Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-04-15
BreVities.

There were several inches of snow in High
land county last week.
The recent County Court of Allegheny county
was but slimly attended.
French Philosophy 1t is of love as of soup
the first spoonfuls are too hot, the last TOO coio'
Life is short-only four letters in it. Three
Quarters of it is ie.' and half of 1t is an H..
10. Hobbs, Esq, has purchased the property
of Mr.. ], M. Hiner in Mcdowell. Highland
county.
Mfr. VIM. Helmintoller has qualified as Sheriff
of Allegheny county, with John w. Baker IS
deputy.
Measles is prevailing in Bath county. There
are about thirty cases, and there will doubtless
be more.
A deer was recently killed by a locomotive
in Lewis Tunnel, which had been run in by
the dogs.
Now is the time to buy your new hat, but
YOU should be sure not to keep the same old
"brick' in it.
Are you an applicant for place at the West
ern Lunatic Asylum? If so, get a Board or
grab single.
The new City School Board has organized
with Johu W. Todd, President. and Jos. B.
Woodward, Clerk.
In consequence Of extra expenses in repairs,
&C., the city schools will close this year fifteen
days earlier than usual.
1t seems as difficult for a Steward to enter
the gates of the Asylum as for Mahoneite
place-man to get out of there.
Tho Montgomery Presbytery will hold its
spring meeting in Covingtop, Allegheny
county, on Tuesday, May 9Th.
The Coalitionists of Bath county will hold
meeting to- day Tuesday, to elect delegates to
Mahone's Richmond Convention.
Preparations are being made on an extensive
scale for the coming springs season, at the va
rious excellent watering places in Bath county
The closing exercises of the public schools
will take place. in the white schools on Thurs
day, May goth, and in the colored schools, on
Friday, May 3Oth.
A mass meeting of the Democrats OF Alle'
ghany county will be held at Covington on
May 9th (Court-day) to elect deiegales 10 the
Richmond Convention.
Little Eva Taylor, daughter of James E. Tay-
lsr, lille in pay at the Academy last Week,
broke her arm, 1t was the same afm that was
broken last winter whilst ceasting.
A western editor had the "writer's cramp,"
not in the fingers, but in the Jaws. While
writing editorials his mouth followed the mo-
ton of the shears and in this way the trouble
was brought about.
There are at this time. mofe persans In the
city seeking to enter the Western Lunatic
ASYLUM than has ever been known before; in
fact. a great many more than the Board can
possibly accommodate.
The Board of Supervisors of Augusta county
will meet again tomorrow, wednesday, when
the ney Road II]w will be discussed and, in al
probability. adopted. The spaunton and Far
kersburg Turnpike will also receive their at
tention.
The Waynesboro' Messenger will commence
its second volume on the Goth inst, when it
will make its appearance in new dress. We
are pleased-at this evidence OF prosperity, and
hope that the Messenger will grow and flourish
as the green bay tree"
About 81 700 were spent in this county last
year on the roads, which is now entirely out of
sight in the mud. We must have some ms as
ure of permanent improvement, unless we ex-
pect to continue to literally.waste this amount,
and more, every year.
The Northern Indianian aptly and truly says:
When a subscriber sees the publisher of his
home paper cutting down it's price to 81 25, LOO
or 50 cents for a year, he may keep his eye
skinned; something is going to happen, as no
country journal of any standing can be fur.
nishea at any such prices.
The Page Courier has donned new and hand
some typographical dress. We congratulate it
on its finance Al prosperity, and would intensity
our congratulations If it were TO resume the
Democratic suit which it DOTTED some time
since and arrayed itself in the striped apparel
of the Coalition parry.
In the City Court. on last Saturday, the man
damus against the late Registrar, M. S. Cease
(now Federal revenue officer in Rockbridge
county, was laid over in consequence of the
same question being now before the Supreme
Court in a case from Portsmouth. In ting meal-
Tins the BOOKS have been turned over to C. Il.
Hudson, late appointee.