The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-01-08

/ Il. F. Eakle has sold to J. G. Whitlock
for 1880, a brick dwelling ON Richard
son street.
Mrs Henry A. Walker, with her little
daughter, spent the holidays in Balti-
more with her sister. Mrs. DR.. Hundley.
/ w. w. Brennaman, of Roanoke, was
/ in Stanton this week, where his wife
has been visiting at her fathers, DIR. H.
NJ. Patterson's.
Mr. Geo. p. BURNER. a promineut-and
excellent citizen Of Rockingham, died at
his home, near keezletown, on the 9th
of December, aged 80 years.
Mrs. III. Erskine Miller who has been
in New York city for several months re-
ceiving medical treatment, returned
home last week restored to health.
Miss Loula Smith, a daughter of the
late Capt. Orlando Smith, spent the hol-
ilays with relatives in Staunton. She
is attending school in Baltimore.
David Grooms, jr, OF Mt Sidney, has
been quite III for several weeks His
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ever have begun to grow better.
There will be q sociable held at the
Chapel of Trinity Church, Tuesday.
January 18th, from to o'clock. The
public is cordially invited to attend. A
charming supper furnished for 25c.
A ng-haired vender of Indian herb
medicines has been entertaining crowds
on the streets of Staunton for several
days. He talks with great iluency, and
describes the common ailments of hui
manity with striking accuracy and effect.
A G. Foster has been appointed by
the President Postmaster at Clifton
Forge. The Office having become Pres
idential appointment, the appointment
IS by the President instead of the Post
master General Mr. Foster has been
the postmaster for several years and a
very good one.
John W. Abby, the clothier, is selling
out his stock atreduced prices, prepare.
tory to a remoyaI Of his store. The DOM
that he occupies, long known as the hard
ware store of Woods & Gilkeson, is to bt
vacated soon, in order that its site may
be cleared for the erection Of fine bust
ness block by Staunton lodge of Masons.
Mrs. Paudeiser, of Mt. Sidney, whose
husband keeps the meat market of that
village, died suddenly last Saturday
evening" While she and her two daught
ers were sitting at the fire talking. one
of the latter noticed that her mother was
being overcome by an attack of some
kind, and before the neighbors could re-
spond to the call for help she was dead
team OF six animals, composed OF two
horses and two yoke of oxen, the horse s
being driven in front with long lines from
the load, attacted attention ON the streets
of Staunton last Friday evening about
dark. The wagon was loaded with pine
plank from some country saw mill Du
ring the last few weeks siX-horse teams
have appeared in Staunton more fire.
qucntly than usual. Bad condition OF
the roads, produced by an excess of snow,
has made teamins very laborions work
for draught animals.
| w. NJ. Allen. druggist, desires to inform
the public that he is agent for the most
successful preparation that has yet been
| produced for coughs. colds and Group
1t will loosen and relieve a severe cold in
less time than any other treatment. The.
article referred to is Chamberlain's
| Cough Remedy. 1t is a medicine that
has won fame and popularity on its own
merits and one that can always be de-
pended upon. 1t is the only known rem
| edy that will prevent Group. 1t must be
tried to be appreciated. 1t is put up in
so cent and 81 bottles.
Warm rain last Thursday night melted
the snow very rapidly, and sunshiny
weather afterward continued to reduce
| it. By Saturday nearly all land with
southern exposure was bare, and the
county roads were practically free from
snow In few places deep drifts in the
roads were removed by road ovefseers,
by driving wagons back and forth over
| the drifts. Duringsix days following the
deep snow not one sleigh Or wheeled We
hicle passed over the Spring Hill road.
one of the principal roads leading to.
Staunton. The little travelling done was
upon the backs of horses.
Joseph B. Woodward, who is univer-
sally known in Staunton as a business
man and gentleman of a high order, has
accepted the desirable position of gen
eral manager for the Virginia Land and
Loan Company. Preparatory to change
of position, he announced to the direct
ors of the Mutual Annuity Company
some time ago that he would not be
candidate for reelection as treasurer of
the latter company, in. which capacity
his term of Office expired January G. His
predecessor with the Virginia Land and
Loan Company was VIM. L. Walters, jr.,
who resigned his Office with tl:;s compa
ny to accept the appointment as general
manager for the Gordon Land Company
of Gorilonsvile.
The indianapolis freeman of January
3 contains a portrait and biographical
sketch of S. S. Cabell, who went from
Staunton to Chicago about seven years
ago as a Young colored laborer. He is
now the Chicago agent and cOrrespOn-
dent of the Freeman, for which he does a
business of $1,000 per year. In less than
two years he has sent in the names of
nearly 1000 subscribers, and has to-day
paid~up list of nearly 1000 bona fide
subscribers He won the second prize
for selling the recent Christmas number
of the Fireman., disposing of 700 copies
over his regular order. The sixth prize
fell to his brother, w. J. II. Cabell, agent
in Staunton for the Freeman.
The friends of Mr.. Ernest Howard state
that he was called to New Orleans by
information announcing to him the Sc
rious illness of his wife, and that he will
return as soon as practicable, prepared
to answer satisfactorily for all money
paid to him as president of the Virginia
Stock Exchange. The VIRGINIAN hopes
. that Mr.. Howard will be able to prove
i. himself wholly innocent of all charges