The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-01-13
nnis From MalisOnrille.


on the 81 inst, and was buried ON the
4th.
The Masons are having meetings at
their hall every Friday night.
Rev, T. NJ. Ora c, tllei the appoint
ment of Rev, W. W, Morrison, in the
Presbyterian Church, on Sunday last.
Vim. II. Lee has moved into the house
on the South side of the public square,
formerly occupied by W. c. p. Jones,
Circuit Court met ON Monday, Judge
Hall presiding, The following members
of the bar in attendance:
Attorney General j. II. Thornburgh
and W. j. Hicks, of Knoxville; J.. j.
Lane and d. A. Nelson, Of Loudon; W.
NJ. Bradford, j. S, Mathews, W. H. Bry-
ant and Gus, Keith, of Athens; W. l..
HARRISON and Robt. A. Smith, Of Deca-
tur; T. w, Burgc, T. L. II. McCroskey,
C. W. Hicks and II. A, Chambers of the
local bar. G. VI. Hicks, esq, was una
bic, on account Of sickness, to be in at
tendance.
The following gentlemen compose the
Grand Jury;
]. H. Milligan, Foreman, c. ThomGs
G.. A. Spillman, J.W, Strutton, Jeremiah
Boyd, John Siner, j. H. Cunningham,
Eli Cannon, Anderson Moses, leroy Tay-
Tor, Thos. j. Burris, Vim. Ghormly and
John Davis.
The Traverse jury is composed of the
following gentlemen:
John Minis, Jesee Ishell, D. L. Hedg-
cock, Joseph Cathcart, W, Il. Samples,
W. A.. Robinson, Larkin Cardir, J.. A.
Gilreath, John Burchfeld, j. L, Reagan,
John Howard, A. J. Lillprd, W.D. Snod-
grass, and j. T. Blair.
The following business was transacted
on Monday;
Acquilla Orr submitted in aState case
ana was fined 50 so,
In case of Wosson & Hunting VS.. A..
A. Boyd, a motion was made to dismiss
for want of proper prosecution bond.
4 motion was made by W. j, Hicks
ESQ, to elect a special Judge to try case
in which Judge Hall is incompetent.
The election WAS not held on Monday,
however. This cause is authorized BY n
late law.
The following cases were continued by
the plaintiff;
Millsaps VS.. Williams, ], r. Robinson,
vs.. Woodbury. Grubb and others, New
ton Hunt W. Jas. Hunt.
The following were continued by the
defendants;
J. II. Kclsoe VS.. J. Z. Henley, II. X.
Lowry VS., VIVA. and james r. Robinson,
J. J, Grubb vs.. W. r. Grubb.
The following were dismissed by the
plaintiffs:
VIM. NJ. Smith vs., B. C. Petit, Burge
and Peters, (thc great Ku-KiuX case 4.
&. Boyd vs.. j. c. Vaughn, Polly Mill
saps VS.. John Scott, and others, Temple
and Burse vs.. o. G. Henderson.
The case of j. II. Ballard for use Of
Mary j. Ballard, Executrix, VS.. W. L.
Ballard WIS compromised and costs
equally divided.
In Anderson, Admir-, VS. Parker, plain
tiir took a non-suit. In Torbert VS.. J..
Il. and Geo Worthy there was tritl and
Judgment for the plaintiff. In S. N,
Johnston vs.. +. NJ. Rowan, the order Of
reference ~ arbitrators was revived.
The following cases were passed on
first reading;
j. 3. Humphreys VS.. Jonathan Thorn
as, Vhos. &. Boyd, Guardian, VS.. Nancy
Sattall, VIM. BHrris ys. r. s. Nathan,
Melvinn Patterson VS.. VIM. Shaw, Smith
and Shoemaker VS. S. T. Atkins.
In the three cases OF Mira A. Reagan
rs. Austin Fry, it was ordered that the
terms of compromise, if there be any, he
filed bynextt term or the case would stand
for trial.
The replevin case of Ben. Rutlidge VS..
Henry eagle about a small mule worth
about seventy-fve dollars was being
tried when court adjourned Monday
evening. The plaintiff had examined s
or 0 witnesses. The testimony caused
much merrimeut to Judge, jury, bar and
spectators, eagles side was TO have
been heard Tuesday morning. WI &
c. ". Hicks appear for the plaintiff.
Chambers & Burge for the defendant.
Taking into consideration the fact
that court was not opened until ten
o'clock, and that the Judge gave the Ju-
ry Il long charge, the amount of bust
ness disposed Of did pretty well for one
day. AcuAsEE.
Saturday before New Years day was
the last day of the last week Of the last
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