The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-11-10
CovIN4ToN.
News of Special Interest to Clifton
Forge,

Forge.
From the Sentinel.
Mr. ii. Nj. stull went to Cincinnati on
a business trip.
john Stull. of Clifton Forge, passed
through Rich Patch en- route for Craig
this week.
Quite number of members of the X.
of P. from Clifton Forge came up on
Monday night to attend the entertain
ment proposed by the lodge here that
night. No entertainment was given,
however, it having been postponed
Oysters were served in the lodge room to
those wishing it.
TIE FURNACE.
Work is progressing rapidly now at
the furnace. A large number OF hands
have recently been employed and every
effort is being made to get it i'll opera
ton by the first of January. A great
deal of the work is such as is not visible,
except to the eyes of an expert, but
enough is apparent to even a casual OBJ
server to surprise one who has not been
there for some time. New tracks are
being laid for the cars, and new houses
for the stock are being built, and many
other things of Importance being done.
LIQUOR MIDDLE.
matter of some interest in regard to
liquor licenses will come up at the next
term of the court. Mr. James Frazier
is interested in a hotet which is being
erected in the business centre of Clifton
Forge. This hotel applied for license
to sell liquor at the last term of the
court, and the license was docketed as
usual 1t is understood that the matter
will be fought bitterly by some of the
residents OF that section Of town. One
of the strongest opponents to the grant
ing of this license is Mayor Bowles. This
much as preliminary.
One day this week Judge Chalkley re
ceived letter from Mr.. Frazier stating
that Mr.. Bowles was spreading the re-
port about Clifton Forge that he (the
Judge) had told him that if any of the
ladies opposed it, he would not grant
the license, and that he had practically
prejudiced the case. Mr.. Frazier re-
ouested a statement as to the truth OF
! the report so that he could save himself
| costs by not going on with the enter
prise. Judge Chalkley replied that he
| had made no such statement and direct
ed that Mr.. Frazier'ssletter with his an :.
swer be filed with the papers of the case
| for investigation. Mr.. Bowles, we I'M
| derstand denies that he ever made the
statement attributed to him and inter
esting developments may be looked for
| on Wednesday next, the day set -for the
| case.
| SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO WIN. HAM.
On Wednesday afternoon last, about
4:3O o'clock. an accident occurred at Iron
Mountain Mines. by which Mr.. William
Ham was severely, if not fatally injured.
The facts are these:
| Mr.. Ham was standing on ledge
about 40 feet above the lower level OF
| the NINE watching colored man as he
undermined a large section of rock. The
section seemed about to fall, and Mr..
Ham, fearing that it would catch the
workman, and trusting to his own supe-
rior agility, took the pick from his hands
and told him to stand back. At the
first blow of his pick, the whole mass
fell, large rock striking him in the
| back and knocking him from the ledge
to the lower level. He was nearly COW
cred with the debris, and very seriously
hurt. Drs. Drewry and Rogers were
teephoned for at once, and an examlna-
ton showed that one of his legs was fer
ribly mangled, being split completely
/ open from the knee to the thigh, and
his back was severely bruised and injur-
ed to an unknown extent. 1t was some
time before a reaction set in, and at first
the physicians gave no hopes of his re-
covery. At the time Of going to press,
case is much more hopeful. Mr.. VIM.
Ham is the youngest brother of Mr.. John
s. Ham, the superintendent of Mr.. Ly-
mans interests in the county. He has
recently married, and has many friends
in the county.
LIST OF DEEDS.
The following deeds have been admit
! fed to record in the clerks office of Ale
ghany county since our last report:
A deed from p A, and H E. Jones to
w. II. Hoylman, conveying lot %, block
/ 7, section l. Clifton Forge.
| From r. p Murray and wife to N. w.
Dudley, conveying lot of land In Clifton
Forge.
| From John Wright and wife to W. R.
Dudley. conveying lot a. Murray lots,
South Clifton Forge.
From c. & @. Development Company
to j. M. and w. G. Dudley, conveying
lots 10 and II, block III, West Clifton
! Forge.
From G. T. Lewis ct ais, to T. C Jones
ct ais, conveying lot 1, section So. Iron
Gate.
From James Nichols and wife to j. W.
Nichols, conveying 1903 square feet OF
land on Jackson River.
From II. A. Tabb and wife to P. T..
Conrad, conveying lot !, block IL, lot IL.
block 1873, lot 10, block Is, West Clifton
Forge
From G. g. 0. Development Company
to r. G. Cabell, Jr.. conveying lot 10,
block 80, lot IA, block l27, lot 9, block
| 1872, West Clifton Forge.
From Covington Improvement Co. to
J. J !. Robinson, conveying lot 8, 10 land
| II. block A, lots l., 2. 8, and IL, block 4S,
Covington Extension.
From W. E. Allen, Trustee, to Charles
Capito, conveying lot "D", Clifton
Forge.
From w. M. Eakle and wife to G.. A.
Damron, conveying lois 10 and IS. block
IS, Covington Extension.
From Clifton Forge Company to M. M
Turner, conveying lot 10, block "a, sec
tion 1, Clifton Forge.
From G. L. Hulnphries ct ais, convey
inp 101 aoras of land in Rich Datch