Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-04-03
Middiebroek Items.

A festive young colored man named William
Evans. OF this place. INDUCED last fall in q
little 'pastime' one Sunday by trying to break
| up the colored preaching and doing some
shooting at several other young bucks Hes
however, missed them, and all the damage
| done by the shooting was the scare received by
| those In range OF his blind bullets. A warrant
was issued for his arrest, and the aforesaid
William 'sloped" "by the light of the moon"
Ali efforts to find him seemed to be futile. and
he had escaped the punishment due him by
| the law OF the land. But, alas, for him. Squire
Hamilton happened to see him ON March
Court-day parading the streets OF stanton
and at oace got policeman and 'Jerked" tne
| gentleman higher Than kite. Squire Hamli-
| ton went down to try the case on WEDNESDAY
| but it was continued, owing to the absence OF
some witnesses. He was remanded to Jail to
await further bearing. II the quarrelsome.
noisy darkies who get drunk and paint this
place red" every now and then. were taken
In charge by the proper officers and fined or
| taken TO Jail as the case required, 1t would
have very soothing and salutary effect upon
others. For that reason we should have had
the Magistrate right here in town and not
| several miles in the country, as is the case. -
Mr. W. M. K. Clemmer at this writing Is a
great deal worse and is just at the point OF
death. He has been critically i'll for some
time.
Since writing the above concerning Evans
we learn he was fined s25 Tor carrying con'
cealed weapons, and $40 for interrupt1ng
religious services. He is considered a bad boy
by nearly every body, and great many were
in hopes that he would be severely punished
He did not have the SS5, and in consequence
thereof he was put in jail. There ought TO De
some way to work every prisoner In the JAN
and thereby make them earn their bread oy
the sweat of their brow. This thing of letting
q big negro buck board out his fine Is just to
the fancy of some fellows, but If the county
had some way to work them like all smoke"
1t would throw damper over their festive
ardour and the Jail would henceforth be place
of terror to the most of them, while the Com
monweaIth would realize some revenue from
those who did get in. An apartment might be
fitted up and let them break rock to put on
the public roads.
Your correspondent was well pleased with
piece of excellent, good, common senfe, in the
last issue Of the Spectator" entitled why not
Now" There is great deal Of eulosizing done
when some rich man dies of "heart disease"
while many a poor boy battling with the
storms of life needs q little help with a big 81.
boy would make man. but while he is
greeted with refusals. kicks, and cuffs, short
answers. and in fact no encouragement at all.
he at once concludes that he can never sue.
coed and gives up in despair. Your cores
pondent has seen dark day and a few words of
encouragement and a helping hand from
Christian friend now dead cheered me on. And
from experience we know such friends are
great loss to us, from the fact that there is SO
few of them.
Miss Fannie Wiikeson, of Bath county, is
visiting her sister. Mrs. Law of this place.
Miss Maggie Law, who has been residing in
Bath County for several years back. has re-
turned 10 her home in this place.
M. V. Spi Ter. one OF our enterprisipg under
takers showed Us lot of caskets which he re-
ceved last week from Cincinnati They are
very fine ones and are sure to fill the bill of tire
most fastldious. He is also getting fl e guide
rails and trimmings fol his platform hearse.
which by the way is bard to beat for neatness.
Spring is approaching and we see large
number OF drummers rolling into town to see
our merchants. We believe that class of BUSH
ness men don't like to be dubbed drummers,
but it must be Commercial Travellers"
Mrs. Jacob Weaver died at her residence
near here last week. Deceased suffered much,
but bore all with Christian resignation. Size
was a very consistent member Tor many years
Of the Reformed Church. she was inferred at
st. John cemetery, Rev. Shuford conducting
the services. Her aged husband, SO we are
told, is very Ill from grieving for his wife,
They were an aged couple, and had travelled
life's journey together, sharing one another's
griefs ard joys, and the final parting must of
necessity be very trying and painful ordeal.
The bereaved family have the sympathy of the
entire community, in this. their great sorrow
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