Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-11-27
' For the SPECTATOR.
Letter from Sherando. isir'
.SHERANDO, Nov. 10th, 1s7

| .AAASAs<A4SASOt ANONs <-OtA, AoSss
EDS. SPECTATOR II have been si-
lent so long that fear you will rule me
out of your columns, if you have not
already done SO !; but news is SO scarce
that it is a hard matter to get up letter
for few thousand readers. go, r..-.
Since the high water of month ago,
we have had another considerable rise
in our mountain stream, which gave
alarm to those living near its banks
There was, however, no considerable
damage done.
Messrs. Larew & Lewis have repaired
their dam, and their mill is now in ac-
tive operation. They are loading sew
eral teams daily for Staunton. ~ ...+
The roads have been put in passable
condition again. -" ,7'-' -'--l
Messrs. B. P. Cav & Co., of the Vir-
ginia Iron Works, are pushing business
rapidly. When this furnace is in full
blast, everything in the vicinity assumes
a busy appearance. Am not able to say
how many men are employed by these
gentlemen, but would suppose there
are at least one hundred at the coal
ing, ore banks, and at the. furnace.
The iron made here is of very superior
quality, and am informed is quoted
higher on the market than any made in
this State, and as high as the best Scotch
pig. 1t is used for car-wheels mostly.
What we most need now, for the
further development of this section, is
a narrow gauge railroad, and the Messrs.
Cav. with others, have the matter un-
der consideration.
1t would pay the Chesapeake & Ohio
Railroad to build branch to this fur
mace, for on the day they began build
ing it, work would be begun on fnr-
mace that would make fifty tons per day.
In addition to that, there would be
rolling-mill erected; and I verify be-
lieve q city of no small proportions
would spring up in Southeast Augusta.
AS it is, there are untold fortunes quiet
~ reposing beneath our hills, awaiting
Yankee enterprise to utilize them.
Business is rather flat in SherandO.-
Money is hard to get hold off.
The furnace store seems to have mo-
nopolized the trade of this section.
Touching spiritual matters, may say,
that we ought to be in a fiourishing con-
dition, as the A. MS, ID. DIS, etc., of
the different denominations are coming
in from various quarters, expounding
the Scriptures and urging us to our du.
ties as Christians and sinners; in addi-
tiOn to which, and sad to relate, there
has but recently been erected an estab-
lishment for the manufacture of spirits
themselves. The above-named establish
ment is at least three miles from She
rando, yet, strange (?) to say, you may
at almost any time smell it plainly in the
village. 9
For some years our people have been
compelled, when needing medical adj
vice and treatment, to send five miles
or more for physician such is not the
case at this time, as we have now in our
city medical gentleman. DR.. Samuel
H. Dold, son of DR.. Addison Dold, of
Fishersville, and brother of the popu-
lar young practitioner, DIR. Harry M.
Dold, (there are more doctors in the
family than theseD located here this
Summer and is enjoying a splendid
practice. The DIR. is young man, bnt
an old physician, having practiced some
gentleman and lady than DIR. and Mrs.
Dold can not be found, and we hope
they may long live to adorn the society
of our county.
The Rankin Bros are driving their
business at good rate. The senior
member of the firm is now travelling
South for his health. ~- -.i
There are several Pennsylvanians In
the neighbOrhood on tour of inspec-
tion. They desire to purchase lands
should the country please them.
What has become of my old friend
"B"? His hun1.would be truly pleasing
to us in this "obscure nook" Thrust
something into his hive, Mr.. Editor,
and stir him out. ~
We would also like to hear from
''Mac," and our friend "Ulric," of Doe
Hill. A. A. A.