Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-11-30
The Comfy Court.

The County Court.
This Court, Judge Patton presiding,
commenced its session on Monday The
following is summary of the proceed
ings:
Rule was awarded against Jno. Sullivan,
constable. requiring him to give new bond
and other security.
Jacob Hoover, Jno. Waldrop, E. B.
Bear. J. F. Smith and W. g. LANCE, wore
ges for one acre of land belonging to Jno.
NJ Brown for the erection of public
school house, in Pastures district, and are
required to act Dec. goth next.
H. f. Lyle, W. T. Rush, G.. q. Guild,
G. l. Peyton and G. L. Palmer. were ap
pointed commissioners to assess damages
for the land of Rev. J, q. Wheat, on p7ti-
tion of H. P. Dickerson and others for an
alteration in the Barterprook road near
Valley R. b., II miles southeast of Staun-
ton, and are required to act on Dec. 20th
next.
Probate.-Letters of administration were
granted to Jno. Chris ian, on the estate OF
Robt. L. Powers; to Edward F. Vincent
on the estate of Jno. II. Croell to Mrs.
Emma G. Grove on the estate of Christian
NJ Grove. The wills of Samuel W. Pleck-
er aud Mary s. Brady we're admitted To
probate. And the will of Luke Woodward
partly proven and continued for further
proof. J. W. Towberman qualified as ex-
ecutor OF the will of Jacob G. Bosserman-
David Beard qualif~d as executor of the
will of Zacharia Johnson. Jno. T. Lair
qualified as administrator C. t. a. of Tenn
pleton McGuffln. The estates of Ann G.
CARRIER, and Fleming Bailey we're commit
ted 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 guardian for Emma Jane
Craun.
J. A. Harvey qualified as notary public.
Administration c. t. a. was granted
Samuel H. 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
bridge over Christian g creek on the road
leading from Staunton to New Hope.
The following tracts of land were order
nd 70 ha ri ho Ia nd hon1o nf
Nor, b River district: F. J. Afford, Il
acres Jno. Calhoun and others, 730 acres;
VIM. B. Crawford and others, 400 acres :;
Abram Click and Peter Paul, 455; q. 7.
Cochran, 623&; Abram Click aud j. Speck,
Also; Jno. Green and Sadier, 1000; Jas.
1 Henderson,. 475: Philip Phares and j. D.
Price, 1900; David and JOB Simmons, 546
acres; Geo. D. Siple, 60 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 IL, 135
acres and the Virginia Mining and In
progement Company tract of 81 ,476 acres,
twice charged.
Samuel F. Gilkeson was appointed sur
veyor of road precinct No. 36, Riverheads
district Jno. T. Sniplett for road precinct
NJ. 1S North River; Geo. II. Hall for pre-
cinct No. 8, South River.
The application of Jas. E. Carson to sell
by retail ardent spirits, &C., at his house
near Fisheisville, was ordered to be dock
cited aud continued until next term.
The grand jury made the following in
dictments Against A. j. Galdiug 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 aud
lascivluus Capitalization, one being white
aud the other black.
A large number of road orders relating
to changes, establishments, allowing dam
ages, &C., were entered.
Accounts for road service. &C., amount
ing co 1927 q, were examined, allowed and
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
offense.
KILLED AT A BRIDGE -Ashby Sheeler,
fireman on the G. & .. road, who was
engaged TO be married to young lady of
Staunton, was Instantly killed at bridge
near Alton. Monday night. He was lean
ing out of the engine exiting uishing a hot
box when the bridge struck him.