The Washington herald., 1912-05-23
Clifton Forge Ice and Boang Works. Clifton Forge Va

Clifton Forge Ice and Bottlin
! vowed that his ambition in life would be
to some day have a shop Of his own
and make photos OF his feIlow-citizens'
"cutest ever That he has realized a
fond ambition and become a master OF
the profession is attested TO by the. large
patronage he now enjoys as the foremost
photographer OF Clifton Forge
Clifton Forge steam Laundry,
The Clifton Forge steam Laundry. IN
corporated a few years past for ses.0OO
was recently purchased by the Edmonds
Brothers. owners and operators OF the
Hinton Fruit & Produce Co.. OF Hinton.
w. Va. who do a large fruit and prod
uce business In this city. The laundry
occupies building % by 100 feet. which
has. recently been thoroughly equipped
| with all the late improved machinery Of
the American Laundry Machine Com
pany type, and they are now installing
one Of the National Chemical company's
/ Prosperity Collar Moulders.'
Their machinery is driven by electric
motor and steam heated by the Clifton
Forge Ice 4 Bottling Works, with whom
they have ten-year contract, and has
| an earning capacity OF s. 800 per week
They have a number Of out-of-town
agencies, though the trade never has
been solicited. but under the new man
agement they are establishing new
agents east and as far west as Mont
gomery, W Va
Since they have the best soft water and
their equipment is complete with all san
itary arrangements their work Is excel
lent and trade rapidly increasing, we
predict for them a most prosperous busi-
ness for the new enterprise. The onlcers
are H. ]. Edmonds, president; w. T.
Edmonds. vice president; c. A. B. Ed
monds, superintendent. and E. w Har-
ris. manager.
Clifton Forge FIGURING Mills, Inc.
With J. NJ. Kloiner. president, and D.
| z. Smith. secretary and treasurer, the
Clifton Forge FIGURING Mills. Inc. was
| organized two years ago. The mill IS
by Is, and four stories high. has a ca
| pacity Of eighty barrels daily. The COM
pany manufactures high-grade flour
feed. and meal. and are dealers in hay
and straw, their special brands OF -four,
! Belle Of Clifton, patent: Rising Son.
Bakers Choice. and Uncle Sam are well
/ known all over this section, and the
business OF the mill has been very sue
cessfuL Mr.. Koiner has been connected
| with large milling companies in this sec
! ton for a great many years. He came
| to Clifton Forge four years ago and
| built the mill here three years ago
i One year later the present company
was organized with Mr.. Smith as sec
/ retary and treasurer Mr. Smith is a
native OF Bath County, but came to
\ Clifton Forge in 1890. Both Of these gen.
| tlemen are progressive and public-spir-
| tied and are always willing to lend a
\ hand in matters pretaining to the up
| building OF their town and county.
Smith-McKinney Hardware
Company.
This company was established twelve
years ago. and is under the active man.
| agement Of W. K Smith, a popular
hardware man and a resident Of Clifton
Forge for twenty-five years. The firm
does a general retail hardware busi-
ness, embracing the entire county and !
has the agency for such celebrated lines |
as American Wire Fence Oliver chilled |
plows. Stag paint. Lewis white lead, |
Majestic ranges, Fosters cook stoves |
and ranges, and Thornhiu wagons. The 1
stock OF goods carried is exceptionally |
large and complete, and this, combined |
with the pleasing personality Of Mr.. |
Smith and the general efficiency Of his /
assistants makes this establishment |
popular with the trade throughout the
county. Mr.. Smiths residence in CIif-1
ton Forge is a beautiful place. delight
fully located, and well cared for.
w. b. Grove & Son.
W. B. Grove has been in the drug
business in Clifton Forge for twenty
four years, and Is one Of the leading
druggists OF the state, having the most
ton and Charleston, and doing a busi-
ness accordingly. The storeroom is q
by 80 feet, with large show windows
handsomely decorated in hardwood and
containing a magnificent soda fountain
They cater to the best soda fountain
trade and have twelve tables serving
customers. This store Is centrally To-
Gated, and especial attention is paid to
compounding prescriptions. Huyler's
q, ndies, Dykes Family Remedies and
Hudnut's perfumes are carried, and they
have a big trade in garden seeds. Their
cigar stand does a business that requires
the undivided services Of a cigar clerk,
and the store as a whole has an air
about it that is distinctly metropolitan.
Burke a Merritt.
Seeing good opening for another
high-class grocery concern, c. H. Burke
came from Rockingham County to cHf-
ton Forge one year ago, and with H. II
Merritt established the present Arm OF
Burke & Merritt. handling the Francis
H. Leggftt & Co.'S premier line of fancy
groceries. with efficient delivery serv-
ice and catering to the best trade these
young men are rapidly becoming rec
ognized as leaders, in the grocery busi-
ness. Besides groceries and vegetables,
they carry a large assortment of Vir-
ginia hams and bacon: dry, salt. and