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,r5, "OId Family JOurn III.
-D..rsrowx. MAY Is. 1873.
Mere Mention.
aoxt Tlursl,y

3, vote may not be questioned
wM C.emoa,s. Esq, Muster Of T'Ansp'r-
....,, If tbs B. * o. r. r. will Please accept .
it.,k. for copies Of new Time Tables.
Vie Mail train going East passes Charles |
n5P. NJ. instead Of lS2 as heretofore
.,e, changes when made viii be duly |
announced.
Candidates. o. their friends can procure
nm. tickets At this office a, short notice, and
y, r,,,e cost The voting mus. be done By
x.r.t therefore it is essential TO have correctly
prepared tickets.
o,r Couiec,oners. Messrs. Gustav Brown,
rg T. Rohr and Henry Dunn have msde
reir Summer arrAL gcmen;s tor dispensing Ice
r,s,n Ne. families can be supplied At shot.
Cytioe
NJ, Z b Lucas. who contracted with the
vo authorities to sink well a, ne corner
- We., aud liberty Streets. after passing
,,enty fcot from the surface through rock. has
coached fnc stream Of eSceleO, water.
m me 5,h Of June an Excursion Train @ill
hs RIM by the 4. 6 r. e. from hartiusbnrg
% Winchester. to Accommodate persons deslr-
sac q, attend the Memorial services at Stcuo-
wall Cemetery.
Tho Oh Family Grocery building Of
Mr. Warreu Eby presents handsome front.
with lbs coat Of red.-peucilcd, aud snowy
white cornlce. door posts and window 'ills-
Mr.. W. ". johnson executed the work.
Tho Baltimore and Ohio n.nrctl Co. have
On sale At their general Office Communication
tickets. good Tor 900 miles. Tor S25. They
can b used in payios fares between any rogu-
lar stations on the Inc Of the road.
Rear in mind that Mr.. Davies lecture will
,,ke place on Tuesday evening, May 2i't-
unless another pos,pouemeut should be made
,eces,4ry BY circumstances not now foresecu-
We are anxious tha, our citizens, "a many A"
can. will DO present to c"loy This admirable
Performance.
The uillgr's house At IIeny " Casileman''
Mil. was destroyed by FIRE two weeks ag'' II
was occupied by Mr. Reuben Gruhbs and fam
SIS. who loss quite heavily Of bis property
the FIRE occurring Ga The night. The house
was log house wsA,hcrboaried. Snd was
worth $500. and belonged 90 Mr.. Castleman
The fiscal term Of The County Court will DC
Rlo On Monday. ,hs Goth instant All Tho
msSirra,Ss. Together With the President Of
the Court. sro c4pectsl 70 be present. Persons
having bills sssluss the Couu;y should have
rsea 10 order tJS presentation.
TIE Bsl,imOrs SsA Of Saturday Noticed the
f,r, hat "a Frliay Nr C r Hossa. proprietor
of,hs AaltSy House q tha, city. paid his en-
pisyas their 1Ou'tly wages, 1880. all 10
r,li. The Sost Of svSryihioS il TO ~ had al
10 Asltsy. SpscIs pSTuOaI The !sat Of
iAs0
"a, Crafeis,ate henoriSl Association Of
Fr,lcrieS CiIy. MsrTlaa3. has inyt'ed Hon.
A,sIR B.tel,r TO deliver the grafton a, the
a-rrsroa q The graves q the Southern sol
diers. TIE occasion Il one to elicit words Of
visia N aod beauty fIoO Col. BOteler, Who i'
eTos sleQueOt.
We Acknowledge Nth thanks an invitation,
With ths compliments Of our youug friend aud
Torusr oouutymIO. Joseph Crane, Jr.. 20
Aueod Tournament and Picnic near Wood
Vile. RsppaAannock County. 1, would have
Afforded us much pleasure 10 have attended,
md ue would have dIne 80 n 70 had been
practicable
Those vho have Of late been giving at,eu-
lion TO the cultivation Of garden truck. will
attest this truth
The frost looked forth on Ssnday night
And through The valley sud over the height
In silence took bis ~ay.
IIe did not 60 like that clustering train,
The Wind and the snow. tho hail and the rain,
Who make so much hHstle and noise 10 vair--
But. he vas as bc'y as they
Cd r. p. Chew has Just had rec'ed on his
''lilaSe'y farm" splendid large uew barn
the tu sporting. erection Of weather yauc,
&c. - buss y Gallaher. And en- Tuesday
ia,, Mr.. Doli. Of Berkeley county. the famous
bsrn-bujler. RAISED very large Barn, s4N57
feet. Tor y. II. Willis. Esa. At " Rock Hall.
near summit Point a large number Of per-
sons assisted a. these place. o. The " raising
Mcssrs. Chew and Willis did o.! ;e-t down 10
"bui,d greater" but were only supplying the
needs Of their large farms mode necessary by
the visi,atious Of Ere Sc. After tic raising
the helpers we're entertained.
It is expected that VIC shall have the largest
gathering Of tie people Of Jefferson and ada
,eot counties 10 Chlrles,ovn on Saturday,
May 25ih, Decoration nay" that We have
yst had on Ike occasion. TLe Committee
las teen fortunate 10 securing ona o. the most
eloquent men Of ,be country. Hon. >. C. $
Blackburn. Of Kentucky, as she Orato'
besides, We expect a handsome parade Of
volunteer military, and several Bands Of
Music. The trains upon the b. & o. 2 r /
gil accommodate al who desire 20 be present /.
aud will be run at hours to enable all who .
wish to DO So 20 return to their homes late in .
tAe afternoon aoi evening. and a. excursion /
rates
Mr. Joseph Goldsmith already has The plans /
aud specifications f.r the enlargement Of bis /