The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-01-19
Oov1NGToN.
News of Special Interest to Clifton
Forge.

From the Sentinel.
There remains to be done some six
weeks more work on the furnace before
il can go into blast. The work was cal
culated for a mild winter such as is usu-
allv experienced in this section, but the
intense cold of the past few weeks has
caused almost an entire stoppage OF the
work and the opening is corresponding,
ly DELAYED. As soon as the weather VIII
permit the work will be resumedHand
pushed as before, and before spring
opens the furnace will be in full blast.
SURPRISE PARTY.
A merry party of young people gath
cred at Mr.. E. M. Nettleton's on Friday
night last, on pleasure bent, in the char
acter of q surprise dancing party. Two
large road wagons filed with hay were
driven rapidly from house to house and
the party were packed into them and
hurried to their destination. The night
was cold, but the rapid motion and
heavy iolting of the wagons prevented
freezing and frost bites, and the shorts
ness of the drive prevented fatigue
Soon after the party had entered the
parlor, the tinkling of banjo was heard
and in few minutes the voice OF the
picker who persisted in "going down."
summoning the disciples OF Terpsichore
into an adjoining room where the floor
had been cleaned for the dance. Little
George Reverconb called the figures.
and Harvey Lincoln and master" Willie
McAllster WED with each other for the
position of best dancer.
A few minutes before - O'Clock the
wagons drove up to the door, and the
merry party broke up. The hospitabie
| hosts insisted on a longer stay and amid
| the many invitations to "come again
from Miss Hattie, the most enjoyable oc-
casion of the New Year come to close,
and the guests took their departure.
1t had been intended to make the
party sleighing one, and arrangements
| had been completed to that effect, but
the condition of the snow prevented 1T.
LIST OF DEEDS.
The following deeds have been admit
ted to Record in the Clerks Office of
Allegheny since our last report;
A deed from Agnes M. Jordan to Edgar
| N. Gardner, conveying lot 10, section 10,
Clifton Forge
E. N. Gardner to Josephine Gardner,
conveying same lot.
| C.& O. Development Company to A.
K. Bowles, conveying lot and 10, block
| At, West Clifton FOrg0.
Same to Home Conveyance Co., con-
veying lot Is, block 1873; lot 7, block 1874;
| lot 5. block 1876, West Clifton Forge.
| Same to same, conveying lot 81, block
| 149; lot S, block 1876; lot 2, block 1853; lot
II, block 10, West Clifton Forge.
Same to same, conveying lot 4, block
80; lot IL, block 1876, West Clifton Forge.
| Home Conveyance Co. to It. 4. An
derson, conveying lot Z, block 1874; lot s.,
block 1875, West Clifton Forge.
W. P. Chapman and wife to Home
Conveyance Co., conveying lot 10, block
1875, West Clifton Forge.
| Home Conveyance Co. to A. K. Bowles
conveying lot Is, block 1873, West Clifton
| Forge.
Thomas c. McCaleb to George M. Gar
rison, conveying grantors interest in
| HVineyard'' tract, on Potts creek
J. o. Wipgfeld to Charles Thompson,
conveying lot 6, block II, Covington Ex-
| tension.
George NJ. Lewis to Joseph Hymen &
Son, conveying lot 26, block %, West
Clifton Forge.
]. P. Bowles and wife to same, con-
veying lot Is, block 4, section 1, Clifton
Forge.
CT. Moore and wife to T. s. Edmis-
ton. conveying lot 4, block 36; lot s6,
| ~,
| lot %, block III; also undivided half in
/ terest in lots and 2, block 127, West
Clifton Forge.
Baltimore Banking and Building As
ISOLATION to G.. D. Kline and George
Bridgewater, conveying lot 10, bio * So,
Covington Extension
w. E. Garrett and wife to R. G. Rodes
and @. G. Parrish, conveying lot 19,
| block 2, section 1, Clifton Forge.
- o INCONVENIENCE.
oooNih ooo"i fi'oo hDiNo0
County Court convened at the Court
house here on Wednesday,. Jan. 4th. 1893.
III. n. r,,.1,-la. 49,
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pencn'
DR.. H.W. Anderson reported no change
/ in Catherine Fridley. a lunatic cared for
under a contract with the county and
his renort was ordered to he fled AL
] mission Of said innate is refnsed at the
| asvlnms for want of room.
The Court being of the opinion that a
oreater nnmber of .Tnstices and Consta.
hles is required in Clifton District. f. was
ordered that at the neyt election Of such
nffacars ono additional .Tnstica and ono
additionaI Constahia shall ha elected
and CIV R. Johnston was apnointed as
additional Justice until such election
shalI 10 10 ,looo
Matilda !. Bess. dauobter of Charles
r. Ress. deceased made choice Of Sam.
son Hnmnhr;es as Guardian who Gave
bond AS reonired bv law and was dnlv
! anpointed,
s. K. Lemon. VS.. g.. so. Railway Co
warrant dismissed
CommenweaIth VS. II McAll;star
malicious assault Dismissed
Commonwealth vs. s d Drawrv nrac-
ticing medicine withont first having a.
license fined @50 49, F''' 80 :
Gnna,n n,T ,nos YLJ, NO porn,, w.;o1,+ AZ
turhinp nnhlic worshin continual
same vs Grant Hal,ps dis+nro;nan ,h.
| IL; r,sl,;, 800 ~ :. -; ~ 80 ~ . 49, 80