The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-03-27

we regret 10 lctTfl UIldb w COIAoOAl
was badly paralyzed Monday last.
The Farmers Alliance of Augusta
county will meet at Messy Creek, April
4th, 1890.
s. N. Miller has moved to No. SO, North
Augusta street, next door to Rollers
meat store.
Miss Mary J. Baldwin, of the Augusta
Female Seminary, has donated 500 to
the Y. NJ. c. A. library.
Fannie Lewis Clary, daughter of Prof.
James P. Clary, died in Harrisonburg,
ON the 18th, aged four years.
Hon. H. St. Geo. Tucker was in town
Monday last, indulging in good hand
shake ''all roundn with his constituents.
We are indebted to Gen. J. c. Hill,
Commissioner of Railroads, for copy of
his annual report. 1t contains valuable
and useful information.
See advertisement of Messrs. Bum
gardner and Patrick, Commissioners, of
the Snapp farm. This is one of the
most productive farms in the county.
A little child of Mrs. C. Staubus, near
Mt. Scion, was blown from log, on
which she was crossing North River, into
the stream last week and drowned. .
Rev. George W. Station, of Iowa, is
visiting his daughter, Mrs. w. L. Oliver.
His many friends will be glad to know
that he will remain in Virginia for some
time.
Married, March 18th, at the residence
of the brides father, near Waynesboro,
by Rev. E. L. Brewer, Mr.. Geo. Davis and
Miss Martha Ellen Chandler, all of Au-
gusta county.
We are glad to learn that Col. Thomas
A. Gordon is candidate for reelection
as Magistrate in the first ward. He has
made a vigilant and efficient officer and
will no doubt be reelected.
J. Howard Wayt is one of the direc
tors of the Indian Creek Coal Company,
organized in Roanoke last week to pur-
chase $500 acres of coal and mineral
land in Fayette county, w. Va.
NJ M. Robertson, manager of the West
Staunton Land company, has placed all
the stock and the books have been closed.
Lots will be put ON the market as soon
as the necessary work can be done.
Mr.. John d. Crist has sold his farm
near Beuna Vista to a syndicate COM
posed of Rockbridge and Augusta men,
for 500, 500. Five years ago Mr.. Crist
paid $4,000 for it. 1t contains 367 acres.
J. E. Graham, ESQ.,, returned last week
from Florida. where he remained during
the winter, attending to his interests
there. He will be with us during the
summer to prosecute his fertilizer trade.
j. A. Wise has associated with him his
brother, Hansel Wise, in the agricultural
implement business. The new firm
name is J. A. Wise & Bro. The business
will be carried on at the old stand, Spring
Lane.
The Stonewall Brigade Band now oc-
cupies the room recently vacated by the
Staunton Choral Society in the base
ment of the City Hall building, and
hereby extends cordial invitation to
the public to attend rehearsals on Tues
day evenings; Thursday evenings being
reserved for private practice. Ladies are
especially invited.
George Richie, Esq, of Canada. was
registered at the Virginia Hotel this
week. He is the attorney, in Canada, OF
Hon. P. McLaren, the proprietor OF
Ferrol iron property, and also the recent
purchaser of the Douthatt survey of &c.,
600 acres in Allegheny county. He will
visit and examine this last property
while in Virginia.
The Richmond State has the following
about a former resident of Staunton:
''Prof. E. Louis Ide has recently been
appointed organist of st. Johns Ger
man Lutheran church. Prof. Ide has
shown himself a composer of ability,
and is an accomplished organist. Must
clans congratulate our German friends
on having secured Prof. Ide's services"
Friday night last, two colored men en-
tered the store of James Cannon, North
Augusta street, and asked for pound
of sugar and pound of bacon. Mr..
Cannon had wrapped up the sugar and
was cutting the bacon when the men
took the sugar and two bags of flour and
ran off. Mr.. Cannon pursued and got
the flour but the thievs escaped.
Mr.. E. Brownold, formerly Of Staun-
ton, is giving lessons on the guitar in
New York The American Art Journal
says ''E. Brownold, the guitar vir-
tuoso, is one of the few masters OF that
instrument in New York. Among his
pupils is the Hon. Francis F. King, who
is an excellent performer. Another
gifted pupil is Mrs. VIM. Semnacher,
whose teaching of the Stuttgart Con-
servatory is we'll known"
Roll of honor of Fair Grounds school
C. H. Wiber, principal, Miss NJ. w. Nc
Cue, assistant: LIST grade-Willie Chand-
ler John Farley, Walter Hill, Ash Kes-
ter, James Stoneburner, David Rowe,
Blanche MARBLE, Daisy Sones. I'd grade
Eugene Cline, Ollie Coffman, Marcellus
Kester, Everett McCauley, Charlie Wi
Der, Lille McCauley, Pearl Marble, Ber-
tie MARBLE, Josie Smith, Edna Thomas.
Rev. P. M. Custer died at Dickinson,
Alabama, week before last, of dropsy of
the chest, aged about "a years. He mar
ried Miss Reagan, of Rockingham, an
aunt of Mrs. DIR. Geo. s. Walker, of
| Staunton, and for a number of years
was engaged as an educator, in which
he was both distinguished and success
full. At one time he was principal OF
Lewisburg, W. Va, Academy His re-
mains were taken to Harrisonburg for
interment.
We have received the first number OF
the Bristol, Va, Daily Neaos. 1t has a
healthy appearance. Its advertising
columns are well filled, and it's general
make up indicates that it has come to
stay. Bristol has an estimated popula.
ton of ,O00-one-half of which has
come in within the past year or two
Staunton has equally as large a number
of Inhabitants. Would our business men
advertise as literally and show as much