The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-12-18

Adams Express Company ship by fast
trains. No freight trains for the Adams.
Fire crackers and cannon crackers
and the Whistling boom at Wheat &
Summerson's.
Full force and special arrangements
for handling Christmas goods by Adams
Express Company.
Persons who want their Christmas pre-
SCENTS delivered on time should not risk
having them shipped on freight trains,
but send them to the Adams Express
Company.
Elmer Miller, the popular young sales
man of the Maslin & Booker Hardware
Company, left Staunton several days ago
to accept position in the Moody hard
ware store at Clifton Forge.
The Augusta County Argus appeared
last week much improved in typograph-
zeal appearance. This change is another
evidence Of the success that is rewarding
the energy and industry of the editor and
proprietor, Mr.. John B. Burwell.
John Clemmer sustained o serious ac-
eident at Swoope's Depot on Monday.
AS he was engaged in unloading hay, his
horses took fright and ran off, running
over his body and injuring him very
badly about the head and at other places.
Capt. Titus T. HILBERT who is broth
or of CAPT. Nathaniel HILBERT, arrived in
Staunton last Friday from Sydenham,
Ontario, where he has been engaged in
the mining of mica. He was accompa-
MED by John Sloan, of Kingston, Onta
rio. Both have come to locate here.
Joseph Sawbridge, with his wife and
daughter, arrived in Staunton recently
from Stephenson, q town in the iron dis
trict of Michigan. He is the father-in
law of Capt. Nathaniel Hilbert, and like
the latter he has come to Staunton to
settle permanently, and to take part, as
a practical and experienced miner, ia the
development of Virginias vast mineral
wealth.
Mrs. HartweIi Hartman and little boy,
wife and son of this genial book-keeper
of Witt, Lightner & Co., arrived in Staun-
ton last Friday from New Orleans. Mr..
Hartman went from Staunton to the
Southwest about fifteen years ago, and
was married ia New Orleans. He re-
turned to StaunEon about three months
ago, and has made this city his home
again.
I'm. Robertson, one of the best known
and most successful real estate brokers
fn Staunton, calls attention to his bust
ness by means of a new advertisement in
this issue of the VIRGIsIAN. Persons
desiring to buy or sell real estate should
not fail to confer with him. An import
ant transaction recently made by him,
in company with several others, was the
purchase of the Patterson flour mill at
Waynesboro, from A. G. Braxton, trustee,
for $4,000 Its capacity is 1875 barrels of
-four per day. and the property includes
fire proof elevator and twenty acres of
land. Mr.. Robertson and his associates
will doubtless dispose of this valuable
property very soon at handsome profit
The store of w. J. Neff and Michael
Hollar, at Roman post>ffice, near Spring
Hill. was totally destroyed by fire on
Wednesday night of last week. Nothing
Whatever was saved. The fire was dis
covered about 10 O'Clock by D. Z, Cave.
a blacksmith living few PAGES away,
who happened then to awake from sleep.
When he first saw the fire the building
was nearly readyto fall in, with flames
issuing from the open door. 1T is beliey-
I'D that the fire was Started by an ineen-
eendiary.'' The condition OF the door
Strengthens this belief, the store having
been locked at $50 O'clock The church
known as Saints Chapel and Several
other buildings stood near the store, buo
theswihd' blew the fire. iron. them and
LETT them unda1naged The loss is about
$3,406 Of which So, $50 is covered by in
surahce' with the agency of Ker & May
in Staunton. The firm intended to in
crease their insurance next court day.
They bought stock of groceries in
Stauntoh last Friday, with Which they
win open a temporary store in a house
hear BY until the building burned can be
REBUILT.