The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-01-08
Y. M. @. A. Reception Tonight.

the severe weather making it risky IL
ship in cars.
Y. M. @. A. Reception Tonight.
Tonight, Thursday, January 9Th, the
tion to Mr.. Taylor Mccoy, Genera
Secretary. Members and all friends OF
the Association. and particularly the
young men, are invited to attend from s
to 10 p. III. Mrs. A. M. Henkel, Presi
dent, and the Board of Managers as
signed by Mr.. Mccoy, and the Auxiliary
members, will receive. The following
persons will assist in a delightful
program to be given in the Audito
rum: Miss Peck, Mrs. l.. Marmaduke
Hicks, Mrs. f. W. Hamer, Mr. A. Jatfe,
Little Minna Wilson, Miss May, Mrs. G.
G.. Jordan, Mis- Jaffe, Miss Haughwout,
and Prof. Eisenberg.
Emma Abbott, who died at Salt Lake,
Utah, on Monday last, was 40 years old,
widow, and worth $3,OOO,OOO.
We trust now that the financial bill
has been taken up in the Senate and the
elections bill laid aside, that the Senate
will promptly act upon the measure be-
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stored with the people. and the business
of the country go on without the heat
and menace of angry partisan debate.
The great mass of the people prefer leg
islation relating to business to that re
lating to partizanism.
Bette Lewis, the colored daughter of
w. A. Thomas, decd, who died in Rich
mOnd some years ago worth a quarter
| of a million dollars, has been declared
! the rightful heir to the property. There
has been protracted and stubborn con-
test over the will of Thomas, which has
been decided in the Circuit Court of
Richmond in favor of Bette. The case
now WILL no doubt. be taken to the Su-
| preme Court of Appeals.
Col. Houston Hall has entered into
business arrangement with r. J.. STRAIT
ton q Co., wholesale and retail grocers,
and will hereafter be found at their store
on Augusta street and on the road tray
cling for the house. His many friends
in this part of Virginia, and especially
his old army comrades, will be gratified
that he has come back to his native
town and will in the future be identified
with the prosperous house with which
he has formed an arrangement
James Frenger, freight train con-
ductor on the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway, and well known in Staunton,
eloped from Charlottesville on the LIST
inst. with the wife of Charles Sprouse,
an employee of the Richmond and DAN
vile Company. They took two of Mrs.
Sprouse's children with them, and are
supposed to have gone to Texas Sprouse
says he wants his children, but feels very
little concern about their mother.
]. s. Patton. editor of the Charlottes-
vile JeteTso9aaaqa, was arreste last Mon
day on account of supposed hostile
meeting between him and ID. s. Lewis
Esq, of the Harrisonburg Spirit Of the
potley. Mr.. Lewis had published a
brief article in his paper of the I'd in
reference to criticism of the Je6erso-
MAN, in which he characterized the
writer of the criticism as ''blackguard'
Out of this grew correspondence,
which, becoming known in Charlottes-
vile, warrant was sworn out against
Patton, and his arrest followed
The Danville Times gives the follow
ing advice to young men, which is APP
plicable everywhere: Some of our read
ers are young men, doubtless, just start
ing out in life, and are anxious to be
popular. Well, we want to impress one
way upon you, and that is to be partic-
ular about paying yonr debts-lttle five
cent ones as well as the five dollar ones
1t has a fine effect upon the community,
when it is known you hunt up those you
owe, not waiting for them to hunt you
up. Try it, young man, say for year,
and write us if it does not add greatly
to your popularity.
Messrs. D. A. Shanahan, of Louisville.
Kentucky, and H. B. Hanger, of this
county, members of the firm of Shana-
han u Co., were in the city this week on
business connected with the Rich Patch
Iron Company, in which they are inter-
ested. 1t is expected that the Company
February, and have orders for all they
can get out. The severe weather has
prevented track laying, which has de-
layed operations at the mines.
1t is stated that Dr. W. J. Points, who
went to Oklahoma Territory as chief
deputy marshall under Capt. w. S. Lur-
ty. Us Marshall, has entered suit against
Capt. Lurty for $1,000, the salary he is
said to have been guaranteed by written
instrument for three years The same
authority says, that a similar amount
will be demanded for each year until the
three years have expired 1t will be re-
membered that Capt. Lurty resigned the
Marshalship, thus throwing Dr. Points
out of q position.
At Wortley, Eng, while children were
in the dressing room of y schoolhouse
preparatory to making their appearance
on the stage, in a tableau at a charity
bazaar, a little girl who was playing with
a lighted lamp accidentally set fire to
her clothes. Her cries caused a panic
among the other children, who made
rush for the door, in which direction the
chill with the burning clothes also ran.
The result was that crowd of children
crushed around the child and the cloth
ing of nearly thirty of them became ig-
nited. Six children died from their
burns and several are not expected to
recover.
The following paragraph telegraphed
from London gives some idea how
country, boasting of free trade and try
ing to force that policy on the United
States, works and pays its female labor:
1.-THE condition of female employment
in the metropolis is attracting much
needed attention. Many women en-
ployed in the matchbox trade are en-
gagged from in the morning until 10 or
II at night, and on Friday they often
work all night, providing theirown paste
and string and fuel for drying their box
es, and all this for from five shilings and
six pence to seven shillings week. They
not only work but they almost starve,