Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-03-07

FEBRUARY 24TH, 1882.
MEssRs. EDITORS :-Please allow me to sp-.
peal through your columns to any one who
will be SO kind az to solve the mystery in re-
gard to our new road The necessity for new
road 10 denied by no one. as the frequent fresh
cts this winter have made our old road utterly
impossible for vehicles Of any kind, and our
people pour out great many complaints and
murmurings, and want to know who Is to
blame for this state of affairs. Where does the
fault lie? Has the Court done us injustice. a
law-abiding. tax-paying community. in ask
Ing more gratuitous labor from our citizens on
this road than their rights demanded? Please
let US have little ventilation Of this subject
through your columns-say how much work
you think they ought to do and get no pay for
IT.. Everybody waits, waits for some one else,
and what is every body's business is nobody's.
A stranger travelling through our valley would
conclude we were q community composed OF
women. and that our picturesque little stream
deserved the appellation maid River; but
| there is part of our population who vote. pay
taxes, and talk politics some times, and claim
| to belong to that class of people called men.
| Now, is it just. because we have not a man in
our neighborhood with enough public spirit or
enterprise to take hold of this thing.
l6<F SHOULD LQo OH 6IScldu 3uIOSoPncI
come amongst us. he would have.to make the
Same search here. a. he did In Athens IN her
degenerate days. I Imagine can see the old
man peering about in broad daylight with q
lighted candle in his hand, into all the dark
alleys anu unfrequented places. and when
aske by one of those creatures we are accus,
toned to call men, hundreds of whom he met
hourly on the streets, when asked the object Of
his search renliad uT seek q MANI
We will feel much indebted to any one who
will throw any light on this. to us. interesting
subject We do not wish to censure unjustly
any one, Court nor citizens, but that the work
of building this road has been delayed too long
| is an undeniable fact. CITIZEN.
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Waynesb0rO' Items.
[From our correspondent "Laurence."]
The ladies of the town and vicinity will have
| a supper In basement of Presbyterian church
| 9Th and 9th of this month. for benefit of the
cemetery at this place. 1t is to be hoped that
friends will aid them all they can, and parties
away from here having friends buried in said
cemetery, and want to cid in erecting fence
around the cemetery. can forward their sub
scriptions to Miss Alice Antrim or to Mrs. B.
F. Caldwell, either Of whom will he glad to &C.
knowledge receipt OF same. &sT5 gE
The Shenandoah Valley Rail Road have
thei' trace laid about twenty-five miles south
of this phase. Last Thursday about ~ miles
of track was laid, Sapt. J. Il. Sand and lady
being present in Mr.. Sands, special car. All
the employees have been moved up to Green
Vile. which is quite loss to our town, they
having spent thousands of dollars with our
merchants. but 1t is good thing for Green
Vile. -, wa. .,..,. - .1y ..'..,
Miss Bsttie Gallaher left last week for WASH
ington, Baltimore, and Philadelphia, where
she will spend a month with her friends.
Mrs. Simeon Coiner, who has been visiting
| friends in Philadelphia. returned last week.
Town very dull, and Local Option booming.