Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-05-28
County Court.

The May term of the County Court COM
menced yesterday The following is a summary
of the proceedings of yesterday:
The VIII of Eliz. Greaver was admitted to
probate.
The VIII of David Reeves was admitted to
probate, with Cyrus F. Reeves as Executor.
John Paris qualified as admir- d. b. n c. t. a. of
John Paris, deceased.
James L. Glendy qualified as Admir- c. t. Q, OF
Daniel Payne.
Thomas w. Lambert was appointed guardian
of Charles III. Lambert.
S. A. Shiplett was appointed guardian of Ber-
tie T. Summers.
Meredith G. Kerr was appointed guardian of
VIM. E. Curry.
Peter E. Houff was appointed guardian of
Eliz. I. Slower.
David S. Sheets was appointed guardian of
Simon G. and Milton F. Slower.
VIM. E. Craig qualified as Admir- of James C.
| Riley.
John Fl. Jackson (colored) qualified as Admir-
of u. I. Thomas, colored
The contract between the city of Stauntoq
| and the county Of Augusta for the sale of the
interest of the former TO the latter in the Court
house building at the price of $500 was ap-
proved.
H. H. Futz was appointed surveyor of road,
precinct No. IS, B. N. district, in place of F. L.
Fultz, removed from the district.
| Levy Picker was appointed surveyor of road
precinct No. So, N. r. district in place of D. II.
Huffman.
Charles D. Crawford was appointed surveyor
of road, precint No. %, NJ. r. district, in place
of D. J. Craig
John Miller was appointed surveyor of road
precinct No. 26, Pastures district, in place of
| Geo. Miller, over age.
| Certificate was granted to Thomas ]. McMa-
| nus to obtain license to practice law.
| The report of Com'r Jos. A. Waddell that the
| security of the County Treasurer's bond was
sufficient was approved.
| Commonwealth VS.. Lee Timothy, No. 1, for
| assault and battery-yerdict $40 fine-and in
the End case against same for habitually carry
ing concealed weapons-verdict of guilty and
| the Court assessed p fine Of 500 and ordered a
| ccspiae.
| There We're sixteen &c paree settlements, and
| So deeds have been admitted to record since the
| last term,
| The Court adjourned to ten o'clock to-day to
examine delinquent tax list for the past year
and for other purposes.
| CHURCHES SUNDAY.-In the Lutheran church
| excellent sermons, morning and evening, were
preached by Rev. S. P. Hughes, of BarnwelI
South Carolina.
| The subject Of the discourse in the morning
was immortality, based upon the text-"I am
the resurrection and the life''-and of that in
the evening, the return of sinful man to God
| by repentance, based upon the parable of the
prodigal san--the steps being LIST, Proper consi-
deration; and, Sorrow for sin, and 3rd, Willing
ness to return. These sermons were delivered
without notes, in fluent, graceful, and impress
| sive style. Mr.. Hughes is a young man who
graduated several years since at the Theological
| Seminary at Salem in this State, and is now the
Agent of Newberry College, S. c., of which In
stitution he fills thechair of History and Litera-
| ture.
In the First Presbyterian church, the sermons
| Friday evening, Saturday morning and even
ing, and Sunday morning, were preached by
Rev. ]. w. Rosebro. PASTOR Of Messy Creek
Church, and that Of Sunday evening by Rev.
w. D. Morton, brother of Capt T. C. Morton, of
the Vindicator, and Pastor of the Presbyterian
church of Morganfeld, Kentucky.
Thirteen additions were made to themember-
ship of the chErch-three by profession of faith.
and ten by certificates.
In the afternoon, Rev. VIM. E. Baker preached
in the chapel of the Western Iunatie Asylum.
In the Baptist Church there was no sermon in
the morning that being the time of the annual
business meeting of the church, when the re-
ports OF the various church committees were
made. 1t appearing from the report of the FL
nance Committee that there was deficiency Of
about $3.50 in the payment Of current expenses
a collection was taken up when the sun. OF
S46S.50, was received in cash.
In the evening sermon by the Pastor, Rev
DIR. Manly, was preached and one person was
baptized.
In the NJ. E. Church South. Eev. pr. Wn. A
Harris preached in the morning. There were
no services in the evening.
In the Episcopal church. services, morning
and evening, were held by the Rector the
Bishops strong pastoral letter against dancing
and intemperanea was read to the congregation
in the morning
In the Second Presbyterian Church. no ser.
vices were held.