The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-10-08
Hon. J. Yost was in the city on Tues

On the lSt OF OCTOBER SHOW IPll III paTts
| Of Montana, and all through the British
possessions.
Capt j. II Fl. Figget, and Mr. Jas. 7.
| Goodwin, of Fincastle, spent Tuesday in
! Clifton Forge
/ Mr. Edward Crawford, a prominent
citizen of Augusta county, was in the
city yesterday.
We had a call this week from Mr..
Robt. Gibbony. a member of the craft
from Bristol, Tenn.
Mr. Robert Tobin, formerly with
Rodes and Parish, but now located in
Buena Vista, was in the city on Tues
day.
Mr. r. T. Nelson. of the Allegheny
Bank, returned to Clifton Forge with
his bride ON Thursday last. from Fin
castle.
The Singer Sewing Machine Company
opened branch office here this week,
and in the future this will be distrib-
uting point.
Col. A. G. Bryant, popular ticket
agent at this place, returned from Rich
nond yesterday, where he had been for
several days
Pull KNAPP, Optician, will be in his
Office in Staunton on Oct. 10th, 18th,
and 18th, office at DR. BURKHoLDER's
dental rooms.
Harry Frazier, Esq, Chief Engineer
of the Chesapeake and Ohio, was in the
city on Monday and gave the VIRGINIAN
pleasant call.
Mr.. Frank Sanders, who has heretofore
been with F. P. Staley & Co., left last
week, to attend the University of Vir-
gnia the coming session.
Work on the West Clifton Forge de-
pot is progressing rapidly. The mason
ny is about complete, and the brick lay~
ers and carpenters are at work.
Attention is directed to the ADVERTISE
ment of Mrs. L. Walter, the Staunton
milliner, in this issue. The ladies Of
Clifton will find superb line of goods
for inspection.
The County Court on Tuesday refused
to grant retail liquor license at Iron
Gate The application for license to
sell liquor near the railroad sh ops in
West Clifton Forge, was docketed and
continued.
We learn from the Lewisburg I1adepen
dent that Jas. H. Renick has sold his fine
Falling Spring Valley farm, in Green
brier county, to A. NJ. Mclaughlin, of
Pocahontas, for $4,000.
The Clifton Forge Literary Club will
meet in the public school house tomor-
row (Friday) night, and discuss the Pro
hibition question This will be an open
session to which the public is invited.
Mrs Hess's Millinery opening last week
was a decided success. The display was
equal to any we have seen in the cities
of this part of the country and reflected
much credit upon Mrs Hess and her as
| sistants.
Capt G. j. Hunter and family left
yesterday for Richmond, where they will
make their future home. This change
of residence is rendered necessary by the
fact that Capt. Hunter is always laid off
in Richmond, away from his family
here.
Messrs, " A. Langston and W. Fl.
Rohrbach, machinists employed at the
G. & 0. Shops in this place, have accept
ed positions in the L. N. 0. & T. Shops,
Vicksburg, Miss, and leave for that city
today. Their numerous friends here re-
greet their departure.
Joseph Barkman and Miss Minnie
Ligget were married in the Methodist
Church, Staunton last Tuesday morn>
ing, by Rev. j. T. Williams, the pastor,
and took the f. F. v $50 train for a
tour north, accompanied by the best
wishes of a host of friends.
The advertisement of the Virginia
Shoe Company appears in this issue.
We commend the goods of this concern,
an industry of our own State, to the
favorable consideration of our readers.
Mr.. J. F. Sachs is the agent for this shoe
in Clifton Forge. Give him a call.
Rev. G. Gray and wife left here last
Monday for Clifton Forge, where they
will make their home in the future
They are followed to their new home by
the best wishes of many friends here,
among whom they have lived for the
past twenty ars.-FS7acGstle Herald.
Several weeks ago number of cons
victs who were employed on the Warm
Springs railroad, made their escape
Last week, one ofithem, naked and hung
~, came out of the woods for relief, and
surrendered. Two others are in, Hunters
vile jail, who were captured in West Vir-
ginia.
Mr.. M. Coplan, of the Boston Bargain
House, is receiving new goods every day
and invites an examination from the
public. He is now fully identified with
Clifton Forge, having removed his fam
lily here, and he wears a much more
cheerful appearance in conseq uence of
the change. Give him call, next door
to Allegheny Bank building.
H correspondent OF the Dispatch from
Warm Springs, says that the mountains
thereabouts are over-run by lot of law
less people, ostensibly hunting gensing
They have committed numberless dep
relations on the farmers, in some in
stances killing cattle ranging in the
woods. The citizens are indignant and
some arrests have been made
Maj. B. T. Bagby and his estimable
I'M
last, to take look at Clifton Forge.
They drove around and through the city,
and were impressed with the improve
ments that are going on, and the activi-
ty that prevails among contractors and
builders. They returned to Staunton
Friday, much pleased with their visit.
VIM. Donovan, brother of Capt. John
Donovan, was killed in Richmond on
Friday by the kick of horse. He re,
ceived the fatal injury Immediately un
der the heart, one rib being broken