Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-06-11
Local
Remembering the lead.

Local
Remembering the lead.
FINE ATTENDANCE-THE MILITARY
ANDF1RE COMPANIES oUT--ADDREssB BY
CAPT. j. N. oPIE-ANNUAL MEETING
OF THE AssOCIATIoN-ELECTI OF
OFFICERS.
&C., &C., &C.
On Wednesday large number of per-
sons FROM the county visited Staunton for
the purpose of witnessing and taking part
in the memorial ceremonies in honor of
the Confederate dead, of whom about if
teen Lundred lie buried In Thornrose Gem
etery. There had been no special invita-
tions for the occasion and no unusual pre-
parations made and the large gathering
was merely a spontaneous tribute of Au-
gusta men and women to the memory of
their honored dead.
THE PROCESSION.
At half past 10 O'Clock the procession,
marshalled by Capl. Jas. Bumgardner, Jr
assisted by Capts. Carter Berkeley, w. A.
McCue and l.. Hartman moved from the
City Hall 1t consisted Of the Stonewall
Brigade Rand led by Prof. A. j.. Turner
the West Augusta Guard commanded by
Capt. w. L. Bumgardner, the Staunton
Artillery, with one gun. commanded by 1t.
Theo. Long, the Fire Department, Chief
J. H. Waters, composed of the Angus
ia Fire Company, commander Michael
Cox, and Friendship Hose Company, 1t.
Chas. E. Gregory; carriage containing the.
President of the Association, the orator OF
the day, Chaplain, Mayor of the city and
others in private alriages, and larl num-
Der of citizens on foot. Tie proc. ssion passed
under beautiful evergreen arch decorated
with flags, which had been erected near
The head of Main street beyond NJ yos
Bslthis' residence by New Town Hos
Company and decorated by the ladies of
that part of the city.
THE CEREMONIES.
Reaching the cemetery. the military and
other organizations formed around the
stand where large crowd of 1900 or 1000
persons had gathered. After music by the
Band, the ceremonies were opened with an
appropriate prayer by Rev. J. E. Booker.
Col. Skinner chen introduced Capt. john
N Opie, the speaker selected for the occa-
sion who was received with applause ard
delivered an eloquent and most fitting ad
dress of twenty minutes, which was atten-
lively heard by the large aid interested
audience, who frequently interrupted him
with applause, especially when illusions
were made to three of Augustus own he
roic dead, VIM. Woodward, VIM. s. II.
Baylor and Charles Sw"ope, who were per-
sonally known to him, ard to the three
great Virginia soldiers, Lee, Jackson ard
Stuart. At the close of Capt. Opie's ad-
dress, salutes were fired by The artillery
while the ladies and children decorated
the graves with flowers and evergreens and
the crowd then slowly dispersed.
ANNUAL MEETING.
After the procession returned from
Thornrose, meeting Of the corporators of
the Augusta Memorial Association was
held in the Hall of the Young Mems
Christian Association, President J. II.
Skinner, in the chair.
The President read his report, which
showed wise expendiE ure of the limited
income of the association, and it was on
motion received.
Mr.. J. E. Rollins, Treasurer, made his
report which was referred to committee
consisting of Messrs Geo. W. May and T.
G. Morton, audited, approved and adopt
ed. The report showed a balance of $27
in the treasury.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
Col. j. H. Skinner being nominated
President, declined reelection and insist
ed that having occupied that position ten
years it was better to elect new man.
But he Was, notwithstanding his protest,
unanimously reelected.
Capt. F. B. Berkeley, Capt. Jas. Bum
gardner, Jr., and Col. John D. Lilly were
elected Vice Presidents; Mr.. jos. E. Rol
Aims reelected Secretary, vice Capt. Chas.
S. Arnal removed, aud an Executive Com
mittee chosen consisting of Messrs. j. III :.
Skinner, J. N. Opie. j. II. Waters, F. B.
Berkeley and Jas. Bumgardner, Jr.
NEW MEMBERS.
On motion all the members of the Staun-
ton Artillery and West Augusta Guard
who we're soldiers of the Confederate army
were elected members Of the Association
to whom were added the survivi g mem
beers of McClannahans Battery, and Maj.
r. J. Fletcher and VIM. j. Hunter. On
motion of Col. J. D. Lilly the chair was
directed to appoint committee consist
ing of six from each township in the coun-
ay and six from the city of Stanton to in
wife all cid Confederate soldiers in the
county and city 10 become members of the
association; the committee 10 report at the
next meeting with the companies, regi-
ments and brigades Of which each indiyld-
ual was member.
On motion Of Capt. A. FL. Fultz, it was
inject in the same place at October court
with view to devising measures for the
erection of monument at the Soldier g
Cemetery.
RELIEVED BY ''DR.'' MILLER.-Mr. A.
81. Baylor, a young gentleman of this
county who had just returned from Wis
it to "Dr' Miller, the noted magnetic
healer of Roanoke, was in this Office last
week. Mr.. Baylor for~nearly year past
had been disabled by rheumatism and I'M
able to walk except with cane. On his
return from Miller's he walks well without
assistance. He says he was only under
Miller's treatment" from Wednesday TIL
Friday and the whole treatment is fol