The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-06-17
South River Items.
Reported for the vIReINIAN


You we'll say in your last issue tina
considerable excitement prevails in Soutl
River district on the manganese ques
! tion. " for hardly a day passes that som,
new discoveries are not made. Just da,
or two ago well known gentleman who's,
property lies in what | term the manga
nese belt of the Union, called me as l wa
passing near him and showed me mum
Der Of the finest samples Of that ore l have
ever seen, which had been dug up on hi
land from u considerable depth.
Mr. Phil. KilIian had a large offer for
tract adjoining the one described in my
article in your issue OF the 10th
Capt. f. w. Henry has force of miners
at work prospecting on his lands, as have
also quite number Of others and all will
high hopes of making valuable discov
cries.
Not word has been heard from the
horse recently stolen from Mr.. Lara. al.
though every effort has been made to get
some clue as to the whereabouts of the
animal.
just three nights after the horse was
stolen. thieves entered the hen house of
Mr.. Miller who lives on the same farm
and stole a lot OF his finest young chick.
ems. This kind of fun is going on at too
| rapid a rate and you may look out to be
called on to chronicle the killing of some
thief in the near future, for our people are
resolved to be more vgilant. You would
find it a hard matter to find house in
which there is not heavily charged shot
gun in easy reach of the snoozing place of
the pater tansilias.
There is a neighborhood in a county
not remote from Augusta in which, al
though quite thIckly settled by well-to-do
people, there is no physician within FIVE or
six miles, and have been asked to scare
up one for them us it is quite hardship
to be forced to die without medical assist
ance. My informants request me to say
that physician could do well and that
should one desire a situation he can buy
suitable lot upon which, besides a com.
Portable dwelling and outhouses there is a
neat office. Any physician on the lookout
for place will be furnished with any fur
ther information by addressing "Rover,''
Fishersville, Va.
| have just this moment learned that
Mr.. F. L. Woodruff, who lives on DIR.
VIM. Hamiton's farm near Fishersville,
was considerable loser by petty thieves
who raided his poultry house twice in the
same week. His shot gun has just got
ripe enough to pick.
Some of our good friends on Christians
Greek complain that your correspondent
neglects that section in his correspond
ence. Now while 1 have only to plead
guilty. yet offer in extenuation the fact
that | have thought there were those liv-
ing in that highly favored section, who are
so much better gifted to do that work,
that have left it to them, but after this |
week shall set aside corner in my let.
tiers especially for Christians Creek.
Mr.. II A. S. Hamilton, who was quite |
i'll last week. is rapidly regaining his
health, much to the gladness of his host of
friends throughout the county.
Some of our citizens who have been at |
trouble to raise poultry for
the markets complain that in Staunton
they find the price so low that to sell on
that market they must do so at loss and
unless !; change for the better takes place
they declare that they will unite in ship
ping to Baltimore, Washington and Phila-
delphia, and there can be no doubt that it
would pay them to do so provided sufi-
cient number joined to make up ar-load
at time. An old lady remarked few
days ago that Stauntonians complained at
having to pay 12a cents for chickens and
that they wanted them at that price to be
as large as ostriches Some of us have
set out with a view to improving the
breeds in size, but can't be satisfied at so
low price. When our first lot of Lang
shans reach Staunton, B. D. A. and M.
5. G. will think Barnum has come back to
say farewell again.
Wheat is ripening so very rapidly that
harvest will be here by the last of the
week. The rattle Of the mower is heard
IN all directions. ROVER.