The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-07-02


Miss Mamie Bryant returned this week
from her visit 10 Bethany College, w. Va.
Mrs. Q. c. Morris is giving private les
sons ia instrumental music, lat Dr. Hugh
es.
The Peabody Normal Institute will
begin in Harrisonburg on the 9th OF
July.
Prof g. M. Motley, of Richmond, Va.
is visiting his brother, Mr.. DIN G. Mol
ley of this city.
Mrs Jas H. Baker, who has been quite
sick for several weeks past. is reported
to be convalescent.
Clifton Forge can be made a large
town, if each one of its citizens will do
what he can to make it SO.
BY Capt. Lewis Harman's commenda>
BILE energy, the approach to the Gene
terry has been rendered accessible.
Mrs. c. G. Parish, Of this place, left
last week to visit friends in Frankfort,
KY. She will be absent for some time.
Mrs j. w. Williams, wife of our popu-
lar townsman, arrived here Friday last
from Richmond, to spend month or
two
Mr. DIN c. Motley held the lucky
number, $40, which drew the Domestic
Sewing Machine, CHANGED off by Messrs.
Roberts g. Keller.
Mrs. G. w Rush of this place, left on
Thursday last for Blue Sulphur Springs
in Greenbrier county. where she will
spend a month or two.
Mrs Quesenberry and Miss Thomson,
of Hinton, w. Va, and Miss Gardner, of
Richmond, Va, are visiting Mrs. Capt.
C. w. East. of this place.
MIR Henry Havey, Jr., a machinist in
the c. & o. Shops, had the index finger
of his right hand badly mashed, while
repairing an engine last week
The roof of the round-house caught
fire last Thursday from the stack of the
stationary engiue but was extinguished
before much damage was done.
Mrs. Davis, wife of the late Lewis S.
Davis. of Greenbrier county, will here
after live with her father, Hon. John f.
Lewis, of Rockingham county, Va.
Mr.. W P. Chapman. the contractor who
built the CN&l O. Railroad Shops at this
place, and who has been at Iron Gate
since, has left for his home at Watkins
Glen, New York, to spend the summer.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment Of the Clifton Forge Wooden Mills
for Women help Those interested
should address Superintendent Tyler, as
per advertisement.
Brook Stafford, of Stanton, is doing
the painting for the washer house, at
Rich Patch, and will do similar work on
the hotel at Low Moor, for Hughes and
Gregory, the contractors.
is now North, says that one carload of
machinery for the Wooden Mills will be
shipped this week, and the balance fol-
low immediately afterwards.
Charts w Parker, of Big Cowpasture.
Bath County, paid us friendly visit on
Tuesday last. Charles is living with J.
P. Hawkins, ESQ, on his beautiful farm,
not far from Millboro Springs.
H c. Clay was arrested and held for
the grand jury, in Stanton, on the Goth
for passing a forged check on the Angus
ia National Bank, of that place, for
| $12.25. He halls from Norfolk, Va.
Messrs. John L. Duncan of this place,
and his brother-in law, Chas. Curry Of
Staunton, left here on Thursday last, for
Detroit, Michigan, the native place of
| the former. They will spend several
weeks in the Lake city.
Miss Katie Yost, of Stanton, passed
through Clifton on Saturday, on her re-
turn from trip South. She was accom-
panied by her cousin, Mrs. A. H. Law
ton, of Mt. Meigs, Ala, who will spend
the summer in Staunton, with her uncle,
S. M. Yost.
Mr.. E. X. Sergeant, Manager of the
Clifton Forge Wooden Mills, made anoth-
er flying trip north the latter part of
last week to look after some additional
machinery. We expect to be able to
chronicle the starting of this industry
very soon.
Mr. J. Reamer Keller, formerly Assis-
tant Master Machinist in the B. & 0.
Shops at Martinsburg, w Va, has loca-
ted in Clifton Forge, and accepted po-
sition in the c. & 0. Shops. He is well
pleased with our city.
The first train of cars which ever found
its way up Smiths creek, made the trip
on Monday evening with machinery for
the Electric Light plant. The road is
completed beyond the Stove Works. and
the machinery for that plant is here
ready to be transported over this road.
| The bridge across Smiths creek at the
'Nettleton" building, connecting Main
and keswick Streets is nearing compile
ton. The frame work is all up and the
floor is being laid. Another bridge will
soon be built at this point, but defect
ing from this one, connecting Main and
Ridgeway streets.
Married at the residence of her father,
Mr.. A. j. Turner, at Gritfiths S, this coun-
| ty, yesterday afternoon, by the Rev. E.
! W McCorkle, Miss Laura Turner to Mr..
William Lemon, an attache of the G. &
| O. railroad company here. The party
will take a short wedding tour. after
which they will return and make their
future home in this place
The promotion of Harry Frazier to the
position of chief engineer of the G. & O.
railway, with office in Richmond, will
/ be hailed with delight by his many
| friends all along the line. He will assume
charge of all construction work on ex-
listing main lines and branches, prepare
standards for the maintenance of way
department and conduct such other
! special work as may be assigned to him.
! We have recently been shown map
| of Fincastle Land Company, upon which