Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-06-03
WAYNESBoRo NEWS.
For the SPECTATOR:

Somebody got left yistidy, amt it ?"
After all the carping and pickering of the
disappointed office-seeker is heard during the
aftermath of an election, the whole affair re-
solves itself into just about the shape describ-
ed in the good old Hebrew above, which was
anglicized into modern expression to fit the
case. The above observation was made last
Friday by an adopted son of Uncle Sam when
amused at the chagrin of some defeated can
didate in the election of the day before.
Mr.. J. A. Patterson was elected mayor, over
Mr.. ] E Cooke. by vote of SO to Sc. The
following were elected councilmen by the
number of votes following their names: s.
H. Lambert, 105; W B Gallaher, So; F
Templeton, 81; Thomas J. Yancey, III; E G
Fishburn, 1O4. and W Burger S3. The cleo
ton finally passed off quietly, although it
was holly contested up to the closing hours.
At the commencement exercises of the Val
ley Female Seminary on Thursday, 18th,
Misses Carrie Bennett and BERTHE Jones were
full graduates. A lack of space forbids my
giving the long list of distinctions, medals,
etc. However, Miss Edna Shirley, of this
place, received a numoer of distinctions. and
a medal in vocal music. Her proficiency has
long been patent to the outside world. and
this acknowledgment of it on the part of her
teacher comes with less surprise. But the
young ladies, looking lovely in their costumes
of pure white, with flowers galore, all &C
Quilted themselves so artistlcally that it would
be rank discrimination to mention a single
one. Year after year the qualifications fol
this class of teaching, as well as a successful
management of Seminary for young ladies
by DIR. and Mrs. Winston, is demonstrated
more and more by the evident hard study
| and the magnificent results obtained by the
girls. When young girls who come here in
the early autumn looking pale, haggard and
| careworn emerge from this beautiful place
of learning in the late spring with cheeks a
counterpart of the rose, they are living wit
nesses of the healthfulness of the VALLEY
Seminary.
picnic was held near Crimora ON las
Friday, to which many of our young ladie
and gentlemen went, together with tn.
Waynesboro Cornet Band.
The Fishburn Military School closed on las
Thursday and Friday. A very prosperou.
year has just ended, and, I understand, thei
prospects for another session are quite flat
tering. This is an admirable school for voun,
men-ftting them, as it does, not only fo
the University, but preparing them at one
for active life in almost any business or pro
fession.
Mr.. 7 Clark, poor, unfortunate car pain
ter, with large, dependent family living il
West End, was adjudged insane last week
and transferred to the w. s. Hospital a
IStaunton.
Miss Bessie Belle, of the Messy Creek neigh
borhood, is visiting in the family of her un
Gle, DR.. W. J. Bell. of this place.
On last Friday evening Mrs W. B. Gala
her returned from Eagle, w. Va, with he
son, T B Gallaher, who has been and is yet
quite ill.
Mr.. Richard Smith, popularity known a
Dick, has gone to the central part of Illinoi
ty grow up with the country
The family of DR.. Cooke, chaplain of tn
University of Virginia, have returned and re
sumed occupancy of the Presbyterian manse
Dr. Cooke, himself, will not return until al
ter the commencement this month.
Mr.. B J Shirley, who has position st Lo,
Moor, Va, was at home with his family, al
tending the commencement at the Vale,
Seminary, where be had two daughters.
Mr. Phil Smith. formerly Of this place, bu
now clerk in Ford's Hotel in Richmond