Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-08-26
Valley News Items

the midsummer nights dream of the
chickens of Woodstock.
Mr.. Thos. Kerlin, in the upper end |
of Shenandoah, has lost by fire large
fruit dry kiln, filled with fruit.
Fifty-seven of the citizens of Wood
stock and vicinity have called upon H.
H. Riddlebarger to become candidate
for the State Senate.
The closing exescises of the Normal
School at Bridgewater will take place
on the 2sth and Goth inst. They prom
Use to be highly interesting.
There is call in the Page Courier for
Judge H. G. Allen to deliver an address
on the State debt question at Pages
next court.
The Warren Sentinel says there are
rumors of the discovery of a magnifi-
cent cave a few miles south of Front
Royal.
From the Old Commonwealth we
learn that two horses belonging to Der
rick Glover were run over and killed
by the cars, near Linville, on Sunday,
the 18th inst.
The Warren Sentinel says A farm
near Nineveh, in Warren county, as
sessed at So, 700, has been sold for S. 900.
Does this look like the terrible reduc-
ton predicted in the re-assessment Of
land in 1880?
Bishop Keane confirmed class of
twenty-six in the Catholic church at
Winchester last Thursday. The class
embraced both sexes and all ages, in
Guiding four converts to the Catholic
faith. The church at Winchester is
growing rapidly in membership.
The Winchester Times says the fruit
crop is probably the most abundant
one with which that section has been
favored for many years. Apples, pears,
plums, etc., are good and plentiful; the
yield of peaches is large, and some ex-
cellent fruit of this kind is now coming
into market.
From the Winchester Times we learn
that the son of Mr.. John Stephenson,
of Frederick county, who was accident.
ally wounded in the hip week before
last, of which notice was made last
week. has since died from his wound.
He was only IA years of age, and a
bright, promising youth.
We learn from the Shenandoah Her.
aid that the dwelling-house, barn and
out houses of Mr.. Samuel Pullman,
three miles below Alexandria, were de-
stroyed by fire on Saturday night week.
His loss will reach several thousand
dollars. The fire is believed to have
been the work of an incendiary.
Master Dory Cone, aged about II
years, caught bass at Riverton, which
weighed five pounds and six ounces.
The Warren Sentinel says 1.-THE con-
test between Master Cone and Mr.. Bass
was long continued and exhaustive, but
the latter finally yielded and threw up
the SPONGE"
4 In the Injunction case of the Receiver
of the Page County Bank VS.. Grayson
Bros. & Co. and John S. Grayson, de-
cree has been entered committing to the
Sheriff all the property of the defend
ants except the houses and lots occupied
by them in Luray. The Page Courier
understands that the Graysons will ap-
peal from the decree.
The Shenandoah Herald, of. Wood
stock, says: MIR. Luther Nebb, on last
Monday had his leg broken by young
man, who, in playful humor, caught
hold of him with an effort to throw him
Mr.. Nebb's foot caught in some way
and both fell, the young man, who was
very heavy, falling on Nebb's leg,
which was broken short distance
, above the ankle.
! The Bridgewater correspondent of tbs
Old Commonwealth says Rev. H. w
Kinzer, the Methodist minister on
Bridgewater Circuit, lost his horse, q
very excellent driving animal, in very
singular manner. Mr.. K. was on 9
visit to the family of Mr.. Lago, neal
Mt. Crawford, when it was supposed
the. horse, while tied in the stable
reared and struck her head against the
ceiling, producing conclusion of the
brain. There was no one present to
witness the accident, but this seems te
be the most rational solution of it.
The Fincastle Herald while
tracing a vein of ore in the Cove Noun
tain, one day last week, Mr.. Stephen
Wetz, of Buchanan, came across hui
, man skeleton, which proved to be that
of Albert Dick, negro boy who left
Wade's Mill, on Jennings creek, on the
23rj of January last, for the residence
of Mr.. Robert l.. Wade, situated short
distance from Buchanan. The night o.
the 23rd was an exceedingly cold anG
dark one. The general impl ession al
that time was that he had been frozen
. to death, but dilIgent search failed tc
discover the missing body. Near the
!, skeleton were found a bag of meal, spool
of cotton, and several other articles that
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From the Page Courier of last week
, we learn that on Thursday, the 14th
inst, Dr. Smoot received from the May.
or of Columbiana, Ohio, the following
dispatch 1--WE have B. F. Grayson
Jr. Do you want him ?" A telegram
was Immediately returned to detair
him, and on Friday morning week
Sheriff Campbell. accompanied by Mr.
Chas. Cline, started after him. It seems
that he was recognized and reported by
former citizen of Page county now liv'
ing in Columbiana. He was just tax
ing the train for ST. Louis when arrest
ed. His return to Luray will be de-
! layed somewhat by some informality in
the application for requisition, neces-
stating the return OF the papers te
Richmond.
Paul planted, and Apollos (Fulkerson,
watered, and Massey came to King
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