Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-30
XaynesborO, Items.
From our special correspondent "H."]

From our special correspondent HI
S. V. r. R.-NEw BUILDINGs-coUNTY ROAD I'M
PROvEMENT-CORN-ME FOR N. GLAND
SALE -RELIGTOUS-LUNAR RAINBOW.
Waynesboro' is all excitement in regard to
| the S. V. r. r., coming here, and real estate has
| advanced wonderfully. The route, located by
| the Engineers, will connect with the Ches &
Ohio Railway at the ''Gravel Bed" one mile
east of town. Ifthis route is adopted, the S. "
R. R. will use the c. & o. II. w., into and
| through town to point about half mile west
of here, where it will strike to the left and take
| a southern course. The Division Engineer has
| taken rooms at the "Bruce House, and has an
office in town. The Engineer Corps are at work
putting in the grade stakes. all of which indi-
| Gates that we are to have the road.
| Thereare more houses being erected now than
| at any one time. within the recollection of our
| oldest Inhabitants. One of our business men
will have a ten pin alley ready within a few
days. 1t will be the first one ever in town and
will no doubt be good investment.
Your correspondent has talked with q great
many of our best farmers and largest tax.pay-
| ers, in regard to the Act introduced by Gen
Echols and pass by the Legislature, for the
improvement of the roads of the County, and
thus far he has not found ONE who is in favor
it. They all say that if they commence at
the end of the fifteen miles on all the six roads
and work toacards staunton, they will vote for
it. but if they commence at Staunton and work
out towards the country they will do all they
can against it. They claim that 100000 is not
enough to build ninety miles of Macadamized
| road, and that if they commence at Staunton
1t will only be enough to build six or eight
miles on each of the six roads leading from
Staunton, and that will be the last of it and we
will derive no benefit from it down here. 1
asked an old and experienced contractor of
public works, about the costs, &C., of such aroad
and his reply was that sit would take at least
$1,000 to Macadamize mile, allowing the bal
last to be six inches Deep
Messrs Smith & Patterson, owners of the
large flour and plaster mill at this place. have
shipped several hundred bushels of their cele-
DRAFTED corn meal to Raleigh n. G. They have
already built up good trade with the tar-heels.
and ship great deal of flour to different por-
lions of that State.
Mr.. Philip Kilian, of this place purchased
100 acres ofland at $685. per acre, last week
from Mr.. Geo. K. Koiner. The land has no i'm
provements on it.
Rev. ]. r. Van Horne preached to large con-
gregations last Sunday morning and night
LIS many iiiCHOS Siduly WtlCOHGQ MIN Dack,
and hope Conference will let him remain with
us for several years.
Rev. Frank McCutchen, pastor of the Presby-
terrain church ofthis place, will preach at Bethel
next Sunday for Rev. James Murray.
Saturday night about o'clock we had regu-
lar April shower, and when the moon came
from behind the Clouds a strange sight was
seen by great many of our citizens viz: a
rainbow by moonlight. Something never
seen or heard OF in Little Tammany" before
A few of our superstitious people thought it was
the winding up of the world.