The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-06-02

DIR. Savage is Wishing that he couI
| change Summer to Fall.
Commonwealth Attorney, W. E. A
| len, is in the city on legal business.
Subscribe for the VALLEY VIRGINIA
in this important Presidential year.
?. L. Yarorough, Esq, was in the cit
| yesterday looking after his interests.
The Nettleton Wooden Mills are ru1
ming at full capacity and doing superic
work.
Mrs. r. w. Harris attended Miss Bale
wins Commencement in Staunton,, TIL
week.
Mrs. j. g. Woodward, of :Coyingtor
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Joe Bryant G
Clifton.
Mr. G. F. Moore and j. L. Page spen
Sunday in Covington, visiting Mr.. NJ
Nettleton.
Note the change Of the Norfolk ant
Western schedule which appears on TIL
fourth page.
J. L. Page and c. T. Moore spent Sun
day at Covington, as the guests of Mr.
E. M. Nettleton.
J. G. Taliferro, Superintendent of thu
Standard Spike Works of Iron Gate, wa
IL, tba pitv vactap.Jav
A heavy rain visited this section OF
Sunday last, cleansing the yards ant
streets. and helping vegetation.
We acknowledge pleasant call from
Mr.. G. G. Francis of Iron Gate, and Mr.
l.. j. Long, of West Augusta county.
Mrs. &. l.. Cooper, wife of train dis
patcher Cooper, arrived in Clifton thi
week, and will take up her residence
here
The new brick buildings of Messrs
Louis Sacks and p L. Yarbrough OF
Ridgeway street, are being pushed will
a vim.
Mrs. d. B. Myers and child, of Wash
ington ID. c., are visiting at Mr. j. f
Jopling's, corner Pine and Jefferson
streets.
The school girls are anxiously looking
forward to their Summer vacation. May
their fondest hopes and brightest anti
cipations be realized.
Capt Lewis Hartman, the efficient Gen
eral Manager of the Clifton Forge Com
pany, was in Staunton, the escurial Of
Augusta, on Monday.
George C. Duerson, brother of oul
townsman, w. r. Duerson, died in New
Orleans, May 9th, 1892, in the forty.
fourth year of his age.
We are informed by Mr.. F. NJ. Jones
that the ice factory will be making by
the 18th OF June, at the very latest, colo
storage of the finest kind.
We shall be glad to receive from re
sponsible persons, items of news, perso
nails, marriages, deaths, and all jnforma
ton suitable for publication.
Mr.. John GilIIands family returned
to Charleston, w. Va, on Tuesday
where they will reside. Their departure
will be regretted by host of friends.
There will be another game of bast
ball Saturday afternoon between the
Town and the Shop boys. The boy
would be glad to see all their friends out
We have just completed for Commits
sioner of the Reyenne W, H. Hamilton
a large book, such rs are used in assess
ing personal property of every descrip
ton.
The Mayor of Iron Gate was on the
war>path again Wednesday morning, Fl
ming everybody in his reach. 1t is anu
sing to see how he makes the boys stani
around.
The Clifton Forge Debating Club, o
which Mr. Jno. L. Duncan was the zeal
Gus president, and DR.. Pendleton, secre
tary. adj ourned for the summer on Friday
night last.
Mr.. Jno. A. Alonenre, OF Richmond
was in town on Monday. He was return
ing from Chicago, where he had been il
consultation with the management O
the Worlds Fair.
Your attention is called to the new ad
vertisement of J. W. Lipop, which APP
pears on the first page of this issue
"Joe,n as we call him, is thorough,
competent and trustworthy.
Mr. Julian Carroll, of Salem, Va, pass
ed through town Wednesday evening,
and took supper with his friend, Mr.. j
L. Page, at the residence of Mr.. Geo. K
Anderson, in West Clifton Forge.
Wonder why our popular Joe" miss
ed his base so often in the game of ball
Monday evening? The opinion of most
observers is that twas because of the
scorching rays Of the summers sun.
Mrs Dalton, wife of Mr.. Ed. NJ. BAL
ton, of the VALLEY VIRGINIAN office
has arrived from Lynchburg. Mr.. and
Mrs. Dalton will reside on Jefferson
street, between Church and Pine streets
Mrs. 0. G. Morris and Mrs. W. T. Tins,
ley, are visiting their aunt, Mrs H. w
Massie. in Warm Spring Valley. Theil
husbands are very disconsolate and no
doubt will soon wend their way in that
direction.
Mr.. Minor Foster brother of our popu-
lar postmaster A. G.. Foster, and his
former assistant in this city, but now
employed in the Railway Mail service,
left on June 1st, to visit dear friend at
Hot Springs, Ark.
Mr Ebert d. Foster, the efficient and
affable deputy postmaster, left for few
days vacation on Saturday last, and will
attend the commencement exercises OF
the Staunton schools, after visit to his
home near Mt. Meridian.
Mr.. M. III. Pendleton. who formerly
conducted the "Racketf store in this
city, but who is now a commercial tourist
is at home, taking needed rest. He dis
posed of $4,000 worth of merchandise
haforo c0mDIefinp his circuit