Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-05-06
Briefs,

This is the time of the year when one-half OF
the world borrows spade fnom the other.
There will be no charge made for entries at
the Baldwin Augusta Fair next Fall
The handsome pier glasses at the "annex"
were imported from Europe at a cost of $500.
This is the time when the ice-cream peddler
and the tadpole begin to show signs of activi-
ty.
1t is when the robin gets into its sweetest in
terludes that the small boy is most tempted to
throw stone at it,
There were frots's here last Friday and Satur-
day mornings, but not sufficient to do much, If
any, damage.
The scenery for the Staunton Theatre is to be
furnished by Mr.. George Wech of Baltimore at
at a cost of S695.
The Pinafore is sailing along splendldly and
will soon anchor in splendid style In the
Staunton Theatre.
Don't fail to see the splendid Shakespearian
representations by Miss Agnes Herndon at the
Masonic Hall tonight.
EThe Greenbrier Presbytery will meet in st.
Adams, Kanawha county, w. Va tomorrow
"Wednesday, the 9TH.
The Annual Meeting of the Y. NJ. C. A. OF
rooms of that Association.
Large quantities OF walnut lumber are being
shipped to Baltimore from Rockbridge county
and is commanding fine prices.
Mrs. D. A. Shepherd calls attention to her
large and beautiful stock of Spring and Sum-
mer Millinery which she is selling very low for
cash.
A Highland county man, whose wife's first
name is Anna, has bought her 50 worth of
stockings in the past year, and now he calls
her Hoseanna.
1t is reported that the "pin-setters' of the
Stanton Bowling club are on 'Strike. 1t is
thought they will have "spare" in the next
box, if they do not roll too many "twisters."
Candidates for office can have election tick
cts printed at this office in the best style at low
rates. Send in your orders at once, that you
may distribute them among your friends.
"staunton indeed assumes, in many respects,
the air of large city, and the Augusta people
may well be proud of their little city, so costly
nestled among the hills. ''-BridgeUater Enter
prise.
Maj. ]. B. Dorman, of Lexington, publishes
card in The State, correcting the statement
made by a correspondent of that paper that he
was to be one of the Editors OF the Rockbridge
Enterprise.
We call our ice dealers attention to the fact
that ice is advertised in Washington city at 10
cents per hundred pounds delivered anywhere
in the city. This seems too low to be true, but
then it may be SO.
An exchange says: "You can't advert ise
enough in week to last a whole year. any
more than you can eat enough in seven days to
last 365; and yet some so-called business men
and boarding house keepers seem to think
So"
81 don't think much ofnewspaper men, and
never take any stock in what the papers say"
he said. And then everybody knew he had
done something that he was ashamed of, and
the papers had published account of it,
B 1stO!l Post.
We are indebted to Hon. John T. Harris for q
copy of the speech of Hon. Frank H. Hurd of
Ohio, delivered in the House OF Representa-
tives, April LIST, 1879 on the army appropriation
bill in opposition to the use of troops at the
polls on election day.
Mr. John G. Yeager informs us that he will
run an excursion to Baltimore on the Goth of
this month. Tickets good for to days, and
the rate only about one-fourth regular fair Ar
rangements are being made to board our mer-
chants free of cost.
The Dramatic club of Warrenton, Fauguier
Co., are preparing to render "Pinafore." An
orchestra from Washington will furnish the
music. The Warrenton Ora matte club should
witness the performance that will be given here
that they may learn how to do it in the best
style.
The fiz of the Soda Fountain Is heard in the
land and in this connection we are requested
by the typos of the Spectator to return their eff
fervescng thanks to Mr.. Geo, W. May for the
handsome manner in which he treated them
on the occasion of the opening of his beautiful