The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-01-03
South River Items.

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Mr.. Jacob Coiner, whose barn was burnt
last spring. has erected anew one on the
old site. YoutZer Bros.w the contrac-
tors. They also put up one this summer
for MI George Freed. Mr. Freed was the
first to embark in the Percheron breed Of
horses in this section. He now has
on hand several colts rising three years,
the result of his enterprise. He has been
working these colts for several months.
and their performance exceeds that OF
older horses that heretofore were consid
cred good.
The chapel, at Doom IS Station S. Y. r.
| r., has been completed, and 1t will be
occupied the first Sabbath evening in JAM
uaiy, 1850.
The announcement of TIE Fishersville
| Farmers Club of the appointment of a
committee to take into consideration the
drafting of Stock Law, is propitious and
timely. The subject should be considered
and fully ventilated between.now and the
| time con yentions 10 nominate candidates
for the Legislature assemble. In these
days of close competition. whatever has
tendency to curtail the farmers expensts
should be by them advocated and insisted
upon. Rockbrldge county has had what is
known as Hog Law, for number of
years. Every one is required to keep his
hogs upon his own land. They are gener-
ally kept in pens or small lots made spe-
~ J,op A n NO.
be seen fences along the highways and be.
between the fields set upon single blocks
and large boulders, from three to four
rails to every PANEL are thus dispensed
with. and where plank are used. they never
use more titan three or four.
We believe We have seen it stated some
where, that upon petition of sufficient
number of citizens, to the county Judge,
he may order an election for the adoption
of this law in the county, or by any of the
Districts of the county. The committee
of the Fishersville Club will doubtless look |
the matter up. Keep the ball rolling. gen.
tlemen, and when the time comes demand
of your candidates for the Legislature
A penny saved is a penny made. y Now
it costs you on an average about two cents
to make rail, and put 1t in place on the
fence. to say nothing of the timber fe-
quired to make the rail. Any farmer will
tell you that the life of an oak rail is about
eight years, consequently one-eighth of
all the fence upon the farm must he re-
newed every year. Now just set down,
brother farmers, when the nights are long,
and there is not much doing, and cacu-
late the costs of your fencing. The
amount will astonish you. One eighth of
this expense must be borne every year,
and then the interest on the investment.
Your State and county taxes are nothing
in comparison. The Rockbridge farmer
saves on e-foul.h of the first outlay, and
gains from two to four years in the loss of
his rails by having them foot or more
from the ground.
Your issue CT the 9th ult. closed tie
VALLEY VIEGINIAN year OF 1883 Thomas
extends to the editors anG all of your va
riou correspondents. his congratulations
+ or the WOfE OF the year, and expresses his
desire that 1859. will he more prosperous.
1t maybe. confidently expected that the
year 80, will mark an era in the affairs of
many men. The tide is upon the rise
be swift, brothers of The quill, to note the |
events lhatmay occur and thus relieve the |
hands and head, of our kind and courteous
editor, the Major, whose head is becoming !
frosted with the exercise of many hard |
fought battles. The locals facie pen
has not been idle either. He is now in |
the insurance business, also. We Judge |
he thinks he can attend to both, as his |
eagle eyes are never at rest.
For our own part, we promise to do the
best we can, and that is all any man can
do. THOMAS