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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1896-12-30
CUBA.
Communicated I

, Now, Waynesboro has spoken to the
national government on the Cuban
question; can Fishersville keep silent
From the resolutions of the Waynes-
boro committee, it will be enough for
our government, to stamp it's foot to
securean immediate sessation of hostil
tiles, ION the prosecuted island Of Cuba
that our government by the most
expedient measures will secure the
| freedom of Cuba from the cruel domi
nation Of Spain." An ebullition of
/ feeling is extensively manifested, TIE
lynx eyed spectators of New York city
are waiting with intense anxiety to
seize the valuable properties of Cuba.
which might be made attainable in the
contingency. There are other great
rival powers of Europe interested and
deeply concerned about the affairs in
the West Indies, the Caribbean sea
and the coast of South America. 1t is
not merely question for the United
States. The President and State De-
partment are watching our national
interests. They will Respect interna-
tional law and comfy, and will be gov
erned by ascertainei facts.
To meddle with the wars of other
nations, however much we may deplore
their continuance, is very risky busi-
ness. condemned by sacred and profane
history as we'll as common prudence.
Read the farewell address of the great
Washington and learn, why foregoe
the advantages OF so peculiar a. situa-
ton? Why quit our own to stand on
foreign ground? Why, by interweav
ing our destiny with that of any part
of Europe, entangle our peace and
prosperity in the tolls of EuropeanI
am bition, rivalship, interests, humor
or caprice" ut is our true policy to
steer clear of permanent alliances with
any portion of the foreign world" In
the farewell oration of Gen. Henry :
Lee, he attributes to Washington the
language, LET liberty and order be
companions, control party
spirit, the bone of free government;
observe good faith to, and cultivate
peace with all nations; shut up every
avenue to foreign influence; contract
rather than extend national connex-
ions; rely on yourselves only" Let!
the peopls consider the untold calami-t
ties of war, the carnage and death, the
exposures and privations, the yellow
fever. and deaths by sea and land, thel
increased debt, pension list, taxation
and d standing army and navy afterI
peace, to preserve order in Cuba and
ut home.
COMMUNICATED.
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TENTH LEGION, VA, Dec. 81. 1896.


Editor Spectator and Vindicator
With the reception of last week s ''Specta.
tor and Vindicator." We learned with the
most profound sorrow of the death of our
old and much esteemed friend, Wm Shuff,
of your city. When we were young men
for several years we worked at Shenandoah
Iron Works, now Shenandoah City, in
Page comfy, then owned and conducted by
the late Daniel and Henry Forrer, and in
the year 1S42, when we concluded that it
was not good for imam to be alone,' we
married, our late and good friend, was our
first best man and often after he located in
Staunton. when we would meet we would
refer to our young days of pleasure, wit
much enjoyment. he was genial compan
ion, an Industrious, honest upright man, and
raised as we learn, quite a respectable fami-
ly, he left most excellent wife together
with her children to mourn his death, he
was the last one of the children of "Jona-
than Shut" who was one of many who
came to the Page Valley near Luray, then
part of Shenandoah county. with the late
Benjamin BlackfOrd from Pennsylvania,
who built the Isabella Furnace on the
Hawksbill Creek, just below Lufay.
DIR. Benjamin Blackford, Superintende ent
OF the Western State Hospital of Staunton,
is grandson of the great iron master. that
built and operated the old Isabella Furnace
near Luray.
When the Elder Blackford came to the
Page Valley, large number of mechanics
followed: the Shuffs, Hotzmans, Petersons.
Glenns, Shewlers. Ferrels, Batmans. Nc
Daniels and Blakmores, our grandfather
and father being among the number.
Abram and Charles Burkholaer, Of New
Market, are nephews of our late friend
Snuff, they are creditable and we'll to do
gentlemen with families.
The notice of our friends death In the
Spectator. gave the year 1878. as the year of
his birth. We were aware that there was
but little difference in our ages. We were
born the 18th day of June in the year 1917.
We deeply sympathize with his good fami-
ly, he was good husband and father.
Peace to his memory
N. l.. BLAKEMORE.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1896-12-30
Worse Than the Old Stage Lines.

The Baltimore Suns correspondent
at Lexington, Va, teleerapils: 'There
is no change in the situation on the
Valley Branch of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad between that system and the
Southern Railway. If anything, the
situation, in SO far as tl.- public is con-
cerned. is more complicated and more
| detrimental to business interests. The
fact OF the matter is that under the ex-
isting conditions the business interests
through the valley are served with less
dispatch than in the days of the OLD
stage lines. Freight is delayed by the
failure of the Southern and Baltimore
q Ohio to get down to some under
standing sc to through ra,e es and inter
change of freight, and the merchants
are put at great disad rautage for all
the goods they have shipp them via
this route, they are not only subject to
unnecessary delay, but have to pay
double and over the regular freight
tariff. The same thing can be said of
express matter. For instance, a pack
age arrived here few days since from
Baltimore that should have had IS
cents freight on it. It came to the
south end of the Baltimore & Ohio at
Strasburg Junction, where. after de-
lay, it was taken up by the Southern,
who charged 35 cents to carry it to
Harrisonburg. Then the express COM
pany took it up there again over the
Baltimore & Ohio and added the third |
35 cents. making the total charge of
$1.05, when it should have only been
35 cents. The freight business along
with the passenger receipts have fallen
off to almost nothing, and frequently
trains come here and go out without
either freight or passengers A car
load of apples arrived here few days
ago from New York on which the
freight charges were more than the
entire value of the apples. The South
ern Railway seems determined to freeze
the Baltimore & Ohio out and give the
public and the business in
terests in the valley all the delay and
trouble possible. If the present con-
ditions continue long, the interested
interests along the valley will demand
some kind of legislation that will pro.
tect them from like occurrence or a
continuance of the present trouble'' =
The Strasburg News says: 1.-THE
Southern Railway Company have re-
moved all watchmen along the line of
road from Strashurg to Harrisonburg.
Even at the fatal Narrow Passage
there is no watchman. as under the
Baltimore. & Ohio regime"
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Death OF an Old virginian.

Information was received by rela.
tives in Albemarle last week of the
death in Montgomery City, Mo-, Wed
nesday, 9th inst, of Judge William R.
Harris, in the S4th year of his age.
Judge Harris was born at Browns
Cove, Albemarle county, Virginia, and
leaves a large family connection in
that county.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1896-12-30
WIZ is it,

if catarrh is a constitutional affection,
as those claim who have blood tonic
to ~sell. that physicians, in extreme
cases. frequently advise change of air
and climate to those suffering from it :?
Catarrh is a climatic affection, and
nothing but a local remedy or change
of climate will cure it. Ely's Cream
Balm, in all cases of catarrh, is so
efficient as to do away with the neces-
sity of leaving home and friends, caus-
ing instant relief and a perfect cure
after short continuance.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1896-12-30
Bryan Vote In Mining Stats

The st. Louis Glohe Democrat, a
leading Republican paper, says: "Bry-
ans pluralities in the mining States
outside of California loom up into
something comparatively immense.
The Colorado plurality is 1873. 900; Mon
tana, 33, 100; Utah, 1862; Idaho, 1865;
Nevada, 6.440. The total plurality
against the Republican ticket in the
five small States is 249,GS If the Re
publicans were wrong when they map
ped out these States, their disappoint-
ment and punishment are ona magnlfi-
cent scale''
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1896-12-30
PILES! PILES! PILES!

DR.. Williams Indian Pile Ointment will cure
Blind Bleeding, liberated and Itching Piles. 1t
absorbs the tumors. .allays the itching at once
ects es poultice. gives instant relief Dr.
Williams Indian Pile Ointment is prepared
only for Piles and Itching of the private parts,
and nothing else. Every box is guaranteed
sold by druggists, sent bv mail, for SEC and 81
per box. WILLIAMS MFG CO.
mar 21-ly Cleveland, Ohio
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1896-12-30
Bank Failures.

The First National Bank of Holli-
daysburg was compelled to suspend
business on the 14th inst, owing to a
heavy run made by it's depositors. The
Martinsburg Deposit Bank, of Martins
burg, and the Williamsburg Bank, of
Williamsburg. have also SUSPENDED
business. The Hollidaysburg Bank is
said to be the First National Band
ever incorporated.
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Directions.

An anxious inquirer asks: "Where
would you advise me to 90 to learn
how to play the piano?"
In the woods, dear, to the deep. dark.
damp. dank, dangerous woods.-Spare
Moments.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1896-12-30
1a,,sa,aMo M&.,,,,,

DR.. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser, 1000 page doctor book, profusely
illustrated, of which $50, 600 have been sold
at so copy will be sent FREE on re-
ceipt Of 81 cents to pay postage m and W wran- ao
ping only. WORLDS DIspENsARY Med
IcAL ASSOCIATION, Buffalo, N. Y
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1896-12-30
Makes chiId-Rirth Easv,
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
~ Staunton, Va, Dec. 4th, 1885,
Jacob Runkle's Admir-,
VS..

OdVlu huukl0. GU ais.
All parties interested in the above STYLED
cauSenOw pending in the circuit court for the
county of Augusta Take Notice, that pursuant
to decree OF said court entered in said cause
Nov. l6, 1896, shall, at my Office in Staunton,
Va, on
Jannary 9th, 1897,
proceed to take, state and settle an account
showing:
l. The transactions of Hulst Glenn as Trus-
tee in this cause.
|. 2. Whether or not the debts secured in the
deed OF trust in the bill mentioned to w. H.
Strough and Christian Runkle are valid and
subsisting debts.
g.. Whether or not the debt for $500 secured
to Mary Ann Runkle is valid and subsisting
debt, how the same was contracted and what
evidence if any, there was of the existence of
said debt up to The time of the execution Of the
said deed Of trust.
4. Whether or not the provision for the con-
tingent dover made by. the -grantor in
the trust deed for his wife, is JUST
such contingent dover.
5. An account of the property convey un-
der the deed of trust in the bill mentioned
real and personal and the value thereof to-
Sether with the annual rental and fee simple
value of the real estate.
An account Of the liens binding the real
estate in the bill mentioned in the order Of
their priority.
s. Ano other matters deemed pertinent, sc,
HENRY W. HOLT,
Craig Hackman, p.Q. Commissioner.
Curry s. Glenn, p.d.
dec 94t
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1896-12-30

Orders have been issued at the
Roanoke Machine Works suspending
operations in several departments till
after the first of January. 1t is esti-
mated that 800 men will be affected by
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1896-12-30

Mr.. Wanamaker has re reeently been
detected in bribery, and now Mr.. Car
negie has been caught palming off on
the government defective plate armor
for it's war ships. Both are men high
in the esteem of the republican party,
and both have contributed largely to
the success of that party. OF their re-
spective crimes, it is hard to tell which
is the worse, for while that OF the lat
ter risked the lives of hundreds of men,
that of the former tended to corrupt
the morals of many mortals and it is
moot question whether physical, is not
preferable to moral death Alexandria
Gazette.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1896-12-30

VIRGINIA I'm the Clerks Of1ce of the Cir
cult Court OF Augusta county, December
End, 1896.
Cornelia Quarles, who sues, &C.,. Plaintiff
VS..
Henry l.. Carr, Admir- with the will
annexed of BENJAMIN W. Downing,
decd. ct ais. Observation-Disclosures. Defendants
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1896-12-30

DIED BY HER GRAvE.-Over the
grave of his late fiance 10 Cavalry
cemetery, at Toledo, O., last week. Ed
mund E. Wright. aged twenty years,
member of a prominent Toledo family,
committed suicide. After placing
bunch of flowers on the tomb, Wright
sent bullet into his heart. dying al
most instantly. The tragic deed was
witnessed by former female COM
panion of the dead girl, who had ac-
companied Wright to the cemetery.
The deceased was Miss Claude Os-
haa1e. wall known VI local sacietY.
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The object OF this suit is to compel a settle
ment OF the estate of BENJAMIN W. Downing,
decd. and to subject to the payment of COM
plainant's debt of $3,540OO with interest on
S3,0O000 part thereof from May 26th 1896 until
paid and the debts of all others against the es.
come into this suit, the following described
eal estate of which the said BENJAMIN w.
Downing died seized and possessed situated in
the town Of Basic City. Va, to-wit: Lots 10, II,
Il, Ii and IA in Block e22 Lots 4, s. IL, IL, Is IA
and Is in Block 225. Lot II in Block 81 Lots
aud 20 in Block 95. Lots and 5 in Block 1856.
Lot in Block 55. Lot in Block 155 Lot 15 in
Block 154. g. certain triangular price of land at
the junction Of Bridge Avenue and Riverside
Drive adjoining lot'14 in Block 222 and a Ger:
tain other piece of land on the south side of
Bridge Ave and at the junction O. Riverside
Drive and said Ave. according to the map of
the town Of Basic City, Va.
"A And it appearing by af1dayit filed that
Henry l.. Carr. GeOrgianna U. Downing and
Ella Carr sometimes called Ella D. Carr are
non-residentS Of the State Of Virginia it is or
dered that they severally appear here within
fifteen days after due publication hereof and
do what is necessary to protect their interests
in this suit.
AcOpy-teste.
JOS. B. WOODWARD Clerk
Henry W, Holt, p. q.
dec 9-4fS
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1896-12-30
NASAL
CATAR r II

GA AK II II
is a
LOCAL DISEASE
and Is the result Of
,cOlds and sudden
climatic changes.
1t can be cured ny q
Observation-Disclosures
is applied directly into
the DOStrtiS.
For Your Protection
we positively state
that this remedy does
not contain mercury
or any other Injurious
drug.
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II Will CURE.

A particle is applied directly into the nostrils
an1 IS agreeable. Price so cents at Druegists
ELY BROTHERS, 81 Warren Street. New yort
ian 8-1yr Ne" AofA
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remarks OLE A. ". KING.

May il please the Court and Brethren of
the Bar:
have missed and do miss Brother
Dutton very much. do not think there
is a member OF the bar with whom | have,
within the last ten or twelve years. during
my membership of this bar, felt more
freedom than with Brother button. |
loved his individuality; loved the man.
He was extremely Kind to me. Every
thing, most, has been said this afternoon
that can be said in regard to Brot her but
ton.
am impressed with this trait, TINT.
perhaps, has not been spoke OF so much
a. some others, and that is that he was an
extremely kind hearted man. lie WAS a
tender hearted man; he loved the Iowa Die
He appreciated the warm instincts OF
human nature. He loved children he
loved childish things. Wlthal, he was
a very patient man. He WIS impatient
with dishonesty, with what seemed to
him 10 be an unfair purpose in party
before him; but yet | can say, from my
experience before his court, that have
been many, many times impressed with
his great pat fence. W hen he saw couu-
sci endtavoriug honestly to get at the
truth of case, he would sit and listen
for hour., even to what seemed to him, |
know, very immaterial matter; but " hen
he thought those before him were try
ing to deceive him, trying to Introduce
something they dad not believe, and
which they thought he might believe,
he WIS impatient | do not regard that
as impat ience, regard it a. indignation
which he had righ: to manifest.
There is one thing, my brothers, that We
can, i'll looking at the He OF our Brother
Dutton, Well emulate, and that is his
purpose and effort TO he an educated man.
Outside OF our profession our brother was
an educated man. He WAS not content to
do merely the work that came to him in
the line OF his profession, but he wanted
to know about science, aud about the
things OF the world outside OF our profess
sion. We may we'll emulate him in this,
by making use OF the spare time which
we have in developing our minds, as he
developed his, outside OF his profession.
Perhaps there Is no member OF Hancock
bar no was more thoroughly prepared
for this profession than our brother. He
took a most thorough course OF study be-
fore he began the special study OF the
law
The few years while have been Mt this
bar have been marked very frequently by
such sad exercises as these. have sew
eral times listened to The eulogies OF my
brothers upon the character aud work OF
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the fullest and amplest acknowled gmeut
and reparation.
The last time but one, think, that |
ever talked with our brother, was during
the April term OF court last, aud in ref
erence to a case in which had been asso-
ciated with him. He called me out into
the lobby, and sitting down on the steps
leading TO the jury rooms, he told me that
ON account OF his i'll health he would be
unable to take any part in tie case
deprecated his discouraged vieN. told
him would prepare TIA, ea~e. hut TINT |
trusted when the October term ctfa
around, he would be ahlr to take he le4l-
Ing part IN the tral OF it. He said: "No,
| am sick man. You viii have to do all
the work and take all he responsibility
Of the preparation and trial viii SIT
" It'll you in the trial, he said, hut can
do nothing more" Fate decrced TINT he
could not even sit with me 1t VIII be
well for all OF Us il the memory and ia
Gueuce of George p. Button. his alle-
glance to the higher ethics OF the profe,-
sion, his loyalty to eternal truth, shall
ever remain with US
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COUNTY NEWS.
For oddtltonaL counly .ve,cs See other paaes.

West Trenton.
Melvin Weber and family are about to
move to Rockland.
Ida j. Haynes, OF Bar Harbor, is here
visiting her brother, NJ. II. Haynes.
Mrs. NJ. H. Gray, of Ellsworth, visited
her friend, Miss Hattie Leland, last Sum
day.
The fair Mt Evergreen hall Wednesday
evening was grand success. Net results,
s41.31.
p. l.. Leland was at Ellsworth on Satur-
day, the guest of ex- Mayor Higgins and
family.
Mrs. John r. smallidge and son Ed
ward, of Seal Iarbor, are in town on a
visit to her aunt, Mrs. Daniel Ladd.
Arthur II. Candage, of Seal Harbor, was
here last Sunday, the guest of P. L. Le-
land and family.
Elmer Haynes has arrived home from
Bar Iarhor, where lie has been employed
during he season.
+. 5. fIamor, wife and daughter Linnie
have been here visiting her parents. W.
d. Leland and wife.
Capt Leander Dyer and wife, and Pearl
conafy, wife aud friend, Miss Jordan, of
Seal iarbor. We're in town over Sunday
on visit at Ctpt. Overs Old home.
Mrs. W. Il. Bbjs tell, vino has spent the
summer with her moi her, Mrs. Mark
Haynes. who has been i'll i'll health moved
back to Ellsworth last week, where she
will spend the winter
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legal mind. The paper was upon some
topic OF law, and indicated great legal
ability. 1t foreshadowed that he had in
his mind love for the law and, when
he came back to Ellsworth, he went into
an office with some member here and
| studied for a while, and then went to
Bangor and took up his abode there.
But he did not stay long, soon returning
to Ellsworth
We who have lived for he last thirty
years, and have seen Brot her Dutton more
or less every day in court and on the
streets, know how to appreciate the man
As our brothers have fittingy said, he
was not ostentatious, but he WAS very
retiring. He disliked anything like
showing off" as we sometimes say; but
he WIS so simple, so DESTROYS OF getting
at hose things that everybody could I'M
derstand. We admired the simplicity cf
the man. He passed away very early, just
in the noontide of life. When his use
| fulness became the greatest, he was called
away summoned to the world beyond
to go on, as we hope and trust, with
higher duties, higher attainments, and
nobIer eudoWments. We all mourn to-
day hat he has been called from us. We
respect him with sincerity that we can
not disregard. We remember him with
fidelity and love, and we will always re-
gret That Brother Dutton has been called
from our midst.
But he is gone; and we respect him to-
day With Il tenderness and love that we
would like to have go on the records; that
although he may not be able to hear us
to-day, yet ! do believe that we are not
doing our duty unless we say that Brot h.
er George p. button was All honest, up
+ right, consideration and noble man. Let
Us follow III his footsteps, so far as we
can, my brothers. emulate his virtues, and
so make life beautiful, as he has done
When we take into account his beautiful
home, his green houses that he loved SO
well, and all the beautiful surroundings,
| all these beauties crowd about our memo
ries this afternoon, and we say we will try
and follow in the footsteps of our dear
brother.
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SCHOOL EMBARRASSMENT.

The school in district No g. Oak Point,
which is under the instruction of Mrs.
Mary }. Fox, of Ellsworth Fails, gave a
concert on Wednesday night of last
week. All parts We're we'll rendered. The
following was the programmes:
Singing-"Sowinga and Reapiug," School
Daogue-"llume Influences, "......trace Mar
shall, Grace Alley, Bessie Dyer Angie
Alley, Florence Dyer
Declaination-'SiX Years Ago".A lice (ray
~inging-'It Never PAYS. school
Observation-Disclosures Troubles. Leslie DAtr
Dialogue ake".,... George Alley and teacher
observation-disclosures Days, .Frankie Murch
singing-"Oh Sing Me the Songs of My Child.
hood. Lena Marshall and Teacher
Declamation-"sc oil g.r- soliloquy."
Grace Marshall
Dialogue-"A Mirror ........... Angie Alley
Clarence Morgan and George Alley
Singing March ON" ....................S School
Declamation-"Thc River. Clarence Morgan
DiaIogue-"rhe Polite Pupil"
Lena Marshall and Harry Webher
Singing-"Farewell to summer"
Three girls and three boys
Decamation-"IIitt the Wrong Nail"
David Marshall
Defamation Pat ami the Postmaster"
frankie Murch ana Maurice Marshall
Singing -"Ila-te The, Schoolboy"..... school
"Good. Il yr".... .....Thco Murch
Singing" Farewell '................... School
The proceeds to 20 towards flag pole.
Oct. H. Roy.
| Aurora
HiIard Shoppee was in town last week.
Mrs. Alfred Archer, who has had a
shock is improving.
Mr.. Howe and wife of Providence X. l.,
were in town recently.
Mrs. Porter Giles, who has bee n III for
several weeks, is improving.
The sewing circle will meet at Mrs. s.
f. Crosby's Thursday, aud there will be a
pairing bee in the evening.
Oct 49, c.