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Staunton Spectator, July 15, 1857 Go To Page : 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

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Description of Page: Report on the Henry Clay Monument and the restoration of Mt. Vernon.

What Will They Do?
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Summary: Editorial about Kansas. Notes the different Southern conventions making recommendations, blames the Democrats for stirring up trouble.

Blue Ridge Tunnel
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Summary: Predictions notwithstanding, the tunnel will not be completed for another 6 months. SS thinks that the progress is a bit too slow.

Concert
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Summary: Sax Horn Band will be performing at Union Hall; SS highly recommends it.
(Names in announcement: A. J. Turner)

Excerpt: Under the tuition of Mr. Turner, the members of the band have made astonishing progress and will ere long be proficients in their department of music.

Mr. Davis' Nursery
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Summary: Endorsement of Davis' local nursery. He has thousands of fruit trees, and many beautiful flowers to interest the ladies.
(Names in announcement: FranklinDavis)

Harvest
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Summary: More about the wheat harvest. Even though it is unprecedentedly late, it appears to be quite good.

More of a good thing
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Summary: SS suggests that people visit the new soda fountain in Young's drug store, to refresh themselves in the summer heat.
(Names in announcement: Dr.W. B. Young)

Washington College
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Summary: Report on commencement at Washington college. Bottom is too blurry to read.
(Names in announcement: J. L. Massie, M. H. Christian, John H. McCue)

Our New Market
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Summary: SS wondering when the new market house will be completed; not having one is very injurous to the town. Its residents are inconvenienced and it prevents newcomers from settling.

Excerpt: Let the young ladies and gentlemen, instead of snoozing lazily in their beds, rise with the sun, and hie to the market, and we can soon make it not only a useful institution but a charming place of resort.

Trailer: Some of the Aggreived

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Married
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Summary: Curry to Solomon, 6/28/57.
(Names in announcement: Rev.Solomon Carber, Hezekiah W. Curry, Rachel Solomon, Benajmin Solomon)

Died
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Summary: Another obituary for John Guy.
(Names in announcement: John M. Guy, Robert Guy)

Trailer: W. B.

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