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October Sessions 1879.

Borough of Waynesburg - Removal of the dead, continued.
And now October 20th, 1879. The following answer filed.- J.C.G. Clerk
Answer
The answer of the Burgess and Town Council of the Borough of Waynesburg
to the rule granted by your honorable court. To show same why an order
or decree should not be made to remove the dead from the "Old Grave
Yard on the Waynesburg Commons" is,
It is true as alleged in the
petition that many years ago a grave yard was selected and located