The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-05-27
South River Items.

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neighborllood has just informed your cor
respondent that most exciting and ear
nest chase occurred for distance of some
miles along the historic water course on
the day upon which Mr.. Joshua Robin
sons wagon capsized.
IT seems that on that day ten-gallon
keg by some means found its way into the
turbulent stream and tloated down as
though intent upon turning the Chesa-
peake bay into toddy bowl. 1t had not
floated far before one of our we'll known
citizens discovered it as it bounced along
over the waves. The very looks OF that
key had an inspiring effect upon the afore-
said citizen who stood bewailing the loss
of his fences by the relentless waters.
At once he upon seeing the i1eg) felt that
consolation was in reach and that if he
could but secure the keg, then the floods
might do their worst las long as the con-
tents iasted) so into the flood went he
and after manly fight III which he fol
lowed the longed for prize nearly mile,
he came to the shore pronounced prohi-
bitionist, and wendell his way sorrowfully
toward home. Hardly had he given up
the chase ere his next neighbor espled the
key as it tloated past his house. Possessed
with a kindred feeling to those that had
moved our first friend to become first an
immersi0nst and forced him to become a
prohibitionist No. 2 spread himself for
the chase. But the chase ended with him
as with our other friend, and he too de-
clared for prohibition. Onward went the
keg and as III quick succession it passed
tbro' the lands of quite a number Of our
best known citizens it drew after it. as a
magnet does needle each one whose eye
fell upon it, and from the mouth of one
who was first i'll the chase we are assured
that although the returns on that day were
wet by a large majority. yet the real senti-
ment of those who engaged in the contest
was dry
After many attempts to finish the work
of corn planting our farmers managed
last week to find their ground i'll a condi-
ton to permit the completion of that very
essential part of farming.
Cut worms are worse this year than
they haye ever been known. This may be
as truthfully asserted Of the State Treasury
as of the corn hill, and if the attempt of
the farmer to rid his croD of them shall be
as Fitz Lees babyfied proclamation. then
the corn cropof the county can be put in one
good sized crib.
Your correspondent received an invitation
to be present at the meeting of farmers in
WaynesDero, on saturday, ITO near the report
OF Messls. 1ohn Leonard anu Marion holner
VINO were committee appointed TO visit the
London creamery and It's patrons and learn all
they could regarding III put although feeling
deep interest in the matter was compelled to
be absent. However, we are informed that the
meeting was largely attended one, and that
the report was most satisfactory one to all
concerned and that it has been fully deter
mined to establish the creamery at once with
branches at any point within radius of four
miles from Waynesooro, where as many as LOO
COWS are pledged. the originator OF the scheme is
Mr. Robt. wight, who has given the suAjec'
much thouSht and VINO mas been at great pains
10 look the matter through from every stand-
point, ana having done 50 is clearly OF the
opinion Gas are many others that in a well COM
ducted creamery there IS money for the far
mef ABOVE what ne can get from stock managed
IN any other way. IL Will not be great While
until the whole OF the old fashioned slp-shod
method OF farming that now obtains amongst
our people is superseded by the more system
attic methods Of modern times as adopted by
the people OF states north Of u.s. Any Augusta
county man who will visit the rural distric is
of Pennsylvania, Ohio or New YORK VIII ac-
W. t,9N 80 =.
i " VIC o''' 'i 1905. -s
nifty years pehind the age. In our own State
FREDERICK Louoouh, ana even poor OLD FAIRFAX
are a long way ahead OF us. But now that such
an lnVltlng neid peckons those interested in
minerals 10 come among us-their coming,
which has 'iiosus oeSah VIII feNo4unonlze