The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-04-06
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news
The little folks enjoyed the Easte
/ season
Fishing" parties are very populat
just now.
Were You April fooled? We were, by
Master Walter Harris.
How many ladies in town have patron
lied the 'Dime Savings Bank "2-
Mr.. G. c. Parrish is quite lame, the eff
! feet of an attack Of rheumatism.
Mrs. R. P Hawkins returned Tuesday
from visit to friends in Stanton
Dr. Woodward still has his coy Offices
in the "Nettleton" building. Don't for
get it.
M. Richard snead, ST., is in feeble
health, much to the regret of his many
friends.
Mr. G. T. James, OF Clifton Forge, is
spending q few days in Fincastle.-F5aa-
castle Herald.
If you need a neatly printed RECEIPT
BOOK with STUB, we have them, cheap
for cash, ct this office.
Miss Caddie Vaidr, Of Muscatine, Iowa,
is on visit to Miss Mamie Bryant, at
the Seminary III this city.
The Electric Light ''auctuated,' SO to
speak, last week We would like to see
it burn bright and steady.
NJ. A Hope, the popular drummer for
the Clifton Forge Grocery Co., was in
Staunton on the27th ultimo.
Mr. Chas. Bell, of the firm of Byers &
Bell, spent last week visiting friends in
Staunton, Va. and other places.
Ladies, money put away in yourtr
brings no returns. Put it in the Dime
Savings Bank" and get interest on it.
Take care of the Dimes and the Doll
lars will take care of themselves-if you
put them in the "Dime Savings Bank. y
Capt, Jno. Donovan, of the Clifton
Forge Grocery Co., is still improving,
but is not yet able to leave the hospital.
local news, we are compelled to defer the
Circuit Court proceedings antil next
issue.
Capt. r. H. Davis has rented Mayor
Bowles' new stable for livery purposes.
The Captain knows good thing when
he sees it.
1t is remarkable how many people
''strain at gnat and swallow camel y
in dealing with every day social Or bust
ness matters.
Mr.. Emmett H. Smith, of the firm of
Smith & Robinson, of Iron Gate, was in
Clifton Forge yesterday, shaking hands
with friends.
We return thanks to Congressman
Tucker for our quota of garden seeds.
Now, if we just had a garden spot, we
would be happy.
The Famous Boy Orator, Ralph Bing-
ham, will appear in this place Saturday
April 18th. Everybody should hear this
wonderful orator
A protracted meeting will be held in
the Baptist church next week. The
parton, Rev. Mr.. FiZer, will be assisted
by an able minister
Mr.. G. G. Gianniny, who has been in
i'll health for several months, left fol
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore
yesterday, for treatment.
Manager E. K. Sergeant. Jr., of Net
Teton Wooden Mills, returned on Sunday
morning last, from business trip North
Mr.. S. is always on the go.
We have at last received our supply of
paper, after heating the wires with tele-
grams, and hope that we may not soon
encounter a similar experience.
W. E. Foster, book keeper for Capt
Davis, sprained his left ankle very Sc
verely, by falling off an omnibus Tues
day week. His wife has also been very i'll
Miss Mary A. Layton is spending few
weeks at the residence of Postmaster
Foster, on her return from visit to hel
brother, Rev. D. NJ. Layton, at Frank
ford, w Va.
Since the reduction of the salary oil
the City Treasurer the Office seems tc
go begging. This ought not to be, as
this is a position of honor as well as
emolument.
Mr. Saunders, employed by the With,
row Lumber Co., in this city, attended
the wedding of one of his frieuds al
Christiansburg, Va, last week, in the
capacity of groomsman.
Mrs. Lewis Hartman and little daught
ers, Mary and Ellen, left on Tuesday
morning to visit relatives and friends in
Staunton, their former home. We wish
them a pleasant sojourn.
Has it been forgotten that we are te
hold an important Corporation election
the second Tuesday in May It is high
time candidates were being announced
Bring in your announcements.
''Gretchen," the bright little infant
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. G. Collins Tay
lor, has been dangerously i'll with tn.
measles for the past week, but is nov
thought to be slowly recovering.
Remember the Auxiliary Of tht
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
entertainment, April 18th and 10Th, a
Masonic Hall. A "Rosotten Ball will b,
special attraction. Every body invited
The music in the Baptist, Presbyterian
Episcopal and Catholic churches on Eas
ter Sunday morning was rendered in al
artistic manner and was especially ap
propriate. Large congregations were il
attendance.
W. G. Hamilton has been chosen b.
the Council of Iron Gate to assess th
property, real and personal, within it