Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-05-27
Up and Down the Great Valley.


Glorious Spring at last cheers the Valley far
mers heart, and crops flourish.
Rev. j. B. Jones having concluded his his
tory OF Grayson, retires from the Independent.
The road from Wytheyille to Cripple Greek
was damaged $1,000 by late floods.
James Griffin, engineer on Va. & Tenn. R.
H., was fatally injured by striking bridge,
while passing on top of train, near Bristol on
the 10th.
The residence of Mr.. Thomas Stanley of Car
roll. was damaged by lightning recently.
Mr.. Philip Pickle, aged 70 years and 9
months. died in Smythe county, last week.
The residence of Mr.. Saml Kencannon, In
Smythe county, was struck by lightning last
week.
Mr.. Gunnell's farm, near Wytheville, was
damaged $500 worth by late floods.
ROANOKE AND BorEToURT. ladies of
Salem are having Strawberry festivals to aid
Roanoke College Chapel up. l.. Terry has
bought b: L. Ilnsey's fine farm, near Big
LICK, TOR w, 900 cash......There is an Cakes
| Ames at Big lAck......The General Synod of
the Lutheran Church met at Salem last Thurs
day......Great rejoicing In Roanoke and Bote-
tourt over the Valley r. R. letting-James
LA trell was sentenced to five years in Peniten-
uary, TOR burning Capt. S c. Mller's barn last
week at Salem......Grace and Rebecca Fur
naces, III botetourt are to be operated soon by
| the Richmond Andersons 49, " aluable deposits
OF iron ore discovered on w. W. Boyd's Area
dIa furnace property, five miles below Buch-
| anan......The Fincastle Herold's Craig cores
pendent notes great interest by Pennsylvania
IN Iron near Muller mountain......F iuke's 2.
y. has been changed to Blue Ridge Springs
49,. VIM. Radford, aged 60, of Amsterdam, is
dead......Lewis Kyle sent to Penitentiary for
Is years......The Col. j. W. Mccartney farm
| in Botetourt, sold for ST, $50 for home place
| of 300 acres. and 1873 acres to Geo. Robinson,
| for 81, 280......A Farmers Insurance Go. has
| been started in Botetourt 80. Fifteen saw logs.
Il feet long and 3 feet in diameter, cut from
| one tree on Catawba......30 feet OF iron ore
on Reynold' farm.
RocKBRIDGE.- churches Of Lexington
are being repaired and improved greatly, and
work on new Episcopal church progressing fine
ly. The Catholics Fave purchased a lot, pre-
paratory te building church there...... David
Ackery had ais S.nse fractured and wagon
broke, by runaway team last week. ..Circul
| Court again commenced last Week......J. ID
Davidson Is on a Western tour, and Major LAT
ferty is In Alexandra. 49,. Bad roads make ths
| locals howl......The fruit crop OF Rockbsidge
promises wel......A new life and energy mani
Test since V. 4. T. letting and all inter rests ad
vancing... Baptist Memorial Fund re
ceives 50, 822 90 from Rock bridge Churches
and 1.-THE Valley Association gives $1,000
1000 over what was asked of it......Asldersoni
Glenwood Furnace 10 Arnold's Valley, neal
| Greenlee's Ferry, is to be operated 'soon.....
| Rev. Mr.. Pratt proved ST. Patrick a Scotch
man and a PRESBYTERIAN last week
| ROCKINGHAM, SHENANDOAH AND PAGE. -
| Harrlsouburg memorial day, June 9Th, ant
great preparations going On for it......J. T.
| Heltzell puts up telegraph line to Rawe.
| Springs. for $330......Capt David Stioesprins
died suddenly at Dayton. from fall from hl
horse-aged 65......Ambrose and Andy Wilkins
of Augusta, were fued SIS each, last week, fo
beating Jno. O'Connell, toil-gate keeper nea
Harrisonburg. .......The large barn of Mr.. Lii
Allen, near Mt Jackson. was destroyed By
| fire last week. Loss, So, 500, and insured fo
81, 000..... oodstock has new fire engiue.....
Mrs. Catharine Lincoln, aged SO, died at Lacy
Springs, May l5th........Col Stickley is con
valescent.......A j. Culers, of Woodstock
furnishes ?. 0. Department 800 600 labels To-
mail service......Mr. VIM. Cupp, aged 81, i
dead. .......Spring house robbers abound il
Page......Corn planting is .Cherrie
Early vegetables abUndant.....
Eels oaug ht weighing d lbs...... Mrs. Jas. KEEP
| ler's house. Pass Run, burnt-Loss 81 ,5OO.....
Wheat backward.
Lower VALLEY ITEMs.-The Eoiscopa
Church, Winchester, has been supplied with ;
new organ. The Episcopal Convention is tht
largest assembled tor years and great interes
manifested in the city......Mr N. B. Meade. o
Richmond Wing has returned 10 duty. 1.-The
Chassis of the Va. Reformed Church held 1T
33d session in Winchester last week Rev. j
@. Hensell, of Rockingham, Pres't, and much
work done......The Northern Methodist Church
suit for Market Street Church goes to Court o.
Appeals, and will decide all cases In the State
.........In Clarke, VIM. Blake arrested for rape
aud perjury.........Jo ohm Rufus Smith is new
Mayor of Berkeley Springs. ID. Cooper
of Winchester. is 4. 8. at Roanoke College.
The kind of Temperance New York wants
says the Express of that city, and the people
will approve it. is law making draul-seller
responsible for the consequences of their sales
IF they make drunkards or sell to drunkards
let them be summoned By wife, children, ant
neighbors and held responsible for damages il
money and the revocation of their licenses, to
| all the consequences.
NeaC Advertisements.