The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-08-04
CORRESPONDENCE.
Covington News.


Mr.. T. Z. Buck, who has been spend
ing his vacation among friends here, re-
turned to Radford Friday last.
Among attorneys who attended court
ION Tuesday were, Messrs Moore, James,
p. VIM. NJ. and j. 7. McAllister, Bear and
Duncan.
! Miss Mary Lee, daughter of Gen.
Robert Z. Lee, spent Thursday night of
last week the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert L. Parish.
L. Finklestein has commenced his new
store building on Main St. 1t will be a
commodious business house and will be
an ornament to our town.
County Court is in session this week.
There are many criminal cases on the
docket and should all be tried the ses>
sion will be an extended one The case of
Commonwealth vs.. Kelly, charged with
stealing shoes, boots, etc, from the shop
of Robert McGinnity, of Clifton Forge,
was tried OH Tuesday; commonwealth
represented by Prosecutor Allen and de-
fence. by Mr.. J. X. Campbell. The ver-
diet returned was not guilty
| On Friday morning last VIM. Saun-
ders, a young man who has been work
ing here at the carpenter trade for some
time, was arrested on warrant sworn
out by Robert Kidd, of the firm of An
derson & Kidd, colored bar-keepers on
Lexington St, charging him with hay
ing passed counterfeit $40 bill on said
firm the evening before. The bill in
question was 81 silver certificate with
the figure 10neatly pasted over the figure
l wherever it occurred on the bill. 1t
was a good job and would have fooled
almost any man in an ordinary business
transaction. Saunders waved prelimin>
AIRY examination and was bound over to
await the action of the grand jury
The District U. s. Marshal was sent for
and upon the state refusing to prosecute,
this being an offense properly cognizable
by either State or Federal Court,
Saunders was arrested by the Marshal
and taken to Harrisonburg where he
will be put in Jail to await his trial in
the Federal Court there in December
next Saunders has always sustained a
good reputation, is of good family and
his friends hope that he will be able to
show that be is not guilty of the charge,
which is very serious one.
. The many friends of Mrs. W. A. Rine-
hart were stricken with sorrow over her
unexpected and untimely death, which
occurred at O'Clock on Friday morn
ing. She had been very sick with ma
larial fever for about two weeks, but on
Thursday morning it was announced
that she had passed the danger point
and in all probability she would soon be
up and able to again mingle with her
many friends and discharge her duties
as devoted wife and loving mother
From this cause the shock was even
greater that under other circumstances
it might have been. Mrs Rinehart was
married to Capt. w. A. Rineheart TWEEN
ty-five years ago at the age of nineteen.
About that time she united with the
Baptist Church, in which society she
has long been a most ardent worker.
Her funeral exercises were held at that
church on Monday morning at 10 o'clock
conducted by Rev. s. F. Chapman, as
sisted by Reverends Combs, Stokes and
Euser. Mr.. Chapman as one who has
been her pastor for many years paid a
glowing tribute to her memory, charac-
terizing her as one faithful in her service
of the Master, and one who, on account
of her unfagging interest in church
work, was constantly growing and de-
veloping into beautiful christian char
acter Mrs. Rinehart was a quiet, unos-
tentatious lady, who was admired by all
who knew her, and loved by all who
knew her intimately. To the husband
and family of this true wife and IN other
we extend our heartfelt sympathy
Yet we would console them with the
thought that her influnce will still be
felt in the household, that there will
ever be most pleasant and holy recol-
lection of her whose life was devoted to
their welfare, and spent in their service.
1t is hard thing to do, and sometimes
the heart almost rebels, but still it is
best to say in the language of that beau
tiful hym sung at her funeral-'Thy
will be done.''