Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-02-04
Up and Down the Great Valley.


The South West Va, Agricultural Conven-
ton, at Wytheville. Jan. 18th, was great
SUCCESS.
D. S. Pierce bought the Chapel property"
Wytbevllle, on 25th ult, for So, SIS.
Mr. Joseph Foster, of Washington CO., fell
dead, Jan. 2lst.
Heavy shipments Of stock reported 10 the
South West Valley.
ROANOKE CoUNrY.-The TImes SAYS Staun-
ton is tho place for Press Convention. Work
has temporarily stopped on Baptist Church,
SaleIn......lndicatioB point to an epidemic Of
''squalls" in Roanoke...... Temperance -four
ishes.. Howell HUMPHREYS, of Rockbridse, is
on visi: to Salem......Col. ". G. Board is
new County Judge......... Dir. Jas. Moomaw's
barn was burnt, near Big Lick, On Oath. Loss
s. 000...... Extra -four $S...J B. Chocklett
and Miss Theresa Tinnell married, On Jan. 23d.
BoTEToURT.-The Herald still urges the
Clifton Forge and Bonsacks R. &. connection.
.........Mr. Jacob Nofsinger, aged 81, died in
tlncastle, Jan. 24th.........Three negroes were
sent TO Penitentlary Ter barn burning and one,
s years, Tor attempt at rape......Chas. W.. Cal
iahau's barn vas burnt, On 26th......Capt JAS
Figgat is new corouer......They talk Of buying
a poorhouse farm, as the poor now cost the
county 81 800......A Herald correspondent no.
tees the departure from Craig. for Charleston
W. Va, Of Jas. ". Paine.
RoCKBEIDGE.-Livaly debates in the Frank
lia......Dr. r. L. Madison is to lecture ION the
moon, as apple to Agriculture "..... Great
rejoiciag, ana some ''cussiug," over certainty
of paging Valley r. r. tax...John Fl. ONeal,
Balcony Falls. has sold bis boat, Tempest"
and mules to Locker Bros & Co., for 81 O00...
Thieves abound......O. II. Figgat has bought
the Yellott property, Lexington, for Sc. co.,.
Col John Sloan has left for Texas.... General
Smith and Col. Preston, are ecturiug in Peters
burg. .....Marble has been found At Amo!s's, s
miles for Lexington Foxes plenty about the
Baths.....5lrs, Henry Mackey died OF January
24th......Thv Citizen improves, the Gazette is
lively and the ''Sun Flower gorgeous
RooKINGHAM.-The smallpox has disap-
pesred from this county There have been y
cases, and but fatal......Oid Dick. aged Is, a
famous express horse. is dead. BlidgeWater
fnes her people so cts for not cleaning snow off
their side-walks......The Commonwealth men
| tons Col Robt johnson, as Conservative can
didate for Governor. The American Hotel is
al right again, after the fire.. Local Items
scare in the papers.
SHENANDOAH g. II. B0rnm is depot agent,
at Strasburg, vice Willie Adams resigned.
The school faad for 1872-'73 IS 81. $50 5O....
Stephen G. Bnrch vas killed beow Manassas.
| Jan Benz. Grandstof, an 1912, died
recently. 1.-The Na3ley has received its new
power press......Ehe Woodstock and Lost river,
| Hardy Co., Turnpike Co., has been chartered
Henry Q. Raft pays c. Kendall 50, 900 for
IL acres, on Tambling Run.........A runaway,
scouple, on their vay to HaEper's Ferry, to get
married. occupied room with two bods in
it, at Woodstock, one night last week, says
the Herald. 49,. W oodstock plants shade trees
on her streets in the spring, and is improving
LOWER VALLEY ITEMS. Gel. ". r. Denny
E. P. Dandridge, Of Winchester are GONZALES
cent......T The Rev. DR.. Rosser is showing no
| falling off in his powers, as reTiyalist in Win
chester Up to Tuesday last, there we're 225
penieats and 14S conversions and the work goes
brayely on........ Col. Treadweli Smith died il
| Berryvil!e 10Th, aged 84......Mrs Nunnamak
err Of Chariestwon fell and broke her arm......
Winchester elects city officers Feb. 1lth........
Front Royal reports it down to l5o below zero
Jan. 29th..."." Wrestling in the snow is the
outdoor sport il Warren.
Virginia paid into the Federal Tseasury last
year, 81, 934 953.0t % tobacco and spirits
| She also is estimated % have paid $500, 600
additional under the stamp act If the ''best
government" would only take this incubus from
he shoulders Of the people, we might easily
manage cur domestic taxes.
HOMESTEAD EXCEPTION. House Of
Representatives, have, by two-lhirds vote, en-
grated a provision upon the Bankrupt law
which will enttie every man to the exemption
Of = homestead TO the value Of two thousand
dollars, provided he has one, without regard to
the date Of he contraction Of his liabilities.
Mr. Geo g. Deneaie, Of Rockingham, an
nouucas his purpose to run ''as independent
&cSsSrET1AEEE GaIlllAA@t5 1o1 NSFCRIo1b aGA
Dir. Geo E Deneae viii be the best beat man
in Virginia, whe0 the polls acs eouated
@ G. Chase, proprietor of Huntington In
dependen! is heir TO $3.50. coo, 600, more or less,
il England. He has ordered new type for his
paper and lis ''caases" viii be golden hereaf-
ter.
VIM G. Rives Jr., Esq, son Of tie late
Hon Vim. G. RiVes, who has been living il
England fer several years, expresses the
intention Of returning to Virginia to live and
taking W his residence il Albeularle county.
The public pyjntor estimates the coat Of print
ing 10, GOO copies Of Munford's revised Code Of
Va. at 1913, 800, and the acts Of Assembly, since
1885, at $4,000.