Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-06-26
A General Election Of the Last
Generation.


A friend has furnished us the returns OF
an election held in Augusta in 1852, thirty
three years ago, On the fourth Ihurs'
day in May. Staunton was then two dis
tricts of the county and voted with 1t,
but the result was that she elected who
she chose for the county. In that election
she elected N. G. Kinney, CLERK of the
Superior Court; Jefferson Kinney. Clerk
of the County Court and W. III. Rarman,
Commonwealth Attorney; but for
Sheriff the county got the town majority
under and elected NJ. Fl. McCue.
The polls show for Clerk Of the Seperior
Court-N. q. Kinney 1, 592, S. S. Abney
l 1882; Clerk Of the County Court-Jeffer-
son Kinney 1912, John Owens Fulton
,420; Commonwealth s Attorney-W. IL.
Hartman 1,193. David Fultz 1859, and
VIM Frazier 1856; Sheriff-M. FL. McCue
1,191, jacob Baylor / ,138, l.. Waddell $50;
Surveyor-A. D. Trotter 20l4, J. M.
Lilley JOB. The following is list of the
Justices, Constables, and Overseers of the
Poor elected:
Stanton District No. &c. M. Coch-
ran, James Bell, James Crawford and
Benz. Crawford, Justices; Magnus W.
Crawford, Constable; J.Wayt Bell, Over
seer of Poor.
Staunton District No 2-Col. W. A.
Bell, z. G. Bickle, B. F. Points and Hen
ry Edison. Justices; S. E. Clark. Consta'
BILE; A. J. CARRIER, Overseer of Poor.
Middlebrook District Elijah Hogs
head, Luke Woodward. B. F. Hailman,
W. M. Tate, Justices; r. Turk, Consta-
BILE; J. P. McCutchen, Overseer of Poor.
Greenville Dlstrict-John Churchman,
David Blackwood. VIM. Wilson, Archer
M. Moore, Justices; John J. Larew, Con.
stable and Overseer of Poor.
Waynesborough District-Co]. Samuel
B. Brown, Justices; VIM. Chapman, Con-
stable; James M. Brooks. Overseer of
Poor.
New Hope District-Ro. Guy, William
Beard, John R. Syrcle. Alex. Walker,
Justices; Chs. Bats, Constable and Over
seer of Poor.
Mount Sidney District-Thos. P. Will.
son, Geo. Seawright, Samuel Cline, John
Rimel, Justices; Charles X. Hyde, Con,
stable; R. A. Curry, Overseer Of Poor.
Mount Solon-J. NJ. McCue, James L,
Clarke, Hatch Clarke. D. 3. Hogshead
Justices; r. II. Dudley, Constable.
Churchv1le Distriet-Jas. a. Cochran
VIM. Guy. James Wilson, John NJ. Huff
Justices; D. Falls, Constable; E. Coed.
ing, Overseer of Poor.
Officers Qualified.
The following county officers, elected IN
May, qualified before Judge Stout on
Monday:
Supervisors-E. A. Fulcher, ". II.
Gamble, David Beard, Marcenus W.
QHarles, Thos NJ. Smiley.
Consta bles-Newton c. Watts, Albert
H. Curd, R. W. Mcclure; Nicholas z
Wheeler, John M. CARRIER.
Overseers of the Poor-Michael Nc
Aleer, Augustus Blauth. Robert D. Hens
ley, Samuel Brennaman, n. G, Watts.
Commissioners Of Roads-Wiliiam Ell.
Bailey, Clement Fl. Earheart, Marion
Koiner, D. n Wilson.
Justices Jno. S. Guy, B. 0. Ferguson
". J. Euritt, James F. Bowman, Jno. G..
Gochenour. Hugh G.. McCausland, John
r. Omohundro, j. Emmett Guy, John j.
Cupp, Martin L. Leonard, W. W, Gale,
James NJ. Lickliter. John W. Churchman.
DEATH OF A VENERABLE LADY.-Mrs.
Sarah A. Wayt, widow of the late job
Wayt, and mother of DR.. Newton Wayt
and John Howard Wayt, died on Sunday
morning last, in her eighty first year. In
her long life, four generations had passed
away and each had owed her for some SER
vice. charity, or friendly help. Size left
that best Of monuments behind her, the
example of sixty years of the life of a
Christian gentlewoman. Three of her
sisters survive her-Mrs. Margaret A.
Crawford and Mrs. Jane A. Van Lear of
Augusta, ard Mrs. Julia A. Arbuckle of
Greenbrier. Mrs. Wayt's funeral took
place Monday afternoon from the First
Presbyterian church and was conducted
by Rev. J. 2 Strider.
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