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commissioners Office.


To sam'l IT, Bell, Plaintiff, and John W. Waid,
Administrator of John Waid deceased, Joseph a..
Black, Diana Valid, widow of John Waid. decd,
John W. Waid, William Waid, Taylor Waid,
Amanda Waid. Sarah Waid, VIM. H. Waid and
Nary E. his wife. Howard Waid, an infant, -
Waid, an infant. and - Waid, an infant, heirs
at law of John Waid deceased, defendants, and
to all persons holding claims against the esfate
Of Joha Waid, deceased, whether by judgment or
otherwise.
Take NoT1cE-That in pursuance of decree
of the circuit court for Augusta county, rendered
March 10Th, 1874, in a cause therein depending
in chancery, under the style of Bel, &C., vs..
Waids Administrator and al, shall on
FRIDAY, the 8,h day of MAY, 1874,
at nv Office in Staunton, proceed to take, state
and settle.
1st An account Of the transactions OF John
W. Waid, as Administrator of John Valid, decd.
End. An account of the personal assets of the
estate of John Waid, deceased, in the hands of
said John W. Wad to be Administered.
3rd. An account of the debts and liabilities of
the estate of John Waid deceased, still outstand-
ing and dissatisfied.
4th. An account of the real estate of which
John Waid, died, seized and possessed, with the
fee simple and annual rental value thereof and
III 9Th Any other matters deemed pertinent by
myself or required by any of the parties to be
stated.
at which time and place you are required to
attend and all creditors of John Waid, decd,
are required then and there to attend and file
with the undersigned proper evidence OF their
claims.
Given under my hand as commissioner in chan
Gerry of the circuit court for Augusta county, the
day and year first aforesaid.
J. w. GREEN SMITa,
anril 2-4t conn.,
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A'A"ASAA -
e To George NJ. Baylor, Newton A. Baylor, and
Preston A. Baylor. Executors of George Baylor,
deceased, Plaintiffs, and Mary Wright, widow Of
Ja.ues Wright, deceased, James Wright, Irene A.
Wright, and Jewett Wright, (the last named be-
ing an infant under 81 years of age and Wm. b.
Mowry. Sheriff Of Augusta county, and as such,
Administrator of George G. Grouse, Defendants.
and to all persons holding liens upon the real es-
tate Of Geo. C. Grouse deceased prior to the
18th day of FEBRUARY. 1868.
Toxic NoTacE-That in pursuance Of decree
of the circuit court for Augusta county, render
ed March 4th, 1874 in cause therein depending
in chaneery, under the style of Baylor's Execu.
tors, vs.. Wright's Widow and al, shall on
WEDNESDAY, the 9th day of MAY; 1874,
at my ofice in staunton, proceed to ascertain and
report.
1st The liens, in the order of their priorities,
binding the property now in the possession and
occupancy Of the widow of James Wright, de-
seased.
2nd The annual rental and fee simple value of
said property, and
3rd. ANY other matters which may deem per-
tinentt to be stated,
attend; and all Lien creditors of Geo. G. Grouse,
deceased, are required then and there to attend
and file with the undersigned proper evidence OF
their claims.
Given under my hand as Commissioner in
ehancery of the circuit count for Augusta coun-
sy, the day and year first aforesaid,
+. w. GREEN SMITH,
anriI 2-4t com'r,
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Assignee of James J.. Kite

\ a osS Desirable Pr0perty.-In pur-
VVl suance Of the provisions of q Deed be-
tween A. B. Arthur and Matilda A., his wife
Alcinda Woodward and Joseph N. Woodward,
her Trustee, &c, and myself, as trustee for the
purposes therein mentioned, dated LIST October,
1872, and duly recorded in the Clerks office of
the Hastings court of Staunton, 1 will, under
the direction of said Arthur, on
SATURDAY, the End day of MAY, 1874,
in front of the Court buildings, at - o'clock.
NJ, proceed to sell the W
AUGUSTA HOTEL PROPERTY.
on the south side of main street. or Beverly, ad-
joining James A. Piper, &C., and lately occupied
by said Woodward and now by Judge Hugh W.
Shelley, on the following terms:
Costs Of sale, commission, and advertising, to
be paid down, together with the payments in ar
rears, viz due LIST July, August, September Octo-
Der, November, December, 1873, January, Februa-
ry, March, and April 1st 1874 of hundred dollars
each, with interest from LIST October, 1872, on
each till paid, and the residue in forty six pay
ments Of hundred dollars each. monthly, with
interest on all fro the LIST of October, 1872, till
paid off and discharged.
The property is exceedingly desirable, being
rooms, and the lot running back from Main street
to a spacious Alley in the rear, and is in the
heart of the city
Vendors lien retained to secure the deferred
payments, and bonds and security additional
JOHN B. WATTS,
april 9-tds Trustee, Sc.
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SAho1'AoS, 'A.3 1A0A I'll Oh, lOit.
To Mary Ann Harris, George W Mcclure, An
drew W Mcclure and NJ P Mcclure, Plaintiffs, and
John Stuart, Mary Stuart, infants, children of
Sarah Stuart, Gormnrly McClure) and heirs at
law of John Mcclure, John H Mcclure, Samuel
Finley Mcclure, infant children of James A Nc
Clure and heirs at law of John Mcclure, decd,
Wallace Mcclure, Marshall Mcclure, Charles Me-
Clure, Caroline Mcclure, infant children of Jno
Mcclure and heirs at law Of John Mcclure,
decd, Rebecca Mcclure, widow of James a Nc
Clure, and Mary Mcclure widow of John Nc
Clure, Defendants, and to all persons holding
claims against estate of John Mcclure, decd.
TAKE NOTICE. That in pursuance Of decree
of the Circuit Court for Augusta county, rem
dered Oct. Is, 1873, in cause therein depending
in chancery under style of McClures Legatees rs
McClure's infants shall on
THURSDAY THE 7TH DAY OF MAY, 1874
at my Office in staunton, proceed to take, state
and settle,
1st. An account of ARRANGEMENTS made and
charged by John Mcclure in his lifetime to each
Of his children.
3D. An account of the personal estate of John
Mcclure, decd.
3D. An account o f'the debts due from the estate
of John Mcclure, decd.
4th. An account of the transactions of Andrew
Mcclure and NJ F Mcclure, as Adm'rs of John
Mcclure, decd, and
9Th. ANY other matters deemed pertinent by
myself or required by any of the parties to be
stated,
AT which time and place you are required to
attend and all creditors OF John Mcclure, decd,
required then and there to attend and file
with the undersigned proper evidence of their
claims. Given under my hand as Com'r in Chy
of the Circuit court for Augusta county, the day
and year first aforesaid,
wv. GREEN SMITH,
april Eat Com'r.
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Commissioners Notices.
commissioners Office.
srAuNroN. VA, March go, 1874


To Fayette Armentrout and Elisabeth ms wife,
Thomas HUMPHREYS and Eliza MS WIFE, hoo'
f Peasants and Leannah his wife, John Shafer
and James W Shafer heirs and distributes Of Sal
lv Shafer dec d. and William L Mowry, Sheriff OF
Augusta county. and as such admir- of Sally Sha-
fer decd Plaintiffs, and Philip Airhart, jr., in his
own right and as ex'or of Philip Airhart, ST., Nc
than L Blakemore, John Ruff, John c Rivercomb
and John Fulton, his securities, as such ex and
John Airhart, Mich. Airha, t, Jos. Andrew and Res
becca his wife, (ate Airhart) Leah Hess, Philip
j.. Lucinda and David L Aiehart. children of
Abraham Airhart, decd, Henry Nichols and E.
lizabeth his wife, Sarah Pulse, Zachariah Taylor
Pulse, -- Click, daughter of Jacob Click, VIM
and John Karicofe, (son of Elizabeth karicofe)
Edward Walton and Mary Qate Karicofe) his wife
Defendants.
TAKE NOTICE, That in pursuance Of decree Of
the Circuit Court for Augusta CO., rendered Mar.
25, 1877 f. in the cause of Skaters distributes VS.
Skaters Ex'or ana al pending therein in chancery
I shall, on
TUESDAY THE 9Th DAY OF MAY, 1874,
at my Office in Staunton proceed to take state ana
settle,
lst An account of the acts and doings of
Philip Airhart, ir., as Ex'or of Philip Airhart,
Sr.
I'd. An account of the interest of the Plaintiffs
in the estate of said Philip Airhart, ST and,
3d. ANY other matters which I may deem
pertinent, &c,
At which time and place you are required to
attend Given under my hand as Com'r in Ch'y
of the Circuit Court for Augusta county the day
and year first aforesaid.
J. W. GREEN SMITH,
april 1t Com'r
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COMMISSIONER Office.
STANTON, Va, April l

STAUNT0N, VA, April l, loI 4.
To John NJ. Huff, Plaintiff, and Samuel Shelly,
Henry Edison and Eliza his wife. Geo Hanger
and Billy, Defendants and to all persons
holding lIens upon the real estate of Saml Shell
ly, acquired before March 8, 1857.
TAKE NoT1 cE,-That in pursuance Of decree
of the Circuit Court for Augusta county. render
ed March, 1874. in cause therein depending in
Chancery, under style of Huff vs. Shelly, and al,
I shall on
Tuesday the 10th day of May 1924,
at my office in Staunton, proceed to take, state
and settle,
LIST. An account of liens binding the house and
lot in the bill mentioned on the 9th day of March,
1857 with their respective priorities.
Cd An account of the real estate owned by
Samuel Shelly on March 9, 1857.
3d. An account of the fee simple and annual
rental value of the house and lot in the bill men-
TONED, and,
18th. Any other matters deemed pertinent by
myself or required by any party in Interest to be
stated.
At which time and place you are required to
attend; and all lien creditors of Samuel Shelly
prior to March 9, ST, are required then and
there to attend and file with the undersigned
proper evidence of their claims. Given under
my hand as eom'r in chancery Of the Circuit
Court for Augusta county, the.day andyear first a.
foresaid.
apr 9-4t J. W. GREEN SMITH, Com'r.
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SrAnNrnN. Va. March 81, 1874


- 70 Franklin NJ Young Admir- of Dabney S
.Ro.eb decd Plaintiff, and GeosW McCutchen,
l.ts Sheriff of Augusta county, and as such adm r
Iof Harrison 7 Bolen. decd, Franklin Davis
and Rehecca J, his wife, late widow of said H Z
Rolan and George Bolen, Matthew II H Bolen,
;nf.nts. children and heirs at law Of HI 7 Bolen,
decd defends and to all persons holding claims,
whether by judgment or otherwise, against the
aof estate said H Bolen, decd.
" TAKE NoTIcE.-That in pursuance of a decree
of the Circuit Court for Augusta CO.,
rendered March, 6, 1874, in cause therein de-
pending in Chancery under style OF Beach aan
Tvs Bolen's admir- and al, | shall on
MONDAY THE nth DAY OF MAY 1874,
,at my office in Staunton, proceed TO take' state
and settle, VT
- 1st. An account of the transactions of Geo: W..
McCutchen as administrator of the estate OF IL.
T. Bolen, decd
ID Az account of the debts of said estate out
standing and unpaid, with their priorities If any
3D. An account Of the assets, real ana person
al, belonging to said estate, and,
4th. Any other matters deemed pertinent by
myself, or required by any Of the parties to be
stated.
At which time and place you are required to
attend, and all creditors of H. L. Bolen, decd,
are hereby specially required then and there to
attend and file with the undersigned proper evil
denee of their claims; in default of which they
will be debarred the privilege OF participation IN
the stributon of said estate.
Given under my hand as commissioners chan
cery of the circuit court for Augusta county, Inc
day and year first aforesaid.
an. 2-5t. J. W GREEN SMITH, com'r.
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The Rockingham Register says that two
negro men, George Shepherd and John
Bingham, made an attempt last week to
commit an outrage upon the person Of Miss
Matilda Slater, residing near Cross Keys,
The girl is only about II years. old. but by
her determined resistance and screams at
tracted the attention of Mr.. Shiflett, living
short distance from where the outrage was
attempted, who coming to her assistance. tho
fends fed They were subsequently, arres-
ted by constable VIM. E. Roller, and lodged
in Harrisonburg Jail.
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Commissioners Office,

STAUNTcN, VA, April =, 1874.
To Hugh W. Shelly and Nicholas E Trout,
Trustees in deed executed by J. Marshall Nc
Cue and Martha J. his wife, Plaintiffs, and j.
Marshall McCue and Martha J his wife, VIM.
J. D. Bell, VIM. A, Bell, Samuel Paul, late Sher-
if of Augusta county and such Admir- of Benz.
F. Reed, died. Margaret A. Crawford, Exeeuirix
of James Crawford decd, David S. Bell, Admir-
of John McCue, decd, VIM. L. Mowry, Sheriff of
Augusta county, and as such Admir- of G. R. Har-
ris, decd, Eliza A. Harris, widow of c.. R. Har-
ris. decd, VIM. Howell, John H. McCue. John D
Imboden, Sam'l Forrer and John Forrer, Execu-
John t. Fulton and Margaret McGue Defendants
and to all creditors of J. McCue.
TAKE NoTIcE,-That in pursuance of decree
of the Circuit Court for Augusta County render
ed March 81, 1874, IN a cause therein depending
in Chancery under style of McCue's Trustees VS.
NIcCues Creditors, shall on
Monday the lltfl day of May 1874,
at my office in Staunton, proceed to take, state
| and settle,
LIST. The matters in controversy between J H
! and Todd and J Marshall McCue.
I'd. An additional account of liens binding
| Marshall McCue's real estate, and
| 3D. Any additional or amended statement which
| may deem pertinent or the parties require.
| At which time and place you required to
| attend and all creditors of John Marshal Nc
| Cue, are required then and there to attend and
file with the undersigned proper evidence of their
claims, in default Of which the court will pro-
coed to distribute the trust fund Irrespective of
their said claims. Given under my hand as Com r
in chancery of the Circuit Court for Augusta
county, the day and year first aforesaid.
apr9-4t J. W. GREEN SMITH, Com'r.
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missioner's Office,

STAUNToN. VA, March 3Uth, 1914.
To John Bourland and William o. Ross, plain
.tifs, and Charles MeClung, defendant, tand to
all persons holding liens upon the real estate of
said Charles McClung.
Take NorIcE.-That in pursuance Of de
cree of the circuit court for Augusta county,
rendered at its March term, 1874, in the cause
of Bourland and al, rs. McClung, pending
therein in chancery, shall on
MONDAY, the 18th day of NAY, 1874,
atmy Office in staunton, proceed to ascertain and
state.
1st All debts of Charles McClung, which are
liens upon his real estate in the order of their
priorities.
End. The lands owned by Charles McClung,
with the fee simple and annual rental value there
of.
3rd. Any other matters deemed pertinent Dy
myself or required by any of the parties.
At which time and place you required to
attend; and all lien creditors of said Charles
I NcClung, are required then and there to attend
and file with the undersigned proper evidence Of
their claims.
Given under my hand as commissioner in
chancery of the circuit court for Augusta coun,
~, the day and year first aforesaid.
j. w. GREEN SMITH.
april 9. At cOm'r.
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Go1Na BAcK.-It will be- remembered
that when thu Legislature changed its time
Of meeting, it was charged that it was done
for an unworthy partlzan purpose Of
course this was denied, but the fact as shown
by the following taken from the State JOUR
MATS Capital Notes" Of the 7th, fully JUS
tidas the charge. The time will be changed
back to LIST of December
The bill fixing the time for the annual
meeting for the General Assembly, which
was Yesterday passed to its epgrossmeat in
the House, provides that the General Assem-.
bly, shall meet on the frs. Wednesday of,
December ia the year 1874, and on the first
Wednesday in December every year thereaf-
ter--aud that if there should be recess at
Christmas exceeding three days, there shall
be no pay Or mileage alleged. This will
keep the boys to work if the Senate endor-
ses the proposition.
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The movement Of the whiskev crusaders

The movement Of the whiskey crusaders
is attracting the serious attention of tho
press. It promises to revolutlouize the rev.
euue system of the country, and devolve up
on Congress the necessity of raising reve-
nue. from other sources than tax on spirits.
The crusaders can accomplish nothing.
so long as whiskey is manufactured. The
manufactures will have to be broken up,
for OILY then will retail business stop. This,
would compel the farmers of the west to-
turn their attention to raising some other
staple article than corn. 1t would also Sc.
riously interfere with the pork trade. If the
manufacture of whiskey be great sin,
then the United States Government aud all
the people Of this country, are great sinners.
The principal source of the revenue that
supports the government is the tt K on whis-
key. Dio Lewis says he will commence on
tobacco chewers next. Take thu revenue
from whiskey and tobacco, and then VIZ
would have to resort to direct tax on
to getrevenue.
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Homestead Exemption.

In the District Court Of the United States,
in Richmond, On the 4th, Judge Hughes pre-
scribed the following rules Of practice in rela-
ton to the homestead exemption:
When a bankrupt claims a homestead in re-
atty, Or an exemption of personality in lieu
thereof, the following rules Of practice shall be
observed:
LIST, The register, ON application of the bank
rupt, shall appoint appraisers in conformity
with the provisions of sections l6 and II Of
chapter 1873 of the Code of Virginia toappraise
+ the property claimed as exempt, in pursuance
of said provisions Of said Code, which apprais-
ers, after making the appraisement, shall pre-
pare a description of the property appraised if
realty, or an inventory Of it if personality, and
make return of the same to be filed with the
clerk.
I'd. The property thus designated, if person
ality, shall be and remain in the custody Of the
bankrupt until the appointmentof the assignee,
and afterwards in the custody Of the assignee
until the application Of the exemption shall
have been passed upon by the court; neither
the bankrupt nor assignee having any power
to make sale OF other disposition Of the same
unless by express order of the court.
Sd. The bankrupt, shall, without delay after
his adjudication, file his petition for the ex-
emption with the clerk, in which, by negative
and affirmative averments, he shall bring his
claim within the terms Of the 11th article Of the
Constitution Of Virginia, and Of the LIST section
Of chapter 1873 of the Code, and shall make
oath to the petition and sign the said oath and
petition.
4th. A day will be given by the court to the
assignee and to the creditors, who shall be serv-
ed with written or printed notice, by mail OF
personally, Of the petition and OF the day set
for hearing the same, on which day the assignee
or any creditor may answer the petition, and
show cause why the exemption claimed by
the bankrupt shall not be allowed.
9TH. The banlrupts petition shall be accom-
panied by the draft Of proper deed Gin form
to be executed by himself and the assignee if
so ordered by the COURT setting apart and set
Ting the property exempted for the use Of the
bankrupt and his family, according to the
meaning and intent Of the 18th article of the
Constitution Of Virginia, and in conformity
with the provisions, 50 far as applicable, of the
first eighteen sections Of chapter 1873 of the
Code of Virginia.
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Correspondence of the VALLEY vIRGIN1AN.l
Bridgewater School Exposition.

BRIDGEWATER, Va, March 81, 1874.
MIR. EDITOR Last Friday the Bridgewater
lgraded school held its second quarterly EXPOSE
ton and literary exercises in the Methodist
Church.
At l P. NJ. the doors were opened, in order to
give visitors an opportunity to examine the
maps, charts, tables, compositions, written So
lutions with demonstrations in mathematics,
DC. There were on exhibition 1922 maps, a
few OF which were SUPERIOR number We're
excellent-many were good-and a few were
ordinary; among the maps along the walls
were the mottos of the school; above the pull
pit was the beautiful Inscription, s'God bless
our - on the pulpit laid the Bible opened
to the audience, with paper bow over.i it four
inches wide, and upon which were the words
ssOur Gtide.''
The exercises for the afternoon commenced
at P. NJ, with the programme as follows =
l. Singing by the class; prayer by Rev. Mr..
Loose; singing by the class. 2. Explanatory
remarks by Prof. Reichenbach. 3. John w.
Clicks explanations of his map of the world.
4. Destinations by several Of the primary
scholars. 5. L. J. Heatwole's explanations OF
his map of the United States. 6. Extraction
Of cube root according to the analytical meth
od by O. B. Loose. Z. Biography Of Virgil,
by VIM. E. Irvine. s. An essay on the man
ufactures and commerce of one of our cities,
by @. B. Loose. Addresses by Prof Grub,
of Harrisonburg, and DR.. Mcfarland, of Day
ton, were then delivered.
AS it was now O'Clock, the session was
closed with singing in order to give the pat
rons and friends, who We're quite numerous in
deed, another opportunity to examine the
work. At P. ". the ringing Of the bell an
nounced to the crowd that the Literary Exer-
cises proper were about to commence. After
singing and prayer the essays by the Classical
Department were read and alternated with the
declarations and dialogues of the intermediate
Department. The essays were these: The
Punic wars-Stuart f. Lindsey; Description
Jno. w. Click; Biography Of Cicero-R. Pain
ter Marathon. c. Long; Utility of Gram
E. Wise; Utility of Rhetoric
r. Armstrong.
The exercises were closed by the class sing
ing several pieces, followed by the benediction
by Rev. w. S. Perry. The school will continue
nearly three months yet, and we anticipate a
still better Exposition and Literary Entertain
ment at the close than the one we have just
mentioned. The school is in a f1ourishing con-
dition, under the management Of efficient
teachers, and we bespeak a bright future for
this school and town.
PuRAzo.
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Land Sales. dc.
1.-Two Tracts of F.anea for Sale
j. liza Page County, Va.


In compliance with an order of the U. s.
Court, for the Western District of Virginia,
entered at Harrisonburg, in the month Of Octo-
Der, 1879, in the matter Of James J. Kite. Bank
rupt, shall
On the 9th day of APRIL, 1874,
(Court-day in front of the Court House of Page
Co., sell at public Auction to the highest bidder,
the two following tracts of land lying the
Shenandoah River, Page county, within two
miles of the Shenandoah Iron Works. the same
having been surrendered by said Bankrupt.
One of said tracts contains about 223 Acres
and the other contains about 1917 Acres of supe
rior farming lands partly river bottom, and is
believed to contain valuable minerals.
Said lands will be sold free Of all liens thereon,
and tie title is believed to be perfectly clear and
valid
Purchasers are requested to examine said lands
before day Of sale.
TERMS OF SALE.-One fourth of the
purchase money cash in hand, the residue in
three equal payments of six, twelve and eighteen
months, with interest from day of sale, the pur-
chaser to give bonds with good personal security
for deferred payments and the title to be retain
ed until all the money IS paid
J. G.. NEWMAN,
april 9-3t Assignee of James J. Kite