Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-05-11


We call attention to the advertisement O
Spring and Summer millinery by Mrs NJ. e
Pagan and sister.
We are indebted to Mr.. j. Malcolm Reins fol
a copy of the Montana News Letter. date
April 3rd, published at Helena, Montana Terri
tory ltf. .e-.:.f
A negro boy named Bill johnson, was arrested
and committed to Jail on last Saturday night fol
stealing clothing, table linen, and other article:
from Mrs. L. V. Allen, Of this place.
The Salt Sulphur Springs, Monroe county
West Va, G. S. Peyton s. Bro, proprietors, will
be open for the reception of Visitors ON the 10Th
of this month. .-s.-
The next regular meeting of the Augusta
Academy Of Medcine'' will be held next Fri
day, as will be seen by reference to advertise
ment.
We call attention to the advertisement of the
Piedmont Life Insurance Company. Messrs.
Phillips 6 Berkeley are the general agents for
the Valley and West Virginia.
Improvements in Staunton are still going on
rapidly. Staunton is live place. The enter
prise exhibited by its, citizens since the war is
quite remarkable. r.E6U
Gen. r. E. LEE arrived here on Friday even
ing last, staid over night at Col. Baldwin's, and
on Saturday went to his home in Lexington He
is looking quite well.
Dr. Richard p Jones, who was here last year
as the agent of Bryan's circus, committed suicide
by taking laudanum in Buffalo, N. Y, last
Wednesday night. a4i4ses iaar' i
The Friends of Temperance of this place have
decided to have public demonstration on Sat
urday, the 22nd of May, at which time Rev. DIR.
Young, the State Lecturer, will be here.
All our business men agree that advef Using in
the Spectator is the most profitable investment
they make. They speak from experience, and
"speaiz that which they do know"
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We are authorized to state, for the information
of our farmers, that the hay-scales are again in
repair, and the weighmaster, Mr.. John M. Car
roll, can be found at the store of Mr.. George e.
Price. b-H M aeeg 1...sQ 4.#
The two stolen horses advertised in last week S
Spectator by Mr.. Samuel johnson of Lexington
have been recovered. Those having horses sto-
len should advertise them in the Spectator if they
wish to recover them.
The number of newspapers recently sold, and
the number still offering for sale, show how diff
fcdlt it is to publish them without loss to the
proprieors, and plainly exhibit that it is the duty
of subscribers to pay promptly.
If our Staunton friends want to see bicycle
let them come up-Lerragton Gazette. rs
The citizens of Staunton had their curiosity in
reference to bicycles gratifed before they were
heard of in Lexington. Lexington must be {
long ways off. HE
The ladies of the Presbyterian Church vii
hold their annual dinner and fair on Tuesday
the lst day of June, at the town hall. They hope
their country friends will come and dine with
them as usual.
We call the attention of our readers to the an
nual report of the Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany of New York-Phillips 81 Ker, agents IL
Misunderstanding the operations of this mann
moth establishment. We have policy in this
company and feel comfort in the assurance if
gives of golden returns in the future
Near the Railroad track at Buffalo Gap in this
county, on the land of Mr.. Henry Rippetoe, a
vein of coal has been discovered. A specimen
also received specimen from another vein, near
the above, on the land Of Mr.. Lorenzo Sibert,
whois erecting large works there for the manu-
facture of his 'new process steel.
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It will be seen, by reference to advertisement,
that Tannehill s. Wheat are offering for sale the
land at present occupied by them a nursery.
They have purchased other grounds, outside OF
the limits of the town, where they will continue
the Nursery business on a more extensive scale.
They still have large stock of trees and shrub
berry on hand, which they are selling at catalogue
prices.
From the order of Gen. Candy appointing mil
itary Commissioners and superintendent OF reg
istration and election, we copy the following:
Seventeenth Division :-Fluvanna, Louisa, AL
bemarle and Augusta counties; Brevet lst Lieu
tenant F. E. Town, I'd Lieutenant U. S. army;
Charlottesville, Albemarle county.
Tteenta-foa7th DiUision.-Bath, Highland and
Rockbridge counties; Brevet Lieutenant Colonel
E. B. Knox 1st Lieutenant q. S. army station
Lexington, Rockbridge county. @
Mr.. Edward H. Sears has been appointed by
the President Postmaster Of this place. 0tce a
T. Maupin The appointee, son OF DR.. B.
Sears, is a worthy young man whose deportmen
since he has been resident of this place, ia:
been such as to secure for him the respect anc
friendship of our citizens.
Mr.. Maupin requests us to state that as soon a
he ascertained that the Senate had not confirmed
Mr. Sears appointment, he resigned the office OF
the morning of the 23rd of April.
EXCHANGE HoTEL.-The Exchange Hotel il
Richmond. the place where Virginia gentlemen
stmogt do congregate, is doing fine business
Those who have enjoyed the comforts there dis
nensed and the kind attentions there bestowed
by the Accommodating proprietor and his son AM
the polite and gentlemanly clerks will not be a
o loss to account for the liberal patronage be
slowed upon that popular Hotel. We would re
mind the people of the Valley, where he is S
well and so favorably known, that Maj. B.
Eakle is still one of the clerks at the Exchange
and will extend cordial greeting and warm wei
come to his numerous friends in the Valley a
we'll as in the best portion of West Virginia
Dr. Harris delivered his lecture on the ''I3a
ence of the fine arts the moral sensibiEities
for the benefit of the Augusta Fire Company. il
the lecture room of the NJ. e. Church, South. OF
last Friday night The attendance was slim, a
is usually the case at pay lectures in Staunton
but the audience very attentive and appreca
tive Some were prevented from attending O
account of the reception of Gen. Lee, meeting G
the Friends of Temperance, and other causes
The proceeds were about $1,000. The Docto
ynoI, hn in6uaad IN ranaat If nc fraa 1act,lrn e.