Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1870-01-14
Valley News.

WANTED Several Carpet bag sheriffs te
take the place Of these sent to the penitenti-
ary.- Shenandoah Herald.
The Rockingham Register says that Mr..
j. H. Larkins will put into operation, at an
early day, new Wooden Factory at Ber-
lington, near Bridgewater, in that county
SALE OF ROCKINGHAM LAND.-The farm
lately owned by John Smith, near Mt.
Crawford, was sold by Commissioner. A. NJ.
Newman, Esq, on Thursday the 23d Of
December for S10,50O. Purchaser, j.
Loewenbach, Esq. The farm contains about
220 acres. with good improvements Roch-
ingAan' Register.
SERIOUS Acc1DENr.-O New Years day,
while Cadets Cooke, of Norfolk, and Hanks,
of S. c., were wrestling in a room on the
second floor Of the V. NJ 1. the latter, foil
out of the window, and in the effort to catch
his friend, Cooke fell also Hanks received
but slight injury; Cookies head struck an
iron pipe and the granite foundation, frac-
turing his skull. Hopes, however, are en-
tertained by his physicians of his recovery.
Lexington Gazette.
SALE OF Town PRopERrY.-The brick
storc-house and dwelling on the Public
Square in Harrisonburg. lately owned by
o. G. Sterling, Esq, decd, was sold at
public auction, on Friday the 24th of De-
cember, for $6,l75, equivalent to cash.
Purchaser. 0. G. Sterling jr Esq.
The Milly spengler property, on German
street, was sold on the same day for $500.
Purchaser, Thomas Basford.
The small house and lot, in rear of Mrs
Alexander Bowman's, (sold a few weeks
ago to Jonas Lowenbach for $780, was re-
sold on the same day at $l40. Purchaser,
John G. Morrison.
Isaac Paul has sold his residence and the
brick building Immediately in rear of the
same, on the McAdamizcd Turnpike, in this
plae, to VIM. Fl. EAinger, ESQ, for So
600, equivalent to cash.
These sales show that real property in our
growing town still brings good prices, not
withstanding the monetary Depression
Rockingham Register.
LAND SALEs.-The Real Estate belong
ing the estate Of John Dinkel, decd, which
lies in and near Bridegwater, in this county
was sold on the 2Sth, and 29th Of December,
1869, by J. S. Harnsberger, as commits
sioner
The terms Of sale were, sufficient in hand
to pay costs of suit and expenses of sale
the remainder in four equal annual payments
with interest from date and the title retained
as ultimate security.
The Dinkel Mill property and two adjoin-
ing houses and lots were sold to VIM. F.
Dinkel, of Augusta. for $500; also to the
same, lot containing about seven-eights of
an acre, adjoining the above property, for
$268; three acre lot on the River, adjoin-
ing DR.. Kyle, was purchased by the Doctor
for $575; house and lot on Water street
in Bridgevater, was sold to Thomas Huddle
(colored, } for 1867; the brick store house
and lot were purchased by Col. E. J. Arm
strong for 81 40; the Mansion House and
lot were sold to Maj. T. Shumate for 81 800,
and a two acre lot and stable for $500 to
same the 43 acre tract of cleared land near
the town, was sold for $1,000, to John c.
Herring also to same, the IL acre tract Of
woodland for S456; the ID acre tract of
woodland was sold to Jacob Dinkel for SAT-;
John Dinkels interest in the Hannah Din
KEEL farm, about 90 acres, was sold to St.
Clair Kyle for $670.
The above sales amount 10 S13, 1902; SO
We see that nearly 107 acres Of land and i'm
provements sold. brought about s169,1S
per acre. old Commonwealth.