Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1872-07-09

issued from the u. S. Patent Office to citizens of
Virginia, for the week ending June 18th, 1872
Reported for the Spectator, by Alexander & Ma
son, Solicitors of Patents, COS Seventh St., Wash
ington, d. c.:
Cultivator VIM. Walker Cato, Hicksford.
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"BRoAD-BRIMMED WHITE HAT."-Hon Hor-
ace Greeley will not be the first President who
wore a ''broad- brimmed white hat" When
Mr.. Charles Thompson arrived at Mt. Vernon,
after having ridden from New York to convey a
message from John Langdon, President of the
Senate, apprising Gen. Washington that he had
,'>4en elected President of the new Government,
bo e, md that the Father of his country was
,,,oorino q sbroad-brimmed white hat"
twill he seen from the notice published else
where that Grand Tournament and Coro nation
Rail will take place at the Rockbridge Baths on
"Wednesday the 18th instant. 1t will be an IN
+oros4;ng occasion and we hope that many Of the
Gallant knights of this county will be present to
on+or the lists. and that some of them may be
successful in winning the prizes-the beautiful
crowns for the Queen and her maids For par
ticulars. see advertisement
PAPER MILL BURNED.-About midnight, On
Saturdayday night last, the "Mossy Creek Ia
per-mill," near Mt Scion in this county, the
nroperty of Messrs. Felix T. Sheets q Co., was
,44gfroyed by fire. The building and machinery
$50 '>stroyed We understand that paper to
81, ZOO was saved. We learn that
the dwelling of Mr. Sheets, near the MILL was
with difficulty saved from destruction, having
caught fire several times. Its ~0pp0'pu " nave
been the work of incendiary. W IN
ed that it was insured to the amount o. ~V'ooo ~
The property, we believe, was valued at $751;, ~
This mill made good paper, and supplied the
Printing offices in this place and others the
Valley. as well as some in West Virginia. We
hope the owners will be enabled to re-establish
it in short time.
HUsTING's CoURT.-The July Term Of the
Huating's Court commenced on Friday last
Hon. j. W. Greene Smith, presiding.
In the case of Commonwealth We. Jordan
Winston, (colored,) on an indictment for grand
larceny, the jury rendered verdict of guilty.
and fixed the term of his imprisonment at 3
years in the penitentiary.
Commonwealth vs. Thomas Armistead, (col-
ored indictment for petit larceny, acquitted.
Commonwealth James Miller, (colored,)
on an Indictment for house breaking, the jury
returned verdict of guilty of petit larceny
License was granted j. w. Waddle and z.
Jaccheri to keep eating houses.
r. Craig qualified attorney at-law.
T. j. MIche qualified as administrator of
Chapman j. Niche.
Levi Shafor qualified as constable
FIREMEN's ExcURsIoN.-Through the courte-
sy of Capt. James e. Waters, chairman of the
committee of arrangements Of the Augusta Fire
Company, we were made the recipients of q COM
plimentary ticket on the excursion train to the
White Sulphur Springs on last Thursday, the
Ar Tho train loft StauntOo or e TX
arrived at the White Sulphur at 11.30 A. M
On arriving at Masons tunnel we switched off,
and came to stand still, where we remained for
about twenty minutes, when the regular eastern
bound mail train came whizzing through the tun-
mel and dashed by us at the rate of about thirty
miles an hour
"Whizzing through the mountain,
Buzzing O. er the vale,
Bless me! this is pleasant
Riding on a rail-"
On we went viewing new and beautiful scene
ry every moment. A number of incidents of
minor interest occurred along the route, such as
regular mile heats" on the heels of colts, run
ming over pigs, Sc, and arriving at the
Springs our ears were greeted with sweet strains
of music played by Roscnbcrgers celebrated
band, of Baltimore who continued their playing
until our whole party, numbering about $50,
were within the enclosure of the magnificent
Springs grounds Wewere very soon quartered
in the row of cabins on the eastern side of the
hotel building, kindly rendered our party by the
generous and hospitabIe managers of the
Springs. After relieving ourselves of all unnec-
egssry baggage and apparel and RECALLING our
selve.g with draughts from the cooling springs,
the .sfe7tive cloth" was spread beneath the shade
of the majestic oaks which beautify and adorn
the lovely, green sward, and the ''inner man"
was revived and strengthened by bountiful re-
past of good edibles.
After dinner the party amused themselves by
strolling about the grounds in squads of from
two to twenty, visiting and viewing the numer-
Gus points of special interest drinking water from
fbe various Springs about the place, playing
games of different kinds, wandering through the
crooked. picturesque and romantic paths which
lead 70 and from the noted Lovers Leap" lis
teninc 70 III e charming music by the band, and
WITNESSING I've wonderful performances Of Mr..
Benedicts tra, ned goats in harness.
About o'clock, large crowd assembled in
the spacious ballroom, where they amused
themselves by tripping the light fantastic toe"
keeping time to the music made by Prof. Bosen-
berger grand orchestra. The dance was kept
up until the departure of our train-6 O'clock
Numbers of the excursonsts left the grounds
for +be depot about o'clock, and they had
sooroolo cached the train before it commenced
raining in f. orrents, and it continued to rain Tor
about an hour Those who had not taken the
nracaption n o,e 4 to the train before the rain
commenced falling, availed themselves Of omni-
buses and hacks 'hich carried them safely
over, and at o'clock the CIV Oh an aooaru
rang out and we found on rselVes Euirllng nolne'
ward. Nothing of startling interest occurred ou-
ring the day until within short dlsGSnce %
Craigsvile, at which point the entire party were
excited by the information that Johnnie Burns
had fallen off the train. He had cen sitting on
the handrailing around the platform OF one OF
the cars, when he fell asleep and tumt 'ed 70 the
ground while the train running at fl I'll speed.
A party of young men were at once desl 1afched
back up the road in search Of him with IAN
tern They had not proceeded very far b, fore
they Iound him, to their utter establishment and
delight, rapidly hurrying on to overtake the
train from which he had just moment before
fallen of. He was but slightly injured and is
now well again.
All who visited the White Sulphur for the
first time on this occasion, expressed Themselves
as being astounded and agreeably disappointed
at the grandeur and magnifcence of the displavs
of art and nature in the adornmentEof the place
and the entire excursion Marty cean,ad 70 h.