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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-03-10


to place their daughters where the oest of edu-
cational advantages can be secured. Even in
advance Of its opening, we commend the
Waynesboro Seminary to the favorable con-
sideration of school patrons.
THE Notwithstanding the
threatening aspect of the weather on unday
there was a good attendance at the various
places of worship.
Friday night and Saturday morning, Rev. G.
B. Stricken, Pastor of Thinking Spring church,
preached able and impressive sermons in
the first Presbyterian church, and on Sunday
morning the communion service was held
Eight persons connected themselves with the
church-four by profession of faith and four
by certificate.
At the Methodist church Sunday morning,
Rev. W. o. Ross, of Mt. Sidney, preached an
interesting and able sermon. There was one
accession to the membership. The sacrament
of the Lords supper was partaken at night,
the Rev. DR.. Martin conducting the service.
Rev. J. M. Frost, pastor of the Baptist
church preached an anniversary sermon on
| j
ed his present charge. During that time DR..
Frost has endeared himself to very many out
side of his congregation and by the members
| of his own fold is he dearly loved.
Services in the other churches were con-
Quoted by their respective pastors.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE PRESBYTERIAN
| oCtxu Of tha Esircf
and Second Presbyterian Churches held a
joint meeting for the purpose of making ar
rangements to accommodate the delegates and
those who attend the meeting of the General
Assembly which convenes in this city on the
third Thursday in May. Rev. W. E. Baker
was called to the chair, and FL. A. Walker APP
pointed Secretary. After general discussion
andexchange ofyiews on the subject, the follow
ing committees were appointed:
On Rai1roads.-Gen. John Echols, Maj Jed.
Hotchkiss and W. A. Burke
Correspondence and Prjnting-Jos A. Wad-
dell T. G. Morton and VIM J. Nelson.
On EntertaiSanoent-D. A. Kayser, II. D.
Peck, G. B. Somerville, HI. A. Walker, H. L.
Hoover, w. H. Weller, H. F. Lyle, Dr. J. N.
Wayt and James II. Blackley with the power
to add TO the number.
On Ffnance-T A. Bledsoe, Arsta Hoge
and J. H. Earman
Persons who will entertain members of the
Assembly are requested to report to the COM
mittee on Entertainment as soon as possible,
and say how many they will take.
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Remaining in the Post ONCE at Staunton, August
County, Va.
MARCH 10, 1881.
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NENNOR'S ALMANAC.

VENNOR'S ALMANAC for 1881. Price as cents
Mailed, postpaid, on receipt of % cents For sale
OLIvIER'S BOOK sSTeRE
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UOR SALE.

u
STORE AND DWELLING located in Mt. Jack.
son. shenandoah county, Va, growing town In the
the most desirable portion of the town store room
ana dwelling attached commodious and ali modern
buildings. Terms easy For further narticyI ors
address M EENT 20. eiCuis1rss
W oA' Staunton. Va.
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limits of the Capitol building and eastward
from the portico to the statue of Washington
the crowd was packed almost as close as sar-
dimes in box At least eighty thousand peo-
pie were there pressed upon each other, and
counting the scattered groups around-scat
tered only in comparison with the densely
packed condition of the central mass-there
must have been at least 100000 people present.
It was a sea of up,urned faces-an ocean of
human heads. 1t was sight whose stupen-
dOus magnitude was never seen before in
Washington. General Garfield occupied the
centre seat on the front of the platform on
his left Sergeant-at Arms Bright, on his right
Chef-Justice Waite. Immediately back sat
President Hayes with Mrs. Hayes behind the
Chief Justice. A little behind Mrs. Hayes sat
General Garfield's aged mother, and on her
left the Generals wife Still behind them
stood Molle Garfield and Fanny HAYES, and
to their right sat the Speaker of the House of
Representatives. The four first-named gen
temen were bareheaded The study OF the
different faces was interesting. Mr.. HAYES
seemed thoughtful and busy in entertaining
ideas which led his mind away from the scene
before him. Mrs. Hayes eyes had far-away
gaze in them, as if oyer and beyond the pres
ent she was looking into the dim distant future,
or casting a backward glance over troubled
past. She was either tired or sad, for her
signs were frequent and deep. Old Mrs. Gar
field sat quietly, her thoughts undoubtedly in
the past, reviewing its checkered events,
whose onward march has brought her to the
present magnificent goal. But it was with
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that made James A. Garfield President of the
United States. And here was witnessed the
majesty of the American theory of government.
Here was the simplest, yet the grandest, the
quietest, yet the most imposing scene that the
records of the world can show. The chief
ruler of great Nation resigned his power,
laid down his sceptre, and returned to private
life without g murmur or a thought otherwise.
His successor, stepping from the ranks of the
common people, quietly took up the reins of
authority, and in one brief moment, without
any of the trappings ofroyalty or the insignia
of rank, modestly assumed the sovereignty
delegated him by the voice of his fellows. The
first gentleman in the land vacated his prece-
dence, and from the ranks stepped unostenta-
tiously private citizen, to wear the title thus
laid down and exercise the rights thus resigns
ed And all this in the presence of the people
from whose midst the new ruler stepped, and
back into whose ranks the retiring President
took his place. Such spectacle was never
seen outside this country; perhaps could not
hitherto have been seen in any other race than
the one whose laws and traditions are still the
laws and traditions Of the country.
THE SPECTACLE
indeed was grand one. The immense plat
form built out from the central portico was
filed with people. In front, stretching from:
the extreme northern To the extreme southern
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n1SSoLUTION OF CO-PARTNERSHIP.-The med
~ 1oai partnership heretofore existing between
US 10 this day dissolved by mutual consent
We Will each continue the practice Of our profess
SION from our respective residences as before.
ward and settle their accounts
Al 10 whom we are indebted will send in their
bills for settlement.
January /, 1881. J. ALEX wADDETI
mar Su j. ST. P. GIBSON.
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THE PRESIDENTIAL PARTY,

General Garfield and President Hayes es-
corted by Senator Thurman, now came in fol-
lowed by several members of the Cabinet.
They took seats on the sofas to the right of the
aisle on the Republican side. AS the clock
| pointed two minutes to twelve Vice-President-
elect Arthur came in, escorted by Senators
Pendleton, Bayard and Anthony, and the
Sergeant-at- Arms. The whole vast assembly
was hushed into absolute quiet as Vice-Presi-
dent Wheeler introduced his successor, who
made brief tasteful address. The oath of
office was then administered to him by Mr.
| Wheeler, after which the latter delivered his
farewell speech to the Senate. And then the
entire assembly adjourned to the central por-
| ticO to witness
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-11-17
Highland Slaw.

Dphtheria has been preying upon the small chill
dren of our town. for some time past. Abner Harvey
lost his two youngest, last week. and several mem
bcrs of his family sick, at this writing.
The election passed off very quietly, there being
only hundred and twenty-six votes cast. This is
the smallest number of here for many years
We noticed DIR. Robert Dnsmore, of Troy ON our
streets, last Saturday.
Wills Bairds youngest child died, ON last Thursday
night.
Hiram Kloss was unable to obtain the lot between
Kennedy & Longs and Jones' barber shops; but,
however, he will commence the erection of
butcher shop on a lot he has purchased, north Of
Hammond's store, a cross street.
meeting Of the revercnds was held, last week, to
if something could not be done with the Peter
upon, have not learned.
We see Prof. Armstrong is back from his visit to
his mother. The Professor is now engaged in drill
ling the Glee Club. He is also giving the band
second term Of lessons Any fellow that says he is
not fins musician is slightly of.
Two lawsuits came off in Judge Trevett's Court,
last week.-Mrs.. Bonesteel versus Mr.. Scott, and Hi
ram Kloss versus w. Bayless.
Funds for the Garfield monument received
at Campbell's drug store, in one and three dollar
subscriptions. In glancng the names the other
day. we noticed the letters ''U s. A. following one
name, also the letters &C. S A." after another
The large barn the old Joseph Kloss farm is
finished.
A large number Of outwesters have come in and
made their headquarters in town.
Blue Pete, the French barber, Of AtchisOn, who
here some months ago, returned, last week, with
a bran new outfit, and is now busy with the razor.
Highland is well supplied with mGsic teachers at
present Mrs. Ba. Seaver, Mrs. Jennie HAMMOND
Miss Zoori Case, and Miss Annie Forbes giving
instructions in music, this Fall. We believe each
has quite good class of pupils.
The dancing club has been ehristened the Z" Rose
bud" On the first evening for meeting-last Thurs
day evening-the weather not being favorable, il
postponed, and the first meeting will probably take
place in about two weeks.
J. p. johnson is erecting large barn on his farm,
adjoining town on the south. By the way, we would
like to inquire of him how the railroad is getting
that If this project falls through, all the blame will
rest his shoulders. 1t has been rumored for
time that the surveyors would be put in the 6eld
n corps could be procured. The services of
q party could doubtless be secured now the rush
Of the Falls work is over. man who keeps ninety
thousand clean cash deposited in single bank.
ly will not let little four mile railroad stop for want
Of funds management. We do not think he will.
Uncle Gee has moved to Leavenworth, where he
has formed eopartnership with his Bird, in
running hack.
A rush prevented the weekly dish of slaw from
putting in its appearance. last week.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-11-17
Kansas Liberals.

The Kansas Liberal League has just closed its
third annual eneampment. The principles, objects
and purposes of this league fully set forth in the
following resolutions:
We, the Liberals of Kansas. in convention assem-
bled at Ottawa, Kan, August 2s 1881 make the fol-
lowing declaration of our principles and purposes:
FIRST. That we are in full accord with the princi-
pclr and objects of the National Liberal League, viz
Total separation of Church and State, abolition of
chaplainey in public institutions and proclamation
of days of fasting and prayer by public officials,
alton of church property, and no public funds for
sectarian schools and institutions.
Second We believe in truth for authority and not
authority for truth; human the highest
arbiter of TRUTH and the prOmul CATION of pure NOR
ais and good government as the highest duty Of all
Third. That We believe in n secular Republican
government that shall conserve the greatest good of
the whole people, with special privileges for any,
and in which all citizens shall have equally the
duties and privileges of citizenship.
Fourth We believe in free and pure ballot
necessary to the preservation of free government,
and view with alarm the tendency of theological
financial and other corporations of aggregated capi
tai TO usurp the functions of government and de-
hauch the ballot.
EIfh. That we oppose the present practice in this
and other States Of placing thcologans at the head
of State, educational charitable reformatnry in
sttutipns, thereby taxing the whole people for the
PRONUNCIATION of outgrown superstiiOns in which but
few of them believe, and which is practical union
of Church and State.
SiIth. That we sympathize deeply with Charles
Bralan.h and his constituency in the great wrongs
put ON them by the British parliament in refusing
this able philanthropist the seat to which he had
been twice elected, because he would not bow to
superstition and bgOtry, and we denounce such
action of parliament outrage on civil liberty.
SercHh. That while recommend all shades of
liberalism to rally around the National Liberal
League in its effort to secularize the State and Ma
tional Governments; also recommend local organ
iZatiOns for social intercourse and practical work in
all departments of of research, and for the better
education of the Young in all that pertains to human
welfare.
Eighth. That ms the teaching of theology has fail
c,l TO reform the world or beneft mankind, We re-
commend the formation of local societies for the
teaching Of natural science pure morals, sociology,
hygiene the laws of hereity. and all that tends Ia
lift ihe race to higher plane of thought and action.
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Prairie Grove Items.

IN.
Farmers busy takins ont po,,t,ca
Den and Dan. DELANEY havr Lce, ,,r;,o s;.t ,w;,h
typsn;d fever. for several dars
A few of our farmer. have s,,a ,b.;r 70, b,,,.
Mr. ory;ll. Stewart of H;,w.,t,. wa. y;s;,;,,
friends in Norway. FRIDAY at Las, well
Mr.AI. Diekeus and wife have r.tnrn,,, from, oh,,,
Thomas LYONS. John Rol,b;rs and Will. Klksn-
The Transit of Mercury WAS No, ohserxss as =,
cloudy sky hid both sun am, nanct all tha. eventual
day. (Yes. and IL voud mot have hoe, visible here
if the day had been clear-Prl
Lively time among the nei.bbors ono l,x Last
week. Several kegs Of beer wasted in about four
hours Where art thou. and what art thou doing.
great and only ST. Jobuf
Mr. John LYONS. of Severance went on n hunting
expedition. S-y. After bun,ing all dav. and dis.
abling one quail he returned home bitrb-,l hi. ponv
TO n eocart and was off tn see ..,er- He saw. he
will ne 'er again roam the trnekless bills
This thing of Tom Hardy and Frank Sti,es coiuy
into partnership TO buv buprx 4. all Iosb a Frank
goes toward the equator, willis Tom skins for the
north pole
man who has sheen M, battlefield where blood
was ankle deep and where bullets fell like rain,
lin the Sahara Desert was at Norway. one day last
week, and some of the bows were mean enough TO
laugh at his Rebellion in a Nutshell
crowd Of BOYS and girls came there. and had iolly
time This is the fret dance our citizens have en-
joycd for some time Well, let's have dances and
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How the Story that He was n Canadian wa
Started.

''IIow was this story originated r.
lit WIS started by set Of men who happened TO
hear that Gen Arthur was named after "a friend Of
his father who a doctor in Fairfield. VT. These
people went to work and found that this doctors
name Chester Abel, and consequently came to
the conclusion that Gen. Chester Allan Arthur,
which is the Nice-Presidents full name could not
have been born in Vermont, as il was admitted that
his parents only had one named after his faith
ers friend. IL appeared perfectly clear to these
people, therefore that if Gen. Arthurs parents only
had one son who was named after the ply ysician
friend Of the father Of the YcePresident, that son
must have been called Chester Abel Arthur. But
those who prosecuted their investigations thus far
should have gone further. They sssumed too much
Because Gen. Arthur's name is Chester Allan Ar
thur and not Chester Abel Arthur. it does not follow
that he not named after his fathers friend. The
fact of the matter is that the Nice-President was
named Chester after the Doctor. and Allan after n
relative, his grandfather, / think. He combined
these two names instead of being called Chester
Abel Arthur. Tsere are q number of eases to which
such combinations of names given, and it can
not be said t0 have been strange in the of the
Nicc-Presidcnt. 1t was usual thing to do"
Gen. Arthur's father was n clergyman, was he
notr
Yes. his father Baptist clergyman. He
Irishman having been born in Ballymena,
County Antrim. ireland. He came to this country
when scarcely eighteen years of age, and is only
dead about six yenrs.'-Interrien in ". y. Herald
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Prae...iI.r. af ,he county board.

II. Ro.r,, of car,.x C,unm;, ,sioners me, on Fri
a,x Sox.,,I.er IItb. Present. Commissioner Le-
land sj,uls,,, aud Fe.ter. Comfy Clerk Morse and
sl,,.ria p-rlf,I,.-
The Ro.rI ,,r,e.,,-j IN canvass the vote. cast on
Tu..av tho s,b and IN allow, the accounts for elee-
tiop e.uen.es
o,-. r., w p..,.rso, IA. .lloyr,,l n, .s
signuept ar, Bioeks Q and a5. Geary CITY, from tax
sales far Iszl q 80. for The sum of SO
;fp.id i'm ,J;r.vd.v.
Ordered that so,srouia Peupell be allowed to re-
ee,. thre forrtb. of 574 aeres in section H. town.
shin range ~ instead of all of said tract as Der
order made at October meeting for the sum of SIS.
The report of viewers on road petitoned for by
James Cotton was received and approved, and the
road established. and ordered opened
The report of the viewers on road pettioned for by
David Dav;, was received and approved, and the
road established, and ordered opened.
Ordered that H. Drosselmeier be allowed redue-
tion of si7 20 from his taxes ON the southeast frae
tiona quarter of section g. township J. range 90 for
the year 1881, it having been crroneousy assessed
GB Nuzum and others petitioued for a change in
the State road running from Troy to White Cloud
in the vicinity of Wolf River. James Simpson, G.
W. Baskins and Charles jackson were appointed
viewers with instructions meet at the place of be-
ginning, on Friday, December ID 1881, and to make
report at the January meeting of the Board.
in the road running west of Highland Station. Jas.
Simpson, G. W. Baskins and Charles jackson were
appointed viewers with instructions to meet at the
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-11-17

RUNoRED SOUTHERN TRIP BY BLAISE.-In con-
versation with prominent citizen of one of the
Southern States. who called upon him to talk of
tonal affairs Secretary Blaine is said TO have stated
that the last talk he held with the late Presi
dent Garfield in reference to the complete re-
Cancellation of the two sections His visitor was
very agreeably impressed with the Secretary, who
expressed. the story goes an intention OF making
a tour South this winter. If Mr.. Blaine adhefes to
this intention he will probably give other Presidential
a-Jiranis cause for apprehension. He will un-
doubedly make thousands of friends in that section
He invariably attracts all with whom he comes in
contact Going there a disting guished citizen of
the Republic, who has rendered the Nation inval-
ushe service and being out of Office. he will be at
full liberty to receive all attention the people choose
to pay him He has, n public man, always mani
tested lively interest in the material development
of the Southern States. and has voted for every
measure coming before him having the Improvement
or benefit of any part of the South for its object
He would he warmly welcomed there rs the Prime
Minister of the dead President, who earnestly
Haxkfuofs1 .Sfrr.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-11-17

Below will be foand astrological curiosity. one
of those oddities of the middle ages. that, like be-
lated owl heo;s and bnks strangely in the light of
science:
Mars becomes stationary in the middle Of Can
cer and aiicts the people of Holland Scotland, AZ
rica Fires aud serious accidents will be preva
lent in New York and Manchester. The position of
Mars evil for all born about the lst Of July 5th
of january. and also, for those who born when
the Moon held the 18th degree of either Cancer or
Capricorn: snch persons warned to be very care
full of accidents in travelling qnarrels and lawsuits
and to be especially careful of their health and dan
ger of fire.
II. r. H., the Prince of Wales, has the in trine
aspect with Mars. in parallel declination with Jupi-
ter and in conjunction with Mercury. his birthday
anniversary, indicating active year of life. mar
tial honors and financial gain His CORRECTIONS"
Fortunate and there can be no doubt that II. K. II.
will with advancement and distinction: yet his
prospects will not be entirely free from elond.
The stationary position of Mercury the 18th in
stant opposition TO Saturn, viii bring great trou
blrs on persons born about the 18th Of April 3lst
of October; they are counselled avoid all specula
ton. live quietly, and TO gunrd their health. Rob
berries and acts of violence will be especially preva
lent
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The Bond Question.

A number of writs have been served upon the
County Commissioners, to appear before the
United States Court, and show why they have
not levied n tax to pay certain Judgments in IA
vor of the holders of County bonds, who brought
suit on their bonds. The hondholders, in refus-
ing to compromise, have gone ON the theory that
they can compromise at any time, principal and
interest, ut fifty cents the dollar. BY suing
and fighting, they hope to compel the County to
pay more but il they fail in that, they can still
fall back on the fifty cents, and not lose any
thing, rs that amount is sure. This little scheme
Is now knocked in the head; for the County
Board have resolved that they will not pay aay
interest whatever on the old bonds, accruins
since July LIST, 1879, the date on which the com
promise law took effect. Now Mr.. Bondholder
can 20 ahead with his fight, but his money is
making no interest for him. The Commissioners
are in for it, in disobeying the mandates of the
Court, and they may as well GO clear in. They
are determined not to levy tax to pay the face
of the bonds or any Judgment for interest, nor
any interest whatever since the above mentioned
date. The bondholders were offered a fair COM
promise, by which they would have received
more than they paid for the bonds. They as
sured the Commissioners, through leading
holder, that if the law was amended allowing
little more than fifty cents to be paid, they would
compromise. The law was so amended, when
those very men went squarely back on Their
word, and demanded more for their bonds Now
they will take the original fifty cents, or moth
ing If they continue their refusal to compro-
mise, the Commissioners should withdraw all
offers, and refuse to pay anything. We believe
the people of the County would rejoice at such
decision, and be willing to spend a portion Of
the money thus saved, in paying the fines of the
Commissioners for contempt of Court.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-11-17

u One Of the most surprising results of the
shaking up in Virginia, is the vote in those
three Counties in the Shenandoah Valley, known
from time immemorial as the "Tenth Legion
For years and years and years, the Counties OF
Rockingham, Shenandoah and Page have given
a large vote for the Democratic ticket, and next
to nothing for the opposition, under whatever
name il was known by. 1t stood about thus
Rockingham, 300 Democratic, 80 opposition
Shenandoah, 1900 Democratic, 200 opposition
Page, 1900 Democratic, $50 opposition. But at
the recent election, each of the three Counties
gave good majorities for the Republican and Re-
adjuster ticket. Rockingham and Shenandoah
gave 500 each, and Page not quite so much; and
all the members of the Legislature from these
Counties are anti-Democratic. Surely, light is
breaking into the dark places. There is yet
hope for Mississippi and Kentucky.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-11-17
Statement OF Allowances
Made by the County Commissioner their meeting
November Iith, lssl, for Election EIpenses-

WHITE CLOUD.