Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-08-27
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The ''solar" wave has been followed by a
colder wave.
Ababy, according to the French. is an angel
whose wings decrease as its legs lengthen.
The picnic which was to be given at Arbor
Hill on the 30th instant has been Indefinitely
postponed.
A1arge train load Of colored people left here
Sunday morning for the camp-meeting at
Waynesboro'.
We have been informed that Prof. Ladd, Su-
perintendent Of Public schools, has resigned
his position.
An ameteur reporter Of ours, who was at the
Methodist picnic at Fort Defiance, says:-"If
counting is an amusement at picnics. some OF
| the young folks who were there on that occa-
sion ought to be satisfied" .-...-.
The Sun Is the name of a new afternoon pa
per that has just been started in Richmond
| editor, Mr.. c. R. Whipple. 1t is bad time for
such enterprises, but the Sun merits and we
hope will meet with success.
We have for some time been looking for a
| match for one Of our typos, and think we have
| found her at last. The Page Courier says
"There is girl over at Woodville who is SO
CHOoas0y eu tudt WHICH, SAO ChACo SAO 1OoAS AAOAAA
her right eye fall on her left cheek"
| A lady writing from one Of the fashionable
| watering:p1aces declares that 1.-THE low necked
| dress is an abomination intowhich it is the du-
ty of the press to look" And wicked editor
says:-"Very true, and we must say, in simple
Justice to ourselves, that it Is a duty that we
have seldom lost an opportunity to discharge"
A correspondent from Fishersville writes us
that the Lawn party given by the colored
Methodist church at that place was quite sue
cess, and they cleared about SIS. He further
says:-"The worst thing about it was that dread
full Brass Band from Staunton; they call them
selves the celebrated Red Leaf and must say
tits the worst Band in the world. Charlottes-
Vile must have hired that Band to revenge
| herself on Fishersville for whipping one of her
Bloods, a few months ago, for stealing chick
ems"
We earnestly commend the following advice
| to contributaires:
| When an article you PREPARE,
Intended for q newspapaire,
Be sure to aff1x your signataire
Ere you send 1t to the editaire.
| Write, brothers, write, with care
| On single side of the papaire,
| Unless you want the compositaire
| To yell, and shrek, and pull his haire.
And curse you for i'd shystaire!"
| SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC.-The annual pic
| mic of the Methodist Sunday school at Fort De-
! f1ance on last Thursday was the largest and
most successful of the season. Two trains. both
| Of which were crowded, left the depot at 8 and
9 o'clock respectively. unloading their precious
| freight at the destined point in about twenty
minutes after departure. 1t is estimated that
| there were one Thousand souls on the ground.
| The day passed Off most pleasantly, old persons
becoming young and engaging in the games,
plays, swinging, &C., with the children, and on
the eating platform they all stood on COM
mon level. At 5 and o'clock respectively,
| the trains returned the crowd safely at the de-
pot in staunton, all highly pleased with the
| enjoyment Of the day, no serious accident hav-
ing eccurred-the first return train in the even
| ing having run over and killed cow, near the
| depot, being the only occurrence to mar the
pleasure of the occasion.