The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1871-08-24


VALLEY RAILROAD MEEr1NG.-There will be
a meeting of the friends Of the Mt Sidney route
of the Valley Railroad at New Hope, INN edi-
ately after the Township meeting, Saturday
evening next. A full attendance of the friends
of this improvement is desired and expected.
Go to S. NJ. Wilkes if you want good FurIi
ture at Boston prices No old stock. Old Furni-
ture is like old clothcs-hard to tell how much
they have been abused-therefore why buy old
stock revarnished to appear new. when you can
get new 10 per cent. lower at s. Nj. Wilkes.
aug 24-tf
GLOVER THREsHER AND SErARATeR.-We d-
rect attention Of our farmers to the advertise
mcnt of Birdsell's Combined Glover Thresher and
Separator S. NJ. Jones & Bro, Harrisonburg.
agents This machine is recognized as one OF
the most complete Of its kind now manufactured
1t has been awarded the first premiums at over
seventy five State Fairs, and at the st. Louis, a
premium of $500, as being the greatest labor
saving machine of the age for agricultural pur-
poses.
pork-grow finds s'the most sensible thing
is to feed the hogs occasionally with refuse from
the kitchen, mixed with cabbage, turnips, and
other cooked vegetables. There is something
needed in the diet of the hog besides dried grain
He mixes bran meal, and potatoes with soapsuds,
and feeds this to the hogs once week, and he
never suffered loss from cholera
| ANOTHER ALUM SPRING.-We have received
bottle of the strongest alum water we have ever
tastcd-and we believe we have tasted them all
from spring the tract of land recently pur-
Hal Ioxp nfW i
This spring is about one hundred yards from the
| Rockbriige Alum. 1t is the purpose of Col. d. to
| erect a comm odious hotel at these springs next
spring. to beraady for the summer custom
HAIL SronM-A destructive hail storm passed
over the upper portion of Augusta county, last
Thursday. The corn crops on the farms OF James
Bumgardner, ST., J. j. Larew. A. Sproul, and
Others werealmost totally ruined. Large trees
were twisted and torn from there trunks, fences
blown down, and other damages sustained in the
belt of country through which the storm passed.
REAL ESTATE SALE.-AIaj. Ed, McMahon has
purchased from R. S. Ridgway, the valuable pro-
perty located on Augusta street, Northern part
of the city, and known as the Valley Hotel pro
perty, for 81 500, equivalent to cash. The bull
commodous apartments for families and store
room The lot fronts 81 feet Augusta street,
running back ITO feet. 1t is a very desirable
piece of property, and the price paid for it quite
moderate Its value will be enhanced, when the
Valley Railroad is completed
ROANOKE TIMEs.-The last number of this
weekly came to us vastly enlarged, printed on en-
tirely new type. and presenting very attractive
appearance. The editor and proprietor, Capt
J 5hn A. McCaull, has shown commendable ener
gy since be assumed control of the Times, and we
hope will be literally rewarded, as a return Tor
thu heavy outlay he has made for new and improved
presses, &C. The Times is now one of the lar gest
weeklies in the State.
CA1rFoRx1A Wool CIIP.-The spring clip of
CAL wool is upwa d Of u, 600,03o lbs, worth per
haps S.. 500, 900. The fall clip is estimated at
5000, coo lbs. worth possible s., 10000 The
total clip will approximate 20,o00,o00 lbs, and
this for the most sold to Eastern buyers a
CAL prices. For instance, of The l260C00) 1br
of the spring clip there have been 2.000,000 lbs
retained in Cal. ior the use Of local manufacturers
sHoE-DLAcKING---Ho MANUFAcTuRE.-Dr.
George Fuller Of this city has left at this office
:. box of shoe blocking, of his own manufacture
of very superior quality. Il is equal in the gos
it produces, to any we have tried and not excel
| ed in its virtues by the celebrated Dason black
ing We understand it is the Doctors purpose II
manufacture the article for sale, and 1t suffclen
encoura cement is given, to go into the business
largely.
IMPROVEMENT IN HARRIsoNBURG The han lsom
three story brick buildings Of j. L. Sibert and B
r Long being erected on the burnt district. will
when comps ted be an ornament to that town =
These buildings will contain four or hive store
, rooms on the first 4oor, and numerous rooms fol
J offices. &c on the second and thirl hoqrs. The
proprietors DO not regard as OF much consequence
the legal proceedings recently instituted agalns
them as tres spassers. but have gone en- with then
improvements as though nothing ha occurred
Mr. Switzers two story brick is also a very ham
some improvement.
To RAISE LARGE Eoas:-Get good stock anf
feed them from their birth with as much as tn J
can eat It will no. do to starve III m in the sum
mcr and then expect them to be 'as fa as butter,
! bya few weeks feeding in the fall. Awriter OF
hogs sais: The finest poskers | ever saw were
kent growing right along through every day o
, their lives till slaughtered. More is commonly
lost in the winter than at any other time. sef
that they have dry, warm sheltered place, plenty
: of good clean litter to keep them warm, a very
regular supply of wholesome food (not TRASHY ant
clean place to stay H. With this kind Of man
agement, such pigs as you have next spring would
astonish your spshol neighbors at your 'won
derfu luck, +" and if corresponding care were cor
tinued through the season, you would show sucl
porkers as would surprise them still more.
INA HoRsE's sroMAcH-A horse was accident
ally drowned in Scotland lately, and in its stom
ach were found horse nails, broken; rounc
nails from one to two inches long, 10 single floor
ing nails 25 one and half inch nails 81 broker
nails, various sizes; S5 one and a quarter incl
nails, II one inch zinc nails, So fve-eights
"a one inch tack nails, 16 shee lacks, SLATE
nails, screw nails. The total number O.
nails was thus 800. There were also com
mon pins one and a quarter inch long each
/ blue bead. brass button 5 metal buttons mark
ed V. W., IS pieces of galvanized wire. copper
nail heads, A small metal washers, hair pin, !
hook (of hooks and eyes, one-half of needle ]
small piece of lead, pieces Of zinc; in all 81