The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-10-15
Captain John Donovan. of staunton,

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Mrs. J. Fl. Carlisle leaves this morning
on a visit to friends in Richmond.
Mrs. Isabelle Kincaid is, we regret to
learn. confined to her bed by sickness.
Mr.. L. A. Keller, agent for the c. q o.
at Mineral City, was IN town on Tues
day.
Miss Belle McCluer from Saltpefre
Cave is visiting her sister Mrs Flaherty
on Pine St.
Mrs. Capt. L. Hartman and her two 1T
tIe daughters, of Clifton, are visiting
friends in Staunton
Mrs. Harry Gait, of Staunton, is visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs, b. M
Moseley, of this place
Phil. KNAPP, Optician, will be in
Clifton Forge Oct 23rd and gath. Office
at w. B. GROVE & Cos Drug Stone.
CAPTAIN l.. Hartman went to Staunton
Yesterday on business connected win
the Clifton Forge Company, of which he
is general manager
A deer was seen the other day stand
ing upon the stone foundation for MI
J. A.. Frazier's house, just in rear OF MI
Sargeant's residence.
Miss Hattie Murray, who has been Wis
ting at Postmaster 4 u. Fosters Tor
several weeks, returned to her home at
Shendun, Va, yesterday.
spending portion of tire summer IN
Clifton Forge and the Valley, will leave
to day for Key West, Florida.
Mr.. J. A Ford, is the principal, and
Mr. j. b. Grove the Alternate delegate,
to the Synod of Va, from the Presby7
terrain church in this place.
Two gentlemen are in Staunton for
the purpose of establishing an institu-
ton for the cure of drunkenness by the
bi-chloride of gold treatment.
Mr.. Owen G. Morris has returned from
weeks visit to Falling Spring Valley,
much improved by his vacation. Mrs
NJ orris still remains in the Valley.
Mr.. J. W. Lipop, left yesterday for
Chicago, to attend a meeting OF Rail
road Watch Inspectors. at which all the
leading railroads OF the country will be
represented.
The County Court of Pocahontas copn-
ty has issued an order submitting to
vote of the people the question of the
removal Of the County -seat from Hun
tersville to Warrington.
Miss Kate L. Hawley, who has been
visiting her nieces, NJ Uses Pugh and Hun
ter, left Saturday for Stanton to visit
her nep hew b. f. Bailey, accompanied
by Miss Belle Bailey, who returned Sum
day evening.
An attempt was made to burglarize the
Union, Monroe county bank. last week,
but the secure condition of the vault,
baf1ied the robbers and they abandoned
the job, after having bored several au>
CUR holes in the door.
Mrs. Capt. Simms, who has been at
Biuefeld, where it will be remembered
her husband met with an accident
short time ago, returned to Clifton
Forge this week Capt. Simms is said
to be getting along very well.
Captain Fl. SHEPHERDS family have re-
turned to Warrenton from Low Moor,
where they spent most of the summer.
The Captain will be absent for some
weeks on business for the company, o.
which ne is general manager.
Capt. and Mrs c. J Hunter who had
expected to leave for Richmond Tues
day of last week, did not leave until
Saturday on account OF Mr. Hunter suf-
fering from ar-buncle. The VIR-
GINIAN and the VIRGINIAN'S best wish
es follow them to their new home.
James A. Frazier is laying a plank
walk from his building on Church street
to intersect the proposed walk OF a SINH
lar kind from the bridge over Smiths
Creek, at Main street. to the depot
This will be great convenience and
comfort in inciement weather.
A. J. Accord and r. r. Tribbett were
delegates from the Clifton Forge district
to the Warm Springs Democratic con
vention last week. They went over in
the cars, taking their guns with them.
They returned through the mountains
afoot, to try their hand at deer hunting.
! We learn they saw three and killed one.
| The promise is that we will have
very brisk winter business, and that the
spring will open under unusually ia
vorable conditions A very hopeful
and confident feeling pervades the com
munity, and if all signs do not fail there
will be business revival next spring
! that will assure the future of this sec
ton.
We learn that the main Office of the
A. F. Withrow Company will be remov-
ed, in short time, from Millboro to
Clifton Forge. This movement has been
determined on because of the more cen
trail and accessible relation of Clifton
Forge to the operations of the company.
| We welcome. the general manager, Mr..
| Price, and all connected with this valua-
BILE industry.
We learn OF negotiatio pending for
the sale of the great Douthat survey to
an English syndicate. If they material
ize, it will bring to this district large
amount of capital for development We
hear of another deal on the tapis for an
iron property, but the negotiations have
not progressed far enough to justify
specific mention of it, A gentleman
who has been very successful in large
negotiations and in placing an immense
quantity of foreign capital, has been in
this part of Virginia, within the past
week, and is taking notes and comforting
with iron property owners, with view
to introducing new blood and new capt.
tai into this district
John Hughes, with his staff of paint
ers, arrived here Monday from Staunton
and are now engaged in giving the fin>
ishing touches to the Bagby Hotel,
which begins to put on an attractive
appearance. With the new depot cons
pleted, and plank walk built to the
Z Hpnnt il could ho do