The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-03-20

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of our teachers, has received an offer of
$35, 900 for his farm and mineral spring
near Elkton, but declines to sell.
Henderson B. Young arrived at home
from Pittsburg this week. He has been
Frustrated for several weeks with inter
mittent fever, but is convalescing.
J. A. Wise, Secretary of the Basic City
Company. has moved his office to Basic
City, and will be located in the hotel
building, now owned by the company.
Merchants selling pistols, dirks, bow
lie knives, cigarettes or tobacco to boys
under 16 years of age, are liable to fine
of from $40 to 500 under the new law.
Mr.. G. g. Child has purchased lot
from Capt. H. M. McIlhany, near the
d. d. and B. Institution for 81 400. on
which he will erect handsome resi-
dence.
A fine of SIS to $50 will hereafter be
imposed upon any person contracting
for the employment of child to work
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one day of "a hours
The suits in the Circuit Court of Rich
mond of Edmondson Railway Gate have
been decided in favor of the subscribers.
They are released from making further
payments on their subscriptions.
We are indebted to the Hon. John E.
Massey, Superintendent of Public In
struction, for the 18th annual report of
the condition of the public schools, for
the school year closing July 31st, 1889.
The new Methodist Church at Lexing-
ton has been let to contract to E. n.
Boogher, at $4,000. He takes the old
church at $4,000, and $1,000 in cash.
March list, 1891.
We have received the first number of
the Big Stone Gap Herald, published at
Big Stone Gap, by J. H. Griner, jr. 1t
is good sized, newsy, well gotten up and
presents healthy business appearance.
We wish it success.
Messrs. Moore & Guyer, real estate
agents from Buena Vista, were in town
last week and placed several thousand
dollars worth of the stock of West Bue-
ma Vista. The new location is across
the river from old Buena Vista.
While the folks of Staunton are bask-
ing in warm sunshine of spring, the
good people of Durango, Colorado, are
buried beneath "a feet of snow The
wires on telegraph poles, 90 feet high,
are feet below the surface of snow.
Audley Harnsberger has quite me-
chanical talent. He has constructed in
the show window of his storeroom a
railway, on which are cars run by steam.
The cars are marked "Basic City R. r,
and large crowds stand in front of the
window all day watching the first train
from the embryo city.
We are glad to see the familiar face OF
our popular Commissioner of the Reve-
nue., T. J. CrOwder, on the street again
He has been confined to the house sew
eral weeks by rheumatism. Tom is al.
is hardly necessary, however, in his case
he has made such an efficient officer
Sportsmen have been killing robins
this season and some of the birds have
been sold in town. 1t is against the law
to kill robins at any time, and those of
Tending ignorantly are just as liable to
prosecution as those doing SO wilfully.
Don't kill the robins. If you do, the
robins friend will squeal ON you, GER
tain
Our enterprising P. NJ, w. A. Burke
has the new postage stamps on sale al
the Postoffice. Running the Postoffice
under a Republican administration, he
has changed his colors (of stamps) from
green to red. The green stamp is Dem
ocratic; the red, Republican. We com
mend the P. MI good taste and discre
ton.
The venire for the March term of the
County Court, Monday next, gath, is az
follows: Charles M. Patrick, Marion
Koiner, J. Frank Templeton, James R.
Kemper, c. B. Coiner, H. J. Williams, J
F.. Black, Lee Patterson, J. G. Plane
Wilson c. Smith, John w. Montgomery
John R. Hidy, E. E. Patteson, R. A
Dunlap, Silas L. Huff, G. B. Shuey
Thomas J. Diamond, John H. Craw
ford, Christian Eakle, James A. McCue
The splendid imported Percheror
horse, Pegourdi, 1921, the property O
Mr.. Harper Hartman, has become very
popular with our farmers. His colt
| are among the best that have been bred
in this county within the past few years
They are large, active and healthy, an6
! great favorites with the farming com
munity. Brilliant, much younger
horse, promises to be equally distin
guished, and it will be to the interest O
those wanting to raise useful and suita
BILE stock to call ON Mr.. Hartman.
The Goodson Gazette The following
members of our new board have beer
confirmed: Messrs. r. w. Watkins, Hall
fax; w. ID. Quesenberry, Caroline; Geo
E. Dennis, franklin A. d. Payne, War
renton; and Charles w. s. Turner, Rock
ingham. Capt. George A. Mushback
who was reappointed last year by Gov
Lee, was also confirmed at the sam,
time. The members who 60 off ar
Messrs. Washington, Marshall, Booth
McCue and Harris. Mr.. Meade f. Whit
and Judge James Marshall, remain. TIL
board now consists Of eight members
One more must be appointed to max
the number nine as required by law.
Col. w. A. Kuper, who died about
year ago at his home in Spotsylvani
county, was supposed to have left n
will. Consequently, arrangements ha
been made to divide the estate betwee
the legal heirs. His son, DIR. Charlie
Kuper, lived with him, and to him Co
Kuper was very much attached. A fe,
weeks ago, in looking over some paperl
a document was discovered, convevin
the entire estate, which is valuable. t
his son, DR.. Charles Kuper, to the exclr
sion of the other children, among the1
Mrs. Capt. Hancock, of Staunton. 1t
stated the disinherited children wi
bring chancery suit to set aside til
conveyance, and lawyers have been en-