Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-06-10
Up and Down the Great Valley.

4 u. s. Engineer corps are at work survey
ing the battle fields of the Valley, near Win
chester.
People still get drunk in Marion, spite of
''no license"
Tazewell Lee and Russell want V. r. r. to
come through them.
Gold, $53 to the ton of quartz has been dis
covered on Copper Ridge, Scott county Va.
Heavy rains did great damage 10 the South
west Valley recently.
Gen. W. FL. E. Lee addressed the South
western Valley farmers at Marion last week.
The Bristol News says suuff busted over
vines, while the dew is on them, will kill the
yellow bug.
Crop reports continue good from all parts.
Fayette McMullen has retired from politics
and devotes his spare hours to setting on u. s.
Juries.
j. w. Sheffey's herd Of cattle was struck by
lightning last week, near Marion, and one
killed.
John Swartz, a Waterloo soldier, still lives in
Smyth county.
Throughout the Great Valley the Conserva-
tive party is united and confident Of success in
the fall.
Christiansburg fines her lawyers $40 for
fighting, and is to have new Episcopal
Church.
ROANOKE, B0TETOURT AND R0CKBRIDGE.--
Land advanced 20 per cent. In these counties
since the V r. Il. letting New Methodist
Church at Bonsack' dedicated on the 25th ult.
......Carner loafers leaving Fipcastle to work at
furnaces. Iron business looking Craig
and Franklin wagons make Salem lively........
The Salem Times says Penny-roya tea will de-
stroy the cabbage bng......A crazy negro broke
Salem jail last week......The Railroad trains
are killing stock in Roanoke. Major j. G.
Green has sold the Duval House, Salem, to
Mr.. 6. A. Myers......The papers speak highly
of DR.. Jno. w. Harris prospects at Botetourt
and Craig Bar.........Eabank, Sherrsrd and
Poague are candidates for the Senate IN Rock
bridge, and DIR. A. Graham, they say, will 60 to
consents o......Mathew II. Parry, Esq, of
Rock bridge, three score and ten" is dead.....
Mrs. Jennetta Alexander. aged 95, died in
Rockbridge, April 30th......J Ohm Mccormick s
farm, near Goshen, has been bought by Iron
men for $50, 000...".... Henry Locher's Tom
Telegraph horse sold for 81, 900 in New York,
the other day We told you to keep him,
Henry. .Pitnau Hotel has new sign and
Turpin five new mules" 1.-THE Citizen contin-
ues to improve and is one of our best local ex-
changes ......Mrs. Jacob Stull, living on Rich
Patch, Allegheny county, says FiDcastle Her.
aid. committed suicide last week, by taking
Rat externinator. ...... Botetourt people are
moving for central route for V. K. K.......Dr.
Garter Berkeley was in Fincastie last week......
Crop reports for Craig good. Judge j. j.
Allen little daughter died last week of cere-
bro spinal meningitis aud the disease is spread
ing in Botetoprt.
ROCKINGHAM, SHENANDOAH AND PAGE
Harrisonburg has Fertlliziug Co. and chain
gang......TheSe counties claim two-thlrds of a
iull wheat crop......The Old Commonwealth
says it costs $50 to get drunk in Harrisonburg
rs 81 so some time ago......Allen .Devier is
pronounced ne......Eas Hulen's barn, near
Rushvie, burnt recently. .Fayette Beasey,
OF Edinburg is dead. Concealed persons fire
into passing trains in SheDandoah....
Cook accidentally, but not fatally, shot near
New Market..... Henry Shull is Captain of
Woodstock new Fire compauy......The Page
Courier rejoiceth greatly over the s. V. r. r.
work there. Col Geo: Bartlett, Chief Engi-
neer s. V. K. r., has resigned. Our DR..