Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-11-20
Summary Of Valley News.

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'ound net, and two gentlemen on last
killed fourteen rabbits in one
ield.
The Shenandoah Herald of the 14th
nst., says: A second narrow Passage
disaster was barely escaped, few nights
lgo, by freight train which passed
South about IL o'clock at night. The
when passing through the cut
his side of the bridge noticed two cattle
n 'front.' ofhim. He blew for brakes and,
Notwithstanding he had sixteen loaded
freight cars. he reversed his engine and
brought his train to dead halt about
the time the cattle stepped from the
track. He again started but before he
was under full Roadway, the shrill
whistle for breaks again resounded.-
The engineer had noticed a dark object
in front, and succeeded in stopping the
train only after it had gotten on the
bridge. He went forward and found
twenty cattle wedged between the cross
ties. Had his train been under full
Roadway no power could have checked
it in time to prevent its rushing head
long over that fearful abyss. 1t requir-
ed four and half-hours to clear the
track. Ten cattle fell off the bridge.
FREDERICK COUNTY ITEMS.
from the Winchester Times.1
Col. Robert Glass, well known and
highly respected citizen of Frederick
county, died on the 9TH inst.
The House of Representatives has
passed bill removing the disabilities OF
DR.. Asa Wall, of Winchester.
The Beard of Supervisors of Frederick
county, have fixed the county levy at
twelve cents on the hundred dollars, on
| the taxable property, real, persona! and
mixed: and also levy of fifty cents on
every male citizen of tn county over q
years of age Except Ia the city of Win
chester) not exempt by law.
The hog cholera has made its appear
ance in Frederick county, and several
farmers have lost heavily.
The Rockingham Register speaks in
favorable times of. the entertainment re-
Gently given by the young gentlemen
and ladies of Harrisonburg for the bene-
fit of the Harrisonburg Guards. In an
nouncing a repetition of the performance
it says: "Handy Andy will, present
4 od with additional scenes from Spake
I speare."
| Another minister has been robbed
This time IT is Rev. w. G. Eggleston, o
Harrisonburg, who last week lost
number of chickens. y
i OLD DOCUMENTS have before us
four old documents, the latest of which
is eiphtv.one years old and the oldest
one hundred and twenty-one years.
One is a grant of 100 acres in the county
of Augusta, on the head spring of Lin
vilIe's Mill Crsek, for the consideration
of twenty shillings, to Jacob Gum by
Rob't Dinwiddie, "our trusted and wei
beloved Lieutenant Governor" 1t /;
dated August 18th, 1850.
The next oldest document is dated
1859 and the next 1853, granting LANDS
to John Gum and John Grattan
respectively. The latter is grant o
J. hundred and twenty-six acres lying
on Flat Run, q branch OF Lincoln
/ Creek, in the county OF .Augusta-noW
! Rockingham. ur
The last is dated 1896, March 2lth. ant
is a grant of land to Jacob Wisecop from
Robert Brooke, Governor OF the Com
monwealth. The tract contains thirty
four acres in the county OF Rockingham
"in a place called Bushy hllls."-Wt
Commonwealth.
James E. Boiler has been app01atef
postmaster at Mount Crawford, Rock
inghamscounty, vice John Foley remov
| ed.
The freshet of last Thursday carried
away the forebay of the Roller Mill be
tween MT. Crawford and Bridgewater
From the Lexington Gazette.l
4 James Daugherty in attempting t.
capture two escaped convicts shot one
them. He succeeded in capturing tn
other and delivered him at the work
near Buchanan, but the wounded MAJ
broke for the woods and escaped.
The high water of week before last dit
considerable damage on North River IL
Rockbridge county. Some 500 to LOO
railroad ties were washed away AM
much fencing from Goshen to Lexing
ton. Below whole cornfields were sweep
away-hay-stacks, &c. The Messrs
Hutchinson lost two acres Of corn OF
Sailing Island that would have shueket
out near 100 bushels to the acre. Th
Canal was damaged in some places
though the boats are running through
on usual time. ..
! In crossing Bratton's run on Thursds!
week the stage for Goshen was swept GU
of the ford, about half after nine oclocl
at night, and carried into the river
There were two passengers aboad Col
Ross and Mr.. Bartholomew, and tn
driver Oscar Clyce. They all got on to-
of the stage and kept crawling to ia
top side as the stage rolled over AM
over until it lodged upon rock jus
where the stream enters the river. Thei
situation was dangerous ia the extrem
as none of them could swim. Their erie
brought colored man to the spot, VIA
cut tree so that it fell near them ant
on this they managed to reach the bank
The stage was washed away as the las
man left it. e4ass.t. ...s.
| One horse got out alive and well. Tn
bodies of two others have been foun'
many miles down the river. The bod,
of the coach was torn to fragments, bu
the running-gear was recovered, as wa
the Northern and Richmond mail bags
contents but little damaged. The Elk
press safe, containing $50 in money an
other valuables was recovered, as vel
as Col. Ross satchel and most of tn
other baggage. Capt. Harman's loss
from $500 to $500.
Mr.. John Bogus, of Botetourt, and MI
folly from Araold's Valley, Rockbridg
county, were killed in Botetourt on las
Thurs day morning. Tiey were digging
ore. when the bank suddenly gave away