Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-10-16
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I The Epworth League was well ATTENDED
Sunday p. m. and is in fourishing condi
ton, we have heard.
Miss Zenna Wilson of Broadway is a CUES
at Mr.. Jerome Keller's.
Mr.. W. IT. Wright of Staunton, attended
the League Sunday evening.
There is an influx of guests at Mr.. Franz
/ Harlow's from West Augusta.
We had snow Wednesday. but we heard Nc
sleigh bells.
When will the farmers SOW their wheat.
Echo answers achen
! Mayor George W. Clark of Jamestown, Ohio
is the only surviving brother of the late vii
liam D. Clark and DR.. Charles Clark of thai
place was his nephew.
| Long live 'the intelligent Judge of DIVA
| county" and upon him and his may the sur
of prosperity and happiness never forget tc
shine in meridian splendor Many thank:
BROKEN WING.
Judge Bradley, of the District OF
Columbia Supreme Court. ordered
Thursday the discharge from custody
of Capt. George A. Armes, who was ar.
rested on the order of Gen.
eral Schofield for having written him
an offensive letter. Judge Bradley
characterized the action OF General
Schoield as unlawful, tyrannical and
capricious."
Two matters which will probably oc-
casion lively discussion in the ap-
preaching session Of the Virginia Con-
ference, Methodist Episcopal Church
South, at Richmond, are the contro-
yersy between Rev. DR.. Lafferty and
Revs. James Cannon and r. H. Ben
nett and the recent marriage of Rev.
DR.. George W. Carter.
Galen Clark, who, in 1857, discovered
the big trees near the Yosemite valley,
is still guardian of that valley. When
he left New Hampshire he did not ex-
pect to live a year. But in California
he spent his time hunting and fishing
bareheaded and barefooted, and to-day
he is as hale and vigorous a man Of
eighty as one can encounter anywhere.
PETERSBURG NOMINEES. In Peters
burg, last Thursday evening, the
Democratic Convention nominated
Messrs. William McRae and Thos. B.
Ivey as candidates for the House of
Delegates from that city. Mr.. McRae
is a young lawyer and was member
of the last Legislature. Mr.. Ivey is
printer, and his nomination is intended
as compliment to the mechanic ele-
ment of the working classes.
VIRGINIA-DAY CHANGED.-Govern-
or O'Ferrall Wednesday changed Vir-
ginia Day at the Atlanta Exposition
from October 23d to the 22d.
The reason for substituting the lat
ter day was that the Esd will be Presi-
dent's-Day, and that q great many
Virginians who reside in the Gate City
were very anxious that there should
be separate and distinct day for the
Virginia celebration.
When the Liberty Bell reached the
Atlanta exposition grounds Tuesday
fifty thousand people lined the railroad
tracks from the city limits to the Union
station. Mayor Warwick, of PhiIadel-
phia, said that it was wort b hundred
trips from Philadelphia to witness the
reception.
A prize fight occurred on board the
United States steamship New York, in
Hampton Roads, on Saturday night.
between two seamen, and another was
announced for last night.
California mines have produced ST.
$50, 100000 in gold during the past
fortyfive years.
Charles Russell, an Englishman, was
arrested on the charge Of having in his
possession bonds of the Canadian
Pacific Railroad Company, stolen from
Lady Winifred Gordon, Of London.
The cause of the recent uprising in
Corea, in which the Queen is believed
to have been killed, is said to have been
her dislike for the recently formed bat
talions of troops, which were organized
upon European models.
The Sultan of Turkey is greatly wor-
ried over the disposition of Great Brit
ain to insist that the reforms for
Armenia demanded by the power shall
be faithfully carried ont.