The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-02-25
pt. John Donovan was in town on

Mr.. E. A. Sullivan, of Harrisonburg,
was in town Tuesday.
O. Hillman, Of Iron Gate, spent several
days in Staunton this week.
Mr.. Geo. A. Rivercomb, of the Coving-
ington bar, was in Clifton Forge on Tues
! day.
Mrs. DIR. H. NJ. Patterson, of Staunton,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. W. w.
Brenaman.
Mr.. J. 7. Cribhens, of Staunton, was
in town yesterday, and called at the
| VIRGINIAN office.
Attorney C. L. Moore, of Clifton Forge,
Va, is visiting his family at this place
Pocahontas Times.
JAS L. Page, Cashier of the Bank OF
Allegheny, at Clifton Forge, was in
Staunton Tuesday last.
Mr. and Mrs Talley, of Jackson, Bote.
tourt county, were in Clifton this week
visiting at their relatives, Mr.. A. j.
Acord's
We had a pleasant call on Monday
from Mr.. G. w. Showalter, postmaster
at Iron Gate.
Mrs. Wilde Wliitcsell of Harrison
burg, and Mrs. Lucy lSiter, of Dayton,
are visiting at Mr. G. Ny. ShowaIters, in
Iron Gate.
DR.. Henry MeElwee, son of Mr. c. M.
McElwee, of this place, who went to
Colorado for his health last fall, has re-
turned to Covington.
Miss Jennie Williamson who has been
in South Carolina since the marriage OF
her brother, which she went to attend,
returned home last week.
Preaching in the Presbyterian Church
next Sunday morning at II o'clock, and
at Iron Gate in the afternoon at o'clock
by Rev. e. W. McCorkle.
Mr.. l.. M. Gleason, of the Chesapeake
and Ohio yard masters force, was called
to Charlottesville Sunday by the death
of a child Of Mr.. Edgar Gianiny.
Mr.. d. A. Si,anallan, of Louisville, was
in Covington Tuesday night, and at Rich
Patch on Wednesday. He is one OF tt
directors of the Rich Patch Iron Com
pany.
Mr. A. l.. Wiley, Of Asheville, N. c.,
who, with his family, has been visiting
friends here for some time, returned
home on Tuesday. He is brother of
DR.. R. s. Wiley.
Mr.. R. L. Thomas was doing some 1oof-
ing at Warm Springs last week for the
Southern Improvement Co. He has also
contracted for large job for the same
company at the Hot Springs, we learn.
Messrs. Patterson s. Hardisty, the
painters and paper~nangers, have re-
moved their shop to the store room next
door to Anderson & Woodson, where they
will be pleased to see their friends and
patrons.
Messrs. T. s. Maclin and R. w. Apper-
son, both connected with the Virginia
CORES pondence Association, spent
couple of days the first Of the week, with
their friends, Messrs. F. Nj. Jones and
J. w. Lipop, of this place
Dr. R. B. Dice died in Charlottesville,
Va, on the 18th, after a long illness. He
was born at Franklin, Pendleton coun-
ty, w. Va, seventy years ago, and was a
relative of Rev. J. C. Dice, of the Balti-
more M. E. Conference, South.
e. III. Nettleton and wife returned on
Tuesday from a protracted visit to the
Northern cities, taking in Richmond on
their return. Mr.. Nettleton was on a
business trip, and was accompanied by
Mrs Nettleton for pleasure and recrea>
ton.
Saturday and Sunday the quarterly
meeting of the Methodist church of this
district took place in the church here.
Sunday morning Rev. DR.. Whisner, OF
Salem, the presiding elder, preached, and
in the afternoon a :. love feast 4" was par
ticipated in.
The Christian church, of this place,
has agreed to let it's pastor, Rev. L. M.
Omer, give one Sunday in each month
to the church in New Castle, Craig
Sunday Mr.. Omer will be there.
Oscar Dawson, who, together with the
two Murray boys, was arrested here
some time since for stealing q mule in
Roanoke, was convicted and sent to the
peultentiary. The two boys were re-
leased Mr. w. ii. Strough, of this
place, who arrested them, was summon,
ed to Roanoke as witness.
Mrs Murphy, wife of Engineer p F.
Murphy, who had been located here for
some months, but who recently accepted
a position with the New York and New
England railroad, left on Saturday last
to join her husband in New York. Mr..
and Mrs Murphy made pleasant &C
quaintances while in Clifton Forge.
Mr.. A. J. Accord, Jr. has contracted
with the G. &. 0. Development Co. to
lay board walk from the Clifton Forge
depot to the new depot at West Clifton,
and has commenced work at the upper
end of it. There will be 5000 feet of
walk, or about three-fifths of a mile.
The work will be completed as soon as
possible.
Mr.. e. c. Smith, machinist, at work
on the furnace at Iron Gate, got seri-
Gus fall on Monday about noon, and sus-
tanned serious injuries. He was at work
on trustle about fifteen feet above
ground, and the trustle gave way, pre-
cipiting him to the ground. His inju
ries are serious, though not considered
fatal
Capt. L. Hartman went to Richmond
on Monday last to urge the enactment of
law to amend the charter of Clifton
Forge. The bill was in course of prep>
alton Tuesday, and active efforts will be
made to have it called up, out of order,
and have it acted on before the Legisla>
ture adjourns on Monday next-the
constitutional limit Of the regular session
Edward Payne, colored, was shot Mon
day morning last by another colored
man named Collins, across the river from
Iron Gate, where both reside The ball
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