The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1894-01-04
Miss Bessie Bryant spent Christmas
Washington.

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New Castle, spent Christmas in Clifton
Forge.
ment at the Y. M. G. A. Friday evening
at O'Clock
Rev. L. NJ. Omer, OF Richmond, was
up during Christmas. His face was
covered with smiles.
Rev. Mr.. Davidson of the Methodist
church, held services in the Presbyterian
church on Sunday night.
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trains
men held a very successful series of
dances in Nettleton Hall last week.
Rev. B. H. Abbott, pastor of the
Church of Christ at Charlottesville, was
registered at Gladys Inn last Friday.
The Misses Pendleton,i of Iron Gate,
spent Sunday night with Mrs. Moody,
en- route to their school in Waynesboro.
| Capt. Lewis Hartman and son Traverse
| spent Christmas in Staunton with Mrs
Hartman and their many friends in that
city.
DIR. W. H. Savage returned Friday
from visit to relatives in Greenville and
Wilson, North Carolina, where he spent
Christmas.
Rev. w. H. Book preached at Iron
Gate Sunday afternoon at O'Clock. Mr..
Books preaching always draws crowd
ed audience.
Mr. G. NJ. McElwee is placing the tim
Der on the ground for his new building
to be erected at the East end of Church
street bridge. Avery nice location.
DIR. w. H. Savage paid his monthly
visit to his patrons in Buchanan on
Monday last. The doctor is quite pops
ular in that section as we'll as at home.
Mr. VIM. H. Taylor, accompanied by
his wife and daughter, Miss Dora L., of
Winchester, Va, spent Christmas with
his son, Mr.. c. Collins Taylor, of this
city.
Miss Mary Ingraham, art teacher at
the Seminary. one of the. most popular
institutions in Southwest Virginia, has
returned from visit to relatives in
Indiana.
Miss Kate. Robinson, who is successful
ly conducting school at Anderson. w.
Va, spent the Holidays with her parents
at Iron Gate, returning to her school
yesterday.
We are glad to hear that L. Bowman,
the popular G. & o. Express Agent who
was injured in wreck recently, is i'm
proving and expected to be able to get
about ere long.
6. w. Stevens, Gen'r Manager G. & O.;
VIM. Morris, Supt. NJ. P; T. s. Lloyd.
M. M, and Mr.. Ingalls, paid brief visit
to the Y.M C. A. while on their way
west yesterday.
Mrs. Tomney, who had been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. M. G. Winter, for
several weeks, returned to her home in
Roanoke on Tuesday morning, much
benefited in health
G. & O. engine No. 1858, having just
| been overhauled, made her first trip
yesterday. Engineer I. B. Snapp was at
| the throttle and r. L. Barnett on deck.
She is in good hands.
Miss Clara Dollman of Craig City, who
had been spending several days with
the family of Squire Robinson and
| ofI ov fr;a At o.
her home on Saturday last.
| The Clifton Minstrels' performance
was a grand success, rejecting credit
upon each and every performer. They
will be able to present about 500 to the
| Episcopal church in this city.
The rails have been laid on the coal
track of White & Spinner and the ears
now run in the yard. These gentlemen
seem to be handling a large portion of
the coal consumed in this city.
The Methodist Sunday School present.
ed a novelty in their Christmas celebra-
ton. A German Mill' was made to
take the place of tree. Mr.. G. F. Moore
| impersonated the Dutch miller
| The members of the Methodist church
| held donation party'' at the Method
ist parsonage on Saturday night and left
| Rev. Mr.. Davidson and family many
nice and appropriate articles as
| Christmas donations.
| Mr.. FL. G. Ruark, the popular 'sboss''
/ yaintor at tho n A. cl,ov,o oooopo
panied by his wife, spent Christmas
week with his brother in Washington,
| D. c., who holds a responsible and lucra
tive government position.
The G. g. O. shops shut down Christ
mas day, Saturday and New Years day
as holidays. Many of the men took the
whole week and visited friends and rel,
atives in other localities. They are all
back and turning ont work with re-
newed energy.
Rev. W. II. Book will ON Sunday night
preach on the Evolution of the Dis
ciple's Plea, or the Church from Pente>
/ cost through the dark ages, ON up
/ through the days of Luther, Calvin,
| Henry WIZ and the Campbels." This
will no doubt be very interesting.
The Presbyte terrain. Sunday Sehoelcele-
brated Christmas by having tree on
Tuesday night. The tree was beautiful
and loaded with pretty and useful gifts.
Santa Clause not being able to be pres
emit at all the trees at once, Mr.. Jas. N.
Page kindly acted in his stead ia a style
the old man need be proud of.
An ATTEMPT was. made to break into.
the postofflce by the side door last Sun
day night, but the weuld-be burglar
became alarmed and ran away just as
Mr.. Wheeler, who was inside. opened
the door. The same night some one
broke in a front window at Mr.. Geo. M.
Farrar's drug store, securing several
articles in reach.