The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-10-21

THE COUNTY FAIR AND THE LATE COLONEL BALD
WIN roLlTlCAL-ACGuSTA BIBLE SOCIETY
CIRCUIT COURT.

Observation-Disclosures BIBLE SOCIETY
CIRCUIT COURT.
Ttorre>poudcncc of the Richmond Dspatch.l
SrArSroS, October 90. 1878.
At Il meeting Of the corporators OF the
Augusta County Fair. Oh the second day OF
the Fair. the following resolution WAS offered
by Mr.. Arch. G. Christian. and adopted:
:. RcSolrea. That committee Of five cor
noraor be appointed to take such steps rs
ihrv may deem necessary to change the
name Of The Augusta County Fair 50 as TO
ircorporltc the name OF its founder-John
y. Baldwin,
The following committee was appointed :
4. G.. Christian, ". +. Smith. Samuel Is.
Finley, William a. Abncy, and {. {. Fran
cisco. There is also a movement OIL foot TO
have a monument erected on the Fair
Grounds in honor OF the memory OF Colonel
Baldwin.
our county canvasscrS have been busy
during the past week, and have been heard
in all parts of the county. On Friday Cap
Tain james Bumgarduer and Major I. {. Ell
der delivered addresses ut Jcunin@s's gap,
and Major Marshall Hanger ut Swoope's de-
Tot. On Saturday the people of tlsherSvlilc
and vicinity were addressed by ;. Irayers
Phillips, Colonel Mills of Texas, and Absa-
lom koncr. On Saturday night Major Hang
or and William Patrick spoke at Trmblc's
>chool.houSc. All Of these meetings were
well attended, and the people are becoming
thoroughly aroused to the importance OF the
campaign, and will turn out en- mdSSe OH the
4th Of November.
Quite q number of our citizens met yes
tersar evening in the lecture-room OF the
PRESBYTERIAN church for the purpose OF Or
canizng an Augusta County Bible Society 10
operatc in connection with the Virginia
Bible Society. Its object is to- further the
free distribution OF the uncommented ana
unnoted Bibles among the poor. The society
was organized with about seventy-tye menl-
bers, and Judge Hugh w. sheney elected
president. c.. W. S. Turner secretary, and
Joe Rollins treasurer. There is much in
terest manifested in the objects of the society,
and it promises to be very prosperous one.
The Circuit Court adjourned on Saturday
last. The last four days OF the court were
taken I'D with the trial of the case OF Botts
against the securities of Pussy, Henry Mish,
and George A. Smith. Pussy was deputy
revenue collector under Bolts, and absconded
with a considerable amount of money. Bolts
brought suit against his securities and OBJ
tanned Judgment against them for S4,S43'
There is not much sympathy felt for these
parties, as they volunteered to go on stran,
GERS bond merely because he was United
States official, and no Conservatives would go
security for him. Pussy has not been heard
from. He left here for England, and is sup.
posed to be dead. His wife is still in this
country, and has heard nothing from him
for very long time.
There is also an indictment gainst Pussy
in the United States Court ut Harrisonburg
and in default Of his appearance at this term
of the court Judgment has been entered
against bis suretieS.
Ii commenced raining here yesterday eve
ming. and has continued very steadily ever
since. IhA-A'