Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1885-02-14
AccoaAC COUNTY co,IEr.

ACCoaAC COUNTY CouET.
County court,proceedings at January
term, 1855.
Last will and testament of VIM. p
Thornton, deceased, fully proved and
ordered recorded.
John W. Gillet qualified as admins
TRAITOR of Margaret A. W. Tunnel, de,
ceased.
The case of Edward S. Johnson VS.. w
ID. Lewis dismissed on motion of plain
tiff.
Ordered that the county treasurerpay
to John E. Bradford for: copying regis
tration books of Locustmount precinct,
5000: for services as surveyor Of the
road to WIN. j. White, s.: George w.
James, 81; John Somers, So; Augustus
J. Parks, 81; Samuel Baker. Sc: James
p. Lilliston, SIG; David D. b. Mister,
S.; for timber to repair public bridge,
L. r. Thomas. 80 cents: cost of coll
structing brid..e in Augustus j. Parks
road precinct, White & Mason. 81 SIS,
Accounts of Augustus ID. +. Ewell,
trustee of charles Parks; Of Zorobabel
c. Mason, administrator of LLOYD
Jones: of John w. c. Blackstone, adj
ministrator C. t. Il. of Nancy Fox, de-
ceased and % Joseph r. Riggs execu-
tor of Susan r. Clayton. deceased. ex-
aniined by court. confirmed and ordered
recorded.
Ordered that David D. B. Miles re-
pair six bridges in road precinct. At
antic district, and S23.05 allowed him
to buy timber and nails for that pur-
pose.
W. 7. Parks, ,Jr, was by the court ap-
pointed surveyor Of Rad precinct No. 3
of Matompkin district, in place of W.
I. Parks. resigned.
Bar room and retail liquor licenses
were granted to Oswald d. Doughty
and Thomas d. Ward, under the firm
name of Doughty & Ward, Dmkirk.
Virginia.
In the case of the Commonwealth VS.
Ezekiel Bloxom Il nolle prosequi was en-
tered.
The case of the Commonwealth VS.
James EWell was tried. and verdict rem
dcred that the defendant pay one cent
and the costs of prosecution. The de-
PENDANT WAS indicted for Il felonious as
sault Oh Polly Thorns
Parker Bowdoin, ST., indicted for un-
lawfully taking and carrying away
planted oysters OF Vim. 7. Lewis, was
tried and the verdict Of not guilty rem
dered.
James T. Hargis was by the court ap-
pointed Surveyor Of Road Precinct No.
IA. Lee District, in place of James Lii
liston. resigned.
Bar room liquor license WAS granted
to Upsllur Bayly of Bayleyville.
The accounts of Oyster Inspectors
were examined, and orders entered that
they I've certified TO the Auditor Of Pub
Accounts, that the amounts found due
on account of fines. fees, taxes for quar-
ter ending December lst. 1854, by them
to be as follows: First district, So 70 Is,
Thomas Petit, inspector: second dis
trict, $50. 80, Samuel ]. Davis. inspec-
tor: third district, $40 p, John ". Tur-
ington, inspector; fourth district, S422.
q, Albert G.. !A,llhy. Inspector; fifth
district, ci09.O5 Vim. J. Barnes, in
spector; sixth districo, 1921 80. James
7. Weaver, inspector: seventh district.
Sss5l5, John G. Justice. inspector;
eighth district, Sloa3 AS. James II.
Hutchinson, inspector.
1 he case of William A. Hill VS.. JOS
eph Conquest continued untilnext term
81 court
Order entered that Levin j. Nelson.
surveyor # road. be allowed S4.S5 TO
purchase necessary material to builda
bridge over Taylor's branch
The case of John p. Barnes, appellant
VS.. George I. Byrd, appellee, was dis
missed, the court deciding that there
was no error in the judgment given by
tl.a iuvtjrac court
Petition of George w. Stockley and
others. for public road dismissed.
Bar room and retail liquor licenses
were granted to Edward 7. Burton at
Point Lookout, and John I. Orwell at
Wattsville.
Order entered to open road to new
railroad station near Oak Hall.