Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-04-13
Entertainment at CraIgsyille.

On last Wednesday night, April the 18th, an
entertainment was given in the new school
house, which has just been finished, consisting
of Music, charades &c, for the purpose of rails
ing money to buy an organ for the Craigsville
Sunday School, by the ladies and gentlemen of
that p. ace and assisted by Capt. ]. E. Fitz and
Mr.. J. W. Tyson of Richmond and Messrs. B.
A. Blakemore, Adolph Loeb, George ". Hewitt
and J. Herbert Stiff of Staunton. The follow
ing was the programme for the evening, viz
PRoGRAMME.-PART
l. Grand Overture (Ethiopian) ,".....By Leetle
E. VOCAL Solo (Whispering Sea-, ......By Little
Bessie Clark.
g. hetnes saio,::...; Geo. W. Hewitt
DANDY.
CAST OF CHARACTERS,
Miss Mary Miller, Two Fashionable Young
MISS io'i Misses hasr II. Craig and N. Craig.
Old Mrs: Miller, (Grandmother to the Misses
Miller: .;.,-Miss NJ, Thomas:
Miss Bell Dumport "a cousiD) ,.........Miss Lizzie
Ferguson
Mr.. Adolphus sm;5,s e gyeas danay@.,., II. r.
Mr.. Clayton "a literary gentleman, w. b.
Thomas.
S. Vocal Duet (Graffer Green and Robin Ruff
Clark and Tyson.
T. cb clara H song i ldood y Old Home a. A "
8 The whole to cosslddts' with the Imaginable
MASS BALL.
Manager. A. Clark.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. w. Tyson.
The above programme was performed in a
mannsr which reflected credit upon those
who participated in It, each one sustaining his
part we'll, and it would not be right to make
any distinction or pass any comments upon
any particular one as all did so well, as the
rounds of applause which followed each scene
testified. After The entertainment was over, a
splendid supper was given upstairs where ey.
cry thing you could wish for In the eating line
could be had for small sum. The whole
amount realized from supper and door was
about $500.
Theg gentlemen from Staunton are in loud their
praises for the kind treatment, shown them,
and tie hGnGsome manner in which they were
treated, and they will ever look baea ulon the
occasion as one of pleasure.
CITY CoURT.-The April Term of the City
Court is still in progress-it commenced Its ses-
sion last Thursday. A special grand jury was
summoned on Thursday, and made one indict-
Ment-against Lizzie Henry, the colored wom-
an wh0 entered the store room of J. T. Pritch-
ard on March %. A jury vas Summoned tnat
day to try the case, before whom she acknowl-
edged her guilt. and was sentenced to receive
thirty lasheE in three instalments of ten each.
On this jury were seven colored men and Ave
whites, being the first mixed jury summoned
in this Court. The liquor tax for the month of
March was reported at $I72.56. License was
granted Rev. Robert s. Smith, colored, to SOL
emnize the rites of matrimony.
J. B. Amiss and Arch. G. Stuart were admit |
ted TO practise law in this Court.
Conway NJ. Whittle gave bond as Notary
Public for the city of Staunton.
On Saturday Jas. B. Woodward. Edward Sta
pie and E. w. Shott were appointed Judges Of
Election for ward No. l, and VIM. A. Burke, P. |
H. Trout and H. A. Glenn, Judgesfor Ward No.
O. to serve until next April.
Granting licenses FOR the sale of liquor was
until Wednesday morning
CURED! OF what? By what? OF Rheu-
matism. By Bodega Bitters.