Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-04-24
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| Mr. - pear, al hSeu eebtiSuiaus u'Su ~ ~
residence of his son near Newport at Mr.. Nc
Nuts last week, at the age of years, SO we
were informed.
w. M. Finley. q very highly respected young
colored man. died here last week. Of consump-
tcn and pneumonia. He has been preparing
himself for the ministry for several years past
and gave promise of future useful ness to the
church. when death took him away. Qnife
| large coucourss of bis people followed his rs'
mains to their last resting place. The colored
| re pie have purchased cemetery of field OF
Mr.. Jas Smiley near this place. and they viii
now have place more convenient in Whicn
to bury their dead.
There is more loafing done here now than for
many years There is q large lot OF boys ana
| some men who complain OF q scarcity OF WORK.
There has been up TO this time more cramps"
passed through here than have ever any
Spring before. Eighteen passed through last
week Ia gangs of two and three. The tramp
business is getting to be n nuisance as some OF
the a are agents of some KIM, and when they
com TO a mans house they walk right in with
out any ceremony, and annoy the people of
the house to buy some trifiing thing they are
bedding. People generally are getting tir@d of
them There is one man here who says thai
| he il going to put sign upon his front yard
gate warning all kinds of agents not to come
| in. He says last week he was put to ths terri
| BILE ordeal of refusing to buy from three sewing
machine agents two door fastener men. hair
dozen lightning-rod men, and all others in
proportion, aud he is bound to have some
peace from thsse fellows. if he has to buy an
| English bull dog TO do it.
| Bat we know man that sees worse time
| for he has ..better-half" that raises Gain"
H. ~ nh to h q
discontinue and the utter disgust and annoy
auce OF the neigh5ors.
| Mr. James McCork'e returned from Balti.
more or last Saturday he bought large
stock of goods for this mark ct. His estimable
lady, who has heen ill for some time. we are
| peased to note, is able to be out again, and we
hope she will ultimately be restored entirely
| to her former good health.
| Mr. William BruoecS of Staunton, was In
| this place last sunday, Walter Helms and
Ernest Ieims, two young men from Dayton,
| Rockinghamcounty. are here on Visit 10 the
| formers father, Mr.. r A. Helms. who Will
! leave this week for the Hot Springs. where ne
| is to fill position for this season. ]. c. Shei-
| ton was In Goshen last week, and reports
| things are looking fourishing around the
| furnace at that place. We hope that some
| more enterprises may start up In the country,
| as there are great many poor men who need
| re nunerative laoOr.
There was communion at st. Johns last
sunday Preparatory services we're held on
Saturday at il o'clock A. Nj, by Rev. DR..
Ciapp, President of the College at Newberne,
| North Carolina. He also preached on Salur-
| day night and sunday at IL O'Clock a. NJ, to
| large and attentive congreg ttlons.
I MIR. Jnhn Carson died near here last week at
an adv need age. He had been i'll for some
time, and suffered great deal. which he bore
with Christian resignation. He knew the end
WAS near and he had long since made his
, psaee with God. He was inferred at st. Johns.
The bows had lively game Of base bali on
S4iurdav, the first If the season at this place.
Your correspondent rode around the country
some last week, and is glad to report very
favorable prospect for wheat. The fields look
green and there seems to be good stand of 1t
OH the ground. good many folks went from
here to stanton to court last Monday.
Toere are several fellows around that don't
wait for the fourth Monday always, bnt they
go oitener. We often woadsr waas it is. and
so does their wives.
Mr.. john P. Smiley received letter few
weeks ago from NJ. w. Durham. OF Illinois. the
great Importer of horses. saying II he would
bring bacx the thoroughbred Percherou horse
"Cast!e' which he bought OF him last year. he
would give him 80 001 for him, and MIR. Smiley
started with him few days ago He paid
81 O90 for him. Mr.. Smiley was fortunate in
deed To realize such nice sum on him, for he
was q fine horse. Then another thing; there
Ia getting to be many OF that stock In this
country tGat there is not much money in them.
The half breeds are gllag 10 take tue lead as
most farmers prefer them to the full bloods.
The prices are down now 100 low for
Thoroughbred Psroheron here.
There is 20 I'd dsa sail bat I'm ni.ratioa
to this state. Vel at will do well enough for
men wanting tn buy farms. There s,no use to
invite mechanics to coma. II they are making
a living where thay are. for just As soon as
10 an falls beneath the displeasure of the "Ring"
here the combined effort is made to starve
him out. Shame upon any civilized and so
called "Iive and les live" country to rejoice In
deriving the children of poor mechanic OF
theI. bread. This picture ia not overdrawn at
all Tor it is the knowledge of your reporter up-
on this subject that enables him to write about
and desire to let every body know how some
p-rts OF the country are run. Your reporter
knows soma poor mechanics who have been
boycosted to the utmost extent right here In
old Augusta. or course people don't all like
to hear iheze things, as guilty conscienes
needs no acodser We jnst merely speak OF
this in connection with the news ust because
wo have bsen asked often to do so by many
readers OF the SPECTATOR, who want to see "