The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-12-24
To All Good viii.

eager imaginations have been travelling
with never tagging zeal. Only a day OF |
Joyous anticipation only night of glo-
rious visions, and then with the morrow's |
sun shout of gladness will echo through |
all the christian land.
1t is beautiful custom that associates
the birth of the Christ child with the hap
plness of millions of tcddling innocents-
that continues the song of the Morning
stars with never varying freshness across
the chasm of the centuries and bids man
kind unite in the christian acclaim OF
Peace or earth, good will to man, y as the
Saviour's natal day annually recurs.
And in the spirit of the season We wish
orr patrons one and all, a merry. Joyous
Christmas and happy, prosperous New
Year.
At the recent fire in Jacksonville. Fla.s
A. S. Abel of the Baltimore Sun lost
block of buildings valued at S25,Ooo-in-
sured for $4,000.
An Indiana woman has written to the
Congressman from her district that her
r-~ax,rr,xa,,-. raorc orn and
nu7p.sDa -" $3.50 - adsraos "a nm
a'As - na'e aas ts
~ 'Ho eel7 - 'p''s.
The Page Nelrs has been sold by the
Messrs. Booten to Messrs. S. J. Richey
and Il. A. wilson, py Wnom IL MN heie-
after be conducteo' unaer .t'ie urn iiHhe
Of Richey, Wilson & Co.
NJ panrvT Wickham. counsel for the
$50 RAILWAY. Of Richmond, was mar
,.;aa N Miss Elise w. Barksdale, daughter
of Major Geo. w. Barksdale, Treasurer OF
the Gallego mills. at st. Paul's church,
Richmond, on Thursday, by Rev. DR.. Chas.
Minnigerede.
Tho democrats ara committed to the
,,ass.aa &c a toca, ont;on law for the dis
- "a ao,,a,see-.hpt aot the c;t;es :
Noa, ,at t,,a roo;s,a,pre tackle the question
and show how to legislate to carry out the
nledpe Of the marty.
rha te,naeranca opest;on will occupy
,na,, of flo attention If the neonle Of
Ir;rr;n;. IN tho near future The under.
e.-rsrt ;s f,,l and 81 will NOT he great
,.h;,a hafore Il byeass out Politicians.
ana es,ec;a,,y those If the Bourbon stripe.
ana,,,S 70 ,rimm;nc their sails.
Bro. I,afferty. of the Richmond Chris
tim advocate protests vigorously against
the enactment into law of the bill offered
by Senator Mccormick, recurring the peo-
nle to nav their taxes monthly. Let Nc
Cormick and his brother Bourbons have
enouol, rome and they will soon hang them
selves
S..+o nee. =, tho DIST called IN his
resolution on the alleged evasion OF the
Siuking Fund Law by the Administration
and arraigned the President and Secretary
of the Treasury for their declared policy
N regard to the currency. He demanded
that silver coin be used in the redemp-
ton Of bonds.
In tl,e House of Representatives on the
1ath AR Tucker presented the petition
Of Iohn Kelley. Of Allegheny county, for
the payment of claim Of so, 40S for prop
erty taken for the use OF the army during
the war. Mr.. Kelley is proprietor OF the
Sweet Chalybeate Springs, and it was
while the Union army was in that locality
that the property was taken.
,... s.o.n whoo,;,. w va.
-, 4,,p oo.,. ststas t,,at Iobn Tibbs. an
ua'eu .ns e'es ~, Sr- onrdals coke Ovens wa.
e1p.o,ss .s'.. 1901 faw davs AGO
1ys'eiioass ~ 800. On dntv and
a;..,nraow, m a loo IN rest fell asleep. D.
~ oana;+;or b;a head was crushed
a,,,h q ,aroa stone az ia supposed. as one
,.;tt Mood ~, = was fonnd near bv.
"'s-' -
The NoTIoiK Ldno'a,. coiillienus ".
decision OF the Democra.ic supreme eoul
OF Ohio which ordered the counting u 10
turns known TO nave peeh Iorgeu an.
fraudulent. Inc evidence was 50 pialn "
forgery that no honest man disputed ~
yet the Court ordered Inc count TO "
made and certificates issued to the Demo
cratic 0enenclarles. II was Deinoci" 'i'
fraud, q OeMocfa.lc coui' anu '--o
cFaslc Dsnens
The free school book question is golni
to worry our Democratic friends. Inc.
are pledged in their platform to furnish
them. but that pledge will not be carried
out. Several of the Democrats have en-
tered their protest against any such legis
lation. among them our neighpor OF LIT
indicator All OF them, however sup
ported the ticket and the platform, ano
voted that way on the day OF elecIlon.
The free books for free schools
plank in the Democratic platform seems
to be worrying some OF our Delhocr"'ic
contemporaries very inoch' 40 "r'i on 1no'''
ners OF the Legislature - gam 1919
rhey mace tne promise 'haV nee ooVAo
snoaia pc FURNISHED pus no" 'l'aO .ne'
nave the power 10 redeem .ne pior ,s :.
sney are processing asalnSs oolns ~. ~. n's
IS not strange, however, cohsiuu'ins .as
past OIL bouIoohisni. 1ne, WI pAoNa.ss
aaysning anu w any 0.'s ~ s Saa;. 49, -
ana "neh II ~ s''"''''''' W n.y. ''''''''s =
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