The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-06-18


character. While it is sometimes better
for the young man himself that he should
make his debut in the world among
strangers-as he is placed then on his
metal and self reliance, yet Virginia
needs all such men. What is most
needed in this State is technical knowl-
edge, and the State can lily afford to
lose the services of any of her youth who
have become qualified to instruct in the
important lines of chemistry and metal
lurgy. Young Cochran, we believe, will
make his mark in the department of
science to which he has given his time
and study, and will some day return to
his native county and State to give our
people the benefit Of his research and
knowledge. We wish him the success
we know he will deserve in his distant
field of labor.
Since the lot sales on the end and 3rd
and the lot drawing on the 4th, in the
Staunton Development Company's
scheme, there has been perceptible in
crease in real estate activity and more
confident feeling prevailing than ever
before. Buildings are going up in every
direction-others are being contracted
for, and plans and projects suggested
for improvement which foreshadow I'M
usual movements in that direction. What
Staunton needs, is what is wanting in
-,
State-more buildings There is not
residence vacant in Staunton, while q
number of persons are ready and anx-
GUS to locate there, if houses were avail
able. This condition exists at Clifton
Forge, and 1T is one of the important
facts that should be at once faced and
improved Had there been house room
the population of Clifton Forge today
would be twice what it is, although there
are several organizations doing what
they can In this line. Two hundred
houses would not be sufficient to supply
the demand we will have this year. No
better investment could be made than
money placed ip residence buildings.
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Posters have been scattered far and
near, which read as follows: sRev. Sam.
+. Jones will conduct series of relig-
ious meetings at Staunton, Va, COM
| mencing Sunday a. NJ, June aSth, 1891,
closing Sunday, p. IA. July 5th.--eight
days. Prof. Z. O. Excel, Of Chicago, will
lead the singing. which will be an lnter>
esting feature of the service No charge
for admission. Seats free. Basket col
lections will be taken up for local chart
ties. Everybody is invited
| Of course there will be an immense at
tendance Local committees have been
appointed to make all essential prepare
tions. The enormous building of the
Bodley Wagon Works. $40 feet by 1870,
will be appropriated to the services.
where each day an earnest and cordial
! invitation to everyone is extended to be
present. Mr. James w. Bodley, the
head of the Bodley Wagon Works Com
pany, is the moving spirit in the present
arrangement He knows Mr.. Jones very
well personally is an earnest an con-
scientious worker in all moral enter
prises and Is very confident the result of
the services above outlined will be for
the good of the people.
| Last week the remains of Mrs. DR.. G.
K. Harris were disinterred at Mt. Scion,
! in Augusta county. and removed to
Staunton to be laid by her husband and
son, DR.. G. r. Harris, and DR.. j. W.
Harris. She died over II years ago, and
the silk dress in which she was buried
was in good condition, while the body
was in q petritied state, and SO heavy
that it required four or five men to lift
it and the metallic case in which it was
enclosed Mrs. Harris WAC a sister of
the late Col. j. Marshall McCue, of Aus
gusta county
| A fire alarm was sounded Monday
morning about two o'clock. 1t was dis
covered that the commission and storage
house of NJ. Kiylighan. near the c..
g. 0. depot, was on fire, the smoke and
flames having been discovered issuing
from the second floor, where there was
about fifty tons of hay stored. From the
effects of the fire and water, nearly all
the hay was practically destroyed. The
| loss is covered by insurance. The fire
department was engaged for three or
four hours in controlling and ahating
the flames.
Mrs. Julia Hurley, a well known elder
ly lady of Staunton, died on the 18th,
aged about rs years Several weeks ago
she was stricken with paralysis, and sub
sequently had two more strokes. She
which she knew very well how to care
for She leaves two daughters and one
grand son, as her immediate family. She
was a sister of Messrs. Thomas and VIM.
Wholey, of Staunton, two substantial
and wellto- citizens.
Gospel Hill is an elevated portion of
Staunton, over which Main street passes.
Recently the city council determined to
cut it down Immediately. OF course the
property owners on the hill object, as it
leaves their residences some six or seven
feet higher above the street than they
now are The work will go on notwith
standing the discomfort and inconveni
ence it may occasion to some as it is re-
garded a public necessity.
Andrew Bowling, one of the most en-
terprising and public spirited citizens of
Augusta county, and M. Kivlighan, an
active and relia BILE young business man
of Staunton, have leased the Waynes-
boro FIGURING Mills and will hereafter
run them. The product is of the Roller
process, and a number one article.
The wheat crop in the Valley, tlis
year will be one of the most abundant
ever gathered From Stauntnn to Har-
risonburg the stand is exceptionally
thick, and the quality promises to be
excellent The weather has been all
that could be desired for ripening, and
in few days the harvesters will be busy
gathering in the golden sheafs. From