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Valley Virginian: January 6, 1870 Go To Page : 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |

Negro Emigration in the South
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Summary: This article chronicles the movement of black labor from Virginia and other "border" states to the Deep South and Southwest. The author reminds his readers that in the past Virginia has supplied regions farther south with labor "suitable" for their climate. He hopes, for the sake of white labor, that blacks will continue to migrate.

Full Text of Article:

The demand for negro labor in the far South is said to be increasing in Virginia. High wages and great inducements are offered both upon the plantations and railroads. Virginia used to supply the Southern planting States with a good deal of labor, and the same process bids fair to be carried on hereafter on a more extended scale. It is not impossible that the mass of the colored race in all the border States will ultimately tend to the extreme South and Southwest, where their peculiar labor suits the cultivation, and the climate and surroundings are more agreeable to them than more vigorous latitudes. It is the destiny of Virginia to fall into the hands of white labor. - Statesman.

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Summary: Staunton Lodge No. 45, I. O. O. F., met on Thursday and elected officers.
(Names in announcement: James H. Water, Alex G. Points, James G. Patterson, James C. Wheat, J. W. Newton)

Marriages
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Summary: Green M. Kibler and Miss Almira E. Fishburne, daughter of Daniel Fishburne, all of Augusta, were married near Spring Hill on December 24th by the Rev. C. B. Hammack.
(Names in announcement: Green M. Kibler, Almira E. Fishburne, Daniel Fishburne, Rev. C. B. Hammack)

Marriages
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Summary: J. Willie Risque, formerly of Staunton, and Miss Nelia A. Jones of Lynchburg were married in Centenary Church in Lynchburg on December 22nd by the Rev. George Langhorn.
(Names in announcement: J. Willie Risque, Nelia A. Jones, Rev. George Langhorn)

Marriages
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Summary: L. A. Wise of Culpeper and Miss Harriet F. Cook of Augusta were married on December 28th by the Rev. D. B. Ewing.
(Names in announcement: L. A. Wise, Harriet F. Cook, Rev. D. B. Ewing)

Marriages
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Summary: Fred L. Fultz and Miss Amanda Fultz, daughter of Judge Fultz, were married at the Presbyterian Church in Staunton by the Rev. William E. Baker.
(Names in announcement: Fred L. Fultz, Amanda Fultz, Judge Fultz, Rev. William E. Baker)

Marriages
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Summary: A. J. Livick of Augusta and Miss Ginnie Robinson of Rockbridge were married in Rockbridge on December 23rd by the Rev. J. I. Miller.
(Names in announcement: A. J. Livick, Ginnie Robinson, Rev. J. I. Miller)

Marriages
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Summary: James Crosby and Miss Liza Koontz, both of Augusta, were married near Churchville on December 30th by the Rev. J. W. Hott.
(Names in announcement: James Crosby, Liza Koontz, Rev. J. W. Hott)

Marriages
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Summary: Robert Pool and Miss Eliza Huffer, both of Augusta, were married on December 30th by the Rev. J. W. Hott.
(Names in announcement: Robert Pool, Eliza Huffer, Rev. J. W. Hott)

Deaths
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Summary: Jonathan Horn died on December 28th. He was 73 years old.
(Names in announcement: Jonathan Horn)

Deaths
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Summary: George W. Frame died near Spring Hill at the residence of his father on December 26th. He was 28 years old.
(Names in announcement: George W. Frame)

Deaths
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Summary: Mrs. Elizabeth S. Johnson, wife of Robert Johnson, died in Staunton on December 22nd. She was 62 years old. She was a long-time member of the Episcopal Church. "In all the relations of life, she well sustained the character of a modest woman, affectionate daughter, devoted wife and fond mother, and set an example worth of emulation. The distressed husband and family should look upon their great loss, as her infinite gain."
(Names in announcement: Elizabeth S. Johnson, Robert Johnson)

Deaths
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Summary: Janet Taylor Bell, daughter of Maj. H. M. Bell of Staunton, died on January 1st. "There is perhaps no death that has caused such universal regret and sympathy with the bereaved parents, as the one we have chronicled above, and there can scarcely be one which is more touching or heart-rending than the early demise of a beautiful young girl scarcely in her teens, and just now the pride of her parents."
(Names in announcement: Janet Taylor Bell, Maj. H. M. Bell)