The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-04-15
Baldwin District Fair.

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A meeting Of the Board of Directors Of
the Baldwin District Fair was held in the
Police office on Tuesday last, President
Hartman presiding. Besides the Augusta
representatives, Directors Geo. Chrlsman,
John Lincoln and J. X. Smith, OF Rocking
ham land Mr.. J. E. A. Gibbs, of Rockbridge,
were present.
In consequence of business engagements
which would prevent his attending to the
duties of the office, Col. Hartman rendered
his resignation as President and Director.
The Board at first refused to accept 1t,
but when Col. Hartman explained that 1t
would not he possible fer him to TO-: ger
serve. he was reluctantly permitted to re-
sign and the following resolution unanl-
mously adopted
Resolued, That it is with profound regret
| that the Board of Directors OF the BALD
win District Fair Association accept the
resignation of Col. A. W. llarnlan as
! President and Director, and desire TO eX-
press it's sense of loss and to record It's
appreciation OF his earnest efforts Tor the
society through period extending nom
| it's foundation.
The election to fiji the vacancy thus &C.
cisioned being in order, Mr.. j. w. Church
man, in little speech OF peculiar appro-
priatenpss, nominated Mr.. Jno. w. Todd
| for the Presidency. The nomination was
ratified by acclamation. Mr.. Todd will
make valuable officer. lie is thorough
business man, a farmer as well us mer-
chant. and breeder of improved stock.
Mr. j. A. Patterson, Jr.. Of WayEeS
boro'. was elected Vice President fol the
county IN place of Mr. Todd. promoted.
and Mfr. J. H. Todd, OF Mt. Scion, was
Amounted Oh the Executive Committee IN
place of Mr.. Patterson. made Vice Presi-
dent. Mr. W. tf. .si!kason, OF Swoope's
Depot. was elected ii Director to ill the
vac lncy in the Board occaaluned by Col.
Harman's withdrawal
On motion of Col. W. l.. Bnmgardner,
the Secretary was directed to furnish u
| full It port Of all the property vi the Com
pany with assets and liabilities, etc. which
the mover of the resolution Stated was
necessary, as a basis in opening the books
o. the new assuei iial IL WAS adopted.
Col. Bu lgarlner. Capt. Daingereld, OF
R ,ckinghan,, AID Mr.. Harmon. of Albt-
marie. were ;lppoiu ed II col,lnittee to IT,
| wise The scl,rdulrs for iacitg and fast
h rises Will the view of increasing the in
terest i'll thai department..
| The prospects of the next exhibition
| were DISGUISED and he outlook seemed
very encouraging. The premium list will
| be revised AMI many new and attractive
features will be added to the Fair
With the present indeht eGness less than
SIS 900, and with new corporators bonds
! for 81 200. as per Capt Pratt's statement
| Cot Hartman retires leaving the Society
| free of debt for the first time during its
existence. The elegant grounds are now
paid for aud owned by the Society in fee
simple. and it starts oat upon its new
career with brilliant promise,
| The Board will hold another meeting OH
the 9Th.
FIRE.-Ou Monday last the residence
| of Mr.. Jno. Sullivan, on the northwestern
burned to the ground ina very few mo
| mems. 1t was with difficulty that Mrs.
| Sullivan, who is an invalid, could be borne
| from her bed IN time to escape the scorch-
| ing flames. Almost all of the furniture
was consumed. The loss will reach some
five or six hundred dollars, and falls heavy
upon worthy man.
There was an insurance of 1884 upon
the building i'll the Phoenix Of Brooklyn.
Mr.. Hoge, the agent at Staunton, tele
graphed notice of the loss to the Company
and was at once authorized to pay it,
which was done yesterday. This is about
the quickest payment OF insurance on
record in this section, but it is the Phnnix's
usual way of doing business. Whilst the
great fire i'll Chicago, solne years ago. was
still raging. The representative of the
| Phoenix was sent tlither with millio II
dollars in currency, and while the emhers
were still smoking the policy holders in
that Company were depositing the amount
of their insurance in the banks
| DEATHS. Cornelia t Smith, wife
of Geo. A. Smith. Esq, of Martlnshurg,
w. Va and daughter of Mrs. Amanda
M. Brady, Of this city, died in Richmond
last Sunday and her remains were buried
in Thornrose Cemetery yesterday. She
had been sufferer from tumor for long
time, and had visited Richmond in the
hope of securing relief through the skill
| r r. Hun Guir INT
the disease had made too great progres SIS,
and she died of pneumonia the day after
| the operation was performed. Mrs. Smith
was in her 47th year. She was long res
ident of this city and had many friends.
| A deep sympathy is felt for her husband
and mother.
Mrs. Lucy, wife of Mr.. Marshall Din
widdie, agent of the Chesapeake y Ohio
Railway at Swoope. died Wednesday OF
last week, The body was taken to Green
wood, Albemarle county, for interment in
the family cemetery.
Mr.. Martin Grove, prominent and
much esteemed citizen of the county. died
at his residence, in the Tinklllng Spring
neigtfborbood. ION the'12th, Of disease Of
the liver, aged about 55 years.
HUsEINes CopRT.-Fhe city Hastings
Court, Judge Smith presiding, was in ses-
sion during the last week.
A special grand jury indicted Tom
Brown, colored, for malicious assault on
jim Jones. colored. Verdict of the jury,
one year In the penitentiary. to which
Judge Smith added five years more, the
prisoner having once served q term in The
penitentiary., Sergeant Rpnnels conveyed
| the prisoner to Richmond Tuesday
Ben Quarles, coolored, a harhes on Court
house alley, confessed Judgment for fine
and costs ror keeping a common gaming
house.
The will of Sam1 Y. Kerr, with VIM.
Patrick as executor. was admitted to nrp-
| bo%a Tho will oE Dafor lVr;0bf DIN ~ ofi