The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-06-21
Hill Country of Judea Items.
Reported for the VIRGINIAN.l

We Judeans are now busily engaged
from early morning to dewy evecultiyating
our corn and providing proyender for
with a CHATTER of mowers, and the aroma
of newly made hay is waited on every
breeze The wheat fields SO verdant at
our last writing, are now all tinted with
a golden hue-the sure boding of harvest
nigh at hand.
On Sunday, the 9th inst, A. G. Arian,
whose home is at the head of Naked Creek
and not in Long Glade, as mentioned in
the last weeks issue of the VIRGINIAN,
was arrested by Messrs. G. S. Byers, G..
Hutton, Jno. Wagner, Jno. Gurley and
Harvey Arey, for stealing a fine horse
worth $500 from the last named gentle
Milnesville. The horse was stolen from
MI. Arey's field on Friday night. The
rogue to allay immediate suspicion, on
taking the horse out of the field, pushed
the fence down as if it had been by a
breachy horse. He then, it is thought,
went up the w. S. turnpike !; at Mr. Samuel
Propst's stole new saddle and bride, and
at Moscow took the StauntOn road to Mt.
Scion, and from there struck for the noun
tains by way of the North River gap road
At about O'Clock Saturday morning, on
the road near the top of the Shenandoah
mountain he spied Mr.. Gurley, one of his
nearest neighbors, about to meet him. He
at once drew his handkerchief from his
pocket and wrapped it around his head so
as to conceal his face, that Mr.. G. might
not recognize him. In this, however,
Arian was disappointed. AS soon as MI.
G. came up he accosted Arian the latter
made no reply, but quietly rode on with
his face snugly mantled with his handker
chief. A little farther ON Arian saw Mr..
Nathan Reaves also about to meet him,
and rode off into the brush to avoid an
other meeting. Shortly after this Mr.. r.
caught up with Mr.. G., related the incident,
and identified the man as the one tried
sometime ago for stealing Mr.. Calhoun's
chickens. Near Mt. Scion these gentle
men met with Mr.. Arey and some COM
rades on the hunt of the horse. They were
at once put on thetrack and at Mr.. Samuel
Todd s, about five miles on this side of
where Mr.Gurley met Arian got the horse.
1t seems that Arian when he found
that he was discovered, dismonnted, I'M
equipped the horse and let him loose, and
when making his way back home, was taken
up by Mr.. Todd. Arian after turning the
horse loose returned home on foot. From
all accounts Arian must be cool, cunning
rascal, and it is rather remarkable that he
slipped up so easily but the sins even of
the most cunning are sure to be found out.
He may expect hard time of it.
There were sacramental services at Mt.
Pleasant church Sunday, the 9th inst. A
large congregation was in attendance, and
a forcible sermon was preached by the Rev.
Hildebrand
Mr.. Philip Sheetz died on Tuesday, the
18th inst, with disease engendered from
a fall during the early part of last winter.
His funeral was preached at Mt. Pisgah
church, and his remains were laid in the
graveyard attached.
The Rev. Railey was installed pastor of
Messy Greek church Sunday, the 9th inst.
The Revs. Bowman. Sprunt and Booker
otficiated.
Mr.. Cyrus Brown is able again to resume
his farm work.
On Monday evening we had fine rain
and many loud peals of thunder.
Mr.. Preston Y Dung and Miss Sallie Risk.
of Craigsville, are now on visit at Mr..
Andrew Young's.
Corn is very little and puny, but it has
been unusually well cultivated, and there
will yet be good crop provided July and
August are showery.
We have never known more favorable
weather for the filling of wheat and we ex-
pect an uncommon yield.
Sunday last, James E. Radner was mar
ried to Miss Clara Palmer, of East Va, at
the Lutheran manse in Mt. Sidney, by the
Rev. Gearhart. We wish them much hap
piness. AGRICoEA.