The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-09-03

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Mrs DR.. c. T. Lewis is visiting friends
in Staupton and Augusta county.
Mr.. I. B. kauffelt, manager of the
GIen Wilton furnace, was in the town on
Tuesday.
Rev. f. w. McCorkle will preach next
Sunday morning and night at the usual
hours. -
Mrs c. c. Granininy, who has been
quite sick for some time, is again conva-
lescing
Miss Baird from Stanton is visiting
her brother, Nh Il W. Baird, at Capt.
Busters.
Miss Matte Hughes and Mr.. W. f.
Tinsley are visiting friends in Falling
sprines Valley
Miss Maude Williams returned the first
OF the week from a visit to her home at
Goldsboro, n G.
Mr.. D. G. Deal, Of Roanoke, was in
Clifton Forge. Monday looking after his
interests here.
Miss Emma Wheeler, daughter of Rev.
w. w. Wheeler, Of Glen Wilton, is visit
ing friends in town.
Mr.. Thomas Byers and wife left yes
terday to spend a couple of weeks with
friends in Richmond.
Miss Annie and Emma Wiley, of Sa-
lem, arrived here from Covington and
are visiting at Dr. Wiey's.
MI Harry p Phillips, formerly OF this
place, and Mr. Peterman, of Hinton,
were in the city on visit this week.
Mr.. Geo. X. Anderson was in Rich
mond the first of the week attending the
meeting OF the Craig Valley Company
a beautiful reflector lamp was placed
in the Presbyterian Church this week,
and reflects credit upon this progress
sive congregation.
Mr. John p. Mann, of North Danville,
formerly mayor of that place, was here
last week on q visit to his brother Mr..
j L. Mann, OF Rodes s. Parrish
Gordonsville Gazette: Lewis Mayer of
the firm of Mayer & Kebeisky of Clifton
Forge, stopped in town the latter part of
last week on his return from d trip
North.
Mr. E. l. Jones, of Buena Vista, was
in town on Saturday. with lis friend,
Mr. b. e Eakle, OF Covington, with
whom he spent several days of the past
week.
Mrs. and Miss Bowman, from Arbor
Hill, Augusta county, who have been to
Ohio on visit, are staying for a few
days with their cousin, Mrs. VIM. Coch
rane.
Major B. 7. Bagby was in the city
yesterday looking after his interests
here. His hotel is receiving the finish>
ing touches and will soon be ready for
occupancy.
Mr. D. S Wine and wife, of the Mt.
Sidney neighborbood, Augusta county,
We're visiting their son-in law, Mr.. Luth
err 4. Reid, ia this place from Saturday
until yesterday.
There will lie called convocation of
Low Moor Lodge, A. T. and A. NJ, at
this place, on Saturday night for the
purpose of comforting the Master Degree
upon several applicants.
BY reference to our advertising coll
unns it will be seen that County Super
intendent, s. F. Chapman, will hold a
teachers examination at Clifton Forge
on the 18th Of this month.
Woodward's Restaurant is growing in
patronage and prosperity every day and
deserves to. 1t is well kept, and every
thing about it neat and orderly and the
menu first-elass all through.
VIM P. Strang, at one time connected
with the c. & 0. railway at Clifton
Forge, died in Richmond, on Friday last,
OF consumption, resulting from d deep
cold contracted while engaged in this
place.
Mr. G. Z. Richardson, who left here in
June, on account OF sickness, for his
home near Hot Springs, was welcomed
back to his old post at Rodes S Parrish's
on Monday. Richard seems himself
again.
Mr.. NJ. 7. Dayis, with his wife and
daughter stopped off here Tuesday even
ing to visit his brother, Capt. W. H.
| Davis. They were on their way to
Stanton where Miss Davis Will enter
Mr.. W 2. Thornton, manager of the
| Excelsior Clothing House of this place.
! brought his family here from Louisa
county this week, where they will re
main permanently. They will reside at
the corner of Church and Fourth streets.
1t is 40 trouble TO answer questions
and show goods 81 J. H. Matthews, cor
ner Of Main and Lewis Streets, Staun-
ton, Va, whether you buy or not. He
wants nothing but fair competition as
he knows that he cannot suffer. Try
him
We call attention to the law card of
Mr.. Turner K. Hackman, to be found
elsewhere. Mr.. Hackman is promis-
ing young lawyer of Washington. who
has located at Iron Gate, and business
intrusted to him will receive prompt at
tention.
We had a very pleasant talk with Rev.
Mr.. Raiiey, formerly OF Messy Creek
Church, Augusta county, but now of
Bloomfield, KY. With his wife and two
children he was returning from a vaca
ton visit 70 friends in Rockbridge coun-
ty, and stopped in Clifton for an hour
or two.
Work on the Improvement Of the Old
Presbyterian church, which is TO be
converted into a store room, was COM
menced the last of the week, under Mr..
A. B. Anderson. who is the contractor,
and will be pushed to completion The
improvement will consist of an addition
filing the space between the cid build
ing and the street.
Mr.. A. J. Accord has purchased from
the Chesapeake and Ohio Development
Company all the timber on their
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