Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-04-16
OLD TIMES.
SOMETHING ABOUT THE OLD GENTLEMEN
Personal MATTERS--ADVERT1
MENTS-TRAVEL.

MENIS@TRAfE
&C., &C., &C.
Through the courtesy of Mr.. Arch. &.
Christian we have received a file of the
Stanton spectator for year running
from 1888 into 1889, then the only paper pub
lished in Staunton thirty-six years ago.
1t was published by Kenton Harper, and
had fying at it's head, ''For President,
WIN. H. Harrison; for Vice President,
Iohn Tyler.' The advertisements were
fe,y in number and chiefly related to legal
affairs and land sales, business men mainly
RELYING ON handbills, one merchant adding
to his brief advertisement. ''See handbllIs
for PARTICULARS" 1t takes the reading OF
an old newspaper to show how busily Time
puts in his scythe into the field of Life,
and how few heads of grain he leaves
standing in a third Of century's reaplng-
An old citizen reading over these files finds
very few Of the men living now whose
names appear there.
PUBLIC CELEBRATIONS.
A public celebration Of the centennial
birthday of Old Augusta" was held III
Staunton, at which tie jStaunton light
infantry and Capt. Ceiner's troop Of horse
were ON exhibition; Jno. Ii. PeytoH pre-
sided. and A. Langs, B. G. Baldwin and
James Points were Vice Presidents The
following toast was given by N. K. Trout,
now mayor of the city:
s-Augusta-once an empire. but HOW
greatly diminished in size; may she make
I'D for her loss of territory in the integrity,
frmness and patriotism OF her SONS, ana
the beauty and constancy and virtue OF
her daughters"
And the following by Robt. G. Bickle,
now President of our City Council:
"Capt. Kenton fIarper-an adopted on
of old Augusta, our beloved officer, may
he long live to enjoy tie confidence Which
he so justly merits"
Speeches were made by ]. Forbes, +
Calvert, Jas. Points, Capt. Harper. Ser
geaut Peters, J. n. Woodward. B. e..
Baldwin, Thos. J. Niche, Lieut.. Asst,
A. Venable, V. G. Geiger, Capt. Col
per and R. W. Stevenson, the last named
# whom is the only one still living. The
a;n ger was given at the Washington Ho-
- nd a salute was fired with "a piece OF
go, from a hill overlooking the town.
Four, - of July celebration is also de-
+oi1ed with an account of the dinner as
tho Eagle Hot, ii, David W. Patterson pre-
s;a;nm and Tit, te5on Waddell being Vice
President All. FL. Stuart made very
eloquent speech ab.>ut the Surviving SOL
diers of the Revolutl,'a, whose sa'ue III
creased, like the Sybelline leaves, "s speii
number diminished. He ci"seo "iCl
toast to Gen. Robt. Porterl,eid. Among
the sneakers were Franklin McCue' Ihas'
Fl. Lewis, James Points and AiioS' -
Niche.
On the same day the Mechanics had d
public dinner at Mrs. Patterson g, whefe'
among those who gave toasts were T.. Cai'
vert. Geo. G. Bunch, Richard w. Hardy A.
R. Tebo, Jacob Allick, Fl. saupe, j. New
comb. Addison Gregory, W. McComb. Z.
Kurtz. M. w. Maury and David Points
One of the toasts was ''Toryism.' which
..should never be tolerated from the pulpit
mr. the bustings." The music Of the oeca-
sion was Yankee Doodle, Star Spangied
Banner, Washington's March. Hall Co
lumbia. Bonnets of Blue, &c.
A public dinner was proposed TO pe given
IN A RI. H. Stuart, VIM. Kinney ana u.
~ Patterson on their return from faith
fully representing the county in the leg
stature, and letter was written theih u
that effect by Thomas J. Niche, james
Points. Erasmus Stribling, j. A. Cochran
,eni. crawford, and ]. B. Breckenridge
u THOSE gentlemen declined Ill a brlef note
a w. ug that they were conscious "l having
Soy soy. nothing more than their duty
oone pe was another public gathering CT
Inc, Of September 1889, when Henf!
Ine Oh we'd on his way from Washington
Gay an in Kentucky. He was wei
W mo NJ n NC Howe Peyton, in speec'
Cum. " ;. said he had expected no pun
'n ,o,stc, ton, and was taken ny SUI
iho .,.at = sh. ,uid have occurred Ill I'LL
prise 'n"e ~, sta, at which the peopi
County y. ~, wYed and-belieNed,
,,-p,1c1 INSTITUTIONS.
Proposals were a Diets .nd Robt
Fl. Fl. Stuart, James ,'4 ., ~ n =, r
Gray for proposals to D. III -, ,' ., hon dona
Asylum, the site OF whie - hui,t Nv Wm
rod nv James Bell. 1t Wa . JUN Wy w.
non;bo of Alternate. i pe ooat' me naS
chose Henry P. Peet, of the n, l.. D''
ASYLUM, PRINCIPAL, and VIM. aar'a III IN h
+he Pnilalelplia Asylum, tea ehss % -, :,