Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-09-24
POETIC CROQUET.
Personal and General.

Speaker Randall told reporter last
week that he looked for a democratic
majority of thirty votes in the next
House, and the chances were that the
majority would be large. He thought
the democrats would carry Pennsyl-
vania this year.
Mike Green, the negro accused of out
raging Miss Alice Sweeny, in Prince
Georges county, Md, has been recog-
nized by the lady, and has been commit
ted to Jail for trial. There were threats
oflynching him, but they were not car
ried out.
The Rev. Augustus Toplady. author
of the favorite hymn Crock of Ages, /"
was rector of Broadhembury, in Devon
shire. Often, instead of going to bed, he
would put on his surplice, go out doors,
and thus attired walk for hours in the
night singing hymns.
The stricken South has powerful and
willing friend in Madame Marie Roze.
She has so far given two concerts at Sar-
atoga in aid of the yellow fever sufferers
both of which have been immense sue
cesses.
Now and then there is a clergyman
who says good things out of the pulpit
The late Rev. DR.. George Bethune was
once asked why the cook didn't eat hel
apron, and after Mrs. Boffin had with
drawn remarked that the cook didn't
eat her apron because it went against
her stomach.
DR.. Washington L. Atlee, who died Al
Philadelphia Saturday week, was one O
the distinguished physicians in thai
city, and was born at Lancaster, Pa.
seventy.one years ago, His eminencs
in the medical world was attained by
his bold advocacy of the difficult opera
ton of ovariotomy, and his success in
performing it at a.time when it was uni
versal1y decried, and he was pointed GU
as murderer for undertaking it. II,
was connected with the leading medica
societies ofthe country. was an enthusi
astic botanist, and for some time hele
the chair of medical chemistry in tn,
University of Pennsylvania.
Marie Roze. the prima donna, sum
mering at Richfield Springs, New York
found a little Episcopal church with s
large debt, discouraged minister, and s
congregation of ten persons, whereupor
she said to the minister: 81 will seene
wis veree great placer re songs and Il
heems." Last Sunday she sang for The
third time, beginning with Greenland.
Icy Mountains" with her sweet French
accent as "Greenlenz c. Gee monteens,'
and closed with the "Sweet By and By
with w. Il. Carleton, the baritone, t.
support her. The effect of Nine. Roze'!
singing in the little church has beer
electrical. 1t is packed every Sunday
to the aisles and hundreds go away. Thu
collection is increased, the church deb
is sliding off, and the struggling mem
bers feel like adopting her as the patron
saint of the parish.
How He Won HIS WIFE.-The Sa
cramento (Cal.) Record Uatnion tells O
q romantic marriage, as follows: "B. B
Watkins, a sergeant in the signal ser
vice. and in charge of the signal-servic'
station in this city, was formerly ir
charge of the station at Helena, Mon
tana territory. While residing there b,
became acquainted with and visited al
the house of the Governor of the terri
tory, a gentleman who came from wha
is known as the Whitewater country o
the State Of Indiana. At the Governors
residence the sergeant saw the photo
graphic likeness of beautiful youn9
lady, which deeply impressed him, anf
to such an extent that the Governo
gave him letter of Introduction to tn,
lady, who was an intimate friend of hi
family. With this letter Mr. Watkins
opened a correspondence with the lady
she living at Beachwood, Fayette coun
ty, Ind, three miles from Everton
formerly known as West Union Thi.
correspondence continued for some time
with satisfaction to both parties. Ser
geant Watkins was detailed year anC
half ago to the Sacramento station
He met here residents who were former
ly citizens of Fayette county, and to
them he was referred by the friends O
the lady of whom he had become sc
singularly enamored. In return he re
ferred to prominent people in Virginia
his old home. as to himself and his fam
lily. The correspondence continued. ant
finally it was arranged that Mr.. Wat
kins should go East, visit the lady, ano
if they found affection awakened by cor
respondence to be strengthened by per-
nal acquaintance, then the two should
marry. Accordingly, some weeks ago
Mr.. Watkins secured leave of absence
and went on to Connersville, Ind, anc
on Saturday, August 8, met for the first
time Miss Lillian B. Cockefair, his fail
correspondent. On Thursday, August
6, the two were married at the home Of
the brides parents near Everton."
WOMEN AND CLosETs.-So deeply
rooted is the feminine passion for closets
that it is doubtful if an 2 woman can live
when totally deprived Of closets. There
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