The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-07-05
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trust, not inflicting a serious injury. Her
companion, Mr.. Gilkerson, released her in
an instant, and she afterwards rode on
| horseback to her home some two miles dis
tant. DR.. kunkle is the attendant ply
| sician.
| The Woodell and Lone Fountain Springs
will each have large number of visitors
this season. Families from all parts of
Augusta and adjoining counties resort to
these health-giving fountains, and were
their remarkable virtues known they
would be visited annually by thousands of
the afflicted from every part of the coun-
try.
There is a sweet chalybeate spring with
in a short distance Of Stribling Springs, on
the lands of Mr.. Michael O'Connor. the
waters of which are known to but those
who reside in their immediate vicinity
Many wonderful cures of obstinate dis
eases are credited to this healing foun-
! tain. One of our resident physicians, dis
tinguiShed for great professional skill has
several patients upon his recommendation
and direction, using this water, and so far
they have been greatly benefited and repre-
sent it as rapid in it's effects and possessing
great restorative and curative powers.
This spring, owned by a genial and
whole-souled son of the Emerald Isle, is to
the afflicted as free as the air of Heaven,
bursting forth out of solid rock in reg
ular stream not larger than a straw, never
increasing OF diminishing. For centuries
even before the coming of the white set
tiers the Indians knew the value of the
water, and when suffering from disease
resorted to this dispensary Of nature for
relief. The Stribling with it's distinct ba-
sins of alum, sulphur and chalybeate is
truly a wonderful freak of nature, which
has placed so many different kinds of
water in such proximity, and is almost
without parallel anywhere. If the slum-
bering capital Of Augusta could be in
duced to seek higher aspirations than a
stack of whisky barrels, negotiable notes
and strong collaterals," and would build
up our dear old county in not only this
but many other enterprises requiring but a
comparative small amount of capital to
start them, it would yield rich return.
The immense fruit crop maturing in
our township, would make canning es-
Enlistment q profitable Investment
Canned fruits and vegetables, pure Vir-
ginia apple, peach and pear butter, put up
in neat wooden buckets, would linda ready
market.
Near our village, ON the land of Mr.. A.
A. Crawford, stands an old landmark still
in habitable condition the house in which
Elijah Hogshead, decd, one of Augusta's
most honored citizens, commenced mer-
chandizing. Mr.. III. was, believe, the
presiding officer of our County Court in
ante-belIum days. The announcement
last week of the death of his eldest son,
Meredith w. D., was sad news to his many
friends.
Harvesting has been greatly retarded by
the frequent rains of the past week. The
wheat is said to be of fine quality and
promises an excellent yield.
Personal. VIM. Nash, employed
at the lumber mills of d. S. Mohler &
Sons, st. Adams, W. Va, who returned
home recently to recover from an attack
of malarial fever, has sufficiently improved
to return to his duties. The Messrs.
Mohler have worked up an extensive and
prosperous lumber trade in the ''Switzer-
land of America. They are now filing
heavy orders of yellow poplar. cut and
dressed and shipping to New York, New
Haven, Conn. and Richmond, Va. A
number of their employees are from Au-
gusta and rely on the VIRGINIAN for home
news.
Mr.. John Burgess and family, of Nc
Dowell are visiting their relatives in this
section and will extend their trip to Low
ingston, Va.
Mr.. John E. Whitmore, of this place, is
at present conductor of line of Omni-
buses and hacks from Brownsville to Sweet
Springs, Saline CO., Mo.
Misses Mary and Emma Pulliam, and
their little brother Robert, of Richmond,
will spend the heated term at Holly Hill, +"
the residence of L. S. Hogshead, Esq
Mr.. Jas. F. Tapscott, the accomplished
and esteemed principal of our public
school, met with hearty welcome by his
many friends and pupils during his recent
brief visit
The pastor engaged to marry Mr.. De n
mis- Michael to Miss Susan Grogg, on Sun
day, the 18th, after long and anxious
waiting, failing to put in his appearance,
the parties drove rapidly to Mt. Zion
Church and arrived in time to secure the
services of the pastor, Rev. j. w. Haus-
enhuck, who united them for veal or woe,
during the voyage. We hope, of a long and
happy life.
Last Thursday Rev. Gayer married an
aged couple, Mr.. James Cross and Mrs.
Jane, widow of the late Gabriel Cross.
They having desired to spend the. evening
of their days together, were legally author
lied to do so.
MI. Robert Tapscott has returned from
Eastern Virginia to spend his vacation in
Augusta.
farm horses lately. Its disease was said to
be dropsy of the chest.
The ladies of Union Presbyterian church
are preparing to hold festival for the
purpose of raising funds to assist in
the improvement of that place of wor-
ship.
Mr. John A. Sillings heads the list of
cherry tree accidents for this region. Hefell
from tree sustaining pains and bruises.
With a heavy harvest and scarcity of hands
| this is serious miShap.
SCHOOL DIsTINCTIONs.-In addition to
the list of full graduates of the Wesleyan
Female Institute, we publish below the
names of the young ladies from this i'm
mediate section who were distinguished in
| their studies, receiving medals and di-