The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1894-02-22
LOCAL BREVITIES.

POSTMASTER M. +. Surber of Savannah
was in town last Thursday.
T. r. Hunter spent last Sunday at
Caldwell with his parents.
E. NJ. Nettleton, Esq, of Covington,
was in town on Monday last.
Mr.. R. II. Rodgers has moved into Mrs
Kraft's house in South Clifton.
DR.. W. H. Savage paid his regular pro.
fessional visit to Buchanan on Monday.
Do not fail to attend the Job Meet
ings'' at the Disciples church Tonight.
The home of A. O. Surber was bright
ened last Sunday by the advent of a son.
Mr.. w. T. Nelson, of Iron Gate, made
a business trip to our city last Saturday.
Mr. W. A. Price has been assisting at
the Allegheny Bank for the past few
days
Geo. A. Revercomb, ESQ.,, of Coving>
ton, was in Clifton Forge Tuesday on
business.
Owing to press of business Prof. boy,
the Optician, will remain in the city till
next Monday.
T. K. Hackman, attorney~at-law. Of
Iron Gate, was in the city Monday on
legal business.
Mr. g. K. Foster, travelling salesman,
visited his brother, Postmaster A. G..
Foster, last Thursday.
Mr. Louis Sachs left Mon day night for
Baltimore to purchase his spring and
summer stock of goods.
Rev. V. W. Wheeler is the recipient of
fine hat presented to him by Mr.. W. G..
Hamilton last Saturday
Part of the old wire fence around the
new netting put in it's place.
Walter Marks had his right hand and
arm badly mashed while coupling cars
on the James River Division last week
J. A. Faber has secured the assistance
of Jno. >Scherer, of New York, in the re-
pairing department of his jewelry store.
Mr.. c. S. Shepherd, of Covington,
salesman for Rouse, Hempstone & Co.,
was in our city this week looking up
trade.
- At Mrs. Thomas restaurant this week
can be found some of the finest oysters
ever offered to the patrons of that place.
Try them.
Mr.. and Mrs. FL. Thane Miller, of Gin
cinnati, stopped over in our city on their
way home to hear the spelling bee" at
the Y. M. G. A.
The house recently purchased by F..
B. Westerman from the Hyde family has
been improved by a coat of paint. The
work was done by Mr.. Minter.
Joseph Hileman and George Sherman,
of Iron Gate, called at our Office last
Saturday, and after a close inspection
pronounced the outfit good one.
Mr.. Kirk Snyder from Pocahontas
county, W. Va, o compositor who at
one time was employed in this Office, has
accepted position with the Reo5eaO.
Mr.. W. G. Hamilton attended the
meeting of Grand Lodge, Knights Of
Pythias, held this week at Richmond,
as a delegate from the Clifton Forge
lodge.
Rev. L. W. Irwin, from Irou Gate, is
preaching every night this week at Oak
land for Rev. E. W. MacCorkle. These
meetings are exciting considerable in
terest.
Alonzo J. Gooch left Clifton Forge last
Monday morning for bonneville, Ills.
where he has secured a position with the
railroad company. Our best wishes fol-
low him.
Rev. W. FL. Book will on Sunday con-
tinue his series of sermons on ''Faith, :"
and at night the subject will be: The
are invited.
1t is rumored that one of our attract>
i've young ladies will be led to the matt
rimonial altar by a popular young man
of this city ere the moon makes many
more changes.
Sam Young's Melville Sisters Company
Nill appear in weeks engagement at
the Opera House, commencing Monday
evening, FEB. Goth. This is a strong
company and very popular.
WANTED-At this office an intelligent
boy or young man to learn the printing
business; one who is not afraid of work,
can read manuscript and spell well and
wants to learn the business thoroughly.
The Methodist congregation at Iron
Gate held festival Monday and Tues
day nights at that place for the benefit
of their pastor, Rev. Mr.. Bowman. On
Monday night the receipts were over $35.
Mr.. S. B. Moore, advance agent for the
Melville Go. is in the city making arrange.
ments for their next weeks engagement.
Mr.. Moore has been with this company
for six years and is well and favorably
known all over the country.
Freight on the c. & O. is getting some
what heavier and the prospects are that
it will increase, as the Big Four and c..
g. o. have, we understand, made arrange
ments with the Chicago & Northwestern
to haul most of the latter's grain to New
port News.
Mr.. Geo. M. Reid and his little daugh-
ter Stella arrived home on Saturday
evening from two weeks tour of lectur-
ing and reports a prosperous trip. The
little lady is becoming quite an elocu
ZIONIST. She gave an exhibition of her
ability in our sanctum Tuesday which
was very creditable.
G. E. Doyle, Superintendent of the
Eastern Division of G. & o., was met by
a committee of engineers and fremen
last Friday and all controversies among
his employees at this point were amicably
eatt1ad Mr. DOvle is a yery cOmmenda>