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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-08-14

MEDICAL SOCIETY OF VIRGINIA -
The Goth annual session of the Medical
Society of Virginia will be held in
Wytheville, beginning Tuesday, Sep
TENDER 3rd, and continuing in session
until the night of the 5th. The first
meeting. which is open to the public,
will be called to order by the presi-
dent, DR.. Robert J. Preston. of Mari
on, Va, at p. m. After prayer there
will be short address bp W. L. Stan
ley. mayor, introducing Col. r. E..
Withers, who will make the address of
welcome. Then the address to the
public and profession will be delivered
by DR.. Lewis G.. Pedigo, of Shawsville,
Va.
After this address two prizes are to
be awarded, one of 800, by DR.. Hun
ter Mcclure. for the best essay on the
Present Status of Serum Therapy;
and one of $500 by DR.. Joseph Price
for the best History of Surgery and of
Surgeons in Virginia.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-08-14

FERTILIZER FACTORY BURNED BY
LIGHTNING In the midst of the storm
Sunday lightning struck the fertilizer
factory of Joshua Horner, Jr., & Co.,
at the foot of Covington street, South
Baltimore.
The fire which resulted almost de-
stroyed the entire works, causing loss
which is estimated at 100000.
The only portion of the buildings
which was saved contained $4,000 gal
Ions of benzine. Had the flames spread
to the benzine great deal of further
damage and also, probably, loss of life
would have resulted. 1t was due to
the efforts of the fremen, under Dis
trict Engineer VIM. Larkin, and for
tunate change in the direction of the
wind, that the fire was kept from
spreading to the combustible and ex-
plosive material.
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DEATHS.

SIPE.-On the "Lynnwood" Farm in Rocking
ham county, July 2Sth, after & lingering ill
ness, Mrs. Polly Sipe, widow of George Sipe,
in the 95th year of her age
The funeral services were conducted by the
Rev. ]. G. Wheat, d. D., who is himself in his
eighty second year.
TEABO.-At the residence Of her son-in- law,
James G. Moore on Sears's Hill, at $50 o.
clock p. nj. Thursday, August Sth, Mrs. C. ID.
Teabo, aged Is years. leaving three children,
Alexander and James TeabO, and Mrs. ]. q.
Moore.
The funeral was from the Methodist church
of which she was member at O'Clock p. m.
Friday.
SHEETS.-At the home of her parents, John
and Mary Sheets, four miles northwest of
Staunton, Monday, August 9Th, Miss Lula
Frances Sheets, aged 20 years and days.
The funeral was from the residence Wednes-
day, Rev. j. L. Booker officiating. Interment
in ThornrOSe cemetery.
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Badly Hurt and Robbed.

The Charlottesville Chronicle says
that on Sunday morning a young col
ored man was found lying, just within
the corporate limits, in semi con-
scious condition on the side of the old
Lynchburg road, leading from town by
Harris foundry. Mr.. A. D. Payne was
notified of the discovery and FASTENED
to the spot with hack, in which he
conveyed the man to the hospital. He
was attended by DR.. L. E. Flanagan,
who thinks he will recover, though his
wounds were serious. When the uu-
fortunate man had recovered his senses
ne gave the following account of him
self He said his name was James
Morris and that his home was in Louisa
county. He was at the Union Station
about ten O'Clock Saturday night, in
tending to take an excursion, which
be had heard would run to Richmond
that night, to his home in Louisa. At
the Junction he was accosted by q
colored man, who, when he learned of
MOTIFS ueSlIe 10 leaNe OH the excursion
train, and that lie had two dollars on
his person, told him that if he would
accompany him to the lower depot,
whence the train would start, he could
pass" him as far as Louisa, claiming
that he had some connection with the
management of the excursion. They
proceeded on their way to the G. & o.
depot, and when they reached Harris
foundry, Morris companion said they
could make short cut by turning off
there. They then followed the road
from there to the point where Morris
was found. He says he was suddenly
struck on the head, he thinks with
rock, and after that remembers moth
ing until the next morning. He de-
scribed his assailant as tall, young
colored man. rather dark. but not
black.
Morris head was gashed and wound
ed so badly that it appeared as if it
had been struck several times with a
rock or cudgel.
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"Gentleman JIM"

If it be true, as reported, that Cor
bett pulled Fitzsimmon's nose and
spat in his face in a saloon in Phila-
delphia a few days ago, he has for
feited the soubiquet "Gentleman jim"
His recent conduct, justifying the
divorce of his wife, and that above
show that he is about as
low as Sullivan, and that the "gentle-
man" professional pugilist is yet to be
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Telephone Exchange.

In accordance with the announcement made
last week, meeting of the holders of tele-
phones in this county was held last Friday in
the Sheriffs Office when it was determined to
establish telephone exchange to be located
in the room over the Treasurer's office. This
will bring into communication many parts of
this county, and also along the Valley as far
down as Woodstock. The following lines
have entered into this arrangements
The Hermitage and Waynesboro telephone
line, representing about twenty four phones.
The New Hope and Crimora telephone line,
representing about twenty eight phones.
The Middlebrook, Summerdean and New
port telephone line, representing about twen-
ty-six phones.
The Baskerville, Barterbrook and Meadow
telephone line, representing twenty to twen-
ty-five phones.
The Swoope telephone line, representing
ten to fifteen phones.
The Valley telephone line, from Staunton
to Woodstock, representing considerably over
one hundred phones.
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REV. SAM JONES.
He Goes for the Democratic Party and The IN
for the Republican.

for the Republican.
Mr.. Sam Jones preached at Emory
Grove camp-meeting, in Maryland,
Sunday. His text was For God So
Loved the World" He said in part:
is as natural for God to love men as it
is for the sun to shine. The sun is a
great burning, shining sphere and
shines on all objects alike. Gods ma,
ture is love and He loves a1i men alike.
He is no respecter of persons. He is
not only the father of ali men, but the
mother of all men. God is our father
and our mother. Being both, He can
never cease to love US. All the love
my mother ever bore to me or that
neighbor ever bore to neighbor is but
a little of the nature of God which we
possess.
eff wife or mother who possesses a
little of the nature of God will cling to
a hayward husband or a ruined boy,
how much more will the great heart of
God cling to US, his hayward children"
DEPRESSING, Mr.. Jones spoke of the
ravages of debauchery and gambling
so prevalent in the great cities of the
country and said that he had deliber-
ately and irrevocably reached the
point where he thought thousand
times more of the peace of his home,
the happiness of his wife and the So
briefly of his two boys than he did of
every political party that ever cracked
its whip over q human slave.
He said he had been born Demo
GRAFT and raised a Democrat and re-
manned a Democrat as long as he
thought Christian gentleman could,
then he pulled. At this sally a laugh
went up supposedly from a number of
Republicans present. Mr.. Jones turn
ed his attention to them and said:
You Republicans need not laugh. /
thank God l never got low enough
down to run with your gang. The Re-
publican party claimed to be the par
ty of great moral ideas. It's a great
big lie. You ran this government in
all its branches for thirty years on
dead stretch and when you turned it
over to the Democrats ten years ago it
was soaked in whiskey from Maine to
California and the government was in
copartnership with the whole dam
nable business"
Returning to his subject Mr.. Jones
said This boundless, infinite love of
God came to us first as helpful love.
secondly sympathetic love and third
ly as pardoning love, and for all this
love God only asked of man that we
love Him in return"
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Sundav-schooI Union.

The 18th annual meeting of the Augusta
County Sunday-school Union, of which Rev.
]. N. Van Deventer, Pastor of Augusta
church. is President, and A. Lee Knowles of
this city is Secretary and Treasurer, will be
held at Mt. Scion, commencing at $50 O clock
tonight, when the annual sermon will be de-
livered by Rev. j. T. Ballet of Middlebrook,
and morning, afternoon, and night sessions
will be held Thursday, and morning and af-
ternoon sessions on Friday.
RThe program of exercises will make the
meeting an interest one.
Gospel Hymns No. 5 will be used, and it is
hoped that all who can join in the singing
will bring singing books.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-08-14

FIRE AT HUNTINGToN-Hu gtoaa,
W. Va, Aug. Sat o'clock tonight
fire was discovered in the car depart
ment of the Chesapeake and Ohio shop.
About forty freight cars were in the
structure, and before the flames were
under control this entire department,
including the tin shop, was consumed.
The loss will be heavy. The machine
and storage departments were also
badly damaged. About 800 carpenters
will be thrown out of employment.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-08-14

A CONTEST IN THE MlNEs.-There
is very pretty contest going on in
the mines between the electric ma
chine men. The Company will give
$50 to the man whose machine makes
the largest number of cuts during the
month of August, and very strenuous
efforts are being put forward by the
men to win the prize.
The contest is being conducted with
the greatest fairness possible. Special
tally men have been placed in charge
to see that no undue advantage is had
by one over another and to report the
actual number of cuts made each day,
which range from thirty-fv to fifty
PocGhontas Headlight.
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tinuity of shade.
John H. Smith, we'll TODD farmer
of Anderson county, Tenn, was shot
and killed Saturday evening by James
Werrick, young farmer. The families
have had feud for several years.
Robert Brook and Lewis Payne, part
ners in threshing machine in Scott
county, KY, quarreled Monday over
a division of wheat. Brook shot and
killed Payne.
Houses were unroofed and trees and
fences were blown down by storm in
Eastern Pennsylvania Monday. Three
barns in Lancaster county were burn
ed by lightning.
Cinnamon in Chicago are resisting
the holding of post-mortem examina
ton of one of their countrymen on
the ground that the dissection of the
body will unfavorably affect the fu
ture welfare of the deceased. The
world is full of superstition. 1t differs
in different countries, but is the child
of ignorance in all.
Spain will send 100000 soldiers to
Cuba, Premier Castillo says, if that
number is necessary to crush out the
instruction.
The mobilization of the Spanish re-
serves for service in Cuba continues,
although many of the men object.
Monday there was withdrawal of
81, $3.50, 900 in gold from the treasury for
foreign shipment. While this with
drawal was unexpected, it has created
no great alarm and no issue of bonds is
expected.
The British Parliament assembled
Monday. In the House of Commons
Mr.. William Court Gully, liberal, was
reelected speaker. Ex-Speaker Crisp
witnessed the ceremony as the guest of
Speaker Gully.
A sharp earthquake shock was ex-
perienced at the City of Mexico Mon
day morning and a second shock of con-
siderable severity two hours later.
The democrats of Loudoun county
unanimously renominated Hon. j. F..
Ryan for the House of Delegates.
The wholesale grocery of James T.
Williams & Son, Lynchburg, was brok-
en- into and the safe robbed of $3.50 in
gold.
The comptroller of the currency ap-
pointed James r. Branch, of Rich
mond, National Bank examiner, vice
John M. Miller, Jr., resigned.
The Roanoke Iron Company's blast
furnace will be put in blast as soon as
it can be put in good condition and
about three hundred persons will be
given employm ent.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-08-14
Lawn Party on Sears Hill.

To raise funds to pay off the debt on theil
reel-house, the Sears Hill Hose Company viii
have a lawn party on the Goth inst, at which
a bicycle will be awarded to the most popular
gentleman, determined by vote, and a dia-
mond ring to the successful lady contestant.
This will be an occasion of great interest and
pleasure and as the object for which the par
ty will be given is laudable one, it will de-
serve to be well attended. and we have no
doubt il will be-
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-08-14
$1,000 Damages Secured.

On the 18th of June, 1892, Hugh 1. Shott,
formerly of Staunton, was injured in coils
ion near New River Station on the Norfolk
and Western railroad while acting as mail
agent and postal clerk on that road. He
brought suit for damages in the Circuit Court
of Pulaski, and the jury awarded him $1,000
The case was appealed to the Supreme Court
of the State and that Court in a recent decis-
ion in Wytheville read by Judge Harrison,
the decision of the Circuit Court was affirmed,
and Mr.. Shot will get $1,000 for the injuries
received
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-08-14

A LUNATIC KILLS A LUNATIC.-Lea-
S11gto1, KY, Aug. 8.-W. N. Hurst, a
lunatic, killed fellow lunatic, Stephen
Delong, between midnight and day
break, the Eastern Lunatic Asylum.
The two violent lunatics were placed
in separate beds in the same room. An
attendant at 1890 found Hurst fond
ling brick in e pillow case. At day
break he returned and found Dslong
dead on the floor with lis head mash
ed and Hurst holding piece of carpet
in which was wrapped brick. Hurst
got the bricks from the wall behind his
bod
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-08-14

Mrs. S. B. Diehl, the wife Of the As
sistant Superintendent of Pinkerton's
Detective Agency in New York, start
ed from her home in the Saratoga
flats, Brooklyn. on Thursday evening
at 8 o'clock. for walk. She had a
bull terrier pup with her and wanted
to exercise him. AS she entered a lot
she was seized by stranger who tried
to tear from her ears her diamond ear
rings. The man had red pepper and a
pistol, and she says he put the pepper
in her mouth when she began to
scream, and tried twice to shoot her.
The revolver had been stolen from her
husband.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-08-14

CHARGED WITH POIsoNINH.-To-da day
white woman named Rosa Smith was
brought to the city and committed to
Jail, charged with attempting to poison
her husband, Barrett Smith, at their
home in the Buckeyeland neighbor-
hood, by administering croton oil. The
man is still living, and the doctors
think he will Charlottesville
Chronicle of Saturday.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-08-14

On complaint of his wife, f. L. Potteiger, of
Mt. Sidney, on the charge of beating her, has
been committed to Jail for trial by the County
Court.
The ladies of the M. f. Church South at
Greenville will give lawn party next Tues
day night.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-08-14
The Star-SpangIed Banner

1.-The star-spangl ed banner" now expands
its folds and kisses the breezes over the Post
office building. 1t was furnished by the Gov
eminent and was put up last Friday. On
that evening, as the Stonewall Brigade Band
was on its way to give a concert at Gypsy
Park it halted at the Postoffice and played
THE Star-Spangled Banner in honor of the
national flag that floated over that building.
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full content. They were as merry on return :
ing home as skylarks that went forth at sun
rise, Notwithstanding the unwelcome appear
ance of another threatening cloud that was
lowering overhead it frequently tighten
ed and Numbered to their terror; but at last
they got home all safe at 2 o'clock a. m. 1t
was we'll they did, as at that instant the rain
came down in torrents; the lightning and
thunder were terrific; COW was killed near
by; we could not sleep till almost sunrise be-
cause the house shook. In fact the storm
was the most electric we ever experienced.
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The Boomer Costume

Rev. ]. B. Hawthorne, D. D., of Atlanta,
Ga, has recently denounced in strong terms,
from his pulpit, the custom of wearing bloom
ers and the riding of bicycles by women, and
the Rev. Sam Jones agrees with him, and
says, where we have one woman wearing
bloomers to-day, we have one hundred thou
sand who will never wear them" and con-
cludes his article by saying
Il believe the devil will get most of them,
but thank God, he won't get much"
Some forty odd years ago, when bloomers
were first introduced, the papers generally
denounced and ridiculed them, but George
D. Prentice, then the able and witty editor of
of the Louisville (Ky.) Journal, said that he
was not opposed to bloomers-that he did not
often see the women, and that when he did,
he wanted to see as much of them as possible.
There still are men like Prentice in this
respect, and there still are women who are so
accommodating as to crafty their artistic tastes
for the graceful proportions of the human
form divine" and thus accomplish double
object-convenience for themselves and pleas
ure to their beholders. Custom generally
adopted and long continued governs our sense
of delicacy, and what shocks at the beginning,
ceases, in time, to do so.
Ladies can go into room. filled with COM
pany of both sexes, with bare arms and neck
and even back without exciting any special
WONDER" but if men were to do so, 1t would
be considered monstrous, and they would be
deemed proper subjects for the insane asylum,
and the ladies, who were similarly dressed,
would flee in disgust from their presence ejac-
ulating expletives on the'horrid men," Such
is the influence of custom.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-08-14
Funeral Of Miss shananan.

The remains of Miss Mary Margaret Shana-
han, aged about 30 years, daughter of Mr..
Dennis Shanahan, of Louisville KY, accom-
panied by the family and relatives and other
friends, some from Covington, Va, arrived
here on the lib train Monday morning, for
interment in the family lot in Thornrose
cemetery. The funeral services, by her pas
tor, Rev. Father Rock of Louisville, KY, were
performed in st. Francis church
The pail bearers were J. ]. Fallon, Dennis
Brown, DR.. Frank NJ. Hanger, J. H. Wayt. c.
e. Wholey, Jacob Yost, Charles Catlett and NJ j..
Kivliohap
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-08-14

The present condition of the country
has induced many other people besides
Judge Cooley to believe that ''unre-
stricted suffrage robs intelligence and
virtue of natural right" And yet
churches abound and the people are
heavily taxed for the support of free
schools.-AzeG. Gazette.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-08-14
"RoyaI CoIors Tobacco"

We invite the attention of merchants who
sell tobacco to the advertisement of the
"Royal Colors Tobacco" manufactured by
T. c. Williams Co., Richmond, Va, and sold
by their active agent, o. NJ. Goode, of this
city to the merchants of this city, this county,
and other counties The great number who
keep it for sale in their stores is an evidence
of ifs DopularitV
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-08-14

The negroes in Chicago having
threatening to go, armed, to Spring
Valley, Illinois, to avenge the recent
attack made upon the members of their
race by the white miners there, the lat
ter tell them to come on, the more the
better, as the fewer will go back, and,
what's more, what they say is endorsed
by all the other white people in that
town. And yet Illinois is a Northern
State and gives large republican ma
jOrity.-AleT. Gazette.
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BALE MORE LIVESTOCK MARKET,

MOnudy, August lSGn, 1875. {
SwINE.-There is rather full supply on the
market, the number being nearly double that
of last week and the demand Is quite moder-
ate. Western hogs show no change and near
by hogs are shade higher. Good to prime
Western sell at 9OaS6 90. nearby hogs 5 so
s. 20 per 100 lbs gross, rOughs 81 so per 100
lbs, gross. Receipts 9,52S head.
SHEEP AND LAMBs-Receipts are heavy.
some 40 carloads and trade is very slow
Sheep sell at 2a3 cents, lambs 215a4 cents, and
a few extra at AZ cents.
CALvEs.-Veals sell at 2xa4x cents for COM
mon to fair. and 54 cents for choice. Grass
calves Sass per head and other kinds dull
NEW YORK LIVESTOCK MARKET.
Monday, August 18th, 1895
BEEvES.-On sale 46 cars; slow but steady;
corn and CRASHED poor to good native steers
4 50S5 30, rangers 4 40aS4 20, stays and oxen
2 50a$4 GO, bulls 1 75aS3, dry cows l 25aS3 25.
European cables quote American steers at 1lx
Az cents per Id, dressed weight; refrigerator
beef at 9a10.
CALvEs.-Receipts 2269 head; active and IA
X cent higher, poor to prime veals 5a$7 so,
grassers and buttermilk calves 25a$3 rs.
SHEEP AND LAMBs.-Receipts So cars; on sale
So cars or 24,00e head; sheep dull and 4a7sc
lower, lambs opened steady and closed Make
lower; oyer 1000 head unsOld; poor to prime
sheep 2a$3 So lambs 3 50a$5 30. Five dollars
was the top price for choice lambs at the
close.
IS IS.
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Mrs. Talmage, wife of the Brooklyn
preacher. left all of her estate of $166, 900
to her husband.


A SERIOUS QUESTION FOR BLOOM
ERS.-Has man q right to break an
engagement to marry because the wo-
man in the case insists on wearing
bloomers when riding her wheel? A
young man in New York State recent
ly declined to keep his contract be-
cause his lady loYe bloomed out in
bloomers and refused to discard them
despite his earnest entreaties. Was
he right or wrong? Should the young
woman have given up the objection
able garments and kept the young
man, or did she act wisely in retaining
her semi masculine attire and losing a
prospective husband? The case sug-
gests some interesting questions of a
legal and ethical character, as well as
of diplomatic nature. Would it be a
sufficient defense to a breach of-prom-
Use suit to say that the lahy insisted
upon wearing bloomers? Could the
young man claim that boomers are
virtually breeches and that their adop
ton by the lady, whom he courted
and won while she was still in petit
coats, constituted prior and serious
'breeches" of promise on her part?
Could he claim that there had been
such substantial change in the status
quo as to release him from his engage
ment, and that in her new costume
she was really "New Woman" and.
therefore, not the same woman to
whom he had proposed? What he had
contracted for, he might assert, was d
sweet piece of womanhood in the Gus
tomary feminine attire. and his coun-
sci would probably argue that the
goods which it was proposed to deliYer
we're not the same, or. at least, were
essentially different in outward ap
pearance.
If the tailor makes the man, much
more does the dressmaker make the
woman, and if the dressmaker is to be
permitted to make such radical changes
in an engaged young woman, can the
party of the other part be held to have
violated his legal obligations when he
refuses to marry ?-BGlt. San.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-08-14

A COUNT SETTLES IN VIRGINIA.
Count CASTOR d'Adhemar, chevalier OF
the Legion of Honor. member of the
French Geographical Society and in
ventor of a telephone system, has rent
ed the historic Moss Neck farm, not for
from Fredericksburg, and moved there
with his family with the intention of
making it his future home.