Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-12-08
Valley ITEMS.
From our Valley exchanges We clip the
following items -

From our Valley exchanges We clip the
following items
= The cabinet establishment of Mr.. Rob-
ert johnson, on Main street, Staunton, took
fire on Tuesday morning, it is thought, from
stove, and was, owing to the combustDie
material of which the building was composed,
soon in flames. Tie fire speedily communl-
Gated to his dwelling house also, wooden
building, and both, despite the efforts OF the
citizens to save them, were destroyed. a
good deal of stock and furniture was also
burned. Mr.. Johnson's loss is estimated
roughly by our informant at SO 200. rE
The large frame dwelling house of Mr..
Byron Hoge, which adjoined MIR. Johnson's
premises, also took fire and was consumed
Mr.. Hoge'sloss in furniture was considerable.
His whole loss will exceed $4,000, it is
thought. Mr.. David Keiser's kitchen caught,
but the flames were subdued before it was
entirely consumed. His house, it was feared,
would also be burned, but it fortunately
escaped the ravages of the fiery element.
A riot occurred in Harrisonburg on
Saturday night week, between the negroes of
the town and their colored brethren employed
on the o., A. & NJ. &. r. R., in which stones,
brickbats and pistols were used freely, and
one negro killed and several slightly wounded.
One day last week, negro woman in
Harrisonburg gave birth to three children
They did not survive. ..,..f sr-r,
= The hills and ridges in all parts of Val
ley are alive with wild turkies this season, and
the number killed SO far is unprecedented in
the memory of the oldest hunters. .l
= Staunton Council, No. Al, Friends of
Temperance, are in fourishing condition.
Every week new members are added and the
Temperance cause is fast becoming topic of
general conversation. So says the Hindtcdtor.
Large quantities of iron ore are being
shipped from the iron works in the neigh
borhood of Woodstock. So much for the
Valley Railroad.
The Woodstock Herald says a meteor
as large as pint cup fell at the Narrow Pas
sage during the late shower. .5.... ..-
= Rev. Henry Hardie died at the resi-
dence of DIR. Triplett, near Mt. jackson, last
week of consumption.
The revival in the NJ E. Church, South,
of Staunton, is still in progress. There have
been about forty conversions, and thirty-tour
have joined the Church. a@
= Several gentleman, representing New
York mining company, have been engaged for
several days past, in inspecting the large beds
of Manganese in the Cedar Creek Valley,
about ten miles northwest of Woodstock =
One of the beds has been worked since the
war, but only to limited extent. Several
new beds have recently been discovered and
bid fair to prove very productive. #
The southern bound passenger train, on
the O., A. & NJ. G. Railroad, met with seri,
GUS accident below Front Royal, on Tuesday
last caused by the breaking of an axle of the
engine. The train was thrown from the track
causing considerable damage TO the engine
and baggage car. But two persons on the
train were hurt. The baggage master had his
face badly burned by being thrown against q
stove and negro had his leg badly injured
The cars were detained about thirteen hours.