The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-04-01
South River Items.
Bennrfed for the ViRaIN1AN

loag enough tc allow the people hereabout
to fancy themselves secure. a gang OF
thieves commit depredations upon the
property Of the citizens.
Sometimes the depot is raided and the
money drawer rifled, as was the case dur
ing the time of Mr.. Loyal as agent
Sometimes heavy hand is lad upon the
smokehouse and the contents borne away
upon strong backs. C0rn-cribs. wheat
gamers. diaries, orchards. pig pens, haV e
all been made to give up their contents o
that class of vagabonds. who have their
headquarters in certain suspicioned locail-
ties, but who are too sharp for the most
part to be caught.
For some months past there has been a
breathing spell, but on Thursday night
the providers went forth and began their
diabolical work by entering the peaceful
home Of our highly esteemed and aged
fellow citizen, Isaac d. Moon. where they
laid violent hands upon the clothing of the
family Mr. Moon can i'll afford sacii
less. aud the thieves, should They be
caught, viii be roughly handled.
On The same night an attempt was made
to force an entrance into the smoke-house
of Mrs. Hester Leonard, whose house is
bnt a short distance from that OF Nh.
Moon. but further toward the city of
Fishersvile Whether the thieves were
frightened off or were frustrated by the
character Of the fastefings of the house
is not known.
We are glad to see that the litu'ldble en-
telprise in which Mr.. ]. II Bell, OF llar-
risonb,,rg. is engaged. is being encouraged
in a substantial way i" our county, espe-
cialy ia Fia,ersviiie. Oar enterprising
merchant, Mr. Tinbmrlake, has taken an
agency foH the sale of Mr.. Fell S gar
den seeds and the promise is that they
will. ia the iear future, crowd foreign
seeds ont OF oar county Earkets. This is
as it Should be. AS Mr.. Bell is we'll
knon; Il, Ia. perfectly reliable, ami rs he
guarantees his goods 10 he true to name
and fresh there Sit MIA not he The slight
est IL si';uicy in giyilg his ENTERPRISE a
hearty support.
Tie manganese fever has reached high
tpinppratiifp in oar moautailious sections.
From all quarters comes he cry that new
veins are being opened up.
On HE lands Of the la!e Archibald Coy
ntr, low owted by tfo. a. aud Philip D.,
his sous, there seems 10 he an enormous
deposit while HE statement made some
ten years ago to soHr correspondent by
Uucle Elijah E5alstley, viz that there was
a vast amount Of hat valuable ore on the
''Old Kennedy Tract. = has proved true 10y
tie dpvt lapnelits maze within the last
two weeks.
Unless I'm greatly mistaken there will
be, in the near future, Il large City OH the
last named tract. Everything points to-
ward realization Of That belief.
Don't let Vincent leave Stanton if you
can prevent him. for in case be does. the
farmers will be forcedto pay the freight
Oh his fencing from Richmond to the
Valley, because I'm sure it will not be
long before they will adopt it, knowing it
to be the best and cheapest fence made.
/ have just learned that on tie same
night of the robbery of Mr.. Moon s house,
thieves raided the hen house Of a gentle
man at Thinking Springs. and after maxi
ing a selection Of a number OF his best
fowls departed. They must have been a
high toned lot of rascals to have been SO
fasiidious as to select the finest specimens
in the lot. Let our people exercise little
more vigilance and give the first thief
caught Il sprinkling of BIB. shot to season
his chicken soup with. and | venture to
say that it will cause the scoundrels to
think seriously Of working before venttr-
ing foi1h to steal.
Chicken cholera can be prevented by the
use of salts. Ono tablespoonful mixed
with meal 10: ten chickens administered
every other week is certain preventative.
Calomel lisa sure cure if given i'll the same
way, or. if the fowl refuses food. dissolve
in water and pour down the throat
Doses TO every ten chickens as much as
will lay on silver 3 cent piece, to be
given one time, and to be followed with
salts in the same way as when given to
prevent tie disease.
Courtney A. Roller, one of the most in
telligent stockmen of Augusta. gives the
following as sure relief for any quadru-
ped that is choked AS soon as you are
sure tie animal is choked, procure a small
rope that will reach around the animals
body, passing it over the wethers and in
rear of the fore. legs Tie the rope with a
knot that viii not slip end then take a
stout stick and twist in the rope, so as to
draw it around the breast as tightly as
possible. AS soon as the rope gets so tight
as to hurt the withers the animal will
make desperate effort to escape from the
coil and in doing so will throw out the
substance lodged in the throat with as
tonishing force.
He vouches for the reliability of the
above. having seen it tried repeatedly.
ROVER.