Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-07-04
sarenade to Hon. C. J. Faulkner.


Serenade to Hon. C. J. Faulkner.
On Monday last Hon. Chas. james Faux
ner, Of Martinsburg, W. Va, arrived at
the Virginia Hotel, on his way to Hunting
ton to participate in the 4th OF July ceie-
bration at that place. At nlght ne was
serenaded by the Stonewall Brigade Band'
(haying formerly been an officer on Stone
wall Jackson's staff y and alarge number OF
citizens, and after being introduced by
Mr.. P. A. Baylor, made short and elo-
nuent address. He said he had no reason
to expect such compliment as he had been
40 long separated from Old Virginia. 1t
was highly gratifying to him to THINK IL
was still remembered that he had once
served IN her public councils and was
representative in congress OF this state.
He had never ceased to love Virginia, and
had ALWAYS INDICATED her when assal!ed.
He was now citizen of west virginia.
. State which, by some constitutional OF
unconstitutional legerdemaln. Was, ny
what, perhaps. doctor would Call Ceas-
arian operation, cut out OF tile WOMB oI
our mother. Old Virginia. whoever
might be responsible for that act none OF
the responsibility rested upon him. While
the measure was being inaugurated ne
was prisoner in Massachusetts, ana
when it was consummi-ted he was Ill the
Confederate service, united to Stone"al
Jackson as his chief-of-staff. And yet IL
was but right for him to say, in justice to
that State. and those people who had hon
ored him with their confidence, that ne
was we'll satisfied with his present home,
and sincerely hoped that the kindliest
feelings would always subsist between the
mother and daughter States. 1t was four
teen years since he had been in Staunton
towards the close of the war. He was
happy to perceive the manner in which
Stanton had progressed. He hoped IL
would keep in the ranks OF progress and
ere long become what it deserved to be-
one of the first towns in the State. lie
was going to participate in a 4th OF July
celebration, and he hoped the time was
coming when we should all pay more re-
gard to the memory OF that glorious day
that ever existed on the face of the earth.
! At the close Of his remarks, and fire.
quently during their delivery, Mr.. Faulk-
ner was heartily 'cheert by the crowd.
| ELECTION OF CITY OFFICERs.-The
City Council on Tuesday night reelected
all the city officers, except that DR.. J {.
Hampden FultZ,the former incumbent
of the Office of City Physician, was elected
to it again over the present incumbent.
DR.. Atkinson. DR.. Fltz was nominated
by Mr.. j. A. Cochran and received the
following votes-Messrs. Abby, Byers,
Bumgardner, Cochran, Crowle, Evans and
Fultz, 7, and DR.. Atkinson was nomina-
ted by Capt. T. D. Ransom and received
the following votes-Messrs. Berkeley,
Burke, Gooeh, Todd and Ransom, S. The
Board Of Health wasEe-elected and now
consists Of Dr~J m. .IIanger, LIST Ward,
DR.. A. NJ. Fauntleroy, I'd Ward, and the
City Physician. Another exception in the
reelection Of the old officers was the cleo
tion of John B. Scherer, Jr., Chief Engineer
of the Fire Department, his name being pre-
sented by the fire companies and confirmed
by the Council. In the reelection of E.
w. Hartman, Superintendent of Water
Works, the committee on water presented
a report highly complimentary to him and
his assistant, G.. W. Long, adding that the
management of the works ''outside and in
was such as to warrant us in making this
report publicly approving the Superinten-
dent and his Assistant for faithful dis
charge of duty"