Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1870-11-22

MI ~ W-fburke OF this place had two entries
OF Augusta county whisky at the late Fair held
at Cape. Fearin North Carolina Es
The reputation of those who do not advertise :
1.-THE dearest spot on earth-the store where they
do not advertise sTss - III
Looking at the aurora boreals'' is the, reuse
heads Of families and young men give now at
breakfast for being out late the previous ever
ing Afi-~ @slL%S = NJ @slssS ----2
Davis A. Kayser, No IA Main Street adver-
tses large stock of Foreign and Domestic Dry
Goods, which he pledges to sell on good terms
See advertisement a7eH5 ~ = 1sbsaq 10 Z
The Miller's Monthly is the title of very
interesting newspaper published in the interest
OF M'ilers at Dayton, Ohio, by Chas. A Grump
d Go. Price $l.O0 year in advance
INDICTED FOR MUaDER.--In the Circuit Court
In Richmond. one day last week, George Wiley
and Woody Rufin. colored convicts were in
dlcted for the murder of Lewis Schwartz, q
guard. .f5i'It z
The man who will take a Newspaper for
length of time and then send il back refused and
unpaid for, would swallow a blind dogs dinner,
and then stone the dog for being blind q efg"
j. W. Palmer who is now the editor of the
Baltimore Saturday Night and who during the
WAT was correspondent of the World within the
Confederate lines, is the author of the song,
'Stonewall Jaekson's Way. - s-., - -
Mrs. Eliza Halk, wife oil Alex Halk. living
on Kerrs Creek in Rockbridge county in an ep-
Hectic fit, in the absence of her husband, fell in
to the fire, week before last and was SO severely
burned that she died E. 30 - - - go
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In our report of premiums awarded to Augusta
men at the Richmond State Fair, we omitted to
report that Mr.. II P. Dickerson took the frst
premium of $50 for the best pair of coach horses
Mr.. Dickerson sold his pair Of horses for $500
The types frequently play fantastic tricks, as
they, did last week when they made us say that
the furnaces of Rockbridge would do wisely to
try the Staunton market, when formers and
not '.fiwnacesn had been written. T1nfr
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The Circuit Court of Augusta county, Judge
VIM. L. mclaughlin presiding, which has been
in session for two weeks is still in session. Bus
mess is progressing smoothly and expeditiousy,
and the Court will probably adjourn the latter
part Of this week A
The annual meeting of the Stockholders of the
ID ID.
mond on next Thursday, oath inst Stockholders
are entitled to free tickets for the members of
their families-each share of stock emitting them
to one free ticket 81
Chicago lady gives this advice to young
maldens contemplating matrimony: Never
marry q man who is impudent to his mother
snubs his sister, helps himself to the largest piece
of cake, or takes the under fapjack at the table,
or beats his horse causelessly in sudden temper"
Good advice
1. O. o. F. CONCERT To-NIGHT.-Dont for
get to attend the Concert in the Town Hall to-
night given for the benefit of the Odd Fellows,
by Madame Ruhl Miss Apperson, Prof Schnei-
der, DIR. Brown, j W. Abby and others The
''Stonewalf' Band and Prof Turner'S Institu-
tion Orchestra will also be present. a fine en-
tertainment for those who enjoy good music will
be furnished We hope it viii be we'll attended.
In illustration of the practical operation of the
Free school system, we will state that Messrs
Peyton & Co, Lessees of the Greenbrier White
Sulphur Springs. who send no children to Free
Schools and who are not allowed even to vote
though their are, were assessed this year
$544 90, and last year $500 90, their quota of
the tax for Free Schools ia Greenbrer County.
W. Va. This Is a beautiful example of the great
principle for which the revolutionary war of our
ancestors was fought, to wit: That there should
be no taxation without representation:
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The Sunday School Society of the Baltimore
Conference NJ E Church South viii hold their
Annual Convention at the Methodist church in
this place this week. The exercises will COM
mence with preliminary meeting on Wednes-
day att P. M, and the Convention will be reg
ularly organized on Thursday morning at 81
o'clock. The opening sermon will be preached
by Rev. A. w. Wilson. Rev. DIR. Huston and
other ministers are expected to be present from
Baltimore. The public generally are invited to
attend the sessions of the Cow ention. +.
RETURN OF GEO. W. SMILEy.--Geo. W. Smi-
ley, who stabbed and killed Jos. Black, at the
residence of John NJ. Bush. in this place, on Sat
urday night, the 18th inst, and who made his
escape, at the. time, arrived here on Friday
last in the custody of John Switzer, deputy
Sheriff of Rockingham County, to whom he had
voluntarily surrendered himself the night be-
fore-having sent for that officer to come to his
home, near Mt Crawford, that he might place
himself in his custody to be brought to this place
for Imprisonment and trial He valves an exam
the Hastings Court of Staunton over which
Judge John Greene Smith presides.
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SEND US THE LOCAL NEws.-Nearly all of
our readers have relatives in some parts of the
West, who are anxious to hear all the little in
cidents that may occur in the neighborhood in
which they formerly resided. 1t would add
greatly to the interest of papers if their readers
would send the publishers all the news they can
ola local character in their respective neighbor-
hoods Every little item Of news, though seem
ingy unimportant to you, will be read with in
terest by your friends and relatives in the dis
tant West, who may be subscriber to his for
mer county paper If our subscribers would
send US all the news they may gather, it would
add to their benefit, as we'll as that of their
friends. gs II a -ef4-- ,...ya- ia .-of
yers OF HIGHLAND CoUNTY.-The following
vote of Highland county, which received
in time for last paper was inadvertently
omitted % 49,. -. .-1 80,
Congressman at larger. I. Daniel, aos !; Cons
gresham 9th District-Harris, 285; Reynolds.
Il6; Gray, 10. Harrs' majority lac.
j. c. Matheny. for Clerk of Courts, and [: 81.
Stephenson, for Com m IN wealths attorney. mo op
position are elected. J. l. Shumate for Sheriff,
has lie majority over Jno. E, Gum, Jon. Men, l-
ty, for, Treasurer, has l47 majority over a. d
Flesher. w w Fleming. for Superintendent o.
Ill