Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-05-06
Valley News Items.

lngton on Friday week, Samuel o.
Campbell, clerk in the Hotel, shot
Alfred Hughes Of Lexington in the
groin with pistol. They are cousins,
and Hughes, under the influence OF
liquor. was abusing Campbell, who be-
came enraged and shot him. Campbell
is about 21 years of age, and bears
good character. He is member of the
Methodist church and Good Templar.
Campbell gave $500 bail for his appear
ance for trial.
The Page Courier says :-"Dr. Miller
and two gentlemen from Boston went
last week to examine an Indian mound
on the farm of Geo Seekford, Esq, near
Rileysville. They made an excavation
and discovered few bones and some
Indian relics. Night put an end to their
explorations before they had finished
their search. There are two of these
mounds on Philip Longs farm in Mas
sanutton."
The town of Wytheville, the county
seat of Wvthe county, is rapidly i'm
proving. New buildings have been
built, and the population has increased.
In 1877, about dozen new houses were
built, and in 1878, about 20 more, and
many others will be built during the
present year. The Wythville Enterprise
says Cuisines of every description
is looking up. Merchants, mechanics,
hotel keepers, and professional men are
rapidly multiplying. Hardly a month
goes by without valuable accessions to
cur population, the latest being Gen. J.
A. Walker, of Pulaski, Mr.. Fl. IS.
Shanklin, of West Virginia, Mr.. Long
cor, of Loudeun county, and Messrs. G..
B. Thomas, G.. w. Bates, and James R.
Crockett. The stores of our merchants,
and the workshops Of our worthy and
enterprising mechanics furnish internal
and indisputable proof of increase OF
trade, Astounding thrift and gratifying
progress. The population of the town
is about $500, embracing all the profess
sions and trades usually found in places
of that size."
The Fincastle Herald, of the LIST inst,
says :-"While little son. Of Mr.. Thos.
Merritt, (near Zion's Hill,) was haul
ing wood with two horse sled, last
Friday, the horses took fright and ran
off, and one of the horses had leg
broken, though the little man escaped
unhurt. The horse was killed by Mr..
Merritt. This loss will fall heavily on
Mr.. M, who could not afford the loss"
Col. Sprinkell, formerly of Rocking
ham, but for some years citizen of
Botetourt, will be voted for by his neigh
bors for Supervisor of the Amsterdam
District. Col. Sprinkell is a worthy
man and would make good Supervisor.
Rev. Andrew Hart died at his resi-
dence at Amsterdam, Botetourt county,
on the oath of April, after protracted
illness, in the 10Th year of his age. He
had been the faithful pastor of the Pres
byterian church there for the last Is
years, and was much beloved, not only
by the members of his own church, but
the entire community, as was fully at
tested by the large concourse of people
that attended his funeral and burial.
The funeral was preached by the Rev.
P. B. Price Of Rockbridge county, as
sisted by Rev. R. R. Houston of Fin
castle.
The Shenandoah Valley says that,
"there were two runaway couples on
the early freight train from Winchester
to Harper's Ferry, Tuesday morning.
One couple, Leonidas Aiken and Miss
Bette w. Cline, took the train at Win
chester, and the other, n. L. Mason
and Miss Virginia Frank, at Stephen
sons Depot-both couples from near
Capon Springs, w. Va. They tele
graphed at o'clock to Hagerstown for
the license, which arrived at Harper's
Ferry at IL o'clock; then they went
on the BRIDGE and were married by
Rev Simpson-one ceremony answer
ing on both couples. The two couples
were in Winchester again by 1 o'clock,
as happy as happy can be- This was
fast work-too fast for the father, who
asked, in ignorance, one groom to ap-
prehend his daughter, the bride of tie
other"