The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-07-23

The death of the little fourteen months
old child of Stuart Baldwin, OF Hopkins
vile, XIV. at the residence of r. p. Bell
ESQ, of Stannton, on Sunday last was
by very sad circumstances. The
mother, a daughter of the late VIM. Fra
zier of Staunton, was on a visit to her
sister, Mrs Bell Her health being deli
cate she was persuaded TO go to Fortress
Monroe, for recreation and the effects of
sea bathing. She went very reluctantly,
and while there her little child sickened
and died before she could get informa-
ton OF its illness in time to be with it,
in it's last hours The father was also
absent on duty in Kentucky, so the
spark of life in the lite one went out
when neither father nor mother was
present. Last Christmas their eldest
child died very Suddenly and this ac-
cumttlated sorrow bears hard on both of
them.
One of the severest hail and rain
storms visited Staunton last Monday
tllSIb Jttu Dccil huoWi tICIC III years.
The rain came down in torrents and the
hail beat tattoo against windows and
on the ground for several minutes. The
streams were much swollen and consid>
hay
A young man named Zeigler, from
Capon Roads, Va, was killed on the
Valley Road, near Verona, miles north
of Staunton ON Monday last, while on
his way to the unwilling at Lexington.
He was sitting on the steps of the car,
and projected his head beyond the line
Of the cars to look up the track His
head came in contact with mail pouch
post, causing instant death.
L. n. b. Sillings, a prominent Middle
river farmer, one dark night last week,
to have little fun, cried halt to Frank
Smith as he was coming up the road
The response was a rock vigorously
thrown by Smith, which struck Silings
in the face, fractnring his jaw and other
wise injuring him. DR.. Hinkle was called
and dressed the wound.
Marshall Byers. son of Capt. John S.
Byers. died very suddenly on Monday
the 18th inst He was prominent far
mer of the county, a brother of James
L. Byers, who died in like sudden man
ner some years ago.
Ed. w. Perry, son of Elk Gov. Perry
of Florida, took dose aqua of ammonia
last week, which came very near causing
his death. He is at the Virginia Hotel,
Staunton. attended by his sister, Mrs
Ross, from Pensacola
National Lecturer Willet of the Far
mers Alliance. and other Alliance speak
ers, will address the people at the Court
House in Staunton next Monday. Count
day, the 9th.
The sale of the Luray Caverns to a
Northern syndicate for $125. 900, has been
confirmed which will place the Luray
Improvement Company in an easy posi-
ton.
A 200 bushels a-day Lime Kiln has
been opened at Folly Mills and is now in
operation under the management of MIR,
II. G. banner, of Staunton.
Gossip from Healing Springs.
Editor Tlgginiaa.
Time is precious. too precious to be
spent in foolish gossip, yet notwithstand-
/.t III
less conversation that never profits any
one, but causes some people much trou-
bic. A false report has recently won a
very wide circulation in our neighbor-
hood. 1t seems that it was intended to
inlufe the character of one of our Young
men. His parents heard the report and
were much grieved at it, but they soon
learned that the base report was false
without a shadow of truth in it. We
think all such reports should be publicly
denounced along with their originators
with the hope that such gossip may
cease in the future.
At recent meeting of the county AL
lance of Bath county, Mr. Charles Rev
ercomb was elected county agent Mr.
Lewis Elwood was elected county organ
izer, Maj. John Il. Byrd was appointed
county lecturer. The newly elected of
hcers are very staunch Alliance men and
are very zealons for the farmers rights
They soon expect to concentrate their
efforts for decisive action.
Miss Maggie A. Hoover and Mr.. E. G.
Helinintoller were married last Wednes-
day evening at the residence of the bride.
Late in the evening the Healing Springs
brass baud serenaded the bridal party
for some time, until they got view Of
the groom.
A large number of ties have been
hauled to the new railroad from The for
ests on Cedar Creek. Tie cutting and
lumber getting occupy much of the time
of our citizens.
Farmers have been threshing their
wheat at this place. They report the
quality and quantity above the average.
Hay and corn crops are very good.
This year seems to be the year for fruit
tree agents. Can't some one invent a
remedy against the farmers pests
Mr.. George Richardson, formerly of
Clifton Forge, is now very low with fever
at his fathers home near this place
Rev. M. j. Hoover will spend his vaca-
ton preaching at Sharon, Longdale,
Wiliamsville and Horeb. NJ j. II