The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-08-30
LETTER FROM HARR1soNBURG.

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NATIONAL IIosPITAL-HoN. JOHN +. LEW
ISLAND sALEs--ACClDENT, AND A
GENERAL RECORD OF EVENTS OF TILE
WEEK.
HARR1soNBURG. VA, Aug. 90, 1877.
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r movement mas Deen Oh iool hui several
mohths. ana now tnaC Inere Is reason'o'e
prospect OF SUCCESSFUL termination, ee-
serves .nehtioll by tne press OF tiiis secllon
OF Tue otaIe; reIer TO tne estaDlishlhe'.l "
National liospltai at Iaylor springs, lout
miles east OF Harrlsonburg. From lhiofiha-
ton, feel positive that within the next year
the laylor springs property VIII DC owlcu
by the General Government. " the re-
markabie curative powers OF the 1ayior
Springs water 1t Is scarcely necessary TO
speak. Its curative powers are well estaD-
llshed. The material prosperity OF tins por
ton OF the Valley is the main point OF inter-
est to the people of Rockingham, Page, All
gusta, Warren, and Shenandoah counties
particularly, and the State at large. The
establishment of National Hospital will be
OF incalculable advantage, and your corre-
spondent speaks OF what he knows. Do you
recollecs, Messrs. Editors. that about ten
years ago Senator Lewis endeavored to have
Soldiers Home'' established at Taylor
Springs? Ii you do, you doubtless remem-
Der the opposition to having the blue coats
located i'll Virginia. not only by many of the
leading citizens OF the Valley, but OF the
entire State. The opposition based their
argument on the immense Republican vote
that would be added, and as party matter
the project was killed by Democratic politi-
clans. The Soldiers Home was located at
Dayton, Ohio, instead, and mark the result ::
John Mcmahon, present Democrltic MEM
Der Of Congress from the Dayton District,
was elected by the majority he received at
the Soldiers Home precinct. This is posi-
tive fact. The citizens of Dayton assert that
the location of the Soldiers Home is worth
to Dayton and Montgomery county So ,000,-
600 annually. We lost the Home by po-
iitical blindness; let us now partially retrieve
the loss by using every honorable effort to
secure the National Hospital.
Collector of State taxes Samuel r. Ster-
ling, Esq, informs me that the number Of
dogs taxed in this county for 1876 was 1867.
The fund thus raised was appropriated as
follows: For sheep killed, 1856 %; for fox
scalps 1926 %; the surplus, $500 was paid in
to the school fund. Who pow will say dog
is not good for any thing?
County Clerk Logan reports drought in
marriages only equaled by the weather.
J. N. Bruffey, Esq, well known in this
Valley has established Real Estate Office
in Missouri.
| The Blaidsdell family of bell ringers &c.
gave all entertainments at Masonic Hall on
Saturday night. The harp solo was entire
! ly nlarred by some OF the audience mlrnching
peaches and peanuts.
| Mr.. Jos. Ii. Shue, whose absence on a
Western pleasure trip bas been noticed in
the VIRGINIAN returned home last week,
very i'll. He had been visiting the greater
portion of the time in Missouri and contract
ed q malarial fever, from which he is now
seriously sick
The infanticide case alluded to last week
still remains mystery. The infant was a
white female, evidently still born. A rope
was tied around its neck.
Letters received here announce the severe
illness of Hon. Alex. Rives. In consequence
thereof the term of United States Court at
Danville which should have commenced last
Tuesday has been postponed until Novem-
Der Is. U. S. Marshal Gray has gone to
| Dunville to adjourn Court until that date.
| James II. Van Pelt, our energetic Town
Assessor, has been taking the census of Har-
risonburg. The population OF the town will
sum up over 5000.
The picnic of the temperance people at
Mt. Crawford was success. Mt. Crawford
has long been noted for the excellencies of
| the dinners on such occasions, and am in
formed this exceeded previous efforts.
| From all sections of the country comes
loud complaints of the drought. The North
| fork of Shenandoah River is reported as
nearly dry. Many wells and cisterns of the
town would answer for powder magazines,
and consequently the big spring has manv
visitors at this season.
| A quarterly meeting was held at the Pres
byterian Church last Sunday. Rev. Mr..
Boyd, of Mt. Horeb Church occupied the
pulpit There were three accessions TO the
membership.
The post office door remains locked dur
| ing the opening of the mail from the North
Judge Sullivan explains his action, because
of the misbehavior of the children and Young
| men. Their conduct is so bad that it is ut :
| terly impossible for the mails to be dstribu-
| ted. New [ want to know what our police
| are for? It has come to a pretty pass indeed
| if a lot of impudent, big mouthed, irrespon-
sibie youths are to be permitted to .'bull
doze" the town authorities. Are ladies and
gentlemen to be exposed to all kinds OF
weather, in short excluded from the Post
Office lobby, on account of inability or un-
willingness of the police to make arrests.
| All cGdlIpl0 Ut Two is all LIlaL would De
needed. / advise the Judge to keep the
doors open few times on trial, and think
officer Willis will see that order is maintain
ed in the lobby.
Mrs. Mary C. Lupton has leased the
Spotswood Hotel. She will continue at the
Revere House and use the Spotswood for
chambers. This is one of the exceptions to
the general rule that the s.big fish swallow
the little ones.''
The II. Sons and Daughters of Purity,'' a
colored benevolent organization had grand
time here Friday last. The .colored 5and
from Bridgewater furnished the music. Sev-
eral orations were delivered in the Court
House square. A dinner and dance was en-
ioyed at the Offutt building. Altogether
they had pleasant time, and the good or
der of the colored people was a subject OF
most favorable comment.
The eclipse of the moon last Thursday
night was witnessed by quite large num-
| Der of our astronomically inclined citizens.
Smoked glass was prepared by several junior
astronomers during the day, but of course
| were not used.
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