Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-04-29
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l,s,1so SATURDAY NieHr-A me citing of portion Of the
| IS of Ivnchburg was held Masonic Hall Saturday
with reference the forn. i'n Of Building and Loan
IL e,Ation tls city Mr. Mcdonald was called TO the
IL r and stated object of the meeting after which DR.
IL TX Cox who be familiar with the oh
III and operations these institutions called and re
It'd in speech explanatory and highly Auditory Of them
Ia q has a very intimate acquaintance with the plans
iees and practical effects of building Associations and
II 80, hi. unqualified testimony in their favor Mr. r. d.
IL .jsn also spoke In advocacy of them.
ascertaned 700 and goo shares had been
"a Al that time, aud committee, consisting Of Aesss NJ
r,arharnc + d. Christian c. Hardy. sim1 Tyrce and
clhoun appointed to obtain the rom aiming number
L ,,,khollers necessary for organization.
i "a, motion a committee consisting of Messrs. L. ID Chris
Ian X Cox aud Saml Garland. jra appointed fer the
ose Of drafting Articles OF Association Tie Soliciting
II mnice instructed 10 all meeting Of the stockhold-
A. SION all the shares aaen when the Association will
regularly organized Witch viii doubt be ,arly this
eeA
CRY couNeiLAt regular meeting of the Council of the
i " Of Lynchburg, held ON Friday 18th April lsd6;
prert Messrs otoy. President, X S Payne, scay f.
II yne, Langhorne oyler, and Christian, aoabrs.
proceedings Of the last meeting read and signed by
II President.
The account of watch for the last months sevees OF
Il 50 ethe account VIM d. Branch, Esq, Mayorfor $500
Il quarters salary-the account fWmJ Foxes for ron
Sl0the account Of Pride and Morgan Tor sl33otA
H. Omnibus
II
L +, Judgment in name WIN d. Miller VS.. VIM II H"ey'
Inv other small claims presented and al
| Owed.
Tompkins Treasurer reported that The Collector a N
paid into the Treasury within the last month
rent 81 levy SAC 81 of guarantee fund
Ia oeo5s and the city fund s5de i6, making s2636s2
memorial of Clerk the Market read and refer
H. TO the Market Committee toexamne and report upon by
H. m or otherwise.
NJ Christian preamble aud resolution to the effect
be Ann Norve Association be allowed to rent out the
and granted them until they can make the desired ar
gement better carry the objects for which they be
| came associated
1ta street Committee reported sundry streets and alleys
h,h thew recommended be improved which report
i ed and the improvement ordered to be made
n, II G. S Ferguson appointed to be Councilman IN
M Mace of Preston decd and to be one of the Finance
Ir,nmi,tcc in place of Mr.. Preston.
I'm motion Mr. Christian, Resolved that committee OF
bree he appointed carry out the resolution OF the Council
adopted upon the subject of protecting the Court
,e and public suitable iron enclosures and that said
i ittoe be authorized make such alterations in the en-
,e TO the Clerks offices Will protect the Court House
improper intrusion by such persons as have becnh the
m of committing de,ncdations and doing injury to its
tc and hxtures-whcn the President appointed MessrH
ba,an Jas f. Payne and seay to be of the Committee
On motion of MIR Christian Resolved that the Presdental-
n Committee Of two ODE denominated the committee
Eisll" who shall proceed to revise and reprint inc ora
e, o the cyand that they prefix to the same the orig
charter OF city and the several amendments to the
ne together " special ofhc Gen Assembly as
any the city of Lynehburg-whcn the Pres
d appointed Christian and Speed to DC OF said Com
3muee
The Council no agreeing upon to be appointed as
tant to the Clerk on Of Mr. Seay, the app lint
men is postponed until the next meeting
D RoDEs crk.
Cors,y NOMINATIONS IN AMHEKsr-We learn from the
R,sban that Democracy of Amherst have made the fol-
lowing nominations for county officers;
lanes p Coleman Attorney for the Commonwealth NJ G.
Goodwin Sheriff and c. Staples for Commissioners Oh
the Revenue.
In two of these apants recognize renegade
wings and certain but the third OF the same stripe
Democrats well how to reward their recruits and rare
N fail TO do it. by certain however that the
rev ard in this will not to be- empty honors-
nomina ton does not election. AT the last
county election the American party OF Amherst with the
Gallant Davis head achieved glorious victory There
why with energy and concert OF acton 'hey
do it again
FIRE-we learn from the Rockingham Register that the
valuable and mills of Jas H. Basil Burgess
were destroyed ny FIRE Saturday week The loss was very
heayy-partly covered by insurance
RELIGIOUS rEELING-An extensive and deeply interesting
work Of grace progress in the church and congroga
ton the Rev. Dr. White 1t confined principally TO inc
voung persons of the and College, and is constantly
spreading There are fly in deep
regard to the all Important n'ees,
eternal NATURALIZATION Gazette
MEETING favov OF Kansas Emigration was held in Boyd
ton Mccklonburg Va q Wednesday last. similar meet
ing was held Hampton few days since and $500 subserb
cd
THE lsr July is assigned for the completion OF the
Manassas ap Woodstock The work is being str adj
IL pushed forward
our R,ILRoAD-we are grati6ed to learn says the Alb
incdon Traiaa Mr. Denmcadis making rapid progress
laying the IRON and that for some days past lac has
accomplished half mile per day Hes now some two miles
of Seven Mile Ford
The TRinda has doubt that the read viii be hnsfca 10
Abingdon by the LIST July and to the State line by the s