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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-05-15
House and Lot For Sale.

Pursuant to decree entered 9Th December, 1875
In the cause pending in chancery in the Circuit
Court OF Augusta county, under name and style
OF Blackburn VS.. Reed and ais, we will. as Com
missioners, thereby appointed, proceed to sell at
public auction to the highest bidder, on
THURSDAY, JUNE 18th. 1879,
In front of the Court House OF Augusta county, a
TWo-STORY FRAME DWELLING HOUSE AND
LOT,
situated northeast OF the city OF Staunton just
beyond the corporate limits, and Immediately or
nearly in front Of the lots owned by w: II. H.
Lynn and T. b. Trout; the said property IS now
occupied by Sandy Reed, (cold) and would make
very desirable home for person of limited
means.
TERMS:-Enough cash in hand to pay plain
tiffs costs OF suit and the cost OF sale; the resi-
due upon credits of 1.2, and 8 years, in equal
instruments, for which the purchaser will execute
bonds with approved personal security, bearing
interest from day of sale, and title retained u
innate security.
Sale to commence at o clock p. m.
w. E. CRAIG,
A. II. FULTZ,
may l5-tds Commrs.
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: commissioners, Sale.

In pursuance of DEGREES entered June 10, 1876,
and December 4, 1873, in the chaneery cause pen
ding in the Circuit Court of Augusta county, un-
der name and style Of Argenbright VS.. Kerrs Adj
ministrator and ais. we WILL as Commissioners,
properly designated for the purpose, proceed to
sell at public auction to the highest bidder, in
front of the Court House of Augusta county. on
THURSDAY, JUNE 18th, 1879,
tract OF 100 Acres OF land heretofore sold by
Commissioners Hanger and Bumgardner to VIM.
T. Crawford, and which is now resold in pursu-
ance of rule awarded in said cause.
TERMS:-Ten per centum OF the purchase mon
ey cash in hand; fifteen per cent in four months.
and the residue in equal instruments, payable re-
spectively in !, Q. and years from day OF
sale; all Of the deferred purchase money to bear
interest from day Of sale and the purchaser will
be required to execute bonds therefor with ap
proved personal security and title retained to be
as ultim ate security.
W. E. CRAIG,
JAS. BUMGARDNER, DR.,
may 15-tds Commrs.
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Mrs, CHALEs T. O'FERRALL, wife of
Judge O'Ferrall, died at her home, in Har-
riso nburg. on Thursday, the 9Th inst, after
a lingering illness of consumption. She was
the daughter Of Rev. Robert McLain, D. D.,
who was killed at Corinth, Mississippi, as
Col. of the 37th Mississippi Regiment. She
married Col. O'Ferrall in 1865. Mrs. o Fer
rail- was q consistent member Of the Presby-
terian church. and . lady OF many noble
traits 81 character. She leaves two children.
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r AND SALE.
Under decree of Circuit Court at March term, last
in the creditors suit against the estate OF M u
Hartman and ais, will offer at auction, IN 1fonG
OF the Court House, in Staunton, on
SATURDAY, JUNE 18th. 1879,
one of the most desirable farms in the Shenan-
doah Valley, known as
THE MILLRROOK ESTATE,
lying about 3h miles northeast from the city OF
Of the Valley turnpike, and on the Valley Rail
Road, (Millbrook Depot,) containing
342 Acres
of highly improved limestone land with water
and timber, which was conveyed by Col. Harm mar
to Alexander Hartman, on the LIST of March, 1876
and is at present occupied by Mrs; U: v. Harman
There are on the land comfortable dwelling and
the usual outbuildings. Also the
LITTLE GIANT MILLS,
frst-class merchant mill property. improved at
heavy expense by Col. Hartman, and considered
one OF the best in the State.
1t may be that the estate will be divided Tor sale,
by a line along the road which traver SEES it from
the turnpike, thus throwing about 100 acres with
the mill, and the remainder with the residence.
The intrinsic excellence OF the land and its prox-
unity to the thriving city OF Staunton, SO noted
for its social. educational and business advanta-
ges, healthtul climate. sc, render this an oppor-
ed to the public by judicial sale. Plat and sur
veys to be exhibited at sale and seen at our offices
TERMS:-Five per cent. cash to cover COSTS and
expenses the residue upon bonds with approved
security bearing interest at !, and years, and
THoS. D. RANSOM,
GEO. NJ. COCHRAN, JR.,
may I5-tds Comm'r
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The Talmage trial has been concluded
and the Reverend gentlemen steps forth
victorious. The ecclesiastical body before
which he was tried on the charges Of ''false.
hood and deceit" acqui tied him by a vote. Of
o. to %.
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The Constitution of California, framed by
the recent Convention for that purpose, has
been adopted by a popular vote, much to
the satisfaction of the labor element. Ker-
ney was its leading champion. 1t is thought
it will injure the State intellectually.
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Cox, the murderer OF Col. Aston, at At.
lanta, Ga, was found guilty of murder and
sentenced to the penitentiary for life. His
that she attempted self-destruction by jump
ing out of the courthouse window, but was
caught by Cox, and held from her purpose,
until he had soothed her agouized heart and
averted the deadly purpose.
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A. w. Crawford, the student who disap-
peared from the University of Virginia some
days ago, telegraphs to his brother IN fhiia :
delphia that be is in Saxonville, Middlesex
county, Mass. Its believed he Is temporal
ly insane.
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THE CROPS Inquiry OF various intelli-
gent farmers of the county, leads us to the
conclusion, that there will be a marked fall
ing-off in the wheat crop OF this section this
year. Observant dealers and producers
unite in the opinion that the yield cannot be
less than one third short of what it was last
year, and that If we do not get rain within
the next few days. it will fall off one-half
The oats crop has the appearance of fail
ure. The clover crop is substantially fail
ure already and without copious rains, the
grass crop will be very short. The acreage
of corn planted is reported as larger than
last year, the yield of which will depend
upon the season hereafter.
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If mixed trains are to be allowed on rail-
roads, the law should provide that the bum
pers of freight and passenger cars be OF
uniform height. AS they now are, it is al
most as much as mans life is worth to at
tempt to couple the different cars. At best,
the danger to which brakemen are exposed
is great, and certainly all safeguards posi-
Bile should be thrown around them.
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u.
Are the most effective and congensaf pdrgatfve
ever discovered. They mild but effectual in
their operation moving the bowels surely, but
without pain. Although gentle in their opera
tlon. they still the most thorough and SEARCH
ing cathartic medicine that be employees
cleansing the stomach and bowels, and even the
blood. In small doses of one pill day, they slim
ulate the digestive organs and promote vigorous
health
Ayers Pills have been known for more than
quarter OF a century, and have obtained world
wide reputation for their virtues. They correct
diseased action in the several assimilative organs
OF the body, and are SO composed that obstruc-
lions within their rang can rarely withstand or
evade them. Not only do they cure the everyday
dangerous diseases that have baff1ed the best hu
an skill. While they produce powerful effects they
are, at the same time. the safest and best physics
for children. By their aperient action they grippe
much less than the common purgatives, and new
ct give pain when the bowels not iniamed.
They reach the vital fountains of the blood, and
strengthen the system by freeing it from the ell
ementS of weakness.
Adapted to all ages and conditions in all eli
mates, containing neither calomel nor any dele
terious drug, these PILLS may be taken with
safety by anybody. Their sugar coating preserves
them ever fresh, and makes them pleasant to
take; while being purely vegetable, no harm can
arise from their use in any quantity.
PREPARED BY
D R.. j. c. A Y ER &c CO., Lowell, Mass
Practical and Analytical Chemists.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE.
June 3
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We are gratified to learn that the operation
performed by DR.. Chisholm, on the eyes Of
Hon. j. Randolph Tucker, has proven quite
successful, and strong hopes are entertained
of their entire restoration
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DISCHARGES IN BANKRUPTCY.-At the
recent term of the Uniten States Court in
Harrisonburg, the following discharges in
bankruptcy were entered 3. 7. Bagby.
J. A. Loewenbach Jno. Fl. Wartmann.
VIM. l.. Anderson, J. Lewis Timberlake,
Asher ". Harman, NJ. A. Miller, W. Il.
Peyton, T. Fl. Shumate, w. Ii. Brumback.
Dorman L. Smith, W. II. Clatterbuck, A.
Il. Brewer, J. Marshall McCue, G. W. Mac
farland, VIM. II. Lam, Jas. NJ. Lam, An
drew T. Lam, Coleman Brown, w. w.
Benson, Jas. Jiffkins, Martha j. McCue,
Chas. Sttlineton, Saml NJ. Bowman, Dan'l
N. Wilson, Jas. A. Fitch, David B. Henton,
Jno. Larch, Richard l.. Gray, Eli A. Gar
Der, Garner Francisco, Lewis Hartman, Jas.
NJ Peace, Jno. A. Noon, Augustus Blauth,
Robert Glendy, Jas. G. Kincaid, Jno. c.
Thweatt, Edgar Campbell, Adophus NJ.
Pierce, Edgar L. Lambert, Geo. II. Haines.
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lie. NJ. Cushing &Son, Auctioneers.]
Gale Of Valuable House and Lot

L. NJ. Cushing g. Son, Auctioneers.]
Gale Of Valuable House and Lot
- in Stauntcn.
In pursuance of decree of the Hastings Court
OF Staunton, rendered at its December term, 1875
in the causes of Kings admir- VS.. Kings widow
&C., Lambert VS.. Kings admir- &C. and Garner VS..
Kings adm r &c.. we will sell at public auctonn
front Of the Court House, in Staunton, on
SATURDAY, JUNE 14th, 1879,
. A certain HOUSE AND LOT, on the west side
of Richardson street, in Staunton, occupied by
A. W. Grove and family as a residence. Said lot
has front of about 40 feet on the above named
street and runs back between parallel lines dis
lance of about 1852 feet to Reservoir street. and is
more fully described in deed from G. F. King
and wife to Mary T. Grove, of record in Clerks
Office ofthe above named Court Deed BOOK
pages
TERMS:-Costs OF suit and sale in hand, the
residue on a credit of one, two, three and four
years in equal instruments. the purchaser to exc
cute bonds for the deferred payments with good
personal security, bearing interest from day or
sale, and title retained ultimate security.
ROBERT CRAIG,
JIM. QUARLES,
NAV I5-tds Commissioners.
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POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT. Z
Washington, D. c., May 10. 1879.


PROPOSALS will be received at the Contract
Office OF this Department until P. NJ. OF July
10th, 1879, for carrying the mails OF the United
States, upon the routes, and according to the
schedule of arrival and departure specified by the
Department, in the State of Virginia, from Octo-
ber1, 1879 to July 80, 1884, Lists OF routes, with
schedules OF arrivals and departures instructions
to bidders, with forms for contracts and bonds
and all other necessary information will be fur
nished upon application to the Second Assistant
Postmaster General
D. M. KEY,
may 8-6w Postmaster General.
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Mrs. Mortimer johnson died at the resi-

dence of her son-in-law, J. Z. McChesney,
in Charleston, w. Va, on the 2Sth ult., oil
paralysis. Mr.. Johnson, the husband of the
deceased, is we'll known in the Valley.
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We hardly think that this opinion will be
allowed to govern the election. Ii the peo-
pie of Staunton have right to vote for
Commonwealth Attorney and Treasurer
for the county, then the country people
should be allowed to vote for City Treasurer
of Staunton. The sheriff, who is an officer
of the Circuit Court, stands on different
footing, but it has not yet been determined
whether the town people will be allowed to
vote for film.
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VezO advertisements.

Gale of a Most Valuable and
- Highly Improved Estate
In tie Vatley.
One OF the finest and best estates in the Valley
of Virginia is offered for sale privately. The
farm is situated 81 miles west OF Staunton, on
Middle River, and contains
ESQ ACRES
of excellent limestone land. There Is plenty OF
fine timber and an abundance of fresh water. Al
most the entire farm is now well set in grass. The
improvements consist Of
NEW FRAME DWELLING.
good sized and convenient, New Swisher Barn
40x60 feet and other necessary outbuildings, &c.
Connected with the farm is one Of Finest Water
Powers i'm the State.
The farm will be sold as a whole, or 225 acres Of
it will be disposed Of retaining the water power.
To any desiring to purchase will also be
sold the LIVE STOCK and CROPS sc, on the place.
For particulars address
NJ P. FUNKHOUSER.
may 15-tf stanton, Va.
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HOLMAN'S LIVER PAD
W. 3. Tyree, Sole Agt.,
STANTON, VIRGINIA.

w Il. 1yTee, oOle dSt',
STANTON, VIRGINIA.
bag Read the .tto7zoaoimg CERTIFICATE
Office of BAKER BROS,
Wholesale and Retail Grocers,
Staunton, Va, April "a, 1879.
w. R. TYRE, ESQ,
Dear Sir:-H the contents Of
this will help to bring before the public the HOH
MAN LIVER AND AGUE PAD, a remedy for constipa-
ton and Neuralgia particularLu will feel that
in Winchester, Va has written me the effect the
pad had upon such friends as came under his
positive knowledge, deriving very great benefit
from the use of this pad. A lady informed him
A gentleman who had been suffering for 20 years,
said he had been rendered unfit for business or
society by constipation, his life being one of
wretchedness during those years. He used the
once became new man, enjoyed life again, and
has been in excellent health since. He used but
one. These parties know well, and their testi-
mony with my own experience, convfnces me
that the pad contains medical properties of very
great value. Respectfully,
HENRY B. BROWN. B.
ITO THE PUBLIC.-The undersigned, having
i purchased the interest of Mr.. F. o. Hyden.
rich, in the Tin and Stove business heretofore
conducted by them, takes this method of inform-
ing the public, that he is now prepared to do all
$4,000 ROOFING, aUTTERING, SC.
And manufacture Tinware of all descriptions
He will also keep constantly hand ali descrip--
lions of Stoves, including the best patterns of
COOK, PARLOR, & OFFICE STOVES.
CRATES, &c.
He respectfully asks q continuance of the pat-
onage that ma, mas heretofore so generously been
xCenoed 20 atm. A. GRURRRT.
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LIST or Letters Remaining I'm the Post OF
nee at SfauntOn, Augusta County, Va.
MAY Is, 1879.
LA DIES.
Belver, Miss Miller Jones, Miss Viola
Brown, Miss Mary Mills Mrs Fannie COL
Brown, Miss Mary Madison Mrs Margaret
Cline, Miss Martha o Montgomery Mrs
Fauyer Mrs Kate M Nickols Mrs
Della, Miss Fuller Powell Mrs AIpha
F1shee MISS Matte Smith, Miss Ellen
| Fryer, Malica col Shelton Miss Elmira
Greaver, Mrs Mary Yancy Miss Sarah A
Goodbye, Mrs Matilda
GENTLE MEN.
Black, DR. Miller, w,B
Ch1lds, isaac. Popp. Reubin
Craig, John Smith, Eugene
Gibson, John w White A. A.
Graver, Robert Wildwood, George
Legion, Robert White, Wesley col 2
The above letters if not called for within thirty day
will be sent to the dead letter Office. Persons cad
ing for them will please say that they advertiser
s. M. YOST. P. M
Unmailable letters remaining in Staunton Pc;
May Is, 1879.
Mrs Simon Ailstock, Cady's Tunnel, Bath co. Va
Mrs. W. Jenkins, Edgewood Halifax county,
North Carolina.
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THE PRETTIEsT PRINTS in the city.
6A cents at WELLER,S.
CHILDRENs HATS AND CAPS just received
~ All the latest novelties in the above goods
G. z, WELLER'Ss Main Street.
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Important Opinion.

CITIZENS OF STAuNToN TO VOTE FOR
COUNTY cERs.-According to recent
opinion of the Attorney General, the citizens
of Stanton will be permitted to vote in
the election for county officers, next Thurs.
day.
The following letter addressed to e. P.
cambridge, Winchester, explains itself.
The case OF Stamton is precisely similar
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA.
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE,
RICHMOND, MAY 9th, 1879.
EDMUND p. cambridge, Esq,
Dear Sir Your letter Of the 10Th April
was not received until last night, owing to
my absence for about ten days from my Of
flee.
In answer to your inquiry say that am
of opinion that the voters of Winchester
should participate in the election of Treas
urer, Sheriff, Commemorative Attorney,
and Clerk of the County Court, for the
County of Frederick. And for this purpose
the polls should be opened at the usual place
or places in the town of Winchester on the
day OF election for taking said votes.
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Church and Parlor Organs

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Variety OF Musical Combinations.
Resembling Volume and FauItless Purity If Tone
Choice Material and Workmanshin. -
High Finish. Elaborate Carving,
and Unsurpassed Durability.
Prices from $50 to 81 900.
Cataloguefree.
HUNTER & CO., booksellers.
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MA1L LETTINGS
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supply all demands for generationto come.
And when the forests adjacent to the road
have been thinned out. the back country
now inaccessible, except by the streams,
but which some day will be traversed by
narrow guage roads, now projected or in
contemplation, will furnish still more abun-
dant supplies, and pour in a stream Of
wealth which will add greatly to the afflu-
ence of this now isolated country.
The Iron Interest.--It is impossible to form
a correct idea of the immense deposits Of
Iron Ore contiguous to the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad, and destined, in one shape OF
another, to augment its freightage, at some
not distant day. For eighty miles, going
west from Stanton, and starting at liza
beth Furnace, in Augusta county, there is
one continuous vein of brown hematite ore.
estimated to average forty-seven per cent
of metallic iron, only broken by the gorgef
in the mountains, and re-appearing in each
mountain formation. The ores of Eliza
beth are now being mined and shipped west
and east-the Quinnemont Farnace, in Fa-
yette county, being supplied from this mine,
and contracts being filed to furnish several
furnaces in Pennsylvania. A furnace Of
fifteen tons capacity, is in running order on
the premises, with limestone in the immediate
vicinity, and coke supplied from Quinne'
mont. Then follows the Esteline property,
the Watson and Parish tract, Guys Run,
Panther Gap tract, where charcoal furnace
stands but not in operation, and the ores OF
which are very rich and inexhaustible Cal
ifornia, Longdale, Dolly Ann, Clifton Forge,
Callie, Lowmoor, Shullz property, klcn
Patch Mountain Range, Peters Mountain
with two openings and rich sweep OF ores
Anthony's Creek, in Gresnbrier county on
the north side of the railroad, with fourteen
miles Of outcroppings, and range o. thir-
ty-eight miles, accessible BY Antnony's
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may 8-6w
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-05-28
A Curious Remedy for Throat and Lung
Disposps

"A stranger would imagine that n hos
pital for consumptives had been estab-
lished at the Belmont Oil Works when
passing there on fine day. Sickly-louk-
ing men, more shadow than substance;
sparsely-built females, and mothers with
delicate little ones may be seen passing
up and down in front of the works, their
mouths continually open, as though they
desired to inhale all the by-no-means
fragrant vapors which proceed from the
stills. Such in fact is the reason for
their presence in the neighhorhood 1t
is the theory that the vapor gas from the
boiling oil is sure cure for throat and
lung diseases, and numbers flock to the
spot day after day. The EMPLOYEES of
the works are among the strongest advo-
Gates of the theory. About fifty men are
engaged at the refinery, and although
they are subjected to all the vicissitudes
of the weather, and work in the open air
the winter through, pulmonary COM
plants are unknown among them. This
is true also of the four hundred EMPLOYED
at the Standard works at Point Breeze.
The people residing in the vicinity of
both refineries also enjoy remarkably
good health. It's stated on good authority
that some years ago, when the small
poX was raging in The city, the neighbor-
hood adjacent to the refinery, which was
then situated at Hestonville, was exempt
from the contagion, and that no signs of
it appeared along the streets under which
were the drains through which the re-
fuse of the stills passed.
Crude oil is also stated to be good
remedy for pulmonary complaints. For
merly large numbers of consumptives
were in the habit of obtaining supplies
from the refineries, and some wonderful
stories are told of individuals on the
brink, of the grave who have been
brought back to the vigor of manhood
by close application of the greasy, cof-
fee-coloied liquid.-Phil1delphia Record.
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Extraordinary Drive of Logs.

Last week there was started from the
headwate.s OF the Connecticut river.
New Hampshire, by far the largest drive
of spruce logs belonging to one party
ever set a6oat upon the Connecticut
river or even any river in the United
States. Four-fifths of the drive is the
property and under the sole management
of the Connecticut River Lumber Com
pany of this city. 1t contains about So
100000 OF feet. Ten millions out of the
50,000,000 aie sold 20 and will be de-
livcred to various paper mills along the
river line, to be made into pulp. Three
millions of feet VIII be RATED from this
city to the New Haven steam sawmill.
The balance will be distributed between
the three mills owned and operated by
the above company at Mount Tom. Hoi-
yoke and Hartford. This company was
organized in February, 1878. They gre
tie owners of 100000 acres of lumber
land in New Hampnire, including the
lands that were lolmerly in dispu e be-
tween the English and American govern
ments, and wCle finally accorded 10 the
Uniuod Stales by the Ashbur.cn tIePiy.
Dming the fall and winter monVhs lie
company cut and h2ul tbeir logs 20 v2.i-
Gus landings, employing 1000 hanGs.
On the b2eak up OF spring, the logs a. e
driven down to the Conn 2cticut ri yer,
and so Oh down, an opel . ion which re-
CURES two or three monUhs. This COM
p"py supplies 10 large extert the en-
tie New Eng and lumber ma"lfet, add
also turOistes large quen i,'es OF lumber
to New I York.-HdrtiOrd Times.