Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-05-12
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''1'" " Virginia Oy an Act, passed. BprH 2d,
80, to lay of the county Of Augusta into nine
''%ricts, as nearly equal as may be in territory
AMI population, and 10 establish precincts for
'oiing, not more han two in each district, held
;,eir frat meeting according to said Act OF the
n day OF April 1852, at the County Court
.ause, and were regularly adjourned from day
% day, until their final meeting on the 9TH day
q May, 1852.
The commissioners having endeayoured to
accommodate all of their fellow citizens, 50 far
rs the provisions of the law under which they
acted would permit, and having discharged
their difficult duty to The best Of their ability,
thereupon present The following s.ae-
REPORT,
SOUTH STAUNTON DISTRICT, No /
Beginning a, The West end OF Beverly Tor
Main sireet) in the town of Stanton thence
with the parkersburg Turnpike. 10 where the
obi Mitdlebrook road DIVORCES from said Turn
pike thence following the trace of said old
Mdllebrook road and the present MiddlebrOOk
miles from Stanton 10 the public road leading
10 Cochran mil thence with the latter road
to said Mill thence with the road leading By
Jos Smiths Westinghouse TO the Greenville
s,a1e-road, and with the latter to Mill creek
thence down said creek 10 the Mt. Tory Fur
nags road, and with said road 10 Christians
creek thence Town the same 10 the bridge o.
yer Peck's Mill-raee thence following the top
Of the ridge dividing the waters Of the old Poor
house DRAFT, from the waters oil Christians
creek, 10 said creek near Nm s. Hangers
house thence down the creek TO the public
road nearSnetmau's Mill, leading from Waynes.
bore 10 the Port Republic road thence with
said road TO the Port Republic road thence
with the latter roa;l in the direction OF Staun-
ION, 10 the "Nelson road, ;" aud with said road
10 Lewis creek thence down said creek TO
Middle River thence up said River TO the Nc.
Adamized road thence up said road 10 the di
vergence Of the new public road leading by the
d. d. & B. Institution, and with said road 10
the East end OF Beverly street in Stanton, and
with said street 10 the beginning,
The place Of voting for this District 10 be at
yhe Court House.
NORTH STAUNTON DISTRICT, No 2
Beginning al the West end of Beverly Tor
Nam street) in the Town of Stanton, and with
said street TO the East end; thence with the
public road passing near the Deaf, D. & Blind
Institution 10 the McAdamized road, and down
with the latter for distance from Stanton of
over 81 miles, TO the public road leading BY
Mowry's Mill, and with the latter road passing
Puage's School house, 10 near Henry Swisher's
iesdence thence straight line passing on the
North side OF said Swisher's house, aud on the
South side Of Jacob Sheets house, and North of
Allison Furr's house, TO the South east corner
Of Henry Berfy's ''Jones' tract" aud thence
with the division line between said tract and
said Berry's home tract, N. w. 10 r. Van Lear's
and G, w. Jones' corner and thence n. w,
with the division line between said Var Lear
and Jones to George Crosby's aud Wm. Mills
corner thence straight line 10 the Middle
River at the mouth Of Moffsit's Branch thence
up Middle River 10 the bend near Rev. --
Glossbrenner's house thence straight line 10
the bend in said River al John Thomas spring;
thence up the River 10 the mouth OF Bakers
creek thence up said creek TO The mouth OF
Smoky Row Run, and up said Run to near the
from, of Robt. Wrigbfs house thence with the
public Hebron Church road 10 the Middlebrook
siage.road thence with the latter road in the
direction OF S,aunton TO the trace OF the old
Middlebrook road thence following the said
trace South of William Shumate's house 20 The
Parkersbnrg road, aud with the latter road 10
the beginning.
The place Of voting for this district shall be
at,he Town Hall, in Stauulon.
MIDDLEBR0OK DISTRICT, No, 8.
Beginning at Bakers creek here il is cross
ed by the old Buffalo Gap road thence with
ga ID road 10 its junction with the ParkeIsburg
Turnpike, aud with said Turnpike 10 the top OF
the Bic North Mountain thence along the top
of said Mountain TO the Rockbridge aud Angus
IA county line thence with said line South
ward) to the Middlebrook stage-rOad (by Nc
Nuts y thence with said road to the "Buller
road,n and with the latter 10 Stoyer's formerly
Link's) farm thence along The top OF the Ches-
nut Ridge 10 the road leading from St. Johns
Church 10 the Midllebrook siaee-road, aud
with The latter road, towards Staunton, 10 the
public road leading to Hebron Church;
thence with the said road 10 Smoky Row Run
in front of Robt Wrights house, aud with said
Run to Bakers creek, and with said creek TO
the beginning.
The slection precincts for this district shall
be at Middlebiook and Craigsyille.
GREENyILLE DISTRICT, NO. A.
Beginning in Mill Creek, al the crossing OF the
Greenville stage road; thence with said road 10
the road leading by Jos. Smiths home place TO
Cocaran's Mill thence with the road leading
N. West from said mill 2 miles to the Middle
brook stage load; thence with said stage road
TO the road leading oil towards 81 Johns Church,
and with the latter road 10 road leading by
John Grmm's house, and with said road TO the
chestnut ridge; thence with said ridge 10 the
HButter-road," al Stover's formerly Links
farm, and with the "Buter road'' 10 the Mid
dlebrook and Brownsburg road, by McNutps,
and with the latter road TO the Rockbritge and
Augusta county line thence with said county
lns to the Nelson county line SNd wilts-+tfc
Nelson and Augusta line 10 petntP Pposile the
"Sterreti farm,n on Bacl~creek; thenS straight
line TO the upper ISdd Of said farm ann into the
Me Esefa se-resd.; thence with the old
Mt Tory Furnace road % Mill creek, aud up the
same 10 the place Of beginning.
r The places of voting in this District shall be
at Greenyille and Stuarrs Draft.
WAYNESBORO' DISTRICT, No. 5.
beginning in Christians creek, at tbe crossing
of the M Tory Furnace road and/wilh said
road 10 the BsSk creek road at the bpper erd of
che sStenett Farm lbeuce stTght line, in
GLIDING said Farm, TO tRe>asaIeF point on the
Nelson and Augusta county lI&k saeaea<=xiiLh
said. lns-by-Ree&6sA-G sSrand AIbemarle line
10 the Turks Gap road; thence with said road
10 Porler6eld's Stillhouse thence straight
line 10 the Winchester road near the residence
Of the late Cen Porterfield, and at the corner of
Jacob Hildebrand's farm thence with the Por-
,erfeld road until il intersects The Barren Ridge
road, al Geo Coley's shop; thence with the
latter road to the road leading from Christians
creek TO Waynesboro' 81 with said road to Chris
tian's creek near Sneitman's mill; thence up said
creek 10 VIM s. Hangers farm thence line
along the top OF ridge dividing the walters Of
Thr;St;anIs creek from The oil Poor Honsa draC n