The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-08-27

gcanJ w iiSOn, OF iron Gate.
Miss Lettie Vaughan left Saturday for
Gordopsville to visit friends.
j. D. Crowle and 2. H. Trout, OF Staun-
ton, were in Clifton Tuesday.
Miss Fannie Harrington, of Stanton,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. B. Grove.
Rev Z. w. MeCorkle was in Staunton
Monday last and returned to Clifton on
Tuesday.
Mrs. Z. NJ. Ellerton and Miss M. J.
Alor left for Charlottesville on a visit OF
Saturday
Miss .Maude Weaver, of Staunton, is
visiting Mrs. r. / Sweetwood, on Jetfer'
son street
]. r. Campbell, Esq. of Covington,
was in the city Friday'and Saturday last
on business.
Mr.. VIM. Mitchell spent Saturday and
Sunday on business and visiting friends
in Roanoke.
Mr. Clarence Hudgins, a well known
business man of Ronceverte, was i'll the
city this week
Mrs Robert Lynn and children, OF
Clifton Forge. are visiting N Staunton.
-StauAtogs Nescs.
MIR. H. s. Bryant, Of CALLAHAN, Ten
nessee, is visiting his brother, Mr.. j. w.
c. Bryant, of this place.
A. L. Miller, who is an artesian we'll
borer and is now engaged at Pulaski.
was in the city last week
The full meeting of Lexington Pres
terry, will convene in Glenville, Gilmer
county, next Wednesday.
Messrs. WIN. Houtf, of Augusta, and
j. F. Houff, of Iron Gate, called at the
VIRGINIAN Office yesterday
Mrs. Julia C. Dixon. of Snow Hill,
North Carolina, is visiting her friend,
Mrs c. C. Taylor, of this place.
Miss Jennie Woodward went to Natur-
al Bridge on Thursday last, to attend a
German, and returned Saturday.
Mr.. John Cham!in, Of Richmond. was
in the city Monday. He is interested in
the Clifton Forge Water Company.
Mr.. f. NJ. Jones, of Mitchell, Jones &
Co., who has been absent in West Vir>
GINA for some time, returned yesterday.
We have had surfeit OF rain during
and outdoor work has been practically
suspended.
We regret TO learn that Miss Hattie
Nettleton, the eldest daughter of E. Nj.
Nettleton, Esq, of Covington, is pros
trated with fever.
Messrs. s. R. and E. f. Patton. of
Ronceverte, formerly connected with
the Clifton Forge Wooden Mills, were
here Tuesday.
Mr. J. w Williams, of j. w. Williams
g. Co, will be absent until the first OF
Hill Richmond.
In some localities in the Northwest, on
Sunday last the mercury dropped within
u hours from 90 TO 35 degrees. Frost
fell in several localities.
We are glad to see Mr.. A. B. Anderson
on the street again, after an illness of
several weeks. He is looking a little
thin, but is quite out of danger.
We regret to learn that Mrs. Hogshead,
wife of Col p B. Hogshead of Stanton,
was badly paralyzed last week. Her con-
dition was critical at last accounts.
Thomas c. Earman, of Iron Gate. called
at the VfRGINIAN Office Thursday. He
says he is busy at his hrick>yards and
selling as fast as he can manufacture.
Helen Edna King. the little daughter
OF Mr.. j. C. King, of this city, is spend
ing a week with her friend, Margaret l..
Cochran, daughter of Hon. George NJ
Cochran. of Staunton, Va.
Miss Dora Bryan, who has been visit
ing her former home at Gallatin. Ten
nessee, this summer, returned last Satur-
day, accompanied by her sister, Miss
Bessie, who is weil-known here.
Mrs. Hough, wife of Rev r. r. S.
Hough, formerly the pastor of the Meth
odist Church, at Staunton, while walk
ing across the floor of her room at her
residence in Alexandria last Friday, ac-
cidentally fell and broke her ankle.
Captain Lewis f. Watts, who was in
jured in a runaway accident whilst re-
turning home from Allegheny station on
18th inst, died on the 18th, from the eff
fects of his injuries, and was buried at
Lewisburg on the nth He was SO years
of age
Mr.. h. G. Bruce, who has been the ge-
nial and accommodating freight agent
at this place for some time past. has
been superseded By Mr.. Smith from the
eastern part of the State. Mr.. Bruce
made many friends while here, who re-
greet his departure.
A telegram from Lexington says that
Mrs. Margaret Pugh, of the Buffalo
Creek section OF RocAbridge county died
last week at the age of 1902 years. She
was il good health up to a week before
her death Her husband was in the war
Of 1912.
The carpenter work on the hotel at
Low Moor was completed the last of
the week, and is now ready for the
piasterers, who viii commence work this
week. Mr.. w. E. Summerson, of Staun-
ton, was the contractor who sublet it to
Mr.. ID. w. Campbell,
On Tuesday night of last week Mr.
Lawrence LOcher, a promising young
man of twenty-one years, was badly
burned at the James River Cement tun>
mel. near Glasgow, Va, by the explosion
Of a lamp, and died on Friday, after in
tense suffering. His remains were in
tered at Lexington.
Miss Leanna Savin and sisters, Misses
Garnett and Katie, daughters of Mr. L.
7. Savin accompanied by their aunt,
Miss Mary Savin, left last week to visit
friends near Relair, Hartford county,
Maryland. Mr. Savin accompanied
them as far as Washington city. and re-
turned the first of the week
The very inclement weather thus far,
hog ipforru,,tn1 tba LFo;r OF