Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-05-07
Valley News.

Lexington now reiOices in q duuble
daily mail
A lightning stroke killed eleven sheen
OF the flock of Chas. T. Jones, of Clarke
county.
Orkney Springs this season will be
under the management of A. w. Jones,
Esq.
A patent has been issued to Mr.. Mar
tin Y, Dadisman of Page county for q
combined grain and fertilizer drill.
Gen. John E. Roller has purchased
the L. 5. Roller farm of 240 acres near
MT. Crawford, for $50 per acre.
Maj. George Grandstaff, one of the
Oldest citizens of Shenandoah county.
dled last Friday week, aged 81 wears.
me heavy rain-storm in Rockbridge
county ON last Wednesday did consider
able damage to timber lands and fenc-
ing. ~ >'
= q. Vanderford has disposed of the
Ola Common wealth, published at dar-
risonburg, to j. X. Smith and P. B.
Dulaney. -''
IL IS expected that the repairs to the
James River and iIanawha canal be-
tween Lynchburg and Lexington, Va,
VIII ne completed by July L.
Frederick county boasts of a five lep-
ged CALI, but it seems that the fifth leg is
no more serviceable than the fifth wheel
to a wagon.
w HEAT.-The prospect for wheat still
continues excellent. The crop in this
county isunusually promising. Harvest
Will probably be several wseks earlier
than usual.-,Sheo. Herald.
Mr.. John Peters who resides near
MooresG store recently killedxsix foxes.
This indicates fine skill as a fox hunter
or that foxes, in unusual numbers are
to be found in that section.
| Inc prospects for an unusually large
crop OF wheat this year are very promis-
ing. The papers all over the State and
especially Of the Valley speak of the inc
appearance OF the crop.
! Fhe measles has been prevailing to a
great extent in the upper end of Shenan-
d0ah county. In New Market and that
neighborhood, one of the physicians
estimated the number of cases at five
hundred.
"A colored woman ip Wythe county,
confesses to have killed her twin babies
soon after their birth and then buried
ehem. The bodies of the in ants were
found! at the place indicated by the I'M
natural mother.
The Page Courier announces that
work will be resumed at the Shenan-
doah Iron Works at once Work was
suspended at the Furnace in FebgglaEy
and at the Forge lst of April. h,oth we are
glad to learn VIII saoa he in active opera
t,oa. ~
On last Wednesday morning, Alger-
non Hollan, confined in the jail at Har-
risonburg charged with rape, succeeded
in making his escape. The Sheriff Of
fers reward of $40 for his capture.
Hollan was re. captured on Thursday
and returned to his cid quarters.
The entertainment to be given by the
Winehester Light Infantry on the 9th
of June, will be for the benefit of the Vir.
ginia shaft fund, which the good PEOPLE
of Winchester are raising fa2 .he purpose
OF erecting q nn1eINnA4nt over the graves
CT ths Hiapy Confederate soldiers whose
remains lie in their beautiful cemetery.
LICENSES GRANTED. Bird, ot
the Circuit Court, granted LICENCES to the
liquor dealers Of HarrisenbHrg to whom
licenses had been refused by Judge
O'FerrsN, " ihe County Court. Tie
cases had caused considerable excite
ment, as the parties had been indicted
for violations of the Moffett liquor law.
i We learn from the Old Commonwealth
that the work on the new. bridge over
North River at Mt: Crawford is being
pushed forward rapidly. The stone
work consists At ,W0 auutments and a
peptNai pieY and the frame work of two
j spans of wood and iron. 1t is proposed
to place the bridge SO high above the
water as to escape danger from the
heaviest flood.
d by the same paper we are in5ofnled
that Messrs. Raines & Co., who have
been enerating q steam Stave Factory
near Gross Keys in Rockingham during
| the past year, have recently sold the en-
tire machinery and fixtures to Messrs.
Wilcox Gs Damon for the sum of 81 700
cash. TGis factory is in the midst of a
finely timbered region, has the capacity
OF turning Quito, 900 slaves daily, which,
with constantly increasing demand at
remunerative prices, will make this q
profitable investAeGt,
4 Ihe Winchester 29mes says: that the
1 fire which recently occurred in the Post
office at that place was more serious than
was at first supposed. Several hundred
advertised letters were destroyed, and
staGns, ETC., representing quite a large
amGunf. IAs logs to the Governments
only nomial, however, as stamps can be
replaced for the mere cost of printing
Mr.. Miller, the postmaster, lost some
valuable legal and other private papers,
which will cause him great deal OF
trouble and labor besidss considerable
expense: