The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-06-05

Judge L. L. Lewis. was in the city on
Tuesday last
Mrs Robert Buckner, of Roanc Ike, is
visiting her father, Rev. w. A. Harris, of
the w. f. Institute.
Miss Mill;e Sones, of Staunton. and
Mr.. W. II. Yeago, of Newport, were
married yesterday morning.
Mrs. j. NJ Harper, Mt. Sidney, will
accept our thanks for Il basket of the
largest Strawberries we have ever seen.
Mr.. j. A. Fulton has purchased from
G. L. Haines, Esq. the double, mansard
roof residence on Frederick street, for
$3.50.
Mrs. Belle Brown. wife of Joseph
Brown, formerly of Jennings Gap, died
on the 18th of May in Butler county,
Kansas.
Miss Mary Lyons, of Eastend, near the
city, will teach ia the family of Mr. Jno.
Gwin, of Bath county, the coming
school term.
Misses Annie and Maria Mills are
spending part of their holiday in Able
marie county, with the family of Mr..
Leigh Waddell.
Bernie Woodward, son of JOS. N.
Woodward, Esq, reached Staunton on
Tuesday from Texas, where he resides.
looking remarkably we'll
Mrs Sarah l.. Davis, mother of John
b. Davis, locomotive engineer died sud
denly at the residence of her son, ON the
25th of May, at Clifton Forge
We return thanks for an invitation to
attend the final exercises at Prof. G. S.
| Rollers Classical and Military Academy.
which took place last evening near Fort
| Defiance.
| DIR. G. N. Kinney, recently of Deer
field. has removed to Parnassus, where
his long experience and successful prac-
tice will recommend him to the people
there
H. M. Devier of Dayton, Va, who
built the first store room at Iron Gate.
has taken in partner, Mr. Harlan,
from Albemarle and the firm is Har-
Ian & Co.
Mrs Agnes Goodwin, daughter Of the
late Claiborne r. Mason, has purchased
for $4,000 900 acres of land near Fishers
vile, which was a part of the David S.
Bell farm.
Mr.. Hoffman, foreman of the shoe fac
tory at this place, and Miss Addie Roof.
foreman of the woman's department of
the establishment, left on Sunday last
for Washington to be married.
Mr. John II. Mongold has opened a
plumbing and gas fitting establishment
at No. 421, North Augusta street. He is
recommended by persons for whom he
has worked rs thoroughly reliable.
The O'Conner store-room OH Main St
is for rent. Amy one wishing Il conven-
lent and eommodious place for business,
can rent this room at reasonable figures,
by inquiring at the VIRGINIAN office
A private letter received in Washing
ton from Guthrie, Oklahoma, says that
U. S. Marshall w S. Lurty and his dep
uty, DR.. W. ]. Points, received quite an
ovation when they arrived there.
Walter Fox, a Lexington printer who
recently patented an electric danger sig
nal, has sold his invention to Char
lottesville syndicate for The sum of $780,
600 and gets fifty shares of the stock.
Willie Haines, who has been for sew
eral years depot agent and telegraph
operator at Timber Ridge, has resigned
to enter the business college of Prof
I)nnSnnra in, 40
more thoroughly for the battle of life
The old log house on the Thos. Wholey
lot, Main street, recently purchased by
Messrs Wilkes, Weller & McCue, was
used us a prison during the war In tear
ing it down, the other day, an old pewter
cup, containing $500 in gold and silver
coin was unearthed
We regret to- learn that Capt. Doles, of
the Staunton Military Academy will not
return next session. Capt. Doles has Sc
cured position in the Military School
of Suffolk The Captain made many
friends while in Staunton wEo will re-
greet to part with him.
Mr.. Is. f. Terry and Policeman John
Fretwell, left on the G. & o. west-bound
train Sunday afternoon last, in answer
to summons by wire from Capt. James
Bumgardner, one of the counsel for Mrs.
Lucy Curtis, i'll the case now pending at
Lafayette, Indiana, for the possession of
little Nellie Curtis
Mr. BENZ. Cline, of Middle River. had
his buggy badly damaged by being
fIlpnnI nv k,y, Il,
last Thursday morning, on North Main
street. Mr.. Cline and his uncle, Mr..
Wampler were thrown out. and shaken
up considerably, but not seriously in
jured
Mr.. d. st. Geo. Fraser, civi. engineer.
VINO is engaged on the work of the Cliff
ton Forge Co., was in the city Monday
last. The directors of the company are
well pleased with Mr. Fraser's work. Mr..
Fraser has determined to locate perma-
nentiy i'll Staunton. He will open an
office for the special work of his profess
sion
MI j. w Splitter has shown us a small
basket OF Strawberries grown by Mrs.
Samuel Harper, near Mt. Sidney. Some
ofethe berries measure 5 inches in cir
conference, and are the finest and most
luscious looking we have ever seen. She
has two acres in vines, which Weld a
handsome return. Messrs Splitter and
Powell are handling the entire crop this
season.
An opossum has given the hennery of
Mr., S. g. Zirkle, near Stover's Shop.
considerable trouble for several weeks.
Mr.. zirkle set a trap by the side Of a.
setting hen In the morning he foaand
that an old mother opossum had been.
caught. and on examination it was found
that she had in her pouch, or false
stomach, thirteen little opossums about
the SIZE of half grown rat, all in good
health and lively.
Material for the depot at Iron Gate is
coming In, it is stated by the Reudeao.
Well, we should think it was time
PROMISES have been made limo 49,.