Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-04-11
MIDDLEBRoOK NEWS ITEMS.

The weather still continues unfay orable for
planting, hence few of the farmers have SOW
ed any oats, and very little garden has been
made.
| There is still large lots of hay, and other
farm products, passing over this road to
Staunton. While the prices are pretty low for
some of it, yet there is money in farming, and
, there is money in the country, and somebody
! hasit
| There is disposition manifested by people
from other localities, to come and settle among
us, but there are one or two things that should
be rectifed If there are any mechanics,
among them. don't send off or go off to have
work done, but give it to those at home, and
thus try to help build up mechanic at home.
Next, stop this squealing about little road
building There is nothing that enhances the
value of land like good roads.
| 1t is a good thing that some people have not
the running of everything. For instance,
they think if they withdraw their support
wife and little children to feed, that they are
gone up for good, but every thing seems to &c
on, and every one lives just the same as if such
people never existed and the country is full
of them too, and just such people are what
constitutes the element that kills out every
thing that is good in the community in which
| they live, and this part of the world is no ex
| ception to the rule.
We have receipt for collie in horses that we
have used on several OCCASIONS and relieved
horses, after they were given up by veterinary
surgeons. When horses get sick, it is mostly
in that way. Just take quart of sweet milk
or water, put it in a long necked bottle then
add OF soda, l OF of laudanum, shake it up
| well, and give to the horse but never drench
horse through the nose, as some barbarous-
ly do. We give it for what it is worth, after
having been so successful ourselves with it.
We believe it to be good, simple remedy,
that will be effective when fancy doses, and
compositions fail
VIM McGuffin, of Greenville, was in town
this week.
Miss Ella Law, of this place, has gone to
Covington and the Warm Springs on visit.
Ashby McCauley is in Basic City.
Mrs Fraim, of Summerdean, died last week
of cancer She leaves family of small chill
dren and her husband to mourn her sad death
Internment at Steele's Tavern, Va.
There was camp of gipsies near here last
week, and many went to have their fortunes
told. If the fee was large enough, you could
have most any thing you wanted. They took
in exchange, anything from money to soft
soap, and secondhand clothes and some of
them looked as if the soap could be well and
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selves-a thing not likely to occur.
The boys around here are rejoicing over the
fact that it will be no use to warn them to
work on the road. The thing is now as it
should be- those who have the property and
use the roads, will have to keep them up.
Selah!
The whooplng-cough has been doing up this
vicinity for the most of the winter, but is now
subsiding, much to the qualification of all con-
cerned and we suppose we will be free from
this fool vaccination hobby for while at
least.
Mrs Catherine Talley is ill at this writing.
Mr. John Fauver has about finished a large
bill of saving for N. W. Bosserman.
|. There was considerable snow storm in In
diana last week, and Easter Sunday was the
coolest day there this winter.
Mr.. NJ. Carwell is the Oldest man in this part
OF the country. He is afflicted with rheuma-
tism, so that he cannot go..far away but other
wise he is in possession of all his faculties I'M
impaired. He has two big stalwart'sons, John
H. and Jacob B., who run the farm, and at
tend to business.
The Sunday school has been organized here
for the summer.
With wheat at 81 cents per bushel, roller
flour should not sell for $3.50 per barrel or retail
at cents per Id. Why is the bran so high,
500 90 per ton. Strange it is.