The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-08-03

thursday last was adeIghtful day fo1
an outing.
Carraway s. Co.'S Soda Fountain is
much in demand.
When leaving for pastures new, sub
scribe for the VIRGiNrAN.
f. H. Nettle5oA, ESQ, of Covington,
was in Clifton yesterday.
Mrs. w. b. Grove is seriously i'll at her
residence on west Main st.
Mr.. w r. Duerson was much indis-
posed several days last week
Rev Fl. L. Wood preached at Iron
Gate on Sunday evening last.
A Jack Accord, Jr., ESQ.,, made a busi>
ness visit to Staunton Tuesday
Methodist Sunday School picnic at
Natural Bridge today, Attend.
The new brick building erected by j.
A. Ford, Esq. is nearing completion.
Clifton is the banner Democratic Dis
trict. Her wishes ought to be consulted
There is general complaint on account
of delay in turning on the incandescent
lights.
Mr.. E. w Grice and family are mov>
ing into their new residence in West
Clifton.
Miss Florence Surber from Falling
Spring Valley arrived in Clifton on
Tuesday
DR.. w. II. f Miller returned on Sat-
urday from visit to his home, Fin
castle, Va.
Magistrate Snead spent several days at
his home in Lynchburg last week, in
very pleasant manner.
Join the Methodist Sunday School on
their picnic to Natural Bridge to day.
$3.50 pays all expenses.
Engineer, VIM. Moseley, has pet
grounding. This should be added to
to Druggist Farrar's museum.
Our Irish friend, Patrick O'Connor, is
all right on the Legislative question. He
is for new deal sure and certain.
Hon. Fl. st. George Tucker is not a
spokesman, but an unfiinching advocate
of the principles of Thomas Jefferson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. K. Anderson re-
turned on Sunday night after spending
week very pleasantly in New York City.
Capt. r. Fl. Davis is having his car
riage house on Jefferson street converted
into a building suitable for a barber shop.
A new truss has been placed under the
Church street bridge. Now let the water
be kept off and the work will be CONS
plete.
Mr.. j. r. Keller of Martinsburg, w.
Va, a first>class macllinist. arrived here
on Tuesday to accept a position in the
G. & O. Shops.
The tunnels between this point and
the White Sulphur are not only numer-
Gus but lengthy. Some people profess
to like tunnels.
See to it that representative Democrats
are chosen as delegates to the various
Conventions. Such men are not hard
to find in this city
Farmer Surber, Savannah's Post
master, crossed the big hill on Tuesday.
He drives a fine team OF mules and looks
the picture of health.
Evangelist Fife is meeting with won
derful success at Gordonsville. Fifteen
hundred people were in attendance at
his meeting on Sunday last.
Miss Miller, of st. Louis, arrived in
Clifton on Thursday last, on a visit to
Mrs H. I. Nelson, who formerly resided
in that peerless city of the West
c. Collins Taylor, Esq, has contracted
with Mr.. j. E. Thomas for the erection
of a beautiful residence in West Clifton.
The plans exhibit excellent taste.
Let the proceedings of the Convention
which meets in this city on Thursday be
conducted in a spirit of fairness-no Jug
Cling, but q square deal all round
Staunton boasts of new fountain
erected by the members of the W. c. T.
u These good people are always en-
gagged in the work of publication.
1t is one of the wonders of creation
Natural Bridge. You have favorable
opportunity to see it by accompanying
the Methodist Sunday School to-day.
A mail clerk by the name of Burton,
from Lynchburg, who has been in the
service for 80 years, was arrested last
week, charged with robbing the mails.
A successful lawyer will make useful
member of the Legislature Nominate
your county man, Jno. A. Bowles, ESQ.
You will never have cause to regret it.
The Withrow Lumber Co., is erecting
neat frame residence near the Con-
struction and Loan Companv's office,
West Main street, for Mr.. Geo. w. Brown,
The Withrow Lumber Co. placed the
truss under the Church street bridge
over Smiths creek, al the contract price
of $40. 1t is a creditable piece of work.
That popular salesman, NJ. A. Hope,
Esq, who represents the fourishing
Clifton Forge Wholesale Grocery Com
pany, spent several days in Clifton this
week.
Mr.. Benjamin F. Haden, formerly Com
monwealth's Attorney of Botetourt
county, but now residing in Lynchburg,
was in Clifton on Monday, on important
legal business.
Capt. Harman's delivery wagon is kept
busy supplying the wants of his increas-
ing trade in the grain, feed and hay bu-
siness. When in need of any thing in his
line, call and leave your orders.
Mr.. Walter HI. Hamilton, who has been
engaged in painting at Warm Springs
for several weeks, returned home on
Friday last, and speaks in glowing terms
of that noted watering place.
MiSS TuIia Mc(ya1] who hoe hoao o,, n