Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-02-09
WOODSTOCK. VIRGINIA.


I'D SupPosiuS uS eAoNs~, osS' 'S - =
,jixss and .uncharitabls ''misrepresenta-
,ions," beyond.a prudent protestaiion /;
and we fear that the pro tenn editor has
attached too much importance to the -reli-
ability Of those iisrepresenting gentle
men to be sustained by the truth Of the
Developments in the case ) and the very
discourteous in sin uation of IA lsehood up
on our. part might perhaps be reta lated late d
upon. him in a CRIMINAL degree. II We have
!. uttered false statement, ,we plead that
Il has been done unwittingly. = and will be
ever ready to make ''eorrsctiohs." as We
have done in the past, And If be is not
q sfraid to risk their credibility, We will
produce the certificates Of honorable and
truthful citizen. o the county. impeaoh-
ing him and his partisans, Of misrepreseu-
cations and base ISLANDERS and untruths.
However t.silly il may have been for
him and his coadjutors to have invented
and circulated that 'cock and bull story"
: .bout the road to the two Furnaces. yet.
we are able and ready to prove the truth
of our charge. and moro, BY reliable citi-
aens of that section. And We will fur
y Their prove that emisaries have eanvassed
the upper portion Of this county using
every effort and argument, false and per-
verted, for the purpose Of exciting jeal-
GUS and unkind feeling towards the clil
xeus of this place. One. of many citl-
gems deceived and betrayed offers the fol-
lowing certificate -. -. - >li+
Ih.ard John Miller say that a tax Of FIVE
HUNDRED DOLLARS was levied On the county
of Shenandoah for 3 fire engine tor the beneht
of the town of Woodstock. and frcm thaistate
.nent was induced to sign the petition to re-
move the courthouse.
THOMAS ]. KERL1N,
Nothing could he more false and mali
cloudy designed than the statement, nor
would the law excuse the publication OF
that SANDER and falsehood upon the
ground of ignorance, Even the B1mner
editor, pro tenn. says be learns from tho
Presiding Justice, Mr.. Wightman, that
the county court, in the absence of bis
Honor, passed an appropriation order of
$500 or 1925 for pamp. or some other
,epnirs to tho we'll near the court house.
With the origina order of the court be-
fore US, we pronounce the statement OF
both to be false. The court did pass an
order, at the November term, 1869, al
lowing ftig $500 dollars for suitable
pump for the we'll at the Court house,
and also an order. allowing one hundred
(slo0) dollars to be applied for the pur-
l.. chase of suitable fire engine. Neither
Of the orders have been applied for, but
on the contrary our citizens have refused
to receive the appropriation /; nor has ev-
or one dime of that amount been received.
Although we believe that it would have
been Just and fair for the county to have
made some appropriation for the security
Of the public buildings and, conyen fence
of tho citizens of the county, yet. it has
never paid one cent for that purpose, the
statements Of the Bunner editor. John
Miller and Mr.. Wightman, to the con-
trary notwithstanding. And, not to be
too precise, we would state. that no OBJ
lection or interference upon the part Of
. Mr.. Wightman appears upon the minutes
ofthe court. Ifobjected, he was very kind
afterwards in signing tho order with the
other memb ,rs of the court. The COCK
in this story seems to predominant. and
it must be great draf. upon their con-
sciences to make it ''".bu:l."
But let US examine the written record.
and official evidences Of their frauds and
=. misrepresentation committed 10 their
haste to perpetrato injustice. Evidence,
that speak de6antly. and are above i'm
psachment; all Of which We have now
before u.s. First take the et saf
. AppLIcArIos FOR AN INJUNCTION
TO stay the action, Of the SUPERVISORS
( The Honorable Judge of this Circuit al
been memorixlixed, and statements made
and eworn to, the truths of which wo leave
our readers 10 Judge. This meinoria
rscites that ar z
il .Your orators. VIM II. Rice, LEVI RINKEF
and Robt. M. Las,z,. nsubers Of said Board
elected b. the people"
There Is not citizen Of this county
who can make any respectable pretcnsioni
to an acqu.iutance with the events Of the
day, who does not know that Mr.. 6 X
Moore was duly elected Supervisor, by the
people. for Ashby Township but being
disqualified by reason Of not being able to
take the oath of Office, Mr.. Chas. Moore
was apposnsed In his stesd, aud discharg
ed shc duties of the office, until his health
failed, and on account of his p7otsactcd
illness, the court APPOINTED Mr. LEVI
RINKER ia is.place. And strange to
say that this last appointment was OILY
short time, before tho following sfida-
Wit. Of the TRUTH Of the statements in the
application. was given
Virginia,
ShenaBdssh CO., to Wit This day. H.
n Riddlebsrrer and ID. w. Prescott perpon