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Newspaper
Virginia Advocate
Location
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1830
Page
3
A beach party of about forty in Cape May Soundy Norsey crossed the Great Sound and returned when one boat with twelve aboard capsized. Martha Conrad oldest daughter of Cornelius Conrad of Charlestown Chester County drowned in the incident. Her brother survived and helped others. the event followed by mournful verse and scattered news items from a turbulent era.
An 19th century account reports Dr Peter Scholl describing spontaneous ignition among habitual drinkers in Upper Canada. A case details a man aged about 85 who, after heavy liquor, burned in a blacksmith shop with no external flame, flames resembling a candle wick, flesh consumed to bone, yet the heart kept vital spark until death on the thirteenth day. The narrator laments drunkards and recalls prior similar cases, noting the absence of external ignition and the horrific scene.
A wedding notice records the marriage of Taraor Buaco to Mrs Ente 8 Raaianys in a local town ceremony held at a designated venue on a specified date. The event lists both spouses and the community’s recognition of the union.
George Carr as Trustee advertises a sale of household and kitchen furniture including Windsor chairs a looking glass and tables from a deed of trust by J A Xaupi for Richard Fretwell. The sale occurs Saturday the 28th in the current month at the Midway Hotel with articles listed as detail.
By virtue of a Deed of Trust dated August 23, 1824, William Campbell Jr. conveyed land in Greenbriar County. The trustee will sell at Orange Court House on the fourth Monday in September for ready money to satisfy the deed, conveying only the trust vested title to the buyer.
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