Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1870-12-06

etors of the furnace
KILLED.-We understand that Miss Witt,
of Harrisonburg, who was on visit to some
friends at near Spring Hill, was thrown from
horse on last Sunday, while on her way home
from church, and died, from injuries received,
in very short time. We were unable to learn
the first name of the young lady. or the particu-
lars connected with this sad accident.
The Charlottesville Itetligencer announces
that 7. Howe Peyton, Esq. has consented to
take editorial control of that journal from now
to the LIST of January. He Was for while, some
time since, one Of the Editors of the Lynchburg
Neaos, and cannot therefore be said to be new
hand at the Editorial bellows. He writes and
speaks with fuency and facility.
We would call the special attention of our
readers to the advertisement of Mai. Newton,
next door to the Spectator office. He has fine
stock of useful as we'll as ornamentaf' presents
for the holidays, which he will sell cheap for
cash ssf w1 HHEe1915 Is
He also advertses the Weed ''Family Favor
ite' Sewing Machine which only requires tri-
al to make it favorite, 4ir...f..a Z
DEATH OF CAPT. JAMES A. MCCLUNG.-Af
ter about a months sickness, Capt. James A.
McClung died on Friday morning last in this
place. at the residence of his brother-n law, Jos.
A Waddell Senator for this District The de
ceased had, we suppose, as many personal &C
Quantances. and as many warm personal friends
as any man in this State He was cordial and
generous hearted, genial in his disposition and
pleasant in his manners. fT
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q model of the Improved Coupling" pat
ented by David G. Whitmore and Osborne Will
son, of Highland county, on the 9th day of No
vember, 1899. This "Car-Coupling'' is self
coupling-being coupled by the cars running to-
gether. and supersedes the necessity of getting
between the cars to couple them which is always
attended with more or less danger. This lnven-
ton is valuable one, and may save the lives of
many, if its use be generally adopted.
REMARKABLE MAN-Mr. Ralph Clayton, liv-
ing near st. Louis, No., and formerly of this
county, now on visit to his friends in this
county, will be SO years old On the ed of Febru-
airy, and is as active in body and mind as he ever
was in his life. He left this county about 20
years ago and purchased a farm for $1,000 which
is now worth S25O,OUO 1t is situated within four
miles of the city. He takes his gun and hunts
through the mountains with as much activity as
young man of twenty years.
SUDDEN DEATH-Mr. Charles Bear, of
Mr.. Jacob Bear, living near Conrad's Store,
Rockingham county, was found dead in his bed
on last Wednesday morning, the 3Oth ult. He
had been slightly unwell for several days, and
went to bed on Tuesday night little unwell.
His brother slept in the same room with him,
and on getting up in the morning supposed he
was sleeping and did not disturb him. On going
up to his room about clock, he was found to
be corpse.
THE AMERICAN ODD FELLOW for December
closes the tenth volume of this excellent maya
zlne, which has wide circulated throughout
tie United States Canada, England, Australia,
New Zealand, and elsewhere We notice in its
attractive table of contents many contributions
worthy of note. A splendid engraving entitled
Homeless and Friendless" is given as a from
tspiece Published by the A. o. F. Associa-
ton, No 90 Nassau Street, New York. $1.25 a
volume; s. 80
Next door to the Spectator Office is first class
Dry Goods and Notion House, kept by a one-leg
"rebel." From him you can buy the best cali
co at l21c: ward wide cotton from II to l6c; "A
factory cloth IS to ST.; GA do 81 SO; furs, from
S3 so to SIS; cloaks, So to $50; shawls, from
eOc to 81. Ladies' shoes city made, warranted !;
also boots, Shoes and hats; millinery, ribbons.
flowers, and plumes; ladies and chidren's hats,
from 75c to So. We would advise our friends to
give Mai. n ewton call before making their
purchases. Remember, Augusta street, next
door tn the Snec,ator office. no29-3t
CHRIS TMAs TREE At regu lar meeting o
the officers, teachers and friends of the Southern
ME-. Sunday School of this place. held IN the
basement of the church, on last Sunday evening
it was resolved to give the children of the school
the benefit of a christmas Tree" for which
purpose committee of arrangements was ap-
pointed This being the last meeting of the So
cety in the year 1870, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year:
A. M Simpson, President; George Harlan,
Vice President; N. S. Hall, Secretary.
ScRIBNER's MONTHLY, an illustrated Maya.
zine. for December has been received. This Is
enc of the most interesting magazines we have
read for a long time. 1t is published by Serb
ner s. Co., ga Broadway, New Work, at So pei
wear Tt contains illustrated on American and
Foreign Life and Character, travel and adven
ture in the Old and New World, important I'M
provements and scientific subjects, together with
serials short stories, sketches essays. poems ane
other Interesting features. 1t takes the place
Hours at Home Putnam & Riverside Magazine
for the young
AN IMPosTER-A man calling himself Peter
j. Hale, of Franklin county, Va, stepped into
our office a few weeks SINCE and had lot o.
circulars printed, protesting to have large lo
of Law. School and Miscellaneous Books ano
Stationery" on the Railroad destined for thl
place. where he, in co-partnership with Mr.
VIM j. Fleming, of Alexandria, were going tt
open Book and Stationery establishment Mr.
Hale took a few of his circulars with him t.
Lexington on drumming excursion, as he said
leaving the balance of them with us to be called
for in day or two by Mr.. Fleming. Neither
of these gentlemen have made their appearance
and we have since learned that Mr. Hale Is al
imposter, having been arrested few weeks age
in Washington city on the charge of borrowing
and then selling sun9ry law and other book
which belonged to gentlemen who were kline
enough to loan them to him. He is tall, I'M
looking man, about six feet high, and of fine ap
pearance and address
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