The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-11-29

COUNTY COURT-Judge Patton presid-
ing-commenced it's November term on
Monday last. The following is summary
of the proceedings: 6a s
Rule was awarded against Jno. Sullivan,
constable, recurring him to give new bond
and other security. sifs asiii lIsl
Jacob Hoover, Jno. Waldrop, +. B. Bear,
J. F. Smith and W. G. L.ange, were APP
pointed commissioners to assess damages
for one acre Of land belonging to Jno. M.
Brown for the erection of public school
house, in Pastures district, and are re-
quired to act Dec. Goth next.
H.F. Lyle. w. T. Rush, G. G.. Child, G..
L. Peyton and G. T. Palmer, were APP
pointed commissioners to assess damages
for the land of Rev. j. G.. Wheat, on
petition of H. P. Dickerson and others
for an alteration in the Barterbrook
road near Valley r. r., Il miles southeast
of Staunton, and are required to act on
Dec. Goth next.
Letters of administration were. granted
to Jno. Christian, on the estate of Robt.
T. Powers ; to Edward F. Vincent on the
estate of Jno. H. Croell to Mrs. Emma
c. Grove on the estate Of Christian M.
Grove. ~
The wills of Samuel w. Picker and
Mary S. Brady were admitted to probate.
And the will of Luke Woodward partly
proven and continued for further proofs
]. w. Towberman qualified us executor
of the will of JacobC. Bosserman.
David Beard qualified as executor of the
will of Zachariah johnson. r
Jno. T. Lair qualified as adm illustrator
c. t. a. of Templeton McGuffin.
The estates Of Ann G. CARRIER, and Elem
ing Bailey were committed to the Sheriff
for administration c. t. a.
w. E. Slower was appointed guardian
for Nina N. and Ida J. Slower.
Albert H. Stoutameyer was appointed
guardian for Betsy Cora Campbell
Geo. S. E. Craun was appointed guar
dian for Emma Jane Craun.
j. A. Harvey qualiiiedias notary public.
Administration C. t. a.. was granted
SamIel HI. Craun on the estate of Freder-
lex Kraun.
Henry v. Strayer qualified as attorney
| at-law.
Jno. E. Hamilton was appointed COM
missioner to advertise for bids to build a
bridge over Christians creek on the road
leading from Staunton to New Hope.
The following tracts of land were or
dered to be stricken from the land books of
| North River district: F. J. Afford, "A
acres ;Jno. Calhoun and others, $50 acres
VIM. 3. Crawford and others, 400 acres
Abram Click and Peter Paul, 453; G. T.
Cochran, 623a Abram Click and J. Speck,
4l50; Jno. Green and Sadler, 1000; Jas.
Henderson, AS; Philip Phares and J. d.
Price, 1900; David and Job Simmons, SAG
acres Geo. d. Siple, SO acres, it appearing
| in evidence that each and all Of said tracts
have been recently recovered by ejectment
suit pending in Circuit Court of this coun-
ty, and are, moreover, embraced in the
Emily Hollingsworth survey of 11,135
acres and the Virginia Mining and I'm
provement Company tract of 37.476 acres,
as the rightful owners thereof and thus
twice charged. 9
Samuel F. Gilkeson was appointed sur
veyor of road precinct No. 36, Riverheads
district Jno. T. Shiplett for road precinct
No. IS, North river Geo. H. Hall for plv,
cinct No. 9, South river.
The application of Jas. E. Carson to sell
by retail ardent spirits, &C.. at his house
near Fishersville, was ordered to be dock
cited and continued until next term.
The grand jury made the following in
dictments: Against A. J. Galding and
Neal Hoy, for grand larceny against Geo.
A. Hanger and Jas. Young. for failing to
keep public road in repair against Andrew
Kinney and Mahala Carroll, for lewd and
lascivious cohabitation, one being white
and the other black.
A large number of road orders relating
to changes, establishments, allowing dam
ages, &C., wereFentered.
! Accounts for road service. &C., amount
| ing to 1927 20, were examined, allowed and
ordered to be certified to the Board of SUI
pervisors.
Sixty deeds and seven er parte settle
ments were admitted to record since last
term.
| The jury in the case of the Common
wealth VS.. A. J. Galding for horse stealing,
found the prisoner guilty and fixed his
term Of imprisonment at three years in
the penitentiary. A similar verdict was
rendered against Neal Hoy for the same
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