The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-01-22

Miss Jennie Mae Peck went to Ne,
York last Thursday to visit friends.
Lent will begin this year on Februar.
18th. Easter Sunday falls on March 80
Paris and Samuel b. Hoover, sons o
Jacob Hoover, of Bridgewater neigh
borhood, died recently of fever.
Next Monday, January a6, will be
j court day in Staunton, the beginning OF
the January term of the county court.
Winfield Liggett, Esq, of Harrison
burg, with his wife and two daughters,
spent last Saturday visiting relatives in
Staunton.
Hon. Marshall Hanger will go at some
time this week on trip to Wash
ington and the larger cities further north,
accompanied by his neces. Misses Mary
and Pattie Hanger of Eisiiersvile.
Capt II. L. Hoover has sold to NJ NJ
Robertson fifth interest iii the skating
rink lot for S., 900. Andrew Bowling has
sold to Partlow and Roller a third inter
est in the McMahon property on Gospel
Hill for $4,000.
Louis Ravenel, manager for the Excel
sior Pressed Brick Company. has force
Of men ut work on the company's clay
! property near Fishersville, making ready
for a commencement of active operations
by the middle of February.
Mr.. John A. Alexander whose card
appears this week in the VIRGINIAN,
has recently located in Staunton, estab-
fishing his Office with Mayor A. III. Fultz,
in Lawyers Row He is young lawyer
of good qualifications, worthy of contid-
ence and patronage.
Robert A. Brubeck started Monday af-
ternoon to return to his business duties
at New London, Connecticut. He came
to Stanton about two weeks ago to un-
dergo surgical operation. 1t was sue
cessfully performed by DR.. B. p. Reese,
assisted by Dr. Walter Hartman.
The first Observance of General r. Z.
Lees birthday as State holiday in Vir
ginia, according to the law passed Iy the
legislature last February, took place on
Monday OF this week, January ID. The
banks and the public schools were closed
during the day. and school work was sus-
pended at the Deaf, Dumb and Blind
Institution. Excepting the closing of
the banks, however, business was con
tinued in Staunton without interruption
An audience that filled the opera house
witnessed the presentation of "The Two
Orphans last Friday night by Kate
Claxton and Charles A. Stevenson, with
their excellent supporting company
Nj ISIS Claxton and her famous play con-
tnue to be q strong attraction, as they
have been during the last fifteen years.
She plays us the blind orphan faultless-
ly.N Mr. Stevenson also, as the Cheyalier,
proves himself an actor OF talent and
skill
"a Social Session. the musical comedy
played in the Staunton opera house last
Thursday night, drew large attendance,
filling most of the seating capacity, and
the high expectations of the people were
fairly realized. The performance afforded
as mnch fun as person can well enjoy
in one evening. Many members of the
large company are excellent eomedi-
ans and musicians. The Black Hussar
Band made fine appearance in its street
parade.
The half year of school work at the
Staunton Military Academy closed last
do To-
in studies taken during the term are to
be held next week A few students left
the school at the close of the term, as
some do every year, and several new stu
dents have been admitted. The school
is in excellent condition this year. Capt.
Thornton Terry, commandment, is main
tanning without difficulty q high stand
ard of discipline, the best the school has
known.
At the annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Augusta Perpetual Build
ing and Loan Co. held last Thursday, the
following officers We're elected; Direc
tors-J. n. Mcfarland. w. II. Weller, G.
L. Weller, b. F. Hughes, S. d. Timber
Guy Cochran, W. Z. McCue, j. Howard
Wayt, j. r. Taylor, jr., N. Argenbright,
Thos. ID. Woodward; cashier, W. L. Nc
Cue; solicitor, Richard s. Ker; trustees,
w. A. Burnett, w. w. King and b. F.
Terry. The board of directors electedJ.
N. Mcfarland president, and W. Fl.
Weller vice president.
Brown Reed returned to his home in
Philadelphia last week, after spending
about ten days in staunton with his pa
rents. His wife and two children live in
Philadelphia, and he travels over New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Della
ware, Maryland and q portion of Virgin
ia, for Colgate & Co., of New York, the
celebrated manufacturers of fine soaps
and perfumes. In the year recently end
ed he sold 900 boxes of soap more than
the quantity sold by any other salesman
travelling for his house. He is another
Staunton boy that has won success in
competition with men from the leading
business centres of the country.
The annual supper of Valley Lodge,
No. IS, Knights of Pythias, took place
on Wednesday night of last week at the
Virginia Hotel. The march from the
lodge room to the hotel was enlivened
with music by the Stonewall Brigade
Band. About 100 persons, including
guests, occupied seats at the table, pre-
sided over by Mayor A. H. Fultz, chan
cellor commander A pleasing feature
of the evening was the presentation of Il
handsome gold badge of the order to
District Deputy Grand Chancellor w. H.
H. Lynn. Mr.. Edward Echols made the
presentation speech, to which an elo-
quent response was made by Mr.. Lynn.
Over 100 members have been added to
the Knights of Pythias in Staunton dur
ing the last y ear.