The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-08-17
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to restore confidence, and prevent un~
necessary alarm.
The talented organist of the Baptist
church, Miss Kate Alley, is visiting
friends at Danville, Va.
Mrs. G, j. Hunter and children are
spending the month with her sister, Mrs.
G. e. Pugh, Company Row"
Everybody that visits the White Sui
phur Springs is pleased. You have one
more opportunity next Saturday.
The grass is turning yellow on the
lawn surrounding the White Sulphur
Springs on account of the drouth.
Master 7. s. Lloyd was in
Clifton yesterday, looking after the Mo-
tive Power Department of the G. 81 @.
Confidence in business circles is return
ing and manufactures are resuming.
Look on the bright side and all will come
right
Assistant Superintendent, J. III. Car
Isle and 81. A. Layton went to Cataba
yesterday to look after the wrecked local
freight train.
Mrs. Hope and children took the early
train on Friday last for Friedrich Hail. .
to spend a week or ten days with rela-
tives at that place.
Attend the Disciples Sunday School
Picnic at the White Sulphur next Satur-
day. Fare, round trip, so cents. This
may be your last chance.
Mr.. J. r. Eubank, of Clifton Forge,
who runs on the G. g. O. west TO Hin
ton, has been spending month with
friends around Mt. Scion.
Miss Gussie Bailey, the accomplished
daughter of Capt. j. I. Bailey, of Rich~
mond, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Bette
Bailey, on Church street
The popular druggist, d. S. Carraway,
Esq, is now occupying half of the at
tractive double brick residence erected
by Messrs. Duncan s. King
Messrs. Carpenter & Boxley are pres
pairing to line the reservoir at Hinton
with concrete. This will be a great im>
provement to the Reservoir
Capt Jno Donovan, manager of the
Clifton Forge Grocery Co., spent several
days last week at his home in Staunton
He returned to Clifton on Monday
Miss Gay Gillian, one of Richmond's
accomplished and charming young
ladies, is visiting the hospitable family
of Mr. J A. Roberts, on the 'sHeights.n
Miss Emma Byers, of Staunton, and
Miss Maggie Mussen, of Richmond, who
have been visiting Mrs. T. P Byers at
the Hotel Clifton, have returned home.
Rev. DR.. Hall, of Lynchburg, filled the
pulpit of the Presbyterian church on
Sunday morning last, kindly relieving
Rev E. w MacCork,e, who was indis-
posed
Col. S. Brown Allen, of Staunton, will
be IA resident of Clifton after the 21st
inst. rs proprietor of the Hotel Clifton.
We cordially welcome Col. Allen and
family.
Mr.. Fred E. Allen left for Staunton on
Monday to engage in the drug business
with the Thos. Hogshead Co. of that
city. We regret to lose SO worthy a
citizen.
Mr.. Emmitt G. Roberts, of the shoe
firm of E. G. Roberts & Co, returned
from visit to Roanoke on Saturday last,
having travelled the entire distance on a
bicycle.
1t is a question whether the. scarcity
currency is causing as much distress
just now as the scarcity of rain. A good
soaking shower would have wonder-
fully reviving effect.
Mr.. Emil P. Amiss, popular young
druggist from Harrisonburg, Va, and
son of DR.. j. B. Amiss, has accepted a
position in the drug store of w. B.
Grove, Esq, in this city,
Mrs. Capt. Malcolm HI Haynes and fam
lily started for Roanoke on Monhay morn.
ing to join her husband who is employed
on the Norfolk s. Western railroad She
will remain several weeks.
After a brief visit, Mr.. Frank R. Hunter,
book-keeper of the Wholesale Grocery
Co.. returned from Lewisburg, W. Va,
on Monday last, and is again at his post
He had very pleasant vacation.
Mrs. Warner Lewis and family have
returned from protracted visit to her
former home at Charlottesville, and are
now occupying a part of the double resi-
dence erected by Mr.. E. w. Grice.
Both members of the law firm of Dun
can & King attended the Presbyterian
Sunday School Picnic on Tuesday. They
settled all the legal controversies that
were raised in regard to serving the
"lunch''
The Misses Motfet, nieces of Mrs. G. F.
Moore, who spent several weeks in Cliff
ton, are now at Lewisburg, and from
that point will return to their home in
Portland, Oregon. They are charming
young ladies.
We cherish the hope that the silver
tongued orator from Kentucky, Hon. W.
G. p. Breckenridge, may be able to show
that he is innocent of the serious charges
brought against him by Miss Pollard, of
the same State.
Mr.. J. d. Mays, employed as a machin
ist in the G. q O. shops, will leave for
Charleston, W, Va, today, where he will
join his family who preceded him
several weeks ago on visit to relatives
in Hinton and Charleston
Mr.. E. G. Roberts of the firm of Rob-
erts Il Co., of Clifton Forge, passed
through Fincaste Tuesday enroute to
Roanoke. Mr.. Roberts is making his