Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-07-15
Valley News Items

The hay crop Of Rockbridge, issaid by
the Lexington Gazette to be very fine
one.
The Page county fishermen have been
catching number of fine bass since the
LIST of July.
A recent storm on Kerr's creek in
Rockbridge did considerable damage to
the corn fields.
Messrs. Harman & Bro, lost horse
by drowning, last week, in the Canal at
the first lock below Lexington.
The Craig county Agricultural and
Mechanical Association will hold their
Fair on the 4th and 9th of September
next.
The Fincastle Herald says MIR.
VIM. r. Taylor last week, caught out of
Craig's Creek bass that was % inches
long and weighed pounds.
The Page Courier says:-"A Mr..
Weakly living at the foot of the Ridge
in Madison county is so years old. He
entered the army during the war of 1872
at the age of 80. He has been married
twice and the oldest child of his second
marriage is so years.
What in the world Is the matter with
the turkeys this year?- We recently
saw notice of gobbler that had
changed into turkey hen, and now
comes the Fincastle Herald with the
following "A gentleman living near
hereset turkey hen recently on Is eggs.
Soon thereafter, a gobbler put in his ap-
pearance, scooped out from under the
hen of the eggs, and was deliberately
proceeding to set. The gentleman inter-
fered, put the eggs back under the hen,
and imprisoned the globbler:: After sew
eral days elapsed he let him out, when
he got the eggs out from under the hen
again, and went to setting the second
time"
The Page Courier has the following to
say about the condition Of the recently
suspended Bank of Luray:-"At a
meeting OF the Stockholders ofthe Bank,
held Tuesday last, E. Jones Armstrong,
Esq, OF the committee appointed to
post up the books, reported an approxi-
mate statement of the Bank. Hestated
the assets to be about $1,000 less than
the liabilities, exclusive of the deed of
trust executed by B. F. Grayson, Jr.,
estimated at s., 500, and Fl. J. Shoots
donation of 81, 500, which added in makes
the assets greater than the 1iabilities.
tits proper to state here however that
the very general belief prevails among
the creditors that sufficient amount
will not be realized from the resources
to cover their debts"
| From the Clarke Courier we learn that
on last Friday evening week, while a
thunder storm was passing over the
house of Mr.. John s. Thompson, living
about four miles southeast of Berryville,
an electric bolt entered the house at the
base of the northeast corner and struck
and severely burnt a Mrs. Marsh, and
ascending the room passed through the
ceiling and struck and instantly killed
Mrs. Thompson, who was on the upper
floor. This theory of the course taken
by the electric bolt is derived from DR..
Page, who was called in to see the in
jured woman. She was badly burned
on the right thigh, left breast and
shoulder, and, strange to say, achild she
was holding on her right arm was not
in the slightest degree hurt. The burns
on the body of Mrs. Thompson indicat-
ed, the Doctor says, that her lower limbs
were the first to feel the force of the
stroke>that killed her. The house sits
on hill, and was considerably injured,
though not destroyed, as was at first
rumored. Mrs. Marsh is recovering
from the injuries she received.