The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-10-22

THURSDAY, OCTOBER ~, 1901
It is said that more covered wagon
filled with immigrants from the East
bound for Western Oregon, are to b
seen on the road now than ever were il
the days before the advent OF the rail
road
John G. Floods palace on Mob Hill
San Francisce, erected at cost OF $3,-
100000, stands empty and silent. Only
an old gardener inhabits the mansion
The public is never admitted to see thu
furniture and paintings.
A destructive fire occurred at Lynch
burg about O'Clock Saturday morning
entirely destroying Heald's bark mil
and Singers barytes mill. The mills
employed 300 workmen, all OF whom vii
be thrown out of work. Loss $4,000
insurance $4,000.
!. At the annual session of the State
Board of agriculture in Richmand last
week it was shown that the sheep hus
bandry of Virginia has increased largely
during the past year. The crop of lambs
in Virginia for the past session is esti-
mated at 100000 and the wool crop at
$l,UUv,UOJ.
s. w. Lnckett. cashier for the Balti
more United Oil Company in Lynch
burg, has absconded with about $4,000
OF the company's money. 1t appears
that the company gave him power OF
attorney to sign checks and he abused
the privilege. Luckett's whereabouts is
unknown.
The site for the public building in
Roanoke has been changed to the corner
of Henry ana Robson streets, price $15,-
600. This was done by order Of the Sec
rotary of the Treasury, as the title to
the former selection was not salts,
factory.
At North Birmingham, Ala, some boys
cat with coal oil, set fire to it
and turned it loose. The cat ran into
the residence of man named Lindsay
and set fire to the house, it burning to
the ground. Mr.. A. M. Rydell's house
also caught, and that was burned, too.
Loss between So, 900 and $1,000.
Carpenters are repairing Wicomico
Methodist Protestant Church. in North
county. Va, and the follow
ing was found written on the inside of
the pulpit after it was torn away "Jno.
f. Wild built this pulpit. Jno Whites
marsh, Jno. F. Wild. VIM Moylon and
Adam Shaeffer, house carpenters, of Bal
timore, Md March Is, 1860. We finish-
ed this pulpit to-day, being same day
on which Hazlett and Stevens were hung
st Charlestown, Va
Edward S. Clayburn. a prominent
yard owner of California, recently re-
turned from tour through all the ia
nous grapegrowing sections in Spain,
Italy, France and Germany, says he Ia
convinced that inside of ten years the
Did world will have to rely upon this
country almost entirely for its supply
If first-class wines. Phylloxera, mildeW,
the black and brown rot, and other dis
sases of the vine have completely para
yzed the grape growing industry In En-
rope.
An attorney for parties unknown has
paid to the State National Bank OF Bos-
5on $16.180 as conscience money"
The lawyer does not himself know
rom whom this money comes and the
only clue the bank has is the fact that
b. 600 was stolen from the bank, while
the cashiers back was turned. This
taken at its premium value at
that time and with interest compounds
I'd, figures just about the amount now
returned to the bank.
Gen eral Grub, the United States
minister to Spain, who is at his home in
New Jersey on a leave of absence, is to
Il I'll of
Thomas Sopwith, of Lismore Scotland.
The wedding will be in London, where
Mr.. Sopwith has a town house. Miss
Sopwith is great friend of General
Jrubbs daughter who is said to have
oeen instrumental in bringing about the
match. She was born in America while
aer parents were travelling in this coun
Try, and has been presented at court.
Weao York Times.
A mile in 80 As seconds, or at the rate
IF over ninety miles per hour, is the fast
EST run ever made by q railroad train.
This "a unparalleled feat was accomplished
asst Thursday on the Bound Brook Rail
Dad. between Neshaminy Fails and
by engine No 206, drawing
:wo ordinary coaches and President Ne
Leod's private car Reading. Other miles
we're reeled off with speed as astonishing
is this crack mile, and at the end of the
fly the worlds record was broken.
The fastest mile was scored in 0:39 40.
The fastest five miles in 1926 As. The
astest ten miles in 49, averaging forty
hree seconds per mile.
Reports to the ST. Louis Globe Demo-
rot state that the first frost of the sea-
on has fallen in the cotton belt in AIRS
KANSAS, Tennessee, Alabama, and north
I'm parts of Texas, Louisiana and Missis-
ippi. The cotton yield will be shorten
ID by the frost. The agricultural de-
oartment of Georgia reports that the
,rop in that State cannot exceed three>
ourths Of an average yield. The weath>
n in North and South Carolina during
asst week was too cool and has retarded
he growth of the plant, but no damage
otherwise is reported.
The negotiations for the transfer of
The control of the Ohio and Mississippi
Railroad to the Baltimore and Ohio APP
pear to be approaching it's final stage
The acquisition is will be considerable
one. The Ohio and Mississippi has 698
niles of road. 1t covers the distance
rom Cincinnati to East St. Louis, 339
miles; has 81 Louisville branch of So
miles It's Springfield Division numbers
s29 miles. Its control is important to
the Baltimore and Ohio. Its common
stock $20,062, 629 preferred stock 81 ,000,-
900; it's funded debt $15,346,O0o The
Baltimore and Ohio will get enough of
the common stock to control the road,
according to the report, by guarantee
ing a certain income to the holders OF
the preferred stock.
Foster Coates writes: occasionally a
tall, lithesome, blue-eyed young lady
visits New York, and is enthusiastically
received by her young lady friends
Miss Nellie Arthur, the daughter of the
late ex~President Arthur, was once the
pet of the White House. How often has
she stood, as a wee little miss, by hel
aunt, Mrs. McElroy, when hundreds Of
ladies passed by and saluted the Pres
ident's sister (who presided at the White
House during his term), and stopped anG
kissed Miss Nellie That little girl hai