Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-01-21
Up and Down the Great VALLEY.


High wayers generally have prevailed thro'-
out the Valiey....... .Wytheville wants a Town
Hall.........A bill is before Congress for the
improvement of New River between its mouth
and the lead mines in Wythe, to cost $3.50. 900,
to prepare it for steam navigation my. Da-
riat and r. Z. Moore, of Wythe, have left for
Texas, and the Texas fever" is carrying off
many of the best men in our great Valley......
The exodus Of negroes from farms to the Rail-
roads and South continues uuabated Dig
Munsey continues to improve. and lectures in
the Southwest Valley. ~
RoCKBRIDGE. The u. s. Senate on patents
has reported against Dr. A. Graham s claim for
his brothers right to the Fire Extinguisher,
which had already passed the House. The
Canal is again open from Lexington and Buch-
auan to Richmond, and packets run regularly.
........As the anniversary Of Gen. Lees birth
came on Sunday, the 10Th. lit was celebrated
in Lexington on Monday, the goth ...Gen
Pendleton delivered an Grafton in W. & L.
chapel. Sunaower is a by sheet pub
| lished by Master Pratt In Lexington. Please
X......Ez-Gov. Letcher has been quite i'll, but
is recovering. Morrison of the Citizen is In
Richmond, and says the prevalence of ''rings
makes it impossible for member to be honest
even if he tries, aud he don't try often" 800.
| The Citizen is for free railroad law. or any
| law to get out of the woods
ROCKINGHAM. The county papers deny the
existence of smallpox in Hsrrisonburg and say
the disease is confined to the X-roads section
only......The tide Of immigration is turning to-
wards Eastern Virginia instead of West.
James W. Level aud Miss Rebecca e. O. Britt
were married on the 9th at Bridgewater, by
Rev. H. Tallhelm, in bis buggy It's getting
fashionable now........Over L500 ''od hares''
shipped from Broadway last week
| SHENANDoAH.-Rev S. Heukel and Dr.. T.
E. Rice are delivering free lectures in New
| Market. There is some excitement over the
town election 10 New Market. Colonel @. T.
O'Herral is convalescent... ..Togas, Negro bur-
| glar, was sentenced 20 peDitentiary Is months
1.-THE Woodstock graded school has 1873 pu-
pills and works smoothly. ....J ames Walton had
his leg broken latels......Mary Hill, David
|
Fecker injured her hand by falling: Jacob
Shipe was hurt by saw log. aud child of
Mr.. 0. S. Funk, Is months old vas burned to
DEATH. .Chas r. Bauserman was bitten by a
mad dog......The old mill and foundry at MI
jackson, is to be turned into merchant mill
by DR.. j. j. pett........The Wocdstockers
| want fire engine
PAGE.-Capt. r. s. Parks has been appoint
ed Supt. of Public Free Schools. Only 10
marriages in 1923 Of which were colored.
LOWER VALLEY ITEMS. Land is selling at
from s22 to $40 per acre 10 Clarke and Ber-
keley......A tree feet through was cut down
by the ice freshet at Harper's Ferry Over
| $4,000 have been subscribed to Martlnsburg' S
new daily paper. Winchester asks for charter
for r. r. from the Potomac to the Coafelds
| via herself. Mrs. Ross Richmond committed
| suicide In Berryville recently... Foxes are
plentiful in Lower Vajlsy.....Dr Rosser is in
creasing his Winchester revival to Stanton
proportions......Th levy for Frederick is cts
on 500, AID so Cts on tthabies
| BoTEToURT.- Herald reports some dam.
age along James river by breaking up of ice, 90.
Capt. Ell. G. Douthat has sold his farm to Jas
B. Moore for Sc, SO0......A revival is in pro-
gress in Fincaste.. The rumor of death of c.
w. Wolz is incerrect......R. Z. Kyle qualified
as Sheriff with H. R. Burger, M s. Cahoon
and Sam'l Hedrick as Deputies at last Court
......A special grand jury found Indictments a.
gainst Harvey Otey, JAS. Otey and Henry
Thompson for arson, and against Chas Wal
lace for house breaking. The people are agits-
ting McAdamized road.........Chas. W. Bittle.
aged "a. died Of consumption on the 18th, and
Mrs. Judy Echos, On the llth, aged S5.....A
drunken man contributed S. to the county on
last Court-day.. Much sickness reported, and
one man has the epizooty.