Sponsored by

Yorktown, the county seat, is to cated at the mouth of York river, and is famous in history as having een the closing scene of the struggle for the American Independence. The monument erected by the United States Government to commemorate the surrender of Cornwallis was completed in August, 1884, and is an imposing structure 97 feet in height with the crowning figure, a woman thirteen feet high, with arms extended, representing the goddess of peace. The faces of the base of the monument are adorned with the coats of arms of the United States and France, and devices representing the products of the United States and suitable patriotic inscriptions. Above the base and around the beginning of the cylindrical shafts are thirteen female figures typifying the 13 original colonies. The county has an area of 111 1/3 3 square miles (71,244 acres), and the lands have an average as. sessed value of $7.68 per acre.

Grafton, T J. CROCKETT
Halstead's Point T J. CLEMENTS
Messick, G W AMORY.
Oak Tree, W L SCHENCK.
Poquosin, S C HUDGINS.
Yorktown (c h).

The CIRCUIT COURT of the Eighth Circuit meets at Yorktown on the 4th Tuesday of March and September.

Judge, B T Gunter
Clerk, C Wade.

The COUNTY COURT meets at Yorktown on the third Monday in each month.

Judge, W G W Farthing.
Clerk, C Wade.

Sheriff, H G Spence.
Treasurer, William Lackey.
Surveyor, F G Power.
Commissioner Revenue, William Washington.
Commonwealth's Attorney, J. F. Hubbard.
Supt. Poor, C C Curtis.

Jesse Pointer *A F Christian, *Peter Brooks, Yorktown; John F. White, H W Moreland T. Hudgins, Grafton; D M Carmine, W J Stores, Littleton Watkins, Poquoson; "Richard Braxton *Joho Redcross, Moses Fox, Oak Tree, James R Smith, James Townsend, Williamsburg, James City Co.

James Edwards, B F Fenton. J. C. Wainwright, Wise White.

*Cary Ransom. William Parke, Henry Watkins, Washington Cook.

Clark N B Yorktown
Hubbard J F, Halstead's Point

Chandler C H Halstead's Point
Chandler T M., Yorktown
Edwards Frank. Poquoson
Edwards W F, Poquoson
Tignor C T Grafton
Tignor W R, Grafton

King J. R., Poquoson
Skelton, G. A., Poquoson

Amory G W, Messick
Bradshaw Eward, Poquoson
Charles W H, WIlliamsburg, James City co.
Clements Jacob, Halstead's Point
Clements, J. W., Halstead's Point
Cooper W A Mrs, Yorktown
Cox S G, Grafton
Cox W. P. Grafton
Crandall C C, Poquoson
Crockett Frank, Yorktown
Crockett, J T & Co Grafton
Crockett T. J. & Son, Grafton
Dixon Phillips, Poquoson
Goffiger, W. E., Yorktown
Hogge L R, Grafton
Hopkins C , Grafton
Howard E W., Halstead's Point
Hudgins J L & Co, Poquoson
Hudgins Samuel C. Poquoson
King, R, Poquoson
Lackey William, Yorktown
Lawson, W. T., Oak Tree
Lively Robert A, Yorktown
Messick William C, Poquoson
Mitchell, J. L., Yorktown
Parker, M. L., Poquoson
Phillips & Co, Grafton
Phillips & Dixon, Poquoson
Potter, John S., Yorktown
Power, M. L., Poquoson
Riggins, Isaac, Poquoson
Riggins, Levi, Poquoson
Rowe, T. J., Poquoson
Shields, M. F., Mrs., Yorktown
Shenck, W. L., Oak Tree
Skelton, J. A., Poquoson
Smith, L. S., Poquoson
Smith & Crosswell, Poquoson
Spear, John S., Oak Tree
Wainwright, J. C. & Son, Grafton
Wainwright, Wm., Halstead's Point
Wainwright, W F & Bro, Grafton
Ward Wesley. Poquoson
Willis A Yorktown
Wood T M, Poquoson
Wood W Poquoson
Worwon L H & Son, Poquoson

Bay View, A F Hudgins, Yorktown
Clements W Halstead's Point
Cooper WA Mrs, Yorktown
Crockett T. J., Grafton
Hudgins, A F, Messick
HUDGINS J L & Co., Poquoson
Wainwright W T, Grafton
Yorktown, J W Rogers, Yorktown

VA STATE, R N Crooks (agt), Yorktown

Fields & Taylor, Halstead's Point
Fenton B W., Williamsburg. James City Co.
Shenck, W. B, Oak Tree
Smith R F, Poquoson
Spear H. D., Oak Tree

Monitor, J. M., Willis propr, Poquoson

Cook S T., Jr., Yorktown
Crawford H Halstead's Point
King John R, Grafton
*Norton D M, Yorktown
Power R E, Yorktown
Shield W H, Yorktown

There are 13 white and 10 colored public schools in this county. Superintendent, Wm H Shield, Yorktown.

Edwards Frank, Poquoson
Tignor W R, Grafton
Wood William, Poquoson

HALSTEAD'S POINT.-Thomas G Wynne, R J Wynne, R M Bryan, B C Harwood, Henry Lee, Charlie Lee, G E Bryan H K Harwood, W W Harwood, E Harwood, S R Curtis, J. H. Clements, Phil Hubbard, N Taylor, J. H. C A Post, Geo W Riply.

GRAFTON.-T J Crockett, C Wade, R L Davis W A Nottingham, R W Crockett G W Harwood, R N Howard, A B White, B D Spencer, J K Martin, J C. Wainwright, W. T. Dunton, John Fletcher, J. J. Hopkins, J C. Wynne, J. F. Smith, Thomas F. Smith, Wm. Barlett, Thomas Smith, Jr., L. M. Ironmonger.

MESSICK-J. F Amony, H Watkins, E R Holloway, J T Rollins, S W Ward J H Lawson, Elisha Lawson, Wm M Freeman, R J Forest.

OAK TREE: H M Waller, B H Ewan, W B Schenck, W Hubinger. H Gale, W L SCHECK.

POQUOSON--E. A Sinclair, J. H. Johnson, Levi Riggins, E R Freeman, J L HUDGINS & Co., L. N. Bennett, Wm Sanders, S D Carmins, W E Wood.

WILLIAMSBURG, JAMES CITY. -John Bull, John C Timberlake, H M Waller, T L. Bloxton, A C Mason, B H Ewen, T Newman, W W Vest, Sidney Smith, H H Gabel, Frank Lamb.

YORKTOWN.-W H Cooke, Samuel C. Hudgins, Mrs M L Bennett Win Bartlett Tos Phillips, Win H Russell, S G Cooke, C A Post, William Lackey M Taylor, G Edward Bryan, Henry Lee, J F Bennett, P P Lavis.

Submit your website to 40 search engines for FREE!