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New Port - Page.Co.Va Jan 26th 1883

Let us encourage him with our prayers our sympathies, and our efforts to support him. Do this, and it will gladden the old mans heart and strengthen him in the evening of his life. The young minister will feel the cold [?] chill with which he was surrounded, and which was [?] the energies of his soul [charged?] by the influence of such kindly [beam?]. His health will return; his energies awake, and he will show to all that he had within him the [?] of a [?]. Your Minister who had to follow [other occupation] for a livelihood will feel quite different and will remark ["]how he is in the estimation of his people, and how congregation is prospering! [?] would you have a good Minister and a [?] congregation? [Go?] [one?] and all hand in hand.

Sunday Morning Jan 26th 1883

The weather is pleasant but cloudy and a mist of rain occasional. Preaching in New Port church [by?] Rv W. A. [?]. The [General?] and [Mitton?] A [?'s] child will [?] [?] today [?] [last?] Sunday evening [?] 60! [?] [?] [?] of The [Chist?].

Page county. This county lies in the northeastern part of the State, lying along the north-ern slope of the Blue Ridge mountains, known as the "Shenandoah Valley." It is abundantly watered by the Shenan-doah river, flowing through the entire length of the county, and this, with its numerous tributaries, furnish abundant water power for factories, etc. Our soils are mostly limestone and sandy, and specially adapted to corn, wheat, etc. Fruits of all kinds are a special industry. We have an abundance of timber of every kind. We have a good market for all kinds of trade, a home market for our produce, lumber, tanbark, etc. We have the Shenandoah Valley railroad running lengthwise of the county, giving access to the road. The county-seat is near the center, giving a good market for every-thing. In the northern part of the coun-ty we have a large iron manufacturing company, giving employment to about one thousand hands. We have very good school-three graded schools, all in fine working order. We have only a few de-nominations of religion here, the principle ones being Southern Baptist, Methodist, Bible Christian, and a few Dunkards. All who contemplate moving should come to Page county. [Kounts?], Va. JOHN P [LOUDERBACK?].

Luray Grain Market. [? ?] Bed......... 00a 1 30 [?] Berry.................. 00a$1 34 [...] ..................... 00a 85 [...] ..................... 40 [...] 65 [?] J. V. JAMISON.

Death of Gideon T. Jones. This gentleman, well and favorably known to the citizens of this county, died of paralysis at the residence of his son, Glenn T. Jones, Washington, D. C. on Saturday, Oct. 15th. Mr. J. was a native of Page, and lived here up to 1869, when he removed to Baltimore. He was a gentleman universally esteemed, having held several important trusts in the coun-ty, among them that of clerk of our Cir-cuit court for a number of years before the war. His death will be sincerely lamented by all who knew him. He was 66 years of age. [?]

Rudolph Baker Great Grand father of John P. Louderback he was a father of Isaac Baker an Uncle to My father Isaac Louderback who left and settled in Ohio in the year 1854 From Rockingham Co, Va and a Bro of Daniel Baker of Dry [River?] of Page Co, Va he was the father of Rudolph Baker and Rudolph was a Bro of My Grand Mother Louderback Her [house?] being Catherine was born in the year 1790. She was at the birth of My father Seventy-one years old, My father at his death was 82 years + 9 month old.

February 8th 1907 This is Friday a fair and pleasant over head snow [for?] 10 inches deep To day is my birth day Seventy one years old, [?] [P?]. Louderback

MOON'S PHASES. First Quarter, the 4th at 12 o'clock 47 min-utes in the morning. Full Moon, the 10th, at 11 o'clock 37 min-utes in the evening. First Quarter, the 18th, at 10 o'clock a min-utes in the evening. Full Moon, the 26th, at 1 o'clock 25 minutes in the morning. Conjecture of the Weather. 1, 2, 3, cold; 4, 5, variable; 6, 7, snow; 8, 9, 10, clear; 11, 12, cloudy; 13, snow; 14, 15, variable; 16, 17, 18; cold, 19, 20, clear; 21, 22, moderate; 23, 24; rain; 25, 26, 27, cold; 28, 29, stormy. Venus ([?]) is evening star until the 11th of July, then the morning star to the end of the year.