The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-03-17

Mr. L. LeLtefnaIiy Oh CIitTioeeeoNiiis )
was in the city this week.
Col. August Of the Hot Springs, ar
rived in this city Tuesday.
J.K. Campbell, of tile Covington bar,
was in Clifton Tuesday on professional
business.
JIG. Woodward depot agent at Gov
ington, was in the city Monday night
for few hours.
Miss Julia T. Boughan, of Gordons>
vile, is visiting her brother, Mr. A. ~
Mem ullen, of this place
A vote for the amended charter is
vote for the health, growth and pros
perity OF Clifton Forge.
Mr.. David Funston, of Glasgow, and
Col. Robert Catlett, Of Lexington, were
in town last Saturday on business.
Miss Alice Whitfield, who has been
visiting in Alabama for month or two,
returned to Clifton Forge last night.
Mr.. w. J. Keller, Of Charlottesville, OF
the firm of Roberts & Keller, OF this
place, has been in town several days this
week.
Misses Grace Patterson, Of Stanton,
and May Taylor, of Swoope's, are visits
ing the formers sister, Mrs W. W.
Brenanan.
Mr.. Groundhog's weather government
expired yesterday. Considering the day,
hn
back to his burrow again.
The Staunton Furniture Company has
made an assignment, with &. j. Cushing
as assignee. Assets are ample to pay
the liabilities of about SO 500
Master r. b. Jones, OF the Chesapeake
g. Ohio offices in Richmond, spent afew
DAYS here the first of the week, visiting
his father Mr.. f. NJ. Jones, and friends.
Mr.. 7. NJ Cartwright, of Louisa
county, arrived here on Monday last.
He will be connected with the Clifton
Forge Wholesale Grocery Company rs
billing and shipping clerk
E. NJ Nett!eton, of Covington, Pr2si-
dent of the sNetileton'' Wooden Mills
Company at this place, was in Clifton
several days this week, looking after his
varied interests here.
Much to our joy we see again among
us the pleasant face Of Mrs g. ]. Hum
ter. of Richmond. She will remain a
few weeks with her sisters, Mrs. Pugh
and Miss Bette Bailey.
A vote against the amended charter is
vote to keep the streets in filthy
condition, to deny drainage; to prevent
the walks from being paved; to drive
away capital, and arrest progress.
We regret to learn that Baldwin Wayt,
son of Dr. n Wayt, of Staunton, is still
in critical condition and that his symp-
toms were not as favorable yesterday, as
they were on Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs Ernest Campbell, of California, with
her daughter, arrived in Clifton Forge
on Sunday, on visit TO relatives at the
Clifton Forge Seminary. Mrs. Camps
bell will leave her daughter at the above
Seminary, where she.,wiil attend school,
Mr.. c. NJ. McElwee, zssthis place was
summoned by telegraph.-to Low Moor
Monday night, to see his sou, DR.. H. w.
McElwee, who was reported to be very
low. We have heard nothing of his
condition since that time
Mr. M. P. Surber, of the Valley, was
in town yesterday and reports upwards
of three feet of snow, though he did not
say whether it measured horizontally or
perpendicularly His daughter Lizzie.
who was reported very i'll is no better,
though she is not considered dangerous
ly ILL.,
Mr.. E. P. Fisher has the contract for
putting in the trussels for the sIdetrack
running to the new hard ware house of
Moody & Carpenter at the end of Main
street bridge. He also has contract
for building fifty ore cars for the Iron
Gate furnace, to be used in hauling ore
from the mines to the furnace.
Mr.. W. r. Talley, formerly a iesident
here, has been in the town and section
for the past week. Mr.. Talley is now
connected with the large notion house
of J. p. Yancy & Co., of Richmond, and
we are glad to know that his trip
through this section has been success
full one.
In naming the persons who compose
the Clifton Forge Wholesale Grocery
Co., the VIRGINIAN was in error in STAT
ing that " Mr.. Harris " was one of the
firm. 1t should have read Mr., A. E.
Herring. of Atlanta Mr.. Herring is a
native of " the good old county of
Louisa" (long :" /" please), and has the
reputation of being g hustler"
Messrs. Patterson g. Hardisty have in
their employ a professional sign writer,
and have executed several fine signs,
among them, one for Pendieton Bros,
the windows of Anderson Il Moore's law
| office, and one for themselves. They
also have the contracts for painting the
houses of DR.. Hughes, Capt. Moody,
Mrs Kincaid, and the six houses recent
ly let to Mr. Anderson for J. G. Carpen-
ter, and large amount of papering
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