The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-03-23
CORRESPONDENCE.
Covington Items.
CoyINaToN, VA, March 2ist. Is,

CoyINaTON, VA, March 2ist, 1893.
Rev. E.W MacCorkle, OF Clifton Forge
was in the city on Tuesday, the 14th.
Mr. and Mrs E H. Harris, of Rich
mond, Va, were at the Intermont, Sun
day.
r. 6. James, ESQ, of Clifton Forge
was in the city Tuesday, the 18th, ON lie.
gal business.
Miss Mcdonald, Of Warm Springs,
spent part OF last week at Mr. Regers
combs of this place.
Jno l.. Duncan, ESQ.,, of Clifton Forge,
was in the city Oh Saturday last, attend
ing to legal business.
Turner K. Hackmen, Esq, Of Iron
Gate, was in the city on Monday last,
attending to legal business.
Rev. G. II. Sarver, of Huntersville, w
Va, preached for the Methodists Of East
Covington on last Sunday afternoon.
Messrs. Jacob Wissiler, of Shenandoah
county, and r. w. Harris. OF Richmond,
spent Tuesday of last week in the city.
Rev. D. F. Eutsler, pastor of the Meth
odist church. left for the Annual Con
ference at Front Royal on Tuesday last.
J. N. Price, ESQ.,, of Ronceverte, w.
q Loveiace, of this city, spent Friday at
this place.
r. F. Mays, ESQ, of Fineastle, was in
in the city on Monday, the goth, attend
ing to business in connection with the
Circuit Court.
Miss Nellie Peck returned home on
last Friday from visit to Hematite.
Miss Alma Biggs returned with her and
SDeDf q GaV Or two in The (itV
There will be over 20 new law suits on
the docket for the approaching term of
the Circuit Court, and a number Of suits
on the Chancery side of the docket.
L. Tinklestein has had new show wins
dows put in his g Black Front " store.
The improvement is in keeping with the
push and go Of our enterprising citizen.
Rev. W. t. Glover,of Hot Springs, Va,
preached in the Methodist church of this
place on last Sunday night. He was
listened to by a large and attentive au-
dience.
The case OF the Commonwealth against
Dice Boiling, alias Dice Birchfield, alias
Dice Cadle, for murder, is set for trial in
the Circuit Court on the 29th day of the
present month.
Revs. Colin Stokes and l.. r. Combs,
who have been unWell for some time and
unable to attend to their services are
out again and we hope will soon be ems
tirely well.
H. jerks, a prominent New Yorker
and Mr.. B. F. Delford, of Baltimore, and
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. H. Stout, of Cincin
natl, were at the Intermont. Mr. Stout |
has the contract for putting in the cleo
trio light plant at Hot Springs.
Owing to the illness = Justice James
M. Montague, he wa + able to hold his
court here on Sat-. .ay last, but his
place was filled by ), .lstice w. r. Duer-
son, Of Clifton Forge, who transacted
the business before him with dispatch.
e Mr.. Frank Lyman, the owner of the
Furnace, has cancelled the prospectus he
recently issued contemplating the for
nation OF company, to be called the :
Covington Iron and Steel Co., and has
withdrawn his proposition mentioned
therein.
The Poke Miller Combination, assist
ed by the Clifton Forge Minstrels, gave
an interesting entertainment at the
Town Hall, Tuesday at pm. Notwith-
the unsuitable hour, very Sc
lect and appreciative crowd greeted the
performers. 1t was big success.
List of conveyances of Real Estate ad-
mitted to record in the Clerks office of
Allegheny County Court, since March
18th, 1898
Grace D. and Chas. Bury to Mrs. Fl.
S. Duncan, lots 10 and 20, block IS, sec.
1, G. +. Co.'S lots.
Clifton Forge Co. to G. J. Armistead,
lot 10, block Al, sec. 4. Lot 8, block 81,
sec. 4. Lot Is, block 9, sec. 3. Lot s,
block II, sec 1. Clifton Forge Co.'S lots
Clifton Forge Co. to Willie s. and j.
M. Hoge, lot 10, block 2, sec. @ Lot 5,
block s, sec. 9. Lot SO, block IS, sec. 4.
Lot 81, block 6, sec. 1, Clifton Forge Co.'S
lots.
Clifton Forge Co. to Willie s. and J.
NJ. Hoge, lot 6, block s. sec. 2. Lot II,
block 80, sec. !, Clifton Forge Co.'S lots.
Covington Improvement Co. to w d.
and J. M. Burns, lot 70, block SO, Gov
ngton Extension.
d. J. Landes to FL. FL Landes, lot "a,
sec. 65, Iron Gate. -
F. H. Hammond to J. L. Page, lot 81
md %, sec. &C, Iron Gate
West Iron Gate Land Co to j. Martin
Perry, lot 8, sec. s2s. Lot. II, sec. s12. j;
Lot 3, sec. 226. Lot IA, sec. 215.
Clifton Forge Co. to Mary S. Allen, lots
% and q, block l, sec. L. Lot 7, block g.
zee. 1 and another. Lot of land in Clifton
Forge Cos lots.