Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-05-27
coNFEpERArED DAY.

of the Confederacy, met on Monday ar
developed the main features proposed fl
the big day and arranged the sub commi
tees to take charge of each department
, They have asked the assistance on the con
mittees Of several young men, sons Of vet
rams. who it is hoped will respond. Tt
following are the assignments:
Committee on correspondence. advertiser
and railroad rates-Comrades Jed Hotch
kiss, T. D. Ransom. II. W. Henry and L. {
Morton.
Committee for providing dinner-Con
rades j. H. Waters. J. A. Fauver. E. G
Fishburne, VIM. Wholey, g. B. Coiner, {
Roller, j. ID. Lilley, j. A. Hupman, Sila
II. Walker, Elijah Coyner, H. j. Williams
ID. F. Miller, T. NJ. Smiley d. N. Bell an
T. j. Crowder. Thus committee is asked t.
meet the chairman, Capt. Waters, on Satur
day at 10 a. m. in the Police Office.
COMMITTEE on military and music-Com
rades F. B. Berkeley, j. N. Opie, H. NJ. Nc
Ilhany, K. A. Hamilton. DR.. b. Blackford
R. S. Ker and e. z. Berkeley. To meet il
Camp Hall Saturday at Sp. m.
Committee on tickets, gate fees and guard
I-Com1ades J. N. Mcfarland, q. B Coiner
W. NJ. Simpson, j. A. Newman and Arlsts
Hoge.
Committee on tournament and races
Comrades A. S. Brubeck, e. L. Clemmer
r. T. Leftwich, DR.. G. N. Dunlap, s. II
Alexander, j. A. Bumgardner, Baldwin
Ransom and W. A. Pratt. To meet in CAM
Hall on Saturday at II a. m.
/ Committee on base balI-John q. Scott
Robert Berkeley, w. e. Morton, Eldridgs
Wheat, q. A. Oyerdorf and S. u. Timber
lake, Jr.
Committe on trap shooting-E. F. Way
man, W. F. Summerson and j. Lewis Bum
gardner.
Committee on Bicycle Parade and Races
-Messrs. Chas. L. Cooke, G. c. Berry. F
R. Webb, Charles Hunter, Harry Cootes,
and Thos. z. Bowling.
Speaking Comrades--Jed Hotchkiss, T. G,
Morton. W. @. Hullihen, Jas. Bumgardner,
Jr.. Rev. G. W. Finley, and Messrs. r. S.
Turk and A. e. Gordon.
Ladies Relief Committee Com mander
| S. D. Undertake and Messrs. Frank B.
Berkeley, Jr., Chas. Catlett and Fielding
Olivier.
The ladies request that all who can do so
will contribute such things as ham, chicken,
bread, pie, cake, pickles, slaw. butter,
cream, stuffed eggs. potato salad, &C., the
meats to be cooked and that the members of
the committee on dinner, and others who
will provide provisions will either report to
Capt. j. H. Waters or write to Mrs. H. W.
Henry Staunton, what amount they will
contribute, by Thursday, June 3rd so that it
will be known in time whether a suficiency
is to be expected. The chairman of COM
mittees who have not called their members
together are requested to do so at an early
date and publish the names in the newspa-
pers. It is expected that there will be good
speeches in the Columbian Hall Saturday
night and that reduced rates on the railroads
will be secured.
Admission at the gate is fixed at % cents,
children under u, 10 cents and at Columbian
Hall, 10 cents. A great crowd from all
over the county is expected.
County Court.
The will of Jacob Hess was admitted to
probate with W. II. e. Shultz, administra-
tor. c. t. a.
The will of Mary Ann Lesley was admit
ted to probate with James A. II. Lesley, adj
c. t. a.
II. ]. Taylor and Isaac B. Kagey qualified
as notaries public.
Rev. J. e. McGaughey, duly licensed
minister of the Evangelical Lutheran church
was appointed and authorized to celebrate
the rights of matrimony
A rule was awarded against Mary E. Are
hart. executrix Of James F. Arehart, requir-
ing new bond with other security.
Justice N. L. Shreckise reported and paid
into the court a fine of $500 imposed by him
on John Downs for misdemeanor.
Aubrey Burnett was appointed and quail
ed as deputy clerk of this court.
Final orders were entered in the following
named petitions for establishing and chang
ing roads:
Petition of w. H. Spraun and others, Mt.
Scion road, North River district, land dam
ages and costs amounting to $295.0O.
Petition of j. II. SilIing and others, North |
amounting to $23S.OO.
Petition of d. V. Rusmisel and others,
North River district, land damages and costs |
amounting to $4,000.
Petition Of j. 81. Ruff and others, North |
River district, land damages and costs |
to S364.OO.
Petition of E. F. Coffee and others, Sou tn |
River district land damages and costs |
to $333.S7.
Petition of George w. Shuey and others |
for certain changes of location and improve
ments in the Summerdean road to Swoope's |
Depot, Riverheads district, land damages
S151 "a, costs for grading, Improvements,
etc., 81, 944.3O.
Petition of w. d. Fifer and others, Bever-
ly Manor district, land damages and costs
to $822.25.
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