The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-04-02
Rockbrldge Items.
reported for the vIRGINIAN.l

/ Reported for the VIRGINIAN.l
| At almost every turn made by your cor
respondent, he meets some Of the friend:
Of the days long past.
Calling at the Office of that ably edited
/ sprightly and largely circulated paper, tht
Rockbridge County Nelrs. the other day
for the purpose Of having hand-shakt
with the senior editor, Rev. x. F. Boude
WHO thirty wears ago in little log school
house on Anthony's Creek, in Greenhriel
county. welded the birchen rod to the
terror Of your correspondent together
with some forty oth9i urcmns, we found
i'll the junior editor an old fellow soldier
curing tie late "cnpteasantaess. Messrs
Bogde & Moore have met with ufbounded
success in the enterprise IN which they
but i short time ago embarked. paper
in Virginia has made a more rapid advance
toward the front in the field of Journalism.
Their paper has taken a firm hold upon the
people hereabouts. and the solid subscrip-
tionlist, which is growing every day. speaks
louder Of the worth Of the sheet than any
thing we conld write
Mn Charles Irvine. another old friend
Of tir wrila- IS engaged in business IN
this little city. He is the proprietor of
the leading hotel. and is the right naan IN
TIE right place.
Capt J.. Wright. who for long time
had charge of division OH the c. 4 O. r.
r., aiid resided i'll Augusta, is successfully
engaged III the livery business in I-eNing-
ton. he. in lis business, is another : Ned =
Bar1e and when that much is said those
who know Ned will know That Capt.
Wright is in thp front .ank Of livery men.
W. w. Slower. son Of our old friend and
teacher .Jno. G. Slower, Surveyor of Au-
gusta has with his brother-in-law, Mr..
Calhoun. swung Ills shinge as dealer in
agricultural implements. These young
men are well qualified for the business and
from what we know of the push-a-head-
atiyeness Of Vert we are sure that
Messrs. W " Stover & Co. viii soon take
prominent place among tie business men
OF this county.
The Oldest inhabitants Of Rockbridge
fail to remember Il season in which the
promise Of a wheat crop WAS so very
gloomy However. in order that the land
MAY not lie idle, the thrifty hnsbandmen
are driving ahead with every available
plow team. and should the weather be
favorable the acreage in oats and corn
will he without precedent in the history.
of this state.
Those engaged in mercantile pursuits
in this county are complaining Of the eX-
treme dullness Of the times. Money is
hard to get. Where is it? There must
be vast amount of it locked up some
where
From ali we can learn there seems to be
a great deal Of trouble all over the coun-
try IN procuring suitable persons to fill the
ter offices in the gift Of the 'unterrilied. f"
You have any influence with tue people
pray try to get some patriot TO take the
Office at Fishersylle.
Mr. Spotswood. Padgett, a notice Of
whose death appeared in recent issue OF
the VIRGINIAN. was one Of the first set
tiers in the vicinity Of Sherando. He
built his house in the midst eff dense
forest and literally hewed his way out.
When he settled there he was a young
man, with no capital but good health
and d strong will. When the war broke
out he was one Of the substantial men of
that part Of Augusta, owninga large farm
and several slaves. The slaves were lost,
and MI 7. being then an old man. divided
has property among his children and made
his home with his son, Reuben.
About four years ago his wife died,
and from that time up to the date Of
his death he was as helpless us an infant.
Allthat dutiful and loving children could
do was done for him. No old father ever
received more tender care and attention
than did he Truly, his end was peace.
Mr.. Padgett had been a consistent mem
Der Of the Methodist Church for more
than half century, and was always found
in his place in the house of worship when
his health allowed him to attend. He
gave literally toward the support of the
Gospel. He was never appealed to in vain
by those who were subjects of charity.
He leaves to mourn him five children
two sons, r. B. and James w, and three
daughters, Mrs. A. L. Wagner and Mrs.
Harrison, Of Augusta county, and Mrs. l.,
Farnsworth. OF West Virginia. His grand
children number, dead and living, not less
than fifty, and there are over twenty great
grandchildren scattered over this State and
West Virginia. ROVER.