Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1872-02-20

Glade, containing $50 acres, was sold to Bethuel
Herring, at $50 per observation-disclosures 81. M.
Bell and N. X. Trout-Auctioneer, E. M. Cush-
ing
On the 10th inst, at private sale the Kalo-
rama property in this place, was sold to Mr.. D..
G. McGufin for the sum of $4,000.
On the 18th inst, Commissioners JAS. Bum
gardner, Jr., and A. FL. Fultz in the suit of
Huffman VS.. Switzer, sold at Burkville house
and lot to Capt. Thos. Burke, at $500.
At the same date, Fl. M. Bell and 81. FL. Rob-
ertson, Commissioners, sold the farm Of F. M.
Henderson, containing 3S3 acres, to Capt. @. K.
Mason at So per acre.
On the 18th inst, Cochran and Fultz, Com
missioners, sold portion of the Willow Spout
property-1461 acres-to VIM. L. Mowry, at
$l6.25 per acre, equivalent to cash.
On the 18th inst, Cochran and Trout, Com
missioners, sold the farm of VIM. Smith, dec d.
two miles from this place, containing 4128 acres,
to Henry Peyton, at $50 per acre, equivalent to
cash, of which Joseph Meriken gets ten acres,
at the rate of sale, as per agreement with pur-
chaser. E. M Cushing, Auctioneer.
On yesterday was consummated the sale by
VIM. A. Burke of two-thirds of "Burke's Iron
Works" in this place, to Maj Ed. McMahon
and Mr.. T. K. Menifee, well known Railroad
contractors.
DEATH OF Mr.. FRED. SCHEFFER.-Mr. Fred.
Scheffer, Proprietor Of the "Virginia HoteP' OF
this place, died about o'clock yesterday morn
ing after brief ILLNESS. When boy, his throat
was injured by having swallowed aqua FORTS, in
consequence of which it was subject to structure.
On Saturday evening last, whilst eating oysters,
one of them lodged in his osophagus or swallow,
about or inches from the stomach, which
caused much pain, and which had to be forced
into the stomach by mechanical means. 1t is
supposed that piece of the she'll was attached
to the oyster. Whilst this was the ercitimg cause.
it is supposed by his physicians that the irnnae-
date cause of his death was cerebral or brain af
lection.
In this unexpected death. this community loses
an energetic and enterprizing citizen, and his
family an affectionate and kind husband and
father. His remains have been taken to Wood
stock, Shenandoah county, for interment
DEAD INFANTS FOUND IN A WELL.-On Mon
day of last week, two mulatto infants were dis
covered in we'll on the farm of Mr.. L. N.
Mitchell few miles from this place. 1t is sup
posed they were twins and that one had breathed
and that the other had not. The Coroner's Jury,
summoned by VIM. L. Mowry, rendered ver-
dict that there was reasonable ground of suspi-
cion that a negro woman living the place by
the name of Fanny Carr, was the mother of the
infants, and that they were thrown into the well
by some one unknown to the Jury, whereupon
that woman was put under arrest and lodged in
Jail.
H. H., Ftorl oh bod
examining trial before Justice Leigh r. Wad-
dell Which resulted in her release from custody.
| SAD DEATH-It becomes our painful duty to
announce that Mr.. A. A. Price, a son of Mr.
Addison 81. Price, near this place, died of Bron-
chitis, at Roanoke College on Sunday last. 1t is
sad, that one SO promising as this young man
was, should be cut down in the bloom of youth.
| He was about 20 years of age, just entering up
on mans estate, with bright prospects for future
usefulness He was selected as one of the De-
| baters by the Ciceronian Society at Roanoke
College for the celebration on the 22nd inst, of
the anniversary of the birth of Washington.
| His remains were brought home for interment.
| They arrived on the train of yesterday evening
VOICE OF THE PEoPLE.-The following lines
express the sentiment of the people generally in
reference to the Legislature now in session:
Had you never met or early parted
We ne er had been broken-hearted.
| We move that you at once adjourn,
| And to your homes with speed return.
| The awards of contracts for building the Val
| ley Railroad from Harrisonburg to Staunton
have not yet been made.
| Several contributions on hand which were re-
ceived too late for publication in this ISSUE