The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-07-16

/ Mrs. Geo X Anderson end children
are spending u few weeks with friends in
: Louisa county.
Meade F. White, of Staunton, attend
ed Allegheny County Court, at Coying~
| ton last week and was in Clifton Tues.
day evening
Mrs. Wellington Byrd, OF Mill Gap,
/ Highland county. who has been visiting
! her relative Mr. VIM Smith. on Church
( street, left here for StaUnton Tuesday
Mr. Samuel GiIliland of Charleston,
w. Va, with his wife and child, was in
Clifton Forge the first of the week on a
visit TO Mrs. Jordan, Mrs. Gilliland's
mother
The VIRGINIAH had pleasant calls yes
terday from Capt. Chas. L. Adams and
Mr.. B. E. Hughes, of Lynchburg, and
Messrs. J. G. plaine, of Crimora, and J.
w Bonsaclz, of Bousacks, Va
j. H. Lindsay and wife, OF Basic City,
passed Clifton on Friday last, on their
way to st. Paul, MINI Mr.. Lindsay is
delegate to the National Editorial Con
vention. which meets next week.
The dedication of the new Presby
terrain Church here will take place either
on the 36th Of July or End of August
We shall be able to announce which Of
these dates will be selected next week.
w II. Page of Page & Co. manufac-
turers OF cigars, at Buena Vista, was in
Clifton on Tuesday, looking after his
trade, OF which he has Il fine share in
this city. He makes a tirst>class cigar.
We are glad to learn that Eir. R. P.
Hawkins, whose removal to his home in
Monroe county on account of his health,
was mentioned last week, is much bet
ter, and that he expects to be able to re-
! turn this week
Mr.. E. H. Camp, Secretary and Treas
nrer of the ST Lawrence Boom and Man
ufacturing Company, and Capt. John Z.
! Dixon, General Manager of the Cumber-
land Lumber Co, of Ronceverte, w. Va,
were in the city on Monday.
The authorities of the c. & O. railway
may not properly appreciate the dangers
that confront the people Of Clifton
Forge, by the depot accommodations, or
want of accommodations, until some one
| is killed or manned, and a heavy damage
suit is instituted.
Mr. J. Goss Peyton, of the Natural
Bridge, was in the city yesterday and
called al the VIRGINIAN Office. He came
up to meet q party OF excursionists from
| Cincinnati, which passed here on spec
ial yesterday afternoon. on their way to
4 the Bridge, Luray Caverns and Old Point
| Comfort
| Lovers of the loiscatorial art have been
! indulging quite freely their proclivities
for sporting with the tinny tribe recent
! ly with degree OF success in most in
stances. BY the way, few localities are
more inviting for recreation of this kind,
than the region around Clifton Forge
Prof Chas Snellings, professor of Math-
ematics OF the Georgia Military Insti>
tute, with his bride, who has been stop
ping at Iron Gate Inn for ten days or
two weeks leave tosday for home. Mr.
Snellings has been awaiting himself of
the opportunity to enjoy the fine bass
fishing afforded by this community.
G. 7. James, of Baltimore, brother of
lawyer Z. q. James, of Clifton, was in
the city Tuesday. He contemplates
making Clifton Forge his home. He
says he has Travelled all over Virginia
and finds no place that offers so much
| promise as Clifton and that seems to
possess the confidence of the business
! public as to it's permanent growth.
Z. *. Sergeant, General Manager of
the Clifton Forge Wooden Mills. with his
wife and three children. arrived at the
McCurdy House on Tuesday evening,
from New Jersey Mr. Sergeant was
completing his purchases for machinery
for the mills Mr.. VIM. Gibbs and Geo.
| Rouband also came with Mr.. Sergeant.
The Clifton Forge Lumber and Build
ing Association has Just completed its
second building on Church street, just
west of the bridge, by making platform
connection with the bridge. and have re
NOV ed their shops into it. The first
| building erected, on the same grounds,
will be used as an Office and store-room
for supplies.
w. f. Simmerson, Esq. member of the
city council of Stanton, was in Clifton
on Friday last He is building half
/ dozen houses on Smiths Greek near the
Wooden Mills, four of which have been
completed and rented at good prices.
He is also contractor for the Low Moor
Hotel, on the property of the Allegheny
Mining and Development Company, and
is erecting six houses in Staunton.
Rev E. w. McCorkle, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church at this place, has
been invited to q new field of labor in
special missionary work in Winchester
and Hanover Presbyteries. The offer
carries with it an inviting salary and
two months for recreation. We, in com
mon with the people of this entire com
munity, hope, however, that Mr.. Me-
Corkle may decide not to accept it. but
will remain here where he has labored
SO acceptably in the past.
The complaint as to bathers in Smiths
Creek still continues-not from the peo-
pie this time who live in that locality,
but from parties from Clifton Forge who
raise OBJ lection because parties battle in
the stream above the dam from which
the water for the reservoir is obtained
And we regret to say that the complaint
is not made alone as to the men of the
town. Surely none of the parties would
like to be brought before the mayor on
the charge.
The following matters relating to Cliff
ton Forge are found among the proceed
ings of the County Court at Covington
last week:
j. w Williams A. j. Accord and W.
O. Thomasson were appointed Magis-
> trates for Clifton Forge district and quail
flied as such. w j. Hickman was APP
: pointed and qualified as Constable.
The G. & O. Company was granted a
license to keen an ordinary af GLADYS