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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-24
The Position of tho Reform Climb
ALEXANDRIA, VA, Feb. a. 1881

ALEXANDRIA, VA, Feb. "a 1851
To the editor of the Alexandria Gazette:
Tho impression prevailing throughout tho c,,..
and it having been publicly charged, .ha. H.,
Reform Club is fast merging into politicsl o,.
ganiZa alton. and the club Intends putting a ton,
perancs ticket in the field in tho coming sprinr
election, I will thank you if you will give spscN
to the following resolutions passed few mon,ts
after our organization. and 10 which we az
body still adhere; Respectfully :,
"Whereas, Our enemies are attempting to d..
stroy the work of the Alexandria Reform C!nb
and to bring into disrepute cur orgsniz ,.ion BIZ
proclsiming that cur body has political tenden.
eies and is to be prostituted to political rur.
poses, and
"Whereaa, Our constitution distinctly rr5,
hibits the introduction of politics in any form
whatever into our deliberations; therefore,
Resolved, That we restism and publish T.
the world that the solo objec. Of this orgsaiaa.
ton is to save men from the suffering, poverty,
shame and ether evils Of intemperanco by morat
social and religious IL lence alone
Resolved, That we brand as malic:tu:
fslsohood every inLimstion that we csn be u:cI
to further the interests of designing politicians
Resolved, That We express our utter con.
tempt for any mau who proposes to Gin this
club from political motives and shall surely
consider any such, among our worst enemies
Resolved, That any Der who shall en-.
courage any candidate for Office Or who e1pec:s
to become candidate for any Office whatever
to join this organization for political influence
ia faleeto our cause, unworthy q plsco among
US and ought to bs expelled.
Resolved, That while we aro mem bers @:
this club we propose to exercise cur right at the
polls according as our Individual judgment ana
conscience may direct, VIC 90 not intend 10 b.
made the tools Of any caen or party, and shall
most relentlessly oppose any effort to inveigle
Us as club into any polite Il movement wha.>
ever.
Resolved. That copy of this paper shall be
posted up in our rooms aud that We rcques. The
Alexandria Gsz,tte TO publish tho came il H.
next issue.
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A Subject of Popular Interest.

er than political matters, is often Of great Us,
to his constituency. The Hon. s. II. Ycdcr,
OF Globe Mills. Pennsylvania. has thus rccordcG
bis opinion on subjec: of popular iuteres:.
have been seog 81. Jacobs Oil for the Ia;
year. | have never heard person speak OF it
except as a splendid medicine, and as the great
specific for rheumatic affections, whether IN
fimmatory, acute or chronic, IS RelIings. core.
spraius, hurns. wouods, etc. | sell more S..
jacobs Oil than OF aoy other kud of linmcGl,
and it gives universal sa,isft c.iou. | viii a!
ways keep it 90 tapd. Tho farmers say laa,
for man and beast. they 6od nothing equal to it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-24

COUGHS" Bro,on's Bronchial Trochesu arc
used with advantage to alleviate CoueHs sons
THROAT, HoARsENEss and BRONCHIAL. AFEEc.
baon j. rof tnirty years these Troches have
M gsen Ia use, with annually increasing favor "
Ihey are not new and untried, but, having been
.sssea Dy VIDE and constant use fer nearly An en-.
nre generation, they have attained we'll merited
' ~ aTone me lev staple remedies of the aga.
LIE 81! Bro,on's Bronchial TToeStssS
s &c! directly on the organs of the voice. Tbev
nave an extraordinary effect in all disorders of tSs
w ubsoa. ana Latynx, restoring healthy tone
Tnen relaxed, either from cold or over eye,t;on
OF the voice, and produce clear and di.t;nnt
aT9 ronSas Speakers and singers find tn
a CoUaH. CoLD, CATARaH Or SORE THROAT
REQUIRES Immediate attention, a. neoIac, 0 81 :
sentimes results in soma incnrshIe n9s,ecs n o.
esse: "Bropns Bronchial Troeiss5 viii D III.
most invariably give relief. limitations srs Of.
ss a9n lor sac many of which are Injurious The
o'1tysa bones A'o'"eS ara soio
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Fatal Shooting ARRAY.

DENVER, COL. Feb. PA special from
Santa lie 10 the Tribune says: In tho early
part of this week @ shooting ARRAY occurred in
o gambling house 10 q secluded spot. five miles
from tho stage road balwaen Fort Wiugate md
Bacon Springs. Fcuc men entered the saloon
and called for drinks. The proprietors stated
that they sud no whskey. bu. if the men want,
ed to gamble they could do 80 and would bs
supplied With whiskcy. The mau then sat
down with The proprietors. and. after playing
some TINA. row began. which resulted
in the death of sll the card players, each being
shot several times.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-24
PUBLISHED DAILY & TRI-WEEKLY BY
EDGAR SNOWDEN.
THURSDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY "a.
Ia aposher column will BE- found tho en-

a aposhcr column Will BE- found tho On
nourc,ment Of tho death of Matthew Ii. Car
n'er, u. S. Senator from Wisconsin. which
occurred o Washington ct $50 o'clock this
mornlog. MIR. Carpenter WAS o naliVo Of Yer
mont. born in 1924. He was o student OF West
Point for two years ED afterwards studied Law
with Rufus Choatc. lie aent to Wisconsin, 10
lS4S. and liz 1869 vas elco!cd to the U. s.
Senate, the SUCCESSOR OF James L. Doolittlc.
10 1878. h. was again elected to .he Senate in
place of MIR. Howe. Mr.. Carpenter possessed
brilliant mind and fine ega! a.!aianoDsF, and
was one OF the foremost men in tho Senate. Ia
politics Mr.. Carpenter was republican. but
bis pclitits were not of tho ulra etEipc and be
was cot blind partzan.
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TN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ALsXAE.
l. drla county Va Eahrn.rn OLE 1911

n 9 Tls county, VA February 24!b, 1881.
10 katharine Ann Lemon, Sarah Ann Nowlop,
-. W. Wat.les. Rudolph Heichman, EvsIins
h5elehman, +. s Corbett, Sheriff If Ale1sn.
drla county, Fairfax Minor, 4. Kemp,
guardian sd li!em of Monroe and Minor
3n;eisks!e, and to The creditors Of the late VII.
liam j. Minor. of Ale1andri. county, dsce,sed.
. You are hereby Notified that l have fxed upon
me so'h DAY of March, 1881, to take and settle
at my office. in the County Court House Ajax.
sndria w., the account OF the real and nersonel
s slss' Of o. the dsh, late William j. Minor deceased
all liens upon the said real eststs. The amount
s.Sa, order h e. priority thereof required to BE-
Uou't OF Alexandria county, Va, rendered on
"a! "a 18TH day Of February. 1881 in suit in
SaaR1cery depending in said court Detwes Lewis
mckenzie plaintiff and Catharine Ann Lemon
ana others. defendants. at which time and place
ire creditors OF ssid decadent are required to NJ.
teno' TO then az there flo their claims with tho
vouchers thereof
~, tsiVen under my hand as commissioner in
Cnencery OF eaid court the day and yasr its!
niotesalo. BENZ. AUSTIN,
ieo@7-"4W Commissioner.
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Accident TO Mr.. Gladstone.

LoNDsE. Feb. 24-Premier Gladstone in
aiighting from his carriage on his return home
from the House of Commons last night slipped
and fell backwards, cutting the back of his head
severely on the iron step of the carriage. A
doctor dressed the wound and Mr.. Gladstone
WAS put to bed and remains there. The traffic
in Downing street has been stopped. A bulletin
issued at noon says: "fhe doctor this morning
found Mr.. Gladstone free f;om fever and doing
quite weil needing only rest.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-24

A REMARKABLE NARRATIvE.-A wonder.
tal recovery Of young lady who has been con
fined to her bed for Eve years is repcrsed from
Eagle township No. |. and not only reported,
but Vcuchcd for as fact by some of our best
ctz'ns, VINO saw tho Gitl frtq1onlly while con.
hned to her bed, and have conversed With her
slnoe her recovery, The namo Of tho Young
lady, VINO IS now about twentyeono years of
age. is Ada Whitehead. daughter Of Richard
whitehead. esq. During her lorg con6ue.
ment OF live years she has been attended at
difereDt times by several Of our leading pbysi.
clans, aud st times her life was despared of.
she having on several occasions seemingly been
OF deaths door, with the door psrtv Oman
ior her lpgr:ss 10 the world beyond. A pro.
tracttd meeting. under the auspices of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church. had heen
gong 90 10 tho neighborhood where Mr.
whitehead resides, and during its contnuar G,
Gay and an hour were agreed upon ct which
oil should uuite, wherever they might be, ip
ono common rrfy:r, as it wore. for tho speedy
rcooVtr ~ aud complete restoration to health of
MISS Whitehead. The hour came one dav last
WeGS' The prayers wero bseun and continued
Wild ierVency and z,al that must produoe
required result, it answer is given 10 these dsys
irom on high to Prayers sincere. Prayer was
mado at the resderc, of Mr.. Whitehead. a.
wei as at other dwellings,, and before the hour
mad nelr expired Miss Whitehead, uta;ded.
arose from her bed, called for clothes. and
acc AIRED she wss healed. She got up and has
oeen gong about ever since.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-24

The moro di2iDeeuuoua Of tho radical tcWg.
papers who advic,ta q Coalition between tho
Virginia republicans and tho MahcLies ST.
tempt to deceive their readers by tho false s.ate-
ment tina: The "BouFboa9," eg thcy, By an at
sured misooEcaptioo 0: the meaning of t'lat
word, term the Virginia demo ats, arc "diok-
erins with rcpuGia:io7," N3w. tho Chief plcnI,
10 the platform eff The Mahoniica. and that upon
which stand thu men among them who still pro
fesi to DO democrats, is tho practical !epudiaica
of one third Of the Stato deb. They boldly avow
this and attempt to excuse it ny tdo assertion
that the State is so poor that sho osunot t Jrd
to pay sny more. The straightouS democrats.
en- tho other hand, ever sicco tho State deb;
bee inc party QUESTION, havo been tho advo
Gates Of the maintensLc, OF the good flti! acd
credit Of the Stale. aud III, paynen: 0! The
whole amount Of the Ieh eZc,pt that p0riou
for which WCs, Virginia is Justly iiatl;; aud
this is as well known to the newspapers TO
which we refer ns it is to verYbody else.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-24
SuiGIIe.

PARIS. Feb. 24.-Genersl Ney, due d. Eichin-
gen has been found dead at Chstillon, his fore.
head polcsd by bullet and pistol in his right
hand. General Ney was born in Paris in 1876
and was grandson of the famous Marshal Ney
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-24

Inc ioHoHlog Is COPY 81 lion. Eppa Hun
ton letter 10 rery to comI lnentary tcsslu-
tiots teDdsred him By tho people Of Fails
Church and vicioi y:
HOUSE OF REpREsENsATlvEs, |
WASHINGTON. u. e., Fob. Q, 1881.
j. b. Iucs, Chairman
DEAR SIR-Tho resolutions OF tho mscticg
of the citizsns OF Falls Church sod vicinity, he'd
on the TIN dsy OF February, have been present.
cd by the committee appointed for the purpose.
Tney express tor their community entire COZ f.
dcnco 10 my Integrity, md 10 my endesvors to
promote their interest. especially 10 tho MISTER
of the free bridge actoss the Potomac. Thoy
tender mo the tbauks OF that community for
my efforts 10 that regard. aud express the hope
that will c)ntl nue 10 exert myself in tho tu-
ture as have 10 the past upti the passage Of
the bill for that purpose. | thaok y5u and
through you the meeting over which you pro.
sided for these complimentary resolutions
For eight years have elioyed the distiu.
gushcd houor Of representing the S:h Cougrts
slonsl District 10 this House.
During that period have earnestly eudaav-
ored to discharge tho arduous duties belonging
to the position with fidelity, and to promote the
interts: of my constituents. | have ESPECIALLY
desired to procure for their bsne6t free bridge
across the Potomac, at Georgetown. | have
felt that it was 10 every respect proper that the
government should furnish such o bridge for
the benefit Of the people on both sides of the
river, and have threo times procured the pas
sage Of bill for that purpose through the
Huu5o. l have labored very hard in this Coz
gress ia behalf OF such BILL w6ich is DOW 10 q
copfere1c, committee Cd the Senate amond-
ment. have stroog homes that this commit.
tee will agree aud the bi | btcome Law. Be
this as il may shall uso every effcrs ia my
power to prtmote III, success of this measure,
These resolutions are especially grateful to me-
because know my courso has been caDsured
by some in your mids:, and the crosses! illus
tloa has been done me.
My efforts have been deprecated, and nv
motives ssssiled by those whom | have worked
hard to serve. am glad to know that these
form only small portion Of your c,mnuuily.
Please mako known to tio cizans who cou,.
posed the meeting my grateful sspss of their
vote of confidence, snd l sssure thom that their
coD6deIce sbsl not be abused.
Very respectfully,
EPPA HUNToN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-24
CARTRIDGES for Turkey.

LONDON, Feb. PA Vienna dispatch to the
Daily Telegraph says: Tho Porte has ordered
3O,( % coo cartridges from the United States, 10
bs delivered within the next three months"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-24

me human Voice. 10 its sweetness aud purify
Is del;cousIy muslca; with Throat affection and
Cnughs /; loses all attractions. DR.. RnIPs
= sh Syrup restores it whsn failing through
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RAISED TO the Pcerage.

LONDON. Feb. "a lord Odo W. L. Russell,
the British Ambassador at Berlin, has been
raised 10 the peersge. with the title of Baron
Ampthell
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The Markets.

BALTIMORE, Fob. 2i.-Vir0ini. Is old -; do
deferred =; do consolidated 50; do I'd series
81; pest due coupon ga new l0.4Os So lO. DC
coup "a bid today. Cotton dull middling
ia Flour steady but unchanged. Wheat
Southern dull and hoavy; Western easier, clos.
ing firm; Southern rcd ll5all7; do amber III,
l2l No Western winter red spot and Feb lI6
sllC5 March 1l6!sllGs; April 1l7iall7s; NAV
LII .llI3. Corn-Southern steady; Western
quiet and steady Southern white "a do yellow
3oi; Western mixed spot aud Feb 55sa55l; May
5ia64si April 5Sta5St; Oats steady and quiet ;
Western white dls42; do mixed 99a4O. Rye
Rio cargoes 10ial2i. Sugar quiet A aoft a.
Whiskey firm at 1laSll2
NEW YORK, Feb. 24-Stocks irmer. Money
d. Flour steady and quiet. Wheat moderately
active. Corn fairly active.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-24

You c'n make your dinner complete By trv.
log some CT the DELICIOUS GREEN PEAS which
hC6CRNEY s. Son have lust received.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-24

MARRIAGE LICENSES. -MGrrsge LICENSES
were issued in Washington yesterday 10 Will
liam Hartbower end Virginia Hemutb, both of
Faifsx county. Va; Mahlan Purcell and
Maud Filler. boh Of Loudoun county. Va;
VIZ. S. Patg,tt AID Kate Carroll, both of
Charles coonty. Nd; Dorsey W. Ofutt and
Rabec:a X. Hunter both Of Montgomery
county, Md; Thomas B. Douns and Maud NJ.
Murray, both of Charles county, Md.
MIR. Charles Dunlap, we'll katw citizen of
Baltimore, died suddenly yesterday morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-24

Three p!aness-Venus, Jupiter and Saturn
are attracting more than usual attention just
DOW, on account Of their proximity to one
another. On Monday night they we're IN con'
ia; ciop, shining only i,lls over three degrees
apart. With the telescope tha view OF these
heavenly bodies just move is exceedingly beauti'
full.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-24

PARALYzED "A few weeks sgo We announced
the serious illness Of Mr. Thomas II. CIsgeLt, Of
the Loudoun Bookstore. After long siege
Ar. G. rallied from that attack 10 such m ex.
tent that his physicians encouraged The hope of
o speedy recovery. Saturday morning, how
ever, whilo indulgiag in this pleasing anticps-
ton, he wss suddenly psrslyzed in his right
side, and rendered speechless. in which critical
condition, we are sorry to say. he still lingera.-
LoNdOML Mirror.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-24

STORY OF A THRILLING ADVENTURE IN
HoNDURAS-Mr. Psrier, the Colonial Secre-
rotary Of Honduras. while exploring the interior
OF the colony, was overtaken by q drove CT pec-
carries. and was Compelled to scramble up treo,
dropping bis rifle IN the performance. The
whole pack gathered aroutd his perch, grunt-
ing and Sharpening tbtir tuSks. Now the
pecciry is not oaiy ieroolous, tu: patient, and
rather than let On objec} of lis anger escape will
wait about o- days. SO that too secretary had
before him only two courses either to remain
where he was until he dropped down among
the swine from sheer exhaustion and hunger, or
else TO commit suicide ut once by Ginning down
to DO eaten there and then. While he was ia
this dilemma, however, what should come
slo6g-looking out for supper. tco.-but q
laguar. Never Was beast OF grey 80 opportune,
for the jaguar has particular fondDess for wild
pork. and the reccaIies kDcw il. for no sooner
did they see the grea. rudy head thrust out
through the bushes than they bolted helter-
skelter, forgetting. iu their anxiety to save
their OVID bacon. the mcs tSsy 7ste thcmselv S
leaving up the tree. The iesuar Tas OF after
tue swine With admirable prompiisuds, end the
Secretary, fndirg the coast c!oar, came dowp.
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n mc'eusnf hs: been rul On foot to organ.
u cavalry company at Ma,kb.m. Fauquitr
county, With MIR. Henry SlrbIiog as captain,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-24

QUEENSTOWN CATTLE MARKET. Fsbv o.
Offerings of 525 head of Cattle. 400 of wric:,
were sold at 3iAGc per Id; IS head were shipnel
20 Phil .delphis; quality of Cattle generally very
noe 4C0 Sheep told at 5kG1: per ID. Is mich
Cows sold at s5aS5O each,
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PORT OF ALEXANDRIA.
MINIATURE ALMANAC, FEBRUARY
Sun z.tses........... SO Sun scts........- 80

ARRIVED.
str Jane Moseley, Norfolk. to + A Reed,
pr Mattano. lower Pot'c, to j Brodcrs q 10
Ctr Mystic, lower Potc, to Povc Ferry %
CLEARED.
CTR George Leary, Norfolk, by p 3 Hooe,
or Arrowsmith, lower Potomac, by Po.
tomac Ferry Company. "
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Mr.. Kellogg was elected irsuduIent!y Gud b7
an illegal legislature. Mr. SDotFord pas exc
tel fairly and by legal legislature. Tho
Senate is tho Judge OF tho election OF lis own
Hembors. When alive, lho Senate, with q
large democratic ntjyrity. refused to give
Mr.. SpoGord the scat that Justly belonged to
him. but. now that ho ia dead, it gives his heirs
the salary and mileage 70 which ho was entitled
MIR. Spoford wGs. or was not, Senst0r from
Louisiana. If tho former, 40 considerations
of policy should hsvo dobarred him from his
seat; if the latter. he wes not entitled to e
cent Tor salary and mileage. The democratic
Senate Is remarkable for its illogical il
consistency, if for nothing else. Having
recognized and established tho right that Mr..
Spofford had to q sect by paying his heirs tho
amount of money he would have drawn had 10
occupied i, the Senate mus OF necessity, ac-
knoweGg, tho right OF lis legally sp9oiotcd
SUCCESSOR. end mus: pay him also; but all
the time end all the same Mr.. K.liogg
is occupying the seat, voting for the rack
eat radical measurcs-m9y possibly be the
means of changing tho politica! complexion of
the mex! Senate-aad dcssiog the salary and
mileage that attach to tao position. Tho fer
of doing right is ss con:urablo rs the desire to
do wrong. and is otteo moro luxurious il its
CONSEQUENCES, and the course pursued by the
democratic Senate in the Kellogg case has done
che democratic party no good.
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lCCMMUSICATED.
Falls Church Cemetery.

a! meeting of the Town Courc of Fall,
CiuFoh, hcld 90 the 7Ih day Of February. action
was taken in regard to q c:ncte,y. A c,mmit-
tee Of somo forty of the most prominent ci,iz,ps
was appointed to meet tho Curcil at tic cid
Methodist Chapel grounds en- the 222i day Of
February. They MT accordingly, Mr g. B.
Ives, Temporary Presiicrt and w. 7. Graham,
Secretary. joseph Birch aud John Febrey
Eero snpoiDted IS committee 10 wait on MIR.
VIM, III. Tty'or, who OWES tho grouod atj in
ing tito cd graveyard. AID see what can be
done 10 tie way of purchasing ttuc acrcs Ct
erouad. There is no doubt but that the ground
can be bought at a reasonable figure, and
more desirable sight fer cemetery is DOT kuowr.
Fands orc TO DO raised to bsnutify the grounds
ADD MIX, sidewalks from the c,netery toward
the prcsent postef6ce. This action is a god
one, as ne have no burial grounds except tho
Eol:c1ral Churchysrd, which has been greatly
iunCs Ipon ty the people OF this community.
Tho committee will take scion Immediately,
ADD it is hoped the grounds will be opened by
car9 sntrS. w. H. SHREvE
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COMMERCIAL.

~, ALEXANDRIA MARKET February "a, 1851
me market to-day is quiet and steady. Flour
ls g., at yesterdays quotations. The offerings OF
w neat amounted to 1890 bushels, and sales were
mace a. loo, ll2 ia and Is for Fultz. and IL!
Tor Lancaster. 1850 bushels of white Jorn sold
at 5l No Rye OF Oats reported.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-24

Since wrilisg the above the o.tt;lencs report
has been agreed to By both houses. and the bill
only awaits the signature of tho President. to
become law. With congratulations,
am yours truly,
EpPA HUNToN.
w. N. Shreve, secretary OF meeting held at
Falls Church. Va, 90 the 18th dsy of Feb
rua!y, 1851.
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letter from Hon. Eppn huntOn.

The following is q .c,py Of Hon. Eppa Hun
tou's letter 10 rer'y to oomI linontary tcsolri-
tloss teDdsred him By tho people OF Fails
Church and vicioi y:
H0uSE or RppRPcpNShTIy-rc
The Fremont County record., 1881-08-06
A strange Preacher.


From the New York Graphic
There was once . minister of the
Gospel who never built church.
Who never preached in one.
Who never proposed a church fair
to buy the church new carpet.
Who never founded a new sect.
Who never belonged to any sect.
Who frequented public houses and
drank wine with sinners.
Who never received salary.
Who never asked for one.
Who never wore black suit or q
white necktie.
Who never used prayer-book.
Or hymn-book.
Or wrote a sermon.
Who never hired q cornet soloist to
draw souls to hear the "word."
Who never advertised his sermons.
Who never took q text for his SER
mons.
Who never went through 3 course
of theological study.
Who was never ordained.
Who was never even Converted"
Who never went to conference.
Who was he
Christ.