The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-12-10

Pc tmaster at Buffalo Gap.
& Mr. G. c. Taylor has been confined to
his room on account OF Illness.
Mrs Parker, Of Rockbridge Co., is Wis
iting her son, Mr. II. T. Parker.
Mrs James Simmons died near Lick
Run, Va, Nov. a5th from consumption.
Miss Maria Gilliland, of Charleston,
W. Va, is visiting her sister, Mrs. John
Gilliland.
A special term Of the Roclbridge Cir
cult Court will commence on the 18th OF
December.
DR.. r. S. Wiley is attending the SEES
sion of the Federal Court at Harrison
burg, Va, this week.
Mrs. &. F. Dunlap, wife of Train-Dis>
patcher Dunlap, left Monday to visit
friends in Philadelphia.
Mr.. r. p. Hawkins returned this week
from weeks visit to friends at his old
home in Monroe county.
Mrs. DR.. H. M. Patterson, of Staunton
has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. w.
W. Brenalnan, this week.
Miss Nellie Grady, of Richmond, is
visiting Mrs. j. II. Carlisle at the resi-
dence of DR.. J. L. Hughes
c. A. Lowman, of Millboro Springs,
graduated from Dunsmore's Business
College at Staunton last week.
Messrs. E. G. Roberts and J. W. Lipop
took short trip to Charlottesville the
first of the week on a visit to friends.
Capt. John Donovan returned to
Staunton on Wednesday of last week
from trip to Kansas City and Chicago.
Misses Ella Burkhart, Grace, Annie
and Mamie Kaufelt and Mary Sullender,
of Glen Wilton. spent last Saturday in
Clifton.
Miss Ella Woodson, of Nelson county,
who has been visiting her sister Mrs.
Charles Butcher Of this place, returned
home yesterday.
A little child of Capt G. s. Gay, of this
place, two Or three months old, died
Tuesday evening, and was buried yester-
day evening from the Baptist church.
Mr.. J. w. Hess has been quite seri-
ously i'll for the past few days Dr.
Lewis, his physician, says he is better,
and does not consider his condition Sc
rious.
MI W. E. Kraft was honored by pro-
motion to the foremanship Of the shops
for few nights last week, during the
illness of Mr. j. H. Baker, the regular
foreman.
Mr.. W. III. McCray, express agent on
the Chesapeake and Ohio between Rich
mond and Norfolk, has been in town for
several days, recuperating from severe
indisposition.
Mr. Harry Headley has sold out his
stock to his next door neighbor, Dickin-
stand will hereafter be occupied by the
Chinese laundry.
We have received the very interesting
and detailed annual report of the Su-
perintendent of the Western Lunatic
Asylum, Staunton, which We shall refer
to more fully next week.
Mr.. G. Jack Cochran, who has ac-
cepted a position with Georgia rail
road, was in town several days this
week. He left yesterday for his home
in Augusta county, where he will spend
several days.
Staunton argus: Rev. S. J. Baird has
quite recovered from fall at his house
Oh Winthrop street. He and his family
expect to remove soon to Clifton Forge,
! where the gentleman's son is in business.
On the 21st of October, 1891, by Rev.
W. B. Dorsey, Mr.. Geo. w. knighten OF
Allegheny county. and Miss Iuenia
Kenton, daughter of Mr.. Lewis G. and
and Mrs Mary 2. Crowder, of Botetourt
county, were married.
We stated last week that a verdict for
$940 had been gotten by the South Iron
Gate Land Company against d. A.
to stock The amount stated should
have been $3.50, instead of $940.
Capt. Lewis Hartman, General Manage,
of the Clifton Forge Company. and
Mai. T. G. Elder, it's counsel, returned
from an import ant business trip to
Ironton, Ohio, on Tuesday night, con-
nected with the Clifton Forge Company
We had the pleasure of call Wedres>
day from Mr.. S. T. Jenkins, of Balti-
more, of the Etna Life Insurance Com
pany, who was in Clifton in the interest
of his Company. He was impressed
with the business appearance of Clifton
and the rich country surrounding it.
Glen Rudselle, son of Mr.. John Rudi-
selle, of Eagle Mountain, while out
hunting few days ago let his gun fall
and shot himself in the leg below the
knee. The limb was shattered in such a
manner that it had to be amputated.
Two other boys were also injured by the
same discharge.
A son of the Rev Mr. Wheeler, a young
man about thirty-three years of age, is
lying critically i'll at his fathers home at
Glen Wilton. He was taken ill in Lex
ington, where he had been in business
for some time. Some weeks since he was
brought home From that time he has
been sinking steadily. At this writing
his life is dispaired of.
Changes ia Blspatehers.
Mr.. Samuel Nicholson and family and
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