The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-07-27
Waynesboro Items.

Wayn0SDOrO Items. .hstsEA45t1
Reported for the vIRaINIAN
Small Poc- The woman, Annie Jones, col
ored, who had the smallpox and was quaran
tined near this place, has entirely recovered
and has left the neighborhood. This wipes
out the lOathsome disease here But 1t is
nothing less than a miracle that the disease
was confined to this case alone. from the man
ner in which the woman was allowed to be at
large after her affliction was diagnosed as
smallpox. She was employed in gentle
mans family in this town when she was first
taken and after the authorities were notified
they evnced the greatest tardincss in provid-
ing suitable quarters for her, and allowed her
to force herself upon this family for shelter at
night. with the exception OF one night, from
the time SIN. WAS taken sick until cabin was
built Ter her accommodation and nurse pro-
vi'led. The tr. atment she received from our
I wn nihoritrs before being quarantined
was sutti lent Ia have killed her, as she WAS
compelled (so have been informed) during
the night excepted above to stay out in the
rain without any protection but her usual
clothing. DIR. Arthur Austin, who attended
her, said he expected her to die, and was sur
prsed when favorable symptoms manifested
themselves. For fear that runiors exaggerat-
ing the extent of the disease here may receive
currency throughout the country. as they haye
in regard to the disease in your city. will
oav thut OF this i'm har is q a
smallpox knnwn to exist in, or anywhere
near this town. Since writing the above,
have been in your city and learned there from
the most reliable authority that the case spok
en- of above was not entirely recoee,ed. as men
toned in the outset OF this article. but that
the woman on her arrival in Staunton was
found to be in a dangerous condition, and the
fact becoming known, she was at once put in
the smallpox hospital, where all like cases
are under strict surveillance This case all
through has had very unhappy history, hut
We sincerely hope IS now at an end al ..a
s. y. r. R.-If 1t were not for the vehicles
employed in transferring passengers and bag
gage from town and the G. s. o. to the s. v.
trains, we would hardly know that the road
was in existence. The citizens OF our town
are now enjoying, to their heart s content. 1.-The
internal stupidity manifested by some mot ally
of their prominent men at the meetings held
here in the spring of 1880 to invite the s. V.
II. r. Co. to make Waynesboro a point on
their route The resolutions adopted at those
meetings and presented to the Company, were
q nullity. They held out no inducements to
the Company to come within our corporate
limits. There was no offer to remit the cor
poration tax if they would run into town;
there was no evidence expressed or implied
that the corporation would in any manner at
all encourage the location of their shops in
our town in fact, the resolutions were mere
play on words without carrying with them
force or even implying an earnest intention in
any respect on the part OF this town. There
were but two or three gentlemen present at
those meeting who appreciated our situation,
and who advocated some positive and substan-
tial inducements to be held out to the Compa-
ny to get them to make our town point on
euCAA AOubC oOutu. - piOLuiACut OlllCldl Vi o.
V. R. R. remarked in the hearing of friend
of mine, not long since, that Waynesboro
might in all probability have had the advan-
tage of the shops if her citizens had manifest
ed proper spirit in the matter, but that she
eviEced in place of an interest in the matter,
rather spirit of Indifference. Now the re-
suit OF this Indifference and stupidity is mani
ed by the location of depot nearly mile
from town, entailing, as it does, great incon-
venience, not only to the travelling public, but
to shippers and receivers of freight by that
line. In the summer the inconvenience is not
SO sensibly felt as 1t will be during the inclem-
ent weather of autumn, winter and SPRING
The s. V. Company have opened an eating
room connected with their passenger house at
the junction where the passengers both dine
and sup. The 9. Il O. Company have erected
a platform on the south side of their track at
the same place, with steps leading down to
the dining room, and they. too, will stop there
tor meals. have understood that there has
been company formed which will at once
erect large hotel at or near the junction,
and that passenger trains from both roads will
stop there for meals. Other improvements
connected with the above are spoken OF which,
when completed, will make this junction a
place OF as great notariety as Relay House
near Baltimore. Waynesboro might have en-
joyed directly all these improvements, besides
many Others, had the leading citizens of our
borough not allowed penuriousness to have
prejudiced them and blinded them to their
own and the toWn's interest.
WAaat CaYp.-Our farmers are rejoiced be-
yond all measure at the bountiful yield of
wheat that they have been blessed with at
this harvest. In some cases the yield has sur
passed their most sangpiAe expectations; the
quality, too. IA a general thing, is equal to
the yield. b vi n Il IN IT
Bu'aed-On Saturday morning, the a9nd
inst, the dwelling house situated ON what is
known as the Ramsey place." and belonging
TO Mr. John H. Dalhouse, ahont three miles
from this town, was burned to the ground
with al! its contents. 1t was occupied at the
time by oolored man by the name of Horace
Greeley, with his family all OF whom, at the
time of the accident, were absent, Greeley
says he lost about $55 in money, besides all
his household effects, X,
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