The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-08-21
Fl. Defiance Items.

Expectation of FtOT.-Our enIerprlSllg
neighbor, Andrew sBowling, Esq, OF the
Augusta Mills, shipped on the 18th inst,
via Baltimore direct to Cloves, Ireland,
159 barrels of his Patent Roller Flour. =
Mr.. B. exported to the same place IN
March last, car load of his flour on a
venture, and it has given such satisfaction
as to induce his consignee to favor him
with this recent order. We hope this is
but the beginning Of n permanent demand
which will tax to the utmost the capacity
of Mr.. Bowlings magnificent mills. The
facility with hichsbusiness can be con-
Quoted between this country and Europe
by means of the Atlantic Gable IS truly
wonderful. Mr.. Bowling sent acablegram
through the Western Union Telegraph
Co. from Staunton to Ireland, and received
an answer in less than 10 hours.
Reliqious. Rev. VIM. II. Woods, OF
Winchester Presbytery, preached an able
and interesting.sermona at the Stone Chnrch
last Sabbath. Communion services Will
be held at this church on next SaDoath,
oath inst. There will be preaching on
Friday and Saturday previous.
Land Sale.-Jas. F. Bowman, Esq. has
sold his fine farm of lS6 acres. near Will
low Spout. to Henry Smith Esq, for
81 900.
Buldino.-Wm. r. Lands, contractor
is building for Prof. Chas $. Roller new
academy 4Ox6O feet, two stories, to be
ready for occupancy by the opening OF the
Augusta Male Academy, Oct. lst.
Socia.-The young folks'' of theneigh'
borhood, chaperoned by few of the ''old
folks, y had quite an enjoyable time "trip
ping the light fantastic toe'' until the
'swee sma' hours in the pavilion at this
place, on last Thursday night. Rock.
Paul, Esq, of Staunton, was among the
gentlemen present.
PoliticaI.-We wonder what Hon. VIM.
Cabell was thinking while Hon. Thos. 5.
Bocock, in his speech at the Democratic
Congressional Convention Oh the It'll inst,
was excoriating Mr.. Blaine so severely
for having been II member of the Know
Nothing party. If we are not greatly
mistaken. this same Billy E;lhell,' about
the year 1850 was one of the Great Mo-
guls' of this very questionable organlZa-
ton, and It's successful candidate for the
Legislature in Nelson county. 1t is strange
that Mi Cabell was allowed the honor of
nominating Mr.. BOcock' candidate, for
surely this little escapade of his was not a
secret. Or MAS it That tibet 'onvention was
so full of repentnnt and converted Know
Nothings that one of them must needs be
selected TO do this little job? Strange,
did WE say? Oh, no, it isn't strange. N OF
ut ALL There is nothing strange about it..
Just such Inconsistencies as this we ought
to expect. When we remember that Mr..
Bocock, along with the rest of the best
people, =" less than two years ago voted and
and worked might and main for ParSOn
Massey. whom only a few months before
they had cursed and abused us the
meanest. lowest villain in I'LL chrstendom ;
and who. among many other sins, was in
'55 a Known othing, and they cast that
vote and did that work. too. against the
son of HENRY A. WISE. But, perhaps.
Mr.. Bocock didn't know the ''Parson''
! had been Known Nothing. Well, It's
true the ''Parson' did try to hide the fact
for Ito him. good and sufficient reasons.
He was at that time pastor of Adiel church
in Nelson county, apd some of the most
wealthy and influential members of his
church were ardent and enthusiastic DEM
ocrats, and zone of them who subscribed
! literally to his salary, hearing arumor that
the "Parson'' belonged to the despised
party, declared that if it was true he would
withdraw his subscription. Whereupon
| the ''Parson' went secretly to the secre-
tary and asked that his name be privately
| stricken from the roll, then sought his
| irate Democratic friend and told him the
report was false: he was not member of
the party. nor did he sympathize with it :
no gentleman would belong it.
But it so happened that 1t was against
the rules to allow member TO withdraw
without meeting of the Lodge. The
meeting was called. the matter leaked out,
the ''Parson'' was caught in a ''fib," and
there was big time generally in the neigh
borhood.
There are plenty of people now living
who remember all about the circumstances,
and If Mr.. B. bad wanted to be informed,
he could have easily found some of them.
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