Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-10-31
MEETING OF VETERANS OF THE MEx1.


CAN WAR.-On Saturday last, Col. Bledsoe
! d. Hartman, captain in Humphreys Mar
shals regiment of Kentucky cavalry, VIM
Blackburn sergeant in Hamtranek's regl-
ment, Va Volunteers, Geo. Harlan corporal,
and Jacob click, Geo. Alexander and VIM.
Skeen members of the same regiment, and
Mai. Jno A. Hartman member of the Texas
Rangers all soldiers of the Mexican war met
at the court house. and appointed Messrs
Simon H. Hilb, Geo. Harlan aud Jno. Peer
as delegates to the convention of Mexican
volunteers which was held in Richmond last
Tuesday. They also adopted resolution
requesting other Mexican soldiers from the
Valley present in Richmond to act as
delegates. Besides the gentlemen present at
the meeting, the following veterans are
known to be living in this city OR vicinity :
Hamtranck' regiment-G. G. Merritt, Il.
D. Noon, Jno. Peer, Jno. S. Parent, s. M.
Helms, Jno. H. Steel, VIM. Miller, G. B.,
Terrill, Jno Knowles, Abraham Tarr. j..
NJ. Hehin and John Whitney; regular army
Morris Cash: lst Penn. Reg, Co. F., VIM.
H. Godfrey and Tennessee cavalry, Lit. ST
mon H. Hilb.
When the Convention met at Richmond
Mr. Geo. Harlan was present. and reported
the following names as enroledin the organ
ization at Staunton
John Boucher, musician, I'd U. s, artll-
lery private John Moore, company B,
18th u. S. Infantry; sergeant Patrick Hart,
company A, I'd U. S. Artillery William
.Gaskins, seaman U. S. ship Ohio; private
William H. Weeks, company D. LIST Mary
land regiment, Watson's battery William
P. Francis, company [, LIST regiment Virgin
la volunteers sergeant John Hampsey,
company G., I'd u S. infantry private W.
G. Barker, Captain Lovell's company, 4th
U. S. artillery private William p. Ball,
Sd U. S. infantry private Lewis Lawson,
company G, lst regiment Virginia volun-
teers; private James G. Taylor, Captain
Pretlow's company 1st regiment Virginia
volunteers private j. W. Nicholson, COM
pany M. LIST regiment Virginia volunteers
private A. L Crouch, Capt Besha's com
pany, Mobile volunteer company; private
James O. Moss, company M, LIST regiment
Virginia volunteers.
The convention at Richmond organized an
association with Capt. Robt g. Scott Presi-
dent, and among the vice. Presidents Col
B D. Hartman, of Staunton. Delegates were
appointed to the national convention at
Washington January 18th, among whom
were Maj. Jno A. Hartman, ofStaunton, and
Gen. James L. Kemper. III
OPENING OF. THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
The public schools opened Oh Monday last,
but the severe rain storm prevailing pre-
vented number of scholars from being
registered Since then the children have
been registered land the schools which have
been rigidly graded now number High
school,, "A; Grammar, As; intermediate,
40 I'd intermediate, 80 Primary, Al
I'd Primary, 42-total 25l. The colored
schools will open next Monday under that
experienced and well known educator. Mr..
W. H. Waddell as first teacher. The
Academy building has been fitted up with
taste and exquisites neatness, well warm
ed and ventilated, and our community
will find it worth visit to see how $50
children can be arranged and set to work
with the most perfect system in a few
days. The building is always open to Wis
itors, and the Superintendent, Prof. Ladd,
who fully recognizes the interest parents
and friends feel in the education Of the
children is glad to have them visit it at any
time in school hours, and witness the OPP
erations of the new system. The exterior
of the building is to be renovated, and the
grounds handsomely improved. Staunton
now ranks with Richmond in the perfec-
tions of her system of education, and we
may well be proud of our schools.