The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-01-28
Tuesday night was the coolest of the

Mr. JAS. A. Frazer left Sunday night
on a business trip to Chicago, Illinois.
Mr.. John Porter, Of Hightown, High
land county, was in the city on Saturday
last.
Mr.. j. b. Buhrman of Gala, Botetourt
county, was on q business visit to our
city this week,
Mr. Z. w. Scott, manager OF the water
works, left Tuesday night for Richmond
on pleasure trip.
Mrs. r. w. Harris has returned from
Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore
entirely recovered.
There will be called communication
of Low Moor Lodge, A. T. g. A. NJ, on
Saturday night for degree work.
Mr. J. J. Boxley, now engaged in rail
road work in Greenbrier county, has
been in Clifton Forge several days.
Mr.. G. Fl. Clark, a we'll known contrac
tor of this city, now living in Balti
more, paid his old bone a visit this
week
Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ Moseley left on
Monday to visit Mrs. hIoseley's friends IN
North Carolina. Mrs. NJ. will be gone
some time.
There was a meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Bessemer Brick & Tile Compass
ny held here yesterday. Only routine
,yorly ur.c trancaatad
Married, near the Longdale Furnaces,
Jan. 26th, by Rev. E. W. McCorkle, Mr.
Robert NJ. Sorrels and Miss Mary j.
Nicely, of Longdale, Va.
Messrs Wilson s. James have removed
their office to the Barnett building, ad-
joining Allegheny Bank building, where
they will be glad to see their friends.
Mr. j T. Booz, editor of the Waynes>
boro' Times, accompanied by Mr.. Mau>
rice w. Thomas, of Richmond, was in
town yesterday and paid the VIRGrNIAN
a call.
Miss Fannie Tinsley, who has been
visiting the Misses Hughes for several
weeks, left for her home in Richmond
the first of the week, TO the regret of her
many friends here.
Capt J. c. Carpenter left on Tuesday
for his home in Louisa county, and from
there, with his family, for visit to the
orange groves of Florida. He will spend
several weeks in the Palmetto State
Major Yost, editor of the VIRGINIAN,
was called to Staunton on Tuesday
night by telegram announcing the
death of the youngest child of his son,
Hon. J. Yost-a bright and lovely little
daughter about fifteen months old.
Miss Zoar Payne and Miss Lena Nov
veil, of Roanoke, who have been visit
ing Mrs. G. H. Butcher, left on the goth
for an extended visit to their uncle, Mr..
George Hughes, of Goshen, accompanied
by their cousin, Miss Willie Woodson.
Messrs. E. L. Reinhold and Daniel Al
bright, two prominent and influential
citizens of Marietta, Pennsylvania, the
former recent Recorder of Deeds of Ian
caster county, were ia Clifton Forge this
week, and paid the VIRGINIAN pleas
ant call.
Attention is called to the dissolution
notice of Messrs. Sachs and Rosenthal,
heretofore conducting t he furniture
business in this place Mr.. Sachs re-
tires, and the firm will be succeeded by
Messrs. Rosenthal and Son. The bust
ness will be in charge of Mr.. |. II. Ro-
senthal, of the old firm, a young gentle>
man we'll and favorably known to our
people.
We referred last week and the week
before to the establishment of wholesale
houses at Clifton Forge. We were aware
of the organization of a firm at the time
those articles were written, but with
held names by special request of the
parties. The firm will be composed Of
NJ essrs. j. G. Carpenter, Col. j. A. Au-
gust, Capt. John Donovan and B. F..
Eakle, all we'll known business men of
push and energy. They will conduct
the wholesale grocery business in the
new building being erected near the
Frazier building. 1t is a strong firm and
we predict for them great success.
Captain n HILBERT, General Manager
of the Virginia Mining and Investment
Company, operating at Mine Bank, near
CotopaXi, met with serious accident
last week A fiat, without proper
brakes, got loose on the downward run
on the road, and sailed down the
track at the rate of 80 or 40 miles an
hour. There were number of men on
it, all of whom were dumped into a pile,
but none of them seriously injured eX-
cept Captain HILBERT. His injuries are
not dangerous. He returned to his
home at Steephill near Staunton, on
Fri lay, and has been in the house ever
since
The Eastern Building and Loan Asso-
citation, recently organized here, has
made good record in the short period
of it's existence. The amount represen-
ted here is $23, 800, or 23s shares Of 800
each, and loans have been granted to its
members at this place amounting to
| $4,000. The Company agrees to loan
money and if it does not do SO to return
the amounts paid to it with eight per
cent. interest. Persons who wish to Dor
row or make a good investment should
call upon the agent, Mr.. L. ]. Wilson.
The local officers are R. A. Coyner,
President; A. E. White, Vice President,
and T. J. Wilson, Secretary and Treas
urer.
Mr.. Woolwine Missing.
Considerable uneasiness exists as to
the whereabouts of Mr.. r. w. Wool wine,
who lives on the west side of Jackson