Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-21
HOLIDAYS IN STAUNTON.
Streets Alive With blooming Maidens-
Candidates-A Novel Incubator.


STAUNTON, VA, December D.-(Spe-
cial. 1.-THE streets and stores Of Stanton
this week are alive with customers,
making preparations for Christmas. In
the forenoon the streets are blocked with
vehicles from the country. These We
hicles come loaded with pretty country
girls and the good mothers of Augusta,
and they spend the day making purchases
for the holidays. Later in the day squads
of school-girls-and there are hundredS
of them in town at the several semi
naries here-each squad In charge or
teacher, make merry music as the young
ladies go their rounds from store to store.
getting together their Cbristmas-gifts to
make each others hearts happy next
Tuesday morning.
Trinity Episcopal, and Emmanuei
churches are being dressed In everSreens'
ivy. and cedar for the, holidays. and their
choirs have been arranging splendid Sc
lection of music for tha (-1stnas-day
services.
A DINNER FOR NEEDY PEOPLE.
The stanton Daily News has secured
a room, and on Christmas-day VIII serve
a dinner to the needy and unfortunate
who NAV choose TO accept its hospitality.
News in its plan TO make glad Win
christmas glee those who do not have all
the comforts of a home. Both white peo-
ple and negroes will be provided Tor. Inc
white people will have their dinner IN
the afternoon, and in the evening the
negroes will have dinner spread before
them. ,-.... o.,,,,
Already candidates for the various coun-
w offices to be filled at the May election
are announcing themselves.
Mr.. Newton Wilson. who has been
peputy Sheriff, is out for the ONCE OF
High Sheriff, against Sherin Newton -
Watts. Both the Nevis are Democrats
and each has made an enviable record
in public service. Mr.. Wilson is a man OF
winning ways, and If elevated would be
valuable sheriff. Mr.. Watts has ably filled
the office for two terms. He is worker
from way back He wants the Office,
and he Is one OF those men who has the
habit Of getting what he wants.
CAN'T BEAT MEADE.
The Commemorative -attorneyship OF
the county is a good place. Hon. Meade
+. White for more than fifteen years has
represented the Commonwealth In Staun-
ton or in Augusta. He has been an untir-
ing worker in the Commemorative cause.
He has never been beaten since his first
election, though they've been after
him more than once.
The boys, in football vernacular, speak
OF Mr.. White as the centre-rush OF the
bar, and when he grabs a Common
wealth's case he is pretty apt to Kick the
goal.
Mr.. John A. Alexander. an exceedingly
clever young lawyer. announces himself
as a candidate for the office now held by
Mr.. White. Mr.. Alexander is held in high
esteem by his friends. and he has many
of them. He is a Prohibitionist.
These fights and others for the smaller
offices will make next springs campaign
q hummer.
A remarkable and successful experiment
of a Staunton lady is being talked about.
Some weeks ago Miss Martha Bethany,
living at 627 west Stuart street, having
been interested in the scheme of Matching
chickens by the incubator system. con-
Guided to make experiments Of the princi-
pie. She devised novel incubator by
taking a paper-bag. which she lined with
flannel and feathers. Three eggs were
placed In this primitive incubator and
hung near TO a stove. in which a constant
fire was kept. To her establishment and
delight in three weeks she heard from the
bag the wee chirps of little chickens, and
found sure enough that the three eggs
had Matched. Mr.. Cash Hatton, Miss Bel
lamy's brother-in-law. says the three
youngsters are thriving and fattening
finely.