Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-04-08
Brevities.

Did you see the "red bata''
More shows next month, we understand.
The "red BATH is out of order, and the white
elephant still holds his own.
We understand Staunton is to have another
band. 1.-THE more the merrier."
Come in and pay your subscription If you
want horse-book, for they are getting scarce.
General cleaning up and painting is in pro
gress at the D., D. B. Institution, and the
surroundings present q very spring-like ap-
pearance
The Greenville Bonner had rather cute way
of paying its April compliments. Its outside
presented the appearance of a patched guilt
with one patch.
A child born on a raft at Huntington during
the recent flood has been named Noah. This
is appropriate. and in accordance with the
"eternal fitness of things"
The Easter cards are beautiful this year. and
there is no nicer way of testifying your kind
remembrance of absent friends than by send
ing them one of these souvenirs.
Winchester has three bands. and recently
all of them played in front of the Courthouse
in that city. 1t is quite remarkable to ind
three bands in one place dwelling together in
harmony.
All persons in Ward No. of the city wish
ing to register should apply at once to Mr.. Ed
ward Hall, Registrar, at the Clerks office OF
the Circuit Court. Do not postpone doing
your duty until the last day.
That must be grand house in Wilcox coun-
ty in which there lives the great-grandmother,
grandmother, mother, daughter, granddaugh-
ter and great-granddaughter, and yet there
To-. r,,v, hold
The new Board of Visitors of the D., d. &
b. Institution will meet In tnat building on
next Thursday, April 10th. The first appoint
ment was for April LIST, but owing to some mis-
understanding, the Board did not meet on that
day.
Thornton Mason, the colored "copjurer" of
Winchester is dead, aged "a years. They con-
jured him not leave them, and he "conjured"
to stay, but he had to go. where conjurers
cease from conjuring and the conjured are at
rest.
There will be more music than usual at the
White Sulphur Springs this year. The seven
teen.year locusts will give a protracted and
continuous concert, as this is the year for them
to appear in Greenbrier county, and they never
fail to meet an appointment.
The newsboys, Saturday morning, were out
lDrfgbt ana early cn1rplng, @CTlchett ior edie,
sir" On buying one, we found it to be the
Virginia Critic. paper just started by colored
people in this city. Its first number presents
quite creditable appearance
The Kanawha Gazette says that Mr.. James
Wentz killed a COW The other day, and found
In her stomach five nails. several pieces of
wire. pin, screw tap. and the top that Gov
ers the hole in fruit can. That COW seemed
to be preparing to go into the hardware busi-
ness.
According to Wiggins's schedule, the storm
reached here about IL A. NJ. Tuesday last.
doing considerable damage in the way of blow
ing down chimneys, trees. &c. A large tree, in
the Augusta Female Seminary yard, was blown
down. MASKING fences, shrubbery, &C.; also
several chmneys in the same vicinity. The
storm was of short duration, bnt very fierce-a
cyclone on small scale. In the country the
storm was unusually severe. and we learn that
lsrge quantity of fencing was blown down
1t was one of the fiercest gales for few min
utes ever known in this county.