The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-05-22

DIR. McChesney, of Deerfleld, who die
last week
Mr.. L. D. Young and wife were in Lew
isburg, w. Va, last week, visiting tn
family of Prof. C. E. Young.
G. R. johnson, of Longdale, son o
Capt. j. E. johnson, has invented ant
had patented device for trimmin!
locks.
VIM. Slater, while peeling bark il
Buffalo Gap last week. had one of hi
legs SO badly mashed that it had to b.
taken off.
w. NJ. Allen has removed his drug
store to the corner of Main and New
streets, and has fitted the room up hand
somely.
Messrs. Kinney and Terry have moved
their wood and coal Office to the store
room of NJ. G. Trieber, corner Main and
New streets.
Miss Baldwin of the Augusta Female
Summary, and a party of ladies, sail fol-
Europe May 31st. DIR. N. Wayt and
daughter accompany them.
Geo. A. Gulley, of Fishersville. has
compromised with the C. & o. company
for the sum of 81, 800 for killing his son,
weo was run over near his home.
Jas. Bolen, s. w. Beard, Jno, Evans,
Givens Henkle and David Henkle, have
been appointed trustees of the Mint
Spring Methodist church.
The Cary Smith farm, near Waynes-
boro, sold to a syndicate for $4,000, as
stated last week, includes one hundred
and nifty acres, and not 1870 las erroneous
ly published.
Mrs. J. K. Keiser, living about four
miles south of the city, was thrown from
her buggy ON the 10Th at the Valley
depot, and was seriously injured. DIR.
F. L. Henkel attended her.
The people of Roanoke, Lynchburg,
Wytheville, Bristol, Winchester, Harris
onburg and other towns stand by their
own places and are pushing their inter
ests ahead. Will Staunton do less ?
A. M. Smith, of Collierstown, and G.
d. Gilkerson, of Thinking Spring, have
been received by Lexington Presbytery
as candidates for the ministry, and the
latter was also licensed to preach.
A little seven-year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bibb, of Louisville, KY, who was
visiting in the family of Hon. st. George
Tucker, died on Friday last, and was
buried in Thornrose Cemetery.
Mr. R. B. Hundley, Steward of the
County Poor House, has sold from the
Poor House farm 500 bushels of wheat
at 80 cents, and has enough ON hand fol
the use of the inmates, until the next
crop is gathered.
Some miscreant went to the stable OF
J. d. Wheeler. at Arbor Hill. and stab
bed one of his horses with a knife in
the neck, from which he became disa
bled Such creature ought to have g
dose of Judge Lynch.
The Baptist Parsonage, on Church
street, substantial, large brick build
ing, as advertised in the VIRGINIAN
was sold last Saturday by E. M. Cush
ing, auctioneer, M. M. Robertson, pur
chaser.
Lexington Gazette: Messrs. Moore
Mckee & Co. have sold to H. M. Bell, R
I'll. Catlett, NJ Erskine Miller and Ed
ward Echols, of Staunton, Va, the w
M. McCutchan farm on Little Calf Pas
ture river, containing about $50 acres.
The Staunton shoe factory will shut
down for week as it's officers and EN-
ployees wish to attend the unwilling O
the Lee monument. Meantime the ma
chinery will be overhauled and prepare
tions made to execute large fall orders
On the 18th, at the residence Of thu
brides parents, near Koiner's Store
Mr.. James Wine, and Miss Effie, daugh
ter of Mr.. Samuel Yount, Rev. s. w
CARRIER officiating. The bridal pair wen
on trip to Washington city, to spend 6
week.
Rev. A. H. Hamilton has been elected
Chairman of Home Missions of Lexing
ton Presbytery in place of Rev. DR.. Jas
Murray, resigned. The former resigned
as Chairman of the Sunday School Com
mittee, and Rev. ]. E. Booker was elect
ed to fill that place.
Capt. Doyle, Principal, announces tina
the annual session of the Deaf, Duml
and Blind Institution will close on tn,
18th of June. The annual concert will
be held June 10th, at 8 o'clock p. IN.
and the exhibition IN the same place, OF
Monday morning, the 18th, at. 1O4 O'Clock
Rob't E. Goode, son .of DR.. w. H
Goode, is on a visit to his friends, from
Kansas City, where he has been engage.
with his brother John, who is promiuen
remarkably well, and senjoys the re
union with his many friends here.
Mr.. s. NJ. Larkin, formerly of Pag
country, but now of Huntington. Kan.
passed through the city last Friday t.
the lower Valley, where he will stop
few days before returning to his western
home. He is engaged in the land busi
ness and farming, and has been success
full.
Mrs. Winfield Liggett, and her Sol
Winfield, of Harrisonburg, stopped il
Staunton ON Thursday evening, on he
way to Washington. d. c., to visit he
brother, 1t. d. G. Coffman. of the Navy
He has been stationed Washington
for the past three years, but expects 500
to 60 on a cruise.
Rev. s. H. Myers, of Timberville, Va
passed through Staunton on Monda
last for Purtle Springs, Missouri. to al
tend the Annual Convention of tn
Dunkards. to be held there this month
Mr.. Myers is prominent and influentia
minister in that denomination, and
man of marked ability.
Capt. T. s. Doyle, Principal of tn
d. D. and B. Institution, at this place
will attend the convention of Primo
pals of Institutions for the Blind, to b
held at the Illinois Institute during tn
month of July. He has accepted an iI
vitation to prepare paper on Physica
4 Culture to be read before the CONVEX
ton.
1t is now or never. If the people {
Staunton will not avail of the opportr
nifty presented by the Development
Company to build up their city and Ell