Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-09-29

Staulttort Spettator
Gen. Stoneman has appointed Geo. W. Brit
-four Inspector for Staunton.
J. Kaufman has received his stock of Fall an
Winter clothing. See adv
A few days since we saw the "Black Crook
negro woman attempting the ''Grecan Bend
Miss 81 Co. box 992, Richmond. Va, wishe
to obtain situation as teacher of English branch
es in private family. Terms accommodating
We invite attention to the advertisement c
Wilson Foster, wholesale grocers and commits
sion merchants, No. 1410 Cary street. Richmond
The Dinner provided yesterday by the Ladie
of the Memorial Association was decided sue
cess.
Mrs. Augustine Borden of Shenandoah coun
ty, had her arm broken on the 22d inst. by tn
upsetting of the wagon whilst on the way
Woodstock
VIM. Mex. Wartmann, Esq, was elected Pre-
siding Justice of the County Court of Rocking
ham, on Monday week, in place of o. c. Ster
ling. deceased.
A little girl, only IS months old, daughter 0
Mr.. Lewis Hamrick. three miles below Wood
stock, Shenandoah county, drowned in tn
North branch of the Shenandoah River, on Tues
day, the 18th inst
In the Circuit Court of Rockbridg county
I'm Raid
quilted.
In the SANDER suit in the case of Smith VS.. Da-
Wis, the verdict was in favor of the defendant.
We are indebted to the publisher, John f. Ell
lis, 306 Penn. Avenue, Washington city, for the
song composed by Thos. Story entitled, FEATHER
in Heaven unto Thy Throne, or the Mother S
Prayer.
The regular monthly meeting of the Staunton
Building Association will be held tomorrow
night-Wednesday, the 30th-when business OF
great Importance will be transacted The stock
holders are earnestly requested to attend.
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1t will be seen, by reference to the official no.
tice in another column, that the Staunton Lyce-
UNI will meet in regular session in the Lecture
room of the Lutheran Church on Friday next at
y P. M.
In another column we publish the proceedings
of the meeting held in the Courthouse yester-
day, appointing delegates to the Commercial
Convention which will meet in Norfolk on the
18th of October
On Friday last cross-tie gave way near Shad-
we'll in Albemarle county which caused cars
of the freight train to be thrown off the track and
precipitated down high embanllment. Three
cars were badly broken, though fortunately on
ly one man was hurt and he very slightly.
We invite special attention to the ADVERTISE
ment of Mr.. VIM. R. Pugh, commission mer-
chant, 18th street. between Main and Cary streets,
Richmond. Mr.. Pugh has been conducting the
commission business in Richmond for Is years,
and we confidently recommend him to the
confidence of our merchants and farmers
On yesterday we saw another good invention
by an Augusta county man. We refer to Mr..
Philip 0. Palmers American Triple Turbine
Water Wheel" The chief advantage which this
has over other Turbine wheels is that this makes
every drop of water useful-no water being lost
as in other Turbine wheels
We invite attention to the advertisement of H.
M. Smith 6 Co., manufacturers of Agricultural
Implements and Farm Machinery, and would
recommend those in need of such articles to send
for a catalogue containing list of their agricul-
tural implements, with explanations of the mer-
its of some Of the later and more important of
them.
On Saturday week the Friends of Temperance
of Mt Crawford, in Rockingham county, had a
procession, picnic, speeches, &c. They had a
pleasant and interesting time. On next Saturday,
the Friends of Temperance at McGaheysville in
the same county will will also have procession,
dinner, speeches, &c.
The Friends of Temperance have our best
wishes for their success.
We learn from the Register that Mr.. Abraham
Wenger, living = miles North of Harrisonburg
near the Valley turnpike, has sold his fruit farm
containing 1881 acres, to Maj. S. NJ. Yost for $55
per acre, equivalent to cash. This is one of the
most valuable fruit farms in Rockingham county.
1t has on it about 2 500 young bearing fruittrees,
including the best varieties of peaches pears,
apples, &c. and small vineyard of superior
quality of grapes.
THE LAND WE LOVE- for October contains
seventeen articles:
The leading article the Battle of Mansfield is
well written, and of stirring interest. The other
prose articles are, Chicago Dancing under Shells,
Gen. Lee at the Wilderness, Mary Ashburton,
Westminster Abbey, The Pare Mouceaux Or
chards, Our Life in Books, Mabel, The Future
of Young Africa, Haversack, Editorial and Book
Notices
This number compares favorably with the 9TH
ers of this most popular Southern magazine.
FORD's HOTEL, RICHMOND.
Mr.. A. j. Ford, the proprietor of this hotel
who took charge of the old 'Powhatan'' few
months since, has remodeled it into splendid