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COL. JAS. PATTON. OF TINKLING SPRING.[For the Spectator.]

Among the early settlers of Augustacounty no one was more prominent thanJames Patton. Indeed, it would seemthat from the date of his coming to thecounty, for fifteen years or more, he wasthe leading man in this region. His namefrequently appears in our local records,and with however many he was associated,he was always mentioned first.

"We learn from a note by B, A. Brock,editor of the ''Dinwiddie Papers," thatCol. Patton was born, in J?92, in the townof Newton, Limaddy, Ireland, and that biswife was a Miss O.born, of Whitehaven,Cumberland. He w.s bred to the sea, andin the wars of Queen Anne's reign served asan officer in the Royal Navy. It is said thatafter the Treaty of Utrecht he procured "apassenger ship," &c. It must havejbeen aconsiderable time after tbe treaty, whichwas concluded in 1713, when Patton wasOfeiy twenty-one years of age, and it ishardly possible he began to trade betweentbe old country and the Colony of Virginiabefore the year 1730 or 1733.

But, at whatever date, upon procuringhis "passenger ship" he traded to Hobbes'Hole, on the Rappahannock river. He issaid to have crossed the Atlantic twenty-five times, bringing Irish emigrants, andieturnjnf* with cargoes of peltries and to-bacco. The class of emigrants introducedby Patton were known as^ii^___7_;^c!*6--'ere," or who servedasTipuiafeatime to pay the cost of theirtransportation. The records of the CountyCourt of Augusta show that there weremany people of this class in the countyprior to the Revolutionary war. Most ofthem were probably introduced by Pattonas settlers in Beverley's Manor and Bor-den's Grant. Landing on the Rappahan-nock river, they came to this county fromthat quarter; while most of the early set-tlers who came at their own cost andcharges, arrived by way of the Delawareand through eastern Pennsylvania and thelower Valley of Virginia.

We are unable to ascertain at what datePatton located in the county. He was re-siding hare, however, in 1741. The Rev.John Craig settled in the county in 1740,and during the next year the portion.of hisflock aftewardsknown as Tinkling Springcongiegation, subscribed tbe following obli-gation:

'"Know all men by these presents, yt we,ye undernamed subscribers, do nominate,appoint and constitute our trusty and well-beloved friends, James Patton, John Fin-ley, George Hutchison, John Christian, andAlexander Breekenr'dge, to manage ourpublic affairs, to choose and purchase apiece of ground and to build our meeting-house upon it, to collect our minister'ssalary, and to pay off all charges relatingto said affair: to lay off the people in pro-portion to this end; to place seats in oursaid meeting-house; which we do herebypromise to reimburse them, they alwaysgiving us a month's warning by au adver-tisement ou tbe meeting-house dooi, a ma-jority of the above five persons, providedall be apprised of their meeting, their act-ing shall stand; and these persons abovenamed shall be acountable to the ministerand session twice every year for all theirproceeds relating to the whole affair. Towhich we subscribe our names, in tho pres-ence of Rev. Mr. John Craig, August 11th,1741."

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One of tho subscribers having failed topay bis subscription, or assessment, wassued in the County Court, and tho Com-missioners obtained a verdict and judg-ment against him for £0.

When Patton located in the county, hetook up his abode ou South River, aboveWaynesborough, at or near the presentPorcelain Works, and called the placeSpringhill. Beverley's patent for 118,491acres, issued in 1730, embraced the landoccupied by Patton; but the latter had nodeed till February 21, 1749, when the pat-entee conveyed to him the tract, 1,398acres, more or less, for the nominal consid-eration of five shillings. cents.]

John Preston, the ancestor of nearly allthe Prestons in Virginia, came to Augustafrom Ireland about tbe year 1740. Hiswife was a sister of Patton, and ho livedfor a time at Springhill, but finally settledat Spring Farm, adjacent to Staunton,where he died.

The act setting apart the county ofAugusta from Orange was passed in 1738;although the county was not organized till1745. The act of 173S exempted the in-habitants from payment of all public leviesfor ten years, unless a Court should beerected sooner. But the people petitionedthe Colonial Assembly for the privilege ofbeing taxed! Accordingly, at the sessionof the Assembly, or House of Burgesses,which began May 0,1743, an act was passedimposing a tax oftwo shillings [33,$ cents]on each tithable, to be paid to trustees whowere to expend the money, as directed bythe annual Court Martial of the county, inhiring persons to destroy woUes, in reliev-ing the poor, building bridges, and openingroads. The trustees appointed were JamesPatton, John Christian, and John Buch-

STAUNTON, VA.. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1885.

anan. The last-named was a native ofNorthumberland county, Pa., and a son-in-law of Patton. He was at one time Colo-nel of the militia of Augusta county.

When Justices of tbe Peace for tbe coun-ty were appointed, in 1745, Patton's name

was first on tbe list. He was also, at thelame time, commissioned as tbe first HighSheriff of the county. Tbe day after hequalified, tbe Sheiill' "moved tbe Court to

be informed how ho was to secure bis pris-oners, there being no prison." Beverleyhad provided a rude Court-house, but nojail. The Court, however, ordered theSheriff lo summon a guar., and "to pro-vide shackles, bolts, hand-cull's," &c. Acommittee was also appointed to "build aprison and erect stocks."

Tho Church of England being estab-lished by law throughout tho Colony, itwas incumbent upon the people of the newcounty to elect vestrymen for the parish.The first election was held in 17-16, aud ihere again we liud Patton's name at tWbead of the Ust. It is probable that alltbe vestrymen, except John Madison, weresturdy Scotch-Irish Presbyterians, and it isnot a little curious to find men of that raceand faith serving in such a capacity. Theydoubtless accepted the office to comply withthe law of the land; but they took care tomaintain their independence, and to pio-tect tbe people from religious oppression.At the first meeting of the Vestry, April 0,1747, the Rev. John Hiudman appeared witbletters from ;be Governorand others, recom-mending Hm for employment as "Rector oftbe Parish." The Vestry, however, were inno hurry, and proceeded to drive a bargainwitb Mr. Hindman. They agreed to ac-cept him, provided bo would not insist upontbe purchase of Glebo lands, &c, for twoyears; that he "agree to preach in thisCourthouse, and in people's houses of thesame persuasion"?there was to be no intrusion upon the Dissenters; and, more-over, he was not to complain to the Gov-ernor in regard to tbe tardiness of bis ves-trymen. Upon acceding to these terms, Mr.Hindman was installed as Rector, with theannual salary of .50, or $160,005." He stoodit for only three years. Then Mr. Roberi;Clousome came witb recommendations, ap-plying for the vacant place; but he wasunanimously rejected, tbe Vestry "not be-ing acquainted witb him," and resolvingto receive no minister "without a trial firsthad."

of tbe county. In January, 1754, Gov.Dinwiddie wrote to him that be bad deter-mined to send two hundred men to rein-force the party building a fort on tbe Mo-nongahela. He was ordered to muster histroops; in other words, to "draw out themilit'a of y'r co'ty, and from them make adraft of fifty men to be at Alexandria,the head of Potomack river, by the 20tb ofnext mo. and if possible with their armsocc.'' As tho county was large, the num-ber of men called for so small, "and tbepay so very good," the Governor did notdoubt that there would be a sufficient num-ber of volunteers. They were to be com-manded, he said, by Major Geo. Washing-ton. Tbe company wa o no doubt raised,and led by Andrew Lewis. At any rate,Lewis was witb Washington soon afterwardat Fort Necessity.

Patton did not. in the meanwhile, neg-lect county affairs. Under date of March91, 1754,fthe county court ordered "that

Patton, Robert McClanahan, andDavid Stewart, gent., or any two of them,agree with workmen to make a causewayover tbe marsh between tbe court houseand the Tinkling Spring."

Col. Patton received a grant from theliritisb crown of D.0,000 acres of land intbe present counties of Botetourt, Mont-gomery, Ac, then parts of Augusta coun-ty. Tbe old town of Pattonsburg, on.lames River, in Botetourt, wa,s called forbim, and the opposite town of Buchananwas so named in honor of his son-in-law,Col. John Buchanan.

During the Summer of 1755, Col. Pattonwent to the upper country on business. Asettlement bad been made Eome years be-fore by George Draper, at a place thenknown as Draper's Meadows, now Smith-field, in Montgomery. George Draper wasdead at the time of Patton's visit, but biswidow, her son John and his wife, and hisson-in-law, William Inglis, and his wifeand two children, were living at the Mead-ows. Col. Patton was resting from tbefatigues of bis journey, and also seekingrecovery from an attack of sickness. He,witb tbe women and children, was in tbeUouse, while men of the ramily, andothers who had come to assist them, wereat work in the harvest field. Suddenly,the house was beset by a party of hostileIndians, and Patton and the elder Mrs.Draper were instantly killed. The sav-ages piundergd the house, and then carriedoff as prisoners the younger Mis. Draper,Mrs. Inglis, and tbe two childrfn of tholatter?Thomas four and George two yearsof age. The unarmed mon in tbe fieldcould only provide for their own safety byconcealing themselves in the woods. Thee»act date of iUia massacre is not known.It probably occurred on gome day betweenthe aOtb and 31st of July. From a letterwritten by Gov. Dinwiddie to Andrew Lew-

. July, ?~k^t\&ToTrPatton was then in Williamsburg. In let-ters written on the 11th of August, theGovernor referred to Patton's 4eatb. ToCr, l. David Stewart, of Augusta, tie wrotethat Col. Patton ,:was wrong to go so farback without a proper guard." He hopedthe wagons with ammunition did not fallinto the hands of the Indians; but be couldnot conceive what Patton was to do withammunition "so far from the inhabited partof tbe county." Writing to Col. Buchan-an at the same date, he expressed regretthat the men sent by Buchanan "after themurderers, did not come up with tham."This is the only information we have ofany pursuit.

As soon as the County was fully organ-ized, it became entitled to representationin the Virginia House of Burgesses. Col.John Wilson was elected a Burgess by thopeople of the county, in 174G, and servedcontinuously till by death in 1773, as weltarn from the inscription on his tomb-stone in the old Glebe burying-ground,Patton was probably Wilson's colleaguefor several years. The records of theCounty Court show that ho '_isnrT-gm _'eTof 1740 and1755.

As stated, Patton was one of the found-ers of Tinkling Spring church. In 1747,William and James Thompson conveyed toJames Patton, John Christian, John Fin-ley, James Alexander and AVilliam Wright,"chosen commissioners and trustees," forthe use of "the Presbyterian congregationof Tinkling Spring," 110 acres of laud.

The Rev. John Craig, pastor of Augustachurch and Tinkling Spring for thirty-fouryears, from 1740 to 1774, left behind himat bis death an autobiography, most ofwhich appears in 'Foote's Sketches ofVirginia, Second Series." Of his congre-gation, Mr. Craig (without giving dates)says: "Tho people agreed to have twomeeting-houses, expecting they would be-como two congregations, which is nowcome to pass. That part now called Tink-ling Spring was most in numbers, andricher than the other, and forward, andhad the public management of the affairsof the whole settlement; their leadersclose-handed about providing necessarythings for pious and religious uses, andcould not agree for several years upon aplan or manner, wh.n or how to buildtheir meeting-house, which gave me verygreat troublo to hold them together, theirdisputes ran so high. A difficulty happen-ed between Colonel John Lewis and Colo-nel Patton, both living iv that congrega-tion, which was hurtful to the settlement,but especially lo mo I could neither bringthem to friendship with each othsr, norobtain both their friendship at once everaftor. This continued for thirteen or four-teen years, till Colonel Patton was mur-dered by the Indians. At that time he wasfriendly with me. After his death, Co'onelLewis was friendly with me till ho died."

The prisoners were taken by the Indiansto Ohio, and Mrs. Inglis, after her childrenwere separated from her, escaped and re-turned home, She was absent about fivemouths, of which time forty-two days werepassed on her return. The narrative of hercourage and sufferings on the trip home isalmost incredible. [See Foote's Sketches,2nd Series, pp. 152, 155.] Mrs. Draperwas released six or seven years afterward.George Inglis died in captivity, while stilla child. Thomas was redeemed by hisfather when he was seventeen years of aje.lie was unable to speak English, aud is saidtohavo been a perfect savage iv appearanceand manners. His father sent him toschool, but be never became fully recon-ciled to civilized life.

Col. Patton's will was admitted to recordby tho County Court ofAugusta, at Staun-toD, at November term, 1755. It was exe-cuted September 1, 1750, and witnessed byThomas Stewart, Edward Hall, and JohnWilliams. The following are extracts: ?

"I commend my soul to God who gave it,hoping, through his mercy and the meritsand intercession of my Lord and SaviourJesus Christ, to be eternally happy. Mybody I commit to Providence, but if conve-nient to where I resign my last breath, tobeburied at t_e Tinkling Spring, where mywife now lays. * * I order ten poundsto be paid to the Rev. John Craig, ministerat ye Tinkling Spring, as his stcpans duefrom October, 1740, until October, 1750, outof the money now due me by y't congrega-tion, which money I have advanced forthem to build their meeting house &c.?Providing I do not pay s'd i'lo before mydeath. I leave ten pounds out of the afore-said debt when collected, tobe layed out bythe minister onley for a pulpit and pulpitcloth."

The spelling and grammar do not speakwell for Col. Patton's scholarly attain-ments; nor can we commend his liberality,if, as it would seem, he had paid nothing toMr. Craig from 1740 to 1750, and then inhis will providedfor only one pound (fa year, without interest. Mr. Craig mightjustly complain that the leaders of "thatpart now called Tinkling Spring" were"close-handed about providing necessarythings.'' We are happy to say that "theleaders of that part" long ago recoveredfrom the ailment referred to, and are nownoted for their liberality.

Col. Patton's will divided his estate be-tween his two daughters [Mary, wife ofWilliam Thompson, and Margaret, wife ofCol. John Buchanan] and their children. ?The Thompsons thus acquired Springhilland about 3000 acres known as "IndianFields," on tho waters of Holston river.?Wi'.iiam Thompson and wifehad a life es-tate in the property, with remainder to theirson, James Thompson. The Buchanansap; ear to have had only one child, a daugh-ter timed Mary.

The executors appointed were John Buch-anan, William Thompson, William Preston,[the testator's nephew,] and Silas Hart.?The last-named declined to serve. Possi-bly he did not like the direction of the will,that any question arising between the cxc-i\u25a0...,!- about the estate should be finally

"As to the other part of the congrega-tion," says Mr. Craig, "now called Augus-ta, the poople were iewer in numbers, andmuch lo*er as to worldly circumstances,but a goodnatiiredj prudent, governablepeople," _c

, so., ?in short, everythingthat rejoices a pastor's heart, although Mr.Craig intimates that they let him pay morethan his fair share of the expense of build-ing the stone church. It cost him one-third of his estate.

The feud between Col. Lewis and Col.Patton must have begun in 1741 or 1742.What it was all about, we do not know,but it probably related chiefly to the loca-tion of Tickling Spring church. ,Mr. Craig,himself, was not a lamb-like neutral in thestrife. He, and doubtless Col. Lewis,also, wanted the church built north of thesite finally selected; while Col. Patton andmost of the people insisted upon TinklingSpring as the place. Mr. Craig at last ap-pealed to James Pilson, an aged man, tosettle the controversy, and when the lattercast his vote for Tinkling Spring, the iratepastor is said to have exclaimed: "Areyou against me, too, Jimmy? Well, lamresolved that none of that water shall evertinkle down my throat." And he kept hisword.

In 1751, Governor Dinwiddie appointedJames Patton, Joshua Fry, and LunsfordLomax, commissioners, to meet the Indiansat Logtown, on the Ohio river, and con-clude a treaty with them. The Governor,under date of December 13, 1751, instruct-ed Patton to proceed immediately to Fred-ericksburg, "and there receive from Mr.Strother tho goods sent as a presentby His Majesty to the Indians, and pro-vide everything necessary for the gentle-men appointed commissioners on behalf ofthis government, to meet and treat withthe Indians ; and to order all to be laiddown at Mr. George Parish's, near Freder-ick Town." The treaty was concluded,June 13,1752. [Dinwiddie Papers, page !).]

Col. Patton became "Lieutenant," orcommander-in-chief, of the military force

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settled by the minister and elders of Tink-ling Spring congregation! The inventoryof the estat. shows that the testator waswealthy, independently of his lands.

It is unnecessary to say that Col Patton'srequest as to his burial place, was not com-plied with. It was impossible at that dayto transport a corpse from Smith-eld toTinkling Spring. He was buried near thespot where he "resigned his last breath,"and his gravewas coveredwith loose stones.There is no slab nor inscription. An idlereport arose that a large amount of moneywas buried witb the body, and tbe gravewas desecratedby vandals ia search of thetreasure.

Mr. Craig's successor at Tinkling Springwas the Rev. Dr. James Waddell. Hebought the Springhill estate, then consist-ing of 1308 acres, from William and JamesThompson, and lived thero during his resi-dence in tbe county. Two deed3were ex-ecuted, one by each of the grantors, in 1778,aud th. price mi £1000 [fS.3B3_.]

After Dr. Waddell had removed from thecounty, he conveyed, in 171)1, the Spring-bill tract proper, acres, to James PowellCocke, in consideration of £1050 [$3,500.];and in 1803, he conveyed most of tho re-mainder of the tract, called "Round Mea-dow," to Samuel Hunter, for the sum of£1200 [$4000.]

Gen. Cocke's half-sister v,'aa tn. wife ofGen. Robert Porterfield, and Mrs. Carteraud Mrs. Southall, of Charlottesville, werehis daughters. He lived in Augusta severalyears, and was one of the first Trustees ofthe Staunton Academy. On the Bth of July,1793, he conveyed Springhill to John Swish-er, of Rockingham, for £1600 [$533..83|;]and on the 12th of January, 1812, Swisher'sheirs conveyod the place to John Coalterfor £4110 [$13,700.]

It is interesting to observe the enhauce-ment of price?for 840 acros, $3,500, in1791; 85,333.33_, in 1793; and $13,700 in1812. The tract is now owned by tho Mc-Chesnsy family. J. A. W.

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MILLER?KENEAGY?FORRER.[For the Spectator.]

Mr. Editor:?Miller's Iron Works, onMossy Creek, were built by Henry Stillerand Mark Bird, of Burks county, Pa., in1774. To trace its history to the year 1.36,when it v*as sold by the heirs of Capt.Samuel Miller to Henry Keneagy, of thiscounty, constitutes a largs chapter, whichmay some day ste the light, and will beread with interest.

Somewhereabout 1830, Daniel Forrer,born on the Hawksbill, in Page county,visited this county and inarmed Elizabeth,the only daughter of John Keneagy, ofParadise township. Carrying her to Vir-ginia, she was not pleased, wl, *3 Sjjß "Tr"

, "-"-r-"** w.-Ui.fc>r.er'_n_ spent a few years.It was somewhere about 1834 that they

must have returned to Virginia, as we findhim, Samuel Givens, of Rockingham, andHeury Forrer, a younger brother, (yet liv-ing,) engaged in erecting, on some 400 or500 acres of land of Samu-1 Givens, theShenandoah Iron Works. They were op-erated a number of years under the styleof Forrer, Givens & Forrer. In 183Q HenryKeneagy, the only brother oi Mrs. Forrer,was induced by D. Forrer to purchase, aswe have said, the Miller Iron Works. Hemanaged them to 1848. A year or two be-fore, immediately on setting out for East-ern Virginia, at the Holidays, to hirehands, he was hardly out of sight of thefurnace when it took fire and burnedup. It was supposed it was caused insome way from tho running oil' of the met-al. It was never rebuilt. In 1847, Ke-neagy sold the property to Daniel Forrerand returned to this county. We had notheard from him in a long lime, and was oftbe impression that himself and wife wereboth dead. Soon after reaching here inNovember, on hearing the name men-tioned, we spoke of Henry Keneagy andfamily being neighbors for eleven years,and we supposed both to be dead. Ourinformant said that he was satisfiedwe were in error, and that he had for tenyears resided in this city. We got thenumber and rang the bell: he answered lr,and startled us iv looking so much like wehad seen him 35 years ago. I would haverecognized him any where. Jle did notknow us. Wo met him a second tiui2, whenfor ten days we were iv Virginia. Whenwe returned, our friend said to us: 'Tt wasfortunate you visited your old neighborwhen you did." "Why?" we asked. "Hewas buried yesterday." On the morningof December 12th, he fed his chickens intho garden, and returning in a few min-utes, said he was unwell, and in a halfhour was a corpse. His wife, a daughterin delicate health, and four orphan grand-children, under twelve years, occupy hishome.

NO. 23.

conntv Koads?Concluded.

[For tbe Spectator.]Messrs. Editors.?ls it necessary to

present to a people fully awake to theirmaterial interests, enjoyments and comfort,arguments to impress tho necessity of bet-ter roads under some other system ofwork-ing than tho present mode? There areyet, probably, some of those good old peo-ple,?patriotic, prompt aud faithful in thedischarge of every public duty, for whosemany virtues, all entertain the highest es-teem and respect?who still cling to the oldmodes, conscious of their readiness to dotheir duty, which, if seconded by all, wouldproduce the desired result, who forget thetremendouschange in the labor and politi-cal systems of tbe country, and fail to seeand heed tbe fact that events were aboutto re.ult in the settling the whole burdenof improving and keeping the roads onproperty, by heavy taxation, voted bythous-niis who would not feci the burden.

True philosophy suggests that we dealprudently with tho facts as we have them,and by timely direction avert an irremedi-able injustice-. This of itself ought to per-suade meu of forecast and business, thatit is not safe to try longer to enforce theold system, which is grovfiug worse yearly,while the rapid progress, without, is leav-ing us in the rear. But, the changed condition of the business of the country andtimes presents Stronger reasons than thosealready alluded to, which should impel tounanimous and prompt action, Farmingor transporting by private effort constitutesone of the largest and most expensive de-partments of business. Look at it! thinkclosely aud carefully all over the walks ofof life aud observe how largely everythingis primarily moved in this individual andprivate mode. In every department ofbusiness, public, private, domestic, andwhat not, the inventive genius of man hasgiven new shape and development. Howrapidly these are seized on and utilized tothe amazement and delight of this progres-sive age.

The tenant of the soil has been astonish-ed at the wonderful helps which have beenbrought by the artizan to lighten his bur-dens and assist in rapidly developing hisresources. The accumulations of produc-tion are simply immense. Then and now.mark the contrast! The old reap-hook, thegrain-cradle, the reaper-aud-dropper, the"Self-binder": Then, the treading-lloor,tho horsepower machine; now, the steam-thrasher and cleaner; then, the haul bywagon to Richmond and saUs in smallquantities; now it is often sold by the car-load, delivered in a day or two, at the near-est depot, for the cash in baud. Haying:then, the "old Dutch scythe," the Yankee£_sJte anu t>i'nf '" c

' now'i t'Je mowing-ma-chine which iniirnn V_i it.. l^o{

life and bids the toiler, stooping benesiFa-"_~iscorching sun, to stand erect and beholdthe genius of the immortal mind, whichthe creator has given to relieve the drud-gery of life; then, the hand-rake, tbe fork;now, the horse-rake, the hay-sweep, thehay press by steam; then, au occasionalload sold to a neighboring town; now,thousands of loads enter the

_markets

abroad, constituting one of tho greateststaples of our soil.

Time and space forbid an enumeration ofall the splendid array of labor-savinghelps which greet the age, turn which wayyou will, except when you view the PublicRoads'. ..Why is it that the plastic hand ofgenius and energy has moulded all else in-to convenient shape and tho roads remainuntouched? Brother farmer, what re-spouse shall we make? The roads havebeen chieily under our care. They havebeen our life-long and cbiefest servants.They are just as they were transmitted tous by our fathers, without improvement.Every branch of business has taken up themarch of progress and is keeping abreast ofthe advancing age. But here we stand,stock-still, swamped in our muddy countyroads, with our produco on our hands,waiting for the change of season to dry tbemud, no matter what spring there may bein the market; all of which was most sadlyexperienced a year ago. In excuso, itwould not dj to tell our Fathers, that"they got along wi .h such road3and haul-ed to Richmond and Scottsville," for theywould at ouco reply, that they felled thoforests, built our houses and made ourfarms for us and that we have relativelylittle to do. Besides, tho necessity has in-creased since the immense production ofthe staples by the West. AVo cannot urgeposterity to build on our work, for they willreproach us with having dono nothing.Look abroad through some of our moreprogressive States and counties andsee withwhat dispatch at all seasons they transacttheir business. Their speed almost makesour heads swim and startles with fear whenriding with them.We should have stated that in 1837 the

Forrers purchased Samuel Givens'sinterest,and carried on under the name of "D. &

11. Forrer." In 1855, they sold out to"Richards, Bro. & C0.," but had not con-veyed, when presently the new firm had tosurrender to them tlie property.

Daniel Forrer operated the Mossy Creekforge, and presently bought the propertyin Buffalo Gap, built the furnace, andcalled it "Elizabeth," after his wife. InDecember, 1865, his brother and self soldto Wm. Milnes, of Pottsvilie, Schuylkillcounty, the Shenandoah furnace and 35,000acres of land. Daniel Forrer died on Jan-uary 2nd, 1808, having made his impresson the times in which he lived as an intel-gent, public-spirited, useful citizen. Hisyoungest son, Samuel, and sister, Mrs.Harman, are occupying tho Mossy Creekproperty. Occasional.

Lancaster, Pa., February 4th.

A New Orleans doctor calls attention toa very simple fact, which merits attentionfrom medicine-takers. If the medicine ismixed with very cold water, and a fewswallows of the water be taken as a pre-paratory dose, the nerves of tho organ oftaste become sufficiently benumbed tomake the medicine nearly tasteless. Thismethod will not disguise bitter tastes, butacts well inoils ana salines.

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Her Loss was Her Gam."Well, madam," said a fashionable phy-

sician to a wealthy lady patient, "if youdon't like my prescriptions, perhaps youhad better try Parker's Tonic, or some oth-er quack stulf." '? You don't mean it, Doc-tor," she answered, "but your advice maybe good for all that. Sometimes what youcall 'quack stuff" is the best aud most sci-entific medicine, after all." She got a bot-tle ofParker's Tonic and it cured her ofneuralgia arising from disordered stomachand nerves. She told her friends, and nowthey all keep a doctor at home in the formofParker's Tonic.

Business must be transacted quickly andcheaply. The staples must be handled inlarge quantities, at little cost and rapidity,to make profit. For which there must bebetter roads provided. Good roads willlead to many new avenues of trade andprofitable employments; which, at present,cannot be pushed with progress and celeri-ty over our mountain roads. The smallerlocal advantages must be developed, or ourbusiness will continue to languish, whilemore united and provident communities goflourishing. The county of Loudoun,which is our greatest sister, by her goodroads is largely excelling Augusta, whichonce was her rival. Tho people of thatcounty had many conflicts of opinion, atfirst, but by frequent changes, they haveperfected a system of road? which is pro-ducing splendid results in developing thesmall products of the locality, enrichingher energetic population. What we lack isharmony and concert of action. The in-dividual preferences of all, cannot be met.Necessity is upon us. Let us be up and atwork.

Farmer.1 , a ,

Delinquent Subscriber-.?TheCharleston (W. Va.) Times says: ?

"If the fact could be impressed upon theminds ofthose who read country newspapers?and who would not do without them fortwice the amount ofmouey they cost?thatrural journalism is just as much of a busi-ness enterprise as banking, merchandising,such items as we have copied from ournewsy contemporary would not often heseen.

A great many people have yet to loamthat a country newspaper editor has as muchright to expect that the money due him onsubscriptions will be paid promptly as if theindebtedness had been contracted in tbe pur-chase ofbodily comforts.

Subscription accounts?unless their pay-ment is indefinitely postponed?are forsmall sums, which is one ofthe most cogentreasons for their early settlement,

MrvwMMnThe moment then; is danger of impair-

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Mrs. S. Smith, llillsvillc, LawrenceCounty, Pa., writes: '\u25a0 I>r. S. B. Hart-m.w & Co., Columbus, O.: I have been agreat sufferer for ten years. It seemed asthough every organ in my body was dis-eased at one time or another. I "bad aboutgiven up all hopes, when I commencedtaking P_R_-*A _:v.\ Mana_i_*. I im-nie.iia.ely began to Improve, the sorenessand pain disappeared, strength graduallyreturned, and now I am as well as everin nivlife, and I owe it all toyour Peru-na and MAXALI.W I recommended itto my friend; and it gives better satisfac-tion than any other medicine I ever heardot."

Miss Maria Roderick, Warren, Ohio,write-,: "It is with pleasure and manythanks that I write to you to tell you ofthe great benefit I have derived from theuse of the Perun'A. I have used severalbottles of yon- Pl.ufNA, and can safelysay '.'. lias done me a great deal of good.1 have improved ever since I commencedits use."

Mr, 'I. J. Webber, Plymouth, 0.,writes : " 1 am selling your PcKUKA, anJhaving a good trade on it. It gives ex-cellent satisfaction."

Mr, Thomas Acton, Brooklyn Village,Cleveland, Ohio, says: " 1 "received asevere wound in my foot by tramping ona spike. It inflamed and was painful andswollen. I had avcry reason lo fear lock-jaw. Your simple suggestions as to localapplications and the taking of your Pk-Rl'NAand Max .i.i.\ were followed to theletter and, Shanks to you, mv foot is en-tirely well, and I am happy.''

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Address?"Staunton Spectator," SU-.toa, Ta.

Sketch op Lord Wolseley.?LordWolseley, commander-in-chief of the Brit-ish forces in the Soudon, was born in coun-ty Dublin, Ireland, in 1833. His full nameis Garnet Joseph Wolseley. Entering theBritish army iv 185-, he served iv Burman,in tho Crimea, in India during the Sepoymutiny, and in China in 18C0. For seve._>.

years after 1807 he was stationed in Cana-da, and was knighted for his services insuppressing the Red River rebellion. In1874 be brought tbe Ashauteo war to a suc-cessful conclusion, and was made a major-general and knigbt-commanderof tbe Bath.He succeeded Lord Chelmsford as com-mander in-chief in Zuiuland, and reducedKing Cetewayo to submission. In 1882 hewas appointed to the command of the Eng-lish forces in Egypt, and after a short, butLriiliant campaign, put an end to the re-hlnjjl"ifo___-2£i__aS*,a- *" aP-**"***"l letier

from the Soudan \u25a0""" rfT>T _**

is quoted as -saying: "I have ?known ouly two heroes in the coui 5_"r --ylife. One was General Lee, the 0..- lr isGeneral Gordon." Gen. Wolseley, thencolonel, made the acquaintance of Gen.Robert E. Lee in his camp during tho peri-od after the battle of Fredericksburg inDecember, lSr>2, and before that of Chan-cellorsville in May, I*>63. Gen. Wolseleyvisited tlie Confederate camp in companywith Lord HartingtoD, tbe English states-man.

What Senator l!ayar<! Says.

In a recent conversation, in speaking ofthe incoming administration, Senator Bay-ard is reported to have said:?

"It will be confronted by the gravestdifficulties. Tho Republicans have left usa heritage of great evils. They have dis-posed of nothing. They havo put off andput off. Their policy has been one of un-interrupted postponement. They havenot settled the currency quostion; they is-sue a promise to pay and take that promiseup with auother promise to pay. Theyhave not settled the silver question. Theyhave not removed the outrageous wrongsof the tariff. They have done nothing forAmerican shipping. They have left usthe wreck of a navy. Tho new Adminis-tration must undertake to dispose of theproblems arising out of this condition ofthings. How it shall proceed is a momen-tous question. If it is to bo controlled bypolitical tyranny such as that which hasheld sway of recent years, it will soon sinkand go to ruin, and it ought to. Unless itis to occupy a higher ground in this respectthan those Administrations that have re-cently preceded it, I want nothing to dowith it. I havo been here and know howthings havo been done. I have seen the in-famies of partisan supremacy and greed."

A Circularof a Candidate uo_ Con-gress in 1804.?Mrs. L. li. Munford, ofBotetourt, sent to the Fincastle Herald thefollowing old campaign document fromwhich we copy it verbation:?

circular.To the Citizens of the Congressional District,

Composed the Counties of Montgomery,Wythe, Tazewell, Grayson, Washington,

Russell and Lee:Fellow Citizehs,

I intend offering myself asas a candidate, for a member of Congress,at tho noxt Congressional Election?mypretentions for offoring for so Honorable aseat, I will here relate to you; iv the year1770, I went into the Regular AmericanArmy, as an officer, risked my life andfortune, and every thing that was dear tome, for to procure the Independence ofAmerica; I was with our illustration Chief,(Washington, whose bones aro now mould-ering iv the dust) through his greatest dif-ficulties and danger; I was with him in thebattle of Monmouth, and many other bat-tles too numerous to mention. For therectitude of my behaviour and charactersince we gained our independence, I referyou to all the citizens of my acquaintance;and if you should think me worthy of yoursuffrage, and honor me with a seat in Con-gress, your favor will ever be rememberedand gratefully acknowledge by

Gentlemen, Your Humble Servant,SAMUEL EWING.

Russell county, ( Va.,) Nov. Ist, 1804.

Lexington, { Virginia) Printed by JohnM'Mullin.

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The birds of paradise, which are nativesof New Guinea, are reported to be in dan-ger of extinction. At a recent sale in Lon-don, 4,725 of these birds were sold for or-nament* and decoration.

Form and Feature.Unless associated with good teeth, are shornof half the attraction they may otherwisepossess. Bearing this fact in mind, use SO-ZODONT, which will prevent your teethfrom losing their whiteness, and will renderthem spotless if specked and discolored.?The tint and hardness of coral are impartedto the gums by this incomparable preserva-tive and beautifying agent, and the breathis rendered fragrant as honeysuckle by itsuse. It Is safe, besides being effective,Sold by druggists,