Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-12-24
Briefs.
Xmas tomorrow.
Mercury is skittish but zero is o.

Mercury is skittish but zero $50.
There are parties and rumors of parties.
County Court began its session yesterday.
Those who now slip up are sure to fall do,cn
The Christmas gobbler will soon be gobbled.
Many of our citizens slipped to church Sun.
day.
The Legislature has adjourned until January
4th 1879.
| Ifyou want to make Kite "hy" give our
| Carrier o quarter.
For.nice Holiday goods see the advertisements
| in the SPECTATOR.
| The snow we had last week cannot be called
the beautiful snow"
There was a great number of country people
| in the city on yesterday.
| Our steets are daily crowded with wagons
loaded with pork and wood.
| The snow ON Friday night disappointed the
| hopes of the ice -gatherers.
| The merry jingle of the sleigh bells was heard
| on our streets on Saturday.
| To all of our readers we wish /, merry Xmas
| and Happy New Year.
| Mercury has been coquetting with Zero, but
has met with cold reception.
| The photograph is a marvellous machine, it
| can talk as fast as an angry woman.
| The juvenile de6usantes also had an enter
tainment last week, which they greatly enjoy
| It showed and blowed and rained and sleeted
and did everything disagreeable on last Satur-
day.
The septuagenarian who recently eloped with
| a young girl, said he did so, not because he had
| to, but because he could.
| We are requested to state that the Post Office,
will open on Xmas day from A. NJ. to l0A. NJ
and from $3.50 P. NJ. to6P.
| The colored woman who sat down on be-
hive to watch the progress ola fire, left her seat
| before the performance was over
| The "Antedeluvian Club had h. o. t. on
! last Friday night Archaic costumes through
| rightfully de regater were notably absent.
| The Old Commonwealth says. The Newmarket
ers are rehearsing new play entitled 1.-TWO
Days in Cave; or The Stolen Shin bone"
The coastwise business has been quite active
recently. Small briggs of boys came sailing down
| our streets at all hours. No wreck reported as
| yet.
Last Saturday was tho shortest day, but it
made itself felt by crowding into it. about as
| much disagreeableness as a week is ordinarily
entitled to.
| We return thanks to Gen. Echols for copy
ofthe Reports of the Officers, Boards. and Insti-
| buttons of the State. 1t contains much valua-
BILE information.
| The Stanford Advocate propounds the most
seasonable pun; Why is man just out of bed
| in the morning like the year 1873? Because he
| Is drawing near his clothes.
The Sun withdrew behind the Western hills
on Sunday evening, il perfect blaze of fire.
A more briliiantsu and one of greater beau
| ty we have not witnessed for MANY day.
| The World famed Santa Claus accompanied
| by his foster brother Kris Iringle will reach
| our City tonight on the Chesapeake & Ohio
Railroad. Extensive preparations have been
made for his reception.
Our Carriers annual Greeting" is q hand
some pamphlet. neatly bound, and containing
those favorite Christmas poems by &C. Moore
and Ms. Sophia P. Snow,-"Thc night before
Christmas" sand Christmas Eve"-and also
Calender for 1879. Don't fail to get one. 1t will
make q handsome Christmas present for the
| Children.
| The Catholic Fair, which was in progress last
| week will be continued during the present
week. It has SO far been very successful and
| literally patronzied. A handsome writing
desk is to be given to the person getting the lar
| gest number of votes, and the contest having
| narrowed down between John B. Scherer, ST..
and D. c. McGuffin, is growing quite exciting.