Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1872-08-06
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July %, 1872. ID. ID. RIDDLEBERGER
District papers please copy.
HOURS FOR CLOSING THE MAILS
Eastern and Northern ................. III, A. M
Western and Valley. ................... 315 2. NJ
Lexington, via G. &. o. r. Re-. 3:l5 A. M
OFFICE HOURS.
General Delivery ............. A. NJ to f. /, a
Lock Boxes.................-.
Money Order Dep't,........ $50 " =
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Mass Meeting at August Court.
There will be mass meeting of the Conserv.
aatives of Augusta county and the city of Staun
ton, on Monday 27th-the day of our County
Court.
Gen. James L. Kemper and Col. Robert
Withers, the electors at large; Moses Walton
Esq. District Elector; Shelton +. Leake, ane
FL. H. Riddlebarger, Esqs, members OF the State
Committee for this district are expected to Of
present and address the meeting.
The meeting is called for the purpose OF or
ganizing for the campaign, and of choosing Su
perinteudents, Committees, &c. and it is hopeo
there be full attendance.
What is the matter with Harrisonburg? Gar
it not furnish few more candidates for Con
gress2 AS yet, it has only three!
Gen. J. r. Trimble, who lost leg in the Con
federate service, is in the city, as the guest O
Mr.. Charles E. Hoge, and would be pleased tt
see his many friends and acquaintance.
Messrs. G.. M. Harrison and A 81. Fulti
Com'rs, sold on the 30th ult, to M. M. Tisdale
the land occupied by him on Christians Creek
at $18. rs per acre.
We are indebted to Capt. Jas. ii. Waters fo
complimentary ticket on the excursion to th
W hite Sulphur on the 18th instant, under tn
auspices of the I. o. o. F. Tickets for gentle
man $780, for lady $l.00.
Those wishing to purchase lands should Civ,
the advertisements published in the Spectator
their careful attention. Money is made anC
sawed by reading the advertisements as they ap
;, sar from week to week.
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We learn that the young ladies and gentlemen
of croo, willie and vicinity will have a picnic
and tonr, ament at Christians Creek school
house. q mi. 'es north of Greenville, on Frida.
next, August 9Th.
The CITY is liab leyat any time to suffer grea
IL
ing to a misunderst ending or dis &sfeenlenI NC
tween the council and fire company we mop
that this condition of affairs will not C, 'n1in"
much longer.
Communications calling upon persons to be-
come candidates, or advocating or opposing the
claims of candidates, whether before or after
nominations have been made will be charged
for. We give this notice now that there may be
no misunderstanding respecting such publica-
tions.
There will be grand Greeley and Brown raj
ly at New Market on the 18th of September
Shenandoah can do good work if she becomes
properly aroused. Let her be aroused, and sh e
will speak potentially. Much is expected of the
Valley and this portion of the State must do its
whole duty.
GRAND CONCERT. The Masonic Choir of the
District OF Columbia will give a grand concert
OF vocal and instrumental music in the chapel
OF the d., u. q B. Institution, in this place. on
Monday night, August 10Th, at 8 o. clock. Tick
cts 30 cents. Lovers of fine music should not
fail to attend.
PAINFUL ACCIDENr.-We are very sorry
to hear of the painful accident which befeIl our
worthy fellow-citizen Mr.. John Gayer, last
week. He was thrown from his baggage wagon
and had several of his ribs broken and was 9th
erwise badly bruised We hope he NAV soon
recover.
On Wednesday morning last at 2 o'clock our
citizens were aroused by the alarm of fire. The
engine house near the depot containing four en-
gines, the property of the Ches and Ohio Rail
road Company were destroyed
This fire impressed upon our citizens the help
lessness of their condition in the alb sence of a
well organized fire company.
On the 18th inst. there will be a mass meeting
and picnic at Taylor Springs in Rockingham q
M lies East of Harrisonburg A mum Der of dis
tingi.ished speakers have been invited to address
the me citing on that occasion. We hope that old
Rockingh am will roll up rousing majority fol-
the peoples ticket-Greeley and Brown. Will
Rockingham give as large a majority as Au-
gusta?
ANOTHER CHANGE ED1ToRIAL.-The Scots
vile Register has been purchased by Mr.. w.
II. Elliot and Mr. D. II. Pitts and has changed
its name to The Weekly Courier. Mr.. j. l.. Bra.
dy the former editor and proprietor, retires frou
the ''brotherhood of the quill" after having
been a faithful member for forty-two years
The new management promise to give thei
earnest support to the Conservative Party o
Virginia and to the Liberal Party of tn.
Union.
MASONIC EXCURsIoN.-On Thursday last, the
Masons of this place made an excursion to the
White Sulphur Springs They left here a
A. NJ. accompanied by quite a large number
of our city's fair daughters They reached tn,
Springs about II o'clock, and having spent ,
pleasant and agreeable time in viewing thu
many objects of interest in the neighborhood
enjoying their lunch on the beautiful lawn, an(
drinking as a matter of course, cooling draught
from the worldwide fountain of health they re
turned to the train at o'clock, and arrived il
Staunton between eleven and twelve O. clock. Al
expressed themselves as delighted with thei
trip
HYnENEAL.-On July, the Both, near Mid
way, keckbridge county, by the Rev. VIM. Pin
Kerton-(Prof Job Turner interpreting in th
slgns)-Prot Lawrence W. Saunders to Mis-
Virginia B. Fultz. The above couple marrie
we're both graduates of the D., D.. n Institu
tion in this place
Prof Saunders was a Professor in this Tns,
and is at present Professor in the Mississ;nr
Deafmute Institution to which he was electe
last year. At the celebration Of this marriage
many deaf-mutes were present-teachers and pu
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