Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-10-21
Valley News Items.

Valley News Items.
We take the following from the Rock
ingham Register Early Saturday
morning last, as Mr.. Joseph Clatterbuck
was bringing load of wood to Harri-
sonburg, and while coming down what
is known as the Poor House hill, about
8 miles east of Harrisonburg, in at
tempting to put down the brake, his
foot slipped and in his fall his head fell
between the spokes of his hind wheel,
and in its revolutions he was thrown
violently around by his neck, and but
for the horses being promptly stopped
his neck would have been broken.
When the wagon was stopped it was
found that the wheel had been locked
by his neck, and had to be turned back
before he could be taken out. He was
thought to be lifeless, but soon regained
consciousness, and is now rapidly re-
covering. Joe would be hard custom
er to kill by trying to break his neck.
At his residence in Harpers Ferry,
on Friday night week, of dropsy, Capt.
James Russell, conductor in the en-
ploy of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.
1t will be remembered that Capt. Rus
sell was the conductor who had charge
of the train that was so fearfully wreck
ed at the Narrow Passage some years
ago, and that he was one of the few who
escaped with his life. It is supposed
that the terrible shock received at that
time precipitated his death. The
freight engine No. 725, which left Har-
risonburg going north, on Saturday
night week, at II o'clock, struck a
freight car at Summit Point, between
Winchester and Charlestown, and was
very badly wrecked, the pilot, cab and
smokestack being torn off. but fortunate
" no one was hurt. The car is supposed
to have been pushed from side track to
the main track by tramp.-On Sat-
urday, the 18th inst. at the residence of
his father, Jos. N. Mauzy. ESQ.,, near
Montevideo, in this county, of lock-
ljaw, VIM. A. Mauzy, in the 18th year
of his age. The circumstances con-
nected with the death of this young
man are most distressing, and are sub
stantially as follows: On Friday, the
3rd inst, he was at McGaheysville on
horseback. and on coming back. stopped
at the store at Montevideo and pur-
chased several bundles, and on remount-
ing his horse the rattle of the packages
scared the animal, which ran off, and
threw him violently to the ground, and,
it is supposed, either kicked or struck
him with its foot, making very ugly
triangular cash on the back of his head.
The lady of the house living at that
place, hearing the noise, ran out and
found him lying apparently lifeiess in
the road, and carried him into the
house, and sent for a doctor. Before
life were observed, and consciousness
was soon restored, and the unfortunate
fellow began to talk intelligently, and
it was hoped for few days that his re-
covery would be speedy and complete.
Towards the latter part of last week,
| however, he was suddenly taken with
spasms, which resulted in lock jaw and
death on Saturday night week, as above
stated.
Mrs. Andrew Grayson, widow of Col.
A. F. Grayson, of Page county, was
found lying in the road, near her resi-
dence, in an insensible condition on
last Sunday. She was removed to her
home, but expired in a few minutes.
1t is thought she had been kicked by a
horse which she had been riding and
had just turned loose.
They are still searching for caves in
) Page county. The Courier says AS
we write, CHASTITY skull, taken from a
cave on the farm of Peter Keyser, decd,
sets grinning on our table The cave
from which it came is short distance
below Cedar Point, and is about fifty
feet in length. 1t was recently explored
by John II. and Robert F. Finn, the
latter of whom left the skull at our
office. They counted eight or ten skel-
etons, all partially imbedded in stone
and affording incontestable evidence OF
having been occupants of this cave for
many years. They were known to be
there fifty years age, and about that
, time skull was taken out and sent to
Or. Henkel at New Market. Conjec-
lures as to how they came there, and
how long ago, are various and contra
dictory.
Thr magnetic iron ore, found on the
farm of Mr.. Borst in Page county, is OF
the finest quality, and in almost mex
haustible quantity. The Editor of the
Courier was recently shown lump
weighing los pounds, and it "looked
like pure iron."
, The Courier says :-"From present
indications the farmers of Page can ship
their next wheat crop over the Shenan-
doah Valley Railroad" And yet she is
unwilling to pay her subscription to the
road.
Peter Hawley, charged with being an
accessory to the murder of Zach. Hayes
, was convicted in the Circuit court oil
} Roanoke last Wednesday of murder in
the second degree, and sentenced to
thirteen years in the penitentiary.
Botetourt items from the Fincastle
Herald: billions celebrated Lime
kilns are now in full blast. About one
hundred and fifty barrels of lime are
made daily.
Work along the line of the Buchan-
an and Clifton Forge r. r. is being ra-
pidly pushed forward, and large forces
are at work at four different points
along the line from Salt Petre Cave to
Clifton Forge.
James T. Wilcher, an insane man
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