Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-05-01


COUNTY CoURT.-The County Court
Judge Hendren presiding, met ON Monday
last, very large number of county people
taking advantage of the fair day to come
to town. The following is summary Of
the business transacted.
ROAD PETITIONS.
| The petitions of R. I'll. Dudley ana John
Riff. for road in North River township
was referred. The petition of John w
Stout, for change in road in Middle
River township was received, and sum
mons issued against the land owners.
petition of w. G. McKamy, for road II
Riverheads township was granted, and $l5
land damages allowed John Berry Inc
petition of Daniel O'Rourke for private
road in Beverly Manor township was
granted, and $115 land damages ordered &c
be paid by the petitioner. In the petition
of Samuel A. East and others, for a change
of road in Beverly Manor, the report was
re-committed. The petition OF jacob
Price. for a road in Riverheads was recelv.
ed, and rule against Peter Elllngel
awarded. The petition OF Robert 8
Harnsberger and J. D. Craig, for aroad in
Middle River, was established in part from
the Keezletown road to Cave Station, on
the Valley Railroad, and Fred. K. Kline
was allowed $3.50 land damages; the res
idue of the application was continued
i IF rJo 1fo6 dam.
nam awarded to Mrs. Martha Murray.
WILLS. ADMINISTRATORS, &c.
Administration was granted David l..
Snyder on the estate Of James l.. Campbell.
Decd; Baxter Crawford qualified as admir-,
d. b. u. of VIM. e. Crawford; the following
wills were admitted to probate-of VIM.
Greaver, of Rebecca Stickley, of Hannah
Dull, with David Dull, jr., ex'r OF Samuel
T. Shultz, with VIM. 8. Hawpe, ex'r; OF
Abraham Freed, with VIM. A. Freed, ex'r !;
W. D. Ewing qualified as adm I, c. t. a. of
Joseph Earlnan Maria Engleman was ap-
pointed guardian of Adam L. Engleman !;
the powers of Ann E. Brown, admir-, OF Jno
D, Brown. were revoked on notice of P. B.
Hoge and G. r. Mason they will of John
Ruebush was admitted to probate with
Jacob Ruebush and Timothy Funk as ex-
ecutors the will of Theophilus Gamble
was admitted to probate with Joseph A.
Logan and W. II. Gamble as executors
The estate of Joseph johnson, decd, was
committed to Sheriff Mowry.
LICENSES.
The following licenses were granted =
J. A. Reynolds, Ordinary at Greenville !;
William Chisholm, Ordinary at Shenan-
doah mountain; Thomas Jefferson COLOR
ed J at Waynesboro' Jacob F. Arehart, at
Middlebrook William J. Mckee, at
Greenville ; D. B. Hyde, at Mt. Sidney
David +. Walker (colored,) at Craigsville;
P. & M. Burrus, at Variety Springs; I. G.
Trice, at Buffalo Gap. For private enter
tainment, A. Mohler, at Weyer's Cave
Elias Pirkey, at Cave of Fountains; Ga
briel Cross, at Buckhorn Tavern James
Cross, near Shenandoah mountain. Retail
liquor license granted to ]. G. Horn, near
aug uSU6t - pllllSO. "a ilSOlloO Weso AoAloSo
to W. H. Lange for private entertainment
near Deerfeld. J. P. Woodward and Sam
uel W. Quick were granted a license to
retail LIQUOR at Elizabeth Furnace.
MISCELLANEOUS.
There have been forty-six deeds recorded
and twelve &c pdrte settlements.
L. R. Waddell and J. F. Root were APP
pointed to correct an erroneous assessment.
Lorenzo S. X. McCutchen was appointed
and qualified as Deputy Surveyor.
Ed. I. Jones qualified as Notary Public.
Eleven cases were disposed of on the
motion and road docket,
The collectors of the county, James n.
McF arland, S. N. Patterson, r. G. Byers.
Thomas A. Brownlee, A. M. Bowman, and
William I. Lightner severally executed
new bonds.
Rev. John 3. Evans Of the M. E. Church
at Buffalo. Gap, gave bond and was author
lied to celebrate the rites Of marriage.
An order was granted to John W.
Whitesell to procure an artificial leg.
The Valley Railroad Company against
Adam M Hawpe, Mary Moore, R. D. Il
J. D. Lilley, and Rebecca w. Mcclure and
others, on notices to assess land damages.
The Court appointed David F. Clemmer,
M. W. D. Hogshead, William Steele, Mat
thew Pilson, and Samuel x. Kerr commits
sioners who are directed to act on the 18th
and 18th of May.