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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-07-09
Waynesboro' Items.
From the Waynesboro' TribuLe e. !

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enlerprislng company may nave petter luck
III tneir dlrect shipments 10 England IMAM tney
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pany'
The common council has elected the follow
ing officers u. A. Patterson, Mayor; Charles
II. dalnes, Secretary; DR.. VIM. ]. Jones. Treas
urer; and Sam'l A. Ferguson, Sergeant. 1t is
proper to state that our former efficient Mayor
William Withrow, requested not to be re-clect-
ed. Adjourned to meet in regular session on
next Friday night.
On Sunday evening the Sergeant arrested
Robert Goens on a charge of stealing a satchel
and some clothing from James Miller doth
colored.) On Monday, July LIST, his Honor
Mayor Withrow, tried the prisoner and found
him guilty of petit larcey and adjudged that the
defendant receive five stripes on his bare back.
lWaynesboro has the honor of being the
nrst town IN the State to SO punish pcut
larceny under the amended code, which we
publish on the outside this week.
At an election of officers-Waynesboro' Coun-
Gil, No. 8, Friends of Temperance, on last Sat-
urday night, the following were elected for the
incoming NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. III n Shaclxel-
L ford: Associate. Jno. M. Ferguson: Chaplain
Rev. T.. H. Graybill. Secretary. Thomas w
Alexander; Financial Sec, James +. Alcxan-
der; Treasurer, g. r. Haines; Conductor, A. L.
King: Asst Conductor, Emmett L. Ferguson;
Inside Sentinel, r. Lee Antrim; Outside Senti-
mel. James Gentry; Treasurer Widow and Or
phan funds. James A. Patterson.
po NJ, 7,,h;.osoor,,or nreac oh ed the CLOSING
~ III. frst ,.storal year in the Rantist
c.-..s,e pol.,,., W., =, ve tho church static
&c.. c., ,roocb cd of wovnesboro, NV tho
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Briefs.

Did you ever see dog iron?
The number of hop-toads is unusually large
this year.
GOODNESS in the glass.
The 4th Of July received only fourth-rate
celebration here.
There is one way in which woman can
keep secret-she can keep it going.
The Hibernian Society will take an excur-
sion to Fort Defiance on Thursday. the 18th inst.
The farmers are through with harvesting,
and some have already threshed. So far we
have heard no complaint as to the yield.
A large number of the delegates to the M. E.
Sunday school convention arrived here on the
trains yesterday, and were assigned to homes.
correspondent writes from Deadwood that
the most vigorous Walter at a dance excused
himself at 11:SO because he had stage to rob.
The returns from the Moffett Register in this
city for the month of June were S44l.49. This is
1892 more than for the month of May.
The person who stole our chicken on last
Saturday can get the packages Of sugar he left,
if he will call again tonight at the same hour.
Our city was visited by another heavy rain
storm, accompanied by thunder and lightning,
on last Friday evening. 1t lasted but q short
WHILE and the sky was soon clear.
The fashionable colors in Paris to-day are
sickly bronze green styled ("Crapaud mort
Ganaour'') "the love-slain toad" and an en-
ragged flaming scarlet styled crete de cog en- CO.
lere, or "angry coxcomb."
We have received the catalogue OF Roanoke
Colleges for the 25th session, Those who desire
it can procure copy of the address. recently
delivered there by Hon. Garrison n. Potter,
upon application to the Secretary, Roanoke
College, Salem, Va.
There is nothing more delightful than an
evening stroll, when the cooling breezes have
tempered the heat OF the day. But young Ia
dies should be careful to more closely regard
the eternal fitness of things, than did tbs one
the other evening when describing to her
mother what a delightful stroll she had taken.
Her mother said, $50, my dear, you enjoyed
your walk? Did you go all that distance
| alone?" "Oh, yes, my dear mamma, quite
| alone" You can well imagine her surprise
when her big brother quietly remarked "Then
how is it, my sweet sister. you took an umbrel-
la and brought home walking-sttck9
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Churches Sunday.

In the Methodist Church lastSunday the Rev.
d. Thomas, ?. f., preached morning ard night,
it being inc second quarterly meeting OCCASION
the sacrament of the Lords Supper was adj
ministered after sermon in the morning. The
regular quarterly Love Feast WAS held in
the lecture room at 81 in the afternoon.
At Trinity (EpiscopaD Church the services
were conducted by the Rector, Rev. w. Q.
Hallihen, and the sacrament OF the Lords Sup
per was administered There was no service at
night.
AT the Baptist Church services were conduct
ed in the morning by Rev. j. E. Booker, of the
End Presbyterian church, and there was no SER
vice at night.
The pulpit of the LIST Presby terrain church was
filed morning and night by the Pastor. Rev,
W. 3. Baker.
At the Lutheran church, Rev. j. b. Haskell
preached morning and night.
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/. Any persons receiving a newspaper and
making use of it, whether he ordered it or not,
is held to be subscriber.
2. Subscribers who do not give express notice
to the contrary, are considered as wishing to
continue their subscriptions.
8. If subscribers order the discontinuance of
their periodicals, before paying arrearages, the
publisher may continue to send them till all ar
rears are paid.
4. If subscribers pay in advance, they are
bound to give notice at the end of their time, if
they do not wish to continue the paper; other
wise publishers are authorized to send it on :,
and the subscribers are responsible until an ex-
press notice, with payment ofall arrears. is sent
to the publisher.
S. II subscribers neglect or refuseto take their
periodicals from, the Office to which they are
directed, they are held responsible until they
have settled their bills and ordered them dis
continued.
G. If subscribers move to other places without
informing publishers, and the papers are sent
to former direction, they are held responsible.
Z. The Courts have decided that refusing to
take newspapers from the office, without pay
ing arrearages. or removing and leaving them
uncalled for, is prima facie evidence of inten-
tional fraud.
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OLIVE OIL at c. A. RICHARDSON'S


These fishermen, OF whom we gave a notice
last week, did not, like those we read of in our
boyhood, go out in tub: no, they took unto
themselves wagon and horses, and tents, &C.,
and hied away into the mountains of West Vir-
ginia where the bright streams flow forever,
and the giant oaks OF centuries stand sentinel
over land teem1rg with undeveloped wealth
and fruitfnlness.
The party reaehsd the headwaters of the
Greenbrier on last Saturday week and pitched
their tent ON the West fork, at the foot of Cheat
mountain. The Indians (aborigines of that
country visited them in great force-to look at
the civilization of the Long Knivesas exhibited
in tents, spring wagons. fy-rods, and other tri-
umpIs OF the nineteenth century. They We're
very successful in capturing the beautiful. lus-
ty, mountain trout, catching 48l. many Of them
of large size. They speak In the highest terms of
the hospitality of the people and especially of
the kindness and courtesy of Mr.. Arbogast, liv-
ing on the West Prong of the Greenbrier They
speak in glowing terms of the splendid, glori-
Gus time they had and relate marvellous tales
of adventure by field and food, Though out
in the Wilds of the West they did NOT forget
their Sunday -Gehool lessons. SO one day when
they found deer. that had run against a snag
and hurt itself badly, they kindly ended its
sufferings and like the civilized men they were
converted it into an article of diet.
They found the mountains filed with the
finest cattle and covered with the most luxuri-
ant blue grass-not much evidence of decadence
in the old State or her young daughter.
They arrived at home at 2 A. NJ, on June 10Th.
bringing with them large number of splendid
trout. We cannot undertake to even mention
the stories they have been relating to gaping
crowds of the numerous adventures which be-
fell them, and the strange sights they saw. But
we must allude to the strange animal which
one of tbs party saw one night very close to
their tent, in the hope tqat it nfay be captured
hereafter. He described it as having the ap-
pearancc Of O white dog about four feet high,
proportionately large. and having o long tail
curved like the new moon. 1t has been sug-
gested that it was illusion similar to that of
the Spectre OF the Broken, but he insists that
he sa,o it, that it was no illusion but a dogged
fact.
The party called at "Montesy'' but did not
see the Recorder naa, they say he was out
hunting for clogs"
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-07-09

RAJ THE GREAT HEALTH RE-
STORER.-In all ages of the world the skill and
scientific attachments of man have been direct
ed to study of the human system and dis
covery of the various ills to which it is heir If
after years of constant application, some distin-
guished physician has succeeded in compound
ing an agent by which the slightest ache may
be overcome, he has been hailed as q great
ben efactor of his race and with great propriety
the world have gladly sung pRans to his praise,
This being proper, in the discovery of remedy
for single disease, how much more indebted
are the whole human family to the inventor of
RAKER's BITTERS, O medicine that has stood
the test of time, and proved a panacea for Dys-
pepsia. Diarrh9a, Cholera Morbus, Cramp
Cholic, Giddiness, Nervous Debility Loss of Ap-
petite, and Sour Stomach, while the various
nostrums of quacks and empirios have flour-
ished for an hour and then disappeared never
again to be revived,
BAKERS HITTERs are now used In hundreds
Of families in Virginia as their only medicine.
ana that they are appreciated even by medical
men as tonic of great virtue, is sanndantIy al
tested by hundreds of certificates in the hands
of the Proprietor.
BAKERS BITg;=iss are compounded entirely
OF Vege!GSi9 extracts, which are so harmoni-
os.siy blended that all ages and sexes may use
them with benefit, and without the fear OF
the slightest injury. Try them by all means
and then speak Of them to the afflicted as they
deserve.
Sold BY all druggiats and country merchant
everywhere. Z. BAKER, Proprietor,
Richmond Va.
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HIGHLAND ITEMS.-We are indebted to the
Highland Recorder for the following items:
The storm of last Saturday week was one long
to be remembered by the citizens of Monterey.
1t lasted only about an hour and was attend ed
with but little rain. The peals of thunder were
terrific A locust tree in Mr.. w. M. Chew's
meadow was struck by lightning and torn into
fragments. A hay-shock Of Mr.. Joseph Hull,
near Hightown, was also struck and set on fire.
ten dollar bill, at the last Highland County
Court, paid sixty dollars of Indebtedness and
returned to the hands of the man who first
started it on its rounds.
The Recorder seems to know what is said to be
the natural sequence to the use of spirits, for
he places his notice of snakes right after the no.
tice OF the prospective arrival of the 40. B. JOY
full.
Mr.. A. G. Cleek, Clerk OF Bath county, has
been quite ill with inflammatory rheumatism,
but is thought to be getting better.
The town council OF Monterey are going to
plant horse-racks on the prominent avenues
We suggest that they plant horse-chesnuts
They would give more shade, if not quite go
ornamental "a
Mr.. M. B. Palmer. of the Presbyterian Church
OF New Orleans, Is now guest at the Warm
Springs.
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WATER Cost AND QUANTITY.-ln o report
laid before the council on last Tuesday night
the sHpt. furnishes the following facts and
figures
Total amount of water pumped the past six
months, GO. 752, $50 gallons.
srsssl cast OF pumping S7s4 81; or one cent and
70 hundredths for every 1000 gallons pumped
making each gallon cost 3-250th of mill
Tais statement showq sn average OF 81 gallons
per eapisa per diem, allowing the number OF
persons who use water from the Reservoir to be
5000, and are furnished at cost of 81 cents and
40-hundredths each per annum.
The average daily consumption of q Amcriz
can cities Is 65 gallons per day compared with
66.7 here. -
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SUGARS at G. A. RICHARDSON'S

VIRGINIANS AT GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY.
"A the annual commencement of Georgetown
University, six out of eight of the prize medals
we're borne offby Virginians. Gold medals,with
diplomas, in the class of philosophy, were con-
ferred upon Messrs Andrew J. Shipman and
Eugene S. Ives, of Warrenton. The $3.50 debat-
ing medal, founded by r. I. Merrick, LII. d.,
was also awarded to Eugene s. Ives, and the
massive gold Debate medal, given by the Phi
lonomosian Society, was won by Mr.. Dennis A,
Shanahan, of Covington, Va. The question
debated was, HAS the State right to provide
the means of education and enforce them by
mandatory enactments."
Mr. Andrew ]. Shipman also won the hand
some prize medal, given to the best journalist
as well as the Chapman-Neal Mechanics Medal.
Virginia certainly has cause to be proud of her
sons. Young Shanahan is well known to many
in this community, who will feel proud of the
success which has attended his first session at
Georgetown. He is only seventeen years OF
age, and has very prepossessing and intellect
ual appearance.
YIN. G. A.-The Sunday evening meeting
was led by DIR. Robert S. Hamilton, who read
the End chapter of End Corinthians.
Remarks of an unusually interesting charac-
ter were made by Maj. T. c. Elder, Capt. H. L.
Hoover, and VIM. j. Nelson.
Prayers were offresd by Messrs. Hamilton
and Peck.
DR.. Churchman Rad short poem, appropri-
The meetiing was well attended, although the
evening was excessively warm.
A number of copies q the Watchnaot't, pa
per published in theiHferest of the'Y. M. e. A.,
were distributed By President, who, i'm
messed upo1r the meIHIg fs to 1eruse its pages
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TENEMENT HOUSE BgRNT.-A small tene-
ment house, on Augusta Street near the col
ored Methodist church, was destroyed by fire
about o'clock on last Tuesday night. It be-
longed to Mr.. John Hounihan and was occu-
pied by colored people. The fire originated
from some clothing on the stairway catching
fire from lamp. which q colored girl was carry
ing down stairs. She had just put q little child
to sleep up stairs and ON seeing the fire ran
screaming into the street. A colored woman
living near ran into the house and saved the
child from certain DEATH as the fire spread very
rapidly and in Q few seconds more it would
have been Impossible to get up the stairs.
The Hook and Ladder Company were
promptly on hand and did efficient work in
saving the furniture in the lower part of the
house and soon pulling it down. The Fire
Company were also present but were greatly
delayed in getting to work by the difficulty CT
fitting the new hose couplings and by the burst
ing of the hose. All the property in the upper
part CT the building, belonging to worthy but
poor colored family, was entirely destroyed
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City Council.

The first business meeting of the new City
GGyncil was held on last Tuesday evening. the
following meaaserg present: President Fultz,
Messrs. Abby. Cochran, Goocil, Eerit clay, Epans
Byers, Crowle, Todd and Burke.
Mr.. Kurtz, Overseer of the Poor was allowed
$40 additional to be used in cases of sickness.
The petition Of the Augusta Fire Company
for the annual appropriation of 500 for contin-
gent expenses was presented.
The water tax of Mr.. NJ. T. Mcnamara was
abated
The petition of citizens on Coalter street for
water was granted, aud a three inch water pipe
ordered to be laid from corner on Main street
to Grubert's lot, with two fire plugs at suitable
places on the line.
The City Attorney Informed the Council that
suits had been instituted against J. T. Ealent
and Levi Shafer for unsettled taxes. The IN
settled account OF Heber Ker as late City Trea-
surer was referred to committee on Finance
This committee reported that settlement had
been made with Levi Shafer by note.
Chief Of Fctise Gr9Wder, reported fines, rents,
and costs collected sl23,6O; the Mayors fines COL
lected, s41,00 and Treasurer Carroll reported
that there was in the treasury s77059 and
floating debt of s., 1864
The President appointed the following stand
Ing cOsQullLtees.
Auditing-Todd, Crowle and Berkeley.
Finance-Burke, Todd and Abby.
Streets-Bumgardner, Abby, Byers and Goach
Water-Byers, Todd and Cochran.
LigEts-Orowle, Ably and Berkeley.
Fire Department-Gooch, Todd, and BerIke ley.
Health-Berkeley, Gooch and DR.. Atkinson.
Ordinances-Evans, Bumgardner and Coch-
ran.
Police-Gooch, Berkeley and Crowle.
Safety-Cochran, Evans and Berkeley
Market-Evans, Bumgardner and Byers.
BooT-Gochran, Burke and Crowle.
Schools-Todd, Burke and Evans.
Printing-Crowle, Cochran and Byers
Retrenchment-Todd, Burke and Bumgard-
ner.
Public Grounds and Buildings-Alby, Burke
end Evans.
The next meeting OF the Council will be held
in their room in the Grange Hail. which viii
henceforth be known as the City Hall. The
Council ordered gas lamp to be put up in front
of the Hall.
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ARMoRY WEST AUGUSTA GUARD. ,
StaunfAn w Iulu or 1o-o

Al regular meeting of the West Augusta
Guard, heid Monday, July 1st, 1878, the under
signeo, VINO mad, at special meeting, been APP
pointed Comslittee to draft resolutions upon
tne Geatn OF Private THOMAS B. BARKMAN
mopsly adopted
WHEREAS, It has pleased the Almighty in
HIS omn1sc1ence, to take from our ranks and
social circle one OF our truest soldiers and most
genial companions;
BE 1t resotved, That while we deeply and sin.
cerely deplore his loss, we can but feel how
slight In comparison must be our sorrow to the
anguish of devoted mother and affectionate
brothers, and we tender to them our heartfelt
sympathy in this their hour of aff.icsion
hesotued, That 1t is with pride we advert to
Inc many noble traits of his upright character:
as solder he was ever ready and willing to
discharge any duty imposed upon him by his
ofncers, while socially his many amiable quail
tiles, and generous actions endeared him to all
who knew him, as the great respect paid his re-
mans even by those to whom he was COM
paTatlve stranger will attest
hesotred, That in the death OF THOMAS B.
bA as our Company has sustained a loss of
.as OF us pest members; his family of devo-
ted son and aifectiOnate brother, and the COM
munlty Of one of its most highly respected
young citizens.
Resolved, That copy of these resolutions be
sent 70 the family of deceased, and that the city
papers be requested to copy.
JOHN MCQUAiDE
EVERETT DoNAeHE, COMMITTEE
MORGAN BYRNES,
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SOUTHERN Methodist SUNDAY School convention.

The twelfth annual session OF the Sunday
School Convention of the Sunday school Socl-
ETY. of the Baltimore Conference M. E. Church
South. met in the Methodist church on last
night-President T. ]. Magruder. OF BALTIMORE
in the chair. The roll was called and ABOUT
two hundred delegates found present.
The following committees were appointed,
Wit
On Credensials-J w Newton, Rev W.
Wheeler, L c Young, Rev w Canter, ana Jno
G Cox.
On, Business-Rev DR. Sam'l Rogers Judge
w M Barnett, F G Maxwell. Rev George b ~
Ter, and W Hunter.
On Memoirs-Rev. Alpheus, d. wilson, heV.
G. G.. Brooke, and James P. Thomas.
Under the Constitution, each School contain
ing one hundred or more Scholars is entitled to
two delegates schools of less than one nun
dred scholars to one delegate, and every MEM
Der of the Annual Conference is delegate by
virtue of such membership.
The following is the order ofexercises:-
8P, determination OF the Convention.
MONDAY, JULY STH.
Annual Reports of the President and Cores
ponding Secretary. go
TUESDAY, JULY 9TH. ~
GA M-Topto Are our Schools conducted
properly; and are the studysof the Scripture
and the conversion Of the scholars the sole OBJ
ject of our Sunday School System ~
Address by Rev. A. w.Wilson, d. D., to be
followed by general discussion OF the ques-
ton.
P. H.-Topic :-"The Catechism, in connec-
ton with our Uniform Lesson System"
Address by Rev Geo. G. Brooke, followed by
general discussion.
s p. M.-Annual sermon by Rev. ]. Lester
Shipley.
\ WEDNESDAY, JULY 10TH.
8 A. M.-7opic :-"Sunday School Libraries
their Essentials and Uses.'
Address by Rev. c. G. Biting, D. D.. OF the
Franklin Square Baptist Church, Baltimore
| followed by general discussion.
P. M-46pic .l"Practical Teaching" The
| Convention to be organized In a Bible Glass
| and taught by DR.. ]. w. F. Hank. of Baltimore
| SIP. M.-Children's Mass Meeting.
| Addresses by Rev. DIR. Biting, Rev. j. ]. Laf-
| ferty, Editor of the Richmond Christian Aduo-
| cate, an d W. w. Ballard, ESQ.,, of Salem, Va.
THURSDAY. JULY llTH.
"a. M.-Topic :-"The Preparation of Teach
ers' Bible Classes"
Address by Rev. Saml Rodgers. D. d fol
lowed by general discussion.
P. M.-Topic :-"Singing in our Sunday
Schools" The Convention will be organized
in Singing Glass, and taught by the President,
T. ]. Magruder. Esq.
SIP. M.-Public meeting for the Promotion OF
the Missionary Spirit in our Sunday Schools.
Addresses by Rev. J. w. Duffey and Rev.
Thos. E. Carson.