Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-02-26
Staunton vindicator.
FRIDAY MORNING. FEB. 26. 1892
LOCAL.
All Over The County
Notes from the Vindicator Reporters.
From Swoope's.
PERSONAL NOTEs-ACCIDENT-S OF A
FARM.

PERSONAL NOTES-ACCIDENT-s OF A
FARM.
[Reported for the Staunton VINDIcAToR.]
SwooPE, Feb. 23.-Mr. and Mrs. How
ard Clemmer of Arbor Hill, gave a party
to many of their friends last Friday night
a week ago, which was highly enjoyed by
all who were present.
A surprise party was given by the
young friends of Miss Ella Yates at her
fathers, last Friday night.
Miss Fannie Christian leaves tomorrow
to visit her cousin. Mrs. Cora Ferguson,
in Roanoake City. She expects to be with
her friends there about month.
Mrs. Jennie Splitter, now making her
home with Mr.. Watts at the Depot, left
last week to make an extended visit to her
brother, Who lives near Mexico, Missouri.
Miss Mollie Hyde, daughter of the late
Chas. Hyde, is now making her home with
the Rev. j. e. Booker, pastor of Hebron
church.
Mrs. Edwin Gilkeson Of Romney, W.
Va, daughter of Rev. Dr.. Finley, who is
at present with her father at Thinking
Spring, expects to visit her uncle, Rev.
Mr.. Booker, in few days, with her two
children. Mrs. Gilkeson will be remem-
bered by many in Staunton as Miss Cora
Finley when she Wars student of the Au-
gusta Female Seminary.
Mrs. Nancy Brown while walking along
her back porch about two months ago, made
a misstep and had fall which resulted in a
painful injury to one of her limbs. She
has suffered much since, but is now walk
ing about. Her little grandson, Tommy
Taylor, who has beena great sufferer for
weeks with acute rheumatism and measles,
is much improved.
We were sorry to learn through friends
of MI. Samuel Bell, who has spent the
winter in Pulaski county, with his father,
that he has been quite sick for some time
past. He was better however when last
heard from. Mr.. Bell is widely known as
dealer in very fine cattle, His father
was among the first who shipped large cat
tie from this county to England.
MI James Scott has sold his farm neal
Summerdean, and moved to the old home
place near Trimble's mill, where he will still
follow agricultural pursuits.
The friends of Mrs. Robert Hoover will
DO GLAD to learn that after an illness O
over six months, she is now able to wall
about her room.
Mrs. Harry Green is visiting her rela
tives and friends in Baltimore.
Our community is well supplied will
physicians for man and beast-Dr. Lohr
veterinary surgeon, who is making his hom
with Mr.. VIM. Cook, near the Vale,
Mills, is kept busy looking after the stool
of the farmers. and Drs. Mcdowell ant
Hartman are constantly in their saddles
looking after the farmers and their fami
lies. Dr.. Mcdowell settled in West View
in the early summer of 1891, aud Dr.. Hart
man came to Swoope's late in the spring.
Speaking Of sickness and the sick ones
reminds me of the old well of water a
West View. In the language of trappers
that well may be called a perfect dead-fall
For several years past there have been SOM
cases of fever in that little village. DR.
Ogg the then physician warned the com
munity about that well. He said if it wa:
not cleaned out that the community would
be scourged with fever. No attention wa
paid to the warning. 1t is hardly necessar.
to tell the readers of the INDICATOR Wha
the result was last summer, nine OF tel
cases of typhoid fever, several of them o
the most yirulent type, resulting i'll five o.
six deaths. 1t is said that every case Of
fever which occurred there can be traced
to that well, and yet this pool of death
with 10 attention paid to it, is standing
quietly awaiting many an unwary victim
the coming season.
The entertainment to be given for tn
! benefit of the Valley Mills Cornet Bant
will be held Thursday and Friday night
of this week. Much pleasure is anticipa
| ted.