The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-02-26

The Crowle building, which is by far
the largest and handsomest business
block in Staunton, will probably be
ready for occupancy by the middle of
March. Hughes u Gregory are now at
work upon the painting, for the general
contractor, Maj. b. 7. Bagby. -Four
large second story rooms, at the Water
street corner, have been rented by the
Inter States Life Insurance Company.
The second store-room from the corner
has been rented by J. A..Arlnentrout and
G. l.. Weller, who will open in it very
soon new clothing store. Mr.. Armen-
trout has been in the northern cities for
about twa weeks, selecting q stock of
goods.
In column of sprghtly comments in
the last Manatfactstre7s' Record on the
Development Company's illustrated de-
scription of Staunton, Mr.. Thomas P.
Grasty calls it sthe most admirable de-
scriptive publication ever issued in
America" Its 'sehief merit lies not in
the illustrations, which are very beauti-
full and true, not in the paper and bind
ing, which are of the highest order, but
in the literary excellence of the descrip-
tion itself. And herein lay Mr. Miller's
aagaeity he secured the very best
man in Virginia to write the story of
Staunton, namely, Armistead c. Gordon,
ESQ.,. whose name is familiar one to
magazine readers everywhere The il
Illustrations are from photographs by
Berkeley, and therefore artistic and true;
but Gordon's description is just as true
as BerkeIey's pictures
About o'clock Sunday morning Pc
liceman Hutchens, hearing calls for help
or some similar noise from the East Main
street room occupied by j. p Kavenaugh
" Sons subscription agency, entered the
room and found George Kavenaugh, the
junior member of the firm, in partial
~ helpless condition arising from an
overdose of laudanum. He was remoy-
ed to his room ct the Highland house.
and under the medical care Of DIR. T. l..
Henkel he has since made good progress
toward recovery. The particulars of the
case are about as follows, as given by
Kavenaugh himself, who is young man
OF good appearance, between twenty and
twenty five years of age. About a week
or ten days ago his father, after paying
the board OF himself and son, went to
Washington on business, intending to be
| a hcnnt from -
days. On Friday morning the son, being
IN despandent mood, bought six
ounces of laudanum and drank it for the
purpose of taking his own life. From
/ the time of taking the laudanum unit
his discovery Sunday morning, he lay
sleeping OF partially unconscious in the
room referred to. He says his object il
| taking the laudanum was suicide bu,
] that he has no desire now to attemn1
such IN act again. The saving OF hi.
life was probably due to the fact that he
threw up large part Of the laudanun
taken. The effects that remain from the
dose are paralysis of the right arm ant
a large swollen place on the right side O
his neck, where it came In contact will
a book while he lay unconscious. Hi
sister in Philadelphia was telegrapheC
for, the temporary address of his fathe
being unknown in Staunton. Anothe,
son in Philadelphia went to Washington
and notified Mr., kayenangh, who al
rived IL Staiintap Yesterday and is nov
taking care of his son at the Highlan,
! house.