The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-01-29

LII. Il. - AA0tiltt1f, sta'aiottNt3s > ttetC HeO
rotary for the I. II. c. A. of Virginia,
was in staunton Sunday.
The new hotel at Buena Vista, which
cost $65, 600, has been sold to q Norfolk
syndicate for $4,000
Capt. ]. J. Stack, jr., civil engineer,
has completed the survey of O railroad
from Roneeverte 10 I4ewislourg, ". Va.
The directors Of the Virginia Land and
Loan Company declared last week their
second semi-annual dividend Of seven
per cent.
P. Z. Omollondro, fer Il long time cons
dJsotor on The Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway, died in Clifton Forge or the
nth. aged rs yoara.
r. c Blair o: Augusta, and j j. Oeil-
vie. CT s}sanujs.ii, wer. III i.ewis:urg last
week. BE latter ia he interest .; tie
Waite sulphur Springs Company
On Man.la5., s:aj. i. 2. s::4si,g bought
Of Capt lames Bnmear,li4er, Commits
sioner, - acres OF land for &sl per acre,
lying on the west side OF Hetsy Eell.
We direct attention t, the advertise
ment OF David Funston OF valuable
grazing farm on ihe Blue Ridge. y bar
gain may be had III this land, if imme-
date application is made
Rev. Mr. Mcclure, Of Baltimore,
preached in the st Presbyterian church
of Stanton last Sunday morning and
evening. Rev. DIR. Siianks. of licking
ton, is expected TO preach next Sunday.
An attractive Office has been compile
ted il the front portion of the brick
building of the Stanton Steam Roller
Mill Company. The work Of placing the
machinery is HOW being carried forward.
Steps are being taken by some citizens
of Staunton and vicinity to organize q
company for building belt line railroad
around Stanton, to accommodate man
uf;acturers who may be induced TO locate
here.
Capt John s. McCorsle, the we'll
known merchant of GIiddIebrook, is
building a fine brick residence in Staun-
ton, on North New street, next to the
Academy bui!;ling The walls are now
about completed. Mai. b. T. Bagby is
the contractor.
The Church street brick residence that
was formerly owned and occupied by j.
w. Todd, was sold last Friday for So, 800
by II. H. Robertson, the well known real
| t, 4 r.,
Sumter Sublett, to Mrs Virginia Har-
man, who viii move into it soon from
her present home east OF the city.
A few horses were sold in Staunton on
Monday (eourt day,) probably less than
twelve, purchased privately by local
buyers. The court days OF February,
Alaroll and April! are the lines at which
IL any horses are sold in Stanton On
account IL the snow aad bad roat;s, The
crowd q; country people i'll town last
Monday was smaller than what is usual
onconrt days.
j. P. kavenaugh, formerly located in
| Staunton bat in recent years travelling
salesman in various parts of Virginia,
will open in Stanton within few days
a general agency for musical instrtl-
ments, pictures books, etc. He has
rented the room on East Main street that
was recently vacated BY j. 4. Hutclie-
son, the merchant tailor. Mr.. Kave-
naugh's son will be associated with him
in business.
Some OF the older citizens of Staun-
ton will remember Miss Ada Leonard, OF
Lewisburg, W. Va, who was pupil at
the Wesleyan Female Institute in 1854 5,
or about that time. She was "a lovely
character, as beautiful i'll person us she
was gentle in disposition. She married
Rev. j. Il. H. Moore. of Inacalontas
county, ". Va, and after his death she
married George Hill, and lived at James-
port, Davis county, Mo-, where she died
on the 18th, OF cancer of the breast, after
a lingering and painful illness.
Edward Baxter Perry, celebrated
pianist Of Boston, will give piano re
cital and musical lecture in Staunton Oh
Friday evening, February 10. The en-
tertainment will take place in Y. III. G. A
auditorium, under the auspices of thf
Ladies' Auxiliary. Mr.. Perry ranks
among the greatest musicians of this
country. His concert will afford Staun-
ton people d comparatively rare oppor
tunity to enjoy a musical treat of tht
first order.
Friday night Of this week, January 80
is the time at which the Pearl of Pekin
Opera Company will appear in the Staun
ton opera house. Ii was advertised te
appear here last Saturday night, but CT
account Of some delay at Norfolk an6
Richmond the company WAS unable t6
reach Stanton in time. A new appoint
ment was therefore made for Friday
night OF this week. The universally
popular performance of the company
Staunton.
An employment agency is very con
venient institution, both for persons
wanting help and for persons wanting
situations. A valuable agency for sup
plying colored labor has just been estab
lished in Staunton by Shelton & billiard
at the corner of Frederick and Augusta
streets. Contractors and others desiring
to employ railroad hands or laborers, ani
person desiring house servants, will dc
well by calling on Shelton s. Billiard
See their new advertisement ia this pa
per.
Nineteen young men attended last
Friday night an interesting meeting o
the Y. III. G. A. literary society. The ex
ercises of the evening, declarations anf
debating, were engaged in with consid
cradle spirit. In view of the start made
by this society, and the interest takef
by It's members, good results may be ex
pected from it. 1t meets every Friday
evening in one of the upper rooms OF til.
Y. Ii. G. A. building. Every young maj
interested in debating is invited to join
whether he is a member Of the Associa
ton or not.
Hugh T. Lyle & Co., the new firm
composed of Eir. Lyle and j &. Hanger
are agents for some Of the very best az
ricul:Gra, machinery manufactured. Il
their wareroom opposite the Virgin;
| hotel they carry n CONN ain ef0clc n