Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-10-23
MIddIebrook and Vicinity.


The drouth continues, and the farmers will
only get small crop of wheat sowed in con-
sequence thereof.
The Spectator has a very able correspondent
at Parsassus. We can compliment the paper
upon It's good luck in securing SO able q
writer
| Mrs Rev. J. w. Ballet of this place, is the
champion butter-maker of the county in oul
opinion. The butter is finer than any
creamery giIt-edge we have ever seen; and we
feel sure should she exhibit it at the Fair, she
would take first premium. There is nothing
like the ladies' turning their hands to various
household affairs, in which they alone can
be proficient, and then it often affords a very
pleasant pastime. The useful lady must
surely know how to attend to her household
affairs, otherwise she becomes mere parlol
ornament.
The Kentucky Register. printed at Rich
mond, Ky, in noticing the speech there last
week Of Hon. w. c. P. Breckenridge, says nc
such crowd ever congregated there to hear
any public speaker before, and his great
fight of oratory held the vast throng spell
bound He was interrupted often by great
outbursts of applause. All around, it was q
red letter day for the Democratic party.
| Richmond was the writer's home during his
| residence in Kentucky.
| A young gentleman named Simon Higgins
| a son CT Simon Higgins, ST., of Kirksville
| KY and who was clerk at the Hotel Glyndon
| in Richmond, was shot and killed there by q
negro bully named Ed. Rice, who made his
escape, and is supposed to have headed fol
Virginia.
There was an escape of prisoners last week
from the Penitentiary at Frankfort, ky-a
noted forger among the lot. -
Some people are so self-impressed of their
great abilities and their unquenchable desire
to fiaunt their rich wisdom to the world,
cropping in darkness, that they actually under
mine the reporters, for some of the small fry
papers of the country. Not much fun, surely,
sitting up nights after hard days work
writing ''squibs," and spending twice the
subscription price of the paper for which they
are written in postage, &C.. and then to be
supplanted thus. Surely relief follows a
catastrophe like that.
Two beautiful and accomplished young
ladies, from W. Va. are visiting Rev. Hanna
andsfamily They are nieces of Mrs H.
The large apple referred to in last weeks
SPECTATOR was what is called the maiden
Blush, " we would think from the description
given.
There was little cutting sc1ape few weeks
ago at this place.
A colored man named Chas. Brown, who is
highly respected, and who never has any
trouble with any one, was escorting colored
woman home, when he was suddenly pounced
upon by colored woman named Harriet
Wilson, who cut at Browns throat. But he
threw up his hand to ward off the proverbial
razor and received very ugly cut in the
hand. At the hearing before Justice Talio-
ferro she was sent on to await the action of
the grand jury. The community sympathize
with Brown as the attack was unprovoked.
Political matters are dead up here. We
never hear anything except the Hog Law"
A good many voters will not go to the polls
at all-the writer for one.
There is fine crop of apples around here,
and this Winter there will be plenty of
Ring Jaw" as hard cider is termed around
here. So much the worse too, for fellow
can get pretty Foxy on it, and it makes
cheap drink too, with a colossal headache
thrown in at the finish.
Rev. Ballet and lady are expecting the
early arrival of young lady relative from
Pennsylvania. They attended the Fair two
days last week.
Ashby McCauley and wife have returned
from Bridgewater.
Paul Gay has gone to Tuckahoe, presumably
to trade horses, and he will be apt to do so.
Mr. Jacob Arehart, ST.. of this place, made
the finest apple-butter this Fall we ever saw.