Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-04-01
On and Down the Great Valley.

Thirsty Tennesseeans will have to, under the
"Anti-tippling law cross the line, at Bristol,
to take their matutina bitters.
Thieves are ''rampaging" in South-W West
Valley, and Andy Pritchett, Of Bristol, has
been arrested as Head Centre"
That calf, taken from dead COW in Tazewell
Co., is still alive and kicking.
jackson Martin, near Central Depot Mont
gomery co., broke his arm End leg, while thresh.
ing, last week.
Christiansburg has new aud commodious
Depot building.
Welch and Cowan, Christiansburg, lost 49,
600 feet of finished lumber, worth $1,000, by
fire, last week.
ROANOKE & BoTEToURT. Much building
going on in Salem. ........ Gen. FL. A Wise, ad-
dresses the Societies of Roanoke College, June
18th. ...Several pretty Lynchburg girls epliven
Salem society......Dr. Brufy and James Johns
ton, of Salem, are convalescent... In Botetourt
Judge Tom Houston is fighting Valley R. R.,
but neither the Judge or the 'ipjunction"
can ''hold water on the ground they take.....
G ircuit Court Of Botetourt opens to-day.
E. B. Miller, Of Fincastle, is quite unwel. 49,.
Buchanan Wharfs crowded with freight boats
| waiting to be loaded with iron, -four, &c.. Mr.
| Alphonso Finney died, at Buchanan. March
18th. Messrs. Shutz and johnson are getting
out immense quantities of fine iron ore, near
Buchanan.
RocKBRIDGE.-Rev W. A. Pendeton is
absent from Lexington. REV. W. W. Nor
| rison. OF Tenn, is on visit to Rockbridge 80.
Lexington merchants are after Spring goods.
| The report about the killing of Nancy Kidd by
| negro, near Forks Valley, private letter
informs US, is true......A correspondent In Gti-
zen still urges the completion of Canal to Cos.
hen and says it will only cost $3.50, OOO. The
| dancing master, Baker has been brought back
to Lexington TO be tried............No Lexington
| Gazette came to US this week.
| RoCKINGHAM.-An new ?. O., at Fulk's Run.
| Geo. W. FawIey, ?. M...........LittIe Jimmy
| Irvine says there has been IL SHOWS this Win
| ter... They are exploring Red Hill, 10 Har-
risonburg, for iron ore.."..... Yankee" in for
stealing sheep and Devier for stabblng Shif1ett.
escaped Jail, March 22d........The measles and
| humps prevail. ...Reuben Coffman, aged GA.
died, near Mt Clinton, March 18th, and MRS.
| Hannah Shaver, aged IS. died on Linvilrs
Greek, March 3d......Ths Brock Gap, Hardy
! and Hampshire X. r.. is Incorporated. An
burg. failed last week......A lady, Is years old,
whose youngest child was 10 years and mos,
| gave birth to fine boy recently.
SHENANDOAH & PAGE Mr. David Mbler.
Mrs. Mary Painter and Mr.. Geo. Rothget, Of
Page, died. March 2lsi........W oodstock has
rev FIRE eugine......A new road is to be made
from Woodstock to Wardensville.. Mr. A. s.
Modisett, Treasurer, of Page, was robbed
SIS, coo 10 checks, at Cupeper G H., on 24.h,
suspected parties arrested. Leonard s.
Priutz near Blosservie, Page, he's found iron
ore on his farm......Page has no prisonersin its
| jail......A new Post Office at Hope Mills, Page
CO., Jno r. Almond, z. NJ.
LOWER VALLEY ITEMS -Warren Jail has
no boarders......The Winchester papers com
ment On neglected condition of StonSewaIl
Cemetery.....Jno H. Martin is new b. & 0,
R. r Agent, at Winchester, Henry
Welshans, Of Berkeley, aged go, died, March
13tb..,.,,.. Mrs. Stuart Grant, Of Winchester.
aged 49, died. March 18TH. Capt. William
kissler, Of Jefferson, has moved to Cooper CO..
Missouri. Capt Frank Imboden is ''prosnect.
ing in Lower Valley for large English Iron
Manufacturing Go.