. Miller.
Robt. Hileman, G. E. Benjamin and G.
G. DuYall.
On the 4th of July, the passenger ex-
press on the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail
way going west crushed into the rear
end of freight train standing on side
track at Russell, KY, during binding
storm. The engine was badly damaged
and the baggage, express and two pas
senger coaches were thrown over on
their sides. The freight train was also
badly wrecked. VIM. Clemens, the en-
gineer, was severely cut about the face
and neck; Charles Boss, the fireman.
sustained serious injuries, and an un-
known man from Huntington was in
jured internally. The vestibule was de-
layed in it's arrival at Staunton from 9:3h
a. m. until p. IN.
Harrisonburg SPIRIT: Lieutenant De-
Witt Coffman, of the u. s. Navy, is
visiting his brother-in-law, Mr.. Winfield
Liggett, in this place. Miss Catharine
Shaver died on Sunday, June 22nd, 1890,
at Mr. Isaac Martz's, near Roark, Rock
ingham county, Va, aged SO years, S
months and II days.-On Tuesday of
last week, the President sent to the
Senate the name of our former towns
man, DIR. L. G. Heneberger, to be Sur
geon OF the Navy. Heneberger was a
Past Assistant Surgeon, and this makes
him full Surgeon Thursday
evening of last week, at the residence Of
her father in this place, Miss Bette
Guyer was joined in the bonds of holy
wedlock to Mr. John Werner, of near
this place, the Rev. L. b. Johnston per.
forming the ceremony.