Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-11-26

and won their a0eclOn Dy all eA-
hibition of the best traits Of true
American ch lracter.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
The President then prepared an
official announcement Of the sad
news and an order for the halt
mastlng OF flags and draping of
public buildings for thirty days,
and directing that they be closed
on the day OF the funeral. lie also
issued an order to Colonel Wilson
to commence drapinF the White
House at once.
PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESI.
DENT.
"EXRcUTIvE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. II, '5o.
To the People Of the United States
alt is my painful duty to an
nounce the death Of Chester Allan
Arthur, lately the President OF the
United States, which occurred,
after an illness of long duration,
at an early hour this morning at
his residence in the city of New
York. Mr.. Arthur was called to
the chair of Chief Magistracy OF
the nation by a tragedy which cast
it's shadow over tue entire govern
ment. His assumption of the grave
duties was marked by an evident
and conscientious desire to meet
them in a patriotic and benevolent
spirit. With dignity and ability
be sustained the important duties
Of his station, and the reputation
of his personal worth, conspicuous
graciOusness and patriotic fidelity
will long be cherished by his fellow
rountrymen. In token Of respect
to tue memory of the deceased, 1t
is ordered that the Executive Man
sion and the several department
buildings be draped in mourning
for period of thirty days, and that
on the day of the funeral all public
business in the departments be sus'
pended. The Secretaries of War
and OF the Navy will cause orders
to be issued for appropriate mill
tary aud naval honors to be rem
dered on that day."
SKETCH OF EX-PRESIDENT AR
THURS LIFE.
Ex.President Chester Allan Ar
thur, whose death is announced in
the kilograms of tO.day's Star, was
6fty.six years old. He was born in
Fairfield, Franklin county, VT, on
the 9TH of October, 1880, being the
eldest of the family oftwO sons and
three daughters born to the Rev.
William Arthur, a Baptist clergy
man, who came to this country from
Antrim, in the north of Ireland, at
the age of eighteen, and died at
New:onville, near Albany, October
q, 1875. DR.. Arthur was in many
respects remarkable man. lie ac'
quired extended fame, not only III
his calling, but also in the domains
of authorship. His work on "Fam-
/ lily Names" is highly priced by gen
ealogists. From 1855 to 1868 he
was pastor of the Calvary Baptist
church of New York. He also fill
ed the pulpits of Baptist churches
at Bennington, Hinesburg, FAIR
field, and Williston, in Vermont
and York, Perry, Greenwich, Sche
nectady, Lansingburg, Hoosic
West Troy and Newtonville, in this
state. His other son made a gal
liant record in the war of the rebel
lion, and is now a paymaster OF Tho
regular army, with the rank of ma
jOr.
When q lad, young Chester Ar
thur enjoyed at home the tutelag'
ofhis father, whose thorough knowl
edge of the classic enabled him t
lay a broad and deep foundation
for his sons future education
After the customary New England
schooling, Chester Arthur entered
Union College, at Schenectady, il
1915, being graduated in his clas
after a four years course, during
which he supported himself b,
teaching. After teaching schoo
in his native state, being part o
the time principal of the Mort
Pownal Academy, having saved
capital of some S400 or $500, MI
Arthur set out for New York, in
tending to practice the law, whic
he had studied.
= HIS PROFESSIONAL CAREER IN NE'
, YORK.
While engaged in teaching
New York he continued his la
(; studies in the office of ex-Judge ]
. d. Culver, and then formed a par
}. nershlp with his friend, Henry ]