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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-12-29
ScrlDner's for 1900

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"Oliver Cromwell" (seriaD; Richard
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Special articles on the Paris EXPOSE
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and exploration; Harvard fifty years
ago, by Senator Hoar; notable Art
features. the Cromwell illustrations,
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Special illustrative schemes lin color
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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-12-29
Newsy Letter from Swoope.

Swoope, Dec. 25.-T. A. Brown, Wit
has been with Gooch & Co., at Gov
lngtOn, spent Christmas at home, ant
lett Monday evening for Paint Greek
branch to take charge Of grading foul
miles of new railroad.
| w. b. Anderson, well known. here
has position with the Empire Steel
and Iron Works at Goshen.
Logan Dunlap, our accommodating
| blacksmith, was quite sick last week.
We learn today he has improved very
much and is able to be up and about
his room.
Sam1 Dinkle, who has been in Hi
nois about year, came home Friday
to spend Christmas.
j. l.. Dunlap, Jr C. & D. operator at
Riverville, Va who has been under
treatment at the G & o. hospital at
Clifton Forge for ten days, was given
a leave of absence from the hospital
for three days, last Saturday. to come
home on account of his father, Logan
Dunlap, being sick.
Carl Dunlap, of Goshen, is spending
Christmas with his aunts, Misses
Hyde.
Mrs. W. H. Cropp, who is under
treatment at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Baltimore, is getting along nicely and
expects to be home by January 1st.
John D. Trimble, of Swoope, and j.
W. Glendy, of Deerfeld, went to Lex
iDgton last Friday to spend a few days !
with their friend, Eon. Harry st. Geo.
Tucker.
John Sheets succeeds E. F. Duff as |!
of l.. D. Myerly's fine farm !
here on January l.
Henry Hamilton. one of the Oldest
citizens of this vicinity, while superin-
lending the erection of q new spring
house Saturday, slipped and fell, sus-
aiming painful bruises. but Fortunate
y broke no bones. At last accounts
Mr.. Fl. was resting comforta
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-12-29

long time and her death, while q
shock to her family and friends, was
not unexpected. The funeral took
place last Saturday afternoon at two
O'Clock, Rev. r. e. Jett conducting
the services. The following named
gentlemen acted as palIbearers: r.
Ernest Tyler, Thos. A. Dawson, Ed
ward Bell, Chas. 7. Hutcheson, George
Sheets and Edward Shift. Deceased
had many friends aud was much es-
teemed in The community.
w. H. ALEXANDER.
VIM. II. Alexander, the well known
painter, who sustained a fall from the
top of building he was engaged in
painting on Wednesday of last week,
an account of which was given in THE
SPECTATOR, died last Saturday even
Ing from the result of bis injuries,
aged 50 years. He leaves a wife and
Two children to monrr his untimely
death. The funeral took place Sunday
afternoon from the Baptist church and
The interment was in Thornrose. Rev. |
NJ. L. Wood conducted the services.
Ehe pallbearers were: q. NJ. Hatton,
W. Fl. Price, R. E. Tyler, W. D. Hoge,
L. Il. Powell and J. R. Gregory.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-12-29
An Old Newspaper.

Mr.. John W. Stephenson has in his
possession, perhaps the Oldest news.
paper in the county. 1t is copy of
''The Phoenix" published in Staunton
on Wednesday, January 1st, 1900, by
John Wise, on Main street, three doors
hbove the Rising Sun Tavern. 1t
contains quite full accounts of the
death and funeral of General George
Washington. He died on Saturday,
December 14th. 1893, was buried We'd
nesday, Deem Der 18th. 1893, and his
death was not announced i'll Congress
at Philadelphia until December 10Th,
1893. Judge Marshall in making the
announcement says it was heard the
day before with doubt" How slow
news travelled at that day. This paper
contains the result of an election for
the Legislature in Bath county, Dec.
18th. General Samuel Blackburn was
elected, although he received only IS
votes.
The above paper was perhaps the
only newspaper published at that time
west of the Blue Ridge. The subscri-
Der who owned this paper Col. John
Wilson, was the great-grand fs Their of
Mr.. Stephenson. He was colonel
under Washington in the Revolution
airy war, and one of the first justices of
Bath county.-Bath Enterprise.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-12-29

Weddings in the County.

David s. Brown and Miss Haiti,
/ Damron; married on the Goth, neal
Mint Spring by Rev. R. A. Lapsley.
Simon e. Forbus and Miss Annie
l.. Fortune; married on the 23rd al
Basic City by Rev. A. r. Cooke.
| Howard z. Siple and Miss Fanny c.
Greaver; married on the 18th, neal
Snyder by Rev. l.. o. Bricker.
| Benjamin F. Sheets and Miss Annie
Gentry: married on the oath, near Mt.
Sidney.
John W. SINNERS and Miss Annie
Il. Andes; married at Eft. Defiance on
the 24th by Rev. j. N. Van Devanter.
Jacob w. Deddrick and Miss Bette
F.. Chandler; married on the Gath near
Stuart's Draft.
j. M. Baber and Miss Annie W. Ty-
Ter; married in Staunton on the 23rd.
b. E. Weaver and Miss Nettie J..
Craun; married in Harrisonburg on
the 9th.
Albert Sutler and Miss Eulalah Hill;
married on the 18th near Middlebrook.
VIM. l.. Henderson and Miss Mary
Perkins; married On the Goth in Staun-
ton.
Thomas Marshall and Miss Nina r.
Shull; married on the 18th near Zetta.
Goo. w. Miller and Miss G. B. Full
wider; married on the 9th near Green
vile.
Walter G. Reed and Mics BERTHE
Berry; married near Mt. Sidney on the
9th.
Chas. G.. Redifer and Miss Mary
Alice Cox; married on the 9th near
Ruben E. Sandy and Miss Fannie E.
McG uire; married on the 9th near Mt.
Scion.
VA. Stogdale and Miss Rosa E.
Masincup; married on the 9th near
Zetta.
Chas. Tisdale and Miss Susie Paint
ter; married on the 9th in Stanton.
VIM. E. Kiracofe and Miss Rebecca
j. Marshall; married On the 2Sth near
Chas. B. Misner and Miss Mary Z.
Puffenbarger; married on the 2Sth
near MilnesvlIle.
Thos. E. Conner and Miss Virginia
+. Scrogham; married on the 28th near
New Hope.
Samuel T. Clatterbaugh and Miss
Maggie b. Showalter; married on the
27th in Staunton.
In addition to the above there were
several licenses issued to colored cou-
pies
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-12-29
Many Tragedies Enacted.

Christmas day in Virginia for the
year now about to close will long be
remembered for its many riots, muir
ders and shooting scrapes. These oc-
Cured in various parts of the State,
including this county. There were
several injuries from careiessness in
handling fire works, but none of a
serious nature.
On the day above mentioned Isaac
Gave, a respectable colored man, was
shot and fatally wounded by d white
man named Charles Morris. at Verona.
1t is said that Morris was in danger of
falling under the wheels of the train
which he had alighted from together
with Cave, and that Cave rescued him
from danger. Morris took offense at
being grabbed in such a fashion and
Immediately secured a pistol and shot
the inoffenslve darkey for doing him a
favor Morris made his escape, and
his victim is said to be lingering be-
tween life aud death. The colored man
is nearly 20 years of age. Both men
are heads of families.
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
In Petersburg John Parrish was shot
and instantly killed in the yard of a
house of i!l-repute Oh Lombard street,
and Burt Hurt, one of the men employ
ed in the construction of the Rich
mond, Petersburg and Carolina Rail-
road, was arrested on the charge of
being the party who fired the fatal
shot.
At Virginia Halifax county, it is re-
ported that man named LOFTS en-
tered the depot and fired several times
at Turner, the operator. Turner re
turned the fire. killing bic man. Friends
of the dead man in turn attacked Tur-
ner, and in general fight which fol-
lowed Turner received a terrible cash
in the throat, while several other men.
two of whom will probably die, were
wounded. A mob threatened to lynch
turner, but he was guarded in the de-
pot by armed friends.
In riot at Columbia, Va, one ne
gro was killed and three others we're
Wounded by Special Policeman Jor-
dan.
In Richmond there was race war
which threatened at one time to as.
sumo serious proportions. Three
negroes attacked white man and
beat him brutality. Other whites came
to his assistance and in a short time
6here were two hundred people on the
ground engaged in fighting with rocks,
knives and sticks. The fight took place
IN quarter where there are number
of negro houses. The whites threat
ened to burn these down, and only the
timely arrival of the police prevented
them from carrying out their inten-
tions. A large number of both races
wore arrested and the riOt OuaIlo6
There were also number of others
in the State, while those in other
States exceeded those here reported.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-12-29
Wedding at GAINESVILLE.

Married, Christmas evening by Rev.
H. A. Young, of Bells Valley, VIM. r.
Hidy. of Craigsville, and Miss Llora
M. Hidy, of Columbia, Mo-, at the
home of the groom's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. r. Hidy. The bride is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. g. Hidy.
of Columbia, Mo-, and formerly OF
Mansfield, Ill. Mr.. p. D. Hidy and
Miss Annie Dettor were the attendants
of honor on this occasion. Shortly af-
ter the ceremony they took the vesti-
bule train for Washington, New Y Ork
and other cities, leaving with many
congratulations and good wishes for
their happy and successful voyage
through life. The groom is the pop.
ular bookkeeper of the Virginia Port
land Cement Co., and is deserving OF
the fair Christmas gift he received.
+. d. Wood, of Philadelphia, rendered
the music for the occasion.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-12-29
No Right To UglineSS.

The woman who is lovely in face. form
and temper will always have friends, but
one who would be attractive must keep hel
health. If she is weak, sickly and all run
down, she will be nervous and irritable,
If she has constipation or kidney trouble,
her impure blood will cause pimples,
blotches, skin eruptiOns and a wretched
complexion. Electric Bitters is the best
medicine in the world to regulate stomach,
liver and kidneys and to purify the blood.
1t gives strong nerves, bright eyes. smooth,
velvety skin. rich complexion. 1t will
make ood-Iooking, charming woman of
a n.down invalid. Only zoe at B. F.
Hughes Drug Store.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-12-29
Christmas In Stanton

Christmas day dawned with slight
fall of snow, the air being raw and
cold. The day was spent by many at
their homes, while quite a number in.
dulged freely in the flowing bowl and
fired fire crackers. On account of its
being court day nearly all of the bust
ness houses remained open until after
the noon hour. Services were held at
one or two churches and were well
attended. Santa Claus made hundreds
of children happy, and good feeling
prevailed among all classes.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-12-29
Harry Burnett Appointed Clerk.

Judge Chalkley, of the county court,
has appointed Harry Burnett to the
position of clerk OF the county court
made vacant by the death of VIM. A.
Burnett, who had held the position
for more than quarter of century.
The appointment gives general Salts
faction. The new appointee served as
deputy for many years under his
father and is well qualified to dis
charge the duties of the Office. Mr.. T.
A. Pace will continue in the office as
deputy to Mr.. Burnett.
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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-12-29
Free Homes in North Dakota.

Mr.. Max Bass, general immigrant
agent, MI. A. G. Har vey, immigrant
agent, and Mr.. A. Bradstedt, travelling
immigration agent Great Northern
Railway, will be at the Eakleton Hotel
Staunton, January 22nd (court day.
to meet any who may be interested in
the free homes of North Dakota. A
large number of people who left Vir.
ginia for North Dakota have theil
homes along the line of the Great
Northern Railway, and are doing
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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-12-29
TO OUR PATRONS.

In Offering you our compliment
of the season, and thanking yol
very heartily for your generous
partiality towards our selections
in the twelve-mouth which has
just closed. we are pleased to say
that as the curtain rises for 1906
it finds US still Oil the stage, better
equipped than eve.. to act our part
as retail jewelers.. We are looking
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In this child month of the year-we
are making plans for you and our
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increasing our facilities for doing
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tegrity in all our dealings" "Hon-
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merit a continuance Of your valued
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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-12-29
LOCAL BRIEFS.

THE SPECTATOR wishes its man
readers, advertisers and friends har
Ply and prosperous New Year.
There will be services at the Thir,
Presbyterian church on Sears Hill
Sunday night at 7:30.
The Country Merchant" will be a
the Opera House tonight. 1t is goot
play.
The public schools of the county
and city closed last Friday for the
holiday season and will open next
Wednesday, January 8, 1900.
Married, near Fairfield, Rockbridge
county, by Rev. j. NJ. Shreckhise,
Geo. w. Snider and Miss Carrie E.
Strole
w. L. Meredith has been appointed
United States Commissioner by Judge
John Paul to fill vacancy caused by
removal from the city. Mr.. Meredith
will have his Office in Staunton. He
is well qualified for the position.
Mrs. George Smith, while returning
home one day last week, fell from the
vehicle in which she was seated and
dslocated an arm. She is rapidly recov
ering from her accident. Mrs. Smith
lives near the Shafer farm.
A convention will be held in Clifton
Forge by the Democrats on the 4th OF
next month to nominate candidate
for the Senate to succeed the late Sem
ator McCorkle. The district is COM
posed of Allegheny, Highland, Bath,
: Rockbridge and Botetourt.
The barn of d. H. Carpenter near
Weyer's Cave, was burned last Friday |
with it's contents, of which there was
700 bushels of wheat, % tons of hay
and lot of feed. The barn was IN
sured and was worth $500 or 5000.
There was no insurance on the con-
tents.
The Western State Hospital last
week butchered IS hogs, which aver
aged in weight 80 pounds, making a
total of 26,31S pounds, which if sold at
the market price of pork, would amount
to 81, $50 20. The cost of raising and
fattening is estimated at $3.50, leaving
a net profit of $500
Frank t. Holt is highly gratifed
over the patronage accorded him by
the good people of the city and coun-
ty and requests us to return his thanks
for same. He still has few bargains
left and it will pay you to give him a
call. Mr.. Holt will soon retire from
his presentsbusiness. He is now selling
at and below cost. /
A joint installation of the officers of
Staunton Lodge No. As, Fidelity
Lodge 10, and Lewiston Lodge ISL,
will take place on January 4th. After
which there will be a bang uet, and an {
address by the Rev. T. J. Prettyman, t
whose subject will be 'Odd Fellow {
ship" Grand Master W. Fl. Bailey, ,
of Richmond, is expected to be present.
Preparations are being made to build i
a Presbyterian church in the village l
of New Hope. The building will be s
erected on the lot belonging to Mrs. e
Bradley between the residence of ]. G.
Scott and J. L. Patterson's store. 1t
will be under the control of the Au- !,
gusta church congregation, but much g
is due to the untiring efforts of James ;
T. Kerr and Mrs. G. T. Swink-Cen- -.
trail Presbyterian. I
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-12-29
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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-12-29
Married on Wednesday.

Miss Stella Hewitt was united in
marriage to John R. Mountcastle, of
Charlott sville, on Wednesday morn
ing. The wedding took place at the
home Of the brides parents and was
performed by Rev. f. j. Prettyman.
Miss Mary Tones, of Waynesboro, was
bridesmaid and J. a. Burgess, Jr., of
Charlottesville. was the best man.
Immediately after the ceremony Mr..
and Mrs. Mountcastle left for their
nome across the mountain accompa.
MED by Miss Tones and Mr.. Burgess.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-12-29
Baltimore Live Stock Market.
Tuesday. December &c

Tuesday, December &c.
Beef Cattle-The arrivals during the
week 1870. The quality of the was not up
to last week. There was more common
and light stock. There were more buyers
for good cattle, but few were on sale.
Prices of beef cattle this week ranged as
follows: Best exports, -; those gen.
orally rated first quality, 5a54c; medium
to good. fair quality, 43a43; ordinary thin
steers. $500 to $50: cows and oxen, 23a4c;
bulls. 3aa4c. Of the cattle received -
were from Virginia.
Hogs-11, 600 on the market. Quote: West
ern, 81 65 to SAFE per 100 lbs gross; those
from nearer points, $3.50 to s465; pigs,
"a % to "a so; roughs, 1915 to s4.OO
Sheep and Lam bs-Receipts I,776: mar
ket steady. Quote: Sheep, 2Aa4c; Lambs,
44a53c.
Calves-Fair supply and selling slow
from 4a62c.
Fresh Cows-Fair supply; selling from
S25 to S35 for common to fair; good from
$40 to $50.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-12-29
Xmas Rates via C. & O. Railway.

The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
will sell holiday tickets to all points on
their line at one and one-third fare for
the round trip. Tickets to be sold On
December 22nd, 23rd, oath, 25th. 30th
and 31st and January 1st; good to re-
turn until January 4th, 1900. For
further information, call on OR address
James Ker, Jr., Passenger and Ticket
Agent G. & 0. Ry., Staunton.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-12-29
Volcanic Erupt,OnS,

OIOcNfIfO II u F1ClNIIOs
Are grand, but Skin Ereuption rob life of
joy. Bucklen's Alnica Salve cures them;
also Old, Running and Fever Sores Ulcers
Boils, Felons, Corns, Warts. Cuts. Bruises,
Scalds. Chapped Hands, Chilblains Best
Pile cure On earth. Drives out pains and
aches Only 25c box. Cure guaranteed.
Sold by B. f. Hughes, Druggist.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-12-29
City M arketS.

Staunton, Va, Dec. %, 1899.
Corrected By ). A. Fauver & Co., and the
White Star Mills.
Enunfrv PrC6nca
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-08-24

Sale county, where she was married to
ThOs. Dismore. Five children were
born to her, the youngest, Charlie,
dying when quite young while their
home was yet in Illinois. In 1873 she
moved to this county to take up her
home near her parents near the village
of Oaktield. She was very useful
woman in this world, always doing
good, and all who knew her felt they
were better off for knowing her and she
always had a word of cheer for every
one, always seeing the bright side of
life. She leaves behind her four child
rem to mourn her loss; Geo. Dismorr,
of Des MONIES, Richard DismOre, of
Stillside, Colorado, Mrs. d. W. Pow
ers, of Oakfeld, and Mrs. O. J. Hous-
ton, of Des Moines. One sister, Mrs
Darnin Cradley, of Chicago, and two
brothers, Addison Hallock, of Salida,
Colo, and l. P. Hallock, of Oaktield
The funeral hour was at | o'clock
Sunday, Rev. Wissler, of Extra, con
Quoting the ceremony. Many friends
from distance attended the funeral
F. p. Bradley and wife, of Council
Bluffs, Geo. Henshaw and wife, Mrs
F. w. Stotts, Mrs l.. b. Raglan, r. l..
Houston, of Extra and Mrs. Tom Bry-
ant, of Newton.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-08-24
Hamlin Station.

Not much grain coming in now.
Nice weather-threshing continues
The small grain is nearly all staked
or threshed.
George Spencer is thinking of going
to Texas soon.
George Spencer's wheat made 20
bushels to the acre
Mrs. F. Ballou's sister, of Gray, paid
her visit last week.
Mrs. II. Wells mother has come to
make that lady a good visit.
The Bluegrass creamery shipped
10000 pounds of butter in July.
O. P. Tyler returned from the
democratic State convention pretty
we'll loaded with democratic ideas.
JAS McNutt is visiting his father-iu-
law, A. E. Tharp, in OskaloOsa.
George Smiths little girl that was
sick so long is now thought to be out
of danger.
Miss Ella Moore had an attack of
sore eyes last week but is better at
this writing.
The usual services will be held at
the church on the hill and at Old Ham
lin next Sunday.
Corn 23c, oats Ice, new wheat 40 to
SOC, butter 10 to l2c, eggs Zoe, apples
25c, potatoes no sale.
Hi Wilson bought mustang at
Audubon Saturday. The one bought
by w. b. Smith the week before died.
The second quarterly meeting of the
Hamlin mission will be held at Ham
lin in connection with the Ministerial
quaterly conference meeting to be held
Saturday, September 2nd, 4:30 p. m.
Sunday services September 3D., Sun
day school, 10 a. m. preaching, IL a.
m. preaching 2 80 p. m, followed by
communion service. The Y. p. A. will