Source: The Charlotte Gazette, Drakes Branch, VA,
Thursday, June 4, 1874.
Submitted by: Bea. Adams King
The undersigned desires to announce himself as a candidate for the office of
the CLERK OF THE COURTS for the county of Charlotte. His past experience
and thorough acquaintance with the duties of the office, will he trusts,
entitle him to the suffrages of his fellow citizens. If elected, he
pledges himself to the faithful discharge of the duties of the office.
WM. Smith
Clerk County Courts
Source: The Charlotte Gazette, Drakes Branch, VA,
Thursday, June 4, 1874.
Submitted by: Bea. Adams King
May 7, 1874
To my fellow citizens of Charlotte County:
I hereby announce myself a candidate for position to the office of CLERK of the
Circuit and County Courts of Charlotte County at the approaching election in
next November. I have endeavored to serve you faithfully in every
position to which duty has called me, and in the future, should I be
re-elected. I promise the prompt and faithful discharge of the duties of
the office.
Thanking you for the support which you have heretofore given me, I remain
Your obedient servant,
H.A. Carrington
Source: The Charlotte Gazette, Smithville, VA,
Thursday, July 5, 1894.
Submitted by: Bea. Adams King
Precinct meetings were held on Saturday, June 30th, for the choice of Delegates
to the 6th Dist. Dem. Convention to be held at Roanoke, August
15th.
The following delegates were chosen:
Scott's Store - F.B. Watkins
Courthouse - T.W. Scott
Smith's Tavern - J.E. Robertson
Aspenwall - H.C. Rice, S.D. Morton
Harvey's Store - Wm. T. Pugh, Wm. C. Carwiles Priddy's Store - C.C. Paris, C.E.
Bouldin Keysville - C.A. Osborne, T.E. Gregory Clements - W.H. Crafton
Wylliesburg - T.Z. Morgan Red Oak Grove - A.J. Atkins Delegate at Large - Jas.
C. Watkins
Source: The Charlotte Gazette, Smithville, VA,
Thursday, July 19, 1894.
Submitted by: Bea. Adams King
Editor of Gazette:
Dear Sir: - In your paper of the 5th inst., you report A.J. Atkins as a
delegate from Red Oak Grove to Dem. Cong. Convention. There was no
Democratic meeting held at this precinct, but the People's Party held a
meeting, which Mr. Atkins attended, and stately publicly that election frauds
and a thorough conviction that the Democratic party no longer represent the
interest of the people, force him to leave the party, and in the future he
would support the Populist-Prohibition Party. Will you kindly publish
this correction.
Respectfully,
S.C. ADAMS
Source: The Charlotte Gazette, Charlotte Court House,
VA, Thursday, June 11, 1874.
Submitted by: Bea. Adams King
Owing
to the interest in the doings of Circuit Court, there was comparatively little
excitement attending the township elections. Save in one or two cases,
there was very little competition. The following are the officers elected:
ROANOKE
TOWNSHIP
Supervisor, R.W. Gaines
Clerk, R.H. Gaines
Assessor, T.M. Jones
Collector, C.G. Barksdale
Overseer of Poor, H. Jackson
Road Commissioner, P. Robinson
Justice of the Peace, J.A. Jackson
Constable, C.G. Barksdale
WALTON
Supervisor, J.R. Bailey
Clerk, J.H. Thompson
Assessor, George Chappell
Collector, Wm. T. Watkins
Overseer of Poor, J.N. Schmidt
Justice of the Peace, 1 year, A.R. Spencer, 3 years, D. Comfort Constable, J.D.
Hawkins Road Commissioner, G.C. Smith
BACON
Supervisor, H.L.M. Goode
Clerk, G.A. Lipscomb
Assessor, J.E. Booker
Road Commissioner, J.B. Ferrill
Overseer of Poor, J.H. Redd
Justice of the Peace, 3 years, J.E. Booth, 2 years, E.L. Hawkins Constable,
D.C. Hutcheson Collector, J.B. Brooks
MADISON
Supervisor, T.M. Tucker
Clerk, D.F. Thornton
Assessor, T.G. North
Board Commissioner, A.D. Ford
Overseer of Poor, W.E. Read
Justice of the Peace, Bufus Palmer
Constable, P.R. Ford
Collector, P.R. Ford
Source: The Charlotte Gazette, Charlotte Court House,
VA, Thursday, September 26, 1907.
Submitted by: Bea. Adams King
To the Voters of Charlotte County:
I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Charlotte
county. Having served the people for sixteen years as Deputy Sheriff, I am
thoroughly familiar with all the duties of the office. If elected to this
position I pledge myself to an honest and faithful discharge of the duties of
the position, and respectfully solicit the support of my fellow-citizens.
M.W. Dickerson.
May 14, 1907
Source: The Charlotte Gazette, Charlotte Court House,
VA, Thursday, May 9, 1907.
Submitted by: Bea. Adams King
You will soon be called upon to select your Representative for the next session
of House of Delegates, and I respectfully announce myself a candidate for the
honor. If elected, I shall strive, by diligent and faithful attention to
my duties to discharge every obligation of the position in such a manner that
your best interests will be subserved. I am sincerely grateful to the
people of the county for my election to House of Delegates, session 1904, and I
hope that my record meets your approval.
BERKLEY D. ADAMS
Source: The Charlotte Gazette, Drakes Branch, VA,
Thursday, June 13, 1946.
Submitted by: Bea. Adams King
The returns from the Keysville election which was held Tuesday, June 11, as
follows:
FOR
MAYOR
Hugh B. Powell, 80; L.J. Yeaman 23 votes
FOR
CITY COUNCIL
P.F. Garland, 100; J.H. Graves 96; B.H. Baldwin, 93; F.I. Hanmer, Jr., 90; T.D.
Neal, 76; J.G. Neal, 72; M. Lyle, Jr., 69; H.P. Tuggle, 54.
Source: The Charlotte Gazette, Drakes Branch, VA.,
Thursday, February 28, 1940
Submitted By: Bea Adams King
Old Charlotte (Taken from the Gazette files of 54 years
ago)
Board of Supervisors
At the meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Charlotte
County, held at the Courthouse on Tuesday, June 29th, 1886. Present J.W.
Eggleston, chairman, S.E. Spaulding, and John R. Bailey.
The following appointments of road commissioners were made,
in accordance with Act of Assembly, approved March 3rd, 1886, providing a road
law for the County of Charlotte. Walton District, R.L. McGeorge, Bacon
District, Giles T. Cruthcher, Roanoke District, M.C. Holt, Madison District,
Luther R. Ford.
It appearing to the Board that under the laws incorporating
the town of Smithville that said town has to keep in repair its roads and
streets, and that the citizens of the town are relieved from working roads
outside of the corporate limits; and it also appearing to the board that the
property in said corporation has been assessed with a tax of 15c on the $100
for road purposes outside of the limits of said town, and it also appearing to
the board, from the proper authorities, that the property holders, within the
said corporation, have been assessed with a tax of 15 c on the $100, for the
purpose of rebuilding roads and streets within the corporate limits, thus
imposing upon the property-holders of Smithville a double-tax; it is ordered
that warrants be issued, payable to the Street Committee of the town of
Smithville.
At the last meeting of the Board, H.F. Harvey was summoned
personally to appear before the board and settle his account as Creek Overseer.
The summons was returned executed by the Sheriff. He did not
appear, and the matter is referred to the Commonwealth Attorney to compel his
appearance.
J.C. Carrington and William Smith are appointed a committee
to have the closet immediately in the rear of the County Court Clerk's office
removed as soon as practicable, to any place they think best.
Adjourned to July 12th. 1886.
Source:
The Charlotte Gazette, Smithville, VA., Thursday, July 10, 1873.
Submitted By: Bea Adams King
At a meeting of the
Conservative party held to day. Wm. W. Read was made chairman and J.W.
Marshall secretary. The object of the meeting having been explained, the
following delegates were appointed, from the several townships, to the
Conservative Convention to be held in Richmond on the 6th of August next.
Roanoke - Hon. Chas.
Bruce, delegate, Major J.B. McPhail, alternate
Bacon - R.A. Barnes,
delegate, Jno. B. Barnes, alternate
Walton - Wm. G. Friend,
delegate, Wm. Smith, alternate
Madison - J.D. Ford,
delegate, T. M. Tucker, alternate
Wm. R. Gaines having
signified his intention to resign the position of Superintendent to for the
County, R.H. Gaines was elected to fill his place.
J.W. Marshall, Sec.
Wm. W. Read, Chairman
Source:
The Charlotte Gazette, Smithville, VA., Thursday, June 25, 1874.
Submitted By: Bea Adams King
The undersigned desires
to announce himself as a candidate for the office of the
WM. SMITH
Source:
The Charlotte Gazette, Charlotte Court House, VA., Thursday, May 28, 1873.
Submitted By: Bea Adams King
The
Charlotte Gazette
Source:
The Charlotte Gazette, Charlotte Court House, VA., Thursday, June 27, 1907.
Submitted By: Bea Adams King The Charlotte Gazette
CANDIDATES CARDS
For Senate
To the Voters of the
Eighteenth Senatorial District:
At the solicitation of
many friends, and having been endorsed by the Democratic Committee of
Charlotte, my own county, I have decided to become a candidate to represent the
Eighteenth district in the next Senate of Virginia.
I respectfully ask
your support for this position, and assure you that if elected, I will use
every honest effort to represent you faithfully and further the interests of
the District and State.
THOMAS W. SCOTT
Drakes Branch, Va., May
11, 1907
For Senate
To the Voters of
Fluvanna, Buckingham, Appomattox and Charlotte:
After mature
consideration I have decided to become a candidate for the Senate of Virginia
from the Eighteenth Senatorial District, composed of the above named counties.
My candidacy will be subject to confirmation by the Democratic party.
If elected, I pledge myself to discharge the duties of my office
faithfully and fearlessly, and will at all times be found advocating such
measures as are for the material advancement of the State's interest.
W.C. WHITE
Hardware, Va.
To Voters of Charlotte
County -- I respectfully announce myself as a candidate for the House of
Delegates subject to the action of the Primary election.
Should it be your pleasure
to elect me as your Representative, I assure you no one will more faithfully
represent you, or look after your interests with greater zeal and care than
your humble servent.
S.D. MORTON
May 16, 1907
You will soon be called
upon to select your Representative for the next session of House of Delegates,
and I respectfully announce myself a candidate for the honor. If
elected, I shall strive, by diligent and faithful attention to my duties to
discharge every obligation of the position in such a manner that your best
interests will be observed. I am sincerely grateful to the people of the
county for my election to House of Delegates, session 1904, and I hope that my
record meets your approval.
BERKLEY D. ADAMS.
Township Officers
The following is a list
of township officers elected on 22d May 1873, prepared for us by Deputy Clerk,
W.A. Smith.
Supervisor -- H.M.L.
Goode
Township Clerk -- Geo.
A. Lispcomb
Assessor -- John E.
Bouker
Collector -- James B.
Brooks
Road Com. -- James R.
Ferrell
Overseer Poor -- John H.
Redd
Justices Peace, 3 yrs.
-- E.L. Harkins
"
" 2 "
-- J.B. Barnes
"
" 1 " -- James E.
Booth
Constable -- John W.
Perkinson
MADISON TOWNSHIP
Supervisor -- Thomas M.
Tucker
Township Clerk -- D.F.
Thornton
Assessor -- F.G. North
Collector -- P.R. Ford
Road Com -- A.D. Ford
Overseer Poor -- Wm.
Shepperson
Justice of Peace -
Ezekiel Ramsey
Constable -- P.R. Ford
ROANOKE TOWNSHIP
Supervisor -- Wm. R.
Gaines
Township Clerk -- R.H.
Gaines
Assessor -- T.M. Jones
Collector -- H.O. Morton
Road Com. -- Parker
Robinson
Overseer Poor --
Hezekiah Jackson
Justice Peace 3 yrs --
R.F. Hutcheson
" " 2 " --
James A. Jackson
Constable -- Wm. B. Dunn
Supervisor -- John R.
Bailey
Township Clerk -- J.H.
Thompson
Assessor -- George
Chappell
Collector -- H.G.
Richardson
Road Com -- George C.
Smith
Overseer Poor -- A.W.
Keeling
Justices Peace 3 yrs --
J.N. Schmidt
" " 2 " --
Edward Thompson
Constable -- H.G.
Richardson
Source:
The Charlotte Gazette, Charlotte Court House, VA., Thursday, June 5, 1873.
Submitted By: Bea Adams King
An internal meeting of the conservatives of Charlotte was held on Monday, and the following gentlemen were appointed a Committee to take measures for the organization of a working Club; -- Wm. A. Smith, Wm. R. Gaines, R.H. Gaines, J.C. Bowman and J.M. Bouldin. It is high time to organize. There is work to be done.
Source: The Charlotte Gazette, Charlotte Court House,
VA., Thursday, June 5, 1873
Submitted By: Bea Adams King
Republican Committee
Charlotte Courthouse, Va., May 19, 1873
Capt. A.J. Terry:
Dear Sir: -- We the undersigned, Republicans of Charlotte
County, having carefully considered the matter as to who would be the right man
to represent us in the next General Assembly of Virginia, and, after having
made ourselves acquainted with your character, ability, and standing as a
Republican, have concluded, if agreeable to your wishes, to present your name
to the next Republican County Convention for that position.
Very respectfully,
J.G. BROWN,
H.W. McGeorge, R.C. Howell, W. Cardwell, Chas. Davenport,
and others.
Capt. John G. Brown, and others:
Gentlemen: -- In reply to your letter of the 19th, I have to
say, that while I feel most deeply thankful for the compliment you have paid
me, I cannot, in justice to myself and the good people of my adopted State,
accept the honor you would so kindly confer upon me. I am a Republican,
and ever shall be, while that party adheres to the principles enunciated in the
National Platform; but, were I to become a candidate for any office at this
time, my motive, I am quite sure, would be misconstrued, as I have been a
resident of Charlotte but a few months, although a resident of the State for
several years. Again thanking you,
Your ob't servant,
A.J. TERRY
Source: The Charlotte Gazette, Charlotte Court House,
VA., Thursday, May 29, 1873
Submitted By: Bea Adams King
Township Officers
The following is a list of township officers elected on 22d
May 1873, prepared for us by Deputy Clerk, W.A. Smith.
Supervisor - H.M.L. Goode
Township Clerk - Geo. A. Lipscomb
Assessor - John E. Bouker
Collector - James B. Brooks
Road Com. - James R. Ferrell
Overseer Poor - John H. Redd
Justices Peace, 3 yrs. - E.L. Harkins, 2 yrs. - J.B. Barnes,
1 yr. - James E. Booth
Constable - John W. Perkinson
MADISON TOWNSHIP
Supervisor - Thomas M. Tucker
Township Clerk - D.F. Thornton
Assessor - F.G. Nort
Collector - P.R. Ford
Road Com. - A.D. Ford
Overseer Poor - Wm. Shepperson
Justice of Peace - Ezekiel Ramsey
Constable - P.R. Ford
ROANOKE TOWNSHIP
Supervisor - Wm. R. Gaines
Township Clerk - R.H. Gaines
Assessor - T.M. Jones
Collector - H.O. Morton
Road Com. - Parker Robinson
Overseer Poor - Hezekiah Jackson
Justice Peace, 3 yrs. - R.F. Hutcheson, 2 yrs. - James A.
Jackson
Constable - Wm. B. Dunn
Supervisor - John R. Bailey
Township Clerk - J.H. Thompson
Assessor - George Chappell
Collector - H.G. Richardson
Road Com. - George C. Smith
Overseer Poor - A.W. Keeling
Justices Peace, 3 yrs. - J.N. Schmidt, 2 yrs. - Edward
Thompson
Constable - H.G. Richardson
Submitted By: Bra Adams King
No
little confusion exists in the changes of names of post offices, to suit the
whims of the people, railroads, or the Department. The county seat of
most of the counties have been, and many still are recognized as Lunenburg
C.H., Spotsylvania C.H., and the like. Sometimes these places become
incorporated under some local name, which is adopted by the Department as the
name of the post office. Halifax C.H. is now known as Houston, Pittsylvania
C.H., is known as Chatham, Charlotte C.H. is called Smithville; but how many
know the name of Campbell C.H.?
Most
of these places are money order post offices; but money orders are sent to
Charlotte C.H., while no such office is known in the Department, and the result
is the order must be sent back for correction. Much mail ??? because of
confusion thus arising. Mail for "Smithville" goes to
"Smithville," Va., or to "Smithville, Ga. The Department
is not to blame for these changes since the names are often changed by petition
of the people to perpetuate some local name or as we have said to accord with
the name of a railroad station.
Not
long since the courthouse of Appomattox Co. was burned, and a new one erected
some two and a half miles distant, at a place on the railroad known, we
believe, as Nebraska. Some suggested a change of the old name,
"Appomattox C.H., " to "Surrender," and the Department, in
accordance with the wish, adopted the name. A general protest has
followed, "Appomattox C.H." no longer exists at the old point, the
locations having been changed; but there is a county seal which should be
Appomattox C.H. The removal of the courthouse does not change the fact of
history that the surrender of the army of No. Virginia took place near where
the courthouse once stood; nor is the name "Surrender" for the post
office necessary to save the memory of the fact from oblivion.
Let
the name of "Appomattox C.H." follow the courthouse; it is but a
necessary result of the removal. There can be but one Appomattox
Courthouse, and it was near that point that the important events of 1865 were
enacted. The discretion of the citizens of the point where the old
courthouse ones stood will suggest a name for their post office which will be generally
satisfactory and which the Department will accept.
Newspaper: The Charlotte Gazette, Charlotte Court House,
VA., Thursday, July 10, 1873
Submitted By: Bea Adams King
Newspaper: The Charlotte Gazette, Charlotte Court House,
VA., Thursday, July 10, 1873
Submitted By: Bea Adams King
Charlotte C.H., July
7th, 1873
At a meeting of the
Conservative party held today, Wm. W. Read was made chairman and J.W.
Marshall secretary. The object of the meeting having been explained,
the following delegates were appointed, from the several townships, to the
Conservative convention to be held in Richmond on the 6th of August next.
Roanoke--Mon. Chas.
Bruce, delegate, Major J.B. McPhail, alternate.
Bacon--R.A. Barnes,
delegate, Jno. B. Barnes, alternate.
Walton--Wm. G. Friend,
delegate, Wm. Smith, alternate.
Madison--J.D. Ford,
delegate, T.M. Tucker, alternate.
Wm. R. Gaines having signified his intention to resign
the position of Superintendent for the County, R.H. Gaines was
elected to fill his place.
J.W. Marshall, Sec.
Wm. W. Read, Chairman
Newspaper: The Charlotte Gazette, Charlotte Court House,
VA., Thursday, May 15, 1873
Submitted By: Bea Adams King
Mr. Giles S. Crafton was announced as a candidate to represent the County in the next legislature.
Source: The Charlotte Gazette, Smithville, VA., Thursday,
September 5, 1901
Submitted By: Bea Adams King
Pursuant
to the call of E.R. Monroe, county chairman of the Democratic party of
Charlotte county, a mass meeting of the citizens assembled in the Courthouse,
and was called to order by the chairman, who then stated that as the party had
made on nomination for the Legislature, the meeting was, under the rulings of
the State Democratic Convention, not in a position to re-organize at present,
as per the following section in the Plan of Organization adopted in 1900 and
re-affirmed this year:
Each
county and city, by popular meeting after due notice, or through the medium of
existing organizations, may appoint a county or city committee, to consist of
two members from each district or ward in each county or city, who shall be
selected by the Democratic voters of their respective districts or wards and
who shall be charged with the affairs and conduct of the party in such county
or city, regulating and directing the same, either by districts or wards or
otherwise as such committee may prescribe. Such committees shall be
re-organized. All count and city committees must be re-organized in 1901
when nominations are made for the House of Delegates, and every two years
thereafter.
Capt.
J.E. Robertson then moved that the meeting proceed to nomination of
chairman.
H.C.
Grigsby moved the meeting adjourn.
W.C.
Carrington then addressed the meeting claiming that no agreement
heretofore entered could bind the sovereign will of the people, and that this meeting
was legally and fully entitled to proceed to the business for which it was
called.
State
Senator D.Q. Eggleston then addressed the meeting in an earnest and
energetic plea for harmony and united action among Democrats, and moved to
allow time for more mature consideration, and that some plan might be devised
on which all Democrats could agree, the meeting adjourn to next Court.
Mr.
W.C. Carrington then spoke in reply to Mr. E.; also Mr. H.C.
Rice and Capt. J.F. Robertson made statements on the situation.
The
confusion of the conclusion of the speaking was so great that we were unable to
get any very concise idea of what what (was)
said or done. A division was called for, but was never had or counted.
Cheers, calls and how is reigned supreme for some time.
J.D.
Shepperson mounted a table and said that Capt. Terry's friends
would not recognize an election of a chairman under the present circumstances,
and all who were opposed to ??? action at the present time withdrew from the
house.
Chairman
Monroe pounded for order and finally left the chair, stating to us later
that he did so because he had no control over the meeting, which was so
disorderly that it could transact no business.
After
some time W.C. Carrington took the chair, and appointed a committee
to wait on Mr. Monroe to invite him to resume the chair, which he
declined to do, and on motion of Capt. T.W. Scott, Mr. Carrington was
elected chairman.
A.B.
Crawford moved that Lee W. Morton be elected county chairman,
which was seconded by Capt. J.E. Robertson. The motion was carried.
Capt.
Scott then moved that the chairman be empowered to select his own
secretary and committee, which was also carried.
The
meeting was then adjourned.
It
cannot be too much regretted the position of affairs in the county. Instead
of unity of action discord reigns supreme and factional spirit is rampant.
What will be the final outcome of the present discord we do not know.
We gravely doubt whether the meeting or either candidate will be
recognized by the State organization; but if the Republicans do not take
advantage of the situation to run in a Delegate from Charlotte we will be
fooled.
At
a late hour on Monday night an effort was being made to leave the matter to a
board of arbitration consisting of one chosen by each candidate and some
disinterested party from abroad to decide upon the whole case. No result
had been reached when we left the Courthouse.