Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-02-21
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Ta,aurE OF REsrEcr.-Ata regular meeting of Abner
IN Division, No &C. Sons of Temperance held in their
Mon lay night, Feb lsth, 1856 the death of p. W. p
s.oS DIuouID having been announced by the chair the
wing preamble and resolutions offered and unani
rsiy adopted;
it pleased alwise Providence, the 18th inst
fr p W p, Sampson Dugnd, after protraeted and
n'u5 That in this sad aud affective bereavement We
ISL the hand unerring q Cd hose dspensstion
Eambly submit with the confident assurance that our
Is 4 That ia the death of brother Diuguid our or
@. lot INST valuable member, Que who was true and
support of its principles and ever ready 10 en-
isiin ~ good and charitable undertaking: a man
t whom could say evil whose life and conduct
n .a sboye reproach
e sp9 That a testimonial Of respect for the de.
"a we will wear the usual badge of mourning fer the
n thirty days, and cause the furniture OF the Division
re- I'D in mourning for the space OF time
R.s9ir.d lender the widow and family of broth,
nnud sincere sympathy and confidence in this their
I ptai mi tive bereavement.
a' Rsaiged copy of the foregoing preamble
s signed BY the Worthy Patriarch and Recording
@ sh the seal of the division attached be forwarded
f.aly deceased brother and that copy also be
sbsd the Lynchburg Nrginan add Republican, with the
elles' ''s, copy R.C KELLY, w.p.
s D. BATES, r. S.
,,rrr of Respectful Campbell County Court Februa
L, nth. 1856:
% c,ur being informed of the death Of SAMUEL Book.
,.ioguishe member of the Bar, doth upon notion and
in5lsly adop, the following resolutions.
rb,t "a amember of this Bar, Mr.. Booker able
3 and honorable always courteous and gentlemanly in
OCCASIONAL intercourse with his brethren ofthc Bar
rs rsst as a man honest upright and virtuous,
e with high grade of talents and high sense OF honor,
wss withal ofberal, generous, and magnanimous
That the Bench the Bar and officers of the Court
sincerely with the widow and family of the deceased
6ir great affection. and mourn the irreparabe loss they
s sustained In this sad bereavement
M R.r wear Grape upon their left arms TOR thirty days as
nona respect in which they hold the memory of
Tbs these resolutions be spread upon the record and
v be communicated by the Clerk to the widow OF the de
d and other copies be furnished the ynehonrg Nr
soa and Republican with request that they publish the
. g.. -,a-,o
GEO WIN. DABNEY, crk.
vorSr yrRyoN-NoTIcE-we requested to state that
,dies o the Mt Vernon Auxiliary Association will hold
at Dudley Hall this morning at 10 o'clock Punctual
,endance is desired We trust that the zeal manifested by
nrady citizens viii meet its reward They have eneourag-
accounts of the of their enerprize in other States
,,, strange to tell odd Dominion is far behind
r while North Carolina for example through the patriotic
d s,ted agency lady [God bless her-may all her
law. be DAYS of biss has contributed sl20oo Virginia has
Inns far given less than ono thousand
Ia tbnraays we remember when the Masonic Fraternity
M city essayed to hey contribution fund for the
oc,ion Of the Washington Monument Washington city,
were eff ently ami generously aided by the labors of
m ,diesand now when these fair patrons of all thai is
M and lust seeking to do something in their own names
bo ,nenary of the sage of Vernon they will expect
1bave right to hope for liberal return of material aid
ram the members of the brotherhood OF the mystic tie
vysrgR1ous DrscovrRY-A covinqton correspondent Of
isbarg tells of the recent discovery Of Cave by
hands engaged in excavation the Central Railroad in
,eghany county, which they azporodwith the following re-
ult;
"They went in oae In the morning, seven in num-
r ard when they progressed far they thought the
middle of ryer of water about the size ola mans
m was pouring from the roof Of the cave in bowl or pool
md not perceptby escaping anywhere hut of course
off through sink hole and entered into the river at
m point below. They around the pool and continued
they Judged in direct course until the tracN commenced
sceudng and little winding in its course They came into
large opening ROOM with the appearance of being perfect
round aud large the largest zedhouse They found
me difficulty in getting this place, the ground as
very rapidly Immediately out OF this placethey came
p5r ely eyei table floor, bout fifty feet square and
b5u IN feet high they down TO rest themselves
aon e stone and who oungng about in this room they
something resembling and on close exaini
aon it was found be dead He had by his side
Mi huntsmans equipment He found in the position Of
nan sleeping and what remarkable he had not decamposed
aecnedt 10 have gone through process of drying, and
crumble pieces when touched Ike dirt One of the
art, took hold and almost quick thought
IT the leg did disturb the corpse any farther and
roceeed journey In few minutes they discovered
avlight " ch found proceed from hole cave
lo North side river which had been penetrated
any person knowledge They out and crossed
he river the bridge.
On the following day 10 or l2 Of the neghbors entered
cave through the opening that the former party had
e ont at and proceeded directly the dead and upon
lose examinations they found pockebook containing pa
but no money Among the papers
or large amounts one dated in the year 1929
theirs dated ls26
The bonds all made payable to John Cross who lived
and owned what called the old Hansbargcr Survey in
ofo ,tla In
some idea of the man and think that was Thought at
he time that he drowned"