The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-09-17

is visiting frlends IN Clifton Forge.
Mr.. Geo. K. Anderson returned yester-
day from a business trip to Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs Allie Herring, of Atlanta,
Georgia, are visiting at Capt. c. w.
East's.
The ReDieao moved its quarters to the
upstairs of the Masonic building on Sat
urday
Miss Mollie Lutz, of Ronceverte, w.
Va. is visiting Mrs ]. W. Hess on Main
Street
Mr.. C. A. Bibb, of Louisa County, was
in the city last week, with a view to To-
eating here.
Mr.. P. Adler, prominent clothier OF
Roanoke, Va, was in the city prospect
ing last week.
Mrs Vim. A. Burke of Stanton, Va,
is spending few days with her relative,
Mrs. DR.. Lewis
Mr. W. B. Savage, of this place, has
gone to Richmond to spend week or
two with friends.
Mr.. M H. Pendleton has been SO seri-
ously indisposed for the past few days
as to be confined to his house.
Mr. j. A Faber returned Monday from
a visit to his family who are spending
some time in Fluvanna county.
Mr. F. L. Sanders, of F. P. Staley &
Co, is spending a week or two visiting
friends in Smythe county, Virginia.
Miss Flossie Walker, who has been
visiting at Postmaster Fosters, return
ed to her home in Richmond, last week.
Norfolk and Western, is spending a few
DAYS with his brother, Postmaster Fos-
ter
Mr. Arthur Lacy, who has just re-
turned from Richmond, has been receiv
ing the congratulations of his friends
this week.
Mr. J. c. Menifee and family removed
this week from Clifton Forge to Low
Moor, to the regret of their friends and
acquaintance here.
Mr.. w. O. Pettigrew, of Lynchburg,
has opened up a cigar mandatory in
the room formerly occupied by Messrs.
Hamilton & Bryant.
Rev r. A. Tucker, formerly pastor of
the Baptist church here, bat now of
Glasgow, was visiting his many old
friends here this week.
Mrs. O. c.. Morris and children went
over to Falling Springs Valley the first of
the week to spend week or two with
her aunt, Mrs Massie.
We had another show of the, lone
horse order here on Saturday 1t was
however, decided Improvement on the
one of the week before.
Married near Longdale, Allegheny
county, Sept. 18th, 1891, by Rev. E. w.
McCorkle, Miss Mary G. Jones to Mr.
William Alexander Higgins.
Master Edward Thomas, son Of Mr.. J.
E. Thomas, has returned from a visit to
Albemarle county, where he won repu-
tation in climbing peach trees.
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formerly division engineer on the Hunt
ngton Division of the Chesapeake and
Ohio, is visiting Mrs. DR.. G. I. Lewis.
Mrs DIR. Miller, mother of Dr. Miller of
this place, with her daughter Miss Flor
ence, of Fincastle, Va, spent Tuesday
night here, on their way to Philadelphia.
Mrs. J. w Warwick, wife of the
Adams Express agent here, returned
this. week from Charlottesville, where she
has been visiting for couple of months
Capt. and Mrs Ambroselli, of Clifton
Forge, left on Monday for Staunton,
where Mrs A. will remain several weeks
with friends. She is a daughter OF the
late Robt. j. Irvine, of Staunton.
Mr. D. S. Cook. Proprietor of the Glen
Wilton Furnace, of Wrightsville, PEN
nsylvania, left here last Saturday for
home He will return shortly to be pres
ent when the furnace is put into blast
again
L. d. Young, well known merchant
of Staunton, had one of his legs broken
Nlast week by falling from tree, on his
premises, in West End of Staunton. Mr.
Young married cousin of j. G.. Wood
ward of Clifton.
A very pleasant euchre and tea party
was given by Mrs. ]. W. Goodwin, Of
Clifton Forge, on Friday evening last
A number Of young ladies and gentle
men were present and everything went
off to the delight of the participants.
Seven coaches of general passenger
agents OF various roads, on a vacation,
passed through here Sunday night for
Old Point General Passenger Agent
Fuller met the party at Cincinnati, and
accompanied them over the Chesa peake
and Ohio.
MI II. Z. Nelson, of the Allegheny
Bank. left here last Saturday for st.
Louis, where he was to have been married
yesterday evening to Miss M. G. Taylor,
of that city. He was accompanied by
DIR. w H. F Miller, attendant.
Messrs Geo. K Anderson & Co., yes
teadaY removed their Office to the Net
tleton building. The room formerly oc-
cupied by them has, we understand,
been rented to a party who will open up
new grocery store there.
Mr. r. P Hawkins returned from
visit to his home in Monroe county the
first of this week Four members Of his
fathers family, including his father, have
been i'll Of typhoid fever, all Of whom he
reports as doing we'll. Mr. Blair Hawk
ms is still at home attending them.
We are indebted to our friend DIR. W.
H. Savage for basket of Scuppernong
grapes, which is Indigenous to the soil of
his native State, North Carolina. The
Scuppernong is a species of grape SINH
lar to the Virginia Fox grape, but is
much larger. The Doctor will accept
our thanks.
Rev. E. w. McCorkle was called to
Goshen on Tuesday to conduct the fun
eral services of the child of the Rev. NJ.
B. Lamtden, the Presbyterian minister
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