The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-10-14
South River Items.
Reported for the vIRa1NIAN.

We have just learned that one nf our t
most intelligent and enterprising fellow !,
;itizens proposes to establish mechanical |
school somewhere in the county From |
what we know Of the gentleman we can
safely say that should lie undertake the
TASK he will make an eminent success of
it. We shall have more to Say Oh tie sub
ject at the proper time-meanwhile let us
ask the correspondents of the VIRaINIAN,
and all others who desire to express an
opinion on the subject to give us their
views as to the advisability of such
school. Should not our boys be taught
trades?
At last, after having surmounted many
obstacles that would have discouraged the
average man. our neighbor, Mr.. Robt. G..
Wright, has began the erection of his
creamery building and in short time the
old method of butter making will be rele-
gated to that section out Of the reach of
our enterprising fellow citizen. We have
learned that the people of Stuart's Draft
will ask for and secure branch at that
point. Fishersville is the most eligible
point for separator, in fact for cream
cry itself, but for some cause, hard to
find out, those who coull furnish the
milk COWS stand back and wait to see
whats in the thing'' before taking hold.
Now is the time for them to act, for when
the creamery proves to be success 1t will
not be hard matter for the owners to
secure any aid wanted from the farmers,
but it does appear that some people before
risking cent in any enterprise must see
dollar on its way into their pockets.
Others must take all risks, make all in
vestments to start, and prove beyond
peradventure the stability of an enter
prise before they will move peg. When
success is assured then everybody rushes
in, and no matter what the enterprise.
nearly every one who is able engages In it
on his own hook.
The revival of religion still goes on at
Lyndhurst with undated interest. A
vast deal of good for time and eternity is
being done.
The catch-penny circus that visited
Waynesboro on Saturday was humbug.
The sharps connected with it in several
capacities engaged in systematically swind-
ling the gullibles who congregated on that
occasions. In the several games of chance,
in the sale of prize boxes. in the changing
Of money and in many other ways they en-
riched themselves and impoverished many
whose families could ill afford to lose the
money that should have been spent for
bread but so it is, and if the same gang
were to turn up again at the same place
they could operate the same schemes to
their hearts content. The county officials
should make it a point to watch out for
such adventures and when they are found
at their tricks should take active steps to
| bring them to justice.
Steps are on foot looking to the erection
of church at Central Point. Such a
house is greatly needed, as the neighbor.
hood is thickly settled, and the school
house, which has been for long time used
for purposes of worship, is far too small to
accomm odate the people who attend the
regular meetings. The intention is to
build union church, making it free to all
denominations. We sincerely hope for the
success of the movement.
Our little village is quite an important
point. for in it are several mechanics who
are indispensable to the public.
Mr. C. H. Reid furnishes the public with
the finest split baskets. of all sizes and of
great durability. besides bottoming chairs
and doing many other useful odds and
ends
Henry F. Stone is noted far and wide as
the shoe maker, and his work is sought
after by all classes and conditions of the
human family, Persons who have re-
moved from Virginia to states and terri
tories far away from here have ordered
boots of Mr.. Stones make, and his work
has found its way by this means to Miss,
Mo, Pa, Md. Col, Texas and W. Va.
Mr.. John II. Whitesell has for many
years-so many in fact that his name is
familiar in Augusta and all the surround
ing counties-been engaged in supplying
those in need of them with his make OF
pumps. 1t would be hard to find neigh
borhood within 5.or 80 miles Of Central
point in which there is not a pump or two
of his make, and like his neighbor Stone
he is sought for in regions remote, so it is
not an unusual sight to see this gentle
mans portable factory in operation in
Orange and other counties east of the
ridge as well as in Botetourt and Rock
bridge
We have here carpenters. well-diggers,
cistern builders and shingle makers. and
by the way we had overlooked our neigh
bors, Vincent Childress and Charlie Reed,
who are first.class men at the manufacture
of shingles. These gentleman in single
season often make one hundred Thousand
shingles for which they have a ready
market.
Besides our mechanics we have the great
Central Point Nurseries, the property of
Geo. A. Coyner, and these nurseries of
themselves are sufficient to give our place
great Importance, for their products reach
all points Of the compass and are pro-
nounced superior to all in quality and
price,
The South Riyer Poultry Yards have
but lately been established, but bid fair to
rank with the foremost in the country.
The lady in charge is making speciality
of the Langshans, and at this time has on
hand some of the finest specimens of that
breed in America.
From the aboye it will be readily OBJ
servable that we are abreast if not slightly
ahead of neighboring villages, fOr where
can you find place Of its size with as
many mechanics and as many fourishing
enterprises. ROVER.
Augusta County School Superin-
tendent.
We published last week the brief of
Craig & Paul, attorneys for n. Sheffey
Roller, Superintendent of Public Schools,
assigning the reason and the law upon
which he still claimed to be the legal Off
Ger. Maj. Elder. counsel for g. 7. Jor-
dan, also filed brief in reply, and the case
was submitted and an opinion rendered by