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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-08-07
Excursion.

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will run Spe
clal train to Mt. jackson camp-meeting, August
10Th, leaving Staunton at 7:20 a M; returning,
leave Mt. Jackson, p. III. Round trip fare xl7O
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-08-07
A List OF L,etters

Remaining in the Post ONCE at Middlebrook for
the month ending July 3lst, 1890 and not called
for: Miss Tumma Giles l: Mr.. John w. Proffett 2
II the above letters are not called for within
thirty days, they will be sent to the dead letter
Office, Washington d. C.
August 1st, 1890. j. B. FAUVER, p. M.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-08-07
An Awful Sore Limb
flesh a Mass or Disease. Condition
Hopeless. Cured by the
Cuticura Remedies

For three years was almost crippled with an
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every respect, and not sign of disease to be
seen.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-08-07
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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-08-07

Mr. j. P. Kearney, OF Louisiana, formerly OF
Harrisonburg, arrived at the Virginia Eetal ..n
wednesday from tie White SulpIfdr Springs.
He will remain IN Virginia fewlweeks, renew
ing old acquaintrnces.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-08-07

Phil. Knapp, optician, will remain ip
Staunton until August 18th.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-08-07

Phil. Knapp, optician, will remain in
s au 1ton until August 10Th.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-08-07
Bad Eczema Cured

The CUTICURA REMEDIES wrought wonderful
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no benefit from tie sreatnsent Of some of the
leading SPECIALISTS here, procured act OF them
ana before they were all used the disease had
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w. NELSON CIIAMBERLAYNE,
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-08-07

Remaining in StauntOn POStOfflce Aug g. 1890,
which II not called for in Is days, viii be for
warded to the Dead Letter Once, Washington.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-08-07

At a meeting of the Weman's Auxil
liary Society, held August LIST, the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Mrs. Har-
y e: Risk, president; Mrs. Jno. S. Martin,
vice president; Mrs. E. Liggett, and vice
president; Mrs. NJ. 2. Cootes, recording
secretary; Mrs. H. Perry, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. VIM. L. Lushbaqgh, treas
urep.
Mr.. L. w. Shafer, of York, Pa, and
I. J. b, Hamish, of Lancaster, were In
the city Tuesday, looking over the prop
erty of the land companies in and
around our city. These gentlemen visi-
ted Staunton at the solicitation of the
officers and agents of the Staunton I'm
provement Company
Connecticut western news., 1890-12-31
LAKEVILLR.

Christmas was passed very quietly here. The day was mostly occupied by the young people by skating on the large lake. The ice is about 7 inches thick at the present writing. The ice men are having no fear for the ice cror this winter
 "Our orchestra have got some grit B. B. Eldridge and 0. Turner walked through the storm of Friday night te play at dance at Salisbury, not being able to take the train as the cars were so late.
 Several from here went to attend tic Christmas tree at Chapinville. Miss Minnie Martin has arrived home from Saugerties, N. Y. Mrs Kaufman, of Katsbaan, N. Y, i. visiting at Abraham Martins. Mir Chas Baker, of New York city, Ii visiting at Rev D. Phillips.
 Fred Reed, Jr., goes to Massachusett to attend school the rest of the winter
 Miss Reynolds, of Richmond, Mass, spent Christmas with T. l.. Norton an6 family.
 Dr Knights scholars gave very in teresting entertainment on Christina eve, to large attendance, Wishing the editor and my "corres bonding friends Happy and prosper ous New Year, we say, nuf ced.
Connecticut western news., 1890-12-31
EAST CANAAH.

Henry B. Ives and wife started for Tampa, Fla, on Friday of last week where Mir Ives has accepted position in dry goods store.
 The Christmas festival in the Congre- gational church, Thursday evening, was complete success. The ship "Merrv Christmas" bnilt by E. w. Giddings and H. B. Holt. was model of perfec- tion and was filled with fruits. candies, and many useful and appropriate gifts. She was full rigged and had at hand a full ships crew, the commanding officer being Capt Sam Holt, and first mate Mir = Ball. The church was packed with people who were all we'll pleased with the success of the undertaking The Sunday school most earnestly ten der their thanks to Messrs Giddings and Holt for their interest and helpfulness in the matter, knowing that the success of the occasion was largely due to their efforts
 From accounts recently received here from Yankton, Dakota. 1t seems that John Hobson, who was formerly a Canaan boy, son of Robert Hobson, and has for many years lived in Yankton, is missing from that city. He was last seen about 7 30 o'clock one evening about ten days ago at his place of busi- ness, and no trace of him can be found. As he had considerable money on his person it is feared he has been murder ed. The river has been dragged and the most vigilant search made without avail. A party of three hundred men have been searching the country round about but as yet have no clue to his whereabouts The item from the Yank- ton paper states that he had host of friends, and was not known to have an enemy in the world.
 George w. Cowdrey has sold about fifteen hundred cords of pine wood to Edwin Barnes. The job is under the mountain, south of the furnaces.
 Johnnie Dugan is quite sick with in- famatory rheumatism.
Connecticut western news., 1890-12-31
CORNW ALL.

Christmas exercises were held in the chapel on Wednesday evening. Dec "A. After the exercises, Santa Claus came down the chimney of an fashioned log house, which was built for the oc- casion, and distributed gifts to the children of the Sunday school :. On Christmas evening, upon the invitation of Mir John B. Calhoun, large mum Der of our townspeople gathered at his residence and were entertained in vari- ous ways, fish pond being one of the features of the evening numerous articles both useful and ornamental were done up in boxes and everyone was allowed to select one and hook it out Much amusement was had from the fact that the largest boxes contained the smallest presents. Everyone went home pleased and wishing Mir Calhoun a Merry Christmas and many of them
 -. James P. Woodruff, of Litchfield, was in Cornwall over Christmas Chas A. Sanford is spending short vacation at home ... John P. Fritz and wife, o1 Newport, visited friends in this village last week . Walter Bunnell, of Thomas
 ton, visited his brother over Sunday.
Connecticut western news., 1890-12-31
STATE WE WS.

Mrs William Abeling, Sr, who lived near Torringtop, met with 8 fatal acci- dent on Christmas eve. She was cross ing the room with lighted kerosine lamp when she stumbled over pile of kiudlings near the stove. The lamp fell from her hands to the floor and broke, l scattering the burning oil over her clothing. She was so badly burned that she survived the accident only l2 hours.
 A large quantity of bogus dollars have | recently been passed in the shore line towns, and party of pack-peddlers are thought to have put the bad money in circulation.
 The Consolidated road reports that it has killed 40 trespassers, 17 employees and no passengers during the past year. A Woodbury blacksmith claims to have set 38O horse shoes in his shop on the Sd, 5th and 9th inst.
 Hon Israel Coe, of Torrington, now 96 has a sister in Ohio who is 94, Edward Hawley, aged 20, and resi- dent of Hawleyville, was struck by 8 train on the Housatonic road near the 1 Hawleyville depot Saturday morning and fatally injured, dying about two hours later from the effects of his injnr- ies. The two horses which he was driv- ing across the track were killed out right and the wagon was demolished. Edward B. Fay of Hartford has con- fessed the theft of $7OOO worth of stamp cd envelopes from the United States en- velope works in that city. The theft was committed two years since when ] Fay was 8 night watchman in the build 1 ing but it was not found out then. Two or three days ago Superintendent Chap man of the envelope works found that envelopes were being sold in the city at the face value of the stamps. The mat. ter was investigated and it resulted in proving Fay to be the guilty party. He ! confessed when confronted with the i evidence Three thousand of the stolen envelopes have been found. = Daily Leader.
 Litchfield's grand list has shrunk Many burglaries have been lately re. ported at Forrestville.
 | ud, OA A>duS5otuOA OAuA zen, who was arrested lately, has now sued the Grand Juror, the Town Attor ney. the Justice and the Constable fol false imprisonment.
 Mir and Mrs George Fl. Green were thrown from their carriage while riding in South Coventry on Christmas day
 MT Green died from his injuries and hi'
 wife was seriously hurt. Green was 2s years old and had been married only ,
 week.
 Damon < Steele's new brick block a
 New Britain was burned Sunday morn
 ing. The fire is supposed to have beer caused by the explosion of lamp il the cellar. Loss $65, ,OOO. Insurance
 on building $l6,OO0. Albert Mcintyre a sewing machine agent, and his wifi
 occupied apartments on the third floor
 They became excited and jumped to thu
 ground. Both were severely injured
Connecticut western news., 1890-12-31
MRS SARAH [. o0WLEs HARVEY.

Another of our esteemed residents has passed away in the death of Mrs. Harvey, which occurred Dec. 26th. She was the second daughter of Rev. Pit kin and Fanny s Cowles, and the widow of Gen. Thomas w. Harvey to whom she had been married but few months before his death in June. 1854 Her entire life. except for occasional absen- ces, has been spent in Canaan, and she died last Friday under the same roof where she had been born.
 Mrs. Harvey was person of an unu- sually bright and refined intellect. Her early education had been conducted under her fathers most careful super vision and was completed with course of study at school in Williamstown, Mass Her mental gifts added to her great courtesy and love of social life i; her generosity and devotion to the in- terests of others won for her tho esteem and love of large circle of friends. It is we'll known also that during her moth CTS long sickness in 1877, she was constant attendant at her side; and it is pleasant to know that her tender over- sight and constant care of her mother was rewarded by similar services done for herself during her last sickness.
 In 1871 she was confirmed and became communicant in the Episcopal church, to whose forms of worship she became strongly attached. As long as she was able to attend the services she was sell dom absent from her place in church, and was always ready to help in every good work. The funeral was attended last Monday, the Rev. F. w. Barnett officiating. The remains have been tenn porarily buried by the side of her moth CT and sister in the front yard of 'The ! Grove" but will be removed elsewhere in the spring.
 Mrs. Harvey's death makes sad va cancy not only in the home at "The Grove" bu. in the entire community among whom she had such wide cir cle of friends. Although her spirit pas ses away from us with the dying year, the sweet fragrance of her memory shall abide in the many years to come.
Connecticut western news., 1890-12-31
CHAP1NvIILR.

Chas Morrison is on the sick list also grandchild of Nelson Morrison.
 Mrs J. P. McNeil has sold her farm to Andrew Humes for $4250. Humes having sold his place to Prof O'Meara, who has occupied it for the past two years
 The Chapinville Sunday school held their Christmas last Friday evening Although the weather was severe q goodly number were out. After singing, prayer and carol exercises huge tree. which was we'll laden with useful and ornamental articles, oranges. etc., was distributed by Santa Claus, while little Tom Norton and others furnished a. muAement and merriment. fhe school was kindly remembered by Rev Dl Reid of Hartford, Hon Jonathan Scov. ille of New York, Mrs Fisher, Mrs Pel ton and Mrs Miles.
Connecticut western news., 1890-12-31
NORFOLK.

E. D. Ives is home for the holidays :. Revival services are to be held at the M. B. church every evening this week. Mr. Powell being assisted by Rev. NIT. Brouk, from Washington. D. 0. .... Mr. Gilmore, who IS featuring for the O. U. A. M., has obtained sixteen names and will speak again next Wednesday evening The weather, that forbid len subject, down near zero quite often looks as though we were to have one of the winters that the old people ike to tell about. OK teams were out breaking roads Saturday morning. ... Christmas passed off about as usual, with peace and quiet, except for few who had been out of town or something from out of town got into them. :. The Christmas tree in the Congregational church was 8 success in every way was perfect in shape, and trimmed with ex- quisite taste, making it the handso nest tree we ever have had and the books, sleds, skates, oranges and candies that were distributed among the young peo- pie sent them to their homes perfectly delighted.
Connecticut western news., 1890-12-31
SOUTH CANAAN.

The church here was tastefully dress ed for Christmas, by few who braved the inclemency of the weather, with wreaths. crosses. festoons of green, etc. Miss Minnie Dean brought large harp which was much admired.
 The Sunday school concert on Sun day afternoon passed off successfully, though somewhat hurriedly, owing to the funeral, which was attended little later. of Mir Fred Wilms, who died of consumption, on Canaan Mountain. .leav- ing a wife and three young children. The burial was at Grassy Hill cemetery. A great deal of sympathy is expressed for the afflicted family
 Miss Clara Dunham is home from Bridgeport for the holidays.
Connecticut western news., 1890-12-31
GREAT HARRINGTON.

Twin boys were born Saturday morn- ing to MT and Mrs Amos Baldwin.
 The ball by w. Fl. Stevenson lodge of trainmen, about which SO much has been written, occurs this evening at the town hall The hail has been finely decorated for the occasion. The grand march will be led by Mir and Mrs W. Fl. Casey.
 The marriage of Miss Minnie Ford. of this town, to George F. Pratt, of Westfield, takes place this evening at the home of the brides parents, MT and Mrs Gilbert Ford.
 Frank Strevelle, while coasting with other young men Christmas day, ran into tree and was badly injured by g projecting limb which struck him in the forehead, cutting to the bone.
 Edwin Reasoner, whose death has been expected for some days, is with one exception the oldest man in town. MT Reasoner was born at Beekman. Dutchess county, N. Y., April 8, 1795. His parents were Jacob and Elizabeth Nolon Reasoner. He learned the trade of blacksmith and worked at horse shoeing until 85, when he retired from business and took down bis shop. He came to South Egremont when 28, and some years afterwards removed to this town, where he has since resided on the Egremont road. He has been bes, known for several years as the father o1 Andrew Reasoner, superintendent o1 the Morris & Essex railroad in New Jersey.
 The 4th quarterly conference of the M. D. church in this village will bt held Jan 7th, at 2 p. m.
 The new officers of Cincinnatus Lodge F. & A. M. will be installed the evening of Jan 8th. The ceremony will only bt cpph to Masons and their ladies. 4 banquet will follow.
Connecticut western news., 1890-12-31
CHRISTMAS GUESTS.

Miss E. Newton, MT R. C. Newton, Jr. Miss M. Leveridge and Miss Tripp. of New York, at R. 0. Newton's; John c. Roraback and family, of Sheffield, and Judge Roraback and family, of Caaaan, at John 0. Richmond's; Dr and Mrs Whittlesey, of Ct Burlington, at "T The Grove;' MT Geo F. Dunning and Miss Fanny Dunning, of Farming ton, at Miss s. W. Adams; Miss Flo renee Thomson, of New York, at Mrs ". J. Thomson's.
Connecticut western news., 1890-12-31
ORNWALL CENTER.

Mrs Sarah Bierce. of Terryville, spent Christmas at her sisters in this place . :. Miss Edith Dean visited friends in New Milford last week W. s. Wing, of Brooklyn, is spending the holidays V ith friends here. Mr and Mrs Elmer Orton, Mir and Mrs James o. Ford, Jr, and Mir John Ford spent Christmas under the parental roof. -. Very pleas ing Christmas exercises were held at the schoolhouse in this district last We'd nesday afternoon, in which each pupil took part, and Christmas tree added much to the joy of the children whe, its fruits were handed to them by one of the smallest of their number . The school in the 12th district closed Dec. ember 18th,
Connecticut western news., 1890-12-31
CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES.

Christmas was observed by all the churches in this village. The Pilgrim church, and Christ church held their services on Wednesday evening. The former church was tastefully trimmed with wreaths and festoons of evergreen The exercises consisted of hymns and anthems by the choir, responsive read ing, and brief address by Rev's. D. C. Stone and Hiram Eddy. A bountiful supper was served in the church parlor. The usual Christmas tree was super seded by large open fireplace from which was suspended Goliath's stock Ing, filled with presents for the Sunday school children, while the mantle-shelf was also loaded down with presents for them.
 Christ church was neatly trimmed with evergreen, but the old-time large tree was dispensed with on account of the danger attending an illuminated tree, however, small tree was decora- ted with the lighter presents while the weighty ones were piled high on 8 table near the tree. The usual Christmas service was repeated. the children sang corols, and Rev. F. w. Barnett deliv- cred an appr6priate address The chil- dren could not conceal or suppress their happiness during the distribution of the presents. On Thursday, at 1O:3O o'clock, the morning service was held, followed by sermon, and the Holy Communion was administered.
 The Methodist Episcopal church held their exercises on Thursday evening. Three large evergreen arches, lighted by scores of candles, stood in front of the pulpit. The alter rail was wound with evergreen and also illuminated while the back ground was forest of l small evergreen trees. The presents were piled upon tables near the pulpit The cantata of "The Morning Star B was finely rendered by the choir and Sunday school. Rev T. H. Baragwanath made brief but timely address then came the distribution of presents. and the happiness manifested by the recipi. ents amply repaid the givers. A letter containing S32 was handed the pastor. It was not registered letter, did not come through the post office. conse quently It bore no postmark but it bore the best wishes of those who sent it.
 On Christmas day, at St. Joseph, church low Mass was celebrated at I a. m., and high Mass at II a. m. The church was handsomely trimmed
 The services at all the churches were we'll attended during this Christina. season.
Connecticut western news., 1890-12-31
POINTERS.

See advertisement, "French Les- sons."
 The report of the condition of the National Iron Bank appears in another column.
 Now is the opportunity to purchase desirable farm of Ill acres, situated between Sharon and Lakeville. See advertisement.
 Farmers! Now is your time, with good sleighing, to turn your worthless poplar wood into good money. Read the Smith Paper Co.'S adv.
 McGinty's pants have been found; so have McMaden's and Gilhooley's, and are now on exhibition at the O.. P. cloth ing emporium. Read R. Girling's ad- vertisement.
Connecticut western news., 1890-12-31
CANAAN VALLEY.

Joseph L. Leffingwell Is home f.uln the Seag"ick Institute for Il t,:ee ks vacation.
 Mrs Ariel King has had visit from B brother whom she had not seen for forty years. He is real estate dealer and lives in Canada. The school in Wadsworth district is closed for ten days vacation. MT B:ntly, of Hartsville, is teacher. Mir John $. Wolfe, of Plttsfeld, visit ed here last week. A. J. Hines killed silver fox short time ago. They are said to be rare and valuable animal. Mrs A. E. Benton has been on the sick list.
 Some from about here have filled their ice houses with ice from 10 to IA inches thick.
 The heavy snow storm has impedel travel considerably.
 They had a pleasant gathering at MT John Sardam's on Christmas eve, and a Christmas tree bore quantities of season able fruit.
 Lasts twice as long as cheap soap fol laundry use-Brussels.