Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-05-13
Valley News Items.

Chassis of the Reformed Church IN tne
United States, will hold its Annual Ses-
sion in Union Church, Smithfield, JEFF
ferson county, W. Va, (Rev. Chas. IT,
Fisher. PASTOR, on Thursday evening,
May 18th, 1879, at y o'clock.
The opening sermon will be preached
by the retiring President, Rev. John A.
Hoffheins, of Martinsburg, w. Va.
The HOLY Communion will celebrated
on Sunday at II o'clock, A. M, May
18th.
Sermons by the members of the Clas-
sis each evening during the session of
Chassis.
Virginia Chassis was organized IN the
year 1925, out of a part of Maryland
Chassis. It embraces in territory ofall the
counties of the Valley of Virginia, with
Jefferson and Berkeley counties in w.
Va, and is composed of all the minis
tiers and delegate Elder from each
congregation or pastoral charge within
its bounds"
The Winchester Times of the 18th inst.
contains the following notice of the
death of an estimable lady: "Mrs. Wood
worth, daughter of our townsman, VIM.
III. STREET., and wife of the Rev. M. w.
Woodwerth, of the Presbyterian church
of Burlington, w. Va, died at her faith
er's residence in this city, on Friday
last. Mrs. WIS disease was pneumonia
and it was SO rapid in Its course as to
battle the skill of her medical attendant
terminating fatally in a single week.
She was about IA years of age, and
leaves six young children, besides her
husband and other relatives, to mourn
her loss"
On the afternoon of the 3rd inst, Mr..
Daniel K. Stouffer's house, on the Sen
seney road, about two miles from Win
chester,,was burned, together with much
of the furniture, and large quantity OF
bacon and other provisions. The house
was large and comfortable frame build
ing, nearly new, and was burned to the
ground. 1t is net known how the fire
originated. Mr.. Stouffer had 81, 500 in
surance on his house and furniture, in
the Home Company of New York,
which will probaly cover his loss.
On Thursday morning week two val
liable COWS belonging to Cap. Jos. A.
Mutton of Wincester died of poison ad-
ministered by some unknown person
during the night.
On Thursday week, in the evening
train, Mr.. Michale Lilies and Miss Liz
zie Grin eloped from Winchester, and
were married the neXt morning in Fred
erick, Maryland. The Frederick (Md.)
DaiIy Times says: The groom is "A
wears age. of good address and pleasing
manners. The bride is 20 years old, and
very pretty. She was dressed quite
handsomely"
AtLexington, on Friday night week
the Cleaners realized upwards of $7O
from their festival held at the Ann
Smith Academy. Everybody was well
pleased, and the Cleaners were tender
ed a unanimous vote of thanks for
pleasant evening, by their visitors.
The Baptist church at Lexington is
completed-the painting is dry and it
is now ready for use.
The Lexington Gazette greets the
Rockbridge Enterprise just established
in that place as follows: 1--WE have re-
ceived the first number of the Rock
bridge Enterprise. We heartily wish ii
success in every channel of truth, hon
esty and right, and dire confusion, dis
may and death in every effort to keep
I'D disquiet and disturbance in our coun.
, ty on dead and unless issues. Here Is
, our hand, gentlemen, for any fate"
/ At the May term of the County Court
? of Rockbridge the following indictments
: were made by the Grand Jury: John
Morris and Harry Gaines for house.
breaking and larceny; Harvey Morri'
son for burglary 1.-TWO cases); S. O.
Campbell, malicious shooting; and Jno
Morris and Betsy Gibson for unlawful
cohabitatiOn.
John Morris and Harry Gaines plead
guilty and were sentenced to receive Sc
lashes each.
Harvey Morrison was convicted IN
der one indictment and sentenced to re-
ceived 80 lashes, and was acquitted O.
the other.
The case Of Samuel 0. Campbell was
continued until the next term of the
Court, and ne was bailed in the sum o
1000.
, A, A. Nicely was tried for assault an(
battery and fined 81.
On Wednesday last Ran, small soE
' of Capt. Ran. D. Cushen, of Harrison
> burg while playing On the rail road in thu
rear of his fathers residence, on Ger
man street, by some means stumbled
and fell on the track in front of load
. ed truck, which passed over his left foo
MASKING it frightfuliy.
E. Roller, Jr., of Mt. Crawford, has :
fine Morgan colt which weighs 110'
/, lbs, and was two years old Saturday 1
, week.
The Shenandoah Herald says that OF
e Saturday week, Edgar L. ZirkeIl o
New Market and John Sisler. met will
, an accident at the Neff's Mill Bridge, IL
Shenandoah County. They were carry
ing a piece of the arch across the bridg'
: and on nearing its west side, plank
which was too weak to bear their com
bined weight, broke, precipitating then
some 20 feet into the river. They wer
considerably bruised and stunned, Mr.
Sisler sustaining the greater injury.
.On last Thursday week George Coli
man, who was working on scaffold
at the house of G. L. & D. Proctor, il
Mt. Jackson, the gcaffold giving way
fell some 20 feet to the ground below
He was taken up in an lnsensibie state
having received considerable cash il
the right temple OF bis head. We learl
he is moving about again.
We learn from the Salem Consercd