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The centenary birthday Of wasuIScrox, was
celebrated throughout the United States, on the
ced uit- in a manner truly honorable TO the Anne
riesn people. Every city, town, aud village,
contributed moro or less towards due observance
OF the glorious day which gave birth to Him Who
gave birth TO American freedom. Ia our own
peaceful and quiet to~a, IL We except . brilliant
Hall in honor of the occasion, held ~ Nr. Beck
hams veil-regulated hotel, on the evening Of that
day,-no public display. made; yet the day
was held in grateful remembrance aud venerasou
by almost every one. Patriotic manifestations
were visible in many private circles mode OF
paying respect peculiarly appropria,e-.nd the
fro Of patriotism seemed 60 eniiven the eounse-
Danees Of all, and 10 some instances was seen
blazing 1T the doors that joyful evening In
Winchester. the day was celebrated in becom-
ing manner. Jozx r. Cooks ADD JAMS HEavKr
CAnsos, Esqrs. delivered or.tious upon the oe-
easion; That Of Mr.. COOKE. will be found on the
preceding page; IL viii need no comment Of ours
to ensure 4 general perusal: His numerous ad-
mirsrs In this section, need only 10 know that lac
is the author. Tn. or.tion Of Mr.. Carson 10 also
highly creditable production.
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join T. CooKUs. p. ~.

The usdersiEned, citizens o. shepherissown,
and its ysiuity do certify thai We hsvs regularly
resesvsd our papers sud letters through tlse mail
duriag he bgeskinE % q the zee ssd high wasar,
and that &c have no kBouledgs Of the los Of 4
slagie mail fg0ui ihe Fast This ueus.aal eircsns-
stance vas owing priBsipally 70 The uH~enried
enertons n our ciseieut nail eontrnssor. a.
humriskh0Ose. Esq Gives under our haads, this
18th dsy Il febr'laFy, lisa
>. ~ Poster, c. w Sbutf
heary botsicF. George Reynolds,
Wm. Dsngssa, Baker Tspseott,
WIN. Batter. Jolin g.. Bnseld,
II ". Swearingen, Daniel Euiler,
~ u. Tablet. Richard Pssrsa.
Charles Harper.
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PLANK.

subscribed has received large
n supply IT PRIME PLANK Of
every description. which be will cell en-
accommodating terms
CHARLES HARPER.
shsphesdstevB, March 4, 1882.
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W.S S..B. ANDERSON
HAVE on hand. and intend kceuiux /.
= = good supply Of HACoN & LARD,
to be sold cheap.
IsrrsrsFe March !. less.-iNov.
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POsTPONRMENr.

80 The above sale 10 postponed
Hntil 1Tesday tte J!h met (lifarch. }
March 4, 1880.
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A Administrators Sale.
WILL be sold, on Saturday the
w Sd ef March next. the laggs
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PROPOSALS


For psiblislsag IN me TOWN Of .gEavtiHs5tre. Va
a'seIs sreckiy PAPER, q Be o0Lled NE
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PUBLIC SALE.

Feb. .. 1882.
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TEsgfSs' .s1a,.

VIZ virtue of trust decd executed by William
IL b A. Gambler to the subscriber and Jas. n
Gambler, hearing date the 18th Nov. is29 md re
corded IN the Clerks office Of the County Cont of
Camq0el and for purposes therein mentioned the
subscriber AS acting trustee viii proceed to salby
way Of public auction on the promises forrlndy mo-
ncy, on the 2ah day ofMarch 1872 the following
rac:s Of land lying in the County Of ampbeLt
one irac containing 81 acres, be the same more or
les. formerly conveyed by james Camden & Eliza
beth his wife to William A. CanaIer-eso, onoth-
erract containing 10 acres, be the same NOR" or
less lying the north side Of the Richmond Road
III The County of Campbeil--also the following
personal property to wit all tn crep Of corn, fod-
der and oats, 5 heal ofeattle, u hogs, feath
tr beds, Cherrey bureau, , WeInut tables
Poplar tabe--pna cupboard, dcz chairs &C.
The ute IS believed to be unquostonsbIe but the
subscriber will convey to the purchasers only such
tle as IS vested in him by virtue ofthe trust deed
aioresatd f ". RiSQuf,, acting trustee,
Feb l6. I'm
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CnpARYNERSLflP.

ruVtIf undersigned having engaged IA business
n5rr the style Of Hoffman y WHAT do res
--.r,Jly inform the public and Their frrtds, that
iil... h,ye made arrangement. @itt Robert W.
,'. a, the corner leading from M1D.street to
nd, " 5rehoase 10 buy II Is Tor us and 10 re-
t,., 10 be tanned On shares. Cash At Ia high
.....s.. AZ leather %lll be gwen IN eKch7nge-
A., At ,ur I'm Yarl, on the turnpike road near
abo,, every attention rendered to give salts
t t2 The business will be conducted entirely
A., n,yid Hoffman. Persons who are in the habit
o},..fine tan bark would do WelIto call soon, as
,,.b to ,iosc coatracts for what We VIII want ar
'.r,. ,s posssle--chesnut oak and Spanish oak
Ihe nref.rred DAVID HOFFMAN,
ROBT II WAIT
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Drawing q The DlsmeI SWamp LoLItfyl Class
g. for 1882.

: GO 20 25 IS q 81 30 IS
Combination Z 80, 81, ,he quartcrof S50G-and
Combination ! 81, s. amze Of $l5o rtele Ticket
were both sold at thus Otdes Of good iet to a gen
temen N the townof i.yneh5urg. Ir'mc game
seems 70 be raqe,aS about the Cof0gr-the focS
So fpy1ed and 1aHc1ti-5cai ohoat the .fcl4-end
you may yetar3Lr larger bird-sutable am7ia-
Nitton for this kind of sport always in readiness
for 1antfrs-obscryc the Wcsburg Lottery No |,
which draws to-moro@-and Petersburg Extra
No ,, which draws at Norfolk on Monday next
conlsrnlng6 capitals Of S50o9eech with many other
p,'zes winch may be called ro'7f srtobit P'1me
yor treloeas, and pop u Tor chances at
Dll1t1i s E1.r [ --t.u.nic Oficc.
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The committee are con'herd oi me ffoPfe'Y oi
closing the business OF The agency, by the eeilee
uon OF all Outstanding debts and thu disposal oil the
STOCK on h'nd. tor u'' purpose uhey lfeo'hll NJ
In" me present agent be directed 10 ''"se 'u' INC
accounts no" cA''unF With ha institution "ai
ui"I Tie ar '.o!' "e "lVi',' l" 'aHe 'n 'nNen'2'y
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atiHtc, That the goods now GA maud, anu ihese 10
be hereafter manufactured, At the Penltentnry, e'.
cept such ns can be sold at The institution, ought 10
he sold at auction, mt stated periods, upon due
public notice. AiIor dls'uaslon IN which Mesafs.
Bryce and Galancr took part the report WIS a
greet to.
hlr Erklnc moved the following resota-
uon.
ReJ'rc3, That leave he give 10 b1ns IN hi
authorizing the President ana Directors o. IN
James River Company to regulate from uhe 10
time, the tolls to paid on STAGE eoafh's thai may
run Oh ''' h""'""" i"''l',"' ~ ''
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-, Z, ner annun. payable IN adv ince.-No sub
" To II =, receiysd FOR Al ess time than month.
slas'A yl he lisc IntinHed Tut at tn discretion vi
d y ,,HtiI al arrearares are pad.
''' Sserti-eaeat vii - a.eried at % cents per
u "5 Fac from distance must be paid fsT previous
TINT .' ,srtf,1 or the payment assumed b, some
- - ,srsonin LyachbaTg.
spo.'. ,.,ers liresssd To tho Editors must be pest
= - 'b.y vii not be attended 10.
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VIRGINIA LEGISLATURES.
unusE OFpELEHAIEs

committees We're acted upon .-Dfthe Commit
tee OF Propositions and Grievances. -r7sdtae thr
circumstances from the county Of Orange against
III formation Of i new county oat Of part thereof
and yCjs ting the petitions Of citizens OF Bucking-
ham, Campbell Charlotte and Prince Edward. toi
Il new county tohc formed on OF parts OF those
counties. sesGay agreed to-Of The COMMITTEE
Of Roads and Internal Navigation, declaring ia
souaJIc the petition q citizens OF I'll, town ui Guy
auiotDr, and o.>,otkholI Is ofthe GaYandotlt
1mmpk Company, tor authority TO sud company
10 extend thclr roai from Guyandolte 10 the Sta'e
turnpike. Agreed to-
SQi1r!aR ~ IL A message was received
from the Senate stating that they had passed acts
prescribing certain certain general conditions on
which future subscriptions 10 the capital oilom
stock companies shall be made on behalf Of dc
ComnonwcaIlh-aud with amendments, an act
fixing the school quotas Of certain counties there
in M stloucd aud directing the payment thereof
a report OF the Committee on slaves free ne
grocs, Sc. accompanied with the following resou-
ton was 'lRcn up
RS lr,t As thl the opinion ofths COMMITTEE
nat thr petition 4 the executor widow AMI esa-
tees Of Fhos F,uhugh ate'd. praying indemnsh.
cation for the loss of a slave Killed by the militia
employed in suFprssing the insafreeuon III the
county Of Southampton, wnile the SAID slave WIS
actually cura-eiin the defence ofa white tamI-
" against the attack Of the nsafgeat slaves, b II
je-t>i
Mr. Cobb moved toreycrse the decision Of tn.
committee Tins subject was discussed ty Mi
Moore against. md Massrs Cepb and Marshall
for, the amendment to the report Of the committee,
when the ayes and noes were ordered on motion Of
q. e.. ~ Ii
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TINS To mention that ne hhd nhh the Illtd
SUI nl r,eclylng. by the sstcy,mngs mail a lat
ter iiom a much valued friend, and who Is one of
thclo.s- #,e-hollors m the county OF Amherst
N which he says, that he, too spr, pared 10 act
lie could not bul fccl chscrcd by such declaration
from such somcc-t served to sustain HIM IN the
adventurous path nlong which he uod, and enbol
d.ned him to petsosre IN thai course Vhirb The
solemn convictions of his mind had pointed oui as
best. A .,n,cman, the other day, in the ardor OF
dqbsle declared with much emphasis, that W. dare
not act In reply he would beg leave TO shy (and
N DONG so he spoke only for hrmseIf) Tint h. dare
10 ,uy And ever, thrul which the vlld interest al
| ali ..,,,.... ma !, Va ouid
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~ Renew small prizes IN the Wellsburg Lotto
nv No |, which is to he drawn IN Richmond TO
MORROW or in the Free Roed Lottery which Ia
drawn in Lexington on the 2lst, or in the Hcser"
Fre}r,a Lottery ,whiehWill be drawn at Abingdon
on IN, 2-th For choice of liberal propositions
(ssthe filters say eilher in " holes, Halves or
Quarters, call for tapiiai gri@rs at
WARDS OFFICE
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New classical n English school.

sHt' Subscriber having located himselfat Mr..
- John O. Leftwichs, in healthy and dcsira-
oIe nelshborhood, about II miles west Of Lynch
oors' viii open School in his immediate vicinity
On the hrst Monday IN March next The exercises
IN this School will embrace the Greek and Latin
Languages, Chemistry, Natural Philosophy, An
and Modern History and English Grammar,
: .har with all the minor branches usually taught
"a country schools With the exception of a
iof'nshts vacation IN the summer, the session will
continue without istermisson till the last Of De
.e"loeri comprehending period of ten months,
al, nu embracing the most favorable part Of the year
"e price OF tu.nonper session of ten months viii
DE- Tor the Greek and Latin, SIS; for all other
oahch $ III Boarders can be accommodated in
respectable families convenient to she school on
very moderate terms. As to my character and
Hl"'heatlons, reference may be had to the Rcv.
Nicholas Il. Cobbs and to henry L. Davies, at
New London Academy.
JAMES VI. COFER.
January 30 yiw
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KNDR HIRE the balance Of the year a
NEGRO WOMAN and small GIRL.
Enquire atthis Office.
February Is ia
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hftph1l. llf1 &C.
JOHN F WILLIAMS,
ELIZA Y WILLIAMS.
F,pl ry l6 In
WAtttDS Il

Lynchburg, February 10, 1892 !
The following were the numbers drawn for The
Dismal swamp Lottery, 3ri class, at r .,hmond on
Friday last
: 80 % % s6 81 "a 30 Sd
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From Tie .Nt1g York Constellation.
A PLEASE-AIL.

We are BY no means Of so accom-
modating a disposition, as the old man
in the fable, who shouldered his ass TO
please some silly grumbIer, and got
the ass drowned for his pains. On
the contrary, as q general principle,
we would not bulge al inch from our
course TO crafty the whims Of even
Old Nicholas himself, If he should in q.
sist upon Il, with all the pertiDacity If
subscriber who never pays. Nath-
less, we will for once so far recede
FROM our principle. a. 90 indite chap
Ter which will doubtless contain SUN.
nit calculated for all palates-rather,
however, tf the truth must be told, for
our own amusement, than for any gra.
tifeatiOn Of the race Of grumblers.
Thus, then:
For the koUers of shocking accidents.
I'VE regret 60 state that, as the Hon.
Thomas Entw'zzlr, Of this city, was.
on Thursday, carving q goose for din
ner. which happened to be a very tough
one, and the knife very dull. he some
how or other, mysteriOusly hit the but
Ter boat, and sent il with all tie savOu-
~ contents into the lap Of Mrs. Duck,
widow Of the late Obediah Duck. ESQ.
who happened TO be on a visit to the
aforesaid honorable gentIeman's. We
are not particularly informed as 60 the
fell extent Of the damage incurred by
Mrs. Duck, but understand that she
suffers very deeply, both in her ten
per aud her dress, which unfortunately
were neither Of them insured. This
should be warning 20 all house keep
erb, to see that their carving knives
are in proper order. and that their
geese were gOsllBgs ia :be spring.
FSvfhe LOversof e,iifOriaisiGng Th0ng.
The editor OF the Go-at-em is out
epOn as again. notwithstanding the Sc
we're drubbing we gave him a week or
two since. We had then made up our
mind never 20 notice him again. lie
10 absolutely too insignificant TO de-
serve q moments consideration. Hts
paper - the very essence Of all that
10 dIsgraeeiul aud mean and We would
R1e5 sooner look Cor q needle IN a
hAy-mow than for tTuth or deeency IN
lie pages. We never ibnk of touch
ing q, except with tangS, which we
are obliged to burn an hour afterwards
tolpurify them. But why do We waste
words upon she filthy thiBgg We
cannot characterize IL better than By
saying Il is the exact copy of the miRd
OF its conductor, the notorious Mf.
Flingdirt. Mind. did We sAy9 lie
has no mind, no soul--or Il be ever
bad one, u must have been so dimini.
1--we that twAaty ,hOussod such might
isnee . landaBgo ia the hull Of a to-
'aeeo seed hat IN the name Of com
ben sense, which, by the bye, he has
elured, what does Sir Fiingdirt eX.
ses tagain by attacking us tie may
ser our garments with filth, 20 be
pre-, and there he has the advantage
us, i0r We ean1Ot eOndescend 20
ghs him with hIs own weapons, so
ng a. we have any regard for the
saoness Of our fingers. But ve have
one with him
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THE MOTHER.

at may be autumn, yea, winter, with the 80
raan-but with the mother. Il pssfjier, il is nj
ways spring. go sermon Of the Rev. L. Goblet
preached at Lynn, Mass 1855.
saw an aged woman bow
To WEAKNESS and care;
Time wrote his Sorrows on her brow,
And in her frosted hair.
Hope from her breast had tom away
Its roofing. sealhcd and dry
And on the pleasures OF the gay
She turned joyIess eye.
What was IL that, like sunbeam clear,
Der her wan features run,
As pressing toward her dcafen'd car
I named her absent son'
That Irds 20 ?-Ask the mothers breast
Through which fountain flows
Perennial, fathomless, and blest,
by winter never frozc.
W1Gf Iras n2-Ask the King Of Kings,
Who hath deereed above,
That change should mark all s.~stai things
Ereem Eothss's horc
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REMARKABLE LONGEVITY.

MILTON, tx. C. DEC. Z, 1881.
During a visit which the editor made
20 Rockingham Court House few days
since, he learnt from several respecta-
bic citizens Of that place. that there
was . man by the name Of James San
ders. living within three miles Of the
court house, who had attained 10 the
remarkable age Of one hundred and &c.
venfeen years. From Major w. .
grandson Of Mr.. Sanders, TO whom the
editor was introduced, he has learnt
the following partieulars Of this extra
ordinary individual. He was born in
the lower part Of the province, (now
the State Of Virginia,) during The reign
Of Queen Anne. lie has been twice
married, his last wife died many years
since. lie has nine children, the old
est one upW ards Of eighty, the yeunges 81
one forty.ive years Of age. He vas
toe far advanced in life during che re-
evolutionary war TO perform military
duty. lie formerly used speetaeles IN
reading but can now read the smallest
print without them. His hair. after
having been almost white for more than
so years has lately turned Of dark
colour. He has distiBet Fecollee ton
Of occurrences that took place ia bis
youth, bot not Of late events. He t.
~ the enjoyment 81 COED heslth, aud
able 70 walk about the plantation on
which he lives. lie was never intem-
.Perate, though oeessionslIy drank spi-
Fits. lie was the frat settler Of Rock.
lngham eounty before he settled there
be used TO make freqaent hunting ex-
eursions into that section of this state,
and che part 81 Virginia bordering oB
q, during one u which be built him q
smail hut for temporary residence,
near where he now lives, and after.
wards settled the place. He hes .
great many descendants living. the
precise number the editor esaId not
learn. -Speef0foT.
Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1832-01-05

The Caroline, from Caicutta, recent
" wrecked near the mouth Of the Della.
ware, had on board an Elephsui. AZ.
ter tie vessel Vss abaBdoBed By hu.
man beings, she YES hailed from the
beach, and the Elephant, conscious d
being The only living thing On board,
answered BY q tremendous nsise. -
This sagscions animsl vas afterward,
launched IN nc suff, and rescued ire
shorv slivs
Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1832-01-05

Take notice. az grhssl ~ laas osnocFH f--Mr.
y. "a. Pettis Sss tired = charge u perjury Ia
the Distriet nf Colombia fund guilty By Jury
sentescesl % Eve year, ifsyg -uofscit ~ the Car
cult Court a the y. States b~ parlosied 81 the
Prcaidcut. Nc. Pcffis has = ten long defcnec
IN pamphlet form, anf forsssri~d az = copy ~
psiblicaiion. We eassfset u roora for tbe stirc
pamphlet. bet "a may be asrfui 81 the seibiie -
Tears Mr.. Pettis' insention, thas dissio.eds
tifirAsssd WSg.
"Before take leave Of Joa, frllow
citizens, I deem IL my duty 70 public.
" caution the world IN relation 20 this
matter, By issuiag the following eiici,
for my owns future rule and govern
menti
" Where's, have deally proved
and shown my innocence IN this trans
action, 10 every sRpreiudieed mind
Nov, therefore, be q heneslorward
known aslo ell, that Il sny nAa shall
speak Of this unhappy affair. 70 my
knowiedge, either IN ny pressDee, Or
out Of IL, 10 either the prejudice Of my
self o. family. ! am determined. with
out fosm o. ceremony, st0Ord W hand,
60 avenge the injsstiee thereby done
me, with the crimson blood of the pFos-
tituted offender, whether be be Judge
Or juror, or ans other person whom J
shall deem worthy of ny notice.
F.H gTrts."
wssbingion. Nov -. 1851