Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1869-05-07
Valley News.

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The weather continues beautiful, and the
wheat and grass crops are looking splendid
ly. A farmer from the northern portion of
the county informed us on Monday that he
had never known wheat to look better at
this season. This seems to be the %univer-
sal statement throughout the Lower Valley.
- Winchester Times.
Corn PLANTING THE fine weather last
week gave our agricultural friends an excel
lent start in their farming operations, and a
good deal ofcorn has already been planted.
Every effort, it seems, will be made In this
section towards planting a large crop. We
again beg our friends to remember the I'M
p~ortance Of using fertilizers Wi:nchester
Times.
BARN BuRNr.-Some fendish i~ncendiary,
on Friday night last, set fire to the barn of
Mr.. William Glen, in the upper end of
PowelPs Fort, whilst he was confined to his
bed by sickness, which resulted in the total
destruction Of the barn and its contents,
consisting in part of grain, hay and other
pr%oven2er, together with eight head of cattle
and one very fine mare.-,Nen,mdoah Her.
aid.
SALE OF Town PRopRRrY.-The property
belonging to the estate Of VIM. T. Stewart,
deceased, was sold by NJ. Walton commits
sioner. on Saturday last, to s. A. Banner,
for two thousand and fifty dollars.
Mr.. John Clinedinst sold his residence
situated on Main ST., to DR.. J. L. Camp
bell. on Tuesday last. Price paid $4,000.
Shenandoah Herald.
Coal MINn.-We are gratifed to learn
that a northern company has leased a track
of land, some six or eight miles from Mt.
jackson, on the Orkney Springs road, for
tina purpose Of working, what they are salts
fed is a fine coal field The operations will
commence Immediately, and it is thought by
the prospecters that a rich yield Of coal will
be the result. The specimens of coal found,
which induced the enterprise, are of the
we're finest anthracite. - Shenandoah Herald.
RAILROAD SURvEYs.-The corps of Engin-
GERS ofthe Pennsylvania Central railroad
are again engaged in running experimental
lines Of survey between Hagerstown and
Williamsport.
The great Pennsylvania Central railroad
combination is at work everywhere trying to
clrcumvent the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
company, and we see it stated that it is trying
to get hold Of the great Virginia line of
railway which connects the Atlantic coast at
Norfolk with the Ohio river. The move
ment from Hagerstown, southwark, may
possibly be an important link in the vast rail
road scheme of that powerful combination,
and the Mcrcesburg movement still another
link Winchester Times.
STABBING AFFRAY.-A stabbing ARRAY,
between two colered men, Jim Cook and
Sam Garrett, occurred at HlPs hotel, in this
place, on Monday morning last. A difficult
ty had originated between the parties, and
offensive epithets had been applied by Gar
nett to Cook, when the latter seized a butch
er knife and cut and stabbed Garnett fear
fully. He gave him one stab between the
shoulder blade and ribs, about six inches
deep, ranging downwards and not p%enetra-
ting the cavity, another in the arm. Ga very
serious wound, J dividing the muscles, and
one slight wound in the left side. ALTHOUGH
Garnet was 50 hacked to pieces as it were
by his adversary, yet his injuries are not
considered necessarily mortal. From the
statements made before j. D. Price, ESQ =,
who is the acting Mayor Of the town, Gar
nett seems to have been the aggressor.-
The Physicians in attendance testifying that
Garnett's wounds were not Of necessity fatal
Cook after examination, was released on bail
Capt. J. N. Hill becoming lis surety in a
bond for $3.50. Both men were employed
at Hills hotel, one as cock, and the other
as tesaspster Buckingham Register.