Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-01-02

ELECTION OF SABBATH SCHOOL OFFICERS
On Sunday morning last, being the last Sab
bath of the year. the following persons were
elected officers for ensuing year of the Sabbath
School, NJ E. Church, South, Staunton Station
c. W. Hunter, Superintendent; j. w. New
ton, Assistant Superintendent; L. M. Cushing
Secretary; A. Hammond, Assistant Secretary
P. N. Powell, Treasurer; John NJ. Carroll ant
A. A. Eskridge, Librarians; c. w Snuff and A.
Hammond, Assistant Librarians; D. E. Stras-
burg and b. 7. Bagby, Choristers: Miss Cors
Turner, Organist.
Sunday evening, West End Chapel connected
with Staunton Station elected the following off
GERS:
E. NJ. Cushing Superintendent; Geo. Har
Ian, Assistant Superintendent; A. Hammond
Secretary: P. N. Powell, Treasurer.
Y. NJ, C. A.-The Y. NJ. C. A. meeting Sunday
evening was conducted by Mr.. John B. Evans
who read and commented upon the End chapter
of Peter Interesting remarks were also made
by Messrs Iadd, Tyler, Shot, Simpson and
McCue.
The President announced the next meeting Of
the Directory for next Saturday, the 9th inst,
at :, p NJ, and invited the whole membership
to be present and participate in the election Of
delegates to the Petersburg convention.
The COMMITTEE on Religious Exercises will
then adopt some means for observing appro-
priately 'the week of Prayer" commencing on
18th Instant recommended by the Evangelical
Alliance.
"PoUyDED.' Mrs Radford, an aged and esti-
mabie Old lady, member of the Methodist
church in this place. who has been struggling
against adverse fortune all her life, was hand
somely pounded on last Saturday, by num-
Der of friends. in the shape of q barrel of flour
lot OF bacon, fresh meats, sugar and coffee
dc. Il is pleasant to know that in the midst
of this severe winter, tho who are really In
need are not forgotten by those who are able to
contribute to their comfort We would be re-
joicedto hear of numerous acts Of charity and
hospitality similar to the above. Parties thus
contributing to the wants of the needy are cast
ing their bread upon the waters, which shall
return sitter many days.
THE NEW Wharf.-The New Year came in
with snow. Itcommenced showing at o'clock
in the morning and continued all day. AS it
was showing all day, and the mercury was con-
siderably below the freezing point, it was rather
unfavorable to New-Year calls, but many were
paid notwithstanding. We hope that our read
ers will be blessed wiah health, happiness, and
prosperity throughout the year.
The Rev. ]. l.. Gilbert, P. E, of Roanoke Dis
trict. filed DR.. Martins pulpit on last Sunday
night, preaching very able and interesting
sermon.
MEMENTOEs OF BURGOYNE's ARMY.
George Carr informed us the other
day that one of his farm hands, in
ploughing a field on the farm, brought
to the surface a gold coin coined more
than hundred years ago. This farm OF
Mr.. Carr is situated seven miles nearly
north from Charlottesville, and is the
place where the army surrendered by
Gen. Burgoyne in the Revolution were
kept as prisoners of war, and this ccin
was undoubtedly lost by one of the
prisoners. The foundations Of the cab
ms in which these prisoners lived can
be seen at this day, and in the forest are
seen the graves of those who died while
they were quartered there. We believe
the fields retain the names given them
at the time, such as Headquarters. -
When the prisoners were removed
from the county the place was pur-
chased by the late Garland Garth, and
he said there was not a tree left on the
place. The forests in the neighborhood
had all been cut down and used for
fuel. The forests that are now to be
found on the farm have grown up since
the prisoners left. A number of the
prisoners remained and married, and
their descendants are among the most
industrious citizens Charlottesville
Jetersonian.
SELF GOVERNMENT Or SUBJEcTIoN.
The democrats Of Louisiana, like those
Of South Carolina, propose to inaugurate
the State officers they elected by several
thousand majority. 1t is rather start
ling idea, in this centennial year of the
republic, that an illegally constituted
returning board, sitting in secret, should
throw out votes enough to defeat the
man who was elected Governor on the
largest vote ever polied in Louisiana
Yet the democrats Of the State, while
proposing to inaugurate their own man,
are prepared to see the army of the Uni
ted States again employed to install a
government the people rejected at the
polls, and will peacefully submit. They,
| however, as in South Carolina, prefer a
military government. if the majority is
not permitted to rule We are now in
the twelfth year after the close of the
war, and it is fearfully significant to Ind
military government, or in other
words, the despotism Of the sword look.
ed to as a refuge in some OF our States
from carpet-bag spoliation.-BaH. Szn
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The North has come to doubt what
one month ago it devoutly believed, ano