The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-04-07
Mr.. P. B. sublett, of staunton, is in

CLIFTON Yesterday.
l.. Yarbrougb and wife, of Millboro,
were in the city yesterday.
Vote early to day, and be sure your
ballot is deposited before o'clock.
Arrange your bushes, to-day to be at
the polls early, as they close at 4 O'Clock.
April thus far has been ba!my and de-
lightful and brought busy times in the
gardens.
Bear in mind that if your ballot is not
deposited before o'clock it will not be
counted.
Mr. NJ. A. Hope will accept thanks for
kind remembrances May his shadow
never grow less.
Everybody wants good streets and
sewerage The way to get them is to
vote for them to day.
Mr. j. Howard Wayt, of Staunton, and
Mr.. S. NJ Bowman, of Harrisonburg, are
here to confer Masonic degrees
Mr. Will Cochran went down to Lex
ington the last of the week to see his
cousin, ]. J. Cochran, who is sick.
Mr.. A. Fl Whitesei, of Salem, Va, was
in town Saturday night on a visit to his
brother here, who las been quite sick.
The amended charter ought to be
adopted to day, and will be if the friends
of improvement and progress do their
duty.
Mrs. A. T. Withrow and Mrs. G. f.
Darnell, of Mlllboro, we're in town yes
tarday visiting Mrs. j. l.. Mann, on the
Heights.
Mr.. Grice, of NJ A. Furbush & Sons,
Machine Works, Philadelphia, was in
Clifton Forge Yesterday on business con
nected with his firm.
Mr.. r. r. johnson has been off duty
for a few days Oh account of spark
flying into his eye and burning it. He
is getting better now.
Twenty houses are under construction
IN Clifton Forge at this time, and others
are contemplated The building boom
is coming on good time.
The late spring weather has been
benefit to the fruit crop. If we have no
freezes an abundant supply of fruits of
all kinds may be looked for.
Capt H. L. Hoover, of Staunton, ar
rived in Clifton Forge Tuesday evening,
and is taking in the situation of our
growing town.
Mr.. L. b. Bishop, of Richmond, Va,
former resident Of Clifton Forge, has
accepted a position with Mr.. Richard
Snead, in the grocery business.
Constable Strou2h, on Tuesday, ar
rested Jack Davis, colored, for stealing
vest and So, from Mr.. J. X. Pendleton.
He was fined by Justice Tomasson, and
in default of payment, was sent to jail.
Misses May TAYLOR, of Swoopes, and
Oracle Patterson, CT Staunton, who
have been visiting here for q couple of
weeks, returned to their homes on Mon
| day.
Capt G. Julian Pratt Of Augusta
county, Secretary of the Baldwin Dis
trict Fair reached Clifton Forge Tues
day evening, and is interviewing our
citizens.
If you are undecided how to vote, look
around and see how the progressive
men of the town are voting, and join
them. You cannot make q mistake in
this way.
DIR. T. G. Lewis was called to Licking
ton last Saturday to see Mr.. James
Cochran, of this place, who is sick there
of pneumonia, with little hopes of his
recovery.
Messrs. E. NJ Nettleton, s. b. Allen,
P. II. Trout and p. L. Yf.rbrough, were
in att enhance yesterday at the meeting
of the Board of Directors of the Clifton
Forge Company.
Major Chrisnan. of Rockingham coun-
ty, and Mr. Isaiah Printz, of Page, spent
Monday night in Clifton Forge. They
were on their way to Covington to at
tend court as witnesses in tt trial of
Hagey.
Mr.. Louis Mayors, of Mayors & Kebis
W
day of the death of his cousin, Louis
Jacobs, in Baltimore, on Sunday, from
cancer, at the premature age of thirty>
one years.
Mrs. J. W. Hess, assisted by Miss Null
len, is making extensive preparations for
her Spring Opening OF Millinery, which
takes place to>day, and will continue
during the week. The public is cordial
ly invited to inspect her handsome dis
play.
One day last week thirteen car loads
of goods were delivered over the railroad
switch to the Clifton Forge Grocery,
the Electric Plant, the Ice Plant and the
Wooden Mills. This will give an idea of
the business being transacted at this
place.
Mr.. A. e. Herring, of Atlanta, Georgia,
has been in town for day or two. Mr..
Herring is member of the Clifton
Forge Grocery Company, and we are
glad to learn that there is strong proba-
bility that he may remove his family to
| JLlS place..
Mr.. Ira b. Snapp and his wife, nee
Miss Callie Keadie, returned to Clifton
Forge last Friday from the vicinity of
Washington, where they spent their
honeymoon with relatives, stopping a
day or two in Staunton, the former
home of the groom.
Prof. G.. D. Shreckhise, of Mt Sidney,
Augusta county, who has been teaching
at Ronceverte, and Mr.. H. NJ White,
were in Clifton Forge on Tuesday, the
former on his way home, and the latter
en- route to Bluefield, where he goes to
engage in the drug business.
Mr.. G. r. Anderson, former resident
of this place, but now of Sanford, Flori-
da, is back on a visit to his friends here,
after an absence of three years. He was
1 greatly surprised at the many changes
and Improvements which have taken
place here since his departure.