Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-01-30
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VAA0s Jul AuAduu0s
The man who can read Mora and
Jamesy'' aud not have the windows of
his soul covered with mist, lis fl for
treason, strategems and spoils."
On the back road from Buffalo Gap to
jennings Gap, and near the head Of
whiskey creek, Washington Baylor has
lately erected handsome twO-story,
double house, concrete.
A question the taxpayers of Augusta
county andthe State are deeply concern
ed in is, will our representatives do their
duty, and meet public expectation, in
standing alongside of Elk Cows. Smith
and Letcher and put tax on whiskey
and dogs ? The insinuation in last SPEC
TAToR is boldly made that the "whiskey
ring" and the owners of the CANNES
will intimidate them. We will see.
The taxpayers should hold to rigid
accountability our county officials who
waste the public money injndiciously
in such structures as a foot bridge over
Middle River, near SpringhilI, that
fell down of its own weight, before the
snow reached it. Rumor says it cost
$3.50. The sum of ten dollars, or even
less. could have been made to accommo-
date foot passengers, judiciously expend-
ed. There is, too, q useless expenditure
by road masters, in blasting rock and in
the use of wagons, &C., where a small
quantity of common sense, properly
used, would save money.
Public opinion in the vicinity of Buff
falo Gap thinks that the blood of young
Rippetoe cries from the ground, because
of the perfect indifference of county Of
ficials in taking any steps to bring his
murderer to justice. His three little
orphans, if they could speak, would ask
why it is no reward has been offered O,
step taken to avenge their fathers death
Their helpless condition and mute sor.
row appeals in language that ought to
be understood by those on whom the re-
sponsi5itHy rests, to see that justice is
done them.
A young man from Carbon county,
Pennsylvania, perhaps with some expe-
rienced miners, is prospecting on the
lands of Moses Stoutamoyer, two miles
northwest of Stribling springs, for coal.
He is connected, it is thought, with the
Royal Land Com pany.
The friends of David 6. Hogsett
(bachelor.) a half mile south of Strib-
ling, thinks that he is about to emerge
from his shell of celebacy, because he has
lately erected very pretty house, on
concrete order.
Mrs. Matilda Kinney, late of Staun-
ton, is remodeling and improving the
frame house, one of the oldest in the
reighborhood, lately owned by Capt.
Jno. w. Hogsett, adjoining the property
above mentioned.
Two sons of Mr. Thomas Burton, on
Moffett's br., nave lately erected two
handsome frame houses on parts of the
same farm-one on Harrisonburg and
w. s. pike below Stribling, the other
on public road running out from the
pike towards North River Gap and
within few hundred yards of the 9TH
er. David Snyder, of Ind, has put up
a small house on a lot purchased faom
the same farm.
The colored people have erected neat
frame church on the branch, near the
above houses and on lot that belongs
to the Hogsett farm.
Richard Hamrick has erected a neat
square two story concrete house on
what, fifty years ago, was Familiarity
known as MiIler's Iron Works and
Staunton road (the Springhill road) i,
four miles northeast of Stanton.
Whilst it is believed most of the par
tridges and many other birds have per-
ished from cold, the hawks and hirsute
bipeds, yet in some .neighborhoods many
have escaped, as the writer has lately
The Elizabeth Furnace Company is
about erecting one or more furnaces
nearer to the Gre bank, and is preparing
to make iron extensively.
Martin CARRIER, near Sangersville, un-
dertoOk to move a steam sawmill to
Poexhentas county, w. Va, a few miles
west of Dunmore, during that cold spell
of weather. After unheard of difficult
ties, he got within eight miles of his
destination and left it to be moved by
his son and his partner. The mill is in
place and at work, and is, perhaps, the
first put in operation in tile county
Mr. CARRIER says he would hesitate to
its fixtures.
VIII the physicians explain why eat
| ing black walnuts should produce violent
chiils? A gentleman of this county,
after eating them in moderation few
days ago, was thrown into chill that
he feared might become congestive, and
w
He remembered three years ago to have
been similarly affected. A gentleman
having mentioned the circumstance, a
| lady present said she knew lady in
Dayton, Rockingham county, to have
| been thrown into chill some years ago
from same cause. What is the t,hiloso-
phy Of it?
Passing Trinity Point Mills few days
dovv hot
substituted by the present owner, Mr..
- Turner late, of King William county,
for the stone dam erected by the late
Dr. Taliaferro Reynolds, of Stanton,
who, besides being a first rate physician,
was an excellent practical farmer, good
| merchant, &c, I was reminded of this
incident. He was not noted for the
strength of his piety. When he had
finished his mill and the dam, which
was fine quality of limestone, except
the coping which he neglected to put
on, he was heard to say he defied his
maker to wash it away. In the big
food of 1870, it gradually gave way,
stone by stone at first, but if the coping
had been properly adjusted, it is be-
lieved it would have resisted the flood.
The Messrs. Keilers, now at Polmer's
Foundry, it is said, are about to erect a
foundry at their brothers. wheelright
shop, directly below Trinity Point mills
P. O. Polmer has rented his foundry to
Mr.. - Long, of Staunton, who has
been engaged in one of the machine
shops there. He (Mr. P.) has also rent.
ed his fine mill (the Valley to two
young men, one of them now in the
Bell mill at Swoope's depot. Mr.. Pol
mer will hereafter devote himself to his
new mill and saw-mill, finished short
time since, on Middle River, neal
Springhill, that had been washed away
in the big freshet. Although he has
passed three-score and ten, he has grea
energy and is attentive to business.
THE JAPs.