Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-09-10
VALLEY ITEMS.

"ORDER OF CoURT."-The Radical Coun-
ty Court of Shenandoah by an "Order of
Court actually passed and entered on the
minutes, aud ''for reasons appearing to the
COurt"-which reasons are that the Shepan-
doah Herald is a Conservative paper, and
frequently speaks of the Court, as it deserves
to be spoken Of-have directed that "the of.
fcers of the court and those executing the
orders, DEGREES and judgements of the same.
shall not avail themselves of the columns of
the Shenandoah Herald, newspaper pub
lIshed In the town of Woodstock, Va, as a
medium of publication, nor to procure any
blanks ut said Office ut the charge of the coun.
ty." A mean, contemplate effort to inter.
tere with the press, by official order of
mean, contemplate set Of ignorant Radicals
with George Rye ut their head.
Robbery seems prevalent in the county
of Rockingham. The Register speaks of three
men entering the store of DIR. Hopkins. at
Mt. Clinton, after night, on tie pretense of
buying pair of pants and after n struggle
with Mr.. Hopkins and a Mr.. Firebaugb.
who were in the store, took pair of pants
and double barrslled shot gun and made
good their escape. although fred at by DIR.
Hopkins, from the porch of his house near
by. A very bold robbery.
Also the breaking into and robbing the
store of Armstrong Il Brown of BridgeWater.
of Hats, Boots, Shoes, Calicocs, Cloths, &C.
to considerable amount.
The Oil Commonwealth says Mr. Ander-
son, living near Bowman s Mil, had five horses
stolen and the Editor himself was robbed of
all his bacon. Things must be pretty bad
down there, when they rob poor Editor of
his bacon.
On last Sunday afternoon, Csays the
Winchester Ne1os,) Rev. Norval Wilson. as
sisted by Reys. DR.. Hough and Mr.. Dosh.
held divine service on Potato Hill. The SER
mon of Mr.. Wilson was listened to BY large
number of persons. We understand that il
is the intention of the ministers of the various
denominations to hold meetings regularly
every Sunday afternoon in various portions Of
our town. Ifthe people will not 20 to church
they shall have the gospel Numbered into
their ears on the highways. We trust that
these services may be productive of much
good. The unusual occurrence of street
preaching carried our imagination back to
the days of Wesley and Whitfield in England.
expounding the word to the poor and ignorant
on the English commons, and to Lorenzo
Dow's efforts to evangelze our America.
- The Staunton Spectator says: About
three weeks ago. the wife of Mr.. Chas. s
Miller, of Bath Co., was bitten on the leg bv
a rattlesnake. The inside bark of the white
walnut tree was applied to the leg above the
place bitten, and when taken of the bark was
marked and spotted just like the rattlesnake.
This is the testimony OF Rev. Mr. Houston and
DIR. Hopkins, of the Warm Springs, and other
persons Remedies were administered bv
physicians, and the woman recovered. The
walnut bark had been applied before the
physicians arrived.
Joseph N JOlIiffe has been appointed
register at large for the county of Frederick.
in place of A. A. Crane, suspended; and
David w. Brauson has been appointed regis
ter for the first magisterial district, in place
of Henry v. Willis, suspended. The sus>
pensions were made by order of Gen. SchO-
field. in consequence of a failure to obey his
instructions.
Bean Cartmel's farm four miles from
Winchester, at the eastern base of Little
North Mountain, part limestone and part
mountain land, has been sold at a rate making
about $50 an acre for the limestone
The attendance at the Bunker Hill.
Berkeley county, Camp meeting was quite
large on Sunday. The very best onder pre-
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