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

magnificently mounted. The costumes
worn are said to be the finest ever seen
IN any legitimate production in this
country. Those worn by Miss Blair
should be seen by every lady in Staun-
ton. They are marvels of skill from the
first dressmakers of Paris and America
The Saracen" will undoubtedly be the
strongest attraction visiting Staunton
this season.
Elegant water sets and coal vases at
Drury & Thorntons.
Wheat & Summerson have a nice Sc
lection OF preserves, jams and jellies.
We are here to please YOU We have
the goods to make up an elegant menu
for breakfast, dinner or supper at Wheat
& Summerson's.
Professor Freze, of the Shenandoah
Normal College, Dayton, Va, has been
in Staunton several days this week, Wis
itlng Rev. }. d. Donovan and others.
We had the pleasure of call from
Judge Barnwell r. Barnwell, of Charles
| ton, 8. c., who is in Virginia on bust
ness. He belongs to the distinguished
Barnwel and Rhett families Of that
State
| Phil. Trout, jr., has been at home dur
ing the vacation from his studies at a
technical school in Pennsylvania, and
Herbert Smith from a school at Berry
vile, Clarke county. Va.
w. n. and Brown Reed sons of w. A.
Reed, Esq, spent part of the holiday
season with their parents. Brown is en-
gagged in the Express business ia the
North, and w. N. in the postal service
OF the United States, with headquarters
at Washington.
Prof. Allmon's dancing class, in city
hall building every Monday, will progress
with renewed vigor in the new year.
Children at 3 80 p. M, and adults at s. 80.
The Professor is at the Virginia Hotel
every Monday.
Edward McMahon, jr., of the internal
revenue office at Ly nchburg, came to
Staunton yester day to visit his father,
Major Edward Mcmahon. He was ac-
companied by his wife and two children.
John Guntner received a telegram
Tuesday that informed him of the death
OF his mother, at Carey, Ohio, at the ad-
vanced age of seventy five years. He
started for Ohio in the afternoon of the
same day, to be present at the funeral.
Baldwin Ransom, Rudolph Bumgard-
ner, William Morton and Hugh NJ. Nc
llhany, jr., students of Washington and
Lee University at Lexington, have been
enjoying their Christmas vacation at
their homes in Staunton.
Miss Anna OFT, daughter of Enos OFT,
ESQ.,, and one of the most intelligent and
attractive young ladies of the Moffett's
Creek neighborhood, went to Richmond
on the day before Christmas to spend a
week or more visiting friends in that city.
The following officers were elected last
Thursday night by Staunton lodge of
Odd Fellows: J. F. Kingan, N. G. C.
Fretwell, Y, g.; c. A. Grafton, secreta-
~; G. NJ. Keblinger, financial secretary
W. M. Simpson, treasurer; A. NJ. Simp-
son. chaplain; l. J. Hoover and David
Butcher, first and second assistant chap
lains.
A. W. Caldwell, a job printer favorably
known in Staunton, recently with the
Spectator and formerly with the Vandi-
Gator, went to Basic City Tuesday to as
sumo the duties of his desirable new posi-
ton with the Basic City Adoance. He
is to be foreman job printer of that pros
porous young establishment.
The Christmas exercises of the United
Brethren Sunday school took place last
Friday evening in the church. and were
mi bu l..
usually characterizes Mr. Donovan's
meetings. The room was ornamented
with two large Christmas trees, and an
entertaining programme was carried
through very pleasantly.
More poultry was shipped from Staun-
ton in the six days of last week than at
perhaps any previous Christmas time
g. A. Roller shipped about eight tons of
dressed turkeys to Baltimore, Philadel-
phia and other cities, and other dealers
shipped two or three tons. Resides the
turkeys, about halt ton of chickens and
ducks were shipped. AS the average
weight OF dressed turkeys is about ten
pounds each, the ten tons shipped from
Staunton were composed of abou 1000
turkeys.
6. II. Paris, one of the leading real
estate men of Roanoke, came to Staun-
ton Christmas day to visit his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs James Paris, of Fred erick
street. He left yesterday for Baltim ore.
He and his partner, A. P. Neal, are the
originators of the Gainesville (Ga) Land
and Manganese Company, whose organ |
ization. with capital stock of 81, 500, 900.
has just been effected. Among the New
York directors is Norvin Green, presi-
dent of the Western Union Telegraph
Company.
A new schedule goes into effect to day
on the Chesapeake and Ohio railway.
West bound trains will leave Stanton
at the following times: F. F. " limited
EXPIRE S, 4.20 a. H.; local passenger, III
a. m: Cincinnati express, 443 D. IN.
East bound trains: T. F. V. limited ex-
pres, 8 81 a. m Atlanta express. 40 a. |
M; 10 al passenger. lao p. III. The ex- |
press trains run nearly the same as here |
tofore. but the time Of the local pas
senger train is changed materially.
Heretofore it has left Staunton eastward |
at 8 a. III. and westward at 4.3O p. III
The change of it's leaving time west /