Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-02-25
Up and Down the Great Valley.

| Sc, and George Brown, aged ~, dlec, In
Wythe, last week.
The press generally oppose Gov. Walkers
views.
Edward Barnes, poor ''confed," Of Wash
ington Co., has inherited $500, 900. in Indiana.
Abingdon has Gagged the murderer, ..of Myers,
in Bristol and a stray negro, for child whip
ping.
ROANOKE ooUNTY.-Col. Logan paid 800
for acres of the Dinquid land......The small
pox is in Salem two of Mr.. Frederick Rheree' 8
to them. from Memphia......Big spring had a
ball, on 2lst... The tooth puler' has return
| from Baltimore and knocked the "Fincastle's
printer" cold, with his gir.....Roads unpassa-
BILE. Butter scare-James Littrell has been
arrested, for burning Capt Miller's barn......
Criminal expenses, of Roanoke, for 1872,
$S43, a. ..Mahalon Ell. Williamson, aged 70,
died, in Salem, on l0th.
BoTEToURT. Judge Wingfeld, of Bedford,
| has granted an injunction, restraining Bote-
tourt Co., from issuing any bonds to Valley r.
e., or taking any steps In favor of subscrbing...
| Miss JEANNE White was married to Rev.
David Burr, in Buchanan, on h...Col. Wood
| is nearly we'll .....Mr Ira B. Smith, of Fin
castle, was paralyzed on 18th, and is not likely
to recover......B Back Creek Fair realized $1O2 90
cear......Mr George Langhorne, died. of con-
sumption, on 19th.........C Criminal expenses Of
Botetourt, for 1872, $3l37O.
| RoCKBRDGE.-C. G. Baldwin, Esq, has
leased slate mine to Mr.. Perry, Welsh
slate miner, and he goes to work at once. 1.-The
Citizen denounces the late objectionable be-
came near falling off of the precipice near Cedar
Grove, last week......It is proposed to stock
North River with fish, this Spring. .....Goshen
road is to be McAdamized..... preacher has
been playing the devil in Citizen Ofice......
Parties, in France, are Investigating the pro-
posal of D. G. Z. Brady, Esq, to form large
| Wine Co., at Buffalo Forge, taking his % acres
of vineyard and buildings, as a starting point,
they to furnish capital to put up extensive Gel
lars &C., and manufacture sparkling wines.
This will stimulate production Of grapes, and
be most beneficial to small farmers, as they can
sell all they raise for cash.. Criminal expenses
Of Rockbridge, for 1872, $77409... ..Miss d.
A. Kerr, aged 25, died, on l5th........W. B.
Parks shot Alex. Burks, recently, On James,
nficting slight flesh wound........Judge Nc
Laughlin and lady have arrived in Lexington.
...... Mrs. Catherine Snider died, on 18th, aged
S9......A rumor was afoat, in Forks, On 18th,
that Miss Nancy Kidd had been killed by ne
gro....Jos. Miller, who died recently near Au-
gusta line, was Sc years old, had 8 children
whose average age was 51......A Mr.. Ellis, an
EngIishman, who has been working in Locher' s
Cement works, died last week, and was buried
in Paxton Grave yard, in Forks......lt blew a
perfect hurricane through the Balcony Falls
Gap in Blue Ridge, en- 20th......Col. Jacob
Mohler, Of Forks Farm visits his sous, Of the
firm Ct Gwin, Mohler & Co., Baltimore, this
week....C G. Baldwin, ESQ.,. has been quite
ill, but is improving
ROCKINGHAM Criminal expenses Of this
county, for 1872, 5000. 73......Joe Bamber, a
convict for this Co. is dead The papers con-
tain long and appropriate tributes to Judge
John Kinney, who died, Feb. 18th, and who
SO long and ably presided over the Rockingham
Courts. He was 80 years, and days old and
died tul of honors and in peace with his God.
The Register has news Of the burning OF
Rodgers and Harris mills, in Kingston Ca,
on Sd. Loss $4,000 They were natives OF
the co.....Messrs. Rczzaza and Z,s, Italians,
have contracted for two sections on Valley
Railroad, near Harrisonburg, and will work
| tbo:r o-n coupirvmnn now q q r
lodge has been organized in Harrisonburg......
Work has been resumed on new Bank build
ing.
SHENANDOAH AND PAGE.-The Smith pro-
; perty bought $3.50, in New Market. Page
county wants Judge......A negro women was
burned to death, near Mt. Jackson......W. T.
Dovel.and Miss Eliza E. Naumore were MARI
ed, at Honeyville, Page CO., January 3Osh......
Shenandoah has no candidates for the Legisla-
ture, people down there were always ''sortel
stuck up. " ..... Bishop hardwood, OF U. B.
J in Christ, died in Sunday on 23d......Hydro-
phobia still RACES in Page. ....Iron found on j.
NJ. Broadford 8 plac e, near Orkney Springs.
) David Fetzer died. in Shenandoah, on 10th,
r aged 6l...Abram Nef, as first MAYOR Of
f New Market $50. Criminal expenses ofShenan-
) doah, for 1872. $13O.76; and of Page, $1lO So
Nv Grayson Bell killed seven deer in Page
} and Jacob Printz killed bear weighing 24C
pounds net. .Honeyville, Page Co., is grow
ing....Dr. John M. Neff is appointed to Fevel
and Small POx Hospital, in New York.
LOWER VALLEY ITEMS The great Revi.
val increases in interest in Winchester up to
10th, 332 conversions Of whom l 80 have joined
; the Methodist Church. This is head of Staun-
ton, and bids fair to surpass any ever seen in
: the United States Nv. l. Rea, Of Winches
3 ter, is dead......The Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION has reorganized in Winchester........
, Maj. w. G.. Hardesty, of Clarke, married Mis-
SaIlie G. Bayne, Of Baltimore, on 9th lust....
Winchester is organizing 8 new Building Asso
| ciation.... Cant Geo. Chambers, (well known
, here,) killed Patrick Hagan on 18th inst, a
Harper's Ferry...... Warren Co. is to have &
Masonic Relief Banking House. The Mar
e tinsburg Daily Independent is soon to come out
8 1.-Two grand children of Mrs. Eddy, of Fred
erick, have died of Small Pox, but Winchester
is yet clear Of it.
CoEGREssIoNAL.-Bu few days remain O
this session, and bills are being rushed though
rapidly, though man think an ''exra session,
+ inevitable, The reoort Of Credit Mobilier Com