Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1867-11-26

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work. Having two new presses one larger an
the other smaller, we can dispense with the on
of intermediate size, and will sell it for half wha
new press of the same size would cost. N
country newspaper office should be without 10
Press, and the one we have for sale can be bough
gerv Loao as we have not room IN our office for al
our Presses-having five. Those in want of sucl
a Press should address us Immediately. $ - p
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Religious Notice.-The Third Quarterly Meet
ing of Staunton Station, M. E. Church, South
Rev. Jno. L. Clarke Pastor-will be held in theil
church on next Sunday, December LIST. Rev. E
F. Busey, Presiding Elder, will preach on the
occasion, and the sacrament of the Lords Supper
will be administered. i 10 sl-s.1
If you wish to be posted in all the interesting
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Why is Truth feminine and Error masculinei
Can the Charlottesville Chronicle answer? "a
President johnson, we would remind our read
ers, appointed next Thursday, Nov. 28th,s as I
day of National Thanksgiving and praise.
The lines entitled .:The Unseen Shore wer'
published in this paper about year ago, bu
having been requested to do so by several per
sons, we republish them.
It is time for those who have been borrowing
their neighbors' copies of the SPECTATOR to be
come subscribers, so that they may read their o'o'
paper. -.5T'osa
Mrs. Mary Susan Long has sent us radlsf
which weighs 10 pounds, and measures IA inches
nlateral circumference Our CONTEMPORARIES wht
have been boasting of large vegetables can nov
''hide their diminished heads" 81 ! Il.
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The Circuit Court-Judge Shelley presiding
has been in session here for several weeks. judge
John T. Harris will commence to-day to preside
and will continue to do so, whilst the cases arr
tried in which Judge Shelley was employed a
counsel. eTan.
The managers of all the railroads running into
Richmond have agreed to carry all delegates t.
the Conservative Convention which will meet IL
that city on the 18th of December free on thei
return trip. f ii .itts-. a.tt- r..
At a husking at Mr. Fox's near Luray, Pag
county, on Tuesday night the 10Th inst, Mr. lr
Mauck stabbed Mr.. WIn Ambers. The wount
is severe though not deemed dangerous, as W
learn from the Page Valley Courier.
Mr. Robert Forney was recently tried befor
the Circuit Court Of Frederick county. charges
with killing Mr. Henry C::Trenary last Februar.
in Winchester, was acquitted by reason of his in
sanity and ordered to be sent to the Lunatic Asy
lum. .-... ...-.. 4.
On Sunday last, about seven miles West of thi
place, whilst Mr.. Dennis Murphy was working
handcar with pole, the pole broke and he wa
thrown in front of the car which ran over ant
killed him We learn that he survived onl.
about twenty minutes after the accident
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We have been requested to state that DR.. Trot
ter. of Va, will lecture on Thursday night, tn
2Sth in the Lyceum Hall on the Science of Mind
the South. All are invited to attend free Of
charge.
Messrs John W. s. Erasmus Cease are engaged
in the manufacture of a new style patent churn
which, for simplicity of construction and cheap
ness, surpasses any of the new-fangled churn
now in USE 1t will produce more butter in {
shorter time than any other churn. Give thu
machine a trial and be convinced. .-.
We have heretofore announced the success O
Siberts patented process for manufacturing stee
directly from the furnace We have seen sever
al sections of railroad rails cast from the furnace
by that process. and found them to be hard steel
We learn that arrangements have been made fo
manufacturing these steel rails at Elizabeth Fur
mace in this county.
We learn that Capt Turkey has notified Mr.
James G. Southall that he will contest his elec
ton to the Convention. E~
Was not Capt Turkey registering officer? I
So is he not ineligible? The 9th section of Gen
eral ORDERS No. 68, issued by General Schofeld
October 4th, 1867, reads as follows ss' ~
mo candidate for election as delegate to tn
Convention shall oficiate as registering officer o
assistant at the election"
By letter received by us from a friend i
Rockbridge county, we learn that. James Madi
son Smith has been recently appointed Post
Master at the Natural Bridge P. O. vace Mrs
Frye. Our correspondent says: II am please'
to learn that our worthy young friend, the pot
and accommodating, Charlie Weller, late of you
(Augusta) county, viii still act as assistant p M
at that place." rs
LIE BON TON.
The December number of this best OF Fashion
Journals has been received. LIE Bon Ton give
four highly colored steel engravings, executed i
Paris, representing the true styles as worn by tn
first ladies in Europe and this country. 1t give
q description letter on Fashions written by 1t
special correspondent in Paris; two full-sizet
patterns cut of paper. and plate of bonnets ant
hats. besides twenty-four pages of reading mat
ter Subscription price, one year, monthly, 81
in advance; if paid half yearly 81 for the frs
six months, in advance, and IS. for the secon
half Single copies, IS cents.
La sTAUNT0N LYCEUM.
On Monday night, the 18th inst, the following
question was discussed" Vas the Noachian del
at0e universal ?'
The following members participated in the dis
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