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

AA.RRTED.

D 3I3 ,r CLARION Wednesday,
Aug, l2th, 1891, at the residence on the brides
father. GAVIN Clark ESQ } near Hillsboro, Po-
oahoatas county, by Rev. D. S. Svdenstrcker
AIR Thomas a. Sydenstricker, of Greenbrier
county, ana Miss Mary Blanch Clark, of Poca-
honUas county,
MCCORMICK DUNBAfi-On Sunday. August
18th, 1871, near VAUDEVILLE. Monroe county under
the shade OF the trees in Mr.. Henry Jeter's yard
by Rev. l.. 3. Bradley, Mr.. Z. L. Mccormick
and Miss Viena Dunbar, ali OF Monroe county.
nAuGHERTY- MANN-On Friday, Aug, 18th.
1891, at the residence Of Mr.. Lewis Mann on
Hans creek, this county, by Rev. P. b. Baber,
Mr. ClIas. NJ. Daugherty and Miss Mary e. Mann,
all OF Monroe County.
TAIBEaT- TINCHER- On Wee nesday Aug.
itl; 1871 at the residence Of the brides parents,
in Wolf Creek district. by Rev u. u. Jeflies Mr.
French Palbert and Miss Dora 1incher, al OF
Monroe county,
MILLER WICKi.INE-On Saturday, VA, sth,
1871, at lenithi Monroe county, by Rev. :. b.
Beamer, Mr.. ]. H. Miller and Miss El:z4 beth
Wickine all OF Monroe county.
MoeARTT-A LIEN on Tuesday August llth,
1891, at the residence Of the offeia6in@ minister
Rev q. w. Parker Mr.. Jas &. McCarty anu Mary
b. Allen, all of Monroe County.
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For the Defendant.

A suit was instituted against the Cliff
ton Forge Company some months ago,
because of injuries occasioned to Dorsey
Hamilton, aged 70 years, by the explo-
sion of a dynamite cartridge he was
handling 1t was charged that the boy
came into possession Of the cartridge
through the carelessness OF some OF the
employees of the Company, and that the
Company should be held responsible, III
money, for the physical injury resulting
to the boy by the explosion After the
evidence was all in. counsel on both sides
agreed to submit the case to Judge Nc
Laughlin, without argument. The de-
cision was prompt that no case had been
made, and judgment was rendered for
the Company. Counsel for the Com
panv. Mai. T. G. Elder and Chas. Curry.
For the plaintiff, Z. j.. Parrish
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Largest Iron Cast Ever Made il Viz
Virginia.

1t is to the credit Of one of the new
Virginia towns, the result OF the boom
which so many persons regards as disas-
trous, which belongs the credit OF max
ing the largest iron cast ever made N
Virginia 1t was the casting OF the DAse
of the stack for the new furnace at Iron
Gate. 1t is large circular and hollow
kettle, SO TO speak, measuring fifteen
feet from outside, to outside, with walls
measuring two and one half feet IN
thickness, and weight 10000 pounds.
This work was done by the Roaring
Works at Buena Vista, Virginia. a new
plant which has been constructed With
the past year and which recently went
into operation The moulding was wit
messed by a large number Of persons,
among them being Col }. G. Jones, SUI
perintenient of the new furnace to be
erected at Iron Gate and a number OF
ladies. Some additional idea of the i'm
mensity of this huge casting, if any were
needed beyond its weight, from the fact
that it will require :; large number OF
three inch bolts, fourteen feet long, TO
fasten it to the stone foundation upon
which it will finally rest, and that six
weeks work was required to perfect the
pattern for casting at the above works.
Other portions of this furnace will be
made by the same plant.
The mere mention of this incident as
a news item is not the only thing to be
considered in this connection, The fact
that some important thing has been
done in Virginia which was never done
before marks ali era in our industrial
progres worthy of more than passing no
tice. because it shows what may be ac-
complished here at home, and the causes
which have led up to Il condition in this
section which enables us to turn out
work OF this character. A few years ago
no one would have dreamt of having
cast of such magniture manufactured
within the limits OF two or three states
around us. Pittsburg would perhaps.
have been the nearest point which would
have been considered for work Of such
proportions But a few years have
made q change, and i'll this change we
see what can be accomplished by our
own people, and from some conception
OF what greater things are in store tor
US by carrying forward the industrial
progress, which is yet III its Infancy.
Only when the consumer is enabled TO
obtain at home what is needed win the
great benefit OF keeping money at home
of employing home labor OF using our
own raw material be fully realized. We
should be gratiiied at the fact that i'm
this instance, which involved Il large
cost, perhaps not cent had TO be sent
away from this section.
There is also lesson here for those
who have been beinoaning the fact that
we suffered 81 a 'boom" last year, whilst
many, no doubt lost money by the wild
speculation which seized the country,
yet the shaking up which Virginia re-
ceived is not without its benefits, and
much of money which had been boarded
up and was lying idle, afraid to venture
into manufacturing enterprises, has
been spent IN giving All impetus 10 man
ufacturing industries which only such
shaking up could have wrought, and
which must ultimately result in great
good to the state
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Conveyanoes Of Real Estat

Recorded in the Allegheny County
Court Clerks Office during the week
ending September 1st. 1891
From from Gate Land and Improvement Co.
to John w. Fsliaferro and s. W. Laach, convey
ing lot 20, section 70, Iron Gate.
From West Clifton Forge Investment Co to
john s Henderson, conveying lot Is, block 10S
From J. ]. Lear and wife to Virginia A. Clark
son, conveying lot II. block II, Coyinston Elk
tension
Brothers, conveying one-half interest in lot g.
block l06 West Clifton Forge.
From K. L. Parish commissioner, &c, to s. w
Foster, conveying part of lot 2 section s. town
of Clifton Forge
From Chesapeake and Ohio Development Co
to j. NJ. williamson conveying lot g. block 1876
West clifton Forge.
From II. E. Jones to Carnelia A. Jones' CON
veying lots 49, Il, Is, and 6, section l5s, ana lot
II, section 1850, Iron Gate.
From W ]. BiighSWel ana wife TO Joseph
Skinner eonveying lot -. block ri, and lot 80
block lt2, West Clifton Forge.
From c. I. Lewis and wife to j. NJ. skinner,
conveying lot Il, block i02, West Clifton Forge
From William Mitchell and wife to Thomas NJ.
Semmes, conveying lot 10, block AS lot H. block
81. West Clifton Forge.
From Thomas Nj. SemmeS and wife to J. d.
Hannahan, conveying same lots.
From j. Haynes to John Tyler, Jr, conveying
lot &, section 8, West Clifton Forge,
From John Tyler, Jr., and wife 50 }. V. e.
Knapp, conveying lot q, block ID, West Clifton
Forge
From P NJ. Buckingham to VIM. S. Ayres.
conveying lot 30, block a, West Clifton Forge
From Covington Improvement Co. to ?. NJ.
buckingham, con" eyng lot 8, block 3D. Covington
Extension
From same Company to L. j. and NJ Loving,
converting lot g. block 146, Covington Extension.
From John S Hunter and wife to L. Y. Dickey
conveying lot 10, block a Covington Extension.
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Lend Us YOUR Eyes!
FOR A SHORT WHILE.

1rET US TELL YOU WHAT
we are keeping. We are at the Iron
Front Building, Opposite Jefferson
Street, and ready to sell you any
thing usually found in a FIRST
CLASS DRUG STORE. Our stock
of Hair, Tooth, Cloth, Shaving, Nail,
Flesh, w W. and Paint Brushes are
select, Just received nice line from
the Factories, as we'll as nice line of
Lamps and Lamp Goods, on which
we can save you the Jobbers and
Wholesale profit, and we defy any to
excel us in quality or prices. We
have a select stock of Tobaccos, Ci-
gars and Confectioneries. We have
Just gotten nice line Of Toilet Soaps
and Single and Triple Extracts and
Colognes and Toilet Articles, gen
orally found in Drug Store. Our line
of Stationery, which we have just in
creased, is select and we invite special
and careful attention to same, ere
purchasing elsewhere We say with
sincerity and due respect to our
competitors, that we defy them
to excel Us in Quantity, Prices or
Quality, or to show forth more elab-
borate Stock to select from. We are
still receiving and can just bet we
are selling the celebrated L. & M.
Paint, and have a good Stock always
on hand, as we'll as all sizes of Win
dow Glass, Putty, Oils and Varnishes.
You will find our Prescription and
Patent Medicine Department as
full and as fresh as usual, nay better
than you generally find in towns of
our size.
We thank the dear people of Cliff
ton Forge and elsewhere for their past
patronage, and ask youfor a continu-
ance of same, assuring you we will
express our appreciation by our
prompt attention to all orders or calls
and close prices. Only ask you to cali
and examine and see if all we have
said will not be corroborated. Open
Oh Sunday for Drugs and Medicines,
and Recipes carefully and accurately
compounded. at all hours, DAY Or
NIGHT.
Come one and ali and give us call
and look at our Sundries, and Stock
generally.
Respectfully and truly yours to
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Brooke Stafford, Well and Hearty.

RT0Ch9 EoGGtiCiO, w Stl etuN ItbdI W.
Last Friday. while passing down Main
street, Staunton, a familiar voice hailed
us, and looking in the direction that it
came, we observed, smiling and happy,
Brooke Stafford, whom we reported last
week in the VIRGINIAN as having been
drowned at Low Moor, on the 26th.
Brooke informed us that he was happy
in the knowledge that the NIRGINIAN
had mistaken its man, as that he never
felt better in his life, or more like stay
ing on this beautiful earth.
Information came to Clifton Forge on
Wednesday, that a man while attempt
ing TO cross Jackson river at Low Moor,
that morning, had slipped off a log, and
was drowned; that his name was Stafford
and he was engaged in painting. Know
ing that Brooke Stafford had been in
that vicinity, and that he expected to go
to work in putting the finishing touches
on the Hotel on the property of the AL
leghany Mining and Development Com
pany at Low Moor we concluded that it
was Brooke, and so our informant
| thought. 1t turned out to be another
person, however, on later information
received.
A telegram had been sent to the Asso-
ciated press Wednesday night, giving a
statement of the drowning and by that
means it reached Mr. Stafford sisters in
Baltimore and Newport, Arkansas They
| instantly telegraphed to Stanton for
particulars, and were quickly assured
| that it was a mistake as TO Brooke being
the person drowned, and that he was in
his usual health, enjoying the sensation
occasioned by his reported death We
hope he may live to a good old age, and
when he does die, it will not be from vic
lent cause.
The person who was drowned, was
named Walter Mellish He was a painter
by trade and had been engaged at Low
Moor in the line of his business. He an
swered to the description Of Stafford ex-
cept in name. His body was found last
Friday, at the Lake, or Pike pond, where
the railroad crosses Jackson river. 1t
was very much swollen-so much SO that
a large box had to be prepared for it,
preliminary to burial The remains were
inferred at Low Moor
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A Cure For Diarrhoea

summer complaint accompanied with
wife9s sister who lives with us, was ia
ken IN the same way. We used almost
everything without benefit. Then /
said, let US try Cham Derlain's Collie, Chol-
era and Darrhna Remedy, which we
did, and that cured US right away i
think much of it, as it did for me what
it was recommended to- JOHN HERTZ
LER, Bethel, Berks Co. Pa 25 and so
cent bottles for sale by FARRAR & VIII
HANSON, Clifton Forge, Va
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A Runaw ay.

Mrs. E A. Robinson and daughter, of
Maysville. KY. who have been visiting
Mr. and Mas H. E. Jones, at the Mc>
Curdy House, and Mrs Jones came very
near meeting with a serious accident
yesterday morning, just after they had
started out for a drive around town.
They had gotten under the stone bridge
when the team became frightened and
ran off, throwing the driver out over the
dashboard, breaking the pole which ran
into the ground and stopped the vehicle.
The ladies were naturally very much
scared, Mrs. Robinson faintng from
fright. The escape was particularly for
tanate.
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How to Cure a Pain in the Stomach.

We made use Of Chamberlain Collie,
Cholera and niarrhma Remedy on two
occasions for pain in the stomach. Re
suit satisfactory in a very short time af-
ter taking the medicine. | hesitate not
in giving my opinion in favor Of the
medicine. Al least it has done all claim
ed for it as far as we have tried it, f. D.
BOOK, Blain, Perry Co, Ia, For sale by
FARRAR u WILLIAMSON, Clifton Forge,
W
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A "Cheap John" Show

A couple OF wagons. few mules and
tattered tent settled down on the vacant
lot in front of the Allegheny Bank on
Monday and a couple of men with
couple pieces of a brass band tried to
make the people believe there was a
show in town. A few were deceived, but
very few.
Subscribe for the VALLEY NIRGINIAN.
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Let Others Follow the Example

Messrs. A. O. Surber and j. A. Ford
have fallen into line il the matter of
paving on Nam Street by putting down
a considerable stretch Of sidewalk in
front of their places, The work is o
matter of economy and public spirit.
Who will be tie next to follow the ex-
alnf,la2
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Miss Hattie Nettleton, daughter of b..
M.Nettleton, Esq, of Covington, who has
been i'll with typhoid fever for several
weeks is still Frustrated by the disease.
She is under the skillful treatment of DR..
Rodgers, and we hope will soon be res
tored to health.
Messrs. S. NJ. Butler and Clarence May
left here Tuesday morning for Capt s.
III. Sims, who had his arm mashed at
Bluefield last week. Capt. Sims was in
the service of the Norfolk and Western,
but his family resides here,
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CRAIG VALLEY COMPANY.

no THE STOCK HOLDERS You are hereby
notified that the next annual meeting of the
STOCKHOLDERS OF said Company for the election
OF Directors for the ensuing year, and the trans
action OF such other business as may come be-
fore the meeting, will be held at the Conpany's
Office, at iiessemer BotetourJ county, on Wed
nesday. October 18th, 1881.
The transfer books will close on Thursday
October Sth, and re open on Thursday October
18th, 1891 =, 5. BEslIs Secretary
sept lit
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Picnic,

There will be a picnic at Falling
Springs on Thursday next for the bene-
fit of the Sinking Springs Church There
will be music by the Healing Springs
band. Ali are cordially invited.
At meeting OF the Clifton Forge
Alumni Association of Washington and
Lee, representing Allegheny and Bath
counties, last Friday night, Rev. E. w.
McCorkle, President, and r. p Hawk
ms, Secretary, Mr.. w. G. Lauck was
awarded the scholarship for these coun~
ties at the above named institution Mr..
Lauck is an attaehe< Of the VIRGINIAN
and will reflect credit upon himself and
the Alumni which sends him
The officers for the past year were re-
elected The names of Mr. A. K Bowes
and John l.. Duncan We're added to the
Executive Committee. Messrs John T..
Duncan and f. w McCorkle entertained
the Association by briefly reviewing
their college life while at Washington
and Lee University, especially referring
to the pleasant and congeniai relations
between fellow students, and between
professors and students.
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The Markets.

The grain market remains strong in
the centers of trade and prices rule as
about last week. In Baltimore wheat
was quiet yesterday at S105 to $1.10
Corn SO to 70 oats 81. In New York
wheat 1.0a to 10; corn II to "A; oats
Al to A. In Chicago, wheat LOO; corn
66; oats %. Staunton, Va, wheat 96
and dull. The millers are supplying
themselves from first hauis, and ship
ments are limited owing to the large
transactions in western and southern
wheat in the centers of trade; corn IS;
oats 50; flour, patent, $50; country fam
lily 4 Is to SEQ.
The money market in the East is easy.
Business is looking up and very large
fall trade is opening Stocks and bonds
are active and everything indicates ex-
traordinary activity ia ali business lines.
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TWO GOOD SALES YESTERDAY,
The Real Estate Ball Started to Roll
ING YAstard ay

L Ae ASod1 IaStstUS Dttll 0te1I tGo W 1eCil-
ing Yesterday
Mr.. w c. Hamilton yesterday sold a
lot in block 81, West Clifton Forge, for
j. c. Carpenter for 81 500. The pur-
chasers were Messrs. w. K. Chapman s.
Co, of this place. A good sale.
Capt Lewis Hartman, Manager of the
Clifton Forge Company, late yesterday
afternoon sold a lot just west of the
Church Street bridge for the same sum,
$500, with building restrictions The
purchaser, we understand, is Mr.. j. c.
Carpenter, who will erect upon it
three story wholesale business house
Lot sales here are not infrequent, but
these are the first sales of high priced.
business lots for some time,
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Highest Of all IN Leavening PoerIatest o. S Govt Report

TUITION IN SHORTHAND FREE.-Edi-
Tor Laiferty, of the Richmond Christian
-d0oocote, will give his readers a full
course Of Shorthand in his paper, free.
Mrs B. A. Gooch returned this week
from visit to Louisa county.
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Anything III the school book, or school
stationary line, can be found at EATON
u MORRIS, Druggists
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Leave Your Orders for Goal.

The Clifton Forge Lumber and Build
ing Association will receive orders for
coal in carload lots or smaller quanti-
ties. BY ordering now coal can be had
cheaper than later. Leave your orders
at the office Of the Company, at the
Church street bridge.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-09-03

The largest stock of School Books en-
bracing every kind aud school stationa-
ry, ever kept in Clifton Forge at EATON
q MORRIS, Druggists
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DIED

sAMMONs-On Saturday night August 22nd,
1881 at her nome in Roncever6e, of typhoid few
ef Mrs Emmy c. sanlnons, in the SSH year of
her age.
HARVEY-on Monday, August 3rti, is9l,at her
apoplexy, Mrs. G. W. Harvey, agad abous 60
wears.
ALDERSGN-tgn Monday, August 10th, 1891 in
Green sulphur district, Summers county Mr.. L.
NJ Anderson, in the SIND year of his age.
IIYEsAY-n Lewisburg, Aug 25til 1891, of
gastric fever, Mrs Agnes Liyesay, aged IS years
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SPECIAL NOTICES
Books !! Books Books

Every description of school and other
stationary at EATON & NORRIS, Drug
gists.
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ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING.
81. Year, Invariably irs advance

YEARLY ADVERTISEMENTS viii be collected at
the end of oh quarter, when prompt settle
ment is exl.~.s Ted TO be made,
TRANSIENT ADVERTISEMENTS are payable in
advance or w-heo the advertisement has been
completed as may De agreed upon
Bills for JOB W DIRK wiz be due when the work
is completed,
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The place to sell country produce is at
J Matthews, corner Of Main and
Lewis Streets. Stanton. Va.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-09-03

4 thoroughly competent and expe-
rleneed Donble Entry Book keeper de
siTes q situation.
Is familiar with Joint Stock, General
and Bank Book keeping.
ployers..
Address O. care Valley VIRGIN
IAN. aug.27-4t.
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List of Unclaimed Letters

Remainingin Clifton Forge Postoffce week end
ing Saturday. August 9th, 1891. Parties calling
for these letters VIII please say they are adver-
tised, a. G. FOSTER, P. NJ.
LADIES LIST.
Ellison Miss Cora Payne, Miss Henrietta
McCullock, Mrs. Is. j. Rames, Mrs M.
Mcneil Miss Leanna Wilson Miss II.
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Call on ]. H Matthews when Won want
tlrst-oiass family groceries, Corner of
Main and Lewis streets, Stanton, Va.
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At Eaton & Morris Druggists. you will
find all the school Books and school ap-
piiances Of every descriptions at regular
list prices
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WANTED Travelling Salesman for
Virginia and West Virginia trade.
Address, HARDWARE,
augf3l p, O. Box s14, Baltimore. Md
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We give an emphatic yes to the in
quiry OF the Norfolk Ldudmayk as to
the settlement Of the State debt, on the
terms it presents in the article stating
the debt situation. We will publish the
article next week. Thirty thousand dol
lars ought not to stand in the way Of the
settlement of this vexed question, nor
800 600
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Railroad Accident

dispatch from Stanton, dated the
Goth, gives the following notice of an ac>
cident on the c. & O. railway, near Fer>
fol
A collision occurred to day at noon on
the Chesapeake u Ohio railway eighteen
miles west of Staunton by which four
men were seriously but not fatally in
iured. The engine on the track to the
Ferrol iron mines got away from the en-
gineer and came down an incline at fifty
miles an hour. struck the freight cars
on siding of the main track, and rush
ing them down grade met passenger
train coming East, wrecking two
freights and damaging the passenger
engine. Edward Hail. engineer of the
freight train, had a leg broken w. ].
Harris, fireman, of Clifton Forge, left
arm fractured and ankle sprained A.
j. Ogg and William Jackson both OF
Craigsville, who were on the miners
cars, each had leg broken.
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Shall the County Seat be Removed

Shall the County Seat be Removed?
The Clifton Forge correspondent Of
the Richmond Times has the following
paragraph, among other items, in his
last Sundays contribution to that pa
per:
short time ago a prominent man of Allie
ghany county. but non resident of this place
suggested the idea OF the removal of the county
seat from Covington to Clifton Forge, in conse-
quence of the commercial Importance of Clifton
Forge to the people of the county generally
Since the suggestion-or rather recomm eDda-
tion-was made it has met with the approval OF
many persons not only of those residing and
having business here, but of many prominent
people all over the county, Covington included
The people of Allegheny recognize the mpor-
lance to them of the commercial interests of
Clifton Forge, and it is hoped that the matter
will soon assume such shape will render it
necessary only for the next Legislature to au-
thorige vote to be taken to ascertain whether
or not the removal shall be made
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-09-03

The best brands of cigars ard chewing
tohacoos at j, II. Matthews, corner of
Main and Lewis Streets, Stanton, Va
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Solid comfort, the Iron Cross Cigar.
FARRAR-he sells the Iron Cross Sc
CARS.
Every line of standard groceries of the
best qualities sold at bottom prices bv
J Il. Matthews, corner Of Main and
LeWls Streets. Stanton Va