Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-08-22

The STONEWALL BRIGADE.-We publish
the following for the benefit Of the many mem
bers of this gallant old brigade in our midst:
The surviving members of the Fourth Vir-
giuia Infantry, held meeting at the Mont
gomery White, on the 3lst. Gen VIM. Terry
was called to the chair, and Judge John N.
Lyle appointed secretary. Gen Terry on ia
king the chair, in answer to loud calls, made a
short speech Col Chas. A. Ronald, at the
request of the chair, explained the object of
the meeting to be the organization of the sur
wing members of the Regiment into an asso-
citation, for the purpose of reviving and keep
late war +; and for the benevolent object of as
sisting any who may need help, either amongst
the survivors or the families of the fallen
Another object had in view was to induce the
other regiments of the Stonewall Brigade to
form like associations, who. together with this
one, might unite into a Brigade Association
and raise funds for monument to the memo
ry of Gen. Stonewall Jackson The meeting
determined to organize permanently with the
| following officers
President, Vice President, Secretary, Treas
urer and Executive Committee, to be composed
of one from each Of the COMPANIES of the reg
iment
Gen. VIM. Terry was elected President; Col.
| Chas A Ronald, Vice President s. NJ. Jones,
Secretary and Capt Fl. D Wade, Treasurer
The President appointed the following as the
Executive Committee: A. Ronald, R. G.
Trigg, J. N Lyle, J. j. White, j. A. Walker.
j. Ell. Fulton, j. M. Hale, David Edmundson,
A. G. Pendeton, Alex M. Hamilton and r.
G. Newlee
The Secretary and Executive Committee
were instructed to correspond with the survi-
wing members OF the other regiments of the
| Stonewall Brigade and urge upon them the
| proprlety of at once forming similar associa-
tons. 1t was understood that the Executive
| Committee will make arrangements for meet
ing of the Association next summer, and give
due notice of the time and place.
| FATAL ACCIDENT few days since some
negro children were playing together in Ches-
| terfed county, not far from Petersburg when
one of them named Mason Cox a boy aged /
years, threw a handful of dirt In the mouth of
| Bette Wells colored three years of age
which caused almost instant death. The YER
dict of the jury OF inquest was that the fatal
blow was accidental Petersburg Ladec
| A paragraph among the items relating to
fashion, going the rounds Of the newspapers is,
that Church weddings are no longer fashion
able, the notoriety and publicity attending
them having deferred modest and sensitive peo-
pie from choosing this manner Of committing
matrlmOny.
The Courier-Journat has discovered that
Harlan, the defeated Radical candidate for
Governor of Kentucky, is looming up for the
Presidency. That being the case, it must be
painful to his friends to see that the Presiden-
cy doesn't reciprocate by looming up for Har-
Ian.
New PATENTS. Funnel, Norman L. Price,
Lynchburg, Va; medicine or powder for treat
ing cattle and hogs, Bazar Il, Puin, Mellow
ell, Va; garden implement, David S. Wilhort,
Madison Court house, Va; pillow, Thos, Ed
munds, Talcott, Va.
STURGEON AGAIN Having been offered ten
thousand dollars in gold, by submarine cable,
to write Life of Christ, Spurgeon, the. great
English preacher, has telegraphed back that
as good Lille of Christ as could be written
would be found in the New Testament.