Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-08-15
MIDDLEBROOK AND ARBOR HILL.

MIDDlEBROOk AND ARBOR HILL.
And Along the MiddIebrook Plke...BusInes
Item.-Farm News.-PersonaIs-.T Sick.
| August 1.-THE writer has Just re
turned from Middlebrook, a bushes
| little town in the centre of one of th
finest sections OF the great Shenando
an valley. There are some progress
sive firms In Middlehrook. among whom
l would especially mention that of H
Z. Notary q Co. Mr.. McGary is mer
chandlsing in one of the largest store
houses IN the county, that formerly
built and occupied by the McCorkle
Brothers, being about 90x30 feet in the
Clear. He carries a large general stock
OF merchandise such as dry goods, gro
cerles, queenSware. shoes and clothing
making speciality of the latter. Each
department would make good stock
OF Itself. There is also special de
partment In the wing for furniture.
where his customers can find almost
anything needed in that line. Nc
cary 8 is headq uarters also for coun
Try produce, and a great convenience
TO the farmers of that section of the
county. He has already bought 500
Dusnels OF potatoes, and wants TO buy
5,0OO bushels more. He takes in a
quantity OF eggs and butter, having
received In one day as much as 125 lbs
OF butter and $50 dozen eggs, and has
shipped as high as $50 dozen eggs in a
week. Last year he did a $40 900 busi.
ness, the largest in Middlebrook since
the days Of the McCorkle Bros. MT
Notary g close attention to the de-
mands OF the trade and bis courtesy
ana attention to business with the as
slstance of bis head clerk, Mr.. N. B.
husm1selle, who has large acuuain.
lance In that end of the county. makes
9ne mouse very popular one and draws
good trade from as far east as Green.
Vile and Spettswood, and their trade
is still growing.
Ihe Old German Reformed church
at MlddlebroOk has been sold to the
county and will be moved some distance
and rebuilt, forming a double school
building. of which Prof. GiIkeson will
be principal and Miss Eupenia Bnm.
gardner, a daughter of Mr.. J. Alex.
Bumgardner, will be assistant. The
old Dell has been bought by DR.. Wei
land, who will use it as a farm bell on
als place near MOffett's Creek
Instead of calling worshippers To
church, 1t will hereafter summon HIM.
cry laborers to their meals and II ia
probable that such conpre-
cations If not so large will move with
more alacrity and promptness at its
ound. aug
our correspondent witnessed in
'ood Mfddlebrook town a little incl
ent which upset the old saying ab0nt
now q duck will take to water. MRS
!. W. Mlsh and Miss Dunlap. with
1uch trouble drove quackinq brood
nan grown ducks, which had been Y
alseo oy hen, down to the creek in 4
10 meadow near their home. The ben !,
lother had never vedtured to take her q
brood In such dangerous II
lace to her, but the ladies tbonoht q,
10 old proverb would hold GOOD and 81
lat as soon as the ducks saw the Wa. n
II IN they would 60 and delight in
lelr natural element, but they posi. W
Vely refused to venture in. and when 10
ey caught them and threw them in n
ey splaShed around, scrambled ont 40 ~
llckly as possible and raced for hiob- m
gound among the dickens. much IN 90
9 amusement of the ladies and snec. 10
TORS. " 'poo- ~
Mrs. DIR. Gary N. Dunlap with her 70
lldren, have just returned from ~ N
otracted visit to friends near Chris
IN, Rockingham county.
Mrs. H. A. McGary, mother of n q hu
from r.dn ILL
3. ): -. Mills, bis aunt, from Apple m m
ove, La, are visiting in Middlebrook. an
'quire Taliaferro of Mofrett 3 Greek. De De
geen very Ill, but is recovering. dit
me OF jeff Swisher's twins died this a e",
ek from short and violent attack i ~"
cholera ihfantnm. '''oA Iln
ar; N: W. Bosserman still suffers i ~
atty from peculiar malady which 100 avo
caused MIN to lose, almost entirely. on on
use OF bis left leg, indeed his right o unI
low becoming involved. Mr.. Bos- S Sw
nan, however, keeps in good spirits g gs :
us Iortltude under so much suffer- fn aa
ana inconvenience for eight long "V
rs Is admirable, and his actiyit1
larKaDle. With bis crutches he tol
'es around in his buggy and an at GaIl
nGends his farm and premises, keep o"'
everything In beautiful order. His
Q farm Is in high state of cuIti- q
on ana mas upon it the best crops of 81 81
and young clover l have seen this d
avOrable season.
ARBOR HILL DOTS. w
ne OF the prettiest rural scenos A
the M1ddlebrook pike greats the
eler as he gets On the hill at Pal
9 store, where the postoff1ce Is
y MI. Howard Clemmers hand'
residence opposite, with his fields x,
avlng green corn, reaching ave. eo,r
ae bills beyond the wooded IamJ
Inc nice farms Succeeding oro 80
{ on the east, till lost to view - e
lstance, the pretty cottage Of Dr M
&c Rodgers Nesting amonr ~ -AN
trees in the we'll Kept Lawn o vn yM
mooth grey pike reaching hofnra -sN
)ehid you. Then on the vest IL IN
ao ~en Gultlvated plantation of w. WV
u;th tne hills and valleys. II N
: Wild corn and grass in pretty y
e ans WIN ms early plowed fields. urine
a IL reu road winding down the reach,
10 ILoeo Cue Stream between the contrc
,ie Join IN tne left and the com bed-w
m ~ ana out build the di
q tho aL smC, ana tnen losing itself step s
: S,n nne green nils beyond; ali go to these
~, ~ t 90 p!eGty scene as the set troubl,
70 70 n n@t 81 aasnGeo up for the admir- kidney
ro :; W Suo Mrlter: most |
70 10 oonSlueraDle sickness in this Wor
cnuoo. W. w. Carson near cradle
nooi, VINO mad quite long spell and b
- anu was improving has had The IT
|; H.. ne Is "a years old, and his Swan
hrioht H ~ serious. Mrs. George by dru
% S;dnan I,eE very Ill With fever. cent g
~ ~ aiuer mas been yer Y sizes.