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and she said: Where on earth have you
BEEN didn't answer but went right up to
the desk drawer and took out that bottle of
liquor and took drink. suppose was there
twenty minutes, when l left and went out by
the back way to the railroad. 1t was still dark,
don't know what time it was. Then | went
up to Jake Painters and asked him for my
pipe. He got up and opened the front door
and said: Your pipe amt here" l went in
the house. 1t was very late in the night but
it wasn't day yet. What walked me l don't
know but | think Mr.. Painter walked me
when was settln in the chair asleep in the
bed room. lie said, come and go over to the
bridge, something has got killed on the rail
road. ! started out behind him and went as
far as the bridge, and somebody come up and
said it was Lottie Rowe, ! says: Il can't stand
nothing like that, I'll go back" l went back
was coming out She asked me what was the
matter with my clothes. l told her there
wasn't anything the matter only they was
muddy. She says "a girl got killed down
here and they are going to lay it on YOU l
told her they needn't lay it on me. She says
take them clothes off. | says I'm going to
take them off, they are all wet, and put on my
every day clothes. Agin l got them off the
officers was there and told me to come to town
to appear against Mason Doom before he got
away. I knew it was me they was after.
In reply to d question Spiller continued:
don't know why killed her. only know
ed | was gone anyway. couldn't help from
killing her after she knew me. After 1 killed
her wasn't a bit scared. l never felt any
fear. felt some kind of strange sort of feel
ing on me but it want fear | had no power
to keep from killing her l just had to do it
after she knowed me. No living man could
have taken her away from me alive. | never
saw her to know her before, but / may have
seen her often but l never paid any attention
to her. l dom think I would have done any
they hadn't made me mad at
Rowe's by not wanting to drink out of my
bottle. I never told anybody but you two
gentlemen: but I can hear that girl snore by
my bed every night since l have been in this
cell just as she did when hit her on the head
with that rock.
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Fourth OF July at Harrisonburg.

ENTERTAINMENTS BY THE Y, NJ. c. A. OF THAT
PLACE.
With the view of raising funds to aid in the
erection of building for the Y. NJ. G. A. of
Harrsonburg, series of entertainments will
be given on the 4th of July at the Assembly
Park near that place. The Register says
THE entertainments given by the Young
Mems Christian Association are always of
refined and elevating character, and the pro-
gram which is being arranged for the Fourth
will be fully up to the usual high standard.
At present only an outline of the program
can be given. 1t will be about as follows:
From nine o'clock on the morning of the
Fourth till ten there will be a concert on the
Public Square by the Union Cornet Band and
an hour later the exercises at the Park will
begin with a humorous entertainment by
Prof A w. Hawks, of Baltimore. The enter
tainment will last an hour, and at twelve o.
clock the people will be free to look after the
comfort of the timer man.
At two o'clock there will be a grand band
concert of natural airs, after which will come
the event of the day, an Grafton by a speaker
of national reputation. Just who this will be
can not be announced until next week, but it
is possible that that famous old soldier, Gen
eral John B. Gordon, eX Governor of Georgia.
will be the man.
At seven o'clock in the evening there will
be another humorous entertainment by Prof.
Hawks and then to crown the exercises of
the day there will be display of fireworks
that will eclipse anything of the kind ever
seen before in Harrisonburg The fireworks
to be used will be furnished by the Pains
Fireworks Company, of New York which
arranged the pyrotechnlc exhibition at the
World Fair"
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KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and Improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
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1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
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ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed ON every
package. also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you viii not
accept any substitute If offered.
feb l.
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DEATHS.

GARBER.-At her residence corner of Main
and Madison streets at 1920 p. III. WedncS-
day, June 9th, of dropsy, Mrs. Eliza CARRIER,
widow of A. NJ CARRIER, aged Is. years.
The funeral was from the Baptist church, Of
which she was member, at O'Clock Thurs
day afternoon. She is survived by the follow
ing children: William H. CARRIER, of Manches-
ter, Va; Misses Ellen and Nancy CARRIER. a.
NJ. CARRIER, Jr.; Louis CARRIER, a. w. CARRIER,
John NJ. CARRIER, Mrs. .. c. Gregory, and Mrs.
George Pforr, OF near Annex, this county.
HENNESSEY.-At his home near the White
Sulphur Springs, GreenDrier county, W. Va.
Wednesday, June 5th, Mr.. Edward Hennes-
sey, aged about Sc years, leaving q widow
and eight children.
He was native of County Limerick, Ire
land and live 20 years at the White sulphur
Springs.
JOHNSTON.-In Harrisonburg, Wednesday,
June 9th, Mrs. Laura Johnston, widow OF
Judge Robert Johnston, aged 56 years, leav-
ing 5SonS and daughters.
JOHNSTON.-Mrs. Laura Johnston, widow of
the late Judge Robert Johnston, died at her
residence in Harrisonburg about half past
one O'Clock, on Wednesday, the 9th instant,
after a long and painful illness.
The deceased was f1fty-siX years old, and
before marriage was a Miss CriSS, being a
daughter Of the late Aaron Criss. She leaves
nine children, four girls and Eve boys.
DURRETTE.-At his home near EarlysviiIe,
Albemarle county, at II m. Thursday, June
1th, DR.. J. 7. Durrette, aged about 80 years,
leaving a widow and three children-Wil-
liam, Frank and Miss Mary Durrette. Tie
last was called home from school by the sad
event.
The Charlottesville Progress says Dr.. Dur
rette was a man of genial and kindly nature,
and had attached to him host of friends who
will hear of his death with sincere regret.
SPIERS.-JOhh Spiers, son of George Spiers,
who recently returned here from Roanoke,
died at the residence OF his father on North
Augusta street. Friday morning, June Sth at
10 O'Clock, aged II years.
The funeral took place at 10 O'Clock Saturd ny
morning from his fathers residence, and vas
conducted by Rev. j. ID. Donovan.
LAWRENCE.-At the residence of Mr.. ]. w.
Lawrence on Greenville Avenue at O'Clock
Sunday evening, June 10th, his little daugll-
ter. Alma Gertrude, aged l year. months,
and21 days.
She was his only child, and his wife died sew
eral months ago.
CHURCHMAN.-J June 2tn, at Union, n. Y,
where she was visiting her parents, Mrs
Myra ChuFchman. beloved wife of j. Frank
Churchman, OF Philadelphia, formerly of
Augusta county and Richmond, Va. Catarrh
of the bowels was the cause.
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Trial of Geo. DoWnel.

Geo. Downey, of Longdale, Allegheny coun-
ty, who is charged by his eldest daughter Liz
zie, with having been guilty of the unnatural
and incredible crime Of outraging her person
on the border of Rockbridge county, when
taking her home, which she had left without
her fathers knowledge or consent, was indict-
ed at Lexington by special grand jury last
week, and will be tried by a special jury sum-
moned for the purpose this week. This trial
commenced on yesterday. 1t would require
indubitable evidence to convince us that a
father could commit such crime on his own
daughter.
SIS this hot enough for your" is a silly
question but if you meet a man who COM
plains of suffering from the heat, ten to one
you will find, on inquiry, that he does not use
Ayers Sarsaparilla to tone up his system and
free his blood from irritating humOrs
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VIM. T. MccauIey Shot and Killed
bv his Wife,

Wm T. McCauley, aged 80 years, a U. S.
soldier, member of Battery D. 4th artillery
which has been stationed at Fort McHenry,
who had been spending, since the Goth of
March. his furlough of three months at G. C.
Hoy's about7 miles from Staunton in the
Barterbrook neighborhood, was shot last
Thursday afternoon by his wife Minnie HOY
McCauiey with gun loaded with squirrel
shot, the load entering the breast near the
heart, from the effects of which he died at
O'Clock the next evening-Friday. He was a
tall man of robust constitution. When this
tragedy occurred no one was present except
McCauley and his wife. Mrs Nancy Ross
aunt of Mrs McCauley, was in another room.
Mrs. McCauley was arrested and brought to
jail Friday by Deputy Sheriff T. A Dawson.
The victim was buried at Waynesboro' on
Saturday.
The following is the substance of the testi-
mony at the coroner's inquest as reported by
the Post
ION Thursday morning, June 9TH, McCauley
went out squirrel hunting. He came back
about the middle of the day, and going into
the house he took off his coat and vest and
laid them on the bed He told his wife that
hC iie'i utT SeNeTdl lllHeS 10 wash MS
clothes, but she refused to do it. II will take
them over to my SISTERS" and while he was
putting them up into a bundle she took his
watch out of his vest pocket. He asked her
several times to give Il back to him but she re-
fused. He then said: IF you take my watch
l Will take your clock, and with that picked
up the clock and walked into the other room
(the kitchen) where his wife's aunt, Nancy
Ross was.
The testimony here was conflicting, some
saying he said he would break the clock in
stead OF taking it. As he was walking into the
kitchen she said to him eff you don't bring
my clock back | will shoot you,' MeCauley
didn' stay in the kitchen, but came back into
the bed room Immediately, and opposite the
door in which he was standing was his wife
with the gun in her hands.
He said don't point that gun at me-" and
without word she fired. She had the weapon
leveled and its stock was to her shoulder He
received the whole charge of squirrel shot in
the breast.
The wounded man walked quickly out of
the door and about 100 yards towards his SIS
ter's, but growing faint he turned back to
Hoy's house. His wife and Nancy Ross ran
out to help him back and as they approached,
his wife said ''Oh Willie, you know didn't
mean to shoot you" They assisted him back
to the house.
After hearing the evidence the jury render
ed verdict in almost the following words:
"We the jury sworn to inquire how, when
and by what means W. T. McCauley there ly-
ing dead came to his death do find that he
died by a gun shot fired by his wife, which
was an unlawful act.''
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LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
RENEWAL OF OUR LIBERAL
PROPOSITION.

To accommodate those who failed to avail
themselves of our proposition when open to
allow all who paid up arrearages and year
in advance, and new advance-paying sub
scribers, to have the SPECTATOR for the sue
ceeding year at only one dollar, we now renew
it that all may avail themselves of the op-
portunity to get the paper at half price. Those
who fail to avail themselves of this oppor-
tunity will have none but themselves to
blame. We renew. the proposition for their
accommodation, and whilst this is published
they can get the advantage of it.
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A FIGHT EXPECTED.-It seems to be
expected that a fight will occur be-
tween Desha Breckenridge, a son of
W. P. G. Breckenridge, and W. G.
Owens, his fathers competitor for the
nomination for Congress in the Ash
land district of Kentucky, growing out
of personalities in the canvass
REMOVAL OF SENATOR VANCE'S RE
AfAINS.-The widow of Senator Vance
had the body of her husband disin-
tered at Ashville last week and re-
buried in a LOT in which it is proposed
his State shall erect a monument to
his memory. The Senator's son, as
soon as he heard Of it, went from
Washington city to AshviIle, and had
the remains put back in the grave from
which they had been taken, next to
those Of his, the sons mother He says
he has no objection to their removal,
if his mothers be removed with them,
but to this his step mother would not
agree.
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Sudden Death of Or. VIM. M. CYaW-
ford.

Our citizens were shocked on Monday after
noon on the reception here of the surprising
and sad intelligence that Dr. VIM. NJ. Craw-
ford of Mt. Sidney was dead. Whilst in his
Office preparing a prescription for lady, he
was suddenly struck with apoplexy and in
stantly expired at 1.15 o'clock p. m, Monday,
June 18th, in the 61st year of his age He was
i'll apparent good health up to the moment of
the fatal stroke, and had just eaten hearty
dinner. He was popular citizen and
physician of large practice. He had practiced
his profession in that neighborhood for 40
years. and his death is greatly lamented. He
is survived by his wife, who was a Miss Nc
Chesney of ckbridge, and eight children
five sons and three daughters. Two of his
sons, VIM. and Jas. 4. reside in Texas, and
have been telegraphed of their fathers sud
den death Truly, ''in the midst of life we are
in death
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North River District.

MT. SoLoN, VA, June IL, 1881
Miss Lizzie Vines is critically ILL., Her
mother is with her.
Mr.. George White is said to be improving.
Mrs. r. 4. Todd, who had two severe opera
lions performed at Johns Hopkins Hospital,
Baltimore is reported as improving and will
join her family soon.
Miss Blanche Baker, beautiful and intelli-
gent young lady of Emporia, Kansas is visit
ing relatives here.
The slick-tongued appletree man has been
among us. well-to-do neighbor ordered
5000 worth of different kinds, at high prices.
His neighbours told him he was humbugged,
and he countermanded the order 1t looks
like our people like to be humbugged Nicker-
sons School Charts, if they are worth any
thing, the cost is an outrage on the taxpayers.
l am sure the people could get everything
they want in the Southland and a Yankees
mouth is about all he has to recommend him.
Our town was rather blue when they learned
the primary was to be held at Parnassus. A
vote was taken some years ago, and Mt. Scion
was declared to be the central point to hold
District primaries by over two hundred major
ity OF course we do not care where the
primary is held, but would like to know the
reason it has been changed. 1t has been here
for 20 years, with but one single exception,
and the only place changed in the county, and
if Mr. Tucker friends think there is opposi-
ton here, they are mistaken. He will get
solid delegation from Mt Solon OF course
there are those who will not support him next
fall but will not oppose him in primary.
Why is it the Congressional Committee order
ed the County Commute without notice and
sixty days in advance of convention? In
copying the above sentence for publication
something must have been omitted which
lone but the author can supply.-ED.l Was
it for the purpose of not giving the other as
pirants, all good men and true no opportunl-
ty to canvass? 1t looks that way. There is
no doubt Mr.. Tucker will get the nomination,
but others should have a chance to canvass
the district, which they canuot now do The
Bodley craze last Fall took number of good
democrats, but as Lincoln says: You may
fool the people once OR twice, but you cannot
always fool them, and the most of them have
returned to their first love and will have no
more to do with the caravan that swept over
our good old County last Fall hunting whis-
key and cider and posing as the great moral
reform party. n. R.
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Death of Mrs. Blanche Anderson.

Mrs. Blanche Alderson the eldest daughter
of Mr. N. G. Hester of this city, aged % years,
died, of consumption, at the residence of her
father on North Coalter street at 225 o'clock,
Sunday morning, June 10th, leaving one child
her little son Trever, aged about years.
AT 4.30 Monday morning, on the C. & o.
train, her remains were taken for interment to
Rocky Point, Monroe county, W. Va, the
former home of her father where the funeral
services were rendered by Rev. M. L. Lacy,
u u
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Tribute of Respect.

At a full meeting of the Board of Visitors
of the D. D. and Blind Institution, held, on
Monday night, in the office of J. NJ. Kinney,
Secretary of the Board, the following pream-
BILE and resolutions were adopted
"Whereas, since the last meeting of this
has reached us; therefore,
"Resolged, That in the death of Colonel
George Dennis, of Franklin county, the State
has lost distinguished citizen; this Board,
one of its most intelligent and useful mem
bers, and we, the individual members, valu-
ed friend who had greatly endeared himself
to us by his many genial and courtly qualities
'Res0lped, End, That, as a mark of our es-
TEEN and respect, we place these resolutions
on record, and request our secretary, to send 9
copy of them to the family of our deceased
friend and fellow- member, and to the Frank
lin GaZette''
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Littell's Living Age,

Especially timely and valuable papers char
acterize the contents of recent issues of Lit
tells Liging Age. Selecting the richest from
what is already the creme de la creme of re-
cent English periodical literature We would
call particular attention to "Kossuth and the
Hungarian War of Liberation" by Sidney ].
Low; ga Visit to the Tennysons in 1885," by
Bartle Telling "Mr. Gladstone" by Richard
Holt Hutton; The Queen and Her Permanent
Minister" by Reginald B. Brett; ga Note on
Wait Whitman" by Edmund Gosse; "a Rus
sian View of the American Press" by Profess
sor l. l. Yonjoul. The papers on Kossuth,
Tennyson and Gladstone are full of interest.
We wonld again call the attention of our
readers to the generous offer recently made by
the publishers, viz to send the - numbers of
the magazine, forming the first quarterly
volume of the new series Jan. to March, 1894 J
free to any one renting six dollars in pay
ment for the nine months, April to Dec, in
elusive, 1891. This offer will be kept open
through June, The subscription price is $50
a year. Specimen copies 15c. each. LITTELL
& Co., Boston, Mass, are the publishers.
IF YOUR BACR ACHES.
Or you are all WON cut, really good for Moth
ing, 1t is general debility. Try
BROWNS IRON BETTERS.
twill cure you, cleanse your liver, and give
q GOOD aDpetita.
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Leg Broken.

About 10 o'clock yesterday morning, whilst
Mr.. Arch. A. Long Engineer at the D. D. and
Blind Institution, was going down the stairs
in the Blind Department to the basement, a
blind boy who was also going down the,steps
ran against him from behind, causingahim to
fall down the steps, by which his leg was
broken just above the knee. Being cripple
from former fracture of his right hip, and
with rheumatism in his left knee, he was I'M
able to prevent the fall. The requisite surgi-
cal service was rendered by Drs. Henkel, Cat
lett and Atkinson.
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Narrow Escape of Miss Mamie Allen

On last Friday, Miss Mamie Allen, daughter
of Col. S. Brown Allen, was in hack with
eight others who were on their way from Cliff
ton Forge in a picnic party to the Warm
Springs. Whilst descending the mountain,
the brake failed to do its duty, causing the
hack to run on the horses, which frightened
them, and they ran down the mountain. Miss
Allen was thrown out in front, where she
chung to the dash-boar between the wheel and
the heels of the horses by which she was
bruised and painfully, but not seriously in
inraA
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Geo. Fadeiy Convicted.

Geo. Fadely of this county who was charg-
ed with raising a one-dollar note to ten was
found guilty in the Federal Court at Harrison
in the Federal penitentiary in New York. In
his first trial, which took place at Lynchburg,
the jury failed to agree. AT that time his
Confederate in crime pleaded guilty, and got
off with one years Imprisonment.
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Closing Exercises or the D. D. &
Blind institution.

The annual concert of the D. d. & Blind
Institution, embracing both vocal and instru-
mental music, was held in the chapel of that
Institution on Monday, and, as usual, an
interesting and difficult programme was well
performed and highly enjoyed by the audi
ence, who could but wonder at the proficiency
of the blind pupils.
The closing exercises, the awarding of
honors, &c, will be given to-day, and will be
of much interest to all who will witness them.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-06-13

Hon. Jas. S. Jones, a prominent
member of the House of Delegates
died at his home in King and Queen
county last Sunday afternoon, after an
illness of several weeks. Three mem
bers of the House of Delegates have
died since the last adjournment.
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Farmers Mass-Meeting.

A meeting of the farmers is called to meet
at the courthouse on Monday, the 18th of
June, to hear the report of the Committee ap-
pointed at the meeting on the 10Th of May to
prepare plan to ensure personal property on
the plan of the East Augusta Mutual Fire In
surance Company. Those interested are ur-
gently requested TO attend this meeting as the
company will be organized by the election of
officers.
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KaIorama Lawn Party.

As we go to press the lawn party at Kalorama
is assembling. The Band is playing, and the
beautiful lawn presents with its many Chinese
lanterns an enchanting scene. 1t could not
fail to be enjoyed by all who were present.
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Warm Weather.

For the past several days the weather has
been very warm-tbe mercury in the after
noon registering about S6 degrees. We ex-
pect there will be reduction of the tempera-
ture to-day, and hope that it will cause some
rain which is now very much needed
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popuIist Meetine called.

Mr.. John H. Shaner, County Chairman of
the Populist party, has issued call for a
meeting of that party at the courthouse at IL
O'Clock a. m. next Saturday for the purpose Of
recognizing and electing Delegates to the
State Convention of that party, which will
meet in Lynchburg on the 25th of July.
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THE LADIES.

The pleasant effect and perfect safety with
which ladies may use the California liquid
laxative, Syrup of Figs, under all conditions
makes it their favorite remedy To get the
true and genuine article, look for the name Of
theCalifornia Fig Syrup Co., printed near the
bottom of the package.
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SociabIe.

The ladies of Emmanuel Episcopal church
will hold sociable at Mrs. A. F. Robertson's
from p. m. to 10 p. m. to-morrow-Thursday
to which all friends are cordially invited