The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-07-03

M. Moore were married at Broadway,
Va, on the 25th ult.
There will be a general suspension of
business in town July 4th. The banks
and post Office will be closed.
Miss Matte p Harris left Tuesday,
July 1st, to spend some time with Miss
Mildred Lee, of Lexington. Va.
Capt. p f. Wilson and Hugh H. Fultz
have opened real estate Office for bust
ness in Stanton and Basic City.
Misses Alice and Linda Brown, OF
Richmond, Va, are visiting Mrs. JOS. B..
Woodward, East Beverly street.
Misses Margaret and Carrie Johnston
are spending their summer with Mrs. Ii.
st. Geo. Tucker, north New Street.
Miss MolIie McQuaide, of Harrison
burg is visiting her brother. Capt. John
McQuaide, at New Kalorama ON Coalter
street.
Mr.. Geo. d. Shaeffer, who married a
daughter of Mr.. Geo. Skunk, of Harri-
sonburg, died in Baltimore ON the oath
instant.
Mr.. G. K. Helphenstein, of Harrison
burg, and Miss Cora Lee Blankman, of
Baltimore, were married in Baltimore
last week.
State Secretary H. o. Williams was in
the city Tuesday, and attended the an
nual meeting of the Y. NJ. G. A. Tues
day night.
Mrs. Amanda J. Keezel, mother of
Hon. Geo. B. Keezel, of Rockingham,
died at her home, near Keezletown, on
the 22d inst
The barn of VIM. Wholey, destroyed
by fire last week, was insured in the
Company for $500.
Cards are out for the marriage, in Pc
tersburg. on the 9th of July, of Miss Ad-
die Eta Berry and Mr. Scott Wood, the
latter formerly of Staunton.
The sunday school of Trinity Episco-
pal Church has been discontinued for
the summer, and will be resumed the
first Sunday in September.
Mrs. Capt. E. T. Powell and her bright
little boy reached Staunton week ago,
from Newport, KY. and will spend the
summer months with Capt. J. J. Stack S
.mily.
Rev Geo. Moseley Murray, in charge
OF the Episcopal Church at Rapidan,
y Va, arrived in the city Tuesday last.
Mr. Murray has important business in
terests here.
James H. Woodward, W. H. Bark
man, Sallie Hanger, Minnie Bickle, of
Staunton were in Buena Vista last week
also Mr. and Mr. Lehman. and Miss Jen-
ME Waugh.
The salary of the post master at Staun-
ton has been increased from 81, 400 to
$2.5OO-an apportionment based upon
the increased business of the office with
in the last year.
Jno. W. Todd, Esq, has been the re-
cipient of gold mounted umbrella as a
testimony from the members of the Bap
fist congregation for his successful work
in behalf of the church.
Donald Allen, Esq, has received the
appointment of Receiver of the water
works department of the city of Waco,
Texas. He left Thursday night of last
last week to fill his new appointment.
Geo. M. Harrison. Esq, has been alb
sent from the city several days in at
tendance ON the sessions of the State
Bar Association at Old Point. Mr.. Har-
rison will return Saturday, July 5th.
Miss Cora Turner, who has been at
her fathers for the past ten days, has SO
far recovered from her late sickness, as
to be able to return to her school duties
in South Carolina, near Spartansburg.
Misses Julia and Margaret Atkinson
left on the early G. & o. train, Monday
last. to spend the summer with Mrs.
Orlando Smith, of Macon, Mo. They
will spend part of their time In Spring
field Ill.
O. d. Bachelor and w. II. Baltic have
been elected from Buena Vista Sunday
School to the Sunday School Convention
to be held in Staunton on the Sth of
July, and Miss Eva Jordan and VIM. D..
Henkle alternates.
The A. T. Gilkenson property. at the
intersection of Market and Prospect
by James H. Blackley, trustee, was sold
last Saturday, by E. NJ. Cushing, auc
tioneer, to P. N. Powell for $4,475.
The House Committee on Public Build
ipnc hoe ranorto6 in favor Of on onnro
pration of 500, 900 for a public building
at Leesburg, Va. Why not an appro-
priation for Staunton, where the bust
ness and population are five times that
of Leesburg
On Monday. the 23rd of June, Mr. VIM
Ruleman, living ON the Herring farm,
near Spring Hill, owned by d. V. Buck
man, had eight sheep killed by light
ming. On the same day, Mr.. Stuart
Boiling, four miles west of Staunton,
had IS sheep killed by lightning.
The handsome new brick residence be-
ing built on West Frederick street. by
Maj B. T. Bagby, for DIR. B. F. Hughes,
is nearing completion. 1t will be very
attractive, commodious and desirable
house, and an improvement that will set
off that portion Of the city nicely. The
cost independent of the ground, will be
about 81, 900.
, Buena Vista Adoocate Mr.. Taylor
Bissell, the very efficient secretary of the
Buena Vista Improvement Company,
and wife were here on Tuesday night
Mr. Bissell reports the buildings under
contract for his company as progressing
rapidly. We hope that ere long the I'm
provement Company may find it to their
interest to locate Mr. Bissell here
Heber Ker jr., who has been with the
drug house of Demoville & Co., of Nash
vile, Tenn, for the past six years, has
made an engagement with house in
Memphis. and will move with his family
to his new home about July 18th. Heber
is improving his business prospects, and
we congratulate him on his deserved pro-
motion. StauntOn boys will work up.
The dignified and orderly manner
which characterized the organization of
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