The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-06-28

commenced ON Monday last. The following
officers, elected in May last, qualified;
| Supervisors-John Paris, Henry B. Seig,
WIN. II. Rush, Johns. Ellis,and Wm. Craw-
ford.
Constables-W. r. Lightncr, c. S. Byers,
T. A. Brownlee, S. N. Patterson, and Rob't
j. Dyche.
| Overseers Of Poor-~Chas. Brooke, Waller
Oder, A. Blauth, NJ. McAlcer, and S. N. Pat.
terson.
Justices.-B. O. Ferguson, J. S. Guy,
John B. Quidor, D. W. Coiner, A. A. Arnold
Jonathan Koner, C. S. Roller, Kasper B.
Koner, D. N. Vanlear and John A. Mills.
Alex. B. Lghtner was appointed Sheriff,
and gave $50, 900 bond. He app ointcd as
deputies W. L. Mowry, w. 7. Lightner. J.
N. Mcfarland and Geo. Harlan.
Maria J. Hawpe. was appointed adm'x Of
VIM. S. Hawpe.
Thos. j. and w. L. Martin adm'rs of James
J. Martin.
| J. Newton Wilson, Guardian of Evalinc
Bell Hite.
| Howard L. Wilson, Guardian OF Maggie 1.
Wilson.
Will of Edward Johns admitted, with Ed
| ward Johns as Executor.
Commonwealth va. Benjamin Abney; in
dicted for trespass jury rendered verdict of
guilty. Amercement s25.
Same VS.. Ambrose Myers for petit larceny,
jury failed to agree.
| Of nj nd 9th
for an alteration of road leading from
Waynesboro by Slate Mills, in South River
District, was referred to Jno. G. Slower, Spe-
cial Commissioner.
Sam'I A. East qualified as Supervisor in
North River District.
In the cases of Commonwealth VS.. Jno.
Craig, Asbury Bailey. Nancy Bell, Sarah
Mallen and VIM. Winston, new summonses
were awarded, returnablc to next term.
In the case of the Commonwealth VS.. Mo-
SEES Kavenaugh for assault and battery, the
jury returned verdict for 81 fine and costs.
NJ. T. White for defendant.
In the cases of the Commonwealth VS..
Walker Baldwin, COL, for assault and bat
terry, and same VS.. same for carrying con-
cealed weapons, verdict of not guilty was
rendered in each case. NJ. F. White for de-
fendant.
In the case OF the Commonwealth VS.. Jor-
dan VIM. Stuart, COL, for bigamy, the jury
found Il verdict of guilty and fixed his pun
ishment at three years in the penitentiary.
G. NJ. Harrison fol- defendant.
Upon the recommendation OF Ro. S. Harms
berger, Surveyor of Road precinct, No. 20,
it was ordered that said precinct be divided
into two precincts, the first to be desig mated
as number 90, commencing on the McA'lam-
lied road at Jas. Mullen's, and terminating
at Valley Church, distance OF about II
miles. Peter Whitmore, surveyor. The resi-
due Of the original precincts to be described
so as to commence at the Valley Church and
terminate at the Port Republic Road at Mt.
Meridian, Il distance of about q miles. A.
II. roller, surveyor. I
The following Surveyors of Public Roads
were appointed: Alex. Bridge, precinct No.
%, S. r. District, vice Geo. w. Bailey; J.
W. Airey, precinct No. SO. N. r. District,
vice Geo. Uulvey; S. L. Wampler, precinct
No. &c, NJ. r. District, vice Abram Coff-
man; Allen Dunlap, precinct No. II, Pas
lures District, vice Geo. A. Baily; VIM.
Silor, precinct No. 10, B. NJ. District, vice
Jos. W. Wilson; J. H. Brubeck. precinct
No. 25, R. Fl. District, vice J. j. Larew;
VIM. II. Hite, precinct No. s, r. II. Dis
trict, vice Henry Wright; Jno. M. Lambert,
precinct No. 10, B. NJ. District, vice Jno.
Towberman E. A. Dudley, precinct 10.
16, n r. District, vice c.. S. Byers; Jno.
H. Mcclure, precinct No. 9, r. II. District,
vice Jos. M. Harris; Cyrus Balsley, pre-
cinct No. q, S. R. District, vice W. Gross;
NJ. Sullivan, precinct No. 80, B. M. Dis
trict, vice j. H. Jones; Peter Wine, pre-
cinct No. q, NJ. r. District, vice Thos. II.
Cox.
i In the case OF the Commonwealth VS..
BENZ. Abney, for unlawful trespass, YER
dict of guilty was rendered. but the de-
PENDANT not having entered an appearance,
| the verdict was set aside, and capias
awarded returnablc at the next term of the 1
Court.
The petition of Jacob Bowman and others
for change of public road, from Arbor Hill
to Hebron Church, in Beverly Manor Dis
trict, was granted.
In the case of the Commonwealth vs.. Am
brose Myers, charged with petty larceny, a.
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