Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-03-10
HISTORY OF THE srAuNToN pREss.--CoN'
CLUDED.

We find in the old papers we have oeeh
overhauling for several weeks, so much that
would be deeply interesting to the majority
of our readers, that we scarcely know how
to make selection. We might make many
more amusing quotations from the editorial
columns of the Censor and the Eagle but
propose now to take glance at their adj
vertising columns.
Our attention has been particularly struck
by the number of Lotteries, Races, Raffles,
Shooting Matches, &C., &C., which we find
advertised in these chronicles of the olden
time. The state of morals in the County
has certainly improved vastly within the
last thirty or forty years. Waynesboro'
now one of the most orderly of our County
villages, was then notorious for horse-rac-
ing. We find sports of the Turf regularly
advertised in the Censor, in 1909, as fol-
lows:
THE Waynesborough Races will com
mence on Thursday the Goth Of April, and
will continue three days.
On the first day purse of NINETY
DOLLARS will be run for, three mile heats,
free for any horse, mare or gelding.
On the second day purse of FORTY
DOLLARS, two mile heats free as above.
On the third day purse of THIRTY
FIVE DOLLARS one mile heat and repeat.
The Rules Of the Fairfield Jockey Club
will be strictly observed.
The disposal of property by Lottery seems
to have been very common. We notice
number of schemes, some embracing large
amount of property. The following mag
nifcent and attractive Scheme" as the ven
ders of our day would say, we cannot for
bear to publish entire:
WAYNESBOROUGH LOTTERY.
THIS Lottery viii commence drawing in
Waynesborough so soon as the Tickets are
disposed of-The principal prize is LOG
HOUSE, two story high % feet by IS, and
good kitchen 16 feet by II we'll finished
with good stone chimney also, stable
"a feet by 19 of large hewed logs, and the
lot we'll paled in--the other prizes will be
seen in The Scheme.
The Lottery consists Of fifty-two Tickets
al Ten Dollars each. Twelve months cred
it, will be gwen purchasers of Tickets, from
the day of drawing.
Tickets to be had of William Adams in
Stanton. of John HAYS in Albemarle, and
at the Taverns of Captain Wilson and Capt.
Brown in Waynesboro', where the Scheme
will also be exhibited.
March It'll, 1909.
Sfaunton, was highly favored in the way
of exhibitions. We are at loss to know
how her good people managed to get along
without town hall. These entertainments,
however, seem to have annoyed portion
of the community very much, for we no.
tice the liberal reward of "25 cents" offered
to sany person who will clear Staunton of
the Showmen, Monkies and other wild
beasts that infest it." But we must hasten
to conclusion of our history
The Republican, Farmer was purchased
in the year 1910 by ISAAC CoLLETT, and
continued in his possession until 1923. We
have not the space for many interesting ex-
tracts that we might make from this paper.
The bound volumes, however, are IN our
possession, and open to the inspection of
the curious. The Senior Editor Of the Spec
tator was lately gratifed to receive pri-
yate letter from Mr.. CoLLETT, who is still
living in the State of Ohio. We under
stand that Mr.. LYFoRD the Editor of the
Censor, is also living in the City of Balti-
more.
In 1923 the Republican Farmer was pur-
chaged by KENroN HARPER, who changed
its name to the Stanton Spectator. As is
known to all of our readers, the Spectator
was conducted by Capt. HARPER, OCCASION
ally in connexion with others, from that date
to the 18th of November, 1913, when it fell
into the hands of the present ploprietors.-
1t had an humble origin; but has continued
steadily to grow in prosperity. For the
generous support which has been extended
to it during our reign, we are very grateful,
and (as the advertisers say eve will use
our most earnest endeavors to merit con-
tinuance Of the same"
We observe in the indicator, Of Monday
last, that other papers beside those we have
mentioned were published here in days
gone-by. The papers, alluded 10, flourish
ed but short time. For the purpose of
completing our history portion of the Yin
dicators article is subjoined:
We have in our possession, Vol. /, No.
20, of The Stanton Spy, dated June 10,
1893, and printed by VIM. THRocKMoRroN
& Co. We have always understood that
this was the first newspaper printed in
Staunton, and .hat the Office was kept in
the yellow house Immediately opposite Va.
Hotel. We have too, file, incomplete,
however, of the Political Mirror, ''printed
by JouN MACARTHUR, opposite Mr.. James
Edmondson's Tavern" We suppose this
was the same office as the Spy, and that
Throckmorton sold out to Macarthur. We
mention these facts as an additional item in
the "History of the Staunton Press" and
may add that our old friend and "brother
chip" Mr.. NATHANIEL TARBET, of Middle
brook, worked while in one of these Off
ces. The papers referred to are but little
over IS inches square price So 90 IN ad-
vance. There is but little editorial in any
of these papers; in some of them, none at