The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-03-12

Profs W. Newton Holmes and George
NJ. Ierr, of the Staunton Military Acad
envy. are establishing a teachers agency,
with headquarters jig this city. The ad :
vantages of such agencies, whieb are ip
successful operation in many of the
northern and western cities, have never
been enjoyed to any noteworthy extent
by the teachers and school authorities
of this portion of Virginia The objects
Of a teachers agency are to assist teach :
ers in securing positions, and TO assist
school authorities in securing teachers
Profs. Holmes and Zerr are gentisnen
of wi la acquai ntance among teachers
and schools, and therefore we'll qualified
for the work of building up and CON
Quoting a teachers agency. They will
ass St teachers to positions in all grades
of the profession, from the public and
private ungraded schools up to acade-
mics, i.orma schools, seminaries and col
leges. Many contracts between teachers
and schools for the school year begin
ming next fall will doubtless be made
through the agency Of Professors Holmes
and Zerr.
Hon. N. Golf, OF West Virginia. and
Judge l.. L. Lewis, of Virginia, are proiil
inently spoken of for the United States
Circuit Jadgasii;p, recently created by
Congress, for the district OF which Yir-
ginia is part. Either would fill the posi-
tion ably and acceptably.
Col. VIM. Lamb says he has heard
nothing OF change in the Chairman
ship of the Republican State Commit
tee, except from the newspapers. He
does not believe there is anything seri
Gus in it, and if there were, he would
not accept the position, as business de-
mands upon his time are paramount.
Hon. r. T. Hubbard, of Buckingham
county. is fayorably spoken Of for the
created by Congress for the relief of the
United States Supreme Court, of which
Virginia is part. He is a gentleman Of
fine legal attainments, pure character.
and would measure up to the require
ments of the position,
Ii has been definitely decided that
Robert Ray Hamilton. of New York, is
dead, and his last will has been admit
ted to probate. What was supposed to
be his dead body was found in ravine
in Montana Territory, where he had
gone after the scandal about the woman
who passed for his wife in New York.
1t was alleged that it was not HamiE
tons dead body, ana 70 satisfy all con
cerned q thorough investigation 4gRs had,
resulting as stated above.
The Richmond Bar Association, OH
the 3rd inst, unanimously passed reso-
is, President of the Supreme Court of
Appeals of Virginia. for the Circuit
Judgeship in the circusi created by the
recent Congress, in which Virginia is
located. The Court will be held ii
Richmond, and this action of the Riclf-
mond bar, composed mainly of political
opponents of Judge Lewis, is testimony
to his character as gentleman aad his
legal qualifications for the position in
question.
Prolonged rainy weather has delayed
materially the building of the city stone
,3ridge over Lewis creek at Burlle's sta>
bes. EOWayer, if favorable weather now
prevails Mr.. yiaiz will probably complete /,
the bridge by APRIL. Work y:po;l the
arch is to be commenced this week. MF.
Valz has about thirty men at work upon
tthe foundation walls for the Bodley wag-
on faeEQFy buildings, and Mr. Bodley
has about a dozen Of his Wheeling carr
penters at work Epon lumiser sheds.
During q large portion of the last three
weeks both the masons and the carpen-
ters have been sheltered from rain by
tents brought by E;f Eodley from
Wheeling.