The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-03-19
W. H. Battle, ST., has been appointed

Mrs j. Mason Miller will leave home
this week to visit relatives and friends
in Richmond.
Capt John MeQuaide WAC called TO
Washington city on Monday by teie-
gram announcing that his brother-in-
law, Mr.. A. j. Wall, was dying.
4 good entertainment was given in the
Staunton opera house last Thursday
night. before IA fairsizel audience. by
the Moss Family Musical Comedy Com
pany.
Miss Bessie Fleet and Miss Willie Sehu~
Ter, both of the Miller School in Aibe~
marie county. spent Monday in Staun7
ton with Mr. and Mrs. William L. Lush>
baugh.
Madame Janauschek and an excellent
supporting company played Essex in the
Staunton opera house Ola "Wednesday
night OF last week. The audience was
not large, but the play was rendered in
very good style.
Mr.. James c. Wiekes, manager OF the
Piedmont (Ala.) Inquirer, favored the
VIRaINIAN office Monday morning
With a very acceptable fraternal call
He left on the 9:;}7 train to visit his form
err home at Dover, Delaware
On next Monday court day) a meeting
of the Augusta Alliance Fertilizer Man
ufaeturing Company is to he held in
Stauntop, to take definite action in re
gard to preparations for commence
nent Of manufacturing operations
Mr. Joseph D. Cochran, Il son of Col.
J. G. Cochran OF Folly Mills, a graduate
OF the school of chemistry mt the Univer-
sity of Virginia, has been elected to the
chair of assistant professor of chemistry
in the Arkansas University at Fayette>
Vile
Jacob I}ungartiner, Esq, has sold his
half interest in the Buena Vista Adco-
cate to Mr.. h. G. Moomaw. The firm
will be Battle & Moomaw The AdsaRce
Is Well conducted paper and has been
an important factor in the growth aud
prosperity of Buena Vista.
Mr.. II. G. Tinsley was called to Rich~
mond last week by a telegram announo-
ing the critical illness of his aunt, Miss
Fannie e. Forsytiie, who had many
friends i'll Staunton, having spent her
summers here for many years. She died
on Wednesday.
Wednesday, April /, is the date select
ed for the charity ball to be .iven under
the auspices of the City Mission for the
Poor. 1t viii take place ia the ccmmo-
dious hail on the third floor OF the
Crowie building. Committees have been
appointed, and preparations have III
ready been commenced.
Mr. J. b. Pemherton, who with Mr.. c.
d. Stoneburneg, owned and published
the VIRGINIAN at one time, has been
elected Mayor OF Charleston, w. Va
He has been quite successful in the
newspaper business in that city, but sew
eral years ago sold his plant, the Gazette
We congratulate him on the honor which
T has been conferred upon him
Richard Greaver, Of Sears Hill, who
about Christmas appeared to lie declin
ing rapidly from the effects OF a partial
crushing Of his body by ears IN Tennes-
see fifteen months ago, is now making
decided Improvement under the care Of
Dr. II n Patterson. and is thinking OF
returning next month to his position as
! freight conductor on the Louisville &
Nashville railroad
Rev. G. G. Stumnl, D. D., pastor of the
Union BAPTIST church (colored) Of Phila-
delphia, and editor of the thgistdan
Banner, preached last Sunday morning
and evening ut Nit Zion Baptist church
/ ia STANTON. His visit to this city was
made with a view of becoming pastor Of
the Church named. It's last pastor was
Rev. Mr.. Puiler, whose resignation took
church has had 80 pastor DR. Stumni
is Il nail of striking appearance, and ev
identity possesses ability and culture.
At the United Brethren church last
Sunday the morning sermon was preacil>
ed by Rev l. II. Underwood, Tie new ly
elected presiding elder of this district
He will reside at Dayton, Rockingham
county. His predecessor as presiding
elder, Rev. G. 2. Dyche, was stationed by
4 the conference rs pastor Of Dayton Cir
cult. Last unday evenings sermon at
the Stanton church was preached by
Rev. 6. w Station, pastor OF the
Churchvilie circuit during the year res
Gently ended. He and his wife will res
/ hi To- lac; fcP in,
| Iowa.
John r. Liggett the enterprising and
4 successful dry goods merchant, will make
a trip to the northern cities in the latter
part of this week to buy a large and
/ complete stock OF spring and summer
/ goods. john L. II. Crosby, careful and
4 competent clerk and book>keerer, res
Gently the deputy III the county clerk S
office, is now bookskeeper in Mr.. Ligs
/ gets store. He assumed his new duties
Monday morning. His predecessor in
tie store, Clarence Hess, will leave the
city next week to travel in the South for
| the Staunton Terra Gotta and Fire Brick
Company.
Harry H. Bolen returned from Balti-
timore last week to his duties in Ii. L..
Lang's jewelry store. The cataract by
which, one Of his eyes was rendered
practically blind was successfully re
moved by DR.. Chisholm. and the sight
Of this eye was thereby restored to q fair
degree of strength, suiiicientfor reading
with glasses. His other eye has not been
affected. DR.. Chisholm has removed
over 9, 000 cataracts. 800 more than any
other oculist in America. He is success
full in about SO per cent. of his cases.
About a score of people are at his hos
pitai every day for treatment. Mr. As
bury Whitmore, who removed from Par
nassus some years ago to Fauquier coun-
ty, was successfully treated by DR.. CHS
holm last week for partial blindness.
The following persons have been Sc
lected to serve as veniremen at the an>
suing March term of the county court
for the trial of criminal prosecutions =
John H Bowman, John L. Cleminer,
| Thomas NJ. Smiley. John NJ. Baylor, ia
cob Ell. Shaver, Robert s. Clark. John
Shannon, c. Benton Coner, J. t. Tens
pleton, Chas III. Patrick. Chas. d. Brand.
Marion Koiner, q. L. Hamrick, James f.