Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-04-09
Our SherandO Letter.
NUMEROUS INTERESTING ITEMS.

kil ENaNb' A., ~ pm ObA 1910.
Eds. spectators On his way from
D. Childress was set upon by three men
just as he was entering 1.-THE pines''
about one mile south of Stuart's mill.
1t was just at dark and Childress was
unable to see whether the men were
white or black but think they were MIC
ed. Finding that their intention were
OF q warlike character, Davy put spurs
to his horse and skedadled. One of the
men ran with him three or four hun
dred yards, and gave over the chase.
The only harm done was the scare.
Just about the same place, three years
ago James Mcdaniel of this place, was
attacked dy three men and severely
beaten.
He had a team, and when the attack
was made, was On the wagon.
Mcdaniel is pluck, and stood for fight
but was so beaten up that his mind for
sock him. The team got away and
when Mac-fOund himself he was in
Sherando The team had preceded him
by an hour. Mcdaniel knows who at
tempted his life, or thinks he does, al
though he has never made his suspi-
cions known.
The smoke house of D. D. Childress
was entered and robbed on Monday
night .last. No clue to the thief or
thieves.
Rev. j. G. Jones, junior preacher on
Augusta circuit, NJ. E. Church South
preached his tirst.sermon for this year at
this place, on Sunday last-His text was
Ps. XV-"LOrd who shall abide in Thy
tabernacle? &C." Mr.. Jones put the
blows in thick and heavy when he
reached; "He that hackbiteth not with
his tongue, nor doeth evil to mis- neigh
Dor, nor taketh up reproach against his
neighbor." The text was handled IN a
mastery manner throughout, and as is
usual after sermons on such subjects,
ever body knew exactly where to put
his hand on 1.-THE man the preacher
meant"
We are glad to know that, by a bill
recently passed in Congress, Mrs. Mar.
tina Balsley, widow of Jacob Balsley. is
entitled to pension of eight dollars per
month. Mrs. 3. is very worthy wo-
man, who for many years has had hard
work to keep the wolf from her door"
having large family to support, and
doing it by hard labor about the neigh
borhOod.
u. S. Wait has rented the tannery OF
G. D. Balsley for term of years.
He has secured the services of J. H.
Pence as tanner, and there is not a bet
ter one in Va. From present prospects,
the new firm will make decided sue
cess of the enterprise.
Larew and Lewis, having had their
saw mill thoroughly repaired, are now
doing business with q vim rarely equal
led and never excelied in this section.
IN, IL -. &
the mill.
A little son of r. B. Padgett, in cross
ing foot bridge over the creek" lost
his balance and fell into the rapid
stream, which at that point is six feet
deep. He washed about thirty feet
down the atroaIn and caught hold of the
that grow on the bank. No one knew
to the house.
Cal. about two years ago, has enough OF
good boy and his return will be hailed
with Joy by al, who know him.
The advertisement put in your paper
by Daniel Hiserman is bringing innu-
merable letters from all parts of the
State; YET we hope he won't sell.
An eve, belonging to VIM. Luns-
ford, near here, gave birth to lamb
having six legs -four behiad) and two
tails
The lamb was dead
The wildcats are depredating upon
the lambs in the mountainous parts Of
this township to an alarming extent.
Henry Bear Of Sherando has eXchang'
ed his house and lott the village, tt
Messrs. Iarew and Lewis, for q tract O
their woodland, a mile from here.
Tramps are plentiful OH the roads
leading through here. In my next [
propose to give you brief history of two
of these skunks. who in the last veal
have poked their fingers into the eyes
Of some OF our over -credulOus citizens
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