Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-09-03
Valley News Items.

The Bell punch in Shenandoah coun-
y, for the quarter beginning May LIST
md ending August LIST, yielded S577.04.
Work on the Shenandoah Valley |
Railroad is said to be progressing rapid
y. About eight miles of track have
oeen completed.
The Page Courier has seen terrapin
with IA. s. 1857 cut into the shell,
and thinks the initials are those of
Abram Stricken.
Rev. J. F. Kemper, of Lynchburg,
has accepted call to the Baptist church
at Harrisonburg. He preached his first
sermon last Sunday.
The new Thinker church, near Bridge
water, has been completed, and was
opened for Divine service on last Sum
day week. 1t is one of the largest
churches in Rockingham county.
At the recent term of the county court
of Rockingham, Henry Wilson, alias
Henry johnson, alias Joseph Waller,
was found guilty of horse-stealing, and
sentenced to fifteen years in the peni-
tertiary.
The Shenandoah Herald says that an
attempt was recently made to burn a
dwelling house in Woodstock. It was
not occupied at the time, but quantity
of wheat was stored in it belonging to
DR.. Irwin. A negro boy was arrested
on suspicion, but was discharged for
want of evidence.
ASdelegation of gentlemen from Fred
erick county, headed by State Senator
Ward, of that county, called on Presi-
dent Hayes last week, and rendered him
an invitation to attend the Winchester
Fair, which is to be held in October
The President accepted the invitation
and will fix the day for his visit here
after.
| Mr.. John E. Braithwaite, formerly
connected with the Old Commonwealth
in the capacity of compositor, last week
severed his connection with that paper,
and will associate himself with Mr..
Brown, as assistant editor and business
manager, in the publication of the
Bridgewater Enterprise, to be issued in
an enlarged and improved form al
Bridgewater next week.
About the 22nd of last month con.
tract was made in Lexington for all the
brick and stone work of building
which is to receive the monument tt
the great Confederate General, designed
by Valentine. This monument is 6
tomb bearing the recumbent figure, ir
remarkable likeness, of General Lee
He is in uniform, the sabre has JUS
slipped from his grasp, and his cloal
partly covers his limbs, quietly com
posed. The attitude is perhaps rathel
of deep rest than of death. It is beau
tifhl work of art, and worthy of thu
effort made in Lexington to give it al
appropriate shelter.
A correspondent of the State, writing
from Rawley Springs under date of tn
9th of August, says:-Considerabl'
excitement was created at this charm
ing watering place yesterday after
noon by the upsetting of four-sea
buggy, in which were two young la
dies and young man of Richmond
and young lady of Harrisonburg.-
The particulars are as follows: The par
ty left Harrisonburg about 81 o'clock P
M. for drive to this place, intending tx
return after spending an hour or SO will
some friends here. Just as the party
arrived at the Springs and were ::abou
to get out, the horses suddenly turned
and backed down a sloping plat o
ground, overturning the buggy and al
its occupants. Fortunately the horses
were quite gentle, and instead of con-
tinuing to move backwards, as mos
horses would have done, stood still, and
to this fact is no doubt due the fortunate
result of the accident. All three young
ladies deserve unbounded praise for thu
heroism displayed, their behavior or
the occasion being uncommonly calm
and courageous. Notwithstanding thu
vehicle, in overturning, fell on thu
whole party and held them prisoner
underits weight until rescued by lockers
on, not an audible sign OF distress es
capped the lips of either one of the three
and in Eve minutes after the acciden,
occurred all were laughing and chat
ting amid the congratulations of friends
and frightened witnesses OF the occur
renee.
We condense the following items from
the Winchester Times Mr.. Adam An.
derson, an old citizen of Winchester
was paralyzed Monday of last week.
A shooting club has been organized in
Winchester, provided with Bogardus
trap, glass balls, &C. Capt. Burgess is
SO far the champion shot.-The widow
and two children of Edward Lewis,
decd, living about four miles from Win.
chester, on the North Frederick road
were poisoned by eating toadstools
which they mistook for edible mush>
rooms. The two children died, and
Mrs. Lewis was in g very critical con.
dition for several days, but is now out
of danger.-Moses Ewing, a worthy
citizen Of Clarke county whose home
was near Berryville on the Winchester
pike, was killed near Vaudeville on
Thursday last. He was hauling a
threshing machine, when his team be
came frightened and ran off. By some
means he lost his seat in the saddle and
fell to the ground. The horses trampled
him and the machine ran over him,
killing him instantly. He leaves fam
ily.-The Disciples of Christ or Chris
tians held their annual District copyen-
ton at Zion church, near Woodstock,
week before last. Twelve churches, all
in the Valley, embracing membership
of 1900, weEe represented. This relig-
ious body has membership of about
three-fourths Of million ip the United
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