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At the Mary Baldwin Seminary.

Prof. Eisenburg's class, assisted by Miss
Laughton, on last Friday evening, gave an en-
tertainment in the mushroom of that insti-
tuition, to a large audience. The musical
program was replete with difficult selections
from composers of the highest merit, and the
young ladies rendered their varied and diff
cult parts with remarkable proficiency. Miss
Laughton teaches physical culture and elocu-
ton in this Seminary, and her voice is re-
markable both for its natural.power, and the
meditation and control it has acquired by
cultivation. She was literally encored and
responded to several with most oppropri ate
selections. Misses Bumgardner, Tucker
Loeb, Mcfarland, Yost and BERTHE Miller, Of
Staunton, took part, with much credit tt
themselves.
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"pebtors' Roll Of Honor"

1t affords us pleasure to announce that
quite a number of those indebted to the
SPECTATOR have entitled themselves to have
their names on the Debtors Roll of Honor"
Some have so far failed to do so and as we
wish as many as possible to do So we have
concluded to extend the time for settlement to
March LIST. Those who will neither pay in
cash nor settle by note, will not pay a debt,
if they can avoid it, and their names will be
found on the roll of dishonor. We do NOT
wish them to be SO enrolled, and they will
have no one to blame but themselves, if they
shall be so enrolled. 1t is an easy matter to
settle by note, and an honest man will moi
hesitate to do so.
Jan, 29th-4t. R. Marry
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Another Volunteer Company.

At meeting held in Stonewall jackson
Camp last Thursday night, another voluntee
military company, with 50 members to D.
known as the Baker Rifles, in honor OF Co
James C. Baker of Woodstock, the colonel o
the Second Virginia Regiment, was organize
by the election of the following officers
Captain-J. A. Shewy
First Lieutenant-J Lewis Bumgardner
Second Decentralization A. Pratt.
Orderly Sergeant-E. U. Black.
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m,opLEsRook AND VICINITY.

We had some cold weather last week. Inc
mercury was near zero, and was at zero III
many places.
Miss Sarah ]. Miser died at her home near
Bethlehem Church last week OF cancer. one
was sister of Mrs. J. ]. Shuey ana James
Miser. who are the only remaining members
of the family. She was member OF the
United Brethren Church. The lnterment was
at Tabor Church, where all her relatives are
inferred. She was, we would suppose, about
40 years of age.
The school children are busy rehearslng 1o1
their concert, which takes place at the close OF
the school.
There will be sale of the real and personal
property of the late VIM. f. Gale at MS iate
residence March 9Th. This is very oesir
able home for the lucky man who gets IL.
Newton Bosserman is sadly afflicted VIII
the rheumatism.
Some ladies not long since were dlscusSine
the various dresses, they had gone to churcn
on Sunday before especially to see When tney
took up the case of lady, all they couio say
was, that ''she had nice dress, but she waS
awful stoop-shouldered." The lady says sne
will try and straighten up next time.
Mt. Tabor Church has, we learn, called
minister. who has accepted the call, ana Il
expected soon in his new field OF labor.
A little son of D. NJ. Smith. was quite SICK
last week. There has been good deal OF
sickness in the county
The turnpike from Staunton, leading
through here, is needing repairs badly. line
county paid too much money for-thls ROAD &c
LET it 90 down. There should be some way to
keen up the start taken. Every farmer and
every man WHO has occasion to use roao
knows the good of pike, since we have one
and every one should be in favor OF good
roads. Every country having good roaos
has always buyers for the land. In fact, the
farms are always in demand, at higher
prices and then the produce of the farm can
he taken to market with less trouble. There
is no reason why this county can not have as
good roads as any other. The rock is ALREADY
in the road in many places and only needs
crushing. Every district should own a
crusher and run it, too, and it would prove
the most profitable investment to the people
thew could make. Do away with all the
officials but one, and let him see that the
roads are made right Not few inches OF
rock, but lot of them. Put them on thick
and then they won't need much work fol
eyeral wears. The extra force OF hands en-
ployed to ditch this pike did valiant service
but it was money uselessly expended, because
these bitches are all filled up nearly, as
the road has never been treated to genera
covering of rock since it was made. Therefore
the bitches soon filled up. The rock is get
ting out of sight in many places, and is GU
through in many places. We hope some
measures will soon be adopted to give thi
road good dressing of rock, so the county
will not loose what she has paid, if it has tt
be done by subscription, and as the hauler
have had taste of good roads. we believ
they will do anything rather than see thei
good road go down. We, as progressive
people, want to get out of the 'old ruts."
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Railroad Collision.

On Saturday morning there was head-end
collision of a passenger and freight tram al
Summit Point, Jefferson county, West Va
Three of the trains crews were hurt, but not
seriously. No passengers were injured.
The injured are Engineman Tesker, OF the
passenger locomotive, slightly scalded, ano
Engineman S. E. Kenney and Fireman Con
rad, of the freight locomotive, slightly scalded
The freight engine and four freight cars
were thrown down an embankment and the
pony truck and one driver of the passenger
locomotive knocked out. The passenger
coaches were not injured.
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r. L. Woodson,s Residence Burned.

Shortly before o'clock Monday night an
alarm of fire was turned in from box So on
Sears's Hill, and the Fire Department re-
sponded promptly, supposing the fire was in
that part of the city; but on getting there
found that the fire was out some distance In
the country. 1t proved to be the residence of
abont two miles from the city. The fire was
caused, as usual. by a defective fiue. The
furniture was saved. The loss is estimated at
about 81, 500. Misfortunes come not singly, as
Shakespeare says, and this is an illustration,
as it has not been great while since the barn
of Mr. Woodson was burned
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WAYNEsBoRo NEWS.
FoR THE SfEcrAseR:

For THE SPEcTApoR 80
On last Wednesday night a lodge of knights
of Pythias was organized here with seventeen
Q7) charter members. Messrs. W. L. Olivier,
Robert Tobin, J. l.. Sheppard and number
of others from the Staunton lodge, were here
helping to initiate the new members.
Mr.. Henry Coiner, who was reported by one
of the Staunton papers last week as being
dead, was alive up to Saturday morning,
though, understand, is quite ill.
Mrs. Dr. W. J. Jones, of Crozet, Va. was
the guest last week of her brother, Mr.. f. 2.
Wayland, merchant of our city.
Miss Grace Peterson. of Dayton, is visiting
Mrs. J. H. Michaels of this place.
At the administrator sale last week OF the
late B. F. Smiths personal property, Mr.
Kemper Coiner bought the pretty little match
! ed ponies for $50. This was considered quite
bargain for Mr.. Coiner.
Mr.. E. W. Shelton has resigned his position
as salesman at Messrs. Kohen Bros, and is
studying dentistry under DIR. W. A. Jones'
| Miss Horteuse Coiner has gone to Baltimore
to visit relatives and friends in that city.
| r. G. Wright, Esq, sold, short time ago
to Mr.. Harry Ramsey, three lots on Maple
h Avenue, this city, for $500 cash.
| Mrs. Lanier, of Oxford, N. c., is visiting he
cousin. Mrs Prof. James A. Fishburne, at thu
'F. NJ. S."
Another game law has been passed by tn
legislature, much to the chagrin of some O.
our energetic huntsmen. They say that l
may be very good thing to prevent thu
possible determination of cartridges or quail
in this country, but, if such laws are multi
piled to any greater extent, they will have NJ
use for guns.
! On Sunday night last, at the Presbyterian
church, in this place. the anniversary cele
bration of the christian Endeavor" societ
was held This society, as your readers, o
course, know, is composed OF the younge
people and children of the congregations
The exercises were touching and beautiful
conducted by quite young people, and,
uuartette, rendered by two young ladies
the Valley Seminary and two young gentl'
men of the F. M. g., was very sweet indeed.
A quantity of ice has been harvested durin
, the several cold snaps of this winter, an
there is probably not even half-fllled lc
house left about here.
Il Mr.. A, w. Morris is at home this week wit
his family. Mr.. Joseph Shirley. of Lowmo'
l Iron Works, is also here for few days.
e Quite number of county people were a
Q tracted here by the Smith sale last wee
Among others, noticed Mr.. Phil. Gilkerso
, former resident and "boom-promoter
r The usual contingents from Nelson. Sh
rando, Thinking Spring. etc., were also
hand.
# The last few days have afforded excelle
e skat;ne-in fact, those who skate are skatil
t all the more. while others skate who nev
y skated before.
:; THISTLE
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county Court,

The February term of the County Court
began on Monday. There were but two pre-
sentiments before the grandjury-Wm. Weast
for petit larceny and Sarah A. Powell for
perjury. In the first true bill was found;
in the second, not.
The following other business was transacted
on Monday
James H. Bowman qualified as admins
traitor of the estate of Miss Eliza Shuey.
]. Lacy Black was appointed and qualified
as deputy county treasurer.
The will of Sarah M. Miser was admitted to
probate with Renick H. Miser as executor.
The will of John B. Carroll was admitted
to record with Mrs. Elizabeth B. Carroll as
eXecutrix.
Justice J. w. Churchman reported and paid
into court - so, the amount of fine imposed
on Frank Thompson for disorderly conduct.
Z. w. Forbus was appointed guardian for
Simon c. Forbus
l. w. Yount was appointed guardian for
Floyd F. and Charles E. Wright.
On yesterday Tuesday-the court was
occupied in examining witnesses in the case
| of the Commonwealth vs. Stuart Andrews
charged with murder. The trial promises te
be a protracted one, and it excites much in
terest The court house yesterday was packec
below and in the galleries with persons in
terested in hearing the trial The prisoner i,
prosecuted by Meade F. White, and defended
by Curry, Craig, Blease, and Hackman.
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SAVED BY FALLING HAMs.:The Lex
ington, Va, correspondent of the Bait.
Sun, under date of Feb. 23rd, says
"Mr. E. M. Ruff and family, living at
Longwood, in this county, came very
near being burned alive in their resi-
denee, which was destroyed few
nights ago, with all it's contents; They
that had been hung in the garrett on
the rafters. The roof. took fire and
burned off, and when the flames reach.
ed the meat, the strings on which it
was suspended burned in two and, fall.
ing on the floor, awakened. the occu-
pants in time to escape"
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BALTIMORE LIVE sioux MARKET,


THURSDAY. February 2cth. 1896.
BEEF CATTLE.-The market has been fairly
active this week, except toward the close of
operations. Dealers generally thought values
were strong at the rates ruling last week, and
some few thought q small advance was OBJ
tanned over last week. There were few com
mon cattle on the market, with u full quantity
Of the better grades. Prices Of beef cattle this
week ranged as follows:
Generally rated iirst DUALITY. SlS
Medium or good fair quality......- 3X08x
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and
OF the cattle received co. came from virgin
MICH COws.-There is full offering and
trade is dull at $2Oa35, and few extra at $40
CALvEs-Trade for veals is fairly active, and
values range at 6Ka7Hc per Id, and no roughs
on the market.
BALTIMORE LIVESTOCK MARKET,
Monday, FebruaryA, 1886.
SwINE.-Receipts this week Is, $50 head. There
is rather q light supply reported as being on
the market, and moderate demand prevails
at about the values ruling last Monday. Good
others 40a$4 Is per 100 lbs gross. ROughS ia
s. IS per 100 lbs gross.
SHEEP AND LAMBs.-There is e fairly goo1
demand for good sheep and lambs. Sheep sell
at 2a3X cents and extra cents and lambs 3ha
44 cents per Id gross.
good trade ds,s rSI
No roughs on the market.
NEW YORK LIVESTOCK MARKET,
Monday, February "a, 1895,
BEEvES.-Receipts5 s, 40 head; firm on Chicago
advices steers, medium to prime, 25dA 30
tops, 81 70; oxen, 3 10a& rs; bulls, 9Oa$3 50
cows, 50a$3. Cables higher; steers, 9alOc
dressed weight; refrigerator beef, Ease.
CALvEs.-Receipts,4 400; active and firm; veals
BASS; fed calves, 3 50a$4; two cars western, 3s
1926.
slow and lower. Sheep-CommOn to choice
3aS4 %; export wethers, 81 80; lambs. 4 20a$5 10
choice and extra, 12ka$52 rs. No spring lambs
HOGs.-Receipts. 1901 head; steady at 4 500
81 80; choice light hogs, "a 80.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-26

MIR. INGALLS, AND THE SENATOR
sHIP.-Ex-Senator John J. ingalls, is a
candidate for the United States SEN
ate from Kansas, and he has declared
against the caucus plan of selecting
candidates. The party managers and
Mr.. Ingalls, are not now on the best
terms, and he proposes to make his
canvass before the people. Prepare
tory to this he has sent out an appeal
asking that voters in the primaries in
struct as to the senatorship in every
county. He hopes to be nominated for
the Senate by convention duly in
structed, and that the Legislature will
ratify the conventions action. Sen
ator Palmer, of Illinois, was nominated
in this way.-B0ztimore Sun.
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MARRIAGES.


TAYLOR GOOD, AT Messy Creek, this
county, Wednesday, February 18th, Mr..
Joseph Taylor to Miss Katie Good.
MCCUNE. = NORRIS. AT Fishersville, this
county, Wednesday. February 18th, Mr..
Samuel H. McCune to Miss Annie G. Morris.
ER-HEYDENREICH.- the Lutheran
church of this city, Wednesday morning,
February 18th, by Rev. H. F. Shealy, w. ".
oliver, NJ. D., of Elliston, Va to Miss Bertha
Hevdenreich. -
At I'LL they boarded the G. & o. train for
their home at Elliston.
AN-HAMILTON.-Near Churchvilie,
Thursday, February 10th, by Rev. Mr.. Ham
mack, Mr.. G.. Newton Chrisman to Miss Sadie
M. Hamilton.
SWEENY-LESTER.-A the residence OF Mr.
FL A. Brown in Charlottesville, "Wednesday,
| February 18th, by Rev. H. w. Tribble, Mr.
Richard Sweeny of HenricO county, TO MISS
Octavia P. Lester.
| ER-SWITZER.-At Spring Hill
this county, Wednesday, February 18TH t Wy ny
| Rev, ]. E. Holt, MIR. j. H. StOutamyer TO miss
| Liddie NJ. Switzer, daughter of Mr.. D. W
| SwitZer.
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DEATH OF MRS. w. J. MARTIN
Mrs. Martin, wife of DR.. William j.
Martin, Jr., instructor of chemistry at
the University of Virginia, died yes
terday at the residence of Professor
A. II. Tuttle. She was taken ill last
Saturday with peritonitis. Her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Colt. were with
her when she died. This afternoon
her remains we're taken to New York
for interment in the family plot. DR.
Martin has been also quite sick, but
his friends will be glad to learn that
he is much better.-Charzotte SUall'
Progress of Friday.
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THE MODERN WAY

Commends itself to the well-informed, to do
pleasasantly and effectually what was former
ly done in the crudest manner and disagree.
ably as we'll To cleanse the system and
break up colds, headaches, and fevers without
unpleasant after effects, use the delightful
liquid laxative remedy, Syrup of Figs
Manufactured by California Fig Syrup
Company.
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Arrasr ofEmmett caIIison.

Emmett Callison, charged with housebreak-
ing at Black Rock Springs in this county on
the oath of December, who had previously
been arrested, but made his escape, was rear
rested on last Friday at Potts Creek, Allegheny
county, and that evening Deputy Sheriff Daw.
SON went for him and lodged him in Jail Sat
urdav to await the action of the grand jury.
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Accident IS.

George M. Graves, who resides near St
James church, this county, was seriously III
iured Thursday afternoon. He was re-
turning home from Waynesboro on horse
back. and his horse became frightened. he
attempted to dismount, but his foot caught IN
one of the stirrups and he was dragged some
distance, and kicked by the animal.
S. H. Meyers, of New Hope, fell from
scaffold last week and was badly hurt.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-26
COLO Weather.

The weather was very cold here all last
week. 1t began getting cold on Sunday OF
that week and continued cold throughout the
week, the temperature being as low as and
10 degrees and on Wednesday and Thursday
morning it was but few degrees above zero
If this is the mild weather the grounding
sign was to give us, it is fortunate that he did
not predict cold weather, for then we would
all have frozen to death, in spite of the abun.
dant fuel at the coal and wood-yards.
Great is the Grounding as weather
prophet!
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-26
University Of Virginia Bonds.

The bonds to be issued by the University
will soon be engraved and placed on the
market. The impression existed at one time
that the Legislature had appropriated 100000
toward rebuilding the destroyed buildings,
This was erroneous. 1t only passed bill al
lowing the institution to borrow $500, 900, and
these are the bonds soon to be negotiated
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-26
Child Burned to Death.

On Wednesday afternoon, near RatesVille'
Albemarle county, during the temporary ao-
sence of her mother, who had gone to the
Spring, the clothing of a six-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. Claude Barksdale caught on nre
from an open fireplace, and she was SO badly
burned that she died two hours after. Inc
child had torn her clothes off her body, but
not in time to save her life.
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Democratic state convention.

At the meeting of the Democratic State
Committee held in Richmond last THURSDAY
to select the place and fix the time for holding
the Democratic State Convention, Staunton
was selected as the place and Thursday, June
4th, as the time.
The Convention will be large body, the
representation being one delegate for every
100 Democratic votes and fractions over fifty
cast at the last Presidential election.
Roanoke City competed with Staunton for
the place for holding the Convention.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-26
COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL
THE GRAIN TRADE-CROPs, &C.

The Cincinnati Prsee- Current of February
10th says
The general position of the wheat markets
has not greatly changed the past week, and at
the close market values are about the same
as week ago. There has been considerable
speculative interest at Chicago, but it is un-
derstood to be confined mostly to local oper-
ators. The shipping demand for wheat was
generally moderate, but enlarging toward the
close, for account of millers in the winter
grain regions.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-26
Telephone from Harriston TO
CrImora.

A Etelephone company was organized at
Crimora on the 18th instant, to run line
from Harriston to Crimora by way OF Koiner' S
Store. E. L. Eakle was appointed general
manager The following named gentlemen
will have phones at their residences: Newton
Patterson, Charles Alexander, z. s. Patterson
E. L. Eakle, Elmo M. Barger, Follarlne
Koiner. D. T. Zirkle and K. B. Kolner.
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University Visitors.

On Monday, February 18th, Gov. OFerrall
appointed Messrs. R. Tate Irvine. of Big Stone
Gap Joseph Bryan, of Richmond; W. B. Nc
Ilwaine, of Petersburg, and Daniel Hartman.
of Charlottesville, members of the Board OF
Visitors to the University of Virginia.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-26
With the first of March the Department .

With the first of March the Department of
Agriculture will offer an estimate of the stocks
Of grain in farmers hands. For July 1 the
Government estimate for wheat.was \. 600, 900
bushels. The regular visible stocks wers A.
0O0, 900. If other holdings be counted as No.
000, 600, the total would be 10000, 900, which,
added to. the official estimate of production,
467 ,0OO, 900, would imply total of 557, 0OO,-
600 For the eight months to March the dis
tribution will represent say 2l5,OOO,0O0 for
food, etc., IS, 100000 for seeding, making 25O.-
O,0OO; the exports will represent about co.
600, O00-making total of 340,00N00O and
leaving an apparent 217, OOO, 900 for all remain
ing supplies. The regular visible and other
supplies out of farmers hands will probably
approximate say 81 900, 900, leaving 100 600, GOO
for farmers holdings on March 1; the govern
ment figures last year were $4,000, 900. Just
how the Department can be expected to pre-
sent statement indicating otherwise than a
large increase over last year in the exhibit OF
farmers holdings, say 1000 900 to 5O,OOO.OOt
bushels, is not apparent.
May wheat at Chicago closed lie below
the highest point of the week, 1bc above
the lowest point, and &c lower than week
ago.
Corn at Chicago for May closed &c
below the highest point of the week, &c above
the lowest point, and ac higher than week
ago.
Wheat receipts at primary markets were
2, 242,0O0 bushels for the week, against 1856
600 the preceding week, and $4,000 last
year.
Corn receipts were 1,657 900 bushels. against
2,054 900 the preceding week, and 1.O2l, 900 last
year.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-26
TOO LATE.

We received a letter from Mt. Scion
correspondent-"J \ Il *''-but too late for
publication, as our columns were filled before
it was received. To ensure publication, cor
respondence should be received not later than
Monday.
Il do not believe in advertising" This is
not the remark of business man and in reply
oft an exchange truly says: "Oh, yes you do
Perhaps you know less about it than you do
of society and religion, but your mere asser-
ton goes for little against so wide theory as
advertising. Do you know that every hour
you live you advertise your knowledge or
ignorance your good clothes are an adj
yertisement of your care and self-respect
that even if you con6ne yourself to knocking
down every fact which confronts you that
you are advertising your combativeness and
obstinacy. Every act is an advertisement
and to do it to the best advantage. in the mos
creditable way, and with the widest results, ii
| to live higher life and win both fame ani
| So
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-26
Committed for 90 days.

Justice Robert Allen, of Basic City, before
whom was tried Alex. Tyree, colored, charged
with stealing ham, committed him to Jail
for 80 days. He was brought to Jail Saturday
evening by Policeman j. B. Giles, of Basic
litu