The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-11-05
STAUNTON DOTS.


STAUNTON DOTS.
Several cases of diptheria have de-
veloped in Stanton within the past
week, which causes no little nervous
anxiety with parents, who have small
children Every precaution will be
taken to prevent the spread of the dis
ease.
Under the recent apportionment of
State school funds Augusta countys
public free schools get So, 550,1 divided
among the several districts as follows:
Beverly Manor, $3,O51.7 70; Middle River,
Se,993 %; North River, So, 16s.95; Pas
ture, $1,S70.57; Riverheads, $2,261 81;
South River, 81, 97415 Last years APP
portionlnent was $14,91420, or $3.50
less than this year.
E. N. Cushing, the veteran auctioneer,
while standing on ii chair in the Court
House yard Saturday last, fell from it.,
fracturing the small bones of the right
wrist. DR.. A. M. Henkel attended to
the injury Mr.. Gushing has carried an
accident insurance policy for ten years,
and this is the fl st mishap that has be-
fell him in that time He will get $25
a week as long as he is disabled.
Augusta county circuit court, Judge
Mclaughlin, will begin the fall term
Inc A Goc
been drawn. 1t is made up of the fol-
lowing: j. w. Brown, W. K Chew, A.
D. Coiner, H. G. Carter, w. r. Talley,
w II. Johnson, Saml Haldeman, G. Z.
Holman, T. A. Brown, S. b. Wright, J.
W. Waddy, T. j. Thomson, J. A. Brown,
F. b. Carson, A. p. Dudley, S. L. Huff,
F. G. Goodwin, II. S. Keller, S. w.
Beard, II. e. Gay. E. j Wayland.
Buildings are going up all oyer the
town. There has never been, at any
one time, so many neat and comfortable
new buildings erected. AS fast, too, as
tkey are finished they are taken either
by a renter or purchaser. Staunton is
going ahead in spite Of the sluggish
movements of the improvement compa-
MES, which have really been disadvan-
tage rather than an advantage, as at
first it was thought they would be-
None of them are doing anything to-
wards building up the town, at the same
time they have locked up or cut up into
very small lots, nearly all of the availa-
BILE building grounds around the city.
The vitrolized brick pavement being
laid through three squares of Main
street, Staunton, will be splendid
piece of work when completed The
brick are firm and durable, and will
The brick are laid on a level with the
street car rails, and will thus make it
much easier and safer for vehicles to
pass and repass. Several blocks on Au-
gusta and Frederick streets will be SINH
larry paved, while other streets. not such
public thoroughfares, are being substan-
TALLY improved With gravel. The present
city council is a progressive body, and
has practical appreciation of what is
due to the tax payers.
The deed to the lot purchased by the
government for the public building from
W. E. Craig has -been made out, and
| forwarded to Washington. An abstract
of title has to be furnished from the
time of the colonial grant from the
Governor of Virginia to the present
time Last week Clerk Burnett and
his deputy Terry were engaged on it, and
completed it Friday evening. The lot
will cost $12.500, and when the deed is
accepted, the money will be paid over,
when work will commence. E. w.
Shott, worthy citizen and excellent
mechanic, has been appointed superin-
ten lent Of the building, at pay of s6 per
day from the time work is commenced
on the foundation.
The government road to the Fedora
Cemetery, which is i miles east OF
Staunton, has been completed by Messrs.
Gooch & Ryan, contractors. 1t cost
$11 900, and is a splendid roadway. The
bill for this appropriation was intro
duced eight years ago, by General Ma
hone, at the instance of the editor of the
VIRGINIAN, and passed the Senate, but
WAS hung up in the House. Hon. Jacob
Yost, when in Congress, introduced it
again, when it passed the Republican
Senate, but could not be gotten through
Democratic House, some of the Demo
Gratis living in Staunton saying that
they did not want this or any other
appropriation if it had to be gotten
through a Republican representative.
Last Congress it was brought up again
by Hon. H. st. George Tucker, and ma
terially assisted by Republicans from
Staunton, it was gotten through both
branches, both being Republican.
Several Sundays ago, Rev. DR.. McFar>
land, in the course of an able sermon,
warned his hearers against making
Church creed and doctrine paramount,
saying that many gave too much thought
to formulated opinions and not enough
to the crucified Christ. Last Sunday
night, Rev. DR.. Shanks, who breaches
once each Sabbath in Dr. Mcfarland
Church, the First Presbyterian, followed
in the same line, emphasizing the essen
tial Importance of trusting in the merits
of the Redeemer. and not in creeds, al
though these were important in their
place. Many of the ablest and hottest
men of the Church are proclaiming the
same views and impressing the essential
truth that Christ is the Way, the Light
and Truth, not creeds and opinions for
mulated by men. The more prevalent
this idea becomes the more genuine will
be the spirit of religion-the more catho-
lie the relations of denominations, aud
the more salutary the influence upon the
world at 1aroa The hipOtrv of cree Is