The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1880-02-12
Parnassus Items.
Reported for the vIRGINIAN.]

Business Boom.-The VIRGINIAN, freight
ed down weekly with interesting reading
matter and the spicy and newsy messages
from the adjacent country, justly entities it
to the honor OF being recognized as the
county organ. The evidences of steady
and sure revival of business enterprises
throughout the county and State, as her
aided in each issue, is but fulfillment OF
the predictions SO often made, editorially,
as to the bright future in store for this grand
old State. The recent assertion that in the
near future, Virginia would be recognized
as the iron centre. is daily being made re-
atty, for at this very time there is being
formed in England, an Anglo-American
Syndicate to purchase iron and coal lands in
the States of Virginia, Kentucky, Tennes-
see and Alabama. The company already
represents capital of $4,000, 900, and
have we'll digested project before them.-
They rate Virginia's coal wealth, combined
with that Of Kentucky, as greater than that
of England, Scotland and Wales put togeth-
er, while their iron ores are extremely rich.
They have been truthfully informed that
iron can be produced cheaper in this State
than in any quarter nearer New York.
have these few metallic facts from undoubted
authority.
Land Sale.-Messrs. Knipple 6 Hulvey,
Of Rockingham county, have recently pun
chased eighty-two acres of land from Rev.
Wesley Kiracofe, at $37. so per acre. The
land is situated two miles southwest OF Par
nassus, and adjoins the lands of Lewis
Whitmer, Hoover, and Jacob Rubbish. 1t is
put up shops for the manufacture of wagons.
Neao mrentions.-Mr. Lee Baxter has in
troduced pruning knife that seems to be
Just the thing needed, as it does away with
the laborious work of climbing through the
branches. With this ingenious device, you
remain on terra frna0 and clip at will.
Donations to Pastor. "A delegation Of
ladies and gentlemen, representing the Mt.
Zion United Brethren congregation, passed
through our village last week, en- route to
Spring Hill, the residence of their pastor.
Rev. Chas. H. Crowell, whose larder and
purse they handsomely replenished.
Local Option, S'c.-Petitioning the Leg
islature seems to be the order Of the day.
Several are out in this township. Among
the most Important have met up with, is
one requesting the passage Of an act SUBJ
hitting to the voters Of the several magiste-
rial districts of our county, the suppression
of the liquor traffic. Also another praying
the Board Of Public Works. to retire the
present superintendent of the Staunton and
Parkersburg turnpike, for the alleged rea-
son that the road is in a bad condition, and,
particularly that part that runs thr ough this
county. 1t further adds that the tolls are
sufficient to keep the road in good condition,
and pay the superintendent handsome sal.
ary. The petition winds up by naming a
successor.
Dora CoGl.-Your wide awake correspon-
dent, "Items," from Mt. Scion, has antici-
pated me in the recent developments at the
Dora Mines. In the future, you must look
to him for developments as they occur at the
shafts. and I will look after the consumers.
Our enterprising farmer, Mr.. A. A. Craw-
ford, is putting up lime kiln that he pro-
poses to burn with coal from the Dora. AS it
is a new experiment in this section the result
is anxiously looked for.