Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-11-09

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Augusta Springs, N v. S-As usutl
at this season OF the year, some one n
ones, on mischief Uent, have FREQ
the mountains Oh both Sides OF q e
Valley. aud for days the fire, unchect-
ed, has spread over miles OF fores t
dcing much damage and causing great
anxle,v O.l little North mountain
near FOrrol, The heaviest burning has
been in progress. while On Elliott e
Knob mount IN he liLe of fire hos
extended frOIn a point opposite Craies
vile to the sun NIL Ut Elliott s KNOB,
a distance of about five miles, ilIing
the al M sphere with smoke d. d the
OdOr of burning leaves. At nigut the
effect Is very spectacular. with The fire
lie reared high against the ky, while
in day time the spiral columns OF
smoke that rise from tue kn0b make
it look the pic, ure OF some shoulder
ing voicano.
''And the road questi0n"-that is the
live al d burning question With tue peo-
pie I'D lhis Valley. Wherever TWO or
more cIt,Zens meet the subject is
preached and discussed with every
expr eesion Uf righteous Indignation.
I gu have but TO mention the subject
and heated cOltquy is preclpitaLed,
all OF one mind, however, and each
vielDg with The other Ill criticism OF
the county officials. The roads ul-
quesriOnaUly are i'll. and have been i'll a
wretched condition, almost Impossible
in many places. The people complain
that they are discrimlnated against
and that the county authorities pay
no attention tn their uecnaSiriaR Or
their complaints they say their
roaos nave not oeen worked thls year,
ana tnat even Inc sllgnV improvement
OF former years mas o.en wholly denied
snen tnlS year. ioeie Was Scarce any
WORK on tne nlghways iast spring. ana
Tue excessive ralns ol tne past season
nave masaeu iIom tne rocks every
particle OF art, leaving the roads full
OIL large TUCK, anu RUS, ana muu
noIes. Inc people III luis instance
certainly nave Just cause ior com-
pialuC. ahu ~ wouio certainly seem tne
part OIL WISDOM !or tnose III authority
anu responsibility TO neeo tnelr com
piaiht' IN tnese Tunes Oh prosperity
ahu ~ tue mIust Vi one ol Ine very
ricnesI coul!les ia tne STATE TIC pep
pc arc 10. uiSpDseu TO listen 10 III
mug eAcuses. 1ney KNOW Inat mat
ters can no re"euieo anu are oemahd-
Jug Iemeoy.
clever piece Oh desectlve ~ork
Was uone iasI week ny C.@O. CONDUCTOR
Eugene naIIis Wno runs local trains
Nos' 20 anu i4. when Inc recent rop
perry OF tue depoI at buffalo Gap Was
reported, ne was al once on the look-
ouI lol Ino cuIprlts. rev Gays la'er
Two neREo men Doaroed DIS train al
Swoope ana rendered tickets from
Dunao oap: nc accepted the lares,
Dus his suspicious were aroused. 80
ne carer olly compared tue number on
Tue tickets Win tnose he had just
aken up from passengers VINO
nao Doaioeo MS train at Bu1a-
uap. Line numbers were
WIDELY apart and the captain
became convinced That no such quaint
NY oi tlckets nad oeen sold at the sta
JUL Cuat 9ay' W men tne Train ap-
pioacneo oSauntoh ne placed one OF
the negroes under arrest, who prompt
~ uenieo any Khowieoge Il Enc roo
oery, OUT declared nls companion mad
solo nun tne elcket, so Capt. Harris ar.
rested tue other negro also and had
Ghem CLOSELY guarded at the Staunton
atpoI I'LL ne 1ound policeman and
nau tnem locked up In jail. The u "
v detectives say they are the very
men tney were loOklpg for. The work
on sizing The building for the new de
pot just east OF Buffalo Gap Is pr0gt ess-
Ing satisfactorily, though when the