Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-05-21
Briefs.
County Court next Monday.

OOuuIy COuft next hlOluaJ.
Circuit Court begins June 1st
The schoolgirls are rejoicing over the near
approach of vacation.
A correspondent of the Scientific American
wants to know chow human skin can be tan
ned.''
That fellow never went to an old Virginia
field school.
"a man wishes to know whether the law re-
Gently enacted against carrying deadly weapons
applies to a woman's tongue"
Ofcourse not, for the law says concealed dead
ly weapons.
1t is said that tuft OF sod placed In the lowest
fork of shade or fruit tree will.protect it from
the attack Of the caterpillar.
Whether this be so or not, it takes but little
trouble to try it.
| From the appearance of the tickets to the
Mother Goose Concert" it strikes us>that the
modern Mother Goose" is somewhat abrevi
| ated
| We ack knowledge, with thanks. an invitation
to the quarto-centennial anniversary COM
mencement and students reunion of Roanoke
College, June 9th to 18th.
! A young lady writes the SPECTATOR from
Rome, .Ga asking for Information as to the
manner of conducting Dairy Maids Kecep
! tion."
Elm consequence of the rainy weather, the
base ball match for last Saturday, between the
Bridgewater boys and the Staunton club, did
Otcome of.
The two military companies here have de-
clined the invitation to Winchester on June
9Th. The Stonewall Band, we understand, has
accented and will be present.
Go to the supper given by the children of the
First Presbyterian church at the Grange Hall
tonight. The dainty little misses viii welcome
you with smiles and kisses.
The annual meeting Of the Grand Council of
the Sons of Jonadab will meet at Doe Hill
Highland county, on the third Wednesday in
July Prof A. j. Turner, OF this city, is the
Grand Chief.
The sudden and mysterious disappearance of
a man in New Jersey, not long since, caused
intense excitement, but when it was found he
had sent his mother-in-law a bill for her board
there seemed nothing mysterious about it.
We saw at the C. d Q. depot on yesterday
three carloads Of granite shipped from Rich
1nond to Pittsburg. We have been informed
that large quantity is being shipped to that
city from Richmond
The Dime SOciable, Tor the beneht OF the
Baptist church, was held at Capt Richard Haw-
kins's on last Friday night. Notwithstanding
the disagreeable weather, the attendance was
quite large, and between $50 and $35 was real
lied. 1t is proposed to repeat it soon as gar
den party.
: The spooney editor who wrote the word
% "lead" across the upper right hand corner of
> letter to his sweetheart was only little bit
absent minded. He thought he was fixing up
copy.-LoaveU Courier. If he was solid with his
e girl it's all REHABILITATION Globe Just give us a
y galley proof of that please.-HeraEd P. l. We
: guess she set it up ali right
;, The juvenile trippers of the light fantastic
= toe had most delightful time at the residence
= of Mrs. Col. Asher w. Harman, about five
miles from the city, on last Friday night. The
wee children got home at the sma-no, We
= mean the sI,ia' hours got home-hang it, we've
got the thing wrong and 1t Woa't come right,
but, however, they had nice time and are not
likely to forget it, until the Bishop and tie
Presbytery begin to ask questions about 1T.