Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-12-17
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war nas GEEs poSs ASp WAR ouGHr 70 nEnoyF-rhe
nerai overhauling which has been going
F,rkei has been completed several days and the
oycuenf is very has been repavcd the grade
a. been decreased and has been constructed the
h,le length The from Main down The smooth
nont it has Is decided Improvement the rough
y.u one recently removed the viii protect
cement and lasting double long it would
,h,u il the time will cane the pre-
mt more cleany appearance than formerly and diminish
- the erale public thoroughlre Is certainly great
jf4ra,sa Upon the whole, confident the same
nt of money could not have been iudIously and
sty expended In the way Of public ilnproy amonts and
90 congratulate the Street Committee having rendered
-, pubc service. The work executed by Mr. James
srr, aaa a. able to Judge, is faithful
rrelitable job.
while we congratulate the committe what has been done
h,va some suggestions throw about what not
n done As their work has this street it is
,r,be but they have not gone far enough should be
1ed two squares further by all means just where their
have ceased where the hand Of change and improve
:. mist nperativeIy needed. just where the nipple
n are laid is where they should be most industrious
employei-empoyed in removing that ntoerabe old pub
re which so long has dgured our city and disgruntod
ople-the Market House Like an incubus hangs upon
=, ,v continually haunting with its infamous presence
,,,o, STANDS monument of primitive simplicity and of
osern fogyism-a disgrace to the city We known human
ia treat with respect and Difference the
rable but times when that custom is more hon
"a n tho breach the observance. This is such
-. .aaso,s First right that public and i'm
street should be blocked up with Market Houses and
aoo,d. If is the case, II not right that that
49,, uouse should ugly, shabby, rckey, drgracefu
old afair,wheh oFe'' ~
De removed
Tbe next point attack to which direct the attention of
IL, authorities following he improvements on this ST.
tho seeple Hose House, which efectually obsuc
M view of the City Clock There but little for having
that article if be from the public parts of the
H. and this eeple great measure prevents its being
seen from the public part OF the city So down with it,
ntemen its place handsome dome to correspond with
hat of the House would be good substitute Having
mpleted little job important one awaits you IN
tho Improvement hill extending up the Court House
I, lis present condition. it is "a hard road 10 ravelmuch
worse than Jordan We all as jurors chants coun
an, and witnesses have constant and uncomfortable evil
nce of the BY throwing in falls the evil would be
considerable rcmedied and besides the in
movement it would be in comfort would be st greater
ono in appearance Thrown falls and handsomely
grass would be ornament instead of shameful disfgura
ton to the city
The completion of these improvements Messrs. Committee
men will you the porch that great browning glory
Of our cyhe Court House upon the steps (which we
will he content you yourselves and blow awhile
before we chalk out more work for you
rsharpleys Burlesque Opera Troupe will APP
3ear at Dudley Hall tonight. The papers speak in compl
4neu,ary terms of their performances
We invite card of Mr. Grahowsky nanother
Mr. q. Intelligent hghy educated iAusal
thoroughly prepared to give instructions IN the modern
Flanguages
n raE Boxp of the East Tenn & Va Railroad Company
bv Mr. Thos johnson of Big Spring and advertised in
M paper his possessonthe owner not having come
iorw ard to claim IT,
Il How "PAT" DID'Sr GET KILLED.-one day last week,
WHILST an freshman blasting in the cehouse of Mr. Geo
price of stannon three blasts exploded before he could get
of the house The fuses used by him gnod more rap
than he expected and the blasts off before he
uld make his exit the Of danger. One OF his
s and one knees considerably bruised but no
mes were broken Och, Pat, honey andit wasa narrow
sespo YOU made be abbers and S wonder you had Mt
been hi entirely.
SAD OrcURRFScEA little daughter of John w NARROW,
fooncy Manor county, burned to death ON the
-h ult playing the fire when her clothes caught
nd before could extngush them she inhaled the
Aeat causing death in few hours.
4 COMPLIMENTARY SUPPER-The members of the Virginia
Senate have give complimentary supper to
Leake previous to his retirement from
fce in their for him msnand officer
@rhe evening both inst has been xedupa the time
t1r the banquet
MA WILLIAM of the oldest and highly respecta
citizens Alexandria former Mayor of that city died
b. Saturday week
VIRGINIA CONFERENCE The examination of witnesses in
Smith still continues. The whole time OF the
conference is devoted to that trial