The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-05-17

MIDDLE RIVER DIsTRIcT.-The Read
justers of Middle River District have
placed as good ticket in the field as can
be voted for. AT the head of the list is
the name of David Beard, for Supervisor.
Mr.. Beard is now one of the most active
and Industrious member of the Board of
county Supervisors, a man of fine business
sense, and one who is capable of managing
the affairs of the county with the same
judgment that has characterized the con-
duct of his private matters. He is large
! property holder, and gentleman than
whom none would make more faithful
and conscientious representative. He does
not seek the office, but those who have
carefully watched his course while Super
visor are not content that he should retire
from the Board. The people of the dis
trict, irrespective of politics, should give
him cordial support.
DIR. w. j. Bell, the candidate for AS
SCISSOR, is equally worthy of the suffrages
of the people. He will be voted for all
over the county, and we say to those who
have no personal acquaintance with him
that he is in every way qualified for the
place and will faithfully discharge its
duties.
For Magistrates three of the best men
i'll the district have been placed on the
ticket, viz: B. J. Craig, VIM. McCue and
H. G. McCausland. Each of them will
make a capital officer. Neither of them
seeks the place, but they have consented to
let their names be used, because their
friends believe they will make the best
justices that can be elected. They are gen
tlemen of fine sense and business capacity,
all enterprising and pushing, and their
election will secure to the district magis-
trates in whom every one has the utmost
confidence.
The candidate for Oyerseer of the Poor,
MIR. &. ID. Coyner, is another good Sc
lection.
And yet this is the ticket that is said to
have been shaped by combination of ne
groes, Republicans, Readjusters and what
nots- Ii the whole county had been to
select from there could not have been
more judicions choice. They, are men
whom the offices are seeking and who are
not seeking the offices. 1t is with re-
luctance that they have consented to run,
but now that they are fairly in the field,
We have no doubt of their election, and we
wish it could be said that every district in
the county would return as good men, no
matter what their politics may be.
OUR CEMETERY.-The management of
the cemetery grounds are making such
improvements as their means will allow.
Under the skilful direction of Mr. G. E.
Butler, the assistant of Supt McNa-
mara, the shrubbery and trees are being
trimmed and shaped. and the grounds
generally reduced to order and system
1t is the desire of the President of the
Cemetery Association, Capt. J. c. Mar
quis, that the lot-owners should lend their
aid to the praiseworthy work of beautify-
ing and making attractive the resting
place of our dead, and to that end he asks
that they, either this week or next, devote
a little time to moving the grass from
each lot and making such other improve
ments as their inclination may suggest
Arrangements have been made for enlarg-
ing the grounds by the removal of the SEX
toni house and adding the yard and garden
to the cemetery grounds proper. Apurchase
has been made of the two fiye-acre lots.
fronting on the Parkersburg pike and ex-
tending to the fair ground road. This
desirable addition will soon be thrown into
the cemetery enclosure and the entrance
gate removed from its present location to
the west end of the present garden, about
the centre of the enlarged grounds AS
speedily as may be, slirubbery and shade
trees will be planted in these additions,
and such other Improvements made as
will be consistent with symmetry and
landscape taste and the limited means at
the command of the management.
1t is to be hoped that the lot-owners
will see the propriety Of conforming to the
suggestion of Capt. Marquis, and at once
unite their efforts to those of the manage
/
Some writer has said that the decadence
OF people commences with the neglect
OF their dead, implying that the degree of
civilization attained by community is
fifty measured by the care it manifests for
the loved and lost. Thornrose Cemetery
isalready credit to our people, but it is
capable of being made much more lovely
and attractive, and that it may be SO, we
call the attention of the lot-owners to their
duty.
| CITY COUNCIL.-The regular meeting of
the City Council was held Tuesday night,
the following members being present, viz
R. w. Burke, J. d. Crowle, P. H. Trout,
J. G. Marquis, J. w. Todd, N. Wayt, Jno.
Burns and Isaac Witt. But little business
of Importance was transacted.
Saaitary.-On the recommendation of
the Health Committee, the Chief of Pc
lice was instructed to purchase and dis
tribute 100 bushels of lime He was also
directed to give notice by handbills that all