Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-08-31

COUNTY OOURI.-JuQS0 t6UuT6U, pre-
siding: Jas. E. Beard, qualified as notary
public; Jas. Ell. Callison, A. A. Sproul,
VIM. Steele, Eros OFT and VIM. Berry
were appointed commissioners to assess
land damages to John r. Buchanan, for
school-house site in Riverheads District;
Albert P. Armentrout, Nath1 Kerr, Chas.
B. Steigel, Solomon Peters and Noah
Miller. commissioners to assess land dam
ages to Jno. S. Byers, and Henry Showalter,
David Landes, G. w. Eutzler, VIM. r.
Foster and Albert H. Roller, commission
ers to assess land damages to David Dyer
ly, for school-house sites in Middle River
District, all to act OIL Saturday, Sept. 10Th
next.
Jas. A. Hamrick was appointed JUS
t1ce of the Peace for North River District,
in place of DR.. Jas. 7. CLARK, and Edward
l. Jones, from Middle River District in
place of VIM. Beard.
The powers of r. P Eubank, as guar
dian Of Sarah Hogshead and others, and OF
Matilda G. Wheeler, as guardian Of Mary
E. Woods, were revoked.
Margaret g. Bell, qualified as adm'X OF
Jas. Bell (of Thos.) Jas. F. Wilson. as
Admir- of Harvey Lambert, decd and M.
r. Coalter as Admir- of Lucinda Coalter,
decd.
Justice J. N. Mitchell paid into court
$500 and Justice D. n. Vanler SIS, fines
imposed by them on Jno. johnson, r. A..
Vanlear and Fountain Reese for assault.
The will of Peggy Patterson was adj
mitted to probate with Jas. A. Patterson
as executor.
| Ruth A. S. Martin was appointed guar
dian Of Mamie Wright Martin; Walter l..
Martin, guardian of Lutitia r. Martin and
Hiram Burks, guardian of Jennie Jackson,
| colored.
Albert II. Curd was appointed constable
of South River District in place Of Adam
Rusmisel who declined to qualify.
The estate of Abel Gibbons, decd, was
committed to Sheriff Lightner as admins
TRAITOR with the will annexed. Also the
estate of Jno. S. Norman, decd, and
Mary Bailey, decd, for administration.
Jno. Brown, Jas. II. Crawford, Pastures:
S ,muel Hulvey and Jno. M. Myers, Middle
River; David SANGER, North River, were
appointed surveyors of public 70 IDS in
their respective districts.
Upon petitions Of Geo. Davis and others
for road near Stanton, Jos. F. Tame
lii, Jno. A. Desper. M. McAlear, Thos
II. Earman and Jno. W. Doom were ap
pointed commissioners to ascertain land
damages to the contestant. Noes A. Nc
Comb, to act on Saturday, 18th Sept. next
The petition of Jno. J. Harner for al
teration in road leading from old Winches
ter road to Jarman's Gap (SoutE River
Dist. y and the petition Of Rives Gait and
others for road near Staunton (Beyerley
Manor Dist.), was referred to Jno. G.
Slower, as special commissioner, for report
JohnMurks was fined $135 for assault
and battery.
Commonwealth Us Sarah M. Allen fol
keeping a house OF i'll fame-verdict guilt
ty-fined $75 and 80 days in jail
The grand jury found Indictment:
againts the following parties: For unlaw
full trespass, Hemphill Trayer, Andrew
Argenbright, A. II. Campbell, Henderson
Miner and Conrad Werner; for lewd ant
lascivious cohabitation, Andrew Kinney
Mahala Miller, Catharine Sensabaugh, Ma
ry Golladay, Geo. Hawkins and Henry Ty
rec for common nuisarce, Nicholas Cole
Jane Cole, Ro. Williams, Allen Williams
Goggin Williams and A. H. Curd for as
sau't and battery, VIM. Shull, L. N. Perry
Benjamin Abney; for intermarryIng will
a negro, Mary Golladay and Catharine
Sensebaugh; for performing the ceremon,
Of marriage between white person and {
negro, Rev. Benjamin Downey for OBJ
structing ditch toSlrain public road, JAS
Mohler; for not keeping public road il
good order, Samuel Life and W. f. Asst
for housed breaking and larceny, John L
RoWsey and James Goens; for adultery
Benz. I. Caricofe. A bench warrant was
issued for J. L. RoWsey.