Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1870-07-26
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4 LLEGHANY Circuit Court, May term,
"A. 1670-R. NJ. Ayres for A. w. Hartman,

1t is adjudged, ordered, and decreed that this
cause be referred to one of the Master Commits
sloners of this Court, with directions that he
take an account of the plaintiffs judgments at
law in the bill mentioned, and also of all other
liens on the land in the bill mentioned,
whether by judgment or otherwise, together
with an account of the fee-slmple, and annual
value of the said lands respectively, and make
report OF his proceedings therein to this Court,
together with such matter deemed pertinent by
himself or required by either of the parties to be
stated in order 20 q further decree in this cause.
And said Master may proceed in the absence of
either party, who shall have legal notice of his
primary appointment or adjournment and shall
fail to attend him, which notice shall be by adj
vertlsement IN some newspaper in the town of
StauntOn, and posted at the front door of the
courthouse of this county, which shall be equiv
alent to personal service on all the parties all of
which is adjudged, ordered and decreed accor-
JOS. I. FUDGE, Clerk.
rs The parties interested are hereby notified
that have fixed on Thursday, August the 18th,
1870 at A. NJ. as the time, and my law office.
Covington Va, as the place to execute the du-
ties required of me in the foregoing decree, at
which time and place they are required to at
tend. ROBERT L. PARRISH.
ju5-4w Commissioner.
VIRGINIA Sin the County Court of Au-
gusta County June 29th, 1870:
In pursuance of an Act entitled IAN Act to
authorize subscriptions to the stock of incorpo-
rated companies by the counties of Rockingham,
Roanoke, and the towns of Harrisonburg Staun-
1870, -
1T IS ORDERED, That ON Saturday, the 9th day
OF August, 1870, polls be opened at the vari-
Gus places of voting in the county of Augusta,
and an Election be held, to take the of the
legal voters of the county, in accordance with
said act, on the question, whether the county of
Augusta shall subscribe to the stock of the VAL
ley Railroad Company, incorporated to construct
a Railroad through said county, to an amount
not exceeding Three Hundred Thousand Dollars.
AND IT is FURTHER ORDERED, That the per-
sons who were the Judges of the election, held
on the fourth Thursday in May, 1870, at
the respective places of voting in the various
Townships and in the town of Staunton, dis
charge the duties prescribed by said Act for COM
missioners of election, at the election hereby or
dered to be held and that said Judges or Com
missiOners of Election, Immediately after the clo-
sing OF the polls at their respective places of
ting count the ballots deposited at such election,
and make return, within two days after such cleo
ton, to the Judge OF this Court of the number of
votes cast "For the Subscription" and of the
number of votes cast Against the Subscription
and also return and deposit with the Clerk of
this Court, IN separate packages, the ballots for
and against such subscription
AND 1T is FURTHER ORDERED, That the Sher-
III OF this county give prompt notice of said elec-
ton by publishing in the newspapers printed in
Staunton copies of this order, and by posting the
same in the form of handbills at public places
throughout the county
AND 1T is FURTHER ORDERED that the clerk
OF this Court prepare and cause to be furnished,
at the various places of voting, pol-books, suit
able for said election COpy-teste,
WILLIAM A BURNETT, Clerk.
In conformity with the above order, notice is
hereby given that the election named therein,
will be held on TURDAY, THE 9TH DAY
of AUGUST, 1870 at the various places of vo-
ting in the county of Augusta, including the
town of StauntOn
GEORGE W. McCUTCHEN,
july 5-5t Sheriff of Augusta County.
ri OTECE.-All persons indebted to the es-
~ tate of George t. Antrim, decd, by note or
otherwise, are hereby requested to come forward
at and pay up, it is necessary to settle the
estate at an early day, and we do not desire, ex-
cept where it is absolutely necessary, to pursue
more stringent measures for the collection of the
outstanding debts.
All persons having claims against said estate
are also requested to present them for settlement
t. IL ANTRIM
VIM CALDWELL, Executors.
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