The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-08-29
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Our farmers are busy threshing theil
wheat crops and are gratified to find the
damage produced by wet weather not sc
great as anticipated. Our corn crop will be
unusually large, and more hay has been
| stored than for many years-the greater
part uninjured. 1t is very common
ing of their crops to say, "Well, have
put up over hundred tons in good Or
der, and would have doubled the amount
if the weather had been favorable. y
Large fields of the finest timothy were
left uncut
We observe frequent evidences of the
prosperity of our agricultural commu-
nifty manifested in the erection OF more
commoaious and larger barns TO accom-
modate the larger crops. A. Hogsiead,
near Sangersville, has just completed a
fine barn, and b. S. Reed has erected
a beautiful residence on the Ralston
tract of land.
The lands generally in this part of the
county are becoming more and more
fertile under the hands of skillful agri-
culturists who are learning how to i'm
prove the soil by appropriate fertilizers.
On last Friday evening, after dark,
Mr. John Huffer one of our quiet inof-
fensiye farmers, was returning from his
brotler-in-la residence, with his wag-
on and team, and near the residence of
Mr.. A. W. Deal, ON the mountain road,
was assaulted by some unseen enemy and
knocked senseless from his horse with a
stone He fell between the horses, drag
ging the left stirrup across the saddle.
He was dragged some distance and very
badly bruised about the face and body
and lis lower jaw fractured near the left
angle of the jaw. The scalp wound made
by the missile fortunately did not frac-
ture tie skull.
This is but one of series of outrages
committed in that community, noted for
its quiet, industrious population. I'm
fortunately they have some reckless res
idents among them, which they, for the
sake of the good name of their neighbor-
hood, ought to weed out as soon as pos
sible. Horses have been strychnined in
their stables, houses have been burned
down and fire spread broadcast in the
forest around their farm. Many circum-
stances point strongly in a certain direc-
ton, in this last outrage upon Mr.. HUFF
fer, which may enable the citizens to
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sassins, to whom justice should be done
without delay. ITEMS.
DIR. BENZ. DILLARD, druggist, at Au-
rora, Mo-, says: sell great quantity of
SIS. for Scrofula, Eczema, Rheuma-
tism and all other blood troubles, and
have never heard of case of failure to
cure.
PIMPLEs, blotches and eruptions on
the skin evidence the fact that the blood
is in bad shape, and these symptoms
show that nature is trying to throw off
the impurities, in which effort. should be
assisted by reliable vegetable food rem
edy, as is Swift's Specific.
Mr. JOHN B. HARRISON, of Springfield,
ILL.,, says that he had blood troubles for
quite time; his tonsils were swollen,
eruptions over his hands and face, fol
lowed by paralysis of the face, which
was all relieved by Swift's Specific, and
after the lapse of seven years there has
been no sign of return of the disease.
OVER four years ago Swift's Specific
cured me of a troublesome eruption
which covered my shoulders, back al
limbs. This was after had been treat
ed by six doctors, some of whom said
never would get we'll
E. M. HUsBEY. Sherman, Texas.