The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-10-01
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlisle have returned

| Lacy III this issue.
/ Mr.. P [. Yarbrough, of Millboro, was
in the city yesterday
! Mr.. T. NJ Jones left Oh Monday to
visit bis family in Richmond.
We shall likely have something to say
in regard to the electric light plant next
week
| Attention is called to the dissolution
notice of Vanneman Il Bartlett, to be
found elsewhere.
Mr.. Geo K. Anderson, with his two
children, left for Louisa county yester-
day, to be gone several days
Mrs V L. Thompson, of Staunton'
spent several days on visit to Mrs. Capt.
Lewis Hartman, returning home on Mon
day.
Rev Mr. Gray, minister of the Bap-
list church, has removed from Fincastle,
Va, to his new home in West Clifton
Forge.
Lock box 211 challenges any reader OF
the VIRGINIAN to play three games OF
checkers-personally or by correspon-
dence.
w. S. Whitman, of the Clifton Forge
Stove and Range Works, visited the city
yesterday, on business connected with
the plant.
Miss May Taylor, who has been visits
ing at Mr.. J. Kenny Browns for some
time, returned to Swoope's Depot on
Monday.
The Clifton Forge Lumber and Build
ing Association is putting up pair OF
wagon scales on its property at Church
street bridge.
Col. Jas A. Frazier returned to Cliff
ton Forge on Saturday last from Rocks
bridge Alum Springs, where he spent
the summer.
Mrs Mat Evans, nee McCurdy, of
Fayetteville, n. c., and Miss Garnett
Vowles, of Covngton, are at Mr.. j.
Gardner Woodward's.
Miss Oracle Patterson, who has been
on a visit to her sister, Mrs. w. W. Bren-
aman, returned to her home in Staun
ton the first OF the week.
Mrs w c. Hamilton, who shas been
visiting her sister, Mrs Capt. D. j.
Huff, at Eagle Rock, for several weeks,
returned home last Friday.
We learn from Postmaster Foster that
E. L. Gardner has been awarded the
contract for delivering the mail from the
:lroa RI !,
Mr.. G. N. Montgomery, who has been
with Moody, Carpenter, & Co.. for sew
eral weeks, paid flying visit to his fam
| lily in Richmond the first of this week,
and returned with them on Tuesday
! last
Mr. R. E. Scott, manager for the Cliff
| ton Water Works Co., who has been on
a visit to friends in Richmond several
weeks, returned to his duties the first OF
the week.
DR. Geo. B. McCorkle, of Glasgow, Va.
has rented the Office formerly occupied
by Williams, White s. Co., from Mr.. r.
L. Barnett, and offers his services to
the community.
Mr. Elmer Miller, with Moody. Car
penter & Co, returned this week from
short vacation rendered necessary by
his health. We are glad to note that
he has improved.
There are fifty persons in the Staun--
ton jail, according to the Meas. This
is a large number for SO small q buildings
! There is not comfortable room in it for
half that number.
Round trip tickets are on sale this
morning for the Roanoke convention
which meets to-day. Special connection
will be made with the c. & o. train at
Buchanan this morning
1 We call attention to the advertisement
of John II. Matthews, Staunton, Va.
who has one of the best equipped and
incest family grocery establishments in
Staunton. Give him CALL
Henry Nowlin. the coIored man charg>
ed with the murder of Mosca. the Italian
peddler, at Buchanan, some weeks ago,
was tried at Fincastle last week and
found guilty Of murder in the .irst de-
gree.
In suit of W. R. Tyree, against DIR.
r. p. Lake, in the Circuit Court of Madi-
son county, for the enforcement of a
purchase contract for a lot at S1,100. a
judgment was entered in favor of Tyree
for the full amount.
Mr. r. G. Rodes, of the firm of Rodes
g. Parrish, has been in Clifton Forge
this week helping to open up the large
stock Of goods his firm is now receiving
He has also been taking number of or>
ders for ready made suits.
Tickets to the Colored Peoples Fair,
which will convene in Richmond Octo-
Der Sth, 9th and 10th, will be sold at re-
duced rates. The round trip fare from
Clifton Forge will be 1928, which in
cludes admission to the fair.
MIR. Fred. liable, who has been con-
Quoting the clothing business of the
Star Clothing House here for some time,
left for Woodstock yesterday, where he
will engage in business. His friends
here very much regret his departure.
Mr. Hugh T. Nelson and his accom-
plished bride are spending a while in
Fincastle, and on Saturday evening a
reception was given them at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Eliza Nelson, where many
friends called to extend congratulations.
-FI7lcdstIe Herald.
Our sanctum was frightened on Mon
day by visit from bevy of ladies an6
their escorts, who came in to get an idea
of the modets operaaadi of the art pre-
sentative The party was composed O
Miss Rena Cochran, of Staunton, an6
Miss Emma Bosserman, OF Augusta; Mr.
and Mrs w. P Cochran. Mr.. and Mrs
VIM. A. Shepperd and Mr.. A. B. Bosser-
man, of this place.
, The destruction of pine trees this fal
seems to be almost universal in this sec
7 ton. 1t is effected by very small wir'
worm, that attacks the inner bark ant
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