Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-09-01
COUNTY COURT PROCEEDINGS.
August Term. 1894.

AUGUST Ierm, 1871.
Vim. NJ. Taylor, j. P, paid into
court So fine received of Maggie
Mock, colored, convicted before him
of petit larceny.
Emory Maffitt, ]. P, paid into
court So, fines imposed by him on
and received of Frank Talbot for
drunkenness and swearing.
The following fiduciary accounts
were confirmed and ordered to be re-
corded: Orphan accounts of Nora
Wise, colored, Carroll G. Kellam, Su-
san, Isabella, Elizabeth, Margaret
A. and Daniel Jones, Bessie L.,
Blanche NJ, Stella V. and Alice NJ.
Bull, John W., Bessie S. and Claude
w. Kelly, Charlotte F., William H.
and Annie L. Harmon, George Doug
las, Isabella, Harriet Wise and Mary
Wilkins-T. S. Taylor and wife's
trust account-audits of estates of
John s. Bell and John w. Belote.
Jos. R. Riggs qualified as admins
traitor C. t. a. of Samuel Young of r.,
deceased.
L. Floyd Mock qualified as guar
dian of Amelia s., Elsie N, Annie r.
and Edna B. Lewis, orphans of Da-
vid w. Lewis, deceased.
The estate of BERTHE B. Ensor was
committed to John H. Wise, sheriff,
for administration.
Henry F. Powell resigned as adj
ministrator d. b. II. C. ia. of Thomas
r. Gray, deceased, and Thomas f.
Gray qualified as such administrator
in place of said Powell.
An account of Alma ]. Reed
against Commonwealth, for $119, for
guarding schooners c. w. Stevenson
and VIM. e. Price, now sunk in Pun
colleague creek, was examined and
allowed by the court.
Elk parte: The petitions (5 of Jas.
H. Parramore's executrix elizabeth
a. Parramore) Petitions filed and
orders 90 entered authorizing said
executrix to sell and transfer city
and bank stock now standing in the
name of said James f. Parramore.
Order on county treasurer in favor
of Jos. r. Riggs, for SLIT, for nails
furnished surveyor of road to, repair
bridge.
Order entered, authorizing Jno. w.
Bowdoin, road surveyor of Bloxom
election district, to rebuild public
bridge near residence of Capt. VIM.
Sommers.
The.list of the grand jurors select
ed for the ensuing year was handed
to the clerk by the judge.
Order entered, authorizing Com
missioner of Revenue, district No.
2, to grant VIM. NJ. Taylor license
to distribute and sell religious books,
pamphlets or periodicals.
Commonwealth VS.. Samuel S. Wat
kinson ION Indictment for felonious
extortion). Defendant was tried,
found guilty and his punishment
fixed by jury at minutes in Jail and
to pay a fine of SEQ. On motion of
the defendant the verdict was set
aside by the court on the ground
that it was contrary to the law and
the evidence, whereupon, with the
permission of the court, the Attorney
for the Commonwealth entered q
nolle prosequi and defendant was
discharged.
George Vessels, Margaret Gusts,
Robert L. Wharton and Severn Mel
son, persons confined in jail, detained
for fine and costs assessed upon them
were discharged, not being able to
pay same.
Commonwealth VS.. John Jenkins
and Mary Susan Jenkins Ton writs OF
scire facias awarded on two forfeited
recognizances). Executions award
ed against the defendant in each
case for $50 each and costs.
Upon application of Edward I.
Lang, road surveyor for election dis
trict of Temperanceville, viewers
were appointed to report whether or
not encroachments have been made
in certain parts of the roads in said
district.
S. j. Revel, late surveyor of road
precinct No. 10, Atlantic district,
made report that he had not execut-
ed the order entered on the 9th of
March, 1894 and purchased the shells
as therein directed, which report
was duly filed.