Meeting in Ritchie Township.
December 30, 1863
At a meeting held in Ritchie Township, pursuant to notice, at the school house, on the 28th day of December, 1863, the following gentlemen were nominated for the various offices:
Supervisor - Augustus Handlan.
Inspectors - Robert Bickerton and John R. Johnson.
Justices - James L. Hays and George Birch, sen.
Clerk - James H. Cooke.
Constables - John W. Schultz and Jos. White.
Treasurer - Michael Roth.
Overseers of the Poor - Aug. Weidebusch and Louis Stubenrauche.
Committee to obtain Tickets - John W. Schultz, J. H. Cooke and Jas. L. Hay.
Delegates to County Convention - John W. Schultz, Geo. Birch, sen., and Stephen Waterhouse.
Timeline of West Virginia: Civil War and Statehood: December 1863