The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-11-20

/ finish and appointments III tne state IL
has &c belt railroad travelsing .ita.4prQp.
erty. It has electric light plants and
water works under contract, and its
progress has been so rapid and substan-
tial as to make ones head swim to
think of it. The management has dis
PLAYED wonderful sagacity and energy
in directing its interests, and SO CON-
mands public confidence and favor that
every dollar invested heretofore has
yielded a handsome profit. 1t is a safe
place to invest money, and thousands
thinking it is so, will be there on the Sd
and 4th to prove their faith by their
works.
Van Honlin's- cocoa, the very best, at
Wheat s. Summerson's.
S. A. Wilson has purchased the Smith
property on Church street for $4,000.
A patent has been granted to Jos. A.
Wilson, Churchville, for combined pot
litter and stoye shelf.
| Thanksgiving day, Thursday, Novem-
Der s7th; Plum buildings, turkeys
cranberries, at Wheat & Summerson's.
Charles H. Berlin. of California, and
Miss Eflie- Arey, of Bridgewater, were
married last week. Mr.. Berlin is a son
of George W. Berlin, of the Harrison
burg bar.
+ Mr. Page, formerly Of W., NJ. Page &
Co., Of this place, is on visit to his
old friends in Staunton. He now re-
sides in Denver, Colorado
Mr.. A. Fl. Shuey, WHO was severely in :
jured several weeks ago by; being
thro @n from his wagon, was in the city
Tuesday in a convalescent condition,
although he carried his arm in sling.
Gen. L. Bingham, of Washington City,
was in the city Yesterday and favored us
with call. He is deeply interested in
Virginia's development and progress,
districts of the State.
James Van Pelt and wife have re-
moved from Harrisonburg to Staunton,
and with their son, Charles E. Van Pelt,
and daughter. are living in the j. F
Bowman property on West Main street
adjoining DR.. Shelton.
O. M. Hogsett, of Butte City, Mon
tana, nephew of DIR. Hogsett, of this
place, is visiting his old home and
friends. He is now railroad engineer
and has been in the northwest for q
number of years.
James A. Hutchinson will remove his
merchant tailoring establishment from
his present room into the west room of
the building recently erected on the
Thomas Wholey lot, on Main street, OPP
posite the Skating Rink lot.
We direct attention to the advertise
ment of Mr.. H. A. Shepperd, stenogra-
pher and typewriter. He sfully equipped
for either branch of service, and what
ever business may be entrusted with
him will be promptly and well attended
to. We commend him to our people.
The annual union meeting of the Y
NJ. G. A. was held in the First Presbyte-
rian church Sunday night. The exer-
cises were very interesting, worthy of
detailed report, but unavoidably this
brief mention is all for which space can
be spared in this weeks paper.
Mr.. George j.. Bolen, native of Au-
gusta county. but for number of years
past actively engaged in business in
Michigan, is now of the VIRGINIAY
editorial staff. He is an all-round news
paper man, and well equipped for the
duties he has assumed
Mr.. P. P. Babcock, Manager of the
Western Union Telegraph office in
Staunton, having resigned that position,
Mr.. j. W. Leech, who has been assisting
in the office for some time, has been APP
pointed to succeed him. Both of these
gentlemen have proved very acceptable
to our people in the management of the
office, and inspired the confidence of all
who have had business with 1t, by their
courtesy and efficiency. No better selec-
ton could have been made than Mr..
Leech for this responsible position.
P. E. Wilson & Co., real estate agents,
have sold form. B. Hamrick and B. A.
Blakemore, so feet, fronting on Wash
ington street, of the Kinney property,
which fronts on Frederick street, re-
Gently purchased by them, to r. S. Gam
bic, OF the county, for 1850. Messrs.
Hamrick and Blakemore purchased the
whole property for $3,000a month ago,
and have sold off of it $3.50 worth, and
still retain q 20 foot lot on Frederick
street, valued at 81 1000.
Judge Mclaughlin has granted a
charter to the "P;.lace City Building
and Investment Company" Officers
for the first year: Henry st. George
Tucker, of Stauntoa, President; A. w.
Moore, of Fairfax, Vice President; J. r.
Jones, of Goshen, Secretary and Treas
urer: j. w. Reed, of Goshen, Manager,
and the above gentlemen and j. T. Sale,
Frank Ford and F. M. Brooke, Drec
tors. Capital stock-minimum $4,000;
maximum, 100000; purpose, building
houses; princip pal office, Goshen.
An honest Swede tells his story in plain
but unmistakable language for the ben
eft of the public. zone of my children
took a severe cold and got the Group. l
gave her a teaspoonful of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy, and in five minutes la
ter gave her one more. By this time
she had to cough up the gathering In her
throat. Then she went to sleep and
slept good for fifteen minutes Then she
got up and vomited; then went back to
bed and slept good for the remainder of
the night. She got the Group the second
night and gave the same remedy with
the same good results. / write this be-
cause I thought there might be some one
in the same need and not know the true
merits of this wonderful incidence
CHARLES A. THoMPsEEN,I Des Moines,
Iowa. SO cent bottles for sale by W. NJ.
Allen. & sifEF b8f
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