Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-03-09
Committed 70 the Asylum.

Having given signs OF return OF III
sanity, Rev. j. 7. James, the Me.ho-
dist preacher, who few years ago
was an inmate OF the Western State
Hospital, and who of late has bsen liv-
ing in this city, was again committed
to that institution Thursday. For a
number of years he has spent his en-
tire time in the thought of prohibition,
and total abstinence, and even the
sight of any intoxicaut has had the
effect of driving him distracted.
While passing through building at
the Worlds Fair, horror took posses
sion of him upon seeing pyramid of
bottles containing variety of precious
wines, and he blaZed away at them
with his cane, breaking every ore in
the pile. He was arrested, but it wss
not long before the authorities saw
that he was not man of a balanced
mind, and was thereupon sent to hos
pital. A short while after this he ap-
peared in Washington city, and was
again seized by his all-possessing and
morbid thought. A particular show
window of wholesale liquor house
seemed to attract his especial atten-
tion, and through this he hurled a
brick. which did great deal of dam
age. The authorities Immediately
took charge of him, and be was sent to
medical institution, but remained
there only short while, when be was
brought to this city and committed to
the Western State Hospital. After a
length of time be showed a great i'm
provment, and was then released under
a bond of lunacy. He is a native of
Loudoun county.
Will R. Speck, editor OF the Warren
County Gazette, Richardsville, KY,
writes The DIR. J. H. Mclean Medicine
Co. as follows: 'Gentlemen-Myw ife's
praises of DR.. J. H. McLean's Streng
thening Cordial and Blood Purifier
have overco re my antipathyto writing
a testimonial for it,and therefore add
my recommendation to the hundreds
you are doubtless receiving daily for
your valuable remedies. Your Streng-
thening Cordial is truly a wonderful
strength giving medicine, and did my
wife more good in relieving weakness
and nervous prostration than one hun
bred dollars spent with our best physic-
ians. l give one physician credit,
however. for recommending your Cor
dial" For sale in Staunton by Hogs
head, Hanger & Co.
How Stanton is Helping Roanoke.
Roanoke, Feb. 2S.-The good people
OF the Magic City were surprised
when the SPECTATOR reached here
last week with the catalogue of Au-
gusta and Staunton people, who had
come and helped build and run the
town. The item was reproduced in
the Roanoke Times, which bv the way
is one of the most loyal papers to it's
city and people have ever met with.
l have made another observation
here, which is very creditable to q |
popular and useful Staunton institu-
ton, and that is that there are num-
Der of leading business men and prom
ising young clerks and bookkeepers
here who were turned out from the
Dunsmore Business College of our
city (which has it's representation in
almost every town and city I have
Among those call to mind are u |
P Sites, of Caldwell-Sites, booksell-
ers; E. B. Spencer, teller First Ma
tional Bank; Charles L. Cooke, Jr.,
clerk in Norfolk and Western offices;
9. T. Harnsberger, railroad offices; E.
NJ Lorraine. with the Virginia Life
Insurance Company; A. w. Mcclure,
bookk keeper. Caldwell-S1Ues; A. Percy
Bayliss and Haywood Bayliss, with the
Fishburne Co., and Charles Rusmis-
I'll, with city hardware concern.
There are doubtless others, who have
lot met Or heard of, but these with
hose named previously, are enough
Upon VIII CHI we can get up the claim
against Roanoke that she owes Staun-
on something. How is che going to
get evenI TIC. NJ.