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 | | Citizens of county invited to organize Agricultural Society for "improvement of Animal Stock, Farming Implements, Fruit, Vegetables and Household Manufactures." Three children burned to death in fire which destroyed their home. |
 | | Meeting of Augusta Whigs and Americans held at court house to ratify state party nominees for political office and to nominate county candidates for House of Delegates; Nathaniel Massie, J. Marshall McCue, and Bolivar Christian supported, amidst debate, as nominees for House of Delegates from Augusta County. |
 | | Augusta Opposition Party held public meeting at county court house and decided to send A.H.H. Stuart, John Newton, James Cochran, M.W.D. Hogshead, B. Christian, and John D. Imboden as delegates to state convention in Richmond. |
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