The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-03-01
Messy Creek Items.

| reported TOR the VIRGINIAN.
There is now quite demand down here
made by foreign buyers, for good horses, which
are selling at high prices.
| Another of the young men attending the
Academy told US that he is holding his pair
of bays, seven years old, fair work horses, at
$500, with good prospect of realizing that
sum for them. All other kinds of stock, as
cattle, including mich cows, sheep and hogs
are scarce and high. AS the whole world is at
this time at peace, this activity in the stock
market is occasioned by the enlargement of
our industrial pursuits.
! Mr.. Newton Craun, much fatter, has re-
turned from his eastern tour. He brings
word that the Miller School in Albemarle
county, is fulfilling the wishes of its friends as
well as of its munificent founder, Samuel Mil
Ter, of Lynchburg, Va. Too much enterprise
cannot be bestowed on this school. To gather
! up the poor lost orphans OF a country, care
for them, provide food and clothing for them,
educate them, thus fitting them morally, men
| tally and physically for any of the duties of
life, or for any society, is surely the highest,
nOblest. the most God.like work in which man
can possibly be engaged.
Mr.. Geo. Craun who livesa at the intersection
of Main and Water streets in the brick house
newly timed, had in his cellar a few days
since, a little of his inimitable cider. Without
respect to persons he gives 1t to all his friends
who call upon him, and such cider, foaming,
frof hiDO ono rk linr hn hbl;po b,,r ofinr Mor,
just to :hink of it o, that cider!
Little Johnnie Railey, about two years old,
eldest son of Rev. Mr.. Railey of this place, by
mistake, on Saturday last, plunged his arm up
to the elbow into scuttle of hot ashes and
Goals which had just been taken from the fire,
and was severely burned. His father says that
the little sufferer is now doing we'll, and that
after the most terrible pain he was almost in
stantly relieved by the simple application of
apple butter. This simple remedy which has
been often tried with success, ought to be re-
membered.
The many friends and acquaintance ofMrs.
Samuel Forrer, who with her husband i s yet
in Florida, are panied to learn that her case is
now declared to be by her physicians ex-
tremely critical. To thus grow worse IN a
far of land among strangers, away from the
endearments of home friends and kindred,
adds a more poignant pang and deeper gloom
to the mournful circumstances Of the dying
hour.
The few days of warm summer like weather
of the past week started the wheat and grass
growing; the plaintive notes Of the turtle
dove were heard, the croaking frog peeping
from his sedgy swamp began his nightly SER
enade, the school boys face grew red on the
play ground, the farmer weMt forth to his field
in his shirt sleeves, the glsddened housewives
opened the doors and windows to welcome the
soft breezes, and all nature as the sun arose on
Saturday morning, seemed ready to cry out
that Spring, gentle 3pring, had come, when,
10 suddenly the sky is overcast with clouds.
and ere the night shades come on, the rain is
falling, and wheu the Sabbath is ushered in
the northern blast is felt, the storm king
comes, the snow is seen falling, and we are
again for season remanded to the grim Wis
age, the chilling embraces, and cold charities
of old father Winter himself.
Alas iwho can tell what Gay will bring
forth" s.