Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-02-11
CouEty Court Proceedings.
january Term, 1883,

The 70 lowing iduclary accoun' were
cnntrmcd: Aulits of est teio .lAmes
Y Ward, Elizabeth G. Ynnng, Thnm 8
r GRAY, Hannibal Fletcher and Robert
TT Miles; Trust acco nto' Wlliam L
DRYDEN; Orphan accounts # George A
and Bessie F.mtreSs. Atre,l NJ. Lila A
CLAIR. $ aud w n w Masn'.
last will of Thomas l. rrnwer prnlla-
ted. and John e Marp qualified us rx-
Last will OF Join Rev p~nhated and
Frank Fletcher alifetl rs ex .cltor.
Last will o. Robert Andrews proba.
ted. and James a Hall Quali!l Il as ex-
rcutor.
Last will IF Mary f Johnson proba-
ted. =.
A writing puranrting t, be the last
will of John r + rtcher. deceased, WAS
Offered for prnha5 which US re-
fused Inv the court after mature in1pec
tinll of the writin- aud due c0nSldfra.
ton Of the arguments of counsel and
the rviden e adduced. I'm apu'al WAS
allowed to Elizabeth h Fletcher. legate'
To the circnt court. commencing lst
Tuesday in April. next.
William r Mason qualified as admin
istrator of TamrS Kilnnn of JAS
John II Sturgis resigned us guardian
OF Elijah w Sturgis.
John l. III. wer AMI Douglas a Trow-
pr were appointed and qtaliti'.l as
guardians # their sisters. Anna ID and
Lena e Trower.
George VI Parks, qualified ~ guardian
Of his infant child. Heroert II.
James W Boughtoa. registrar OF
Tcmperanccville pfrclHct W s ! derrd
IN copy the reg .str;ltlUh bonks If said
precinct,
William F Mock AMI Caot Ke.l'lall
Thornton were exempted from the nav.
mcnt OF capitation tax because nf phys
zeal ncapacitv To perform nan'l:ll ll''nr
Walter J Hall qualified as Notary
Public for the county If AcroMac.
Parroom license of George w Trower
at nrnkirk was transferred to David
+ Ward. assignee.
l,arrnom license of John = Downing
Mt mill Rhrr" was transferred to
Charles X Taylor. assignee.
Orders oil County Treasurer in road
and bridge matter wcr'' entered as FOL
lowS-Wm 4 Burton. 81: john r Coard
Sc 25: A J McMatlland Levin Il Lewis
SIS eacl; Samuel Eak"r 81: Andrew J
Krllam Sln.S2: John w K"llam aud
lanes L Harrison IS each; Ira Pawn
$50; Geo w Human. John 7 l'l"lrhrr
Charles w Feddeman, Davi'l ID Ahhnit
Vim I. Lang and VIM II ff'"en 81
each: Albert Gillespie. ] G Matthews
aud David D Abbott 81 each.
William j Eicllrhrrger was apnnlnt.
ed surveyor of the rmd in place OF Al.
fred McMah. John i Gunter i'll placeol
Andrew ! Krll.:nr. William II Coxt "
in place of Oswald. j Adams AMI John }
Tunnel in place of William w Ling.
Henry Beasley, surveyor. wtitioned
for an appropriation of S94 ~ to repair
his road precinct. The expenditure was
approved Ivy the court and certified to
the Board of Supervisors.
An appropriation of 500 to shell the
ROAD from the corporation limits OF
Onancnc!l to Point OF Fork was APP
proved by lie court ami certified TO tin"
Board of Supervisors.
Viewers reported in the following
cas,.s-petition of Lnnis Marshall and
othe for public road land proprietors
we're directed IL lie summoned John
VI Bloxom and others for public road,
and Albert f Near and others for same.
a ! Morse. surveyor and othArs. pc
tiiinned The court for an appropriation
to improve the public road leading to
Hoffman S wharf from the Hack S Neck
rnatl and viewers were appointed to eX-
anime am, report the necessity, &c.
Leroy G ,ulman, inspector Of oysters
for 4tl district. made report for the
o"artpr ending November 30th. 1887.
amount cullccte |, SOU, due the State.
SS.66.
The local option cases against James
5 Mock AMI George L Clayton were cr;
timed because of the absence Of mater
lal witnesses for lilo defense.
Neal u Taylor, constable paid into
C .urt $50. fine collected of Ellen Crop
per. convicted before Justlce Ut tile
Peace IF assault and battery.
Motion entered To distribute estates
of Win E ,acob and Benz ~ W Byrd.
without returning bond llting given
and creditors directed 20 show cause
against same OH the 81 day Of next
March term.
Ex partc; .n,tition Of n .Iu'son Kel-
| lam 5 administration. Petition filed by
by CordelaS Ktllam widow for allow.
ance for the support Of infant children
and cause referred TO master commits
sioner for inquiry and reaort.
Elk partc; Petition Of Benjamin I w
Byrd $ administrator C. t. IL. Oidrr con-
strung Tie will Of said testator in favor
of Ti.biilla Ann Byrd, widow and dl.
recting payment of costs.
George w Barnes, administrator, c.
| t. A. VS. Frank Barnes 81, and ex partt
petition of John \ Bulallck' 5 admins
traitor. C. {. d. Orders entered author
lZing county treasurer to Check on
funds IN Marine Bank for 1887 taxes.
Elk parLe; petition of Edward Mel
sons administrator. Order authOriz
ing Guler & Blackstone to check Oh
funds in Marine Bank for unpaid costs
1T cause. 1887 taxes and allowance To
widow for the support OF her infant
children.
Rc;.ort fled by VIM II Rev, surveyor
of expense incurred III building foutWay
over Poor House Branch, which MAS
approved b. the cUult aud certified 10
tile Board of supervisors.
Petition Of u L White and Others for
Il public rad at Lecnont. Order ELL
lerc, eSllbll shng the rOild us d public
road, il icing arel.y opeAed AMI a,l-
DIN. tli': same to road precinct No. IL
If llc;nmpkin district, Of Which Emory
W i1inman SSurVel or.
Neal U Taylor, constable Of Atlantic
district rendered his resignation wlIc.l
w;ls accepted b, the Court and Geo 1
iiiaddng wiss appointed to Till The va
galley.
Accounts VS. COmmouwe; It'll for
criminal charges we're allowed as fol
lows: h W Hutchinson, j Z s.. VI IL
/ lli.rtrinS u e ErnLSt nnilin .lu