Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-03-15

GARFIELD's TEMPERANCE VIEWS
On last Tuesday, the Ladies of the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union
presented President Garfield with a pic
ture of Mrs. Hayes. In his address of
acceptance he thus expressed his views
in reference to temperance =
"What you have said concerning the
evils of intemperance meets my most
hearty concurrence. 1 have been in my
way, and in accordance with my own
convictions, an earnest advocate of tenn
perance, not in 80 narrow sense as
some, but in a very definite and prac
tical sense. Those convictions are deep.
and will be maintained. Whether /
shall be able to meet the views of all
people in regard to all the phases of that
question remain to be seen, but l shall
do what can to abate the great evils of
intemperance. l shall be glad to have
the picture upon these walls. I shall
sions to me and my family, and in your
I hope you will be guided by wisdom,
and that you will achieve worthy
success. Thanking you for this meet
ing and greeting, bid you good-morn-
ing"
THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY RAIL-
RoAD.-The Bedford Sentinel of the 18th
inst, published at Liberty, says
sit would be an extremely desirable
thing for Liberty and Bedford county if
the Shenandoah Valley railroad would
strike the A. M. & o. Road at this place.
The route over which Vice President
Boyce and his party travelled last sum-
mer from Waynesborough, on the q. &
o. railroad to this place. seems to be a
very desirable route. Not only would
the route afford the Shenandoah Valley
a short route South over the A. M. & 0.
road west Of this place, but If in the fu-
ture they should desire to extend this
route south through North Carolina, the
route by this place would make their
road almost an air line. These railroad
ing their roads to suit themselves, and
the charter of this road is SO general
that it is difficult to say where they may
go. It might be well for our citizens to
interest themselves somewhat on this
subject, and see whether there is any
chance of getting the road here"
SHEEP KILLED.-On march 9Th, dogs
got into the sheep of John H. CARRIER,
who resides on Smiths Creek. near
New Market, Va, and killed two
sheep and bit another badly. The dogs
were tracked home and the owner said
he would kill them.
Samuel Driver, living on Smiths
Creek, about miles South of this place
had 10 very fine sheep killed and
wounded by dogs, Wednesday night
His flock consisted only of about 40
sheep.-Shen Valley.
About two weeks ago Mr.. M. M.
Moor had two sheep killed by dogs.
Last night the remainder of the flock,
seven fine MerinOs, were killed. Be-
fore the dogs had finished their fun Mr..
Grim saw them, and Immediately shot
two valuable hunting dogs belonging to
young DR.. Koontz.- Woodstock Virgin-
dan, l1th.
On last Friday night a week Mr.. Jno.
A. Skaggs, q thrifty farmer, residing
near Centreville, Monroe Co., W.. Va,
lost.six fine sheep by dogs.
Vennor, the weather prophet, don't
seem to be such humbug, after all, if
the Richmond Dispatch and Staunton
Spectator do denounce him.-Rockinq-
ham Register.
That is what Professor Tice's admir-
ers used to say when he was the idol of
the superstitiOus. Who now so poor as
to do him reverence? We have no pre-
JUDGE against Vennor, nor Tice, nor any
other so called weather prophet; but we
know that predictions based upon old
records of the weather of former years,
like those which are based upon plane
tary coDjunctions, will always be I'M
reliable until by looking at a grain of
sand men can tell when the earth was
in gaseous state. The quack herein,
as in medicine. can do much more than
the regulars. And herein, as in medi-
cine, the proprietors of potent panaceas
make fortunes much more frequently
than do the men who do not outrun
their scientific attainments. Twelve
months hence Vennor will be in as low
repute as Tice is in nOw.-Richn1ond
Dispatch.
Gov. II. M. MATHEWS OF w. Va
The Wheeling Register, in speaking of
Al. ~Av,;r;e<vct;ov, If Gov