Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1870-11-08

PoSSON
This number, besides the usual original
and selected matter, lessons for each Sabbath,
Black board teaching, &C., contains list of les
sons for 1871 They constitute valuable series,
embodying, as they do, Old and New Testament
Study Specimen copies of Magazine and les
son papers are offered by the publisher without
charge on receipt of stamp for postage. Lesson
papers are also published in German.
THE CONCERT ON FRIDAY NIGHT.-Pursuant
20 announcement, Madame Ruhl and Prof.
Schneider, principal teachers at the Wesleyan
Female Institute, assisted by Miss Apperson,
Messrs.- Drake and Hunter, and Prof. Turner's
Institution Orchestra, gave grand vocal and
instrumental concert in the Chapel of the Insti-
tuition for the D. D. s. Blind. The programme
was made up of some of the most scientific and
classic pieces, all of which were rendered in the
most skillful manner, exhibiting the great talent
and high degree of cultivation Of the perform
ers. We hope our city will be favored with re-
peated entertainments of this class. 7alf r
P.S.-We are pleased to learn that, at the re-
quest of large number of citizens, the concert
will be repeated on next Friday night two weeks.
the 18th inst.
PETERsoNs MAGAZINE for December is on
our table in advance. It is unusually splendid
even for Peterson" It has two superb steel
plates, mammoth colored fashion plate, cost
ly colored Berlin pattern, and more than fifty
wood engravings. Peterson is unquestionaby
the cheapest and best OF the lady's books 1t
will give, in 1871, one thousand pages of reading
Il steel engravings, II double-size steel fashion
plates, "a pages Of music, and about 9o0 Wooc
engraVings. We never saw more beautiful
fashion plate than there is in this number; IN
fact the fashions in Peterson" are always su-
perIor to those to be found elsewhere. Another
leading merit of this Magazine is its unequalled
stories and novelets. Mrs. Ann s. Stephens
Frank Lee Benedict, and others of the best wri-
tiers, contribute to it exclusively. In 1871 there
will be given five copyright novelets besides
one hundred shorter stories. The price of Pc
4erson is only two dollars year for single sub
scribers, while other magazines OF It's class are
three or four. To clubs terms are lower still,
viz five copies for S., or eight copies for $12.-
Every person getting up either of these clubs
will receive the magazine for 1871 gratis, and al
splendid copyright engraving, GA inches by
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the magazine sent gratis if written for We adj
wise you to subscribe for nothing else until you
have seen specimen. Address CHAs. j. PETER
SON. 3O6 Chestnut street. Philadelphia a sse
virginia STATE FAIR.-The following premi-
ams were awarded to competitors from this
county, at the tenth annual Fair of the Virginia
State Agricultural Society," held at Richmond
on the lst, End, 3rd and 4th inst ::
Best assortment of nursery stock, diploma,
Tannehill 81 Wheat. ..r f1f
Best assortment of two year apple trees suited
TO Virginia, medal, Tannehill and Wheat.
Best assortment of two-year pear trees, dwarf
and standard, medal, Tannehill d Wheat
The committee make Favorable mention'' of a
specimen of whisky distilled by new process
of great strength, but too new to be decided on
as to flavor manufactured by John Kiser of
Dayton, Rockingham county, under a patent
obtained few months ago by James A Camp
bell, of same place, and exhibited by Col j. NJ
McCue, of Augusta. sf9- II
Best improved water carrier and elevator, to
A. A. McPheeters & Son.
Best cookie machine, medal Truxel cookie
machine, Parkins Nelson g. Co., Staunton.
Best churn, certificate, J. A. & ]. G. Hanger.
The committee compliment the map of Angus
ta by Col. Jed. Hotchkiss, and say that there
was much excellent work in the rotunda' not
done in Virginia which could not compete Tor a
premium
Special premium of $50, offered by Col. j. l..
Darlington, of Richmond, for the best saddle
horse raised in Virginia was awarded to Mr. j..
II. Snaps seven year old mare-"Llzzie For
ter" -
Best sadd,e-horse $S5, j. II. Snapp, mare,
years old.
Best saddle horse or mare dog-trotter, Sl5,
J. Fl. Snapp, mare years old. Ill.
Second best stallion, four years or over, $50,
to l. j. Parklns.
Rcadsters.. Quick Light raught.-Major
Walker. for "Hsmbletonian," $50.