Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-03-08
THE OLD YEAR GONE
words 90 yzp~s~~s~encrs g. AN me
riwss end Dssetsrs-sss~ary
ss Ht-tery-k rin> 90
sadness.

In this. Dir. Tslnage's nrkt dis
course for the new year, he speaks
words OF enc0urs cement 70 al ths
sirnie and doubtsnE. The text ~ EXC
aus aas2. ~Thi, month shah be unto
ron the becianiag Of m0atass II shsn
b the frss month OF The year 20
you-"
The last morts. Of the old yes- has |
passed cut % sight, and tAs hrst
month az the nrs~ year hss arrived
Tie midnight este last "Wednesday
opened. and Jsnusry entered She
srse~res a better name. for she Ia
called after Janus. the heather deity.
who. they supposed. PRESSED over
doors. Ard 80 -nirht bc expected 20
Frcsi6e at The OPen.1g q the yeHF-
This month was 81 old called TIE Uo-t
month because. throrgh The severity
Of sts eaiheT. the hungry "oiFes
cane down seeking food and oevouT-
srr human LIE. In the rnissais OF The
m56dlc ages January was represented
Is sf-ire6 in white. Suggestive OF the
sncw. and blo~irv the fingers. "a
-hourh susTrriag from the cold, a1S
having hnndls q weed under the
arm. Suggestive % the wsrsHth that
rrust ~ kindic6-
les. January "a the open door o.
<hc year. and through shat coor VIII
come what long professions, some 90
shcm bcariaE psl-a leaves and some
snrr.ic- others with Esrlsnds OF
wheat au6 others wifh cypress ard
ris.isfee They 80 coming, ano
zot}7nE caa Keep tSem back-fhr
events ct a trrslvsmorth. Il ~lil- 1
think. n one q the greatest years OF
a. time. u VIII abound with bless
src and disaster. National and inter
national controversies % monenfoUH
iuporf wfsl~be SETTLED. 4ear % cor
c-stion AID dethronrzncnt- year thai
vs. sesrie CnhsE md Porto Riczn anc
Phifppine and South African a1d Lhi-
nee 6essinies- The tamess year Tor
many = decade past has dug - mii-
iions az graves Azo reared - Uiilions
81 riar-.aEt altar
We can expect greater eTe1fs II
tt-s wear shan ever before, Tor ne
words poruiRtior has 80 vastly IN
creased there arr 30 many more tha7
e. any Other year 10 laugh and weep
and triumph and persia Ne
zniEhtier w1esls of mechanism haFf
such wider sweep Ih~ tres Ars
k1udlcc i1 TERRACES no. -cF~n aisncs
but 20 times heated he Feicc1t'es
vhirlinE through the aiT and sailing
The seas and tunnelrE the Uo-n-
tains VII make unprecedented dem
orstr-tlon- Would 70 tod fAat Be-
fore the now 0lDentng year has elcsec
The earth nsEat cease 20 treu'oie
Ar EUH TIe
heavens cease q % Ag1feo Ap ~itl
any more ccnrAgTaiicn o. A0lne'
Eteacs ard tne fo1nor'es tat fza-ks
swords - tnr1ed iri0 olAeIsi'ilt 2
Shops FOR making pioWsH@reh-
TIE fro7t deer O = StuPenoo1i
yea- mas opened Before many o. yc-
shere WI - y months q opPor
t-riry Tor making fAe ~or'e oel-Si
CT Dorse- haPrisr or more r1Aserz o4e
L. az PrsS snAt = nay DC yea
S1at H-A lroicAke me -l,rect reortiP
tacn ~ the hrSIisFn~re- h0nlo x
sec .Gtat t1lr D zhf y tns yea =
~-ir1 tl- i1re~ great t2stTn'ns ~
1o~ fnte- NEED io1 se1a-Hr pAfPsne
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sonsre, sues strons arm. s1rh sfi'
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1l4r II Sonr saw &C. nflrc y 20
aisrtsc slAi9n rAsn - tso o~e
n1c erred o1t- s~~ s-okner AZ =
1%snE 70 ne nl'1rt q heaven naf-l
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