The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-09-04
Miss Alma snapp, of Winchester is

for interesting public documents.
Mr.. Arch 5napp and daughter, Miss
Helen, were visiting friends at Mt. Craw-
| ford last week.
Capt. A. n breckenridge, of Washing
| ton city, is visiting relatives and friends
in Staunton.
Col. j. d. Llley, of Greenville, has en-
tered his son Raleigh at the Virginia
Military Institute.
Robert Watkins has purchased from
j. L. Graham, a recently completed res
idence on Sears Hill for 81. 200.
Miss Lima Winfield, daughter OF DR..
j. G. Winfield, of Broadway, Va, is
visiting relatives in Staunton.
The number of boarding students al
ready enlisted for this session at Prof.
Rabies Military Academy is over rs.
Mr.. A Argenbright, living near Arbor
Hill, died on Saturday, the 31st ult.,
aged 70 years, and was buried on Sun
day.
John Kennedy and Miss Minnie KRAFT
ger were married in Harrisonburg on the
Goth ult., by Rev. Father John McNerry,
of Staunton.
Hartman Woodward, who has been on
visit to his grand mother, Mrs. Fannie
| Hartman, left this morning for his home
in Roanoke.
Elmer J. Roller, son of the late Josiah
S. Roller, of the Mt. Crawford neighbor-
hood, died at Grafton, w. ", recently of
typhoid fever, aged 25 years.
Mr.. Apperson, manager of the street
railway, expects to have a frs class base
ball team in Staunton in the near future
Timely notice will be given of its ar
rival.
In the list of special premiums pub
lished several weeks ago, Mr.. ii. L. Lang
was entered as Offering diamond lace
pin. This was q mistake. 1t should
have been a silver jewel case.
Mrs. Susan Martin, of Staunton, widow
of the late Rev. John S. Martin, was
visiting her brother, VIM Ruff, of Rock
bridge county last week. Her daughter,
Miss Mary, accompanied her.
DR.. Cooper Kunkle, of Big Stone Gap,
was in fhe city last week. We think he
is disposed to return to old Augusta and
partake of the business activity that
prevails. He will be welcomed back.
Mr.. A. S Buchanan of Missouri, is in
the city stopping with his niece, Mrs.
NJ. E. Cootes, on Church street. He
will enter his granddaughter, from the
same state, at Miss Baldwin's school to-
day.
The pulpit of Trinity Episcopal church
was filled Sunday last at morning SER
vice by Rev. Robert Gibson. of Cincin-
natl, and at evening service by Rev.
Arthur Kinsolving, of Brooklyn, New
York.
DIR. A. A. Bancroft has decided to To-
cate in Staunton for the practice of his
profession as Homeopathic physician of
large experience. AS soon as he can Sc
cure an office, a more formal notice will
be given.
Miss Sallie Dunlap, daughter of Geo.
B. Dunlap, ESQ.,, of this county, left
here Monday, for Topeka, Kansas, where
she will take charge of the Department
of Mathematics in the College of the
Sisters of Bethany.
In noticing the park addition com
pany in our last issue, we were in error
in stating that the lot drawing would
take place Sept. 21st. The lot drawing.
as announced by the company, twill be
held at the court house in Staunton at
10 a. IN. on Tuesday, October 21st, $780,"
Philip HI. Trout, jr., left Monday for
Bethlehem. Penn, to stand an eXamina-
ton for admission to the Lehigh Uni
versity. The grade of examination at
this school is very high, and the test
examination very rigid. Young Trout
has been a pupil at Prof. Kable's school.
Mr.. e. M. Cushing, while at the farm
house of VIM. Leslie, decd last week,
saw posted in the top of leather GOV
cred box letter dated Kingston, Sept.
Both, 1712, addressed to the Archbishop
of Kingston. The printing was in good
condition, clear and distinct. The old
box was brought from Ireland.
1t is stated that Mrs Emily Gilkeson,
widow of the late A. 7. Gilkeson, with
her two interesting daughters, will re
move to Culpeper where her two sons
are in business. They will be missed
from church and social circles in Staun-
ton, and will be followed by the kindest
wishes of their many friends here for
their health and happiness.
The local of the ViRGINIAN is indebt-
ed to Mr.. E. M. Gushing for a basket of
| the finest tomatoes we have ever seen.
Five of them weighed pounds 5 ounces.
Mr. Gushing calls them the ''Beefsteak.'
free from acidity. The seed were got
ten originally from friend, anG Mr..
Cushing saves his own seed and grows
his plants every year.
Mrs Lizzie Marmaduke Hicks, of Mexico,
Mo-, who was instructor in instrumental
music at Wesleyan Female Institute last
session, will return to Staunton this
week, and will preside at the organ in
the Methodist church Sunday next.
Mrs. Hicks will teach a private class in
| instrumental music, and will not resume
her relations to the Institute. She is an
accomplished lady, and her return will
meet hearty welcome.
Rev. J. H. Waugh, the presiding elder
for this district, preached morning and
evening in the Methodist Church in this
place last Sunday, Rev. J. T.
Williams being absent, assisting in
a revival meeting at Basic City.
The sermons were both able and instr uc-
tive, especially that at night. DIR
Waugh is a close and strong reasoner, a
profound scholar and clear, perspicuous
| thinker, and always instructive.
Harrisonburg SPIRIT of the Goth, an
nounces the death of Mrs J. p Mcleod,
of Dayton, on the 21st inst, aged 4e
years. She was Miss Sillings, of Au-
gusta county. Rev. R. c. Walker as
sisted by Rev. Mr.. Brown, of Bridge
water, officiated at the burial, as he had
in the baptismal ceremony when THE