The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-06-16
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Iron Gate Notes.

S. b. Davis is confined to his bed by
an injury received some months ago.
Maj. T. G. Jones has his family bach
at the Gate, and is keeping house this
! time.
Hileman & Nettleton are shipping
considerable lumber. Their large saw
mill is running to it's full capacity.
A few evenings ago a supper was given
for the benefit of our town church, and
it is reported that about sixty dollars
We're realized.
| L. t. Workman was committed for
action of the grand jury on the charge
of forging and obtaining money under
false pretenses.
| Turner X. Hackman, attorney at law,
has just completed an Office building
stables, &C., upon his two lots on Com
merce street.
| All the young ladies of the town
seemed to be away on Tuesday night,
attending the commencement exercises
Forge.
| Mr. E. NJ. Nettleton has just completed
one of the largest and prettiest houses
| yet erected in the town. He has been
fairly besieged by persons DESTROYS to
rent the same.
Several days ago a man passing
through town on a passenger train fell
from the platform of one of the cars
and bloke an arm. DR.. E. s. Pendleton
set the broken bones and then sent the
man on his journey
Moffett s. Bros, of New York, are push
ing ahead with work on the tannery
buildings at this place, and stones for
the foundation of their large building
are being hauled and placed in position
as rapidly as a large force of workmen
can handle them.
On motion of Turner K. Hickman, at
torney, Judge Chalkley, otter heariug
the statement of several of our towns
men as to the necessity Of appointment,
appointed o. H. Hileman an additional
magistrate and &. G. Williams consta-
BILE in our town.
Mr.. Long, trustee of the Farmers AL
lance Works, is using his best efforts to
pay off the debts of said company by
keeping a force of hands at work to com
plete and make salable the material
now on hand. He is a thoroughly cor>
rect gentleman and resident of Harri-
sonburg, this State.
Mr.. Taliaferro speaks of resigning his
position as manager of the Rolling Mills
to enter upon the practice of the law.
He states that he is rapidly becoming an
expert in the matter of attachment and
garnishee, processes. He thinks, from
present and past experience, he can
build up a lucrative practice in this
speciality of the law
Mr. j. G. Talliaferro, manager of the
Rolling Mills, is pushing ahead more
than ever with his works. Mr.. Tallia-
ferro complains very much because of
the lack of houses in the town for his
men. He states that he is greatly ham.
pered in the workings of his mill because
of his inability to get steady working
men with families to come here, where
no shelter can be afforded the women
and children.
The town has had great deal of ex
element during the past few days over
the question of who is its legal mayor.
The person elected by the Council last
July to fill a vacancy failed to qualify,
and on Monday last the Council declared
the Office vacant and elected one of its
members mayor to Gil said vacancy. The
deposed mayor still claims a right to act.
The matter will go before Judge Nc
Laughln, of the Circuit court
The action of the Town Council in re-
gard to the Office of mayor has af
forded a great deal of amusement to
some of our citizens. The deposed
mayor, Immediately upon learning what
bis position was toward the Council,
put out for Clifton Forge on foot, hired
a horse, hoping to outdistance his rival,
and made for Covington and requested
Judge Chalkley to administer to him the
oath of Office Judge Chalkley declined
to do so, for reasons which he gave
Later, the newly-elected mayor took an
evening train, arrived with his voucher
and certificate of election, which he pre-
sented to Judge Chalkley, and was quail
ifed