Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-03-18
Up and Down the Great Valley.

Raw and windy weather last week throu gh
out the Valley.
Discussed immigrants are returning to South
west Valley from the North Western States.
-Four deaths, from smallpox, on Smith
Creek Washington CO.. last week
The agents of Winchester Shoe Factory are
extending its trade to Abingdon & thereabouts.
Mrs. Louisa S. johnson. mother Of U s.
Senator johnson, of Abingdon Va, aged "A,
died there, on 10Th.
Col G. A. Ronald is laid up, at Christians
burg. By an old war wound.
BoTEToURT AND RoANoKE.-The Fincastle
Herald local was absent last week Items
,carce......A fine vein of iron ore runs parallel
with Main street, Fincastle, in 20 feet Of the
street. Poor old town. Il was burned and is
now to be mined......The late cold snap has in
jured the wheat In Botetourt and Roanoke......
Botetourt Teachers Institute meets, on 20 h.
......Mr. A. q Cronice married Miss Alice +
Bream on 23d ult. The Coon Track r. r. -
from Bonaack's to Clifton Forge no longer ag
tates the Botetourt wind......The Tinker Knob
Silver mine hoax" has exploded. The Salem
Times learns that Jas B. Sarver, of Sinking
creek. Craig CO.. hung himself, on 3d.. Colin
Bass, Esq. OF Big Lick will settle IN Salem....
harmless duel Is reported between two Roa
noke College Students. Measles still prevail
in Roanok e......Dr. Bruffy, of Roanoke Red
Sulphur, has typhoid iever.... .Rowdy boys
make Salem nights hideous. james Cheat
wood and Hagan, convicts from Roanoke, have
been released for good conduct. .....W William
Hart. Esq, is dead......A family of Mauguses,
near Salem. say they are 'betwitched" and fred
on Mrs Breemer, vino they call the witch. !"
There is great excitement over it.
RoCKBRIDGE.-A new p O., at Rapp's
Mills, with joel F: Cooley, P. NC. G. Bald
win has leased Slate mine, for 80 years. to
Henry Parry, Esq, on handsome royalty, and
a Sand Stone quarry to l. Rude, OF N. Y, up
on good terms Both will be worked largely
this Spring......On 18th, a section Of the floors
If Lyle aud Barclays warehouse, Jordan s
Point, Lexington, broke down for the great
weight of -four, &c., on it. Loss about $500,
though on arrival of cars at night. The I'd
apportionlnent Of Co. School funds amounts to
ST., 222 20. to 6 Ill scholars Dogs are de-
stroying many sheep, on Kerr's creek......Mr.
Jas. Compton Is out Acknowledgment has
one emigrant, a Mr.. Brodie, of Texas looking
for place to buy......A canal to g oshen is the
new agitation 10 Rock bridge. They are re-
pairing Court House yard wa....A Lexington
ordinance makes more than three persons stand
ing together nuisance and an unlawful as
sembly.
RooKINGHAM.-The barn of Rev. u. Fl.
Lapdes . miles South of Harrisonburg, was
burned, on / th......The Old Common wealth
speaks highly of Johnson's'Loves ofJonathan
and Virginia and Col. Gray calls it gem. !"
..... Miss Leila Devier died, on 1lth.. The
cars now leave Harrlsonburg at $40 A. M......
The papers boast over the completion of plank
walk... There is great dissatisfaction over the
new schedule on 0. A & NJ R. R....South-
western Rockingham is glowngly spoken or by
the Register man, who has been lardipg his
lean sides. on the fatness of its hospitality for
the past few weeks. Harrisonburg is lively
for So minutes every time, the stage or train
arrives........W Wheat generally doing we'll and
coming up finely 10 spite Of hard winter.
SHENANDOAH AND PAGE lhe Woodstock
Democra, is four years old and we'll grown for
its age..... Much interest aud many conversions
10 Presbyterian Church meetings 10 Woodstock
........ The Potomac Conference + Lutheran
Synod of Va, meets in Bethel church. Shenan
doah, on 27th....A large blast furnace is to be
erected 10 lower end OF Powelrs Fort and r..
r. built to connect it with NJ. q. E r.. Mr..
Cootes has sold his interest in Orkney Springs,
largely. the Teachers Institute meets at
New Market, on 20th......New Market crvs n
good pavements aud clean understandable D
s. Henkel is ecturing on Young America" in
New Market........The Depot at Mt Jackson,
has been much enlarged and improved. ....Mr.
Geo Rosenoerger recently sent dressed bronze
turkey, to Washington. which weighed 33a
pounds and sold for $l0.......The Courier no.
tees that Luray improves with approach of
Spring ..... Honegviile, Page CO.. still has mad
dogs......W is coming out hnely......,.The
Tunkers are to have new church, near E.
manuel Hershberger s.........The Luray Epis-
copalians have commenced work on church 10
cost So O00.. .Jno I. Long, son of Jno. Long,
Esq, has taken NJ. D., at Richmond Medical
College.
Lower VALLEY ITEMS Mrs Lloyd Logan,
of Winchester, is dead.........The great revival
has been closed, having converted 375 persons.
The Winchester Presbytery meets 10 Charles
town, April Sth...... Eggs are plenty at Is cents
per dozen, 10 Wlnchester......The Warren Sen
tinel notices the rapid grossh of Riverton and
Cedarville.. 49,. Charlestown is to have a dozcn
new houses this Spring. ....The Stockholders of
S V. R. r., hold their annual meeting. at
Front Royal, April 8th......... Hon. James G.
Clarke. Of Winchester, has been appointed Vice
President of New York add Erie Railroad, at a
saiaru IF S1C 500