Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-09-30
Valley News Items.

Valley News Items.
Robert N. Rowland is appointed post
master at Cloverdale, Botetourt county,
vice r. M. Sperry, resigned.
The Winchester manufacturers are
taking proper steps to have full rep:
resentation of their various products at
the coming State fair at Richmond.
John w. Mitter has sold the Prich-
ard farm, 2O5 acres, three miles from
Winchester, to Col. Joseph A. Burton,
of Harper's Ferry, for $40, 300.
From the Warren Sentinel we learn
that the Gooney Manor tract of 3513
acres was recently sold, and bought
1925 more per acre than it was assessed
at.
The Winchester Times says public
sentiment In Frederick county seems
to have concentrated upon Mr.. Edmund
P. cambridge as the man to make the
race for the House of Delegates against
the champion of the debt agitators and
readjusting readjusters.
The jury in the case of Jonas Hook
man, indicted for the murder of James
Foster, after being out about three hours,
returned a verdict of man-slaughter, and
fixed the term of his confinement in
the State prison at two years. Hook
man is over sixty-two years of age.
The Warren Sentinel says: Not q
single person, we are informed, attend
ed the readjustment meeting appointed
for Howelsville last Saturday evening.
1.-THE two Cincinnati" Kennerly and
Finnell, the speakers named in the no
tice, were present, but having no hear
ers shook the dustj of that portion Of
our county from their feet and saved
their stubborn facts and igures' fol
some other locality.
The suit recently tried in Luray
against Campbell and,Stebbins, purcha
sers of the Luray Cave has been decided
in their favor. The case will be carried
to the Courtiof Appeals. Campbell &
Stebbins bought the land, PSI acres, or
which the cave was discovered, in April
1878, at $17 yer acre, although the lane
was appraised at only 81 an acre, and the
plaintiffs based their suits mainly or
the ground that the purchasers wer'
aware of the existence of the cave be
fore the sale.
The Page Courier says: The suits
arising from the failure of the Page
County Bank, have all been compro
missed, B. F. Grayson, Sen., taking the
assets OF the bank and guaranteeing thu
creditors fifty cents in the dollar of theil
debt. His sureties are DR.. 81. J. Smoot
N. A. Rust, DR.. VIM. II. Miller, Johr
S. and Chas. Stewart Grayson. AL
claims are to be paid in twelve months
and if paid in six months are to be set
tied without interest. Mr.. Grayso1
pays all expenses incurred up to time o
compromise, which amount to abou
$1,000.
fl From the Old Commonwealth we learl
that: On Tuesday evening last, JUS
after the arrival of the eastern freigh
! Johnny Duncan, grandson of j. D
! Price, Esq, climbed up the ladder o.
the rear car of the train, and in switch
j ing off the cars sudden jar broke hi
] hold upon the ladder when he fell t.
D the ground, distance of six to eigh
feet, striking his head upon the irol
rail. He was seriously hurt, and a
y first supposed fatally. tits now though
he may recover.
The Winchester NeOs gives the fol
lowing notice of the recent visit to tina
city of DR.. E. A. Abingdon: A co
Toured man. calling himself DIR. E. A
Arlington, from Canada, and represent
ing himself as the graduate, of me
deal school there, appeared in Win
chester some days since. Said he hat
49, 900 to invest, and bargained for Sc
veral farms and had the deeds draw n
Having known Billy Layton worth.
u coloured man of Winchester in othel
i days, he presented Billy with bogu
> check for $3.50, and then borrowed 81.
from Billy and $50 from Charles Brown
barber, and then he decamped for part
+, unknown.
The Springfield (Mass.) Republican
: says :-"Thomas F. Bayard is to-da..