Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-07-30
VALLEY ITEMS.

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ing wheat near Short hill, at the Led Of
Buffalo river, in ROckbridCe county an the
18th inst, a storm came up suddeply' dur;Ds,
which they were all struck by liahtuinp,e
One of the men, named Sorrel. was killed
instantly, and every bone in him seemed tn
be crushed. Another of the men. named
Wilson, was so badly injured that he s mot
expected to recover. The other two were
severely shocked, one of them haviD, HE
shoes torn entirely of, but both fortunately
escaping without much hurt
The Rockingham Register Is infrmsd
by DR.. S. A. COfman, one of the directors
that there is no doubt of the speedy com.
pletion of the Manassas Gap railroad to Harris
Onburg. the iron has been procured. and
money sufficient for the purpose is at the COM
mand of the directory. About $50, 600 of
the mortgage bonds, represented BY Messrs.
Branch, of Petersburg, and Johe r. Woods
of Albemarle, are still held back. but the ..
company have determined to go on with tho
work.
New -four and grain are being crowded
into Staunton at a rapid rate The limited
facilities of the Central Railroad for transpor-
tatlon comPels great deal of it to lie over
before transhipment to Richmond There
were one day last week at least one hundred
barrels of -four awaiting transportation. The
wheat and -four market at that point Is con-
sequently fluctuatiDg and sometimes depress-
ed Last Saturday wheat fell 25 cents in the
bushel, and -four about so cents in the barrel.
= H. c. Chapman, of franklin CO., Va.
IN card to the public, published in al
fod"OGe Tunes, advertises .'the man calliDt
himself F. +. G. Lindsey, Abingdon, NJ,
VIII" has been advertising Egyptian Corn fOr
sale throughout this State, as an upmitt,.nte,
scoundrel aud swindler" Mr.. G. saws ~be
is a mean, low, contemplate wretch. aud
makes It 4 business to swindle every body 81
can, and should have been in the penisen4
tiary ten years ago"
IS. Z. Sterling. esq. has furnished the
Rockingham Register with the amOun, az
internal revenue receipts for lis district for
the year ending Both of June last, which
makes total of Sl57 .2l5, 6S. This large
amount Of internal revenue tax. saws tina.
paper has been collected for the support of the
Federal government off the people OF Il district
who have no representation in Congress
- The Maryland State relief Commission
ers acknowledge the reception Of the follow
ing from Winchester for the aid of the South
crn sufferers:
From Baker & Bros - bushels Of corn
and box OF bacon; from L. ID. McCaw, 6S
bushels corn and box bacon from "a
Friend" $50; from Hon L. Y. Conrad
Chairman Of Relief Association, 5000"
: Selma. late the property of Hon. Jas.
| NJ. Mason, OF Winchester. (says the Meas OF
that town. was recently sold by the commits
sloner, at Sl7O an acre, the tract containing,
81 acres. The buildings aud fences were
RACED during the war, and the ground much
detaced. Mr.. Robert Steel was the purchaser.
lie will doubtless soon restore somewhat ofits
former beauty.
Friday, the 18th of August next. will
be observed in all the Churches of the Meth.
odist Episcopal Church, South, rs day OF
fasting, humiliation aud prayer. in accord.
ance with the recommendation of the Bish.
ops of the Church, in their late Pastoral Ad.
dress.
The Woodstock HerGE1 has taken pains
to gather authentic information. in regard t.
the quantity and quality Of the wheat cror
just harvested in Shenandoah county. and
estimates that the average crop of the county
is double that of last year
Samuel Motifs, colored man residipc
in Syracuse, one hHndred and serenity yeors
old, Is about returning to his old home in
Winchester, where he was formerly slave
lie wants TO lay his bones ON ''de old planta.
ton"
= Rev. Mr.. Walton has returned to Stauu.
ton from his trip to Texas aud brings eDcour.
aging reports of the success of his mission in
soliciting subscriptions for the Lee Eudow-
ment Fund of Washington College"
: The Valley TfgiHian states that Oscar
D. FOX, OF Staunton, has recently made a trip
through the Valley. He says 1.-The wheat
stood So thick in Mems bottoms that they
had to haul it to another field to shock it."
Capt. G. r. Chandler. for some fine
past on duty as chief of the Freedmen's Blu
reau in Frederick county, has been relieved
and ordered to duty elsewhere. The vacancy
las not yet been filed
The Abingdon V7rginian reioieeth
greatly over the introduction of two ..brick
machines" in Washington county. One turn
ing cut 5000 bricks per day and the other
$4,000.
The mountains are filed
are upwards Of three hundred
White Sulphur, over one
at CaPon, and an equal proportions
Springs.
The repairs on the Court House RI
Winchester IS progressing finely. The Jail is
also undergoing repairs, and begins to assume
its appearance prior to the war.
General Robert T. Lee. it is said. is to
be appointed President Of the Covingtoa and
OHIO Kallroad OF Virginia, and his son Curtis
is to be Chief Engineer.
- Registration in Augusta county Il com
Pleted The Whole number is 4, G00-3. asa
whites and FOG negrOes-vhite majority.
2,27s.
RAM RooK-T, ill ;. -.