Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-05-27
Valley News Items.

spring in Roanoke county, had fine
horse killed by lightning Tuesday even
ing.
Rev. w. E. Hubert will deliver the
annual address before the Alumni Asso-
citation of Roanoke College at the APP
preaching commencement.
J. w. and S. A. Banner, brothers,
leading business men of Woodstock,
died of pneumonia week before last,
within couple of days of each other.
Miss Sophia Taylor, youngest daugh-
ter of Wesley Taylor, residing near Lin
vile, Rockingham county, died sud-
denly of heart disease on Sunday of last
week.
Hon. John w. Daniel will deliver
the address before the Lee Literary So
ciety, the Polytechnic Institute at New
Market, on Thursday evening the Goth
instant.
The Old Commonwealth says it is pro-
posed to purchase thirty acres, more or
| less, of Mr.. H. J. Gray's Collicello prop
erty for a Fair Ground, Race Course,
&C., near Harrisonburg.
On Friday week, at Pleasant Valley
Depot in Rockingham county, little
son of Jas. Landes, 8 years old, whilst
attempting to draw water from WELL
fell in and was drowned.
Mrs. Judge Mclaughlin, assisted by
ladies and gentlemen of Lexington, has
recently given three excellent concerts
in that place for the benefit of the Lee
Memorial Association.
At the recent session of the q. S.
Court at Harrisonburg seven persons
from Madison county, were convicted
Of Illicit distilling and sentenced to
short imprisonments and fiued.
The Harrisonburg Guards now num-
Der seventy-fiv members. On Monday
night of last week they unanimously re-
solved to go to Winchester on the 9th of
June to participate in the ceremonies of
decoration day in that city.
Mr.. Abraham knapp, who lives about
two miles from Broadway, Rockingham
county, was 81 years of age on the 18th
of last April, and has resided 40 years on
the farm where he now lives. He has
been minister in the German Baptist
church for many years.
The Evangelical Lutheran Synod Of
Virginia will celebrate its semi centen
NAL, in the Lutheran church in Wood
stock next August. This Synod was Or
ganized there August 10th and 18th,
1929. The convention will begin its
session on the 18th of August next.
In Wythe county, on Sunday of last
week, says the Wytheville Enterprise,
Mrs. Saferight was ''fooiin' with an
unloaded" pistol, when it went off, the
ball striking young man near by and
tearing off nearly the whole top of his
head" The wound will probably prove
; fatal.
The Page Courier says that Geo. w.
Shaffer of Shenandoah county, who has
only been married u years, has eight
children, the oldest of which is eleven
years of age and the youngest months,
all save the latter speaking both English
and German. The youngest weighs 10
pounds and the oldest 56.
Mr.. w. w. Corcoran, whose name is
ever associated with good deeds, sent his
check last week to the treasurer of the
Lee Mausoleum Fund, at Lexington,
for one thousand dollars, to aid in secur
ing the early completion of the monu
ment to the illustrious hero and chris
tan gentleman, Robert e. Lee.
At Front Royal, Warren county, the
examination of testimony in the case Of
the Commonwealth VS.. Jonas Hook
man, charged with the murder Of James
Foster, in April last, was concluded last
Wednesday evening, and the accused
sent on for indictment by the grand
jury, which has been summoned for
June.
On Sunday of last week, says the Fin
castle Herald, "as Mr.. Robt. Crush was
driving along the road in buggy, near
that town, with Miss Belle Britt, the
horse took fright at the hosting of an UNI
brella and ran off. The young lady was
thrown to the ground with great force,
and was hurt considerably about the
face with cuts and bruises. No other
damage was DONE"
The Old Commonwealth says that,
week before last, the COW of Capt. Geo.
c. Grattan, of Harrisonburg, desiring to
quench her thirst, sought water in a
cistern and landed safely at the bottom,
where she remained until all the water
was pumped out and about ton of hay
put in for her to tramp her own eleva-
ton, which resulted in her release after
several hours hard work.
The Winchester Times ofthe 2lst inst,
says that "Mr. VIM. Riley, who has
been an invalid and a great sufferer for
more than a year, from rheumatic af-
fiction, had one of his legs amputated
below the knee, last week, and is now
in q fair way to recover his health
The operation was skilliully performed
by DR.. S. 7. Holiday, assisted by Drs.
Miller and Baldwin,
On Saturday week, whilst Mr.. Peter
Long Of Dayton, Rockingham county,
was engaged in filing the large circular
saw in his saw mill, the buckets of The
water-wheel gathered sufficient water
to put it in motion, and the result was,
the saw thus put in motion caught Mr..
Long just below the knee, cutting and
decorating the flesh and splintering the
bone DR.. Brown Of Bridgewater rem
dered the necessary surgical aid, in the
absence of DR.. Tatum of Dayton.
The Lexington Amateur Musical Club
composed of young gentlemen of Lex
ington, are engaged in the laudable eff
fort of assisting the Lee Memorial AS
| 70 rni.o tho hal