Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-10-15
Valley News Items.

The Rockbridge Fair takes place on
the 23rd, oath, and 25th of October.
Mr.. Pointer Aleshire, Of Page county,
was quite seriously injured last week
by the upsetting of his wagon loaded
with flour.
We learn from the Spirit Of the Valley
that the people of Rockingham have
this year purchased between 1900 and
1000 tons of fertilizers.
The Lexington Gazette says A man,
hailine from Dinwiddie county, passed
through this place on last Friday in q
two.horse wagon on his way to Nc
Pherson county, Kansas. He expects
to make the entire trip in his wagon
and to reach his destination about the
1st of December. He was accompanied
by his family.
A new glove factory has been started
lin Winchester. The NeOs says:-A
company has been formed, with Mr..
James B. Russell as President, Mr.. John
Russell, Treasurer, and Mr.. Fl. R. Lup-
ton, Superintendent, and a capital of
$4,000. Experienced dressers and cut
tiers have been employed, and we may
look for q widely-increased market for
the famous Winchester gloves. The
distribution of good wages for sewing
among some hundreds of females, in
town and country, is not least among
the good results to be expected"
The track of the S. v. R. r. is laid
and partially ballasted from within 9
mile of the Clarke line to the 3. 4 o.
r. at McGary's, distance of about II
miles. Our Senior took ride behind
the Fairfax on Tuesday and passed ovel
the whole completed track at the rate
of twenty miles an hour. The trestlt
work and bridging at the B. q o. B. r
and work towards Shepherdstown il
progressing, and many hands are a
work on the southern portion Of thu
road ballasting and getting out ston'
. for the purpose.-ChdrlestoaOn FIRE.
! Press.
l In exploring the cave, recently dis
1 covered near Luray, a human skeleton
f was found. The Courier says 1T il
fastened to the floor by stalagmite in
r crustation, and its unfortunate owne
S evidently fell from a precipice overhang
t ing its present position, distance o
f more than fifty feet. AS this cave ha
: never been visited within the memor.
e of the oldest inhabitant, it is presume
l BILE that the remains are of some ret
r man of the forest, who, hundreds o
: years ago, wandering in this great cav
8 ern, allowed his love of the beautiful
: and grand in nature, to get the better o
! his judgment, and thus incautiousl.
,. approached too near the treacherou
e brink of the chasn1.
Q We learn from the Old Commonwealth
1 that on last Thursday week, Mr.. Geo
8 w. Arey, well-known in this county
8 was found dead in the field near hi
d home couple of miles from Rawle.
= Springs, in Rockingham county. TIL
4 Commonwealth says:-"The cause O
t death was doubtless heart disease, from
7 which he had been a sufferer for man,
D years. In the morning of Thursday b.
g mounted his horse and rode away OF
business, and not returning at noon hi
! absence was not especially noticed, as h
t was frequently away all day. His sons
q upon returning to their work after din
It ner, noticed his horse in an adjoinin,
r field, with saddle on and immediatel,
o went to see what it meant, when the.
g discovered the lifeless body of Mr.. Arey
!. who had probably been dead SOM
c hours. He was S. years of age, and
8 clever, genial gentleman"