Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-08-15
MiddIehrook News.

One day last week Mr.. M. Baily was takel
violently i'll at the residence Of his step-son
u Watson Strasburg, residing near here, whicl
" required a very difficult surgical operation
r The operation was very skillfully performed
by DIR. Jas. c. Dunlap. Had the physician beef
: a little later in arriving there is no doubt blu
that he would have died in short while, bu
, since the operation which was very successful
| he is able to be about again.
The 1ong-needed rain has come at last, ant
the withered corn and grass have resumed
their former appearance again. The drought
no doubt, greatly injured the corn crop in this
section.
The nomination OF Mr.. Tucker, for Congress
seems to give general satisfaction, and we
know he will poll the full party vote. There
is one thing which will greatly help this wor-
thy gentleman, that is he is the same friendly,
polite and sociable man alike to the rich and
the poor. in fact he is an ideal man, not DEEM
ing the man with over-alls on too low for him
to greet with a smile or a pleasant word. Har-
ry Tucker knows that the poor laboring man
has been deprived of his rights by unjust tax
| alton. and we believe that IL he is elected he
will come as near doing that which is right for
the laboring men of his district as any other
man. let him be Republican, Democrat or
1
a 'red hot" one, but we believe Tucker will be
elected.
| Mr.. Samuel Goode. of this place, is now In
| California, and he is spreading the principles
of Democracy among the Inhabitants of the
Pacific slope. Mr.. Goode, Is q true Democrat,
| an able speaker and one of 1.-THE best informed
men as to the political affairs Of this State and
| of the nation. Here he labored very hard to
advance the interest of his party. He should
long since have been in the State legislature
and Congress, but we feel satisfied that his
services will be very much appreciated where
he now is as efficient workers always are.
The Cornerstone of Tabor Church was layed
on last Sunday week ago in the afternoon.
Quite crowd was present
We have heard that the Reformed Church
Of this place has decided to call Rev. NJ. Shu-
ford of North Carolina, to preach for them. He
is an able minister, and we have no doubt that
he would do good work among this people,
as he has already created very favorable i'm.
preston.
Rev. Mr.. Miller preached several sermons at
Waynesboro not long since.
Rev. Mr.. Smith, the pastor of Shemariah
Church has been delivering some very able
and interesting semons at that church to large
and attentive congregations.
Miss Esta Beard, who has been ILL., has re-
covered and is able 70 be about again, we are
pleased to state. as also James Blosser. Mrs.
Hicks, an aged lady. is Ill at Mr.Jef Huntley's
is seriously ill or not.
Mrs. Carrie Berry, Of rmingham, Ala, is
here visiting her parents, DIR. R. A. McChes-
ney and wife. This lady is the wife of DR.. Ber-
~, a very prominent physician Of Birming-
hos NO hapn hQra for
but the climate of her southern 5home has not
impaired her health, and she looks just the
same as when she left her Virginia home. We
are glad to see persons come to visit their old
homes looking the picture of health. She has
her little son with her, and he is an exception
ally bright child. She will probably remain
all summer.
Mrs. Serena Hogshead and family. of this
neighborhood, visited the family of Mr.. Thos.
near Parnassus, last week.
Mr.. G. T. Jordan. our efficient County School
is having all the school
houses repaired and painted. Mr.. Jordan has
this office to the entire satisfaction
of every one and has done 1t on less money |
than any one else who has previously admin
istered the affairs of the office. He has built |
new school houses and repaired and painted |
others, and still the expenses were much less. |
This speaks well for him and shows that he |
has the education Of the children at heart be- |
fore anything else. We need more of these |
kind of officers, men who will do their whole |
duty for and by the people before attending to
the salary part which is attached to the Office
Myriads of little grasshoppers have made
their appearance on several farms around
here. They confine their nefarious operations
principally to the cover-seed fields, where we
are told they are doing immense damage.
You are almost hourly greeted with don't
you want to buy some nice blackberries ?"
The potato crop is very good and large
acreage to dig. They range from 35 to 40 cents
per bushel and are almost as cheap as tblack-
berries
The apple crop is very small and some peo-
pie complain that the few they have in their
orchards are being carried away by parties |
who think they have better right to them |
than the owners. But some shot and shot |
guns are freely talked OF by these landlords, SO
boys, you had better look out, or else you will
have job for the surgeon. Apples are not all
that the land owners complain of being
filched, fence rails have been missing freely.
They are taken from the bottom always, and
the farmers are complaining very much, as 1t
greatly Inconvenience them to stop work and
haul more rails to replenish some of the viii
lage wood piles. We only write what has been
complained of to US, as we have no rails to
steal and are consequently not loser by this
great industry" An attempt was made to
rob the granary Of Grim Bros, near here one
night last week. but the thief was prevented
from entering by the appearance of one of the
boys with pistol. He had salready unlocked
the door. If these parties would 60 to work in
this "land of plenty" where hands are greatly
bm stealing. There Is always certain class
" men who are always talking about what a
hard time they have to get netting to eat
aad wear and cursing the hard times, &c.
Well. We would just say that the only way we
ever got any money was to work for 1t; a man
can not lay on his back and expect money to
come and walk into his pockets, 1t is true
times are hard, but good times" and lazi-
ness, like oil and water. never mix.
More anon.
QUIDNUNC.