Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-02-06

On TIE ROAD:
february, 6th, 1880.
Your correspondent in ride along the
Z. & o.. west OF Stsupton, while stopping
It several poiats, picked up ts Npek a9nqzt
Items which nv Mter(4 Tut EeadGs.
stst O. 81 M a
- CRAIGsvILLB
ZONE unuSually large, pretty blocks OF
marble lying upon the ''dats," ready for
attract attention. I am told
this marble IL worth " per cubic foot. |
One very heavy ono. it was stated wea
worth S25O, and the snow blod&s.T msxsne
two car loads, were estimated at from
$500 to a1OOl In value. A brisk trade Is
carried on BY the merchants here in skins.
One hsd shipped 800 rabbit and As coon
skins, Opossum skins unnumbeTed, also,
mink, Wild cat and catamount. The last
ID very fihe fur and sells high. The people
here talk about making u new county out
of parts Of Augusta and ROckbridge,E bus
ray that they don't want Jim Frazier In
the Rockbridge slice. ~ they do not wish
any reAdjustment In '.tileiru." al. ~ il
GOSHEN. y :.
Here the principal topic of conversation
vas the big fifs which destroyed MI, =. w,
Bells store last Wednesday night.
The lire occurred in tue rear Of the bull
ding whore spall family lived. and was
not discovered until about midnight when
the flames we're bursting from the roof. A
good deal Of valuable time was consumed
BY the persons WHO f'rst rot upoh the
ground, in tryin to arnuss the brother Of
Mr.. Bell, whom it WAS thought was asleep
in one OF the rear ROOMS. When NJ. Bell
reached the place and informed the crowd
that Young Bell had, not an hour before.
left on the express for Staunt"n. 1t was too
late to save much from tho store. Mr.. Bali,
the clerk, lost all his clothing. Nothing
but the show case and u few trifiing articles
were saved from the store, fears from an
explosion Of the powder which was known
to b in the building. keeping the people
Ut q safe distance. The building was
large one and old, burnt 6ercelY endangers
ing the sneighboring store OF Gooch 4
HutchesOn, and the hotel, and but for the
most strenuous efforts Of the crowd who
had wet hlankets upon the store and kept
constant supply Of water upon them, that
store would have gone aud the hotel and
Iona row Of cabins near would have fol-
lowed. which would not have left much Of
Gostsn.. Among the heroes Of the extern
pore iirs brigade. Mr.. Hutcheson is spoken
OF as having been notable for his activity.
Mr.. Beil's stock was insured for $4,000. in
the State and Hamburg and Bremen 1nsu-
ranee Companies. a. has been stated, and
tho bailding. which belonged to Cspt.
Hite, for $40o. In the Virginia Fire and
Marine. ,...s.s u vs., .,:.s
Capt. II. says he win have another bull
ding on the spot ss soon - practicable, and
has already force Of hands engaged In
lcSearins- sway the debris, and getting
ready for the building. rseggEHE1
zss> MiLLBoRo'. aAA~A 4
The Mr.W D. Loyal whose death
was briefly noticed In the VINDIcAToR
last week, was All old subscriber Of your
paper and valuable citizen % this plAce.
His illness. which was short and violent.
involvedtthe brain. Drs. Miller, OF Mill
boro'. Hopkins, Of Warm Springs, and
Morrison. Of the Baths, attended him, but
oil their skill failed him to avs him any
relief. He was universally esteemed and
will % much missed In this community
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