Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-03-23
Briefs.

Riverheads-A. A. Sproul and VIM. F. Smith.
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We are somewhat surprised. but grattfied. to
find that the Richmond Commonwealth is OPP
posed to the duello.
A correspondent of the Lewis6srg wv. Va)
Criterion asked how often 1.-THE word girl APP
rears in the Bible" It occurs but once.
The Rev. Luther L. Smith will pre- ach at Mt.
Tabor church on the first Sunday in April. and
at Middlebrook the same evening.
The ordination of the recently elected officers
of the First Presbyterian Church will take place
next Sunday morning.
During the late rise in the Green brier River,
one hundred thousand feet of walnut timber
were RATED down that river to Ronceverte In
Greenbrier Co., w. Va.
Woman is the coming man." The Senate
OF Wisco 4sin has adopted woman suffrage ny
vote of 10 to IL. It will most probably pass the
House and become law Of that State.
On Sunday of last week. there were seven adj
ditions to the membership Of the Presbyterian
church at Churchville in this county-four by
certificate and three by profession of faith.
Mr.. VIM. R. Snider has sold the valuable
farm few miles North of Lewisburg. Green
brier Co., w. Va, formerly the home of the
late Andrew Beard to Mr.. Henry Frazier Dick
son.
In Pocahontas Co., w. ", in 1875, there were
but 20 marriages, whereas in 1879. there were
So, a remarkable increase, which is favorable
tothe prosperity, as well as the population, OF
that county.
In the years from 1875 to 1879 the number of
i,,or cod
81 per cent-the number in 1915 being $780, and
in 1879, 3l2, increase of ,343 This is attrl-
butable in a great degree TO- the protection
rendered by the dog law.
On Monday of last week, in the county court
of Rockingham, Geo. w. Wood and Patrick d..
Reed were indicted for the murder of Jacob
Lincoln at Lacey Springs on the night OF the
Goth of February. Both are in Jail, and will be
tried at the April court.
We are sorry to see that boys and men are
slaughtering the robins in great numbers
This should not be. Not single robin should
be killed. They are the best friends the 1ar-
mers have. In fact, no bird of any kind should
be killed. All are useful.
Are the friends of temperance in this county
asleep Have they been doing nothing lately!
We have heard nothing from any OF the Tenn
perance Lodges for some time. Let US know
what:.you are doing. 1t is good cause and It's
merits should be kept before the public.
The progressively little town of Anderson on the
Ches. & Ohio Railroad. and ON the vGreenbrier
River in MonroeCo W., Va is still improving
and the Enterprise says all that 1t now neeos
are manufactures and a bridge across Green
brier river which we hope it will soon obtain.
Gov. H. NJ. Mathews of West Virginia deliv-
cred an address before the Chamber of Com
merce of Pittsburg Pa on the sth inst, setting
forth the rich mineral resources of West V1r-
ginia that would be reached by the Pittsburg
Southern Railroad If extended to the south.
The "Nicholas Tigers" is the name of vol
unteer military company lately organized IN
Nicholas Co., WA, John J. Halstead, Captain.
Capt. Halstead expects to have 100 men byitne
time they are mustered in. and will attach his
Company to Col. Appleton's LIST Battalion In
fantry.
The Salem Register is one of the most extreme
readjuster papers in the State, built Is opposed
to the Malone treachery of running an I'M
pledged electoral ticket. This is a favorable
angury, as it shows that even the most extreme
readjusters cannot be bamboozled by that pal
pable fraud.1
Rev. John E. Massey, instead of attending to
his duties as Auditor, to which office he was
elected by the readjusters, Is stump1ng the
State, making capital for himself. preparatory
to his candidacy for the Office of Governor. 1t
would be sad event for Virginia should
Massey be elected Governor. He is the prince
of demagogues and regulators.
The CONGREGATION of the M. E. Church South
at Waynesboro' during the past year, under
the pastorate of Rev. Jacob s. Hopkins, with
\ forx yrf<N obi raH nj r.
poses, the sum of 5000. The Pastor for the pre-
sent year is Rev. ]. R. Van Horne. The Sun
day school of this church has officers. Ii
teachers, and "a scholars.
The pastor of one of the churches of Petersburg
in this State recently stated in sermon that
the Apostle Paul was a married man. The ge-
neral impression has been thai ne was not.
The opinion that he was married is based on
the fact that it is generally agreed that he was
member of the sanhedrim, and the Jewish law
required every member of the Sanhedrfm to be
a married man.
At Zion church, Nutheran,) on next Satur-
day night, a fine musical entertainment, for
the benefit OF that church, will be given to
which the public are respectfully invited This
concert will be under the management of Mrs.
Virginia Hamilton, and the Thinking Spring
choir will render service, thus guaranteeing q
most delightful entertainment, at the small
admittance fee of only Is cents.
The distinguished French engineer, Count
De Lesseps, the engineer of::.the Suez canal ia
yers the plan of Ship-canal through the 18TH.
mus of Darien, whilst our own distinguished
Engineer, COL Eads, of the Mississippi Jettie
fame, favors the plan of ship-railway across
that isthmus. We apprehend that neither will
be constructed for many years yet The q. 8
Government, like the dog in the manger, will
not construct it herself nor suffer any othel
Government or people to do it.