Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-04-29
Valley News Items.

The residence of Rev. J. A. Davis,
near Liberty, Bedford county, with all
its contents, was burned on Saturday
week.
In Page county, week before last, Mr..
R,T, Brumback had his arm broken in
two places, by a log which slipped
whilst he was engaged in raising
house.
Charles A. Yancey has sold &c feet
front of his lot on South-Main street,
Harrisonburg, to e S. Kemper, VINO
will erect a handsome dwelling upon 1t
as soon as it can be done.
On Saturday morning, the 10th inst,
George Metz, a farmer living near Cave
Spring in Roanoke county, was drowned
while attempting to cross Roanoke river
at Tosh's ford, near Big Lick.
The Old Commonwealth says that, on
Thursday night week the stable OF Geo.
M. Armentrout was set On fire and en-
tirely destroyed, together with valua-
BILE horse, grain drill and other con
tents.
We learn from the Fincastle Herald
that an interesting and important meet
ing of the Thinker brethren was held at
their church near Amsterdam, Bote-
.sult county, on last Saturday and Sun
cay week.
On Thursday night, the 18th inst,
Mr.. w. Fl. Pearson. residing about one
mile north of Harrisonburg, had two OF
his horses killed by the falling of his
stable. A cow that was in the building
was also badly crippled.
The Warren Sentinel says:-Naviga-
ton has opened upon the Shenandoah
within the last week. Up to Tuesday
thirty seven flats, loaded with lumber,
grain, and iron had arrived at Riverton,
and some twenty, containing from 5000
to 5000 feet each of lumber.
The Winchester Ne.os says:-A man
named Jacob Cole, we understand, de
serted his wife and children short time
since. He carried with him bis wifes
daughter by former marriage, girl
aged II ears. Cole was farmer resld-
ing near Winchester, and is 40 forty
years of age. He left his family entirely
destitute.
The Bridgewater Enterprise says that,
son Friday week Messrs. James M. De-
wilson and Charles G. Skinner, OF Har-
risonburg, were baptized by immersion
in North River, at that place by Rev.
w. G.. Eggleston, assisted by nev. A.
Robey, Methodist minister of the former
place. Quite number of persons, both
of Harrissnburg and Bridgewater, as
sembled on the banks to witness the
solemn and impressive ceremonies"
The Page Courier ays:-The walk
ing mania, it appears, is about to be
succeeded by the still more ridiculous
feat of gormandizing on soda crackers.
1t was noticed in the papers that New
York man had lost q; wager of $500 in
trying to eat duzen crackers in as
many minutes. And now it has reached
Luray. On last Monday, Wharf Key
ser, nephew of Wharton Freeze, at one
of the stores in town. accomplished the
feat in II ! minutes, remarklng when he
had finished that he could do that all
day-and we think so, too, judging from
the relish with which he devoured
those.
From the GpirH Of the Valley we learn
taat on Saturday week Mr.. Daniel
Wenger. living near the "Pike Church"
miles south of Harrisonburg, had
strawberry roam horse, years Old, stolen
from bis stable. The thief, in selecting
the horse, could have taken better one,
as he passed through where the other
horses Mera stabbed and selected this
one, VIII oh was in stable by itself He
stole, at the same time a bride and sad
die, and passed through field to get to
the turnpike, the marks of which were
plainly discerpible next morning. and
and which led towards town So far
Mr.. Weager, although making the eff
fort, has heard nothing of his horse.