Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-05-13
Up and Down the Great Valley.

Bristol is soon to have large tobacco factory
in operation.
The apple crop of Southwest Virginia has
been seriously injured by the recent frosts.
Gen. Beauregard has engaged rooms a. Mont
gomery White Sulphur for the Summer
Mr.. A. 5. Halter has presented the Editor of
Wythevills Dispatch, a gold composing stick.
U. 5. officers raidsd on distillers at Glade
Spring, Washington Co, destroyed some whis-
key, captured P. and n Rouse and Elijah Wi
dener, shooting the latter in the leg.
Archie johnson, (col was sentenced to be
hung, for murder of John Hunt, last week.
The wheat crop of South West Valley will
be below an average.
q. L. Witt shot dangerously Mat. Musser
at Mt. Airey, on 4th.
T. Campbell Buchanan has resigned the
Sherifalty of Smyth co.
ROANOKE, BoTEToURT & RoCKBRIDGE.-
Gen. Malone is to put up fine Depot at
Salem......Great preparations Tor Roanoke Col
lege commencement June 10TH Col. r. FL.
Logan and Hon. j. E. johnson have locked
hands In the law business. Col. Jno. A. Nc
Caul has bought Jno. W. Hunt fine farm near
Salem. Capt. 9. M. Reynolds, OF Botetourt,
| has sold his ore bank at SIS OOO.. 1.-The Fin
castle Herald reports Botetourt and Roanoke
all right for Valley Railroad subscriptions on
10th: ......Capt Maurice Hickok, aged IS, died
| in Fincaste on 5th......A small steamer is ex-
pected at Buchanan soon, loaded with Iron
| Kings, looking tor ore......Lswis Kyle, (col)
is 10 JAIL In Fincastle, for attempt at rape, upon
Miss Jane A. Hill......The Herald notices the
death of Galbraith Kyle, OF Allegheny. AT
last Circuit Court of Rockbridge 1913 DEGREES
were entered and 1870 sales ordered The fare
from Lexington to Cincinnati, via G. & O. r.
r. is SIS, 2O.....Since case of smallpox appear
GO l,l7S persons have been vaccinated in Rock
BRIDGE. Rivers higher than since big freshet
......base ball RACES on College campus......The
Grand Jury has indicted many merchants for
selling to students on credit. The smallpox
excitement is over in Lexington and the negro
dead. ...Col. b. Christians dog, Dash" has
| strayed or been stoien......Jno. w. McCoWr.
aged 80, a 1872 soldier, died on May 4th. He
invented and arranged the reverse sickle for the
McCormicks, aud died poor
| ROCKINGHAM, SHENANDOAH PAGE-Total
V. K K. land damages, In Harrisonburg, $l2,-
O25...... Harrisonburg boasts of Soda fountains
and pretty girs......Hon. Jno f. Lewis is well!
enough to attend Court......There are 33 -four
ing mills; 2 wOolon factories and a number of
saw mills &c in five miles of Bridgewater..
The Narrow Guage from Bridgewater to Port
Republic Is to be built Ice Is 4 cts per
pound 10 ''Rocktown" ...... William hariin, Of
Page, was accidently, but not fatally shot, last
week......The barn of Levi Senner, near Stras-
burg, burnt recently. Loss $780,. The 18th
is memorial day in these counties Mr.. J. 81.
Lchliter has been appointed Clerk In Treasury
Washington D. C....No liquor sold in Page
now.
LOWER VALLEY ITEMS -Four boys playing
handy, a short tail dog after rat, and two loaf
ers were the evidences of business lie at the
Depot and surroundings, the busy part of Win
chester, presented to recent passenger on fast
Express. Clarke county has no timer aud
wants ope.....J. Ran. Tucker, jr., was recently
married to Miss Crump, daughter OF Judge
Crump, Of Richmond. ....Od Peter Harmer
with boat was carried through whirlpool in
Weston Dam, Warren Co., under the dam,
and came up alive, SO feet below....... Ed. s.
Baker, OF Winchester, is suggested as the man
to run the line between Va. and Md...If the
Winchester NeWs man would travel beyond the
corporate limits Of MS sleepy town, he would
find Staunton had ''gas works. whose light
would compare favorably with that of the Ne,os,
it its other strong qualities do not ..... For a
true picture of that to an way of beiag ''stiIl
ahead" see first item above.