Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-04-15
Up and Down the Great VALLEY.


Wheat reports better but great fears Of ipiur-
ing by late cold snap.
The Small pox has disappeared from South
West Valley.
Fine baryta discovered on Andrew Willough-
by's lands, Washington county.
The Conservative Valley press unanimously
deprecate the course Of Richmond WIG.
Dr. q. Il. Atkins, of Smith CO., committed
suicide, by taking hydrate of choral, last week.
Jas. B. Wygal shot, and fatally wounded,
his brother-in-law, "a. j. Hooper, ia Pulaski.
on 5th.
Peter Shelley was dangerously stabbed by his
brother-ln-law, named Horne, at Mt. Airy, on
9th. Horne escaped.
The peach crop of S-West Valley has frozen
out and many trees killed. by Winter freezes.
Fires IN the mountains reported all up and
down the Valley.
ROANOKE BoTEToURT.-Jn Chalmers,
Jr., of Salem, died, at Olatha, Kansas recent
ly......Mr Jacob Stevens, aged 49, a soldier Of
1872 died, near Salem, On 9th inst The
Roanoke Times is jubiant over prospects Of
Valley Railroad......J. W. Stevenson, Roam
oke College graduate ard medal man. has been
elected final orator Of Washington Society of
'. Of ya.........Dr. Brufy, Jas. johnson and
Frank Price, OF Salem, are convaes ciag.. Butter
scare at 80 Cts, in Salem... The three negroes
arrested for counterfeiting, have escaped from
fincastle jail......Chas. W. Carper has bought
the tincastle property Of dr. Wathal. for ST.
S00......... Many dwellings,, tobacco barns. and
much fencing and timber destroyed by fire in
Botetourt, last week......Mr. David Secrist, on
Mill Greek, fell trom his barn loft and danger
ousy wounded himself on pitchfork.
,RocKBRIDGE.-Capt. cambridge has return
ed to Staunrcn from assessing Y. r. f. land
| damages IN Rockbridge, and the people rejoice
over the coming ad......Capt Jos. Sherrard
goes to Bath, and will be candidate for next
| Senate......... Rockbridge mourns the death of
Rev. r j. Taylor, Mr. James Anderson, Jno.
s. Cummings and Robt Campbell, Esq.,. 10.
q. Herrl0gs, of Rockingham, married Miss
Ellen / Skater, OF Rock bridge, on Sth......Dr
y. l. Watson has resumed practice in Fork s
and Nat Bridge eighborhoods. Pref
aumphries of w. & Lee, is commissioner to
Vienna......Lebanon Church, is to be dedicat-
ed, On 18th, by Rev. Mr. Pratt. The Dunk
ards are building church 10 Bells Valley. .
Col. Jno. Sloan will live In Brennan, Texas.
ROCKINGHAM, SHENANDOAH & PAGE Mr..
Kent was thrown from buggy, in Harrison-
burg, On 6th, and badly hurt. -. Variooid cases
getting we'll and no fears of its spreading in
Harrisonourg......W. 6. Thompson is Notary
Public for Rock bridge........The Register man
| exstac,es over East Rookiugha prosperity.
Mrs Sarah A. Penny hacker is very i'll in Frank
lin......Lu Shenandoah, Mr.. Anthony Showalt-
er. aged 49, and Mrs. Katy Good, aged Is,
died last week.. Charles Ramey dislocated
his arm in Woodstock, last week......Mt Jack
son is growing and building. ....J os Burner, a
boy living in Powell Fort, died from swallow
ing grain of corn on 7th.........A telegrahc
line from Harrisonburg to Rawleg Springs is to
be put up.
LOWER VALLEY ITEMS. Mrs. Harriet
Brent wife Of Ell. NJ. Brent, of Winchester, is
dead. Twelve persons baptized there, on 9th
1.-The child of VIM. Sigafose, was scaled to
death, On 7th......Saml Hardy, Jr., aged u,
broke his arm, 10 Winchester, on 4tb..... Forty
entrants fer the West, left Jefferson, on Sth.