Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-11-21
Stauntort Spectator.

Stauntom Spettator.
TUESDAY,, November 21, 1871.
MEssRs. GRIFFIN s. HOFFMAN, No South
Street, Baltimore, Md, are duly authorized tt
contract for advertisements at our lowest rates
Advertisers in that city are requested to leave
their favors with this house.
Pay your subscriptions in advance, and make
fifty per cent. on your investment
Mr. Charles Grattan has become a citizen o.
Staunton. His professional card appears IN an
other column He is so well known in the coun-
tv as to render any notice Of his merits supere
rogatory.
We learn from the Shenandoah Herald that
the initiatory steps towards the establishment o.
Bank in Woodstock have been taken. 1t says
that stock to the amount Of $4,000 has been
subscribed
Mr.. FIR Scheffer of this place has sold his Ho.
tel in Woodstock, known as the National" and
seventy acres of land adjoining th.,t town tc
Judge H. Allen of that place for Sill, 800 equiv
alent to cash.
On Friday last, Com'r Geo. M. Cochran Jr.,
sold the tract Of land known as the home farm
of Geo. w. Mowry, decd, seven miles East OF
Staunton, AMI containing 800 acres, to James b.
Koiner for the sum of $97.373 per acre.
The Panorama representing scenes in the
"Pilgrim's Progress''-the immortal allegory of
John Bunyan-was exhibited in the Town Hall
in this place on Friday and Saturday nights last
The Hall was filed on both occasions, and the
ovl;b;+ion uoc much aniovad
At the recent State Agricultural Fair, the LIST
and End premiums were awarded to Mr.. Robert
W. Burke, of this place, for the specimens of
Augusta County Whisky exhibited by him.
He is always prepared to furnish customers
with liquors of the best quality.
On Friday evening next, temperance address
les will be delivered at the Town Hall by prom
inena temperance men from distance, by invi-
tation Of Council No. Al Friends of Tempe
rance of this place. The public generally are
invited to attend
The communication in this issue signed IS"
arguing the policy of the opponents of the Re-
publican party adopting as the designation of
their party, THE CONSTITUTIONAL PARTY"
will attract attention We invite the attention
of the Press to it.
Mr. Preston A. Baylor's profession al card ap-
rgyuss in another column. He is son Of the la
mented Col Geo. Baylor, and succeeds him in
business. He occupies the Office on Augusta
street, opposite the Courthouse, lately occupied
by his father. He is young lawyer who has
our best wishes for success in his profession.
-Four overcoats and sack coat were stolen
frora Gradwohls clothing store, in HarrsoRburg,
on TIE 11th inst Two colored brothers, James
and Watson Gasway, have been charged with
the offence-the latter gave bail in the sum Of
$500; the former, in default of bail. con-
fined in jail.
The Old Commonwealth, published in Harris
onburg, says that it does not concur with those
who believe that Col. O. Ferrall and Col. De-
neale were elected with the idea or with the ex-
pectation that they could repudiate the State
debt" but for other reasons, land with no view
that they should stultify themselves by any at
tempt to repudiate the Estate Debt"
HORSE SToLEN-At W oodstock, on Monday
night, the 18th inst fine sorrel mare and also
a covered Mcclellan saddle and new felt blanket
were stolen from Dr. W. Fl. Triplett, of that
place.
1t is probable that the thief was Geo. Hender
son, who made his escape on Friday night, the
10th instant, from the Jail in this place. in which
he had been imprisoned for a similar offence.
The True Knight for November is received
from the editors, Messrs. Handy & Hawkins of
Richmond, Va It is an excellent magazine, de-
voted to the large and growing order of Knights
of Pythias, and is neatly printed and carefully
&c IF Toll
interest to the order at arge, besides having a
good deal of reading matter interesting to any
class. Price 81 50 per annum, or six months,
on trial, for $1O0.
CHRISTMAS IS COMING, and Gabriel Hirsh,
better known as 'Old Gabe,") has the largest
and most beautiful assortment of Christmas
goods, Of every variety, that we have ever seen
in Staunton. He has filed up his rooms up
stairs with goods of this class and they are re-
~ worth visit just to see them even if a per-
49, a. not wish to buy. His goods in this line
oro 80 ,,or, ~ttractiye that it would be impossi'
~ - xirl to see them without buy
ing. Go.
STABLES BURYr.-In HarrisOnburg on FRI
day afternoon, the 10th instant, the S'aoie Oh
VIM. Evans, filed with hay an fodder, was de-
stroyed by fire.
On the next morning, in the same town. !ne
stable of L. WISE filed with hay, was also
burned.
The property near these stables was sa we'd oy
the prompt action of the fremen. These hres
are supposed to have been the result of incel1pi-
arism.
There was Teachers Institute at Wytheviile
ON the 18th and 10Th of November, at which our
townsmen, Dr. Sears and Maj. Hotchkiss, among
others delivered addresses We learn that there
WON number of County Sup'ts and Teachers
~ otto, dance, and much interest was mani
tested in tho cause of popular education. The
saTno onntlon,on by invitation of the School
RI 81 49, a., Lynchburg, addressed the
800 va ~ y, that city on the 18th in
slant.
DINNERS AND SUPPERs : Inc oiOiNoN' -e -
place. with commendable libe FalicS' "io 80 $50
give generous patronage to a, i"i' "nN - e.
the proceeds of which are to be ~ IT.,
the benefit of the churches In IL aotl, 49,
on Monday and Tuesday, the 9th "Hd 80 ~
slant, dinners and suppers will be p oe ~
the Ladies of the Lutheran congregat, "
place, the proceeds from which will be 'NpF
priated for the benefit of their church.
We hone tha nrocaads will exceed in an tOunt