Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-01-14
Up and Down the Great Valley.

Clear and cold weather for last week. from
Harper's Ferry to Tennessee line.
The smallpox is raging in Washington coun-
ty.
The Abingdon Virginian is warm in its
praises of DR.. Munsey's lecture, on 9Th.
The Wytheville Dispatch offers lone cent
reward and no thanks" for its run away ap-
prentice.
A rich vein of Goa, and one of Iron, have been
found one mile of Wythevie.
Booker Reid Ramsey, of Franklin, shot him
self through the brain, accidently, at the house
of DR.. S. j. Miller, in Bland, and lived days
afterwards.
More encouraging reports from the wheat
reach US since the snow.
ROANOKE COUNTY. Salem moprned for
Mr.. Robt. G. Logan, one Of her best men, last
week.....Rev. Geo. L. Brown and lady are
visiting Salem.... drove Of $50 turkeys from
Craig, were butchered in Salem, last week......
The Times praises Judge Staples. miss Sallie
Cunningham, died on 6th......Mr. Thomas P.
Coon and Miss Mollie Cunningham we're mar
ried on 4th.
BoTEToURT. Capt. I. C. Morton has bought
200 acres of the Greenfield tract for So, 500.
Influenza is prevalent in Fincastle The
young ladies propose reading club" The
people are asking for vote on McAdam road
to Bonsack's Depot......The Herald despairs of
V. r. t., but we hope to have good news for
1t soon......The o. s. sold and bought-in several
lots of land in Craig for taxes recentl7..
Judge Houston and Capt. J. Fl. II. Figgat
have been sick......Mr d. A. Brumbaugh NOV
ed to Roanoke, and married. Grows are
fccking round Purgatory Mountain, till the
county is black with them.
RooKBR1DGE.-A Balcony Falls letter, from
a gentleman who knows, tells US times are
brisk there since Echols Ore Bank opened and
much grain, &C., coming 10 to Campbell store
and for shipment. The Gazette says: THE
prosperity Of Stanton shows what patients can
do for place 1.-THE Bank of Lexington will
soon Increase its capital from sos 600 to $780,
| 000...... Shields. of Richmond Wing, was in
| Lexington, last week......The side walks create
bad moral state in ''the Hub james
Alexander shot his fingers off acct IDENTITY. last
"eak......PEof Fitz patrick disocated the mus
cles controlling his middle fingers, but is doing
| weil......The Bellevue Academy, used as an
| Office by DR.. s. B Morrison, Brownsburg, was
burned, On 5th......Mayor Henderson was a.
gain re elected over all opponents, last week..
A bear was killed at Lyie's Foundry, South
River On lst, aud another at Jane Furnace, and
many deer near Balcony Falis......The Canal
re-opened last week......The last Citizen saysit
is on firm basis.....Andrew Fuller, coIored,
was drowned near Burke's mill, on Buffalo,
Christmas eve......Pneumon;a prevails through
out Rackbridge. Repairs to Y. III. l., since
Hunter burnt it. have cost $3.50, 900, and not
cent drawn from the State IF the Legislature
vas to break it up ''old Specs would build an
other in five years......Dr. Cobbs. from Orange,
died at Goshen, on 5ih......The Rockbridge
press is down On the Legislature.
R0oKINGHAM.-The County is greatly ex-
cited over the smallpox, and everything is be-
ing done to prevent its spread, Only deaths
reported up to Saturday. ...R. N. Pool & Co.,
have bought the G. ". Berlin, mills, factory
and farm, Bridgewater, for SIC. 000.......A DUR
ham bull calf, one year old, price 500. passed
through HagTisonburg last week, for David
Yount, Of New Hope......The Manassas Gap
+. r., wants 5000 cords of wood and 5000 ties
......Abraham Lisky lost rick OF fodder, by
fire, on Dec. I6th......Ou Dec. 23d. Harvey
Liskey lost house, and two tons Of hay, by
fre......tn 1872, 1900 pounds OF walnut kernels.
worth 5000, we're shipped from Broadway De
pot......A lady near Mt Crawford, gave birth
to two boys and one girl last week. Harvey
WaEtman is 10 stand Godfather.
SEENANDoAH.-New Market holds it's first
election ior Mayor, Jan. 23d.....The Episeo-
pal Fair realized about $500......Col. U. l.
O'Ferrall is iEapEoving......The Shenandoah
Valley goes fer buying up State stock, paying
off the principal and letting the interest go.....
| Woodstock s.to have a brass baud......W IN.
| Craig, formerly Of Woodstock, was hanged at
Cumberland, Nd, Friday, for rape......P.
Hughes plank Kiln YVES burned, on 8-h. Loss
81, 000...... II oods,ock wants FIRE engine......
The Democrat brags o. a hog weighing SCI
pounds, tut it hsdo't seen the last Spectator
aud cur 61l3 FOUNDER.
LOWER VALLEY ITEMS. The Warren Sen
tinel published the best Carrier Address out,
for l873.... Capt Jno. Rowan, Of CharostoWn,
formerly OF I'd We. Reg, StoneEail Brigade
was buried with honors, last week......Mr.
David Conner, aged 81. fell down his steps at
| ShepheTdstown, Christmas, ard was killed..
Dr.. Rosser has com nencad great revival in
| Winchester. Immense shipments Of wild
| game from Winchester. var is ragi0g over
the 2, Q. in Winchester. Heavy ice frashets
and much damage reported in Warren, from
late 1haw...The Slonewall Cemetery has been
Incorporated, with JOS Il. Sherrard President.
......Only IS persons in jail in Frederick, in
1872. ....Grace Episcopal Church. Winchester,
| has been repaired ut cost Of $4.000......The
next United Brethren Conference meets at
Eagerstown, BID, Feb l3.b......The winter
has been very healthy in the lower Valley......
Dir. VIM. Riley has returned to Winchester
from Arkansas. Mr Il. T. Hoover died sud
denly, in Winchester on 6th...... Thirty eight
marriage lioeDses in Winchester, in 1872."...
The Shui,z place, 267 acres, cold to A. Fink
blue. Of Pa. for $l3. 400.... Mr.. Chas Lamb
den is getting w4il......lweye &. r. Engineers
among them cur Dandiidges, all natives of
Winchester. met there. and had q Jelly time