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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-08-11
A Modest Poet.

In the July Number Of the ChaperOne
Maya zine published in st. Louis there ap-
pears an article on Poetry in Missouri.
oughly interested in studying them. Among
the poets he discusses is DR.. James A. Quar-
| les for long time resident in Missouri
though for several years professor in
Washington and Lee University in his ma
| tive State of Virginia. DR.. Quarles was
educated at the University of Virginia and
his many friends among the alumni OF that
institution will be pleased to read the fol-
lowing appreciative estimate of the worth
OF his poetry. Prof. Snoddy writes: James
A. Quarles is another veteran In the cause
of the Muse. Under the pen name Of Dun
lora' he has given to the world some truly
beautiful and valuable verses. A deeply
religious nature, tender heart and broad
culture are plainly in evidence throughout
his work. His 'Jephthah's Daughter Is a
most gratifying bit OF verse, for out side Of
the beauty of the poem itself. this writer
shows US several good reasons to believe
that the maiden was not sacrificed in &C.
cordance with her fathers vow, which has
ever been . sOrrowful theme to cOntem-
plate. In My Creed his observation-disclosures
spiritually, is perhaps best shown.
From the standpoint of art, consider
easter Thoughts" and "Seeing Him That
Is Invisible" his best verse. 1t is, however,
in his retrospective poem, "My Home"
that the human heart reveals itself.-Few
indeed are the hearts that would not be
touched by its pathos and the home sick
ness it portrays. DR.. Quarles who denies
all claim to being poet has contributed
verses to a number of leading journals"
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-08-11
Teachers Elected.

The following teachers have been elected
by the City School Board for the ensuing
year. Only one new teacher being elected,
Miss Josephine Brown.
j. r. Weaver, principal high school. P.
B. VIM, 1st assistant high school, W. q.
Morton, End assistant high school, Miss
Sallie Grattan, 3rd assistant high school.
Miss Eliz. S. McCue, 9Th grade teacher,
Miss Lucy Il. Kinney, It'll grade teacher,
Miss Minnie Bickle, Sth grade teacher. Miss
Kate Blackburn. 9Th grade teacher, Miss
Kebecca Young, 9Th grade teacher, Mrs. r.
B. Whittle, 5th grade teacher, Miss Lena
Echard, 4th grade teacher. Miss Annie E.
Elder, 4th grade teacher, Miss NJ. M. At
kinson, 4th grade teacher, Miss Bessie Hull
linen, 3rd grade and instructor in high
school, Mrs. E. II. Surber. 3rd grade teach
er, Miss Annie Mills, End grade teacher,
Miss Annie Fallon. 1st grade teacher, Miss
Gertrude l.. Stone, instruction in art and
training, Miss M. L. Dowd, instructor in
cooking and sewing.
The colored teachers are: 0. j. Derrit,
principal, Edw. r. Harvey. Sth grade, Will
lis M. Carter, 18th grade, Miss Maude Poin-
dexter. 9Th grade, Miss S. Z. Campbell. 9TH
grade, Miss Mary + Harper. 4th grade.
Miss Cornelia Anderson. 3rd grade, Mrs.
Mrs. M. M. Davenport. End grade, Miss
Sarah Peters. 1st grade.
The schools will open this year Sept. 18th
and probably close June 18th 1899.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-08-11
An AriSt0cratic
Expression

Is given to a plain face when
our neat, well fitting glasses
ore worn. We give attention
to your appearance in fitting
Eye Glasses and Spectacles, as
well as fitting the vision per-
fectly, and complete satisfac-
tion is always the result to
our patrons.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-08-11
New Advertisements.

F. B. Moran. of Charlottesville, adver-
tises some very fine stock at his Meadow
Greek farm near there, to be sold on Friday,
10Th.
Randolph Macon Academy Of Front Royal
calls attention to the great advantages of
that school. They have remarkable facul-
ties and most beautiful location.
The Mary Baldwin Seminary, that famed
institution for the education Of young wo-
men informs the public that its session be-
gins on Sept. 1st. Patrons have to secure
admission early to this school, or run the
risk of losing a session.
s. u. Anspach calls attention of the Dis
trict School Boards to some excellent school
furniture he has for sale in this city.
Jas. II. Blackley. one of our leading mer-
chants, calls attention to Detrick's Fertili.
zers, which he recommends as very superior
and which he handles.
H. W. Holt, commissioner, will on the 10
of Sept. settle the case of Trout. Stribling
and Berkeley vs.. Alice Showalter.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-08-11
BALTIMORE LIVESTOCK MARKET
A

Beef Cattle.-The quality Of the offerings
did not average as good as that of last week,
fewer tops and good cattle being among
them Values were off 1Oc to 25c per 100 lbs.
the tops suffering least in the decline. Prices
of Beef Cattle this week ranged as follows:
Rest Observation-Disclosures. 81 S4a,5 co
Generally rated first uuality..... 1884 go
Medium OF good fair quality. 3 lO94 10
oru COWS .nin o'oo.:' 75a2 90
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-08-11
Highland Items.


The Recorder says that Judge Quarles
made a fine impression in his visit to the
county.
W. E. Snyder has put new cattle scales
near New Hampton.
Mrs. Jane Gwin who has been visiting
relatives here for a month, returned to
Waynesboro last week.
Miss Mary Stratton, of Staunton is a
guest at the home Of Mr.. V. B. Bishop
ct Montery.
Mr.. Charles P. Jones. Jr., of the Second
Auditors Office at Richmond, is spending
his summer vacation with his parents.
j.. e. Bishop, Esq. and daughter, Miss
Bonnie. of Staunton and V. B. Bishop
Esq. of Monterey started on a trip by
paivate conveyance, through West Virf mia
last week.
o. Wilson recently received letter from
his son Frank, in which he states that he
is nearly recovered from his wound. receiv-
ed in the battle of Santiago and that he
should report for duty rather than make a
visit to his home as he had anticipated.
Mrs. Phoebe Jones. of franklin, w. Va,
is spending several days with her son, Hon.
Chas. P. Jones. Her daughter, Miss Sallie,
accompanies her.
Mrs. William Hevener, OF Crabbottom
has made fine sale Of fat cattle. She sold
to Mr.. Bowman Of Rockingham county,
40 three year old cattle at ~ cts. per
pound and the balance Of the lot, about 40
in number, for 4cts
Mr.. Henry McCray, Of Shaws Fork, while
telling timber for shingles. in the Shenan-
doah mountain. one day last week, tree
which had lodged, fell on him and broke
his thigh. Mr.. McCray died while his leg
was being am putated.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-10-28
A Charlton County Boy to the Front.

DR.. A. c. Johnson of New Murdock,
Kas., came in on a brief visit to his
old Charlton county home, near
EccIes, last week, and while here sold
to Thos. Horton 40 acres of land
which was his part of the old home
stead.
The doctors wife and their two in
teresling children, who had been VS.
iting relatives in this county, accom-
companied him back to their Kansas
home.
Few young men raised in Charlton
county have come to the font more
rapidly under similar circumstances
than has DR.. Johnson. Some two
years after his marriage he concluded
to make an NJ. d. Of himself, and
graduated at Keokuk, Iowa, and after
taking his last course at that lnstitu-
ton he located at New Murdock,
Kas., landing there with his house
hold goods, wife and two children
and only Sis In cash. He has built
up a good practice which is now worth
| ST 500 per year, and has also been
appointed railroad surgeon for his
town, besides being the county ply
sician of Kingman county. He has
a nice home, we'll improved, a good
span of driving horses and a buggy,
and don't owe a dollar in the world.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-10-28
Always Remember
49, MiII21 < lewis:

night, but was discharged, Monday
morning, upon the authority Of Prose
cutting Attorney ColIet, who WAS salts
fed, from the evidence obtainabIe,
that he could not convict the accused
of the theft of Barrett's diamond
which was so highly priced on account
of having once belonged to his now
deceased brother.
The next time Bailey goes tc a pos
sum supper, he will probably first pre-
sent his gems to some newspaper man,
as newspaper men are about the only
people who can wear diamonds and
feel perfectly at home.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-10-28
IInst a Diamond.

A 'possum supper was on tap up
stairs over J. F. Hansman's saloon in
KeytesviIIe last Saturday night.
Among the attendants upon the festive
board, but sad occasion for the pos
sum, was Bailey Barrett, who carried
in one of his outer vest pockets a
S25o diamond stud that formerly be-
longed to his brother, Pop" Barrett,
who was killed several weeks ago
while riding a horse race at Sleeps
head Bay, Mass.
After eating 'possum and its at
tendant dishes, drinking beverages,
etc, to his hearts content and his
stomach's delight, Bailey Barrett con-
cluded to repair to the gymnasium, at
the rear of the banquet hall, and settle
his supper by exercising his muscles on
a punching bag, having first laid of
his vest before leaving the room IN
which the 'possum, etc, especially
soforth, had been served. Bailey had
not punched many punches at the
punching bag until he thought of the
diamond he had left in his vest pocket,
and at once returned to secure the
gem, but, alas. 1t was gone.
The two small bits of tissue paper
ID which the precious stone had been
wrapped were found just outside of the
door. but the diamond was non est
Walter Binford, well-known young
man of the town, had left the hall a
few minutes before the diamond dis
appeared Suspicion at once at
tached to him, and Mr.. Barrett swore
out warrant for his arrest. The sus-
pect was found in his room at the
Brown house, but when he was
searched the missing sparkler could
not be found. Still, Barrett was SO
positive that he was on the right track
that he had Binford locked up in jail
where he spent the remainder Of Sat
urday night, Sunday and Sunday
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-10-28

father and his brother, Bruce, and the
amount of his bond is $3.50. Ben
jamin Richmond is the man who is
charged with shooting into the house
of his father-in.law, J. w. Snoddy,
near Prairie Hill. on or about the
sixth of last September. Divorce
proceedings were pending between
Richmond and his wife at the time
the shooting occurred.
Same vs.. VIM Grinstead, larceny
from a dwelling house; grand jury re-
turns a true bill Defendant valves
formal arraignment and pleads not
guilty. Grinstead is the young man
who purloined some clothiug from T.
B. Jordan and J, W. Wisdom at the
Brown house in Keytesville. an ae-
count Of which was gwen in the last
issue Of the COURIER The trial of
this case is set for today.
Same VS.. Frank Phelps, col, No. z,
bu rgIary in end degree; defendant
valves formal arraIgnment and pleads
guilty. Punishment not vet fixed.
Same VS.. same, same; defendant
waves formal arraignment, and by
consent of prosecuting attorney pleads
guilty to attempted burglary. Phelps is
one Of the three negroes who burglariz-
ed !. d. Brumman & Bros. drug store
and Chas. Holderlie's bakery and
confectionery in Salisbury. The other
two negroes, Osborn Tolson and
Clark McCrary who were indicted on
three different counts in connection
with Phelps for the same crime,
waive formal arraignment and plead
not guilty. o. P. Ray and J, P
O'Shaughnessy were appointed by
the court as counsel for Tolson and
McCrary.
Same VS.. Robt. Coy, carrying con
cealed weapons; trial by jury, defend
ant found guilty, and fined $50 and
costs,
Same VS.. Chas. r. White, murder
in first degree; state enters N0Lhe Prose
gni The defendant in this case wa:
indicted at the April, 1897, term o.
circuit court for beng accessory to
the killing of Harry Myers, col, il
Keytesville on the sixth day of April
1897. w. G. White, the principal
was tried at the adjourned April term
of circuit court last July and acquitted
hence Prosecuting Attorney Collet
deemed it advisable to dismiss as tc
the accessory.
Same vs.. Victor Smith, carrying
concealed weapons; continued upon
the application of and at cost of de-
fendant.
Same Robt. Coy, felonious assault
same. This is the case growing out
of Coy's striking young man by the
name of ]. o. Kelly over the head with
a shotgun at charivari party, near
Mike. sometime IN December. 1897
Same George McClair, COL, felon
ious assault; defendant valves formal
arraignment and pleads not guilty
Jury empanelled and testimony sub
mitted, at the conclusion of which the
defendant withdraws his plea of no
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-10-28
Good Clothes.

If you want a suit of good clothes,
with good workmanship, a perfect fit,
something that will look nice and will
hold its shape, have Harms. the tailor,
make you a suit. Satisfaction guar =
anteed.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-10-28
CIRCUIT COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Regular October, 1898, Term.

lowing business has been transacted
since last Friday morning.
CIVIL CASES.
John Wainscott vs., E. B. Kellogg ct
al, appeal; trial by jury, verdict for
plaintiff and his damages assessed at
$50
J. F Pratt, exparte, application to
be admitted to the bar; application
granted after full exainauon in open
court, and license issued.
Richard Keren5. Jr., expate, same;
same.
FL. Tracy vs.. C. w. Thompson,
equity; continued 10 await referees
report.
Lois Kennedy ". Sam1 Fleetwood,
appeal; continued by agreement at
plaintiffs cost.
r. NJ. Johnson ct al VS.. c. NJ.
! Johnson ct al, partition; continued by
agreement.
R T. Buchanan VS.. c. H. Weiden-
hammer, appeal; dismissed by agree
ment. Defendant valves all claim
for damages on attachment bond.
VIM. Z. Hill VS.. J. P, Coleman,
suit on note; judgment for plaintiff for
. amonnt of note with 10 per cent COM
: pound interest.
Same VS.. P. B. Parks ct al, same,
1 same.
Annie Sterne VS.. Ella Winn ct al,
ejectment: judgment for plaintiff by
default, by agreement, and stay of ex-
ecution given until November Ist,
'98.
Etna Loan Co. VS.. w. P, Robin
son, ejectment; plaintiff takes non-suit.
Henry Ehrhardt VS.. E. B. Elliott ct
al. suit on note; dismissed as to John
: Clark, not served. Judgment for
plaintiff by default against E. B. e.
Z lott for $4r7.a5 with 10 per cent
= fconpound interest
!. X. Mitchell VS. S. f. Fleetwood
/ and Henry Dobbins, suit on note;
trial by jury, and judgment for plain
tiff for $g5.45,
l.. B. SImmerman vs.. r. L. Sim
norman, divorcv; plaintiff divorced
upon payment of costs, granted care
and custody OF minor children, and
restored to her maiden name.
Josephine Johnson, col, VS.. Alex
y Johnson, col, divorce; plaintiff di,
: vorced upon payment OF costs.
) Jacob Ray vs., Martha Ray, divorce
: divorce granted upon payment O
q costs.
J. Linville Sharp vs.. Mary E. Sharp
II divorce; plaintiff divorced upon pay.
" ment of costs.
George w. Powell VS.. Mary f
> Powell, divorce; plaintiff takes non
suit.
" Edward Passig VS.. Maggie Passig,
ID divorce; plaintiff divorced as prayed
for in petition.
Fannie Nance VS.. G. w. Nance
divorce; plaintiff divorced as prayed
k, for in petition, granted care and Gus
is tody of minor children. and allowed
lr alimony in the sum of $500.
d Verbenia Dysert, COL, VS.. F. T. by
ID sert, COL, divorce; continued.
e Mary Gray VS.. DAVID Gray, divorce
plaintiff divorced, granted care anc
D. custody of her three minor children
s. and restored to her maiden name
d Mary Langley.
IS c. NJ. Wood VS.. John J. Martin
appeal; by agreement this cause il
N transferred to circuit court at Sails
'e bury, the costs of this term to be tax
> ed against plaintiff.
y Ordered by the court that L. SHARP
- and f. w. Henry be enrolled a:
- members of this bar.
Elizabeth Haines ct al VS.. J. P
|, Hayward ct al, partition; sheriffs re-
o port of sale filed and approved, and
N cause to pass from docket.
it R. G. Hunter VS.. James Duvall e
tn al, appeal; continued.
IN Claude Wilkinson VS.. Sallie Wilkin
is son divorce. nlaintih divorced rnor
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-10-28


ance III the fall of 1897 by insisting
upon teaching a cc.ored school, near
Dalton. for which another teacher had
been employed.
Sane vs. Lena Young, counts one
to eight, inclusive, selling liquor ille-
galY defendant pleads guilty on
counts one and two. and is fined 81
ana ccsts. Cases three to eights in
elusive, dismissed at defendants cost
Same VS.. Joshua Terrill Minor
forgery; defendant pleads guilty, Pun
ishnlent not yet fixed. Minor IS the
yopng man who forged the name of !.
VI. Bake, a man for whom he had
been working, near Clifton Hill, Ran
dclpf county, to a check on the !
NJ Hammett Banking Co. at Hunts
vile, AID cashed it at the Peoples bank
in Salisbury on or about the 18th Of
last august Minor, after getting the
moa&5 on the check, took in Sells
Bros and Forepaugh's combined cir
Gus a. Salisbury on the thirty-hrst of
August, and then skipped out for
Kansas, but was csptured and brought
back for trial.
Same VS.. John Ray, felonious as
sault; motion to forfeit recognizance
sustained by the court, alias tabiaS
ordered to issue for defendant, jury
discharged, and cause continued. The
states testimony had been offered in
this q Sc, but as Ray failed to appear,
with MS witnesses, in court at the ap-
pointed hour, Thursday morning, his
recoguizance was declared forfeited, an
alias eabiaS ordered, and cause con-
tlnued. Ray appeared shortly after
ward, bat the court refused to set aside
the previously sustained motion to for
felt recognizance Ray Is the negro
who S CHARGED with having feloDiousIv
assaulted Perry Porter. col. with a
Doaket.knife in Missouri township on
or about the third of last March.
Frank Fessier Nos. ,
an3 seljino liduor iHegajTT defend.
ant valves formal arraignmept, pleads
not oruIv and cause continued
Same vs.. VIM. Becker Nos. + ,
& and 7. same. same.
Same vs.. Toseph Schuring. Nos. /
and same. same
Same vs.. J.. Moore CARVING con.
ca,lad weanons. sar,e
Same vs IT. Hise seIjing Iiouo,
;naoalI,,. same
Same We Robert shannon Nos
% cana. cana
co rola tJad5a-Lo;ua- m
oI ;rda.,o,. &c ;u.+;oo o4rr,ad
Iudan,ant ood oos+s r,oid and dafend
-. d;..hoxod IT,. :. .ba o,.e
11o1Jl,. L
inc assaulted Tobn solomon near For.
est Green on the o6th Of last Auonst
for uh;ob tho dafand,n+ uros tried onc
fined &, and costs in Justice Ceorof
PinLs, oo,r+
Same vs. Gordon Dodson oamb
,,,o. raoornizonoa forfo,+od ond ala
.ot;o, ordered
con,avs Tbos Arae onneol. an
neo1 dismissed for u,ont of nrosecrtion
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-10-28

Mrs. J. T. La Turno and daughter,
Miss Emma, of Grand Tower, ILL.,, are
the guests of Mrs. La TurnO's parents,
DR.. and Mrs.W. T. Drace, just east OF
town
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-10-28

Wanted-Agents and correspond
ents in every township in Charlton
county to receive subscriptions for the
COURIER. Cash commission. Write
at once for terms.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-10-28

guilty, and is sentenced to the peniteR-
uary for term of two years. McClair
IS the Charlton township darkey who
assaulted Ural Twyman, alias Fox,
with the handle of a pitchtork at F.
M. EIliott's sometime last August.
Same VS.. Jesse Richardson, Nos.
to 7, inclusive, selling liquor illegally;
defendant pleads guilty on counts I,
and 8, and is fined $40 and costs IN
each case. Nolle brose2ui entered N
cases I to 7, inclusive.
Same vs.. Ashley Sears, Nos. to !,
inclusive, same; same action.
Same vs.. w. G. White, Nos and
?; gambling; defendant valves formal
arraignment, pleads not guilty, and
eaqse oeetinped npfil next arril terms.
Same IS. Nat Bfniord, Nos anu
2, same; same.
Same VS.. Miller LESLEY, same; de
fendant valves formal arraignment,
and pleads not guilty. This case IS
set for trial tomorrow Saturday.
White. Binford and LESLEY all gave
bond in the sum of $500, each, vita
J. E. Dempsey and w, Z. Williams as
security, for their appearance for
trial
Same VS.. Simp. Emerson, gambling;
defendant pleads guilty. Punishment
not yet assessed by the court.
Same VS.. VIM. Adams, same; same.
Same VS.. John G. Forrest, murder
in the first degree; prosecuting attor-
ney elects to prosecute for murder IN
! the second degree. Forests case
was given to the following jury at 1870
O'Clock last night:
A. D. Taylor, l.. H. Davis,
| Claib Franklin, VIM. ClavIn,
! n. w. Roberts, w. S. Green,
Robert Harper, S. H. Franklin,
James Turner, Willis Callahan,
Henry Mitchell. Ed. Shoemaker,
who returned a verdict of ''not guilty
at $3.50 O'Clock this morning. The
first ballot taken by the jury stood
eight for acqulttal and one for con-
vlction. The second ballot, II for
acquittal and one for conviction. The
third ballot all were for acquittal. For
rest is the young man who, while uA-
der the influence of liquor, shot and
killed James Dummy Gaines, col, at
Forest Green on the sixth of Novea-
Der, 1897.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-10-28
New OVerCOatS
Your New Cloak

Need not be an expensive one TO
secure stylish results if you buy
from us. The low priced garment
is as well=fitting as the most
costly one.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-05-19
Great Damage to San Juan.

LONDON, May 13.-The Evening
News despatch adds that immense
damage was done to the city and that
number of important buildings col
lapsed. The Iowa and Detroit, ac-
cording to this despatch, fired 43O
shots with terrible effect. In cOnclu-
sion the despatch says the Americans
did not attempt to take possession or
destroy the town, beyond razing the
fortifications.
HAVANA, via KINGSTON, JAMAICA,
May l4..-Capt. Gen. Blanco has re-
ceived despatch from Gen. Marcas,
the Spanish commander at Porto Rico,
reading. as follows: eleven of the
enemy's ships appeared during the ear
ly hours yesterday before Porto Rico
and opened fire without giving warm
ing. The Port batteries replied and a
severe cannonade was continued. until
3 O'Clock in the morning. The dam
age done was in considerable and the
loss is Insignificant.