The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-04-16
Craigsville Items.
reported for the yIRGINIAN. j

Reported for the VIRGINIAN.
Our sickar conyalescing. Maj. r. $
Craig is on his feet again Mrs. Cook ha
been quite sick, but is now much better
l)r. Nickel, formerly of w Va, located
at Millboro, was called to see her, and b,
the way. judging by his frequent visits
the DIR. is becoming popular here. The
wires and frequent passing trains make il
more convenient even than ~. messenger
| OH horseback only three OF four miles
Yet onr good almost said Old DR. BashaN
is as hear and dear to us as ever. W.
| young ones can say he has stood by us from
our very entrance into the world, we be
] lieve IN, and love and respect him, but his
urgent eases the risk of finding him sooI
| is very great. He has perhaps ridden more
| miles on horseback than any man of his
age now living In the year 1865 he pur.
ner who had ridden him in the time of ON
| mtptasantness. and this was the Or s
| principal riding horse for sixteen or seven
| teen years lie accomplished on his back
more than sixty thousand miles what q
record for Il horse?) Cost him $3.50
| Could Maud ). or Jay EyeSee have beaten
! this Ii is more in distance than twice
around the world. When any Of Us to the
Manor born get seriously sick. we want to
see our good Doctor s eountenance ut first
| opportunity. His residence is three miles
distant. His bruther-in-law. Mr.. VIM.
Shaw. returned from Texas last year in
broken health this has kept him about
home more than usual this winter.
Miss +. NJ. Lowman having finished her
regular session i'll the pablic, is now pro-
crossing with Ter private school here,
Which is only temporary. Her patrons
and scholars generally wall part with her
regretfnlly, should circumstances require
her not To remain in the public school.
She is competent and faithful.
Our farmers seem to be revived. the few
Spring days having developed better wheat
crop prospects. They are all aiming for
wide breadths Of oats and corn. Goodloe
Brothers, merchants here, have purchased
formerly WalIace'sl Mill. containing
about two hundred acres Mr. Myers in
tends to remove to California. two Of his
sons having already gone there. Mr.. Jas.
brother, r. f. Young. OF this immediate
vicinity, renting out his own farm on the
line of this r. II. three miles east. which
he wishes to sell. its specialities being
timber, grazing and range. The farm Of
VIM. Wallace, decd, adjoining Goodloe
Brothers, is also Il desirable place and for
sale. Mr.. r.. A. Wallace, one of the heirs.
who has been living on it, to the regret of
his many friends, will start for California
in a very few days. His mother and fam
lily went two or three years since Robert
married Mamie, eldest daughter of Jno.
D. and Fannie Youel This removal will
not only make sad hearts among their kin
bred. In this entire community no couple
are more universally popular and beloved.
The Rev. J. &. Carson. our good pastor
at Lebanon church. finding his health
somewhat broken by over work, his
Elders have kindly made arrangements
to rest him up. Rev. c. l.. Potter has
been returned to this circuit, to the de-
light of his many friends here.
Mr.. l. O. Il. who resides over Oh Big
River, on Sunday morning after starting
his plow, harrow. &C.. to work left home
for Staunton. About five or six miles on
his way, meeting persons on their way
to church, he took the hint and made back
tracks. ARCHIE ELLIOTT.