The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-01-15
Beverly Club.

some new building, except two rooms oc-
cupied by the Equity Life Insurance Co.,
has been rented by the Beverly Club
granted by Judge Mclaughlin early in
December. Its objects are to promote
social intercourse between its members
and to maintain q library and reading
room. The capital stock is to be not
less than $500 nor more than $4,000, di-
vided into shares of $40 each.
The officers of the club are the follow
ing gentlemen President, A. G.. Cor
don; vice-president: Capt. James Bum
gardner; secretary, W. b. McChesney (;
treasurer, J. G. Shields; board of gov
ernors-A. c. Gordon, NJ. n. Bradley, r.
w. Burke, Edward Echols, J. L. Bum
gardner, William Patrick, W. /. Olivier
and Capt. T. B. Berkeley. About eighty
gentlemen have already become mem
bers. This is the first regularly organ
lied social club ever established in Staun-
ton The movement has been received
with general favor, and from the open
ing of it's rooms the club will doubtless
be a permanent and well sustained Or
ganization.
The furnishing Of the rooms will prob
ably be completed by FEBRUARY |. They
are conveniently LOCATED, and are to be
furnished in elegant style.
A young girl, age II, was run over by
the cars at Buena Vista last week and
killed. Name not given.
Manager W. +. Olivier, Of the city OPP
era house, has secured two great attrae-
tions for the amusement of Staunton
people this week. They are "a Social
Session" for tonight, January 10, and
'The Two Orphans" to be played by
Miss Kate Claxton tomorrow night,
January 16.
son of Mr.. NJ. D. Pusser, a merchant
of Gibraltar, N. c., was so badly afflict-
ed with rheumatism for a year or more,
as to be unable to work or go TO school,
His father concluded to try Chamber
lain's Pain Balm on the boy. 1t soon
cured him and he has since walked one
and half miles to school and back eY
cry school day. so cent bottles for sale
by w. M. Allen, Staunton, Va.
The Virginia Mining and Investment
Company is the name of a new corpora
ton for WHICH charter was granted by
are to buy and sell real estate, and to
carry OH mining. The capital stock is to
be not less than $4,000 nor more than
100000. The principal office is to be in
Staunton. N. ID. Moore is president, N.
HILBERT vice president and manager, and
w. E. Craig secretary and treasurer.
The directors are the three gentlemen
named, with s. M Yost, John McQuaide,
7. L. HILBERT, 7. D. Ransom, and s. j.
Brooks of Allegheny county.
Capt. Tippetts, whose family has been
living for some time at the Mitchell farm,
near Hebron church, arrived in Staun-
ton few days ago from Lower Brule
Age ncy, South Dakota. He intends to
locate permanently at or near Staunton.
His official term as sub Indian agent, to
which he was appointed about four years
ago by President Cleveland, axpired at
the time Of his departure from South
Dakota. a large collection Of Indian
curfosities brought by him from the far
West, has been attracting attention at
Gray YOung's real estate office, in the
county building, and at F. E. Aliens
drug storei - @
Annual Election of Officers of the La
dies Aid Society of Christ Lutheran
Church, was held Thursday, Jan'y 9Th
The following ladies were elected for the
ensuing year; 9, P. Hammond, presi
dent; Miss Florence Landes, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. E. d. Snapp, secretary; Mrs
G. G. Berry, treasurer,
4 sphstartial frame building, to COS
about 5000, is to be erected in the sprginl,e
by Miss Mary J. Baldwin, to provide fol
her celebrated school an approved gym
nasium, with bath. rgo.aasla, and additional
recitation roams and darmitaries The
building will stand against the upper
side OF the large dormitory building OF
Market street. Its ground dimensions
are to be 80 K 60 feet. The first floor will
be devoted to gymnasium, 80 x 50 feef
and bathing room, 50A 80 fact A large
room Or hall On the second fioer is TO bt
used as an art studio. Excavation fol
| the foundation will be commenced, al
soon as the weather has moderated suiis
GENTLY. James NJ. Wilson IL the con
tractor. Plans for the building hay'
been drawn by s. w, Foulk, of. New Cas-
tie, Penn,