Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-09-19
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ENCOURAGE HOME MANUFAcTUREs.-Keep
your money within the borders of your own
State, and buy the best fertilizers Read the ad-
vertsement of the Southern Fertilzing Com
pany.
Mrs R. P. Cav, corner of Beverly and Green
streets. wants to do sewing on shirts, collars,
pants. &c. The attention of the ladies OF Staun-
ton, who have work of this kind to put out, is
called to her advertisement.
PUBLIC MEETING IN HIGHLAND.-It being
understood that meeting is to be held in Bath,
at the time of the next County Court, for the
purpose of appointing delegates to a district con-
vention, to consult and unite upon a suitable
person to represent the counties Of Bath and
Highland in the House of Delegates. Should
this be done the people Of Highland will also
have to consult about the matter at their next
court Should convention be held, let it be a
full and fair one.
The Presbyterian congregation of this place
held divine services in the new Chapel of the
Augusta Female Seminary, on last Sunday
morning at IL o'clock and at o'clock in the
evening. The Rev. Mr.. Murray, of Bethel
Church, in this county, preached. They also
reorganized their Sabbath School, which has
been deprived of regular place of meeting for
some time past. The regular pre- aching and the
Sunday School will be held regularly in this
Chapel until the basement of the Church is
completed.
We were presented with bottle of wine few
DAYS since by DR.. P. W. Anderson, of Hardy
county It was manufactured at the Lebanon
Vineyards, near Moorefeld, w. Virginia, and
is made from the pure grape juice, without adui-
Iteration of any kind. We confidently rec
ommend it to the medical profession in all eases
in which they find the use of wines beneficial.
DR.. Anderson also manufactures superior
brandy, made entirely from the grape. We
would recommend those who want pure brandy
for medicinal or other purposes to try the bran
dy made by DR.. Anderson He warrants pure
and free from adulteration.
NEW VoLUME.-The present number of the
Spectator closes the SD volume of this paper
under its present title. It was originally enti-
tied the Staataston Eagle and about the year 1910
it changed its name to the Republican Farmer,
under which title it was published until about
the year 1920, when ii assumed the name of
Stanton Spectator, under which title it has
been published ever since. It is a source of ex-
treme pleasure to know that there are number
of names on our list at present which have been
on our subscription books ever since it adopted
its present title We hope it may continue to be
Nv hacf oi+i md in
uar favor for thousand years to come.
CAUTIoN-We understand person designa-
ted as U S. Commissioner, is going around the
country taking evidence in behalf of parties who
wish to prefer claims against the United States
for property lost during the war. This Commits
sioner makes considerable charges, we under
stand, for his services. Our advice to our people
is to have nothing to do with it. We do not be-
lieve anything will ever be paid 10 any of them.
They will, therefore, be throwing away their
money. We believe the whole thing to be an
electioneering dodge by the Radicals. These
Commissioners are sent around to get Radical
votes and in the end, those who employ the
Commissioners Will lose their money for their
palms.
MoRMoNIsM IN ROCKINGHAM We learn
from the Harrisonburg papers that an attempt
was made, on last Sunday week, to propagate
Mormonism in Dayton, four miles from Harri-
sonburg. The teacher Of this new doctrine pro-
fessed to have come from Utah, and had with
him what he called an "angel,' whose duty it
was to assist him in introducing his new creed.
There was one believer baptized on Saturday.
The boys, after greasing his head well with
coal oil or something else, soused him into XII
ser's mill race and after ducking him as much
as they thought he deserved, left him to be res
cued by the newly converted brother whom he
had baptized Oh Saturday. After getting out of
the mill-race the Mormon preacher left for parts
unknown. 1t was the intention of the boys"
to have put him in again on Monday afternoon.
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DR.. MINNEGERoDE.-The rectorship of Trim
ity Church in this city. having been made vacant
by the resignation of its late esteemed Pastor,
Rev. Mr. Latane, DR.. Minnegerode, Of Saint
Pauls, Richmond, who was seeking change of
climate and relaxation from his labors, kindly
consented to take charge of the congregation
during the last six weeks. And most faithfully
has he fulfilled his sacred mission. He has won
all hearts by his fervent piety and instructed all
minds by his earnest, eloquent, and truly evan
gelical discourses. During the whole period of
MS mlnlStraCiOn the Cnufcn was CROWDED Dy
persons Of all denominations, and his impressive
sermons will long be remembered as faithful and
able expositons of the religion of Christ
DR.. Minnegerode left US yesterday, amidst the
universal regrets of our people, and he carries
with him the best wishes and prayers of all who
had the good fortune to know or hear him.
A MAN KILLED IN WELL BY Foul AIR.
On last Thursday morning, Mr.. Sam'l Watson,
a we'll digger, came to his death under the fol-
lowing circumstances He went out to Mr.. E.
Shots house, about two miles from Staunton
for the purpose of consulting with Mr.. s. about
his well. After talking few minutes with
Mr.. s., at the well, Mr.. S. went to his house for
well-bucket and rope, and on his return found
that Mr.. w. had gone down into the well. Mr..
Shot called to him and he answered, whereupon
the bucket was lowered, and Mr.. w. filled 1t
with tools which had been left in the we'll
short time previous, and the bucket was drawn
up. Before lowering the bucket the second time
Mr. Shott called Mr.. Watson again, but received
no response, and fears being excited lest some
thing was wrong he listened and heard the man
below breathing very heavily. Arrangements
were Immediately made for rescuing him, and