Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-07-28
An Interesting Occasion.
REV. GEO. d. TAYLOR. D D.. TO GIVE TWO LIE
TURES ON ROME AND THE ROMANS

REV. GEO. d. TAYLOR D D., TO GIVE TWO Lee
TUREs ON ROME AND THE ROMANS.
Rev. Geo. B. Taylor. Id, who was for many
years pastor in this city. and who has been in
Italy Tor IL years, will lecture Wednesday and
Thursday evenings July 2sth and 10Th on
ROME AND THE ROMANS. These lectures have
been delivered at the University and before the
Louisville (Ky.) Theological Seminary. The
two lectures are said to form charming and
attractive visit to the city of the Caesars. Dr.
Taylor needs no Introduction in Staunton. He
will. without doubt, have large party for his
Italian trip. The lectures will be delivered at
the Staunton Baptist Church. the money
raised goes for worthy object.
Y. M. c. A.-Next Sunday Mr.. JOS Shirley
will conduct the Services, Subject, John xii:
lie.
The meeting will be open to The public. Do
not fail to come and bring your friends.
SOME SHARPERs WHO GOT LEFT There
IS sharper's game which has been played
for the last hundred years, and as the turn
ing point is avarice. the game.worls forty
nine times where it fails once Two sharp
ers set out few weeks ago to play it on a
Wayne county farmer. One of them came
along one day and wanted to buy the
farm. As the farmer wanted to sell it, was
quite easy to strike bargain. The price
was to be $4,000 in cash, and the man
handed over $3.50 to bind the bargain. With
III two days second stranger came along
and wanted the farm. He wanted it so bad
that he couldn't stand still. He found in
dications of coal, natural gas and oil, and
he was willing to give $4,000 for the place.
The idea was, of course, that the farmer
would be awful sick of his first sale and
seek to buy the man off. Itwould pay him
to offer the man 81, 500 to release him.
The second stranger was only out of sight
when the first one turned up again. His
mouth waited ever the prospect, but not for
long. The farmer explained that he had
been offered 50, 500 more, and added
'But don't care for money. The Sd, 600
is enough for me, and it's all the old farm
is worth. When you are ready to pay the
balance we'll make out the papers,
The purchaser offered to release him for
81, 0-$700-$ 500-$300, but the farmer
didn t want to be released. He hung to the
bargain money, and he's got it yet, while
the pair OF sharpers rave and gnash their
teeth every time they think of the thickness
THE PRESIDENTS AGED vIsIToR.-Few
people attended the Presidents afternoon
to-day. The reception was not,
however, devoid of interest. One hale
looking old gentleman attracted special at
tention. He told the President, while shak-
ing hands with him, that he was Capt. John
Grant, of New Orleans. He went on to say
that he had reached his Goth year; that his
grand children and great-grandchildre
numbered one hundred and four, and that a
majority of them were democratic voters
The Captain said that out of seventy eight
at-grandchildren he had seventy five liv-
ing. Mrs. Grant, the Captain s second wife,
was with him. She said her age was only
72, but she had to watch over her aged hus-
band like mother over young boy. The
Captain is really remarkably well preserv-
ed old man. He ran up and down the stairs
in the White House more easily than many
young people could. He carried no cane,
and held himself erect and walked briskly.
The only sign of age was his white hair,
which covered his head. The President
greeted the old couple cordially, and the old
man seemed much pleased with his visit
He said he had taken an active part in ev-
cry presidential contest from the election of
Monroe, and had shaken hands with all the
Presidents except Washington. AS he left
the White House he remarked that he was
more favorably impressed with President
Cleveland than with any of his predecessors.
-Wdsh. Cor. Bait. Sun, July 21st.
A GOOD MAN HAS LEFT Us.-We have