Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-06-03
ELECTION Returns.
CoUNTY-DIsTRICTs AND CITY.


| The elections last Thursday show q small
vote as was generally expected, there being nc
contests to draw the people out.
The heavy rains before and during that day
contributed very much to keeping voters from
the polls.
The only county vote was on the proposition
20 levy a tax that hall raise fund that would
be equal TO a tax of five cents on each inhabi-
tant, for the benefit o: The Augusta Baldwin
Fair, which resulted--for the tax, 1856; against
it 1865
The proposed hog-law for Beverly Manor
district was defeated-127 for and 2O3 against it.
The results of the elections of officers in the
districts are as follows:-
BEVERLY MANOR.
supervisor, Edwin A. Fulcher. Justices, j.
NJ. Lickiiter, j. Emmett Guy Jno. r. Omohun-
dro. Constable, Jno. VI. CARRIER. Overseer of
the Poor, Michael McAleer Commissioner of
Roads, W. II. Bailey.
NORTH RIVER.
supervisor, VIM. H. Gamble. Justices, Jno.
j. Cupp, Peter II. See, Herdren V. Bell. Con-
stable, Nicholas u. Wheeler. Ovcrseer of the
Poor, Sam,l Bowman. Commissioner of Roads,
Clement II. Earhart.
SOUTH RIVER.
supervisor, Marcenas w. Quarles Justices,
Jno ". Churchman, Martin l.. Leonard, Jno.
+. Hunter Constable, Albert II. Curd. Over
secret The Poor, Ro. D. Hensley. Commission
CT OF Roads, Marion Koiner.
RIvERHEADs.
Supervisor, Thos. NJ. Smiley. Justices of the
f'eace, VIM. NJ. Gale, VIM. Gilmore, Thos. NJ
Smiley. Constable, II. w. Mcclure. Overseer
Of he Poor Augustus Blauth. Commissioner
OF loads, Jno. D. Lilley.
PASTURES.
Supervisor, Henry b. Seig. Justices, W. j.
Euritt, B. o. Ferguson, john s. Guy. Consta-
bic, Geo. r. Smith. OYerseer of the Poor, Hen
rs b. Seig. Commissioner of Roads, D. New
ton Wilson.
MIDDLE RIVER.
Supervisor, David Beard. Justices Jas H.
Bowman, Jno J. Gochenour Constable, New
ion c. Watts. Overseer of the Poor, Newton C.
Watts. Commissioner OF Roads, Christian
Eakle.
The vote for the thi1d justice is a tie be-
tween ]. G. Patterson and II. G. McCaus!and,
which will be determined by lot on the Goth
instant
THE CITY.
In the city there was only one officer, the
Treasurer, to elect. and 20 opposition to Mr.
the position. For him there were in the first
Wand rs against scattering. In the second
Ward, $40 and 27 scattering.
No return was made upon the proposition of
p tax for the Fair which was carried by a few
votes.
Nj. W. j. Hanna, of Chicago, a friend of the
late Cyrus II. Mccormick and his family, is
now in Virginia informing himself of
the early history OF that inventor. He has
been in Rockbridge some weeks and is now in
this city at the Va, Hotel. In July 1889, Mr.. Nc
Cormiclz announced through the SPECTATOR
that he would test his improved reaper on the
farm of Mr.. Joseph Smith. near Staunton.
The succeeding issue of the paper contains an
account of the trial of the machine, written
by the late General Harper, then its editor.
1t was pronounced q success. There were
many farmers present Eho concurred with
the editor.
Mr.. Hanna will visit Waynesboro' and call
on our estimable friend. Mr. William With
row, who can, doubtless. from his well known
fund of local history, furnish much that will
interest him.
We are pleased to inset this gentleman and
feel assured that he will find in tracing the
events of the life of Mr.. Mccormick much
that will impress him favOrably with the past
and present of our Valley and its history.
An appeal TO The Ladies of staun4on
and augusta County.
The following was contributed by young
lady who feels deep interest in the memorial
services:
1.-THE corner stone of the Confederate monu-
ment will be laid on Tuesday next, June 9th,
lott 1Crlin Inv hn In
fraternity. This will attract an unusually
large crowd, but the fO1CeTs are the great con d.
siGeratiCn, and snafi We Jack them. There
are some HOO OF our brave and beloved
soldiers buried is this cemetery, and we make
q most earnest appeal for flowers This is
woman's work, and it must be done by
women.
viii not the generous women of Augusta
resume their old custom and bring a few
wagOn-lOads of evergreen branches, laurel
and wild-nOwers. There will be a committee
to receive flowers at the Police office and at
the cemetery. and we want large spray of
laurel or bouquet of honest healthy dimeu-
sions for each 9rdre. Let this be a year not
soon to be forgotten for the largest display OF
flowers on the graves of the bravest of the
brave, whose memories live in the hearts OF
Virginia's daughters.
COUNTY LODGE I. o. G. T. IN HIGHLAND
GA the 18th of May, delegates from the lodges
of Doe HILL Mcdowell, Monterey, Crabbottom
ard Green Hill, met in the Good Templars'
Hall in Mon terey. and organized county
Lodge, by the election of the following Off
GERS
J. C. Newman, County Templar; Dr. II. H.
Jones. County Counsellor; Lulu Joyce. County
Vice Templar j. S. McNulty. County Treas
urer; c. W. Trimble, County Financial Secre-
tary; E. S. Sheppe, County Secretary; Jacob
n. Clendenen, County Chaplain; E. S. sam
pies, Past County Templar.
An executive committee was appointed.
The next meeting of the County Lodge will
be held in Monterey on Saturday, the 9th of
June.
DEATH OF MRS w. H. HARNAN OF Gull
PEPPER Mrs. Maggie Bell, wife of Mr.. W. H.
Hartman, of Culpeper, died in that county last
Monday morning. She was buried at Waynes-
boro' yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Hartman was
a daughter of the late John J. Bell, and her
husband is a son of Col. A. w. Hartman of this
city She had been IN feeble health but wa
thought recently to be improving, and visit
from her to friends here was expected at the
time the sorrowful intelligence of her death
was received.
CoNFEREfCE Of THE LUTHERAN SYNOD OF
VA-We received on yesterday the proceed
ings of the Lutheran Conference of tie Evan
geical Lutheran Synod of Va, and the Sunday
School Convention in connection herewith
and very much regret that we were compelled
for the want of space, to postpone the publica-
tiou Of them till next week. The space devo-
ted to the exercises of the different schools ne
ceSsitated the omission of much other matter
prepared for this issue which we desired to
publish.
We learn there was an unusual attendance
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