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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-16
From ElktOn.
ELKToN. VA, April ii, 1890

ELKTON, VA, April Ia, 1871
Ed Spectator: No doubt some of your many
readers would be glad to find line from this
part of the Valley and know that we are stiil
here and while we do not often appear IN any
of the papers yet EIkton is among the ISL OF
booming towns along the s. V. R. K. and 1t
everything goes well. we will soon be counted
as one of the new cities of the South.
meeting was to have been held last week
for the purpose of organizing a joint STOCK COM
paDy, but on account oil several of the men De-
ing unable to attend. the day was postponed
until this week, and expect to organize on
Wednesday, April 10th. DR. S. P. II. Miller,
D. w. Flckwir of the S. " R. R., Roanoke, D.
F. Kagey, of Luray. George E Sipe, of Harris
onburg and several others are very much in
terested. and with such lively men at the head.
there is an assured success. Options have been
taken on all the land, and engineers will soon
beg a to cut what once was beautiful farm
into lots aud streets. Elkton has every advan
tage of being city. and with as good railroad
facilities as any pace in the SOUTH
Mr. G. z Abraham, who was agent at this
place for five years. was removed to the
fiourishing town of Buena Vista. and d. F..
Ogden, formerly joint agent of V. r r. and
c. & o. R. R. at Loeb Laird. has succeeded him
W. d. huukio Is uidSluB uutLo az iiAPtoNo-
ment in his hotel by adding eighteen new
rooms In the former building.
Miss Fannie Kaufman, of Port Rtpnblic, Ia
visiting her sister. Mrs. J. ". Eoo'f.
Miss Compton OF Harrisonburg is visiting
her brother. Mr.. W. K. Compton, at Bear
Lithia Springs.
The case against the s. v. R. R. by the heirs
of a deaf-mute by name of Sites. who was
struck and killed by a freight train several
years ago. was decided at Harrisonburg last
Friday, allowing the heirs of Sites $3.50. The
railroad expects to carry the case to higher
court.
s. Eaton & Son have just completed their
new store here and have moved from the old
stand near Elk Run church. TOP"
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The Arlington Addition.
RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR HANDSOME HOMES
AND COED INVESTMENTS.

A RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR HANDSOME HOMES
AND COED INVESTMENTS.
The gentlemen composing the Arlington
Company have done handsome thing for the
city. The large vacant space on the north of
Churchyille Avenue and adjoining on the
west the property of Captain Thos. D. Ran
son, has been terr8ced on the avenue and wide
streets opened and twepty-four handsome
residence lots now have their corners and
lines distinctly defined. The plat of the prop.
erty giving the width and boundaries OF
streets, alleys, and lots is complete drawing,
and visit 10 the place will insure pleasant
reflections whether or not pur chase is made.
1t is the beginning OF the dawn which is to
throw benignant rays over Stauntcn in the
new prospects for growing and continued
progress. The company present the matter to
the public in an attractive advertisement set
ting forth the property in perfect shapes from
the open field as it was when they took the
premises in hand. Abundant time is given &c
view the place, and to do SO. the visitor being
without home of his own will not long re
main So The elevation is the very best, Snt
the approach easy and inviting. II will be 6
gala day that second of May, for then we com
mence the expansion and the new growth o
our fair city of the Valley
L
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TUCKER AND Tom REEp.-In the Fiftieth

TUCKER AND Tom REED.-In the Fiftieth
Congress Tom Reed of Maine, took pro-
nounced and conspicuous attitude IN favor
of the repeal of the tobacco tax and strenu
ously and persistent,y urged that the House
should be given the opportunity of voting
on it's abolition as a separate proposition.
When he was reminded that the Mills bill
provided for a reduction of the tobacco tax
and, as that was the regular revenue meas
ura Of the majority it should be fully con-
sidsred and disposed Of before any separate
tax proposition should be entertained by
the House, he imp; siently rejected the
suggestion and repeated his demand that
the House should have the privilege of
voting on the tobacco tax repeal fright
nowl
Representative Harry Tucker has dis
tinct and accurate recollection of this cpl
sads, it seems, and h5 uses it with a peril
uaeity that visibly snnoys Mr.. Reed, who, as
Speaker is disposed to Ego back" on his
record on the floor on various important
questions, aud the tobacco tax repeal is one
Of them. Tucke, ia determined that he
shall not profit by his position to ignore. q
matter which be considered so important in
the ,ast Congress and he has, therefore,
taken UP Reeds former role AID gives the
| Speaker no rest with his persistent efforts
| to got bill before the House to repeal the
tobacco tax. Reed stubbornly refuses to
entertain motion for that purpose aud re
SORTS to varinus Speakership prerogative'
aud enbtcrfuges to- shake his tormentn
off But Tucker Won't bs '5hook," bu
continues to shake bis tobacco tax PROPOSE
tion under the Speakers nose. And So th'
merry war goes o. and the prospect 0
alb ,!isIing this onsrous and obnoxious tai
fades into nothipgnesa along With multi
tu1s Of other broken Republican promises
I-Lyacb Virgin,an.
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DID IT EVER HAPPEN BEFORE? WILL
IT EvEE HAPPEN AGAIN?-Ne! the same
thing never did, nor morning like it. This
is it: Ga yesterday (Thu'sday) q father at
tended his wifs's funeral and bis sons aud
daughters wedding. The son and daugh
ter experienced what is considered the sad
dest and happiest moments of their lives in
the Same day. That of which We speak oo
Cured in the eastern part of this county.
The husbands name is Thos. III. Devericks,
whose wife died on last Wednesday, and on
the day following the funeral took place,
also the marriage of his son and daughter,
of which We give notice in another column
i-Hiohiand Re- order.
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The President has nominate1 Maj. Ell. Nc
Mahon for Postmaster of Stanton.
The marriage o. DIR. Richard IL. Lewis, of
Raleigh, N. c., to Miss Mary Gordon, sister of
Hon A. c. Gordon of this city, will take place
here on the 18th of May.
Mr. c. W. spaugler has been appointed depot
agent of the Valley Railroad at Staunton in
the place of Mr. B. L. Partlow resigued-
At Cowardin, Bath county, Maggie a. Gwin
has been appointed postmas ter, in the place OF
G. Richardson. removed, and st Sunrise, Bath
county, r. =. HEX man in the place of L. E
Hickman. deceased.
| Col VIM. L. Bumgardner having removed to
st. Joseph. Mo, DR.. s. Fl. Henkel has been ap.
pointed Fish Commissioner for this county in
his place.
! at the annual meeting Of the Board Of Agri,
| culture Oh the 18th instant, Major Ahsalun
Koiner was reelected President for the term O
| two years.
Last Thursday, the 10th instant, was the SOtl
anniversary OF the birth OF the venerable Mr.
A. II. Simpson, and on that day his fTieuds al
a token OF the respect in which he is held pre-
sented him with eighty gold pleces-one 70
each year ofhis age.
The marriage of Mr.. Frank W. Taylor, O
Chattanooga, Tenn, and Miss Laura Feamstel
fof Lewisburg, W. Va, will take place to-,nor
row in the Presby terian church in Lewlsbu e
A. F. Robertson. Esq, and his wife have re
turned from their visit to Florida whittier the
went for the benefit of their health. We ar
pleased to state that the health of each was i'm
proved.
By letter from Rev. Job Turner, dated Mem
phis. Tepn., April 9th, we learn that he had tn
influenza In 8 G. from which State he weat
Memphis. arriving there on the 9th. In con
sequence OF the very high waters Ia the river
he was not able to go TO New Orleans or Texa
On the l0th he went to Little Rock, Arkansa
from which place he expected to return an
start on his way to Kansas and Missouri. wis
he will return to Memphis to hold service neS
Sunday, the Gosh.
As a traveller, he could beat Nellie BLY,,
Do it easily. and not more than half try.
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THE CITY COURT.
THE EDMoNDsoN RAILROAD GATE COMPANY
Or1JEp MhTTEPS

THE EDMoNDsoN RAILROAD GATE COMPANY
OTHER MATTERS.
The April term of the City Court, Judge
tlrattan presiding, commenced on 10th inst.
The organization known as the Edmondson
Railroad Gate Company is located in Rich
mond The inventor Of the gate or cattle
guard, the purpose for which the patent was
obtained, is Mr.. E. l.. Edmondson of this city.
Several PARTIES, who had made subscriptions
for the purpose of pushing the invention, de-
clined to pay the same, and thereupon suit
was brought by the company against Mr.. Guy
Cochran as a test case, and tried before Judge
Gratten on the 18th, Messrs. Braxton & Brax-
ton for the company, and Mr.. A. F. Robertson
for the defendants. Mr.. G. Wherry, OF Rich
mond the Secretary ofthe company, was pre-
sent, with the records. as Witness. The case
was argued by the Attorneys of both sides at
length.
OPINION OF THE COURT.
On the 18th, Judge Grattan delivered his
opinion, and the case is Of much local as
we'll as general interest, the leading points are
given in the following extracts from it,
This is the case of party promising to sub
scribe to the stock of company not at that
time chartered, but to be chartered for certain
purposes set out in the subscription paper
scribed fix the liabilities oftbe subscriber, and
when such purposes and terms are ncorporat-
ed in the cEarter. and tha subscriber has been
received by being enrolled upon I he eiock list
or ledger, the Contract is com plete. snd can he
enforced by the company against the suoscri5-
er for his subscription, and by the subscriber
against the company for his stock upon pay
n1ent of said subscription.
Outside of such purposes and terms and hey
ond them. there is no contract at all-wantiDg
the consensus forming the basis of all con-
tracts"
The promises made by the subscriber and the
provisions of the charter subsequently obtain
ed are reviewed and held to be at variance.
Judgment was rendered for the defendant.
The grand jury re-indcted James Boyd, a
negro boy, for house breaking, who had been
released by habeas corpus on the ground of in
formality.
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Hon GEO. D. WISE UNsEATED After
the debate on the Wise. Waddil4 contest,
the House of Representatives gave Waddill
Wise's SCAT by a partisan vote of 134 to 12o.
This was determined upon by the Republt
cans before the debate occurred. The first
vote was on tho minority resolution to de-
clare the seat vacant, and the call proved
that 100 members were in favor of this and
1873 were opposed. Then the vote was tax
en- on the resolution of the majority declar
ing that Edmund Waddill, Jr., was elect
ed to Congress from the Third COMPRESSION
al district of Virginia in 1888, and the re-
suit was yeas. 1874; nays, 1904 strict par
ty vote, as was anticipated.
Judge Waddi!l was then escorted to the
bar of the House and sworn in as MEM
Der,
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J. r. KEMPER,
Secretary.


MRS. ABBoTr's WONDERFUL EXHIBITION OF
AN UNKNOWN INFLUENCE.-On Monday night
and Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday night OF
this week Mrs. Abbott gave exhibitions of her
wonderful powers which excite the surprise
and admiration OF all beholders. The follow
Ting programme was faithfully performed:
| Ist Test.-Each member of the committee
tries to hold chair, Mrs Abbott lays her fin
ger on the wood. he can't stand.
I'd Mrs Abbott holds a chair in her open
hands. each tries to pull or push 1t through
them.
Sd. Mrs. Abbott stands erect on one foot, each
tries singly, then in twos threes and fours, to
push her off her balance.
4th. Mrs. Abbott lifts members of the COM
mittee by the head.
5th. She lifts the committee singly seated IN
n chair by laying her hands against the chair
posts without grasping 1T. Members Of the
committee can lay their hands between heis
and the chair
9th. Lifts two, three and five men piled on
one chair-same manner.
7th. Mrs .Abhott,by laying her fingers against
the posts of rocking chair. prevents the
strongest man from rocking.
sth Mrs Abbott holds billiard cue in her
open hands one, two, three and four men try
to push and pull it across her hands.
9th MFs;Abbott holds tumbler in her mag
netic hands, when the vibration Of her lOrce
can be distinctly heard by ALL
10th Each of the committee tries to lift the
9S- pound lady. (Which they can do if lifted i'm
mediately upon laying hold of her. and before
her force operates). The second lift, after hold
ing her moment, is the test, then they try in
pairs TO lift her, then three and four.
lIth Mrs. Abbott takes small boy from
the audience, and lay his open hands in her
mighty palms, thus transmitting her force to
the boy, until the strongest man cannot lift
the boy off the stage.
18th. Each committeeman tries TO hold a n
umbrella while her fingers rest against the
handle.
18th With a pole stan ding perpendicular
heavy MAJ is placed on top. and five or six
men to hold it down, Mrs ABBOTT lifts The en-
tire weight by iayipg her mighty palms against
the pole not crasping it, allowing one of the
committee TO lay his hand between her hand
and the stick.
Nth Mrs Abbott places her hands against
the proaceGium wall while two members ofthe
committee pace their hands between hers and
the wood TO detect If muscular force is used
while n embers OF the committee try to push
her up to the wall.
18th. Mrs Abbott lifts eight or ten members
of the COMMITTEES placed on two heavy strong
chairs by laying her hands against the back OF
the chairs.
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Advertising.

1t is the experience of every city without
exception that the most prosperous business
houses are those which advertise most and
most inteligently, and the men who have
achieved success In this way could not be in
duced to give it up under any circumstances.
OF course a man cannot succeed by advertis-
log alone. He must back ii up oy attention
to business, by promptness In all his dealings.
by consulting the tastes and interests of his
customers, and by making good his promises:
and as luIe IT. will be found that liberal
and progressive advertisers do all these things
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-16
z. &. @. 4. Entertainment.

The ladies of the Y. M. G. 4. Auxiliary fur
nished our citizens with highly pleasing en-
tertaiument in the Y. M @. A. building on
Friday and Monday nights last The enter
tainment consisted OF a japanese wedding, rem
dered in pantomime, together with some fine
selections of music and pleasing Rotations
The costumes were elegant and appropriate;
the music and Rotations, elevating and pleas
ing. The audiences are mucn indebted to Mrs.
Howison and her assistants for evenings SO
pleasantly spent. Refreshments were served
after these exercises. The net proceeds of over
800 will be used to increase the library fund Of
the Y. M. G.. a.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-16

CARPET WOoLs-MANUFACTUR Or
POSE INCREASE OF THE Duty THEREON
WASHINGTON, April II -Messfs. Dornan,
Crow, Pollock, Bromley, and Mason Ca rpet
manufacturers of Philadelphia, representing
q pr oducing capacity of 1000 carpet looms,
bad hearing before the Republican mem
bers Of the Ways and Means Committee t.
day in reference to the proposed increase a
duty on carpet woods. They opposed the
proposition, and declared that the increase
would make the raw material for iDgra, L
carpet cost more than the carpets now sold
for finished in the open market.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-16

The absurdity Of the republican idea Of
giving b0unties to sugar planters and to
ship. owners strikes the most casual observ-
err at a glance; for why, in a.free and equal
country, should the government pay a
Louisiana farmer for raising sugar, but
tax Virginia farmer for raising tobacco
| or why pay ship-owners but tax the owners
| of railroads? But the bounty system is
| only the protective tariff system withou'
disguise, for by the latter the government
pluuders ninety per cent. of the people al
the country in order to Increase the profits
of the remaining ten per cent -Ate1. Ga
| oeffe
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-16

Last Saturday evening while gentleman
and his two sons who lived near Deep Ran,
near Fredericksburg, were crossing it, they
discovered a large number of behring's in
the stream, and stopping, obtained sticks
with which they killed over 100. The num-
Der of herring in the run this year has very
greatly exceeded any previous year.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-16
DEATHS.
Ladv,s po-raot Co,,,.-.-

Our new book by DIR. Ohm H. DYE. one of
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-16

Mrs. Vaughan, wife of Robert Vaughan,
of Redmond, attempted to commit suicide
Saturday by shooting herself. The wouod
will probably prove fatal. Sac is 81 years
of age. She vas Miss Wyatt, and she
has brother in ons Of the government de-
partments 10 Washington.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-16

SEARCHING FOR COAL.-The Highland
Recorder ssys that Mr. VIM. A. Beverage
has gone to work with vim to develop his
coal bank one mile south of town Mon-
tereyl He has hired man and given him
instructions to tunnel through the hill if
necessary to prove whether coal does exist
as the surface specimens Indicate.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-16
Chean Papers,

Newspapers, besides the reading matter they
contain, are valuable for many other purposes
in the family-for putting under carpets
cleaning lamps and windows, polishing stoves
starting fires, &c-and at the price we sci
them-25 cents per hundred-are the cheapest
things that can be bought.
At this low price we will urnish good, IN
clipped papers. Call at the SPECTATOR OFT re
and get one OF more hundred before they are
n uOlI
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-16

CLIFTON FORGE AND IRoN-GATE REVIEW
We have received the first issue of the "Clif-
ton-Forge and Iron-Gate Review" dated April
18th. 1t is published by the Review Publish>
ing Company and is under the editorial con
troll and management of Mr.. w. FL. Fl. Frenger.
who is practical printer and has had expert
ence in publishing q newspaper, having some
some years ago established the Allegheny GTt-
bune which he edited for four years. He has
our best wishes for his success in his new en-
terprise, in which he will be able to render
valuable service to the industrial enterprises
which will be established in that fine mineral
ifu
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-16
The frat Symptoms of Death.

Tired feeling, dali headache pains 10 va
rious parts of the body, sinking at the pit
of the stomach, lpss Of appetite, feverish-
ness, pimples nr sores, are all positive evil
deucss Of poisoned blood. No matter how
ii becama poisoned it must be purified tn
avoid death. d.. Acker's English Blood
Elixir has geUer failed to remove ecrofnlops
or syphiiiic poisons. Sod under positive
guarantee by PIT. Allen, Druggist. Stauu-
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-16
The city election in Providence. R.

The CITY election in Providence. r. l.,
for Senator aud eight Representatives re-
suited in the election of all the democratic
ticket save one Representative by MAORI
ties ranging from 1874 to 532. This insures
the election of Governor Davis and the
democratic general officers in grand com.
mittee. The Australian ballot system
again worked we'll, the largest vote ever
cast in the city being polled without delay
or friction.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-16

The double tracking oflths Norfalk and
Western r ,ad from Ro anoke to Radford Is
going forward rapidly to meet the growing
demands of heavy freight traffic. The
company has given orders for the erection
of new station ut Salem. Il will be the
finest on the line of the road.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-16

ELoPEMENT.-The old adage that love laughs
at locksmiths found another Illustration of its
truthfulness in this county last Sunday
night. On that night Mr. James w. Dof1e-
moy err, a very worthy young man, aged nine
teen years, son of MIR. B. F. Doffiemoyer, who
lives near Grove Hill, eloped with Miss Lizzie
McAlister. the bright sixteen year.od dsugh-
ter of Mr. NJ A. McAlister. who lives in the
same neighborhood. They went to Mines and
took the train for Hagerstown, Nd, where they
were married. returning the next day. We
are glad to state that both were soon forgiven,
and are now sojourning happily under the
hospitable roof of Mr. MeAlister, the father of
the young lady.-Pdqe Courier.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-16

CHIEF OF POLICE AssAssINATED.-A
Blue Field, WA, on last Saturday, Wal
ter Johnston, Chief of Police of that place,
was assassinated by moonshiners-his body
riddled by bullets. He bad been witness
against them at the last term of the Uni
ted States Court there.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-16

UNIvERsrrY GLEE CLUB.--The University of
Virginia Glee Club consisting of q students,
will give an entertainment next Friday night,
April 18Th, in the' Opera House OF this city.
This entertainment is peculiarly unique and
interesting and deserves good house. which
We hope will be secured. Between each song
there will be selections by the Banjo Club.
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0ur Very Rest PeODle

Confirm our statement when We say that
DR.. Acker's English Remedy is in every
way superior to any and all other prepara-
tons for the throat and lungs. In whooping
cough and Group, it is magic aud relieves at
once. We offer you sample bottle free.
Remember, this remedy is sold under q
positive gnarantee.-For sale by Philip T.
Allen, Staunton, Va.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-16

HALE PAVEMENT CoMPANY.-The undersign-
ed stockholders of the Hale Pavement Com
pany, owning together more than one-tenth o
the capital stock of said company, hereby cal
a general meeting of the stockholders of said
company to be held at the Office of Bell g. Cat
lett in the city of Staunton on Thursday the
18th day of May 1890 at II O'Clock NJ.
H. NJ BELL,
r. II. CATLETT,
JED HoTCHKISS,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-16

The young man who swallowed by mistake
the whole contents of a package of Laxador is
out again. He says he feels rather "pale'' but
otherwise is all right. He will, however. fol-
low the directions next time.
DIR. Bulls Baby Syrup is recommended by
all druggists as being purely vegetable. relia.
Bile and safe preparation for babies. Price on.
ly Is cents.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-16

HORSES KILLED BY LIGHrNING-The "Shen'
andoah Valley" says that: on last wednesday
evening about O'Clock. lightning struck MIR
Harper Rice's stable. located on Smiths Creek
opposite Snaps sawmill, about miles north
east of New Market, and killed two horses
and badly injured third one-ali tn at were
in the stable -