Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-11-18
COUNTY COURT pRooEED1Nas,
October Term, 1893.

The following fduciary accounts
were confirmed and ordered to be re.
corded: ADULTS of estates of R. E.
Swift, Jno. e. Ames, Geo. w. Nc.
Math. Thos. L. Birmingham and Sal
lie F. Bundick-orphan accounts OF
Mabel W., Mitchell W. and Winnie
Lee West, Thomas L. and Mary Hin.
man and Louis D. Heath.
Last will of Rachel s. burlington
was proved and ordered to be re-
corded.
Last will of Catharine Wright was
proved, ordered to be recorded, and
VIM. T. Wright qualified as executor,
William Matthews, Frank Taylor
and Thomas Drummond having
served their terms of confinement in
jail, and being wholly unable to pay
costs and fines, were discharged.
Resignation of Solomon T. John
son as Notary Public was duly re-
corded.
Commonwealth VS.. schooner Geo.
T. Garrison Franklin G. Lewis,
claimant of the schooner, appeared
by Thomas s. Hodson and Black.
stone & Bundick his attorneys, and
because of the absence OF material
witnesses for the Commonwealth,
case was continued until the End
day of December term next.
Rule was awarded against Walter
Vessels, to show cause why he should
not be attached for his contempt fol
failing to appear as witness in the
case of the Commonwealth against
schooner Geo. T. Garrison"
Joseph R Riggs qualified Us ad
Ininistrator of Emily Kilmon, de.
ceased, Judson F. Vessels as ad
ministrator of A. F. Vessels, de
ceased, and L. J. Gunter and Samuel
T. Ross as administrators of VIM. C.
Hall, deceased.
John d. Parsons and Edwin T.
Powell qualified as Notaries Public
for county of Accomac.
Accounts in criminal cases were al
lowed as follows: VIM. T. Parks j.
P, 81, Thomas G. Clayton, J. P, ST.
n. w. Blackstone, J. P, 81; DR.. G.
L. Ames, $3.50; J. G. Wescott, con.
stable, S9.76 aud 81 80; W. A. P.
Strang. j. P, Sc; E. o. F. GUSTS,
constable, $41.2O.
All accounts against county fol
services of surveyors of public roads,
presented to the court at this term,
were examined and allowed, except
the following: Jas. E. Smith, Jas. r.
Bull, Jas. S Collins. Henry 0. Fin
ney, Jas. H.. Grinnalds, Noah E,
Miles, julius G. Matthews, S. T. Mar
tin, S. J. Revel and Jno. L. Warren
These were not allowed because the
surveyors had not filed their annual
report as required by law. AS soon
as the reports..are made to the court
these accounts will probably be ex-
amined and allowed.
Bar-room and retail liquor license
was granted to Jackson Hall at Tay.
lor's Point, in Metompkin district.
E. B. Swanger & Co. VS.. VIM,
H. Oliver, ION attachment,
Case dismissed on motion of plain
tiff.
Jno. a. Fisher VS.. Jno. s Mat
thews, ION attachment for remit.
Judgment for plaintiff and order OF
sale entered.
Geo. c. Mapp VS.. R. c. Wallace,
ION attachment for remit. Judgment
for plaintiff and order Of sale.
The report of Samuel T. Ross,
commissioner of accounts, as to the
sufflciency, solvency, ETC.. of the
county treasurers official bond, was
received and recorded.
The application of Moses G. Smith
to transfer his liquor license from
Drummondtown to Onancock, was
dismissed on motion of the applicant
Commonwealth VS.. VIM. Douglas
Gusts, upon Indictment for assault
and battery. Defendant tried, con.
victed and sentenced to pay SIS fine
and costs of prosecution and to serve
80 days in jail.
Commonwealth vs.. "a certain opeI
fiat bottom batteau," used by Geo
P. Fisher and others in violation Of
the oyster law, ION an information)
The case was tried and defendant
being found employed in taking oys
tiers unlawfully as alleged in the in
formation, was condemned and or
dered to be sold.
Levin Richardson and William
Parker, recognized to answer indict
ments for assault and battery anc
disturbing religious worship, were
discharged. the grand jury having
returned the indictments against
them mot true bills"
Commonwealth vs.. lobe Riley ana
Levin Stran, ION Indictment for dis
turbling religious worship. Defen
dants were tried, found not guilty
and discharged.
Rev. Byron C. Clark was granted
authority to celebrate the rites O
matrimony.
Thos. w. Russell was appointed 6
special commissioner, to inspect the
inventory of VIM. G. Hall, deceased
and make up the administration &C