The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-05-12

ed citizen OF that locality, died last week.
Miss Lula Jopling, of Bedford, Va, is
visiting her brother, Mr.. Jas. E. Jopling
and family, corner Jefferson and Pine
streets
Mrs. Z. P. Ryers returned from staun-
ton on Monday last, where she had been
in attendance On Presbytry and visiting
relatives.
Mrs. c. w. Eaton and children left
last week to visit relatives in Powhat-
tan county, where they will remain for
some weeks.
Mr. T. w. Scott, Jr. Of the Clifton
Forge Water Co, left last Friday for a
weeks vacation which he is spending in
New York city.
Mr.. t. w. kebeisky returned from a
trip to Baltimore and New York en- Mon
goods while there.
Revenue Commissioners Hamilton, for
the town and Fudge for the county, are
on the rounds listing and assessing FER
sonal property in town.
Mayer T. p Bowles left last Saturday
to visit his brother and sister in Roam
oke, and also friends and relatives in
Bedford county, where he was born.
Rev. Absolom Sydnestricker, a mis-
sionary Of the Presbyterian church to
China, preached at Ililboro last Sunday,
and passed through this place on Tues
day.
Mrs. Susan n. Wilson, who has been
visitingin South Carolina fer some time,
arrived in Clifton Forge on Friday last,
and Will make her home with her son,
Mr.. T. I. Wilson.
A cool May is said to be favorable to 81
good wheat crop. II this be true the
crop this year should be good one
from present Indications. and reports
from the Valley bear out this promise.
The Pocalontas Times has removed
from Huntersvile to harrington, new
town six miles distant, which point has
been chosen by the people as the coun
ty seat. but over which there is con-
test in the courts.
Mr.. Alexander Rider, who has resided
on top OF the mountain between Bath
and Pocahontas county for the past fifty
years, and who was known to nearly
everyone in those counties, died on the
oath OF April at the age of ninety years.
Two Pullman cars containing railroad
magnates from the New York Central
passed through town the first of the
week. They contained Hon. Chauncy
NJ. Depew, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Piers
pont Morgan and other railroad men of
| prominence.
Basic City is having heated contest
for town officers, in which liquor license
is the prime issue. On the 23rd of April
| q vote was taken on the question and
the ''wetsn won Now the question
comes up on thigh license" or Glow IL
cense' in the fight for town officers
Miss Josie Payne, the attractive daugh-
ter of Captain Payne, returned on Tues
day morning last from pleasant visit of
several days to friends in Stanton She
is a pupil Ut Miss Bryant's Female Col
lege, and her stay in Stanton was there
fore limited, by her school duties.
At 1.-THE intersta oratorcal contest in
Minneapolis last week. Miss E. Jean
Nelson of De PAW University, Ind,
defeated nine competitors from as many
States, winning s. cash prize Of 800, in
addition to the llonors Of the occasion.
She is the first of the sex to win orato-
rical honors ia an Interstate contest.
Her subject was industrial Reform. y
She is but nineteen years old.
We have been Informed that the Go
shen Land Company completed arrange
ments recently with eastern parties to
finish, furnish, and run the large and
handsome hotel, at that place Tt is stat~
ed that fifty workmen will at once be
engaged to complete the hotel and get it
ready for summer use. We hope this
rumor may prove true.
The Clifton Forge Grocery Company
is now filing orders for Charlottesville,
GordonsviIie, Louisa G. H., and other
localities east of the Ridge Their bust
ness arrangement are such that they sell
in job lots and deliver goods within fifty
miles of Richmond, on as favorable terms
as the same quality Of goods can be pur-
chased at the capital, This is q great
compliment to the Clifton Forge Grocery
Company.
A paper was circulated among our
merchants yesterday, and received the
signatures Of the proprietors of twenty
two business establishments, who pledge
themselves to close their stores each
evening Saturdays excepted) at s
o'clock, from May 18th to September list
Other merchants are expected to sign
both our business men and clerks need
more recreation during the heated term
Ourneighbors, Messrs G. N. McElewee
and w. w. Pandleton went out on a
fishing excursion last week and had un.
usually bad luck. They went across the
mountain toward Warm Springs Valley
taking with them full supply Of good
edibles, for man and beast. When they
went to fishing, however, they turned
their horses loose to browse, and wher
next sought were not to be found. The
fishermen at once became huntsmen
They rambled over the mountains il
search of their horses aud then returned
home, not as they went, but on foot
but their horses had not returned, and
were not re captured until Monday, 81,
days after their departure, when they
were found east of Longdale. The fish
ing season is over with our friends fo
the present.