The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-06-02

a nine from the Shops. The game was
too one-sided to be specially interesting,
as from the start to the finish the Town
bows were in the lead. There was some
good playing however, on both sides,
and considerable talent was exhibited.
Messrs Martin and Meeks composed the
battery of the Town nine while Messrs.
McKenna and Collins acted in the same
capacity for the boys from the Shops.
The score was 81 to 8 in favor of the
Town nine.
Mrs. Harry Bryant and son arrived
here on Saturday morning from Denver.
They made the trip in sixty hours, aver
aging thirty miles per hour, distance
1925 miles She is here ON visit to her
father.in and his daughter, who in
company with Miss Bessie Bryant, will
return with her about June Goth, to
spend the summer months in the noun
tains of Colorado. Her husband, Harry
Bryant, will be remembered by many of
our old citizens. He is a prominent young
| lawyer of Denver. H lis wife is a daugh
| ter of Governor Rout OF Colorado.
1t was announced by several papers a
a few days that John Duncan had been
struck by q train at Goshen and seriously
injured. The impression prevails i'll
some sections that it was John l.. Dun
can, of Clifton Forge. We are happy to
say it was not; but that our townsman
is uninjured and is blessed with good
appetite. When we last saw him his
| graceful form was astride a seyen-foot
gait. No, dear girls, it was not our
Johnnie that was hurt. Cease your
wailing and be thankful.
A committee composed of D. r. Dun
can of South Carolina P. NJ. Wilson, of
North Carolina, G. w. b. Hale of Rocky
Mount, Va, Fl. E. Alvord, of Maryland,
and c. T. Moore, of Clifton Forge, has
been appointed on behalf of the South
ern Inter States immigration Bureau to
meet with the management of the Buffa
10 Exposition at Buffalo, N. Y, on the
| 18th day of August next, for the purpose
of arranging for a Southern exhibit at
the Exposition, which exhibit, it is pro-
posed, shall be transferred to Chicago
next year.
JAS n Page & Co have leased the
grounds and buildings of 9the Clifton
Forge Lumber and Building Associa>
| ton, and will hereafter conduct large !
lumber and coal business. 1t is their |
purpose to keep constantly on hand a
7, c+o e ~, = ~
Of all kinds, as we'll as an ample supply |
of coal. They have recently had track |
put in for the special purpose Of reach-
ing the Company's coal bins.
Messrs. James Corrigan and Thomas
H. Ryland, of Lynchburg, the former
representing the popular merchant tail
orng establishment of G. E. Manner &
| Co.. OF which he is part proprietor and
| the latter representing the reliable jew
elry house of Ryland & Rankin, were In
our city last week. We are glad to know
that both of these genial gentleman were
successful here, having booked num-
Der of orders.
Messrs. Dayis g. Snapp, the popular
y
day night in the death OF one of their
horses from titeaaoats lock jaw, composing
| the well-known team of grays, which |
have been the subject of SO much adj
miration by all who have seen them in
harness. But this firm is always up to
the times, and will soon replace the last
animal with one equally as good and ats
tfactiy6.
Our young merchant. Mr.. G. Collins |
Taylor, of the firm OF Taylor & Nuckols.
is very likely to give two yards of tape |
for one in waiting on his customers this
week. In addition to his lucrative bust
ness, he will now have to look after a
little Miss Taylor, who put in her appear
ance last week. Mother and babe are
getting along very nicely, and Collins is
| in the best of health.
The Hon. James A. Frazier, one of our
most enterprsing citizens, was in Lynch |
burg on Monday purchasing material for
another brick building, adjoining his
present elegant structure ON Locust and |
Commerce streets Mr., p. has an ahid-
ing faith in the future greatness of our
rapidly growing town, and is centering
his energy and appropriating his means
to that end.
Elsewhere in this issue will be found |
a communication from Mr.. Scott, the
superintendent of the water works. We |
are very glad to give space to him or to
any one else to explain the cause of COM
plant that has been made. 1t was not |
the purpose of the VIRGINIAN to abuse
any one, but simply to call the attention
of the proper parties to existing wrongs
that the same might be remedied.
Our talented friend, Geo. S. Wallace,
lectured Monday evening to the young
ladies of the Seminary en- ELECTRICITY. He
has made a special study of the subject
and will some day, no doubt, be &C
knowledged one of our leading authors
tiles ON the mysterious topic. His utter
ances at the Seminary were full of light
ming, and were no doubt striking, if not |
shocking.
A gentleman who owns some ground
near new depot i'll West Clifton Forge,
will build a couple of houses and sell |
them on long time to good parties. Price
of house and lot will be about 1850, for I
handsome five>room house. Informa>
ton will be given at the Clifton Forge |
Grocery Company's office.
We are in receipt of the first issue of
the dental Neaos," published by DR.. w.
II. Savage, of our city, which contains
considerable matter of interest to the
profession. We were about to say the
doctor is a pushing young man, but sud-
denly recall the fact that he is pulling
fellow.
We have arranged for regular weekly
correspondence from Covington, Iron
Crate and the Hot and Warm Springs,
and expect to make similar arrang Anents
with Low Moor Glen Wilton and Long,
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