The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-02-27

| Mr.. d. B. Avis arrived in Staunton last
Saturday and will be here several days.
Rev. A. H. Hamilton. near Steele's Tav-
ern has sold 80 acres of his farm to Rob-
ert Campbell for 81 $50.
Marriage licenses were issued in Wash
ington, d. c., on the Goth, to Samuel II.
Myers and BERTHE L. Hidebrand, of An
mex, Augusta county, Va.
A. Loeb. of Loeb Bros, has gone
North to purchase his spring stock. He
will visit Baltimore, Philadelphia and
New York.
Capt John n Opie has won his suit
before the Court of Appeals in the case
of Pendleton vs. the Valley Mutual Life
Association.
The public school building at Green
vile was destroyed by fire on Friday
last. This is really disaster. We hope
it will soon be rebuilt.
NJ. R. Coalter, Esq, one of our best
known and most useful countymen, was
married on Wednesday last to Miss Jen-
ME Cave Clemmer, near Deerfield.
propriating $1,000 for a road from
Staunton to the National Cemetery
near town, was reported favorably.
The special mail service from Koiner's
Store to Sampson, in this county, will
be discontinued on the 2Sth, and the
service supplied by mail messenger.
At the annual meeting of the Grand
Lodge Knights of Pythias of Virginia,
held in Suffolk last week, W. L. Olivier,
of Staunton, was. elected Vice Grand
Chancellor.
The Rt. Rev. F. NJ Whittle, Bishop Of
Va, will make an Episcopal visit to Trim
ity Church, Staunton, Easter Sunday,
April 9th The rite of confirmation
will be administered.
Miss Lucy Bagby, of Richmond, is
visiting in the family of her cousin, Maj.
B. 7. Bagby, on West Frederick street.
Her many friends in Staunton give her
cordial welcome to the hill city.
The annual meeting of the Ladies'
Auxiliary of the Y M. G. A. for the cleo
ton of officers will be held in Y NJ C. A.
parlor, Monday, March 3rd, at p. n.
All members requested to attend.
Alfred Cone, who was lately with
Childs & Shelton, is now located at Way
nesboro in charge of a drug store. The
people of Waynesboro have in Mr.. Gone
a thorough gentleman and a competent
druggist.
Gen. John E. Roller was in the city
Monday. The option on the Bierne
property ON Gospel Hill was closed, we
understand. Gen. Roller, Andrew Bowl
ing, and B. H. Partlow, the purchasers,
at $4,000.
Waynesboro Times Mr.. E. G. Vincent,
of Staunton, has completed n blue print
of the Baker Spring addition to Waynes-
boro, and copies can be seen at the diff
ferent real estate offices. 1t is a neat,
comprehensive work.
Last week we stated that Rev. Wiley
Simpson was pastor of Cavalry Baptist
Church, on Green street. In this we were
mistaken. Rev. Simpson is at Williams
port, Pa, and Rev. G. g. Robinson, of
Massachusetts,, is in charge of Cavalry
church.
Miss Dr. G. S. Haynes, has accepted
the position of Assistant Physician in
the Western Lunatic Asylum, and will
enter upon the discharge of her duties
as soon after the first of April as she
passes the medical examination before
the State Board.
Mr. Booz has purchased an interest in
the Waynesboro Times. He has lately
been in the railroad business, but has
returned to his first love and will give
his personal and individual attention to
the interests in and around Waynesboro
through the Times.
Look out for the boom in Staunton.
Highland Terrace, in the northern part,
and Gospel Hill, in East End" are re-
jects are on foot. People who wan 70
get on the ground floor" should move
quick or they will be 'eit.
Saturday. Feb 3ars end, the ami eT
sary of the britt e { George Vashii ar,ll..
was unnotlce1 in STA Hton e. ast by the
cards ut 5be aaks ana postofiiee all
reurs'us legal hoHday Whe mas
Become Of theCpatriotie revarence for
na graat ma good Of lie past?
ss Mamie ice Holcombe, of Staun-
con, wa arried in Richmond Wednes-
0s last week, to Mr.. John May Klein,
Vi Philadelphia. Miss Holcombe is
niece of Mrs.Sommerville andMissNannie
Briggs, of our city. Miss Holcombe is of
the richest type Of Southern beauty.
A correspondent of the Rockingham
Register writing from Port Republic,
says: Messrs. Jed Hotchkiss and Hender-
son M. Bell, of Staunton. have succeeded
in taking options ON all the lands be-
tween 1.-The Grottoes' and Port Repub-
lie, and expect to build the new city in
the near future.
Highland Recorder: On the evening of
the 18th inst. at the residence of the
brides father in Bath county, Mr.. John
B. Griffith, of Allegheny county, and
Miss Ira B. McClintic were married, Rev.
w. C. White officiating The bride is a
near relative of Miss Emma McClintic,
of this county.
Prof. E. E. Campbell, Staunton Fe
male Seminary, has been elected princi-
pal of Tressler Orphans Home, Loyds.
vile, Pa. This institution is under the
control of the Lutheran church. 1t at
present contains 235 orphans. Prof. c.
left last Friday morning, and will assume
charge March LIST.
Highland Recorder: Mr.. Jacob P.
Hevener, of Hightown, who some time
ago had removed from his jaw a large
growth, is in a critical condition. The
place caused by the removal of the
growth has not healed properly, and has
assumed a cancerous nature from which
he suffers intensely.
Sew. P. Nottingham, of Baltimore, hal
been in Staunton and Augusta county
for the past ten days representing the
interests of his house, Sutton, johnson
& Co. This is one of the most reliable