Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-02-04
VALLEY ITEMS.

From our Valley exchanges we clip the
following items =
The citizens of HarrisonburS held a
meeting last week for the purpose of getting
fire engine for the town.
A Band has been organized in Harris
onburg under the title of ''Eshman's Cornet
Band"
A little son of Mr. Nice Of Wythe coun-
ty, while skating few days since, fell, and
fractured his skull so badly that he died in
short time.
The ladies of the NJ. E. Church, South,
of Staunton, have neatly carpeted their chuch.
The altar has recently been painted aud the
church edifice otherwise improved.
- The students of Prof. Grabill's Male
Academy in Woodstock, design issuing Il Lit
erary Magazine. 1t is to be issued monthly,
in manuscript, at fifteen cents per copy
- January Dist, was the anniversary the
birth of General Stonewall jackson. He was
born January 2lst, in CIarksburg, Harrison
County, Virginia.
-The examinations at the V. VI. Institute
have closed, large majority of the Cadets
acquitting themselves in the most creditable
manner.
The rails are now laid across South
River bridge, in the re construction Of the
Manassas road. The timber Tor the four
bridges just above and below Woodstock is
ready for raising and will be up in few weeks.
"A party of fox hunters started up,
few days since, in Frederick county, pure
white fox. The party chased it Tor many
hours, but were not SO fortunate as to over
take it.
Col. W. r Denny, of Winchester, lcc-
tured before the Lyceulu of that place on
Friday evening last, on his travels in the
Holy Land; proceeds to be applied to the
poor of the town.
Two boys, named Cheatwood, were
lodged in Jail in Roanoke county on Saturday,
charged with stealing two horses. They
fessed the crime, and said they were paid SO
by man named Miles Vaught, of Giles
county, to steal the horses.
- The smoke house, on Miss. P. 4. StoYer's
farm, two miles and half above Woodstock,
and tenented by Mr.. VIM. Hutchison, was
burned on Monday night last, with large
lot Of bacon, and many other valuable articles.
1t is supposed that the house was set on fire
purposely.
= In order to accommodate the travel, from
j
understand that the Adams Express Co., will
put on Packets, run by steam, s miles an hour.
These Packets are to carry passengers and
Express matter. and make connection with the
Railroads running to Lynchburg.
We learn from the Fincastle Herald, of
Friday, that a negro named Joseph Russell,
was committed to jail in that place, on
Thursday FOR attempting to perpetrate rape
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Botetourt county. The young lady had gone
whilst there the negro seized her. In order
to stop her cries, it is said the villain choked
her so severely that the marks Of his fingers
were left on the young lady's throat. lie con-
fcsses his guilt.
MANDAMUs AWARDED THE W. d ?. X.
r. CoMPANY.-Judge Meredith awarded,
Potomac Railroad Company, (who filed their
petition by Andrew Hunter, Esq., a rule.
against John s. Calvert, Treasurer; Wm. T.
Taylor. Auditor of Public Accounts and
Asa Rogers, Second Auditor, requiring them
to appear before his court on the Sd of the
present month, and show cause, if they can,
why ntG1,daDtis should not be awarded the
said railroad company, compelling the said
parties, in conformity with an act of the
General Assembly, entitled ian act to amend
and re-enaet an act entitled an act for the re-
lief of the Winchester and Potomac Railroad
Company, passed February 22d, 1861 to
receive into the treasury of the Common
wealth, from the said Winchester and POto-
mac Railroad Company in any bonds of the
State of Virginia at their par value, the sum
of eighty-three thousand three hundred and
thirty three and one-third dollars, with all
the interest due thereon. Said sum with the
interest thereon, being alleged to amount in
the aggregate to the sum of Sis, 5I3I2; and
grant a proper receipt therefor SO as to give
effect to said act.