Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-05-21
NIiddIebr0Ok News.
MIR Chas. McClure's sale last Thursday was
well attended and property sold low enough
Some fine horses were sold

Mr. Chas. McClure's sale last Thursday wa:
well attended and property sold low enough
some fine horses were sold.
Miss Arnold. daughter of Chas. Arnold
at Newport. in this county, who was SO badly
burned last winter (as written for the SPKCrA.
TOR at the tfme) died at her home there last
week. She had been great sufferer since the
occurrence of the sad accident in which she
had the sympathy and prayers of ALL But
God has taken the little sufferer unto himself
where she will be healed of all her wounds and
where pains and death never enter. The
parents have the sympathy of all in their day
OF sad bereavement. but they should remem-
Der that she has gone to q land where she will
not be called upon to suffer excruciating pains,
but where God will wipe all tears from her
eyes. and where new song will be put in her
mouth, even songs of praise unto her God.
Mrs. John Lofts died at her home near here
last week of consumption. She leaves hus-
band and q family of small children to mourn
her death. Mrs Lofts was sister of Jas.
Hicks of Stuart's Draft. Virginia. She had
been sick for some time, but bore her suffer
ings with patience remarkable for its endur
ance. Mrs. Lofts was about As years of age. 1t
is, indeed, a very sad day for family of chils
dren when death takes their mother away
We know from sorrowful experience.
Rev. David Perry, of the Methodist Church.
was in this place last Saturday, ami was the
guest of D. NJ smith. He preached an able
sermon az DGteh Hollow Church Oh Sunday
morning, also one in the evening at Oakland
Chapel (Which should have been called HIPS
Chapel. He is fine speaker, and his sermons
were very impressive indeed. BE takes the
place of Rev. D. W. Hill who is, and has been
sal-. l,<,,, 49,
90 well in his work. He will find plenty of
material to work on.
MIR. John Manly became the purchaser. a few
days since of the fine saddle and driving
stallion-"Prince William He surely is a
fine horse, and John has placed him at his
stable for the benefit of the stockmen who
have desire to improve their plug STOCK and
raise something fine for general purposes. He
is years old, and is s3id to be 3-minute
horse. Lovers of fine blooded stock are doing
Among this number is ]. S. Byers of Staunton;
John Manly, of Middlebrook; Trimble and
Wilson, of Swoope; Phil. Gilkeson, of Mint
Spring, and others. These men believe in
raising the standard OF our stock and deserve
to have the assistance of all who want to see
our grand old county come to the front and
excel in all. Quite a large number of horses
passed through here en- route to Harrisonburg
Court last week.
There are some negro women around here
who are in the habit of beating their children
numerically and brutally. We saw one last
week that had its head badly skinned up and
bruised by it's inhuman mother and brutal
grandmother. There are some negroes wb o
have not the sense to correct their children,
and therefore they are thus treated. 1t is the
duty of the grand jurymen TO present such
people and make them suffer for their leather.
headedness. There are people who also treat
dumb brutes very cruelty and brutally. There
is law against it, and it is very grossly
violated, and these inhuman acts have been
only winked at heretofore, and a very in-
portant law it is.
"The Credit System" is running the laboring
classes. For instance one mechanic will do q
job for a certain price according to the cost OF
his material on 80 days time. He has to
charge up this work for months or a year. Or
sometimes when he asks for his pay. the cry,
nine out of ten times. is, well, have my
fertilizer bill TO pay" or something of that
sort. Every body must be paid before the poor
mechanic (by sons. not all) This is the
reason why the best mechanics are leaving
here and more will soon go. They seek
place where money circulates for labor any
how. There are several good mechanics VINO
are going to hunt better locations another
year. Good horse-shoers are already very
scarce, as those who now work at it are leav-
ing, and none are learning it because of the
slack treatment received by the majority of
mechanics.
The weather is fine and tie road overseers
are busy. If rock crusher had been bought
instead of the present road pillow we might do
som sthing toward improving the roads. Dirt
thrown in the road only makes mud, and is
soon in the ditch again.
Mr.. Ad. Rosen and family were here last
Sunday.
RoXBURY.