The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-09-10

The RACKET Store has just received a
nice lot Of picture frames which are being
sold at half price.
Mr. and Mrs H. E. Jones, of the Nc
Curdy House. were on a visit to Luray
caverns this week
Mrs. C. A. Dixon, of North Carolina,
who has been visiting here several weeks,
returned home yesterday.
Mr.. II. S. Dakin, postmaster at Sails
bury Furnace, was in town last week
and paid the VIRGINIAN a call.
DR.. Il. P. Lake, of Madison County,
has been in the city several days He is
largely interested il Clifton Forge.
Mrs. c. W Eaton and children, who
have been visiting friends in Powhatan
county, returned home last evening.
Mr. Geo. l. Herring, with his wife and
daughter, Miss Sue Herring, has been
visiting his daughter Mrs. Capt. Berke-
ley.
Mrs. Duval, of Richmond, and Mrs.
Cora Powell, Of Norfolk, are visiting the
latter's sister, Mrs. Kenny Brown, of this
place.
Mr.. d. A Williamson, who has been
at the summer law school at the Univer>
sity of Virginia, returned home the first
of the week.
Mrs. Ellen Circle, of Kansas, arrived in
Clifton Forge last Friday on a visit to
her relatives, the family of Mayor Bowles
and of Mr.. Williamson.
Mrs. Jean Swami, wife of Rev. Porter
field Swami, of Goshen, stopped in town
with friends Tuesday evening, on her
return from Fincastie
NJ. A Hope, ESQ.,, the prince oil jolly
commercial men, was in the city yester-
day, representing his firm, SPOTS, Bow
ling & Co, of Staunton.
Capt. R. H. Davis has torn away the
old buildings and fencing opposite his
livery stable preparatory to erecting
large carriage shed there.
Mr. and Mrs. J. c. King and daughter
took a trip TO Old Point, Virginia Beach
and other seaside points last week, re-
turning the first of the week.
Frank L. Karnes was in the city yes
terday on his way to his farm in Bath
county, carrying with him a sack of
shot to STAY birds and vaImints.
Mrs. Cannon Fleming, of Richmond
Misses B. L.. Bowles and Ella X. Ander-
son, of Louisa and Mr. McA. Bowles, of
Raleigh n. c., are visiting at Mr.. Geo.
K. Anderson's in West Clifton.
Messrs. J. A. Bowles and w c. Lauck
left yesterday morning for Lexington,
where they go to attend the coming sess-
ion of the Washington and Lee Univer-
sity.
We learn that it is the purpose of the
Misses Bryant to adopt uniform for
the pupils Of the Clifton Forge Seminary,
very sensible method of encoomizing
in dress
Mr.. A. c. Hartman, who is now travel
ling for the Natural Bridge Park Associa-
tion, was in Clifton Forge on Friday
last and made a call at the VIRGINIAN
office
Virginia Mantel and Crate Co., of Glas-
cow, Va, spent last Friday III Clifton
Forge He was On his return from Gin
cinnati.
Messrs. W. H. strough and E. A.
Snead, of this place, have formed a CO.
partnership to deal in real estate They
are both well-known here as members
Of other firms.
Mr.. Arthur Lacy, who went to Rich
mond to have an operation performed,
has SO far recovered as to be able to re-
turn He will arrive in Clifton Forge Sat
urday evening.
Mrs Brown and niece, Miss Butler. of
Savannah, Ga, who have been summer
ing in Falling Spring Valley, spent day
or two at DIR. Hughes this week They
left yesterday for New York.
Mr.. P. L. Bemis, Secretary and Gener-
al Manager of the Craig Valley Compa
ny, removed his family from Covington
to Clifton Forge on Tuesday. They are
stopping at the Gladys Inn.
A daughter of Capt. Ham Shepherd
General Manager Of the Allegheny Min
ing and Development Company, is lying
critically i'll from typhoid fever, at the
residence of her father at Low Moor
Capt. Jno. Donovan, of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Development Co., left
last Saturday with his two sons, VIM F.
and Fay Donovan. for Andover, Mass,
where they enter school for the coming
session.
Howard Wayt, Esq, prominent citi-
zen of Staunton, was in the city on
Thursday last and called at the VIRGINS
IAN office. He is largely interested in
Clifton Forge, and like everybody else
has unbounded confidence in the future
of our town.
Mr.. VIM. Pence, a prominent mer chant
of Timberyile, Rockingham county, was
in the city last week on visit to his
friend, Mr.. W. 3. Grove. Mr.. Pence is
largely interested here, and he is much
pleased at the progress being made in
upbuilding at this place.
Miss Jennie Woodward who has been
here for some weeks assisting her broth
er in the management of the Woodward
Restaurant, left Monday for her home
in Staunton. Her father, Mr.. JOS n
Woodward, the well known caterer, who
has been at Covington for some time
took charge the first of the week.
Mr. W. J.. Williamson, of the fl rm of
Farrar and Williamson, has accepted
the position of train dispatcher with the
Richmond and Danvilie railroad, at Co
lumbia, S. c., and will leave Saturday
for his work. He has many friends here
who regret his leaving, and whose best
wishes follow him, in which the VIRGIN
IAN joins.
w 7. Forrest of Baltimore, has taken
charge of the Wickham House, Clifton