The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-09-24
Col. s. Brown Allen was IN the city

Clifton Wednesday,
Mr.. David Funsten, of Glasgow, was
in Clifton Forge on Fridy last.
DR.. George B. McCorkle, of Glasgow,
was in Clifton Forge on Tuesday
Mr.. Geo. K. Anderson has been IN
Louisa attending court this week
M. A. Hope, of Bowling, SPOTS, q co..
of Staunton, was in Clifton yesterday
Mrs. E. J. Bibb, of Staunton. is visit
ing her bother-in- law. Mr. w. P. Powell.
Mr.. f. H. liable returned yesterday
evening from a bushes trip to Harrison
burg, Va.
Mr.. CT. Woodson, who has been very
sick for the past month, is able to be on
| the streets again.
Messrs. J. w. Williams, E. &. Roberts
and DR.. w H. Savage spent Sunday at
the White Sulphur.
Geo. r. Bell, of Staunton, represents
ing the Standard Oil Company, was III
the city yesterday.
DIR. w. H. F. Miller was in Fincastie
Tuesday as a witness in the case OF the
Commonwealth VS. VIM. Boon.
The abutments for the Smith creek
bridge are up ON the Eastern side, and
the work is progressing rapidly.
There is bright prospect OF haiI
dozen new brick buildings going up III
West Clifton Forge in a short time.
Capt. NJ. H. McCarty, of Rich Patch
Mines was in town yesterday looking al
ter business connected with the compa-
ny.
The Racket Store has already receiv-
ed nice line of Christmas goods
whole acres of 'em. as the Racket man
puts it.
Miss Whitfield & Co, have become oc-
cupants of the Griffith store-room re-
Gently occupied by Chas. Kaufman, the
clothier.
Miss Ora Nuckols, daughter OF Mr. D.
R. Nuckols, left yesterday morning for
Winchester, Va, where she goes to att
tend school.
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arrived here Monday to take position
with his brother Mr.. J. H. Myrtle, on
railroad avenue.
Mrs E. K. Sergeant was unexpectedly
called home to Newark, N. j., on ac>
count of the illness of her mother. She
left on Tuesday.
Mr. Arthur Lacy is giving the Baptist
church new coat of paint, both inside
and out, which will greatly improve the
appearance of that edifice.
The electric headlight, on Nos. 1 and
4, which had been out of repair by some
breakage, for over a week, Illuminated
the track again Monday evening.
: DIED, at Iron gate. on Monday eve
ming last, Sept. 21st, 1891, of chronic
diarrhoea, Mrs. j. W. Burks. Her re-
mains were inferred at Eagle Rock, on
Tuesday.
Tinsley Woodson, colored employe
while attempting to mount the foot
board of an engine on the yards, Monday,
slipped, and his leg was caught behind
the board and broken.
Mr.. "A. L. Van Sickler, who had his
hand mashed last week in a pulley, while
removing a safe, left yesterday tor his
home in Loudon county, where he will
remain until his hand gets we'll.
Mr.. 7. J. Wilson, of Wilson g. James,
left Monday night for Madison c. H.,
where he is summoned as q witness IN
the case of Tyree VS.. Lake, involving a
real estate transaction at Goshen.
Mr.. r. l. Sweetwood, we regret to
state has removed his family from Cliff
ton Forge to Craig City, SO as to be
more conveniently located as to his work
on the c. & o. They left yesterday
morning.
Mr.. J. H. Carlisle, train master at this
place, left on Saturday to visit friends
in Western States, and will be gone
about a week Mrs. Carlisle meanwhile
} is visiting at Mrs. Massie's in Falling
Spring Valley.
Howard Wayt, Esq was in Clifton the
last of the week, and was much pleased
at the evidences of improvement going
on here. He is large investor in Cliff
ton Forge, and is not at all uneasy as to
the safety of his investment.
Capt M Lynn, who had been conduc-
tor on the eastern division of the Ches-
apeake and Ohio for fifteen years pre-
vious to March last, when he was re-
moved to Washington, was in Clifton
last week for couple of days.
The Clifton Forge Correspondent of
the Richmond Times seems to appreciate
a good thing when he sees it. The let
Ter in Fridays Times was an almost YER
baton reproduction from the VIRGIN
IAN,-so much so that it smacked of
plagiarism.
Justice Thomasson is making it warm
for disturbers of the peace and those
carrying concealed weapons. On Mons
day he assessed fine of 1886 against a
man for these violations. and says he
proposes to increase the fine on each
offense until it is broken-up.
Mr.. W. A. Chesterman, the contractor
for the new depot at Smiths Creek, has
been in town this week at work on the
building. The foundation framework
is already down, and the work will be
rushed to completion. Mr.. Chesterman
says the work will be completed in about
thirty days.
The explosion of lamp came very
nearly causing fire at the Excelsior
Clothing House Monday evening. The
flames caught some lace curtains, but
Mr.. Thornton's presence of mind was
equal to the occasion, and he succeeded
in extinguishing the fire before much
damage was done.
The heat for the past week has been
very excessive in the Northwestern
mercury registering at 100 degrees in the
Dakotas- The stubble and grasses in
, the fields have been very infiammable
and destructive fires have prevailed.
The heat has been more general and
uniform throughout the United States