The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-10-05

| brother, Judge Gooch, in Roanoke.
Mrs. Tomney of Roanoke, is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Winter, this city.
Mr.. Geo. X. Anderson was in attend
Mr.. G. c. Parrish has been spending a
few days in the Eastern part of the State.
Mr.. Mat Pendleton, the popular drum
iner, is spending several days at his home.
Stylish, attractive and extensive is the
display of Millinery goods by Mrs. j. w.
Hess.
The family of Rev. o. J. Spencer, of
Winchester, Ky, is visiting relatives in
Clifton.
Clifton Forge, of all towns, needs a
Fire Company. Encourage the present
organization.
The Presbyterian Synod of Virginia
will meet in Lexington, Va, October
18th, at 7:30 pm.
Capt. Lewis Hartman made visit on
Monday to Basic City to look after Uncle
Sans revenue interests.
The Peoples Party have a very clever
advocate in the person of the Hon. Jer-
ry Simpson from Kansas.
Mr.. Richard Snead has moved from
Fifth street to the rooms over Taylor &
NuckoiS' store, Main street.
Taylor & Nnckols' immense stock of
Staple Dry Goods and Novelties is COM
ing in. Call and see their display.
Messrs. Geo. w. kincaid and Robt. l..
Entsminger went to Stanton yesterday
to see the "Wild West' Exhibition.
Attention is called to the dissolution
notice of the drug firm of Farrer & Will
hanson, which appears on another COLI
umn
Hon. Jerry Simpson, better known as
the 'sockiess" Congressman from KAN
sas, was registered at the Hotel Clifton
Tuesday.
Mr.. Olin G. Morris, it is stated, will
leave this morning for Nuttleburg, w.
Va, to take charge of the G. & O. office
at that place.
Mr.. E. NJ. McElwee has weather.
boarded and painted the front of the
building formerly used by Davis & Snapp
as a livery stable
Mr.. G. Collins Taylor returned Tues
day night from the Eastern cities, where
he purchased and is now opening an ex.
tensive line OF Fall goods.
People who want neat and fashionable
Job Printing can be accommodated at
the VIRGINIAN office. We always en-,
deavor to please our patrons
The G. & 0. passenger business is very
heavy now. They are double-heading
| their through passenger trains botl
ways over the mountain divisions.
r. r. Johnson, one of the G. & O. en-
gineers, who has been laid up with a
| sprained ankle, has resumed work. VIZ
are glad to see him at his post again.
Mr. Fred Westerman has settled all
disputes as to the meets and bounds OF
his lot on Main stree, and is pushing the
work on his brick block at a rapid rate.
Already the public school, with Miss
Ella Anderson as Principal, has enrolled
over 100 pupils. Clifton Forge certainly
is blessed with good schools and excel
lent teachers.
Messrs. M. A. Hope and j. w. McNair
the hustling representatives of the Cliff
ton Forge Wholesale Grocery Co., left
this week to supply the wants of theil
many customers.
Elr. E. G. Stull, of Rich Patch, who
met with a serious accident several
weeks since, was able to resume his du-
ties as engineer for the Rich Patch Iron
Co. on Monday last.
Ex-Deputy Commissioner of the Reve
nue., w. G. Hamilton, Esq, left Oh Fri
day for weeks visit to friends in Rock
bridge county. His intention is to bag
some big game during his stay.
The Fife meetings closed at Waynes-
boro on Wednesday night aweek, result
ing, it is said, in over 400 conventions.
1t is the greatest series of religious meet
ings ever known in that section.
The sum of IS, 0eO has been subscribed
at Basic City and Waynesboro for the
b uilding of a tabernacle near and be
tween the two towns. Evangelist Fife
says he will secure the remainder of the
| $4,000
Miss Emma Grice started for Chicago
on Monday last and will prolong her visit
for several weeks. Being both leader and
organist of the Episcopal church choir,
her absence will be deeply felt by that
denomination.
Preaching in the Christian church
every night this week. Tonight Mr.
Book will answer the question: SIS
Christ Divine?" Saturday night he will
answer the question 6 Are there De-
grees in Heaven 20
Mr. Moses Persinger of Potts creek, is
spending few days in Clifton. From
all accounts our jolly friend is entitled
to the championship as a sportsman, as
he has killed $50 squirrels and caught
200 bass the past summer.
We acknowledge receipt of a compli-
tary ticket to the 10th annual exhibition
of the Botetourt Agricultural and Me.
chanical Association, which begins Oct.
18th and confines four days. The pros
poets for successful Fair are said to be
very 1attering.
If you think Geo. ~ Montgomery,
Esq, is not busy man, you are labor
ing under serious mistake. He is Man
ager of the Water Company, of the Opera