The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-08-14
Miss Maud Weaver was visiting in

Register, favored us with call on Tues
day.
Miss Fannie Monroe, Of Lexington,
Va, is visiting Miss Jennie McCue, ON
Church street.
Misses Kate E. Slower and Leila Bur
dett. of Staunton, were visiting relatives
in Lewisburg, Va, last week.
NJ. A. Booker, of Maslin- Booker Hard
ware Company, has been confined to his
room for several days by sickness.
Judge Fauntleroy, of the Supreme
Court, was in the city last Saturday, on
his way to Richmond from the White
Sulphur.
Mai. J. H. Dineen, of Richmond. is on
a visit to his father and relations, and
attending to some professional and pri-
vate business.
Maj. B. L. Bagby, and wife, of this
place, and his cousin, Miss Lucy Bagby,
OF Richmond went to the Rockbridge
Alum last Friday to spend few days.
Lou Abby arrived in Staunton from
Florence last Monday. He is looking as
natural as life, and is we'll pleased with
his adopted home and his business rela-
lions there
favored us with a call on Tuesday NOR
ming. He was on his way to Mineral
City to attend the lot drawing there on
the 12th
w. M. Page, formerly of this place,
but now of Pennsylvania, is now on visit
to Staunton. He seems inclined to re-
turn to the old State to share her pros
perity.
In addition to the $25O,0OO hotel at
Amazon Spring, Waynesboro, the com
pany will erect about 100 cottages to
cost So, 900 each. Boston capital is NOV
ing in the matter.
II. Peyton Gray, Deputy Internal
Revenue Collector, with headquarters at
Lynchburg, was in the city Monday, re-
turning from business visit to Harris
onburg to Lynchburg.
Miss Alice NJ Yost returned on Sunday
last from Arkansas, where she had been
for the last school session musical in
Searcey, in that State.
Maj Ed. Mcmahon returned on Satur-
day last from visit to Maj. J. G. Green,
at Wytheville, Va. Maj. Green, we re-
greet to learn, has been quite indisposed
of late, but is improving.
NJ S. Gay, of Sherando, died in Roa-
noke on the Goth and was buried at She
rando on the 31st. He was a popular
young man and much beloved in the
community where he was raised.
Mr. Daniel Shehan, one of our best
died in Staunton on the 18th, aged "a
years The funeral took place from ST..
Frances church Tuesday evening.
The Clifton Forge Building and Con-
struction Company will be fully organi-
zed to-day, and will at once place it's
stock on the market. We will refer to
this excellent company in our next.
The announcement is made that Prof
G. d. Euritt, of the d. D. and B. Insti-
tuition, and Miss Adelia Taylor, late of
Sherwood Seminary, will be married in
Greenville county, the home of the
bride, on the goth inst
We are glad to see Mr.. J. W. Leech, of
the Western Union Telegraph Company,
at the office again. Mr.. Leech has been
quite sick at his fathers home, but has
entirely recovered. He is valuable as
sistant in his line of business.
Walker McChesney is temporarily fill
ing a desk at the National Valley Bank,
to allow a summer vacation for the other
clerks. Walker was engaged in similar
work for number OF years in Dakota,
and is a competent officer.
Col. Charles E. Hoge and Capt. II. P.
Mason, of Frankfort, KY, were regis
tered at the Virginia Hotel on Monday
last. They have bid in for the two
mile tunnel under the city of Baltimore,
proposed to be constructed by the B. &
0. r. r., which will cost $2,0O0,0O0.
Heber Brown, son of VIM. G.. Brown,
decd, who has been living in Ohio, for
some years past, is at home on visit.
III e may remain here if he sees induce
ments enough. Many of the wandering
sons Of the old State are returning to
contribute their efforts to her upbuild-
ing.
Capt. Ham. Shepperd was in the City
Tuesday. He had just returned from
Admission, Ala, where his Oldest son lies
critically i'll of fever. While here he re-
ceived telegram from Mrs. Shepperd,
stating that their son was in about the
same condition as the previous day.
Capt. S. returned to Warrenton Tues
day night.
Robt. M. Kyle, of this county, who is
the purchasing agent of the live stock
dealers, J. N. Paddock & Sons, of Jer-
sey City, N. j., and New York city, was
in the city last week. He expected to
go from here to Chicago, but telegram
called him to Buffalo, N. Y. He confines
his purchases exclusively to sheep.
J. G. L. Jones had his left hand badly
torn by threshing machine on Wednes-
day the 18th, while threshing a crop on
the farm Of j. W. Todd, near Staunton.
A spike entered the ball of the thum b
and tore the flesh away for several
inches DIR. A. NJ Henl1el dressed the
wound, and Mr.. Jones is getting along
as well as could be expected.
We call the attention of the street
committee to the old rotten timbers that
obstruct the sidewalks and the street
at the old hay scales. They are not
only an eye-sore, but a public incopyen-
fence, and ought to be removed at once.
If private individul had placed or left
them there he would be jerked up in
short time.
James Craig, formerly of Mt. Merid-
ian, now of Florence, Ala, called at the
VIRGINIAN on Monday last. He con-
templates returning to Virginia and
probably locating at Front Royal in the
land business. He is a live young man,
and has as much go in him as is gener-
ally found in one human anatomy. He
will succeed wherever he may locate.
The real estate of VIM E. Grass, de-
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