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

Judge John W. Stout and Mr.. George
S. Lightner went to Washington last
Thursday.
DR.. D. B. Conrad, formerly Superin
tendent Of the Western Lunatic Asylum,
has been appointed to a similar position
at independence, Mo.
Mr.. A. J. Livicls. the contractor and
builder, went to Washington last Thurs
day, intending to spend about q week in
that city and in Baltimore.
The new boiler put in recently sup
plies an abundance Of hot water to the
bath rooms Of the Y H. G. 4. building.
Better bath rooms or q better gyinnasi-
um could not be desired.
Mr.. Charles Curry entertained with
an elegant supper last Saturday evening,
at his residence in the northern part of
the city, q Number of his associates in
the legal fraternity of Stanton.
Mr. A. j. Dreys::ring, Of Monisom
cry, Ala. :,r;ived i Stanton on Tues
day last add will make NFifeinia his IN
t'.re home H y N probably locate Il
Clifton Fer
~ ,rcli. near hsisldlebYaok,
Vi. !: Cd & new organ, new
stoves, a l.s- upis, chairs for the choir
and Il new cgspet for the pulpit. The
cost of the improvements was $S25 in
cash.
Aaron E. Bledsoe, o former wel-known
merchant of this city, died in Waco,
Texas, some three months since. He was
a brother in law OF DIR. VIM. II. Goode,
of Stannton, having married q daughter
Of the late Owen G. Morris.
John A. Noon, deputy collector Of U.
s. internal revenue for this district, has
moved his Office from the second floor of
the Burns building to the frame building
next above the Eichelberger brick resi-
dence, on north New street.
Not many people took advantage of
the half fare excursion rates between
Staunton and Washington city, offered
last Thursday by both Of the railroads
reaching Staunton. Winter excursions
are not SO popular as are those held in
more agreeable seasons of the year
Rev P. S. Miller, president of the
Bridgewater Carriage Company, which
has prosperous works at Roanoke, was
in Staunton Monday. He was accom-
water College Both are intelligent. pro
gressive men, of the kind needed to build
up any community.
Every farmer of Augusta county that
has land for sale can have it entered free
of charge in the catalogue now being
prepared by P. E. Wilson & Co., real es-
tate agents of Staunton. They will pub
fish the catalogue for the information of
many northern and western men who
desire to buy farms in Virginia.
DIR. V. Z. Churchman, OF Anderson, w.
Va, arrived in Staunton on Wednesday
night OF last week with his bride, to
spend week or more visiting relatives
in Augusta. lie was nitrfiea on Janua
AIRY Il, III the First Presbyterian church
OF Charleston, w Va. to Miss Emma
Spencer, Il young lady Of that city.
Capt. Henry L. Hoover. president Of
the Staunton Park Addition Land Com
pany, has entered into a partnership, for
the real estate and insurance business,
with E. A. Stands, of Harrisonburg, and
with W. p. Gilkeson, recently of the
Swoope's Depot -neighborhood. They
will begin business February /, in the
front Office over Or. N. Wayt & Bro. S
drug store. The name of the new firm
is II. L. Hoover s. Co.
Street Commissioner Michael Houni-
han had six carts out on Monday. haul
ing snow from Main and Augusta streets.
The ridges of snow at each side of the
street were source of much inconven-
ence, and would have lain for many days
il left to melt. After the snow has dis
appeared, a new brick pavement will be
laid along the northern portion of Lewis
street, and another on the east side of
South Coalter street. On both these
streets payements are badly needed
Richards & Pringle's Georgia Ministries
gave in the Staunton opera house, on
Wednesday night of last week, one OF
the best minstrel entertainments ever
enjoyed by the people Of this city. The
fifteen or twenty members of the com
pany are all colored men, and most of
them are good musicians The humor-
GUS production entitled "Hilarity' was
played in the opera house last night.