Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1872-05-28

odist Sunday School will be held in the Metho
dist Church. in this city. on next Sunday, at
o'clock p. M.
1t is exceedingly pleasant for young gentleme en-
to have their places of business opposite MILL
ners shop, where they see the pretty girls
constantly going in and out, looking after their
loves OF bonnets
We learn from the Greembrier Independent
that the store of Mr.. Thomas Mathews, in Lew
isburg, was entered by burglars a few nights
since They succeeded in getting about five dol
lars from the money drawer, several pistols and
possibly few other articles of minor value.
FA1R.-The ladies of the Presbyterian Church
will hold their annual Fair in the Town Hall,
on next Monday, the 9rd of June. They will
serve good Dinner from to o'clck Mon
day and Tuesday, and continue the Fair on Mon
day and Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.
We are requested to state that owing to the
long continued illness and death of Mrs. Matilda
s. Lynn-the mother of VIM. Fl. A. Lynn, Ed :
itor and Proprietor of the V;mdicotor-there will
be no paper issued from that Office this week.
The family and friends have our warmest SYM
patty in their sad bereavement.
A bottle, about half full, supposed to contain
strychnine, has been found in a straw bed in the
mouse lately occupied by Cameron, of Mt. Craw-
ford, charged with poisoning his wife, 1t is in
the hands of the Commonwealth Attorney OF
Rockingham, who has sent portion of the con-
tents to Prof Mallet, University Of Va. for an
a1ysis.
WHAT THE RELIGIOUS HERALD SAYS OF
STAUNToN.-"B Before our next paper, the Gene
raj Association will have assembled in Staunton.
Those who attended the former session in that
town will be anxious to have repetition of the
pleaures that they then enjoyed and brethren
who not there then will wish to visit this
Queen Of the Valley"
LIST OF PATENTS. -The following patents were
issued from the U. S. Patent Office to citizens OF
Virginia, for the week ending May 2lst, 1872
Re ported for the Spectator, by Alexander & Ma
SON Solicitors of Patents, COS Seventh ST., Wash
Tngton, D. c.:
washing Machine-J Fl Leedy. Toms Brook.
Tobacco Box Wilson G Thomas, Richmond.
-1Ve acknowledge the receipt of the American
-No,,.r sper Directory for 1872, published by
Goo p lowell & Co., advertising agents of the
o;tv &c No,u York. containing accurate lists OF
oil tho noworon. ors and periodicals. published in
tho ITnitod Statos nd Territories and the Do
,o;nions of Canoda on,1 British colonies of North
America toeetber with a description of the
towns and cities in which tb, ey are published
All Virginia soldiers who lost ei'uei an O. -
leg in the Confederate serv. ce' Ahu VIM
have never received either from the S'a'o, "io
now entitled to a communication of sixty uoii'i .
All who have received bly, leg are "'ie'eu
to one of Hangers now, if the former /, ss Is
worn out. By addressing the BOARD of Co u
missioners on Artificial Legs" Richmond, fur
Their information can be had.
PIANO ARRIvED.-It will be seen from an adj
-Vertisement in another column, that the Piano
which will be given away, by "Cheap Charley"
to the largest cash buyer at his store during the
year 1872 has arrived and is now on exhibition
at his store This piano has been turned over to
the committee of award, and will be given to the
successful competitor on the lst day of January,
:, T3. It is an instrument of splendid finish and
&C. tone, and is no doubt worth S5OOO0
MARKET POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
M a. ,mencenaent exercises of New Market
po1rtoob, VIC Institute will be held on the nights
of Tho Doth Soth. and Slst of May. Addresses
Will ho doliv ered by W q. Smith and G. Z.
Cro,oc on tho night of the 29th; by A. L. Hen
kol and 7 N era yes, night of Both, and Gen.
Iomos wi1h'am 5, of Winchester, will adj
dress Lee Literary So, ciety, on the night of the
2,et-enbiect- V1,.,,inio. s Necessities The dis
tr;bntion Of Certi 6cates of Proficiency will be
made immediatelx after th> address of General
Williams.
IMPORTANT TO SUBSCRIBERS Ihe fost omce
Department at Washington mas oeclueo ''i1''
bona fde subscribers to weekly newspapers can
receive the same free of postag if they reside IN
the county in which the paper is printed ana
published, even if the Office to WI UGH the paper
is sent is without the county, Prov deo IL Is tne
Office at which they regularly rece' g 'heir hiaii
matter. The requirement of the law Is SIMPLY
that the subscr ibers should live in the county
where the wee KY paper is printed i>nd pup
lished, though his regular post Office may be IN
an adjoining county or in an adjoining State.
We are glad to see from the notices posted
arc und the Cemetery that the Executive COM
NJ ittee of these grounds have taken steps TO pre-
vent the destruction of the birds which build
there. Within the last three years that sweet
songster, the English Mocking- bird, has made
its appearance on this side of the Blue Ridge
and all persons should interest themselves in
that fully dozen nests in the Cemetery were
robbed last year and are being robbed again this
wear. We earnestly hope this will be put stop
to, for though it is pleasant to hear the song OF
this bird when Gagged, how much more delightful
will it be when our groves are vocal with the va
ried notes of this valuable bird.
THROWING AWAY ENvELoPEs.-Many per-
sons receiving letters at the Post Office are in the
habit of opening them in the passage ways and
of then throwing the envelopes on the ground.
This custom has been taken advantage OF by
fsnarpers, who thus enabled to learn the box
numbers of business firms, and to lay plans fol
o.. wing possession of their letters The most
snoce ssfRl device to accomplish this object is the
nranorat, ~ and presentation of counterfeit boz
tickets. by n cans of which, during the hurry
and confusion in aosnI TO the distribution of thu
mails, letter thieves paaRSge W secure tneir plum
%o@ Thnsa davinas h, W.