The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-10-26
OUR HARRIs0NBURd LETTER.


The Regastc, OF last week devoted Il pc
{ ton of its editorial column TO Il review of t
United States Court officials, and int
confess that excepting a slight touch OF pa
tisan satire was rather complimentary
Modesty, OF which Democratic editors as
rule possess such an abundant supply pr
vented any reference to the Democratic OF
cials OF this county. \ reference to the
through the colamns OF the VIRGINIA
under the circumstances, is therefore pa
donab,e. First npnn my list appears tt
name of the Hon. Clas. L. OFerral, Jnds
Of our County Court. His bravery upon
number of holly contested fields during OF
late civil war, placed his name high in til
scroll of the South's most chiyalrons som
and when peace was declared, he turned h
attention to legal pursuits. After bein
honorcd by tile highest vote ever secured
any candidate for the Legislature ofthe Stat
from this county, and gaining additional lat
rcls BY his assiduons attentions to not onl
the interests OF his constituents but to tn
necessities OF the entire State, he was NJ
! pointed to the honorable position of Judg
OF the County Court of this county. Tha
nc was qudt!fed as well as srorn in Whel
lnductcd into office has been abnndantl
proven by the tests given his decisions upol
appeals After Il service OF three years onl
| two or three decisions have been reversed
He is, suppose, the closest student in TIN
State. Respected for his purity and intepri
ty upon the bench, his presence helps morlt
| the character and actions Of practitioner
| II his court, which are gaining more thar
| local fame for dignity. intelligence and TN
| sullied honor.
The next Court officer is Jos Il. Logan. ESQ
/ sle Clerk OF the Court. Mr.. Logan is ;
worthy and most acceptable successor O,
4 chat most excellent clerk and man. the late
1 Lyttleton Cambill. ESQ. An excellent mems
| mans, attentive business man. gentlemaply
and accommodating to all. rich and pool
who have business at the Clerks office, it i:
not to be wondered at that it is the unani-
nous voice of the pcople of this county that
Mr.. Joe. Logan is our clerk for life. He has
been most fortunate in securing the services
of Jos. S. Messerly. Esq. as his deputy.
Under the trainino MIR NJ i rcceiv;no from
Mr.. Logan. the neople Of tbc comfy feel
easy about the Clerks office.
Next in importance is the High Sheriff OF
the county. d. RI. Ralston. ESD. He is a
most excellent officer and t1e handsome ma.
iorifv liz receivod at flo loct election oyo, ca
popular . man rs Adam Fl Brewer ESQ. is
he best of proof that he possesses the conf.
lencc of the people TO a vcry GREAT decree
Sheriff Ralston has surrounded himself with
corps of deputies which reflect credit upon
MS judgment and give general satisfaction to
the public. :
Our Commemorative Attorney Hon .Jno
Paul. needs no special mention. His fame as
a successful prosecutor IS rot confined ia the
State of Virginia. He is beyond ouestion
the greatest and most succe ,sful prosecutor
in the country. 70 apnrcciate and comnrc-
bend the full power Of Ills forensic e]oon,ence
nc must be heard. Ncver nroar;tnt;nr h;s
great powers to questionable ents of orotorr
ne rains his verdictc hv IonicaI arnnnoent
presented il is fruc with vioor and csrnest'
ness. based upon we'll matnred study and 70
Election. Whilst criminal nrocncnt;on i nm
tIoubte,llv Cant Panl,S foate veru feu low
vers at this bar who can chow hso,,;ar n;,,;,
docket Asa l,wve, ais o,,a stoMds ar,ann
the first Of our vcrv cro1l;taho bar and -. :
citizen nonn in the ta,.r ~. o ~" ~ 80 -
hiyhly esteemed hy all classes re h,nbast
ac we'll ac the noost trrtne,J oa,,;,,., Us.
csn he nassad ,o G r."'nip, G'ico',ilu. LII.
re ererI ono i, th;s oo,n.n .,,a+ ~ ~ =; 49,
of nat,rs,. nohlan,on na"t nu - que
intcllioenf man '''''e' gu" "'o''
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Shine Eso ;s ono 81 to .1d o .ol;o5, o2 W.;;
gentlemen Dur;,o w." oaIa M 'I In''" ,nsn.'
alwovs he so,n,l a. ,, raot ~ It, nv e.n
hc Grand Nd d;on;c . pos. ~ WY anu
Tho onnoar.roo 20 .i .uu1 ~ i'1io ~
room ,fr;r sosSons 1Thoa eao. .,.o Goul.
an,, con, ,ia,,t atI'a' ~, nSsct nus peeh
49, ~ ~ ,a.o 10y Sno ouuse VI attol
forthoon ppn pom ms!ol 'atainess II, tllelr
Shuo Wa Roc i,;s iI n 'Is ~, W. WI
M. III, ,Lo ms .is peputy' 1oi; ~ IL. Lee
calvin, tho onr;aI,o 'I WI, a.ueu nv llllie III
nnrod NV tho 1o.I' v;"a;,,:a T MSn Moie ny W.
GarL's 9f,ioa ~ wv Enn.';t NANNY En ihe
hands ~ M ch,a .an NJ. W HouiI ~ Wy
ad 70 tho sot;seo go. ~ i1 :. 10 oono'.I'-
have hnsineeS w. tronsaot ~ "'- ''''Ao''s WIZ
Tost bnt b., ~ ~ '.a' H -,
nnd ID, ~ oa. w nv eans sle iease on my 'ist,
cnmntv y"9 ,r,s.nG un ''l...ei . nLeriig' ESD.
comnlsbed oanren, ~ tho f,,11 10 ~ az.
of tha tar,n r. :; on .".a ..t III
authorities If Pchnonf nrono,'n ,aa,'' ti I,o
mana cement Of tha Traosnrar,, afGoo 80
Rocl,;nU hom conntv ,s tho ,'ron,,,t,ot .s,ot
accnrate and heSt IN tbo 20 o St"t 'ms Use
.snch womb he tho q, 80 wa. n,,o~tI,,+,.a 10
lisf Of the nootor ,.o.t" ..a " t;ao no
;nioino hv ihe WOW ionIsnn 80 ~, N Mfv Stn
Iing yecnvod ot fho o,oot;n, w H. W. - M NJ,
Iooon has life estate th;nI. - ~ 80 81 w. w
sires Thn noonIa os this oo,nt, - ~ tho 81 ~, ~
proves are ycrv charv of remnyn~ sno paaO
bic and efficient officers Snch IN hr;a s'i l.
Mr.. Sterlino: and his nrivato Lie i ~ nnr -,
and nnostsntat;o,,s .s liz ,,rb i i rs io'o
model for al other cnstoiI;ani p ~ tia Stoto,s
Treasure. Snch in hrinf ara tho ssots nf ",s
more prominent county ofticaln nther ~ th Uu,
their poltics thew are ho1u IS ron,ionaa am
of whom old Pockino,,m my nav y, ' Vol foni
nroud "''' wen A0''
Yonr corrcsnondont bod tho ,,,a.,.o 80
VISITING the anthronito .'' Col i"u ;pn c''1e o1
in the Nortb River Can 49, fo ans d,r ,oo'eeu
The fears entertained nrevions ~ st"rt;nm =:
troublesome road r. trav"I W. a.'',. .aea u
as after nv arrival at tha n,;,a VIZ ...eless;
that in thc entire distance ahont o;nRtaea
miles from Harrisonhuru there v woe at on
half mile which conld not bov" boo U' 1 tne
yersed at y fast trot without ;";,r, D ~ ;,h
horse or vehicle The road fyon; tho ~ ', rea
YOU reach the base of the momnta;o ,so 70 Tho tho
mines. is even better than tha conntr ~ ro eo,I
from Mt SCION 70 the mn,ntain,s i ha:o ioI T..
the years lS47-s one William sbofSa. cnat
discovered the existence NJ co., in what ~ |
known as Marrow RacI,, mo,nto; m'"'I H. 10
his wife and daughter oncncd = m;na o,d IL ~
few wears sold over sG, wa ,oo looa ts",, .h ~,
avera oe price rcceive1 nv hin, Voc o 49, ' e.
Ger ton. His purchasers wv we maI tho J hlocI