Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1872-07-16

Stauntun Spettator
Tuesday, July IS, 1872.
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Wool WOOD l!-Subscriber who are in thu
habit of paying their subscription in wood viii
please deliver us few loads of good wood.
Rev. j. McCauley, of the Methodist Church
has been elected President of Dickinson College
and has accepted.
A game of Base Ball between the "Haystack'
and "Corncob'' clubs, will take place at the
White Sulphur on next Thursday.
Mr.. NJ Stuart Turner, son of Prof A. j. Tur-
ner Of this place, has been appointed Professor
of Music in the Charleston, wv. Va.) Female
Institute.
We invite attention to the advertisement OF
Jas. E. Taylor, Confecttoner. He keeps good
stock of goods in his line on hand, and those
who wish to be refreshed with ice-cream, and
lemonade, ice-cold, can be accommodated
During a storm on Wednesday week, the barn
of j. j. s. s. Driver, on Smiths Greek in Rock
ingham county, five miles this side of New Mar
ket, was struck by lightning and destroyed by
fire, with its contents. Loss, 800.
We invite attention to the advertisement of
Roanoke College. This College is growing IN
popularity and usefulness. It teaches a full Col
lege course by competent instructors. The
charges, as will be seen, are moderate
Read the new advertisements as they appear
in the Spectator from week to week. 1t is a.
great mistake to neglect to read the advertise
mentg. We hope our subscribers will make it a.
point to read them regularly every week as they
appear
It will be seen by reference to advertisement
that Messrs Smith & Patterson, of Waynes-
boro', have Timothy and Clover seed, and Phes-
pilates, Plaster and salt for sale. They afso
keep general assortment of Dry Goods and
Groceries
There are five hundred visitors at the White
Sulphur SPRINGS, and the number is daily in
creasing. The prospect is, that this will be one
of the most success 1 seasons ever made at that
celebrated watering pl,ce. Those wishing to Sc
cure cottages should make early application,
We invite attention to the advertisement OF q.
Halle who has commenced q General Pro duce
Business in one of Mr.. Stuart's oew Ware
houses, near the Depot. Mr.. N. B. Hill, who
has much experience and. business capacity, Ii
with him, and would be pleased to see his former
customers and friends.
The Hon. John Z. Harris, Col. p. B. Bo rst
and Col Stewart of Luray, will address the pc, p
pie of n orth River District on Saturday next,
on the subject of the Washington & St. Louis
Narrow Guage Railroad VIII the other coun-
ty papers, and the Rockingham papers please
notice the meeting2
In consequence of the space occupied by the
proceedings of the Baltimore Convention and
the Educational Association of Virginia." we
were unable to publish in this issue the letter of
"a. S. NJ, giving an account of the visit of the
Editorial Excursionsts to Watkins Glen" in
New York. 1t will appear in the next issue
At the recent session of the Virginia Military
Institute two Of the students from this place
graduated-A. W., son of Col. M. G. Hartman,
and r. P. son Of Maj. H. M. Bell The latter
passed through the whole course of study in that
Institution of rigid discipline without single
demerit thus proving that he is a student of
merit and "Bell which has the ring of the true
metal"
The distinguished General Jno B. Brecken-
ridge, former Vice-President of the q. S., ar
rived at this place Saturday evening last and
remained till Monday, when he left On the Yves
tern train. He is looking quite well and is con-
fdent of the election of the ticket of Greeley and
Brown. Whilst here, he was the guest of Gen.
John Echols
On Saturday last, Nicho. K. Trout, Alex Ell.
Fultz and Geo. NJ Cochran, jr., Commission
ers-E. NJ. Cushing. Auctioneer-sold at public
sale the building opposite the Spectator Office,
purchased come time since by S. Mandelbaum
from r. G. Bickie, Esq, and now occupied by
las. A. Armentrout & Co., as a Clothing Store
and bp Hughes 6 Matheny as Boot and Shoe
Store to r. G. Bickle, for the of SIS, sol.
LIST OF PATENTs.-The following patents were
issued from the U. S. Patent Office to citizens of
Virginia for she week ending July End, 1872
Repe ,rted for the Spectator, by Alexander & Ma
son. Solicitors of Patents, COS Seventh ST., Wash
ington, D. c.:
Pea Nut and Coffee Polisher-B. F. Walters,
Norfolk.
Preating Smoking Tobacco-W. A. Wright
Lynchburg
We regret that "Middlebrook'' made his ar
ticle so long that we cannot publish it. A mo-
ments reflection will serve to convince him
that, however much disposed to accommodate
him, we could not, in justice to our subscribers,
devote so much of our space to controversy
which partakes so much of a personal character.
Brief articles discussing questions of public in
terest, and not assuming the character of a per-
sonal CONTROVERSY, we would endeavor to pub
lsh. Even these should be brief and to the
point
EDITORIAL EXCURsIoNs-MAJ. N. Ell. HoTCK-