The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-02-18
vice-President Axtell spent last Sun

Mr. W. G. McCun-, Of Baltimore, was
in town on Tuesday.
The addition 80 the ii. Il. Church is
receiving a coat of paint,
Miss Matte Hughes is visiting friends
in Warren Springs Valley.
Miss Loula Houff, of Iron Gate, is
visiting friends in Roanoke.
Miss Gertrude Mann, of Charlottes-
vile, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Warwick.
Logan Turner Sergeant for Staunton,
was reported dying Tuesday night, with
no hope for hi s recovery.
Mr. T. G. Eggleston of the firm of Egg
gleston and Rnehart, railroad contrac-
tors, was in town yesterday.
Bank Cashier Anderson, of Iron Gate,
was in Clifton Forge on Tuesday and
called at the VIRGINIAN Office.
Jacob Rau, the accommodating ton
serial artist, has refurnished his roc N
with furniture of tile latest design.
The Nabob opera ironpe took break
fast at Gladys Inn Tuesday morning, on
their way from Roanoke to Stauntcn.
The Carpenter whoes:le house is re-
ceiving its first coat Of paint. Mr.. Ar
thur Lacy is the contractor for the work.
Mr. f. o. Weber, sou of ex-sheriff G.
NJ. Weber, Of Sllen, arrived in town
Monday, and is engaged on the VIR-
GILMAN.
Miss Matte Mitchell. daughter of Sen
ator Mitchell. of Oregon, was ms rried
last week in France to Duke de la Roch-
efoucauld.
Mr.. w. p Thornton has moved his
family from this place to Lexington,
where he is engaged III business with Mr..
j. f. Sachs.
Capt. William Murray and c. Collins
Taylor left on Monday to attend the
Grand Lodge, K of p, which met at
Leesburg Tuesday.
Electric lights hive been put in the
Christian Church. Some of the other
churches will also have electric lights
put in, we learn
Mr.. A. B. Guison, OF Richmond, was
in Clifton Forge on3Monday and Tues
day. He is interested in the ice liant
being gotten up here.
The electric lights were turned off for
defective machinery, They now shine
with increased bril!iancy.
Mrs. j. x. Bi own, Of this place, was
called to Staunton on Tuesday by the
illness of her brother. Mr. Logan Turner,
City Sergeant of Stauuton.
We have received Vol. l, No. 1, of the
Waynes5oro Sentinel, a new five column,
eight-page paper, of which Mr.. J. T..
Cooke is editor aud publisher.
Col. J. A. August, Messrs. w. A. Rhine
hart and B. L. Eakle, and Common
wealth's Attorney, w E. Allen, of Cows
ington, We're in town on Monday.
Mrs. A. S. Dinkle, OF Iron Gate. &C
companied by Irene Wilson, her little
neice, left last Sunday fof a six months
visit to friends in Albany, Georgia.
Rev. E. W. McCorkle preached in the
Third Presbyterian church of Richmond
on Sunday III 1rning last, and at the Old
Market Presbyterian church in the even
ing.
Constable Strough left here on Mon
day for Roanoke, to appear as witness
in the trial of the horse thieves, captur>
ed by him in this county several weeks
ago.
Rock is boing hauled for the curbing
of the pavement which is to be extended
from the Frazier building past the Car
penter wholesale building to Church
street bridge.
The locality west of Dry Creek begins
to look quite town like Several new
houses are being built there. 1t is one
of the prettiest resident sections Of
Clifton Forge.
The grounding certainly saw his
shadow on the second of February if he
made his appearance in this locality
but the weather is not bearing out his
prophetship's predictions of six weeks
more " hard winter.
Messrs c. w. Rush, of this place, and
W. L. Wetzel, of Covington, have form
ed a co-partnership as builders and con-
tractors. They will have an office here
and one at Covington. A strong firm
composed of good men.
Mr.. J. G. Carpenter returned on Mon
day from his Florida trip. "While you
were having your cold weather here"
said Mr.. Carpenter, "we were sitting
before an open window, putting our
cigars and enjoying the balmy breeze
from without"
The "Fdrmer's AdDocate,' the organ
of the Alliance party in West Virginia,
announces, by authority" the name of
j. M. Snydenstricker, of Greepb1ier
county, for Governor. He has several
times represented his county in Legisla-
ture, and is a Democrat.
Buena Vista has donned municipal
honors with J. A. Sheppard, as judge of
the hustings court. In order to become
a distinct corporation, she assumed $50,
900 of the debt of Rockbridgs county,
the county claiming that the town was
bound for its share Of the debt.
We were shown piece of coquernea
by Capt. j. G. Carpenter, who brought
it with him from Florida Couuernea is
composed of broken shells of all kinds.
massed together, and is used for build
ing. 1t is said that there'is building
in st. Augustine, Florida, built of it
in 1870.
Mr. A. S. Dinkle, who is engaged in
the lumber business at Iron Gate, last
week sold two car loads of lumber to the
Western Lumber Co., to be used in i'm
provements at Hot Springs; and one car
to Capt g. g. Gooch, which goes to Dun
laps, where Mr.. Gooch has a contract for
tracking
The most notwithstanding gentleman
in town now is Col. A. G. Bryant, since
he has donned his regular navy blue
suit and cap, literally bedecked with
gold trimmings and brass buttons. Bnt