Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-03-02
VALLEY ITEMS.

From our Valley exchanges we copy the
following items =
= Tie 22d of February was appropriately
celebrated in Winchester by the Fire Depart
meut.
= Some days since, fire broke out in the
Poor House of Frederick County. The dining
room and kitchen were destroyed and the
house otherwise damaged.
The company of Federal soldiers, station
ed at Winchester for some time, has been
ordered to Texas. A detachment of the 44th
infantry will relieve them.
Amiss, of Front Royal was fired, and burned
Grants Tavern, was set on fire, but it was
discovered and put out before it got under
way. The object of the incendiaries was
plumber, no doubt.
On Friday night, 10Th ult., the stable,
with its entire contents, belonging to Capt. A.
c. Lincoln, at Lacey Springs, was consumed
some hay, harness and two horses, worth at
least $3.50 each. Loss about 81 200, upon
which there was no insurance
A tribe of the Improved Order of Red
Men was instituted in Harrisonburg on the
of Winchester, assisted by other members of
the Great Council of Virginia. The name of
this Tribe is Minnehaha, No. SO.
"A kerosene lamp in the hands of DIR.
Jas. II. Harris, of Harrsonburg, exploded
few nights since, burning and lacerating his
hand seriously. 1t seems that the oil in the
lamp was low, and the wick short, and in
cndeavoring to make extremes meet by shaking
the lamp, the result was an explosion.
The residence of John Lowell, ESQ, of
Warren county, was entirely destroyed by fire
on Thursday week. Nothing was saved but
few articles of bed clothing. This is the
second time MIR. Lowell has been burned out
since the surrender.
Some weeks since an aged colored man,
named Louis Martin, we'll known throughout
the Valley as a preacher in the coored Meth
odist church, aud fixture of Winchester,
departed to his long home. He was polite
and harmless old man, and respected alike
by his white and colored friends.
= Shenandoah Chapter, R. A NJ. had
public installation of officers, at Edinburg,
on Friday week. A sumptuous dinner was
prepared during the day, and an oyster supper
at night. During the evening, an exhibition,
tableaux, ETC., was given for the benefit of the
Chapter, at which the sum of $40 was realized.
Patrick Murray (the keeper of grog-
shop at White Post), and his wife, died sud-
denly last week-the latter on Tuesday night
and the former on Wednesday morning.
From what we can learn, Patrick and his
spouse had been INDUCING very freely in "fre-
water" which produced a row, and resulted
in the weaker half receiving cudgeling over
the head. This put her to bed, aud she died
in few hours. Patrick was taken with
dclirium hememS, and died little later, as
stated above Winchester Ne'rs.
"A few days ago, hymenially inclined
pair came to this place. determined to commit
the rash act, but could not find the parson o.
whom they were in search, and started back
homeward, determined to hunt the next best
On their way back they OUerhdulel the clerical
friend of their first choice, and stopped him,
on the Valley Turnpike, short distance from
this place, where he performed the ceremony,
whilst the parties sat upon their horses. and
sent the loving ones homeward rejoicing.
Woodstock Herald.
John H. Crist caught trout in the
North Fork of the Shenandoah river, near
Timberville Rockingham Co.. Va. several days
ago, which measured Is inches in length.
- The freedman behaved so gallantly and
efficiently Mt the recent fires in Lexington,
that resolutions Of thanks were rendered them
at public meeting.
- Rev P. B. Price, late pastor of the Third
Presbyterian Church, Richmond, has left to
take charge of High Bridge Church, Rock
bridge, to which he was recently called.
On last Monday, Mr.. Farrer, an aged
man living on the Spring Hill road, had
brought load of wood to town, and while
quietly on his way home, met crowd of ne
groes who had evidently been to the Radical
meeting and feeling heavy after the ceremo>
MES of the day, did not give him the right of
way. when, he tried to drive around them, but
bent on a fracas they attacked him with stones
and finally compelled the old gentleman to flee
to town. A party of young men we'll noun
ted started after the rascals, who when over
taken showed fght-some drawing pistols
All however were captured but the leading
man with pistol, who took to the woods and
escaped The rest, six in number, were
marched to town under guard, had a hearing
before Mayor Trout and were by him commit
ted to Jail to await further action.
EARTHQUAKE IN ALExANDRIA.-Sunda
night between the hours of l and 2 o'clock
several of the city's night watchmeu heard
the rumbling, and felt distinctly the shock of
what they now suppose was an earthquake
The earth trembled, and the houses shook
The Waterman at the Mount Vernon Cotton
Factory was also aware of the circumstance,
and so great was the noise there, occasloned
by the rafting of the machinery, that he
thought the building was tumbling down.
MANY others, who were awake at the hour