The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-11-22
Clifton Forge Items.
REPORTED for the vIRoIs1AN.

ltsSPoi oSu iOi thC NIhOlN IAN.
Fires and overcoats are in demand.
Election is over and our people have set
tied down to business again.
Lock up the man who tries to talk poll
tics now.
f. Colburn, Esq, has returned from
Cincinnati.
James Z. Hatcher has recovered from,
bis sickness and is now among his many
friends again.
Master Willie Boswell, who has been
sick something over two mouths is now
able to sit up aud is beyond all danger
Willie had - hard time of it,
Mr.. Lyel is going to build handsome
residence on the vacant lot just across
from the Presbyterian Church and oppo-
site a. j. Accord s residence.
The festival given by the ladies of the
Presbyterian Church this week was, as
far AS we have heard, a success every way
Something over $40 was cleared and the
young people enjoyed the evenings if ii
did rain.
Rev. Mr.. Holley will carry on a pro
tracted meeting Tor two weeks or -more,
and will be assisted by the Rev. Mr..
Wllson of Roanoke
There was preaching at all the churches
last Sunday with the exception of the De-
C les.
The streets of Clifton are being very
u!ucil improved.
Shoepfield is closing out business for
l.. ot,en & Co, who will give up thu
clio hing business lere.
joe Bryant. Esq. left for Stanton.
Tuesday on No.
The grand nall of the season was given
at the McCurdy Hotel by the elite of Low
| Moo, Clifton and Covingtnn. 1t was
sl'ic,y high tel ed affair and every
+, thing went # icely. Nj. A. Hope and
many Others from Stanton were there to
trip the light fantastic step.
A. Jack Accord has returned to his saw
mill at Allegheny Station. BY the way,
Jack tells us he h fiue 10 ID. boy at bis
house. and that accounts for the broad
smile to be seen on Jack S face in spite of
Cleveland's defeat
Apples aud potatoes are getting scarce.
| Plenty OF fresh meat coming into mar
| ket
| Clay Davis is back from Richmond
J. W. Williams is out on drumming
| trip.
Quite number of the C, & O. boys are
running on the r. & A.
| j. u. Woodward will leave Clifton and
make his home in Georgia. His many
friends are sorry to see him leave and wish
him success in his new field of labor.
r. |. Sweetwood, in company with his
wife and two little girls, spent last Thurs
day in Stanton.
Mrs. johnson S daughter. resident of
Charlottesville. is here visiting her mother
ID. A. Accord, Esq, who has charge of
the r. & A. yard at Lyuchburg, spent last
Saturday and Sunday with his family at
Clifton.
AS was announced in your paper last
week the agreement between A. j. Accord
and w, w. Clippinger was carried out last
Saturday evening at 4 clock. AS Tucker
was elected Clippineef had to do wheeling
and Jack took his place on the wheelbar
row. Quite "a large crowd collected TO
view the ride and partake of the sport.
1t was rather difficult to tell which had
the worst end of the bargain 10 carry out,
but taking it all Al ouiId we believe we had
rather performed Clippinger's part. AS
it was far from a pleasant ride for Jack,
as he was sitting upon a half bushel and
every ditch the wheel would strike Jack
would turn somerSault over the wheel.
have enjoyed the ride anyway, but just for
one Congressman he did not think 1T so
much of joke Oh his part and offered to
do the wheeling himself, but was COM
PEELED TO ride and stick it out the best he
could. Jack was sweating like good
fellow at the end OF his ride caused by bis
etfN" 20 stick the wheelbarrow and a sense
Of the fact that he was coming out second
best in the joke. But the onlookers en-
joysd the sight hugely and Chippinger and
Accord came out none the worse than a
good, hearty sweating. AMI thus the bar
gain was carried out.
j. 0. Jordan has returned from trip 10
the Exposition.
| Miss Maggie jordan has gone into bust
| ness and will be pleased to have her lldy
friends call on her when in need of no.
tiops, millinery, etc. she will be fou!
occupying a room of Sweet wood s store.
HOOSIER.