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been, 20 honor 4 beloved ,areoi, whom ne
rsnsnbers 70 bsvs sses pl.e-a IN eollia
the hrst c, ia Le ever saw ard Sama.1
Mark lsbove referred tol Lifted ,hat honoted
bu, lifsless bead Into it, BarroE reeeptaele
| This u diainetiy reeolleeted BY the writer (.
and the said writer, 10 this bis arst htsrsry
effort on returning to the hosse of his ehili
hood, ibis ouR, cherished. seaSsL Su,,c'rsa. !
does uo,hiAg more than a,ienpt 10 fsiGI the
9Th commandment Of TIE Deealogue
l know no way Of honoriug pareo,s who
'rest from their Isbors.r better than by ex
ecsiiug, for the generations To eo.ne. that
good work Of improving tie Mind. which
they comneaeed
We have nov. Messrs Editors. cote
through this lis, ef 81 gentlemen. whose pc.
eunisry help vas essential to tho existeoee
Of the Academy; bat. vs.are DO, to over
lock those whe. although not able, perhap.
20 give moaey, were nevertheless ready 20
stand by the enterprise, aud encourage il
With the help OF their counsel, their time
and their prayers Ths-tfore, as stated "a
former communication, We enumtra,e in
eur list two wsllkbo gentlsusen, .hsn
resident here-ons very old, the other
quite you1g-whom the 81 geHtismen.
contributors, at their fret pabiie meeting.
efcefeT 10 P1i tsfo iis CcssrHmSAf. by giving
them place Ia the Beard of Trustees -
Thus, the fathers, IN i1iag the foundations
oi society, Tor the new coanty of Jefferson.
then soon TO be formed, bad the ability 20
see that money could not command quite
all things under the saa aud that there
may be characters in a community. too poor
to give silver and gold, ba, with treasures
OF miud aud heart more than sufficient 70
eounterbalanee the disadvantages arising
from poverty.
The tSo nsmes, now 90 be added. deserve
a.! that 10 inPiied ia the Vbseryalisns iust
noE male
LNNAII -AsxaAdey V1te --Oue Of
the hr't things reeoliset. 10 my reminis.
ceDees Of Ca. Tad RzA, txheTe lived hen
very young. before my school boy days)-
vas, that my mother used 70 point out spo,
far up the run, towards Charlsstown, a. the
place uLsrs old Aleek White used to live
The house was at o. near Fleetwood. the
residepee Of th late John Moors-the lii,le
strsam draining that valley, aud emptyIec
into the Shenandoah at Iestal's Ford. being
1amed CaI-T.d. frsm tho marsh weed of
that name abouuiing ou il
At that tine, kReg net who sold Alex
" bite Wss-and it peVer occurred 10 M, "a
ihqiiro Tie seemed 10 have died MANY
years before thst, "Old aud fall Of years :
and that vas all kueS Of him. I have
since learned. hoEeyeI that Archibald Alex.
aader, one u the most eminent ministers
of the Gospel, known in the last hundrel
years boarded, while quite yoaue preach
er, witA tbs Mr White, Who wss At tha,
time a memser tperbsps RuIiDz Elderl u
the Presbyterian Church Of Chatles,oun
There was no building kn0wu then. "a A
ehureh, sf any Denomination, IN the limits
OF our tom but. a. ia Apostolic times. the
eaEreb was an re AOESe aud. ahaut tho
time Of the founding of tue Academy. ;krre
vas church bsbit0aliy assembling Tor pub
lie worship in Mr. Whites house aud IN.
minister WSo of5eiAisd l. smporlrily was l,s
be was called along tais BIS native valley
some - yesrs ssoj-~ths boy Arrby AisI
-aVdcr the ssae who died AZ Princeton re-
ceh;ly, after 80 year. se-Tiss ia laying the
foundation Of the school IL the propLe
there situated
AF Wslts had sou. sci. kus=u 90 fame
the Hon. Robert White, for 50 many
/ years Judge Of the Superior q ar, Of thi,
District In The celebrated voiauteer CON.
pany raised here, ia the Revolution. and
commanded BY Capt Shepherd. father If
keEln ID this son Of our Aieek White was
apTivate Fifty years aiieruatds, tic sur
vivoFs ia OF sbout 1920 met at Shepherds
town, at certain spTisg This son !. ober,.
then IN old sge vas one of the thFss survi.
/ v0fs then LIVING the ether tsu, 1 thisk be
! iug both BedingeTs, one of them THE f5uod.
sr Of tbe ksRtacky Bedipgor hailyj h.v.
/ isg crossed The Alisghanies 70 meet lis tao
. comrades ~ the old sprius
+ LNNNtii - Wtifis0s M. This gen.
! asn Who Sas suiy - years oil when the
: Aesdsmy Sas founded, aB3 sa., I bsi.tTe.
The hfst laslraetor employed in it. was =,
I the the, aud 90 hls death, lsbied occurred
bot few yeaFs aga.l minister Of ths Gos.
/ pei ~ ths PTesbyteTiaa Church lie va.
na'ive of she State -vas born IN Cumber
land county, March 8. igG3- So wears ego
! lie uss licensed to preach ia 1870. A The
I age Of q 10 ths eSsrse o. bis truvsl, ssti
/ year, be esns % iiis part of tho valley. Ia
the exercise his mibi.iry. Ia hi. i,ar
pal, under date q Tuesisy. SEPT t5. l7ol
he saJs-sE preached 20 = large eosarey..
too ca bailskia Friday lGta. I preached
a. Chaflest9sn, ths Congregation bat siuail
{ ! preached ~ Ne Johu Mates. an ola L.
NA"fAtN AAAAFA 10 tWaam EWAfA Dot E9Ha
taip ths people, whose aueatisa "a. vsry
great iadesd H. Nay. I1gs. ths Prrsby.
tsfy u Lcfiarion met 81 Cbaflsstoas- -. fsr
his ordibs iion. and fof Scr parp3.s. Oa
Fr3W Nay - lI9s. ST. Huiuss arisin.
"A by tlis tsiy O, ths fsli sofk oftss m...
i-try fbs so,emaiiies took plses b. ibs D.
( p,scoFalian Chagch u.eati8aad in XIV
thefs teiHg 30 etufeh slid.1 gat -r,et. iu
tae inisni village Nr .Idi ass sooa ch3-
sen ~ tbs people of tb. rasriesfsHa esa-
FrsFatioa 81 tbs'r prsaeaeF blt ssiaz -
BE- li hssifa ia ua HirieF tf iffI .Is
sths bfy Aftag AlavsHI-r uas ensi4yt Z
IN BE plscs.s .srd tssi3si a. nsatiossa above.
uith -oli Aisrs White
hssH "a. aev. itst. 10 regard g.
I So LXNNiIi .fbs i1s'. I ss tFs.t.ts a
tss is's KsF Wm niH 10 b kD,t 4.
Nrs TiitaiI a Wincbestsf Efg Pin
oipsl ~ ths Aesdsny a. Bee foaaaatlas. 81
"a, by tiftag of ~ seise, lfl o g. Z
Tustse.
rarafa $50 sruErrs
Tis rsqa-sis iass hsratafass ms3s. T.,
isfefmation asd fF earrrcaoa n a..ststss
safs mst viih 20 Fsspeafraia ariliar Afu
Vrfbai csffeeiiaBs soa sag rrti1e hsvs "a
nstu-a.l ahlss a. lsart so ttas nsfstaf
aeifst imYtsfsiaas % reuafh arsl is -,
mfaary nsy 81 e5sfenae1. as1ar ~, 80
Preiivs Nos % vhiea tseT refer - f.l
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