The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-27
Stanton Get Nine Thousand Net
for Valley Railroad Stock.
CONSIDERED w OR 7 H LES S
The Public is Puzzled by the Move and
Cannot Understand What it Means.
Entertainment by the Kings
Daughters Hospital
Especial Dispatch to The Tlmes.)

STANTON, VA, July 26.-NIr. W. G.
Mathews. of Glasgow, who has been Sc
curing options on Stauntons 100000 of
Valley Railroad stock. on Monday of
this week paid to City Treasurer Hoge
$4,000, and received the stock. Mr.. Hoge
in return paid him $1,000 commission for
selling the same The city thereby real
lied $4,000 on its 100000 investment in
the Valley road stock. In 1872 the Valley
Railroad was graded south from Staun-
ton and the city took 100000 of the
stock, which has lain by for thirty
years, and was considered quite worth
less. and the $4,000 received this week
for the stock is like picking money up
in the road
Mr.. Mathews paid the town Of Lex
ington $1,000 for its $4,000 of stock and
paid Botetourt county s10,500 for its
S105,000 of the stock. The public cannot
understand what this purchase means
It is thought that 1t is move of the
Baltimore and Ohio and Chesapeake and
Ohio roads who have an interest that
causes them to work together to prevent
the Southern from coming further south
in the Valley The Baltimore and Ohio
now have an engineering corps running
a line north from Harrisonburg. and has
appointed an assistant engineer for the
Valley road, and it hardly seems that
the Baltimore and Ohio would be doing
this if they expected to reinquish the
road.
ENCHANTMENT.
The Kings Daughters Hospital have
contracted with Prince Underwood OF
New York. to present for the benefit OF
the Kings Daughters Hospital the bril-
liant fairy spectacle. "l1nchantment."
and No hon 10 With IN
terest and enthusiasm. and those having
the affair in charge feel confident that
this will be one of the greatest successes
ever given in Stanton. The cast OF
character which has been selected Is a
fine one. and everything in connection
with the great scenic effect will be rap
idly pushed forward until the dates or
production which have been fixed for
August 4th and 5th.
The Junior department of the Young
Mems Christian Association have decided
to have an outing on the river during
the second week in August
A ZIG-zAG STORM
On Sunday evening last j. r. Kenper.
of Fishersville, experienced one of the
worst windstorms that has visited that
section for many years The wind took
a zig-zag course across Mr.. kemper's
farm and his crops, sheds, barns, hay
ricks and trees were blown down. lie
had a new carriage and surry broken
all to pieces by falling buildings The
windows of Mr. Kemper's house were
blown open and the crapet actually
blown from the floor in one room. Sew
eral weeks ago Mr.. kemper lost very
heavily by rains and high water.
Hon. A. c. Braxton. of the Constitu-
tional Convention. last week planted his
Conventional Oak in the County Court
house yard. Mr.. Braxton had an order
entered at the June term last giving him
permission to plant this tree in the court
house yard. Hon. ]. NJ. Quarles has ten
dered his Conventional Oak to the
county of Augusta. and has requested
the Board of Supervisors to allow him
to plant it in the yard of the courthouse.
In order to keep this tree until Mr..
Quarles gets the desired permission he
county, and expects to get the permits
sion. and will plant the tree In the court
house yard this coming fall.
LUSK-ROHRER
Mr.. William NJ. Lusk. of Ashland Ky,
and Miss Iffie Rohrer. of Augusta coun-
ty. We're married on Wednesday,
Messrs. D. Baylor Cook. Homer H Ian
des. and Andrew Pfifferling, of Staun-
ton, will leave on August I'd for San
Francisco. to attend the biennial meeting
Of Knights Of Pithias which will he in
session there from August 18th to 18th.
DR.. c. 3. Lohr. the veterinarian, left
this week for Richmond and the selshore
for the benefit of his health.
Mrs. Louis L. Bossieu. who has been
visiting Mrs. a. a. Eskridge In this city,
returned to Richmond this week
Nj. Daniel L. Fdrter, of s;taunton,
is spending some time in Richmond
a. ". Harrison. CT Richmond. is spend
ing some time in Stanton visiting rela-
tives.
Mrs. Rosa H. Ransom. OF Staunton, and
CAPTAIN Carter P. Johnson. of the United
States navy. We're married IN Staunton
Thursday and left on an evening train
for their home in Nebraska. The mar
rage took place at the residence of Mr..
Henry Harrison, father of Mrs. Ransom.