The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-05-08

Miss Florence Landes is visiting friend
at Port Republic.
Hon. H. st. Geo. Tucker visited hi
family in Staunton for several days thi
week
J. w. Stephenson, Esq, of Bath cour
ty, was registered at the Virginia Hote
on Monday last.
Mr.. Geo. Hartman, formerly of thi
county, engaged at Stuart's Mill, o.
South River, died in Mt. Crawford las
week, aged 80 years.
The family of Hon. st. George Tucke
have returned from Washington t.
spend the summer in Staunton at thei
home on N. New street.
We call attention to the advertisement
of Mr. r. S. Craig, who offers valuable
mill site for sale, in an excellent Whea
growing district. A bargain may b.
had in it,
We have the best town in the South
Why do not our people appreciate theil
exceptional natural advantages an(
unite their energies and their minds tt
pressing it before the world?
We had pleasant call on Tuesday
last from Rev. S. H. Myers, of Timber
vile, Va. He will attend the annua
meeting of the Dunkards at Pertle
Springs, Missouri, this month.
Mr.. B. S. Browning, son of Superin-
tendent Browning of the National Gem
etery at this place, was killed on a rail
road in Maryland last week, where he
was engaged. He was SO years OF age.
We were pleased to see on the street
on Tuesday, Mr.. w. H. Willgoss, who
has been confined to his house for the
past six months. He seems to be all
right now, except a defect in one of his
eyes.
Geo. Baily, much respected colored
man, died at his residence near the Asy-
lum, on the 1st inst, of typhoid fever,
and was buried on Friday, the colored
Brass Band heading the funeral process
sion.
Capt. C.. A. Sprinkle, of Harrisonburg,
was in the city on important business
Monday last; as was also Mr.. Jacob
Saylor, of North River Gap, who is still
strong in the faith that anthracite coal
exists in the Gap in paying quantities.
Hon. James A. Frazier, we regret to
learn, had one of his legs badly injured
last week by piece of timber falling on
it, while attending to the construction OF
the railroad to the Rockbridge Alum
Springs, for which he is the contractor
The present session of Virginia Fe-
male Institute. of which Mrs. Gen. j. E.
B. Stuart is principal, will close June
18th. The session has been prosperous
and the school constantly grows in favor
under the intelligent management OF
the principal.
People of Staunton, stand by your own
town, and show the outside world that
you have faith in yourselves and mean
to be abreast of the times. With will
to do and dare, a new dispensation would
dawn upon our hill city, and grand
future open up.
Mr.. j. T. Harris, formerly a clerk iI
the store of the late F. NJ. Young and
now residing at Stanardsville, Va, pur
chased two lots at the Arlington sale last
week. He expects to build on them, and
remove his family here, where he will be
welcomed by his many friends.
Geo. c. Jordan, Esq, an experienced
insurance man, has been elected to fill
the vacancy in the Seeretaryship of the
Inter-States Insurance Company, Occa-
stoned by the resignation of g. L.. Cooke,
ESQ., Mr. Cooke remains in the Board,
but is now interested in heavy real es-
tate deals.
Mr.. John 7. Long and Miss Annie
Evans, daughter of VIM. Evans, decd,
formerly of Staunton, and sister of Mrs.
H. J. Lushbaugh, were married in Har-
risonburg on the Both of April. Miss
Evans is noted for her fine voice, and ls
regarded as one of the best vocalists in
the Valley.
A Baptist Sunday school was organ
lied last Sunday at the Plunketsville
school house. Superintendent, W. H.
Price; assistant, Peyton Little; secre-
tary, Lewis Parrish; assistant, Walter
Anderson; treasurer, DIR. E. 7. Wayman;
librarian, John CARRIER; chorister, C. NJ.
Hatton
Cold Sulphur Springs, with J. D.
Craig. proprietor, and j. s. Craig, mana
ger, will be opened June list. This is a
pleasant and health-inspiring summer
resort, and is generally full early in the
season. This season will be no excep-
ton, and those wanting accommodations
had better apply at once.
A statement having been publicly
made that Edward Kinney and w. H.
O'Connor, recently appointed clerks in
the postof1ice, were Democrats. we are
requested to say it is not correct. Nei.
ther of them was of age at the time of
appointment, and one of them, O'Cor-
nor, is minor yet, necessarily they
could have had no active party identity.
We have received the first number OF
the Basic City Adoance, published and
edited by J. H. Lindsay, recently one Of
the instructors at the d. d. and B. Insti.
tuition. Mr.. Lindsay has had considera-
BILE experience in newspaper work, and
from the specimen of his requirements
and ability before us, we conclude that he
has we'll improved all of his opportuni
ties We wish the new enterprise sue
cess.
An emigrant car, containing about
so or 60 men, women and children from
England and other foreign countries
was delayed at Staunton last Thursday
week for several hours. They were of the
better class of emigrants; a well dressed
and intelligent body. Some of the
ladies were really handsome. Some Of
them expected to stop in Ohio; Others
in Illinois, Dakota and California. They
were, for the most part, young people
ranging from s5 to 35 years of age.
The Basic City Building and Invest
ment Company has been organized will
the following officers: l. Witt, president
J. Frank Wilson, secretary and treas
urer; John M. Lambert, manager; will
J. N. Mcfarland, John Winter, s. H
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