Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-19

AAc pltScuCS WcIe extremely DeduClIul ant
costly, including silver, jewels and bric-a brac
many being the tokens of the friends of thu
brides father. Mr.. and Mrs Beecher will
reside in Buffalo
MIODLEBRooK AND VICINITY.
We were sorry to learn of the death of Mis-.
Eliza Shuey, at her home near Arbor Hill, il
this county, on last Sunday week. She wa.
afflicted with cancer, and had just returned
from Baltimore, where she had the cancer
removed. 1t had gone too far, though, for
surgical operation to do any good. and instead
of bringing relief, it fastened her death. She
was good business woman, managing hel
own farm and attending to her own affairs
She was, we would suppose about so years
of age. She has brother in West Virginia
and brother in this county. She was in
tered at Hebron Church on Monday. Hel
mother died not long since.
One night last week, some villain broke
open the stable of Ashby McCaully and took
his horse and rode or drove him all night
and turned him loose away ous in the coun.
try, and he came home during the day
There has been so much of this going on in
this place, several men have had to chain
their stable-doors. both outside and inside,
and lock the doors from both sides; and. then
the doors are pried off the hinges often in
the attempt to get the horses out. The
various owners have been on the alert, de-
termined to make an example of some of
| these festive buccaneers of the back alleys.
1t is great pity some one cannot get the
opportunity to land good grist of shot into
the rotten anatomy of these idle depredators
| of working men's property. The old saying
/ is:-''The devil always finds work for idle
hands to do;'' and it must keep the old fell
low pretty busy attending to some localities,
keeping his emissaries with something to do
as there are parts where some people never
seem to have any occupation, other than
what "Old Nick" furnishes them. These
m en- are heartily tired of having their horses
abused thus by this ''scum'' of humanity,
and they will catch them some of these
nights and then we will have tragedy to
report; and we don't care much how soon
we have the opportunity of writing it up.
There are lots of people in the world who
ought to go to work; who go half-clothed and
half-fed, rather than go out of sight of their
home and look for work. S1me folks loaf
until they look rusty, dusty. and dirty.
We had small taste of winter last week,
which felt rough, after so much pretty
weather. The wind made us button our
oyerall-jacket closer.
Your reporter was very kindly treated by
Mr. Dayison, of the American Stock Com
pany, on our last visit to town He is surely
business itself, and such men will build up
any town in which they locate. He is
salesman sure.
How kind fellow should be to that pa
tient, loving, toiling mother, who gets up
mornings and makes the fires and does every
thing necessary for the support of the home
Fortunate, indeed, is he that possesses
mother, for many of us have lost them, and
we did not appreciate them as we should have
done until they were gone. Take every part
of work off her weary hands that you can.
Don't wait for mother to do it.
We had spell of windy weather. The
chimney on Mr.. Rosen's house was blown off,
and some fencing suffered around in the
country.
Rev. Hanna, of this circuit, NJ. E. Church
preached his farewell sermon at Oakland
Chapel last Sunday. He said he could not
"brag" on the amount that any member, on
the work, had paid him. He further said
that non-professors had paid him great deal
more than any of the church members. He
is good man, doing unto others as he would
have others do unto him. He travels over
large boundary, preaching from two to three
sermons every Sunday. The last quarterly
meeting of the circuit will be held at Oakland
Chapel near here, the last Saturday and
Sunday in this month, at which time the able
Presiding Elder Of this district will be
present and as usual, will preach some able
sermons. after which he will go to the an
nual conference of the church at some point
on the eastern shore of Virginia.
Mr.. Jim Harris is improving. He was in
jured by horse.
had a rough time of it.
Our friend, Floyd Keiser, has returned
from trip to Bath county.
Mrs, Rice Summers died at her home near
Greenville last week. The interment took
place on Friday. She was good, kind lady;
loved by all.
Two of our merchants here invested in a
pair each of "wee mules" with which to
haul their goods, produce, &c. We never
liked mule nohow as the song goes cause
afraid Of hiahls.
B. who bought Mr.. Charles
Bay at Summerdean, is making
extenslQ Improvements
| The electric street-car line necessitates the
changing of the telephone line, or rather the
addition of another wire, which forms
| metallic circuit.
| Mr. j. E. Gale, the contractor, has begun
the work of putting the wire in place.
The article in the SPECTATOR, week or SC
ago, which related to the pardon OF VIM. ID
Smith. former resident of this place. has
| been doubted by some of the smart Alecs'
here. We deem it our privilege to say that
we have letters in our possession from Smith
himself, stating the facts, and his relatives
here were sorrowfullv aware of his predica
ment, and received ,yfully the news OF MS
pardon. Your reporter received letter from
Smith to-day, in which he speaks of his ap
preaching freedom &c. We fail to see why
some people talk so much and work SO little
There were ninety five large turkeys klllee
and shipped by Mrs. Hess, last week, iron
near here. She is the most successful
turkey-raiser in these parts. Although she ma
lots OF the small ones stolen, &c, still sh'
generally winds up with big bunch OF then
ANYHOW to butcher. We venture the asser
ton that she makes more money every yea
than many men we know who are more able
bodied than she is.
There is to be an exhibition given by tn
scholars of the school in this place at IL
close. We predict a good show, too as tn
children are all intelligent and have tn
makeup for actors. Edwin Arehart' tn
principal of the school, is quiet, gentleman