The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-01-08


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DIR. A. A. Bancroft, homeopathic ply
stefan, who has been in Staunton for
several months, has decided to return
to the North.
J. c. s. Myers, of Annex, in this coun-
ty, has been presenting before the sub
tive store in Staunton.
meeting of the Augusta County Far
mers' Alliance will be held in Staunton,
at Alliance hall, on Friday of this week,
beginning at II O'Clock.
Miss Mamie R. Taylor will open next
Monday. January 10, in Blakemore's
photograph gallery, shorthand and
type writing Office. All work in her line
she will execute in the best manner.
The Y. NJ. C. A. reading room is now
kept open on Sundays from to p IN.
The large new boiler ordered for the
bath apparatus, to increase the supply
of hot water, is expected to arrive within
a few days.
eornet band is being organized at
the asylum. with good prospects, under
the efficient leadership of Prof. L. Mem.
Turner Its members are patients, and
10 oh 10 70 pfai tho me nv
fortunate inmates of the asylum.
At the January meeting of the City
Council, held Tuesday evening, propo-
sition to lease the opera house perma-
nently was received from r. D. Apper-
son, and petition from the Kings
Daughters, asking for city aid toward
were referred to committees
The Sawtelle Comedy Company will
play in Staunton opera house on the
three remaining evenings of this week,
commencing this evening with the play
"Unknown." Fitzpatrick's Rip Van
Wrinkle company did not appear last
night in Staunton as advertised. The
company, it is said, has been compelled
to disband.
J. H. Council and wife returned Satur-
day from a visit of one week with friends
in Richmond. Mr.. Council is now as
sisting temporarily with the work of the
county clerks office. W. A. Burnett's
regular assistants of late have been his
deputy John F. H. Crosby, J. M. Steffey
and Heiskell Argenbright.
c. s. w. Barnes, a young gentleman
from Winchester, took charge January
of the office of J. N. Ryan, clerk of the
circuit court of Augusta county. Mr..
Ryan's illness continues, andJ. B. Wood
ward, who was employed in October to
attend t. the duties of the office, has &C
cepted an official position with the Vir.
ginia Land and Loan Company.
Communion services were held last
Sunday at the Episcopal, Baptist, Meth
odist, Second Presbyterian and Lutheran
churches. 1t was stated at the Metho,
dist church that during the last ter
months not one death had occurred
among the 500 members of the chuch
At the Lutheran church the election
for one class of the council tool
place. The following named persons
were chosen, who are their own success
sors in office: H. B. Brown, C. G. Berry
J. J. Prufer, and Professor F. W. Ha-
mer. The other class holding over are
M. P. Funkhouser, J. A. Wise, Charlie!
Prufer, and G. T. Hammond.
An excursion from the Valley of Vir
ginia to Washington city will be con
Quoted by the Baltimore g. Ohio Rail
road Company on Thursday, Jan'y 90
Excursionists will be carried by both tn,
regular north bound trains of that day
leaving Staunton at 7:17a IN. and p. m
Round trip fare from Staunton, So 70
Tickets will be good for ten days, allow
ing ample time for visiting Mt. Vernon
Old Point Comfort, and the large cite
within 200 miles of Washington. Rate
will be correspondingly low from othe
stations. Full information and ticket
may be obtained from C. T. Hammond
city ticket agent in Stannton, or from
any B. & 0. ticket agent in Virginia.