Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-07-29
VALLEY News Items

Peaches are selling in New Market for
p1.00 bushel.
Huckleberries in Warren county are
selling at fifteen cents peck.
A rat weighing ten pounds was killed
a few days ago at Christiansburg.
Mrs. Tilghman Stevens, of Botetourt,
was thrown from buggy few days
ago.
The Luray cave was illuminated on
last Wednesday,. About 275 people were
present.
The Baptis.s of Winchester have
bought a lot for $1,000 and are about
erecting church.
The colored people of New Market
will have tournament and picnic on
the second Saturday in August.
The Warren Sentinel says large guam
titles of bass are being caught from the
Shenandoah River in that county.
Mr.. Obenchain has retired from the
Botetourt Nea0s and Mr.. Jas. r. Marsh
has become one of its proprietors.
Quite large number of Memphians
have passed Wytheville, refugeeing
from the infected districts. A goodly
number have stopped in Lynchburg.
Henry N. Richards, of Warren county,
has received the appointment of State
cadet to the Virginia Military Institute
from that Senatorial district.
The County Court of Warren was en-
gagged all of last week in the trial of Jo-
mas Hickman on an Indictment for the
murder of James Foster on April 18th,
1879. Much interest is felt in the trial.
The Fincastle Herald says:-A rella-
BILE gentleman of the county informs us
that in consequence of the protracted
drought not half crop of corn will be
made in Roanoke, even if it should now
be seasonable.
The Shenandoah Valley Railroad now
seems to be going ahead. Workmen are
now about building the bridge across
the Shenandoah near Front Royal, and
the knowing ones predict that Luray
will this year be aroused by the scream
ing locomotive.
John A. Myers, of Craig, was at the
last term of the county court, sentenced
to the penitentiary for three years, for
horse.stealing. The Fincastle Herald
says that this is the first time in the
history of Craig when she has had a
representative in the State prison.
From the Abingdon Standard we
learn that Messrs. Henry c. Stuart and
Charles L. Palmer have forwarded one
hundred and fifty fat cattle from that
county to Baltimore for shipment to
Europe. This is their first shipment
this year, and Mr.. Palmer will make
his first trip across the ocean.
The Bridgewater Enterprise says =
Several very fine showers of rain have
fallen since our last issue. and vegela.
ton of every description is looking
cheerful under its influence. Should
the season continue favorable, the crop
of corn will be a very heavy one this
fall.
On Saturday evening week, as the
mail train from Baltimore was coming
into the yard at the depot in Harrison
burg, the engine struck two cows, break.
ing a leg for each. making it necessary
to kill them both. One of tbs cews be-
longed to Mr.. James Long, the other to
Mr.. L. B. Allen, both of Harrisonburg
1 The Old Commonwealth says :-On
Tuesday last, about or o'clock P. NJ,
a barn belonging to Mrs. SINNERS, who
resides near Lacy Spring, was destroyed
by fire. Fortunately the wheat croE
had been threshed out last week and
was therefore saved, but the hay CROP
and the other contents of the barn were
destroyed. This is serious loss and
falls heavily upon very worthy people
who have the sympathy of the neigh
bors at this stroke of misfortune. We
did not learn the cause of the fire.
i We learn from the Rockingham Reg
lister that there are at Rawley Springs
some $50 visitors. This is an unusually
large number for such an early period
in the season, and shows that these wa
tiers are growing in popular favor. o.
those at Rawley now, a goodly number
are from South Carolina, Georgia, Lou
isiana, Virginia and other Southern
States, while Washington City. Mary
land and the States farther north are
well represented. From letters received
and other indications, the management
anticipate prosperous season.
On Sunday last, at Freiden's church
in Rockingham, Rev. Lawrence M. Hen
, sell was installed as Pastor of the Re
formed congregation at that church, ant
of st. Paul's church at Rockia Mills
and of the church at McGaheysville
The services were of very interesting
character and large number of people
were present. The new pastor succeeds
his uncle, the venerable Rev. John G
Hensell, who has OBLIGATED as pastor o
these congregations for something owe
twenty years Old age and increasing
infirmities rendered impossible the per
Torrance Of the duties devolving upor
the beloved and now retiring Pastor
He has the consolation of a well spen
life as the happy reflection of his de
clining life, and we hope his days may
be many in the land.-Old Common.
D sUedlth.
The Canadian interior department
, does not credit the report that Sitting
Bulls band is on the war path. and it il
believed at Ottawa that Gen. Miles ha
been misled by traders aud scouts, whs
are always ready for fight. The Wa
Department at Washington have dis
o patch from Gen. Sheridan confirming
the report of the fight with band o
, hostile Sioux by the advance of Gen
Miles's command under Lieut.. Clark
south of Milk river, Dakota. Shortly