The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-06-11
Bylaws Of stanton Lodge. No. Ia.

| gusta county.
'I List Of officers Of Circuit Court of Augusta
/ county.
Names OF the President Of the United States,
! his Cabinet, Governor and officers of Virginia.
A roster Of Lhe StonewaIl Brigade Band.
speciusor atlas Record The V1rginias, Jour.
nal Of The Vottiey MuecS LIE association Of Pr
giaia, and Journey o. The Stanton Life 4ssocta-
Names Of officers of Adams Express Com
/ pany.
| February 18th. 1926. Tor fifty cents, signed by
/ John H. Peyton. Mayor.
One county OF Fluvanna shin plaster for fifty
| cents, signed by J. s. Boralas for President
/ Cne Fredericksburg nute for fifteen cents.
dated February LIST. 1852, signed at the Alham-
| one German coin, dated 1900, for Ok.
| One copper. 1910.
| One dO 1874
| One halt cent, 1900.
One dime, 1885.
| Two Spanish coins, $685. 1888.
One scent piece. 1888.
/ One do. 1885.
/ One shilling, dated 1897.
One Virginia Treasury note for $500, dated
1862 signed by ]. s. Calvert. Treasurer.
| one GO-cent note of city of Richmond, 1862
One 25-cent note of Augusta county, dated
| May 25th, 1852, signed by George w. Fuller for
Robert Guy, President.
! One l0-cent note, signed by the same
/ A contribution of Confederate money by
| Maj. Mahon, Sl39.50
4 One l-cent stamp.
One 2-cent stamp.
One scent stamp.
/ One postal card.
| A lot of currency in use during the war of
/ the States.
| Alabama,currency, consisting of one S5O-note
| one l-dollar, one 50-cent, one 25-cent; also an
| ordinance of the State of Alabama contributed
| by Capt II. Henry.
1 One advertising card of Travellers Accident
| Insurance Company of Connecticut
One calender advertisement of Hunter & Co.
Names of Postm aster and Clerks of Staunton
| Postoffice.
list of officers of the Revenue Department.
1 Names n ho
! sang on the occasion of laying the corner stone.
| List of officers of Augusta Memorial Asso-
/ citation.
List OF Grand officers of the Grand Lodge of
Virginia.
chrome advertisement-sWe are all ri hit.
| We are in The Phmnix"-of the Phoenix Fire
/ Insurance Company. A Hoge, Agent for
| Stanton.
The odes sung at cornerstone ceremonies.
An application for membership and policy
! OF The Staunuon Life Association of Virginta'
| ~ Otograph of President Cleveland.
| officers OF Courts of Augusta county and city
| of Staunton and members of bar.
| Names of visiting Lodges-Laurel Hill, Au-
A hymn,
Let Masonry from poll, to pole
was then sung, and Mr.. A. M. Simpson
offered prayer. The procession then
moved towards the speakers stand and
after II guns had been fired, Rev. S. A.
Repass, d. D., made an earnest and i'm
pressive prayer. Rev.J. p Strider, pastor
of the lst Presbyterian church, IN perhaps
fifteen minutes speech, touchlugly and
pathetically referred to the occasion and
the heroes who slumbered beneath the
sod, and in the course of his-sarnarks said.
substantially that war at best was wild
work, and it was most fierce indeed when
1t was brother against brother. Such was
the war of the States, and the memory of
those who commended against each other
was fresh because it was war of principle
There was no sorrow feigned for hire
lings. Those who faced each other in
deadly combat were patriot bands of citi-
zen-soldiers, fighting and contending for
what they believed to be right, and with
an honesty and sincerity that only marked
a true man. 1t was their devotion to
principle that controlled their actions, and
a sense of duty that bid them leave their
homes and venture to where the fray was
thickest, and stand where the hideous
jaws of death awaited them. Now. all
de sired to lay aside the past and join their
efforts and unite their hearts in a union
that should never be broken. And to-day,
from the North and the South, with char
ity in their hearts and with love in their
souls, all came and lifted up their voices
for Gods benediction and guidance
throughout all the future. In closing he
paid an eloquent tribute to southern
wOmanhood.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Strider's re-
marks, towhich we can in no wise do JUS
tice. he introduced with his usual feeling
and warmth Of manner, Col. Jno. w. Lyell.
of Lexington, Va, who in the delivery of
| his address said
lie was here to-day because his friend,
who was to address the people, found his
health and strength unequal to the task.
His feelings on this occasion were those of
| pleasure and regret of pleasure, because
he delighted to honor those who died in
battle ; of regret because he would have
to take the part of speaker instead of
listener. Moreover the request to address
|
little time for reflection, SO he could not
hope to meet the demands of the occasion.
He therefore would ask their indulgence,
for he had neither wit nor words where
with to stir mems blood, but was plain,
blunt man that spake right on. 1t was
not his purpose to indulge in rhapsodic
eulogy. No words of his could add to
the fame of the men whom this day called
| to mind
| Can honor's voice provoke the silent dust
Or 1attery soothe the dull cold ear of death ?''
1t was not his object to fight over the
battles of the war, or refer to the eau ses
which produced it i; but his words
were for the young men. These would
soon be called upon to occupy the places of
their fathers, who so nobly bore the arms
of war, and it was important that they
should do SO with credit. Their fathers
had fought for what was termed the lost
cause, yet the germ of truth involved in
the principle was as much alive now as il
ever was, inasmuch as they had fought fol-
what they conscientiously believed right
He would advise the young men to be
true and honest in all their purposes as
their fathers had been that unless they
were, this monument, the cornerstone OF
which was laid to-day, would be only {
monument to the folly of its builders, anG
that whist they were laying this corner
stone of a monument to the dead, hi
would urge his young hearers to lay thu
foundations for solid character. If they
possessed this all-important trait, thu
winds might blow, friends might deser
them, and yet they would be safe. Char
acter, however, like metals must q
through the crucible of affliction before
the dross can be removed that an occa
sion would come when the world woulC
ask each individual through competent
judge what was truth. and he hoped thai
the answer would be that no fault could b,
found. He then gave some examples II
central forces and grayitation, and state
that no law of physical science was an alb
solute truth that at best it was incom
plete, and contained not single law tina