The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-03-19

died before Capt. McQualtle reached
Washington Mr.. Wall lived for Il num-
Der of years in EIarrisonburg. He leaves
a wife and two children-Mls Frank
Woodson, of Harrisonhurg, and Miss
Dora Wall an accomplished young lady,
who is well known as a polished must
clan, both Instrumental and vocal
Rebecca NJ. Frame has been appointed
postmaster at Jump, Rockbridge county,
and Victoria A. Jones at Palo Alto
Highland county, Va.
Go to ". Q. Thomas, No. 10 North
Augusta street, for fresh shad, bass.
trout, perch, pike, and other fresh fish,
York River oysters. and poultry A full
line of vegetables in season found there.
Reeves Gait appeartd on the streets
Tuesday for the first time in about three
weeks, having been confined to his
home by illness. He is still quite weak,
but his many friends are gla to know
that he is ste IDLY improving.
Mr.. Dyer Wo o.lson. san CT the late
John C. Woods. II, Ct Harrisonburg,
died in that place on Tuesday morning,
the 18th, leaving a wife nd four or five
little children. He married a daughter
Of Mr. j. Gamble Sprinkle. OF Harrison
burg.
Thos. p. Giasty, ESQ. TIE able CORES
pondent of the Falt more MdnWf0et1t-
refs' Record, ARR, ed in Stanton on
Monday last. He expressed the belief
that Virginia is 10 have q prosperous
year, and that staunto and the Clifton
Forge and Covingion district will largely
share ia the husiaess activity that is
sure to prevail this spring and summer.
Mr. Alexander E. Roberts on was re-
Gently elected a member Of the Virginia
Historical Society. AT the same meeting
the society requested Mr.. Writ Henry TO
prepare a tribute to the memory of its
late president, Hon. A. Il. II. Stuart.
Mr.. Robertson, like his distinguished
father in law just mentioned, is a gentle
man of culture and OF high integrity, and
will make Il worthy member OF the his
toricaI society,
Capt. John Donovan returned on Sat
urday last from a three months stay at
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore,
where he had been under treatment for
his health. He is much improved. and
we hope will soon be restored to his
usual vigor. He went to Clifton Forge
on Tuesday to look after his interests
there, but will not resume work until he
has gained more streDg Tia.
Rev. Father VIM FaIIon, who is the
assistant OF Father McVerry of the Cath
Ollie church, has been i'll with typhoid
fever for about five weeks. He is still in
precarious condition, not having
passed the crisis of the disease, but his
attending physician thinks he is about
going through the critical period OF his
spell now II cousin, Father Murray
Of Winchester, has been by his bed side
a portionof the time since he was first
taken i'll.
AT Christ Lutheran church next week
lPassionweeh) J, services will be held ever y
evening, beginning at o'clock, and on
Good Friday at II o'clock in the forenoon
also. The pastor. Rev. II. c. Shealy.
will preach at each of these services eX-
cept those of Thursday evening and Fri
day morning. At these two. sermons will
: be preached by Rev. &. W. Spiggle, pas
Tor of Mt Tabor church. The choir is
preparing some fine music for Easter.
a telegram from Robert G. Reese, at
the New York, TO his father, Dr. j. P
Rec Sc, says: "Graduated among the first
twenty. Have privilege for Bellevue
Hospital examinations" A coarse at
Bellevue will take two years. 1t is then
the purpose of his father to send Rob
ert to Berlin to complete. his medical
education. He will take a special course
for the eye, ear and throat. and pursue
that line
The following young men graduated
{ from Dunsmore's Business College last
week: Thos. g. Harrington, Williams
burg, W. Va: j. L. Flanagan, Colt, w
Va; +. j. Balsiey, Sherando, Va; G. III
LAIRD, Lexington, Va; L. I. Fauntleroy
Staunton G. E. Rodes. RocSingh ham P.
o., Va. A night class in short hand
type writing, penmanship and book
keeping was organized at Dunslnofe's
Business College Monday night, for the
: benefit of the clerks and other young
men that are employed during the day
Rev. DR.. Halves entertained the young
men of the college Tuesday afternoon
with practical business talk.
All members of the Staunton Chamber
ofCommerce are earnestly requested to
.oJ, II
held in the council chamber tomorrow
friday night. beginning at $50 O'Clock.
Among other imrortant business it vii
be necessary to elect secretary to sue
coed Col. J. C. Shields, who will move
from Staunton to Buena Vista about
April 1st. His services for the Chamber
of Commerce will long be rendered in
this city In the five years that have
:. elapsed since it was founded by him, il
has grown to a membership of seventy
five, with no debt and with the basis Of
good library. Such an organization is
progress.
At Mayor Fnltz's court yesterday Bunk
Rhodes, a colored tough aged about
twenty-one years, was fined $25 and
costs for throwing a bucket OF scalding
water upon William Anderson, a young
colored man of about the same age. The
act was committed March 7, and Ander-
son was SO badly injured that he had to
remain in bed until this week. In add
tion to the fine mentioned, Rhodes was
fined $40 and costs for resisting Captain
Waters and Policeman Hamilton wher
they arrested him Tuesday. He fought
like furious tiger, but with well dl
rected blow upon his head from the billy
of Policeman Hamilton, the two officer!
protected themselves from injury ane
reduced the desperate young criminal fe
state of peaceable submission. Being
unable to pay any part of his fine, he
was committed to Jail, where he vii
have to remain about 100 days.