The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-01-29
sTAUNToN. VA.
THURSDAY,
January %. 1891


Miss Matte E. Mathews and james C.
Butler, of Clifton Forge, were married
on the 21st inst.
James B. jackson, a prominent citizen
of Shenandoah, died recently in that
county very suddenly.
Work has commenced on the founda-
ton of the blast furnace at Coyington,
W. A. Rhinehart contractor.
Count Noble, a famous setter dog, for
which $4,000 was refused by his owner,
F. F. Wilson, died at Sewickley, Penn,
last week.
W. F. Shaver has been appointed
postmaster at Almond and Lucy c. Rob
inson at Raleigh Springs, Rockingham
county, Va.
Mai. A. H. Drewry, recently elected !
president Of the Virginia Agricultural
Society, has declined to accept the posi-
ton.
Mrs. Sarah A. Feamster, relict of the
late Joseph Feamster, of Greenbrier
county, W. Va, died in Tennessee Oh
the 10th, aged sc years. She was ma
tive of Augusta county.
Jacob H. Gallinger, United States Sen
ator-elect from New Hampshire, learned
the printing business in early life, and
worked at the case ; S jourheyman.
So did Senator Plumb, of Kansas.
The seyerest winter and snow storm
of the season which swept over portions
of the North set in on Saturday night.
Telegraphic communication was cut off,
and wet, clinging snow fell to the depth
of six inches.
1t is stated that Mr.. Andrew Nc
Glaughlin, of Martins Bottom, Poca-
hontas county, w. Va, has sold his farm
to the Pittsburg and West Virginia Rail
road for the sum of $50, os0. Mr.. Me
Glaughln's farm lies at the junction of
Knapp's creek and Greenbrier river, and
is an admirable site for town.
Col J. G. Sperry, an old and respected
citizen of Botetourt county, was killed on
the Goth at CloverdaIe by being run over
ny dilCy pttHoVhf1et tfAlh'
His hearing was very defective, and the
train ran upon him before he knew it.
He was on his way to Roanoke. His age
was about 20.
The New Orleans "Picayune" states
that at least 325, 900 hogshcads of last
seasons sugar crop has already passed
into consumption, and il estimates the
entire crop at from 350, 900 to 400, 900 hogs
heads This shows that the crop has
been phenomenally large and in excess
of all expectations.
A surgeon of Decatur, ILL.,, has just
completed a novel surgical operation.
He removed part of four ribs of a eat
and inserte them in the nose of a young
lady, forming a perfect bridge for the
nose. The bones of the nose had de
cayed and were removed. This is said
to be the first operation of the kind
known in the annals of surgery
Clifton Forge ReoieaD: There are grow
ing evidences every day presented of q
great business activity in the city during
the present year. Already strangers are
coming in AMI examining the outlook
which is everywhere promising. A corps
of engine .rs was running preliminary
line the other day from Davis coal YARD
up the Smith creek fats, the object look
ing toward the location of the bfancl
road up that stream, which we doub
not will soon be done.
At Ashevile, on Saturday last. a sy n
dictate of Massachusetts men completed
the purchase of $1,000 acres of timber
land in Madison county, N. c., 10000
acres 10 fee simple and 1900 acres il
mineral rights. 1t was cash transac
ton, but the price paid was not made
public. This property is thought to bt
one of the best timber tracts in Nortl
Carolina, and is known to contain vast
deposits of magnetic iron ore. The pur
chasers contemplate the rapid develop
ment of their large possessions.
A dispatch fl ON Cleveland, Ohio, datef
the s2d, says that half ton of pure
aluminium, manufactured at the Flee
trio Smelling and aluminium Colnpany's
works at Lockport, N. Y, was displayed
to the stockholders at their annua
meeting. Under the new process EN-
ployed by this company pure aluminium
is now sold at retail at $125 a pound
the cheapest price in the world. With
the improvements now in progress it is
expected to bring the price down to fig
nres that will solve the question of pro
ducing cheap aluminium.
Rabbi A. Harris, who for twelve years
had been in charge of large and fash
ionable synagogue in Richmond, known
as Beth Ahaba, dropped dead in his pull
pit on the 21st, Immediately after
preaching a sermon. He was born and
educated abroad, but had been in this
country for a number of years. His age
was S. He was a minister of great
learning and exceptional purity of char.
acter. Deep regret was manifested
among all classes of citizens in Rich
mond on hearing of his sudden death.
He was very popular and much beloved.
We import $500, 900 of manufac-
tured goods. The labor that enters into
these manufactured goods, of course. is
foreign labor. Why not make the goods
at home and employ American labor to
do it? 1t would be labor that would
consume the products of the farm, and
be able. from it's wages, to pay literally
for them. The manufacturing and the
farming and other interests would be
thus benefited, for it would constitute
reciprocal system, such as protection
is by which new wealth would be ere
ated, the nation become richer, and the
interests of all the people subserved.
Steps have been taken at Fredericks-
burg to organize company for erecting
and operating there extensive works for
reducing crude ores. Messrs johnson
& Godfrey, of Dakota, who have re
Gently purchased valuable mining prop
critics in that section, are largely inter
ested in the movement, and it is wills
pered among those who know, that Sen
ator Sawyer, of Wisconsin, who owns
uo1,, ahIa mineral intorasfs near Fre1ar.