Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-05-22
1fddIebrOOk News.

Mr.. Peter Ellinger, an aged citizen OF Sum-
meridian In this county, died at his home there
on the 18th instant. His remains were inferred
| at MI. Tabor on Wednesday, Rev. Spiggle Of
f1ciating. We would suppose the deceased was
about rs years Of age, and had resided there for
many years. There seems to be considerable
| sickness in the vicinity at present. as our
worthy Doctors seem to be almost continually
on the 60.
There is a lady in this place who, it is said
can take jump from the back porch and clear
eleven feet at jump. Boys, who can beat 1t
A hack full of Stanton ladies visited the
| family Of Mr.. John 8. McCorkle on last SUM-
day week ago. They were accompanied by
| Miss Maggie McCorkle, daughter OF Mr.. j. g.
Nice. She has been attending school In Staun-
| ton for some time.
We have been favored with fine rains lately
| which freshened up vegetation generally.
A man once told us that when man had
wasted ali his mental and physical abilities
trying every other method of making living
he then boat about and either Invented a wa. b.
ing machine. or went to peddling sulky plows,
or putting up lightning rods.
A year or SO ago. firm in the far West sold
a lot of pillow sulkies to the farmers of this
county for $S5 90 piece. The most of them are
would do well for a cart to break young steers
to the yoke in. The most of the people who got
| bit on them, will hardly be bit again on any
patent contraption of the sulky kind. great
many have concluded the old way is better
| than any, II they had been built here, they
would never have been sold at all.
SamI B. Bowers is building nice barn on
his place near here. which Will not only be a
great convenience to him, but will add a
great deal to the looks and worth OF the prop
erty. He is an enterprising man.
It seems as If there will be some pretty hard
canvassing done at the next election which oc-
ours soon. There seems to be three candidates
ror Constable and they are all good men, so
said. and each and every one of them expects
to be elected no doubt. The present magis-
trate. Squire Hamilton. has consented to run
for election again. He was appointed to fill q
vacancy and has done well. Surely no more
honest or conscientious man could hold n Of
flee than he.
Almost every man you meet now asks the
question, Can sell you some nice potatoes ?
Probably the crop will not be so large this year
as the festive bug has made an early ap-
pearance and Will cut the crop short.
Mrs. Alex. Harris. residing near here, is re-
ported very Ill. as is also Mrs. Gus Greaver.
They are estimable ladies. and we hope they
may soon be restored to good health.
D. NJ. Smith was in Stanton Saturday last
and bought baby carriage. ostensibly for the
purpose of wheeling large fat baby boy
around In.
Your reporter interviewed Squire Hamilton
to-day and he says he will not announce him
self for office. but If his friends (Which are
legion) want him. they must vote for him, and
If elected, he Will do the best he can. His op.
ponent, Mr.. Jas. E. Beard, a very highly respect
ed citizen, will make the race somewhat excit-
ing as both these gentlemen stand high in the
church and also in society. @.