The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-08-18
CORRESPONDENCE.
Covington News

Covington News.
Rev l. r. Combs preached at Warm
Springs last Sunday.
George A Revercomb went to Clifton
Forge Tuesday on legal business.
Misses Katie Skeen and Irene Hopkins
spent last Saturday at White Sulphur.
Miss Clara Mcdaniel went to Union,
w. Va, on short visit to friends Tues
day.
Mrs r. J.. Parrish returned from a
two weeks stay at White Sulphur, Sat
urday last.
J. X. Campbell, attorney, took a busi-
ness trip to Fayette county. w. Va,
last week.
The many friends of Dr. H. w. Nc
Elwee are reioiced to learn that his
health is much improved.
G. B. Cushing, editor of the Sentinel,
left Friday evening last for weeks visit
with his brother in Dublin, Montgomery
county.
John 7. Delaney. @. B. Camper and
Captain FARRELL loaned their influence
Thursday
Excavations have been made for the
foundations of the vault at the court
house, and the work will be rapidly
pushed to completion.
The first work toward the paving of
the streets was begun last Friday, when
the beautiful slabs of Lynchburg granite
to be used for curling were commenced
being laid along the sidewalks.
g. D. Kline, who has been visiting in
Pennsylvania for the past two weeks,
returned Tuesday and went to work i'm :
mediately writing up insurance policies
and selling stock in the Eastern Building
and Loan Association.
A company consisting of Capt. FARRELL,
Lieutenant A. B. Camper Mr.. Doran
and family, and some of the lady visi-
tors at the Covington Hotel, went pic
nicing to the Falling Spring, Tuesday
They had an excellent day for it, and no
doubt had delicious dinner, since they
keep that kind of truck at the Coving.
| ton Hotel
The genial faces of Mr.. John Doran,
wife and son, of Washington. d. c., are
now seen at the Covington Hotel Mr.
Doran knows good thing when he sees
it, and he comes to Covington every
summer to rest, look at our vast inns
provements, eat good things, breathe in
our pure mountain ozone, and get fat.
He and his family have made many
friends here who are always glad to see
them come.
Thursday of next week the Circuit
Court begins here. The clerks office is
a scene of great activity just now. We
suppose there are times in the year when
! Mr. Hobbs and his exec lent deputies
can lie down on the recording table with
deed books Nos. 10 and 10 (ah, what tales
of woe are written both in deeds and
words in those Hateful books y for a pills
low, soar away into dreamland with on
ly an occasional awakening, caused by
some member of the bar who awoke
first and came in to get the papers in
Jones VS. The West Clifton Forge In
vestment Company, upon the perusal of
which he expects to take another nap :
| we say there are possibly such, times, but
not now. The whole force is busy is
suing summons, making up the docket,
etc. So busy are they that on Tuesday
morning Henry Lee, an expert, was en-
gagged to assist. He has cleared things
up considerably and will probably not
be needed longer than Wednesday,
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this term, among which are Perkins VS.
Rich Patch Iron Co., trespass, and
| Davis vs.. G. & 0. R. r. Co also trespass
DR.. Hall, editor Of New York Inter.
NationaL lectured to a fine audience on
Monday night. The subject which was
the inspiration of his remarks was a
unique one, and calculated to draw the
the attention of all classes and ages
namely: "How to get married and stay
So" 1t was certainly treat. Just
boiling over with wit and hulnor, and
oftentimes solemnized with fine pathetic
picture painting, The effect of the lee
ture was almost wonderful. The next
morning not one of the bachelors, Of
whom we have goodly number, could
be found. All gone away from town
/ looking for a helplneet 1--WE have no old
maids here, which DR.. Hall proved con.
clusively by his argument was the only
thing for man to do if he wanted to be
a complete man. Since the Doctors ad-
vent into our town, d most nOL1ceaple
change has taken place among our PEG
pie. Married men and women say bold
ly that they are glad they corrugated, :
and the probability is that more mar
ried women have been kissed by Their
hu stands in the past two days. than for
twelve months past. And then the
the advice given. and though they don't
say much about it. there is evidently
some very heavy thinking going on and
the probability is that before the roses
bloom again, this town will be pretty
much married. DR.. Hall lectures again
tonight (Tuesday) on the very suggestive
subject, How to go to Housekeeping. y
He will have big house.
And it came to pass in those days after
that the new king whose surname is
Wyatt, had begun to reign in the city
that the laws which had been laid upon
TIE statute books had been broken by
many wicked men. And the king did
call all the chief rulers from the six
quarters of the city; Revercomb and
Campbell of the mountain tribes. called
Pnblicaans; Ham and Rogers Of the
tribe of MosSbackS, and Hobbs and Rine>
hart of the tribe of Hilites, and when
he had called them together, he sat down
among them and cried with a loud voice:
Know We not that your laws have been
trodden under foot? Have We not seen
how that a strange people daily enter
the gates of the city on beasts and do
trample upon our laws and upon the
| sidewalks which have made at great
expense to my people?' And the great
king of the city arose and waxed wroth
Anu tli0 Clllel rulers were sore dlThlll lest
the wrath of the king might fall upon
them and cost them each So and costs,
because they had not attended to these
things. Sc they counseled one with an
ether what they should do to win favor
with the king; and Revercomb spake
unto them and said, men and brethren
something must be did to protect our
women and children from our enemies'
And all the chief rulers spake and said
Even SO, we must have protection"
And when they had told to the king
that which they had said among them
selves, the king rejoiced and was exceed
ing glad and said unto them, Truly, We
are wise people, for we have pointed
out to me the way; yea, verify, we must
have protection.n And he said Bring
unto me my good and brave servant.
even the chief guard of the city, whose
surname is Kerr" And they brought
him. And the king said, Bring unto
me all those who would trod the hoofs
of beasts upon the sidewalks of my PEG
pie, that may tell them of the evil of
their way" And the great guard went
forth into the city, and behold on the