The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-11-19


TIC. Earman, of Iron Gate, was in til
city yesterday.
Mrs. j. Yost, OF Stanton, is on a visi
to Iron Gate.
J. L. Duncap is attending the Circni
Court of Augusta county.
Mr. r. L Thomas took a flying tril
home the first Of the week.
Mr.. D. A. Shanalian, of Louisville
KY, was in the city yesterday.
Mrs. William Glover died at Middle
brook on the 18th, aged IS years.
Miss Maria NJ. Macarthur, of Allegheny
county, is visiting friends in Staunton.
Major B. t. Baeby and Asher Ayers,
Esq, of Stanton, were in Clifton Tues
day. H
Mr.. Dickinson, CT Dickinson Brothers,
who has been i'll for 8 week past, is again
at his place of business.
FOR sALE-3oo, 900 Brick. Address
BEssEMER BRICK AND TILE Co.. Besser-
mer, Virginia. [nov1s-4t.
We acknowledge courtesies from Capt.
J. NJ Buck, of Corington, for when he
will please accept thanks.
Samuel OFT, an aged and respected
citizen of Augusta county, died at West
View on the 18th, aged 50 years.
J. G. King, of the las firm of Duncan
s. King, Clifton Forge, is attending the
Circuit Court of Augusta county.
Mr.. Frank Saunders spent a couple of
days here with old 'chuins," returning
to the University Monday morning.
Mrs. Eliza Nelson of FincastIe, is WIS.,
iting her son and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. t. Nelson, in Clifton Forge.
Mr.. 7. N. Mann, of Anderson, W. Va,
was in Clifton Forge yesterday and
paid the VIRGINIAN pleasant call.
Messrs. Duncan g. King, attorneys, are
in Staunton attending Circuit Court, be-
fore which they have an important case.
Mr.. W. R. Foster, of Mt. Meridian,
Augusta county, arrived here on Satur-
day on visit to his son. Postmaster A.
6. Foster.
Net earnings of the B. s. O.'s lines east
OF the Ohio river for October foot up
$643, 107; on lines west of the Ohio,
$105, 1888.
The spike factory and rolling mill at
Iron Gate are doing 81 splendid business
i,,f ord
quantity of work.
Married, yesterday afternoon, near
Longdale, Allegheny county, by Rev. L.
M. Omer, of this place, Miss Carrie Nice
ly and Mr.. John Haslett
G. g. Gooch, of Staunton, came up on
Tuesday for the purpose of locating
camp at Hot Springs, preparatory to
work on the railroad extension
There was a meeting of the Hawthorn
Club held at Mrs. Hydes on Main street
last Friday night There were large
number of ladies and gentlemen pres
ent
Miss Mary McElwee, accompanied by
her physician, DR.. G. T. Lewis, went to
Stanton Tuesday to see DIR. Frank
Hanger, the oculist, in reference to her
eyes.
Mr.. ''.Tobe" Kincaid, route agent on
the Huntington division Of the Chesa>
peake and Ohio, was in town the first of
the week on visit to his relatives and
friends here.
Mr.. Jos. =. Fudge, our county treas
urer, has been in the city this week Civ
ing the people an opportunity to pay
their taxes. Keep an eye on his appoint
ments elsewhere.
| The ladies of the Baptist church have
been giving suppers at the town hall for
| the past three nights FOR the purpose of
raising money to pay the expenses
incurred in making repairs to the
church.
On the morning of the 10th the Fast
Flying Virginian on the G. & o. east
bound, ran into freight trains caboose
at Mt. Carbon, W. Va. Engineer Fren>
tele and Fireman Williams were serious
ly injured.
We are indebted to Judges Snyder &
Holt, OF Lewishurg, for a neat pamphlet
giving report on the iron ore beds in
Potts valley, Va. 1t scontains valuable
information, to which we will refer
hereafter,
Messrs. f. M. Jones and D. A. William
son left the first of the week to attend
the convention of the Virginia Press As
ISOLATION at Bristol, Va. -Tenn. The lat
ter will likely take in the Texas excur>
sion before his return.
Miss Ella Putnam, daughter of Mr..
Charles Putin am, led at Grifith's on
Nov. nth, and was buried, at the old
| Cemetery on the Cowpasture, on the
18th. The funeral services were cons
Quoted by Rev. E. w. McCorkle.
attorneys, has been engaged by the peo-
pie of Pocahontas county, w. Va, who
oppose the removal OF the Court house
from Huntersville to Warrington, to
canvass the county for them. The cleo
ton will take place next month
The Sentinel says there is Il fair pros
pect of securing large tannery at Gov
ing. That place 'offers fine site for
the enterprise and the whole country
Immediately surrounding il, as well as
that to be opened by the Camden and
Potts Valley railroads, abounds in the
oak whose bark is used in tanning"
Staunton Argus: John T. Harris
Esq, who has made his home ia this
city some years and followed the calling
of dry goods salesman, goes this week to
open store on his own account at Cliff
ton Forge. While we regret to lose Mr..
Harris from our city, we wish him great
prosperity in his new place and com
mend him to the people there as de-
sirable addition to their town.
The eclipse of the moon last Sunday
evening was clearly observable in this
locality. 1t was caused by the moon
| no cCipo throne oh tho I, Sc Oh, r.