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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-11-27

Rev. j. w. Walters, of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, colored has been granted
license to celebrate the rites Of matrimony.
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II -lSS5.-
Ill AEPER7s BAzAR,
ILLUs7RATED

HARPER's BAZAR is the only paper in the
World that combines the choicest literature
fashions and methods of household adorn-
ment. It's weekly Illustrations and descrip-
lions OF the newest Paris and New York styles,
with its useful pattern-sheet supplements and
cut patterns. by enabling ladies to be their own
dressmakers. save many times the cost OF SUBJ
scription. Its papers on cooking, the manage
ment OF servants. and housekeeping In its vari-
Gus details are cminently practical. Much at
tentlon Is given to the increasing subject OF So
work are acknowledged to be unequalled. Its
literary merit is of the highest excellence, and
Inc unique character of its numerous pictures
has won for 1t the name of the American
Punch
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HAMAKER's beautiful store has put on
its holiday dress, and is well worth ten
mile drive to see. Elegant diamonds, and
other precious stones in delicate settings,
handsome silyerware of the latest design,
beautiful bronze statuary, and bisque fig
ures without number, are some Of the
numerous attractions which make this
store the handsomest in the Valley--a
credit to our city and section. Read his
advertisement in another column and then
go and see fer yourself.
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Cry CoUNcrL.-At the special meeting
of the City Council held Friday night, the
following members were present Messrs.
Burke, Wayt. Berkeley. WITT, Burns.
Tams. Gooch and Bledsoe. This was a
special meeting held in lien of the regular
meeting of Tuesday night week, the
Council having adjourned at that time in
order to allow the members to participate
in the jollfcation.
Upon the various suggestions made by
The Mayor in his recent message. the fol-
lowing action was had:
The recommendation that section SO of
the tax ordinance, fixing license on Err
ratio Spinners, Devil among the Tail
ors. and other games Of chance, be re-
pealed, and thus remove the temptation
to bet and other species Of gambling, was
approve by the Committee on Finance.
and laid over for the further consideration
of the Council. s5t.s.s ~
Police. The recommendation of the
Mayor of an abolition of the present
system of numbering and grading the
police officers and thus enabling an alter
nation of the police force and equalization
Of duties, was CONQUERED in by the Police
Committee and referred to the Committee
on Ordinance. The same committee de-
clined to recommend fui Their increase of
the force A petition of citizens asking
the appointment of Il police officer for the
southwestern portion Of the city, was re-
turned with the Recommendation that it
be not granted.
Water.-The. report of the Superintend
ent of Water, Works for the month of Oc-
tober, showed number of gallons pumped,
%, $50, 1913; number of hours pumping,
485 number of strokes made by pump,
445,9 1881 number of gallons per pound of
coal, 1854; average daily pumping hours,
10; daily average of water. per capita,
1872. Cost of pumping, less interest.
&c.. $2e7. 81
Miscellaneous ttention was called to
a defective sewer on North Augusta St.,
near the residence of Mrs. Trout. and its
repair was ordered.
Mrs. Hurley petitioned for a pavement
on the east side of South Lewis street, and
the petition was referred with power to
grant. Hti.8
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NOTICE! NOTICE ALI parties in
debted t o the Augusta Iron Roofing and
Paint Company will please settle with
Mr.. c. M. HATToN. and he will pay all
that parties hold against the above COM
pang, Respectfully,
GEO, w. MAY.
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THANKSGIVING SERyICEs.-At the Bap-
fist Church, on Thursday, this morning,
Thanksgiving Day, a discourse will be de.
liyered by Rev. Allan Curr. Subject 1.-The
glory of nation. Reasons for thankful
ness, and the future of the South.'' The
public generally are invited. Services at
IL o'clock T gf8s Htt5 ~ 10
Preaching every night by Rev. Arthur
Willard, or the pastor.
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NoTIcE TO CITY TAX PAYERS.
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Mr.. Gordon H. Harrell, Il farmer resid-
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ty, died suddenly last week in the Y. b.
Church at Mt. Clinton. A protracted
meeting was going on. and Mr.. Harrell,
an earnest. consistent Methodist for many
years, was called on to pray. He responded
with great earnestness. so much SO that his
fervor attracted the attention of those III
attendance. At the close OF the services,
when the last prayer was concluded, Mr..
Harrell attempted to rise from his kneel-
ing position. but could not, and called on
a friend for assistance. 1t was seen that
he was quite ll,and before the physician
could reach him death ensued. MI. Harrell
was in his 61st year, a kind. generous gem
tleman and esteemed by large circle of
friends. We had known him in boyhood days
and cherished for him the warineSt feeling
of friendship through after wears. He vas
the uncle Of Mrs. Mary Pollock, of Har.
risonburg, and had other relatives in Rock
ingham.
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presiding, is still in session. Since our
last issue the following cases Of public in
terest have been disposed Of
Thacker VS.. Chesapeake & Ohio Rail
way Company, for the trial of which a
special jury was summoned selected by
the judge, verdict was rendered for de-
PENDANT. Motion for new trial was over
ruled.
L. F. Beckner VS.. same, verdict Of the
jury for 81, 900 damages was set aside on
the ground as excessive and new damages
assessed by the court for $1,000, which de-
cision was accepted by both parties.
The estate Of Catharine Keslin was COM
mitted't to the Sheriff for administration.
John Wright, native of England. de-
clared his intention of becoming citizen.
+ StHkiH ehi 49,
IN INsTALLATIoN.--On Sunday last, the
Rev. J. P. SLrider was installed as pastor
of the lst Presbyterian church of this
city. The installation sermon was preached
by Rev. C.NR.lVaughan, d. D. land at its
close the questions propounded to the pas
tor-elect wers Bsponded to. The charge
to the paste rs delivered by Rev. Wm.
McElwee, of Woodbridge Baths, and Rev.
DR.. Vaughan delivered the charge to the
congregation,7-Rev. J. A. Preston, TO
whom had been assigned this latter duty,
not being present. At the conclusion OF
the services, the right hand of fellowship
was extended by the male members of the
congregation.
During his brief residence in Stanton,
Mr. Strider has won the admiration and
esteem Of all with whom he has come in
contact. He is one Of the ablest and most
impressive pulpit orators of the South.
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Total number of 7rfbunes printed and
sold during week ending November
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CIRCUIT CoURT,-Judge Mclaughlin
presiding, is still in session. Since our
last issue the following cases Of public in
terest have been disposed of:
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THANKsGIvINe SERVICE viii be held in
the Second Presbyterian Church this
Thursday morning at i O'Clock. x.s
A splendid rain fell on Sunday, and on
Monday the first wave of winter came.
Remember Thanksgiving. to-day, and
let tina proclamation of the President find
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ing the weeks issues. This was of course an
election week "spurt," which "broke the rec
ord" In New York. Settling back Into It's
STEADY gait" The zkfbNae's recofd stood on tho
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-07-31
DIR. III. &. DALTON.

The county can i'll afford to spare
any of its best citizents, particularly
one so honorable and useful as our
friend DIR. Dalton, who we learn is
closing up his business here, prepar-
atory to moving to St.Louis, to make
that city his future home. This
county esteems the Doctor very
highly not only as man whose es-
cutcheon has ever been kept bright,
but especially as a physician, whose
tender kindly manner to those in
distress has endeared him to them,
and time with its resistless hand
cannot eface the memory of very
many such instances in his profession
al devotion.
The years of Hospital practice in
St. Louis laid the foundation of the
marked success which has attended
the Doctors labor here. His surgi-
cal reputation is co-extensive with
! the South west. The scccessful OPP
Grafton of removing watermelon
seed from the wind-pipe of little
baby; the removal of a stone from a
patients bladder, etc, has marked
him as surgeon OF high rank. For
years he has enjoyed the distinction
of being Master of Neosho Lodge,
! No. PAT A. F. & A. NJ. Indeed i'll
all the relations of life Dr. Dalton
has deserved and won the highest
esteem and regard of our citizens and
we but voice the sentiment OF this
entire country when we wish him
God, speed and a long honored and
happy life.-NeoSho, (No.,) Miner
and Mecha'ojc.
THE TIMES regrets to announce
that in short time, DR.. H. G. Dalton
will leave Neosho for the city of St
Louis whittier he goes to enlarge his
field of work. For eleven years the
Doctor has been a resident of thi,
city during which time he has built
up large practice and gained fol
himself an enviable professional
standing, especially in surgery. He
has performed many difficult surglca.
operations and is considered one o.
the leading surgeons of the southwest
Wherever he may go his career will
be watched with interest by the
people of Neosho and the hosts o
warm friends he leaves will keep &
green place in their hearts for hin
remembering him as the kind, social
urbane gentleman, the useful honor
able citizen, and the tender faithful
physician. The deep impression he
has made on the community may be
judged by the sincere expression o
regret heard on every hand at hi
departure. The Doctor may be just
ly proud of the high social and pro
fessional position he occupies. w
trust he will meet with the rich sue
cess he SO justly merits.-NeoSh,
Times.
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the inmates of the soldiers homes
near Washington and elsewhere, yet
the old men languish and are un
happy and moody, and every few
days some one of them 'breaks ranks"
through suicide, aud the Command
ant and Board of Directors express
surprise, and the incident would be
forgotten but for its recurrence.
Now these old men die by their
own hands for lack of mind employ
ment; many of them cannot read or
write; some few of them cannot even
smoke; scores of them are incapable
of the little manual labor essential to
health, and so they 60 off by dry rot,
as it were. How different would it
be at Pascagoula-there all could
rolick like school boys in the briny
waters, bathing and swimming; all
could 90 fishing, morn, noon and
night--the feeble could sit on the
long wharves with lazy patience
waiting for the hungry fish 10 catch
themselves, or drop their lines from
the boats rowed out to 'the stakes
| by stronger arms Others could draw
the sem, or cast the net, or graphic
for oysters, or catch the soft shell
crabs and shrimp that are more abun-
dant off that coast than crickets anC
beetles are IN the vicinity of Atlanta
The skilfull could make row boat
and sail boats, and the weaker oue'
could steer and ride if not strong
enough to WELD the oars or manage
+ the sails.
, If Pascagoula put in no stronge
claim than that she offered to thes'
old veterans healthy home where
they could spend their days in fishing
it should be enough to win her the
location; but when in addition to ,hi
and every other inducement that an,
place can offer, she calls attention Il
: the fact that the Government ALREADY
> owns the best location on this charm
| ing coast or any other coast, or any
: where else for such an establishment
: as Soldiers Home, we cannot Sc,
t how Congress can for momen
hesitate.
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Some OF the members of that ster-

Some or the members Oh tlat slei
ling and excellent military org,niza
ton, the Adams Light Infantry, are
beginning to think that it is time for
the company to have an armory OF it's
own, and with that end in view have
succeeded in formulating a plan Chat
appears to be entirely feaslble) for
securing an armory for the company,
that will be the companys property.
They propose to build the armory on
the cooperative plan, and If they
can get fifty members who will agree
to pay very small amount monthly
(say about one dollar each) they can
easily build it and pay for it in eight
or nine years. A gentleman OF this
city stands ready to advance the
company the necessary amount Tor
the erection of the building, and give
them the period of time mentioned
above in which to pay for it.
The ground floor will be devoted
to stores, which can be leased out
and the rentals will assist in paying
off the indebtedness on the building,
while the second floor will be devoted
to large meeting hall, and reading
and billiard rooms for the use OF the
members and their friends.
The plan strikes us as being al
entirely feasible and practicable, ano
we hope the energetic members who
have conceived and formulated it vii
push the project until the gallant A
L. l., will have home OF its own
Such building as they would erec
would not only add to the beaut.
of the city, but would give the A. L
I. prestige over any other like or
ganization in the State OF Mississippi
-N0tchez Democrat.
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Origin Of Ammonia.

Ammonia is obtained in large qnanti-
ties by the putrefaction of the urine OF
animals. -Eneycloped britannica.
Every housekeeper can test baking
powdeTs cont aiming this disgusting drug
by placing IA can of the Royal or AN
drews' Pearl' top down on hot stove
until heated, then remove the cover and
smell.
DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder does
not contain Ammonia, Alum, Lime
Potash, Bone Phi osphates. Prove It by
the above test. 1t Is prepared by my
stefan and Chemist with special regard
to cleanliness and healthfulness.
iel9WHtM-2m.
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sgayOr Harrison Gives eut HIS
E4eGter Of acceptance.

CHICAGO, July % -Mayor Harri>
son to day gave out his lettor FORM
ally accepting the Democratic NOM
nation for Governor OF Illinois, He
declares that the cry for the present
campaign is reform, and contends
that the Republican party has ont
lived its usefulness. He says he re-
lies in Illinois upon the votes Of
young Americans and the foreign
vote for success. He declares that
the foreign policy of the Democratic
party will be more vigorous than the
Republican party has ever been in
protecting American citizens. He
finally declares that he endorses the
State platform in all it's parts and
thereby passes no criticism upon the
free trade plank.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-07-31

AMONG the welcome visitors to En-
terprise this week, we were pleased
to greet Maj. S. A. Jonas, the ener-
getic and wide-awake State Commits
sioner of the great exposition. He
was here mainly to visit Stonewall
factory, and as his stay was limited
we did not have an opportunity to
interview him at length on the pros
pect of the Mississippi exhibit. It
will be grand success, which will
be due in a great measure to the in
telligent efforts and well-dlrected
energy Of Maj. Jonas. He will pro.
badly visit this section again in the
near future with a view of enlisting
our people in behalf of the exposition
i Enterprise Courier.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-07-31

Though the cholera has greatly
decreased in violence and fatality in
the cities OF Marseilles and Tonlon,
France, it has made its appearance
in many of the rural towns, The
natural result of the exodus Of terri
fed people from the great cities. A
peculiar characteristic of the present
epidemic is that it generally attacks
sickly people, while those who are
robust and healthy have usually been
exempt.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-07-31

WHEN the New Orleans and North
Eastern rail road located its depot on
the opposite side of the Chickasaha
river from Enterprise, and nearly a
mile from the business portion OF that
town, there were plenty of croakers
to predict the rapid decay Of the old
town or the migration Of its merchants
to the West side OF the river, But
Enterprise was equal to the occasion
her business men at once subscrb-
ed the capital necessary to build a
narrow guage street rail way over
mile long to connect the two roads,
and one Of her live merchants and
mill men, Mr.. John Hamper, came
forward and leased the street road Oh
such terms as guaranteed SIX pei
cent on their investment to the stock
holders.