Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-05-20
Valley News Items.

only 2years OLD who weighs las pounds.
Mr.. Samuel Montgomery of Rock
bridge clipped "a pounds of wood from
nine sheep.
A cave of considerable dimensions
has recently heen discovered near Sa-
lem, Roanoke county.
John P. Acksrly is appointed post
master at Summers, Rockbridge county,
vice Thomas Hintz, resigned.
John B. Shultz is appointed postmas-
ter at Ottobine, Rockingham county,
vice Miss Kate Paul, resigned.
Mr.. Joseph shoup of Rockingham,
an aged citizen, was badly hurt by a fall
from his horse en- Monday of last week.
Measles is prevailing largely in Rock
bridge county. Several cases in Lex
ington of old persons have been quite
serious.
The Mcdonald fish-way at Licking
ton Mills dam is in full operation and
an entire success. Fish are now pass
ing overjt.
The Lexington Gazette says:-"There
is great deal of complaint among ou1
town gardeners of damage to their po-
tato crop from the potato bug"
On Friday week, Mrs. Mary Fletcher
died at the residence of her son, Eras-
mus Fletcher, at Melrose, Rockingham
county, at the advanced age of 90 years
The revival at the Baptist church in
Fincastle, under. the ministratien O
Rev. J. w. Shipman, still continues
with interest. The church is filled ev-
cry evening with attentive and earnest
audiences, and a number of inquirers
signify their desire to be prayed for.
Mr.. and Mrs. Manigan, who live neal
the mountain below Strasburg, were
recently chased by black bear which
had been driven out the mountain by
the fire. They, however, made theil
escape into house near by, and the
bear also soon made his escape from q
party of pursuers.
Lulu, little daughter of DR.. T. H
B. Brown, of Bridgewater, recently
escaped drowning. She was in the boa
with several youthful companions. wher
she lost her balance and fell. She wal
rescued by Mr.. s. H. Wright, who wa'
fortunately near by.
By the breaking of a buggy axle
Messrs. J. B. Burwell and John E
Braithwsite, of the Bridgewater Enter
prise office, were recently pitched out
but fortunately received no serious in
juries. They found themselves in BAG
case, but soon, like good typos, picked
themselves up and jourmeyed on home
The colored people occupied their new
church at Bridgewater for the first time
on Sunday week, Rev. T. w. Boothe
Presiding Elder of this district, preach
ing to a very large audience. The col
ored people, and especially their pastor
Rev. r. S. Smith, deserve great praise
for the erection of this edifice, whicl
they have done almost unaided.
The Bridgewater Enterprise says -
"For the highly ornamental and dura
| BILE manner in which the Healing
Springs pavilion has been painted up
we are indebted to Messrs. Sagendorpl
& Helphenstine, who are engaged II
applying the celebrated "Old Iron
Sides" fire and water proof paint to man.
of the buildings ia Bridgewater.
| The monument to the ..'unknowl
dead" at Winchester will be 40 feet il
height, and will weigh go tons, and cos
$4,000. 1t will be shipped from Balti
more this week. The Virginia Shaft
will be % feet, inches in height, and o
the best italian marble. The memoria
celebration at Winchester will occur OIL
the 9Th of June. It will be an interest
ing occasion.
The grave of Gen. T. J. Jackson wa
handsomely and deliberately decorated
on the 10th of May by one who has &c
voted herself to that service of love TO
many years. The mound was wei
trimmed, and beautiful flowers and ev-
ergreens, artistically arranged, attracted
the attention of those who visited tn
| Cemetery. jackson lives in the heart
of his countrymen.
From the Page Courier we learn tina
Or last Wednesday night the stables o
Elder F. M. Perry and Mrs. Carolin
Finn were destroyed by fire, and tn
most valuable property in the town O
Luray threatened with destruction
Ed. Perry's loss, perhaps the heaviest
which includes a horse burned in hi
stable, he estimated at $500. Mrs. Finn
500. T. M. Almond and A. A. Mckay
considerable damage to stables. Ton
Jackson also sustained a loss in tn
burning of Mrs. Films ice house
which had been filled by him.
We learn from the Lexington GaSett
that. on Friday week, a student G
Washington & Lee University, Mr.. R
B. Bledsoe, of Texas, in company witt
some ladies, visited the Cave Spring
which is near Leyburn's dam. Fo
some purpose he climbed small sap
ling and attempted to bend the top dow
to the ground. The tree not being fiex
ible enough to accomplish this, he wa
4 suspended about ten or twelve feet abov
ground, from which height he fell
striking Els side Violently on som
rocks. He was unconscious for severa
hours. and fears were entertained b,
his companions that he was dead. He
however, recovered towards night, AM
was taken to Lexington in carriage
No limbs were broken, or even abrasion
of the skin visible.
The Rockingham Register gives tn
| following account of the finding of
watch number of years :-"Som
s or years ago there was considerabl
excitement in the neighborhood of Anti
och church in this county, growing on
of the severe whipping of the Rev. D. A
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