Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-02-10
COUNTY COURT PROCEEDINGS
january Term. 1894.

proved and Geo. w. Parker qualiileo
as administrator.
The last will of John L. Hartman
son was proved and DR.. Charles l..
Harmanson and John H. Harmanson
qualified as executors.
The last will of Arinthia 5. Rose
/, was proved.
Accounts against Commonwealth
in criminal charges were allowed as
follows: For John H. McCready,
special constable, $12; Jos. L. Cooper
J.P., So; w. A. P. Strang, j. p, 50;
VIM M. Taylor, j. P, 80, and May
nard Reed, special constable. $4.6o.
The following fiduciary accounts
were confirmed and ordered, record
ed: ADULTS of estates of George r.
Barnes, Edward P. Smith and Geo.
Ames, of Letty-orphan accounts OF
VIM. James and Sarah Missouri
Mapp, Lloyd W., Charles E.. William
c., Emma May and Harry L. Gilden,
Asa T. Taylor, Clarence E. Birch,
Elma K. Lewis, Alberta, Isaac j. and
Ida E. Hudson and Henry Olive Rue.
Authority was entered for Alfred
S. Kellam to assign his hotel and re-
tail liquor license to N. j. w. Le-
Cato.
George Custis and James Mock,
both colored, were discharged from
jail, having served the respective
terms for which they were sentenced
and being unable to pay fines and
costs.
Order entered, removing E. A.
Jelrryes from Office as inspector OF
oysters for district No. 1.
Thos. S. Copes resigned as trustee
in deed from George Harmon and
wife for benefit of James A. Hall,
and L. Floyd Mock was substituted
in place of said Copes.
Upon petition of Francis A. Porter
and others for public road. Report
of viewers returned and filed.
Orders on county treasurer i'll road
and bridge matters were entered as
follows: For Solomon T. Johnson,
Jno. d. Parsons and Lloyd F. j..
Wilson, each 50, Major w. Pilchard
SIS, Thomas B. c. Glib, $21.1O and
81, Robert Williams, $95, Crockett u
Winder, $4S, John H. McCready,
$3.50, G. B. Jones, $GS.O7, jeremiah
Taylor, $1.35, j. A. Chambers & Co.,
So
A special grand jury was empan-
eled and returned indictments true
bills) as follows: One for entering a
dwelling house in night time with in
tent to commit rape, one for felonious
cutting &c, with intent to main, two
for peddling goods without license,
two for felonious dredging, one for
disturbing religious worship, two
for selling liquor without license and
two for petit larceny.
The grand jury ignored bill against
Asa J. Taylor for assault and battery
and he was discharged.
Robert H. Oldham qualified as dep
uty clerk.
Joseph E. Brodwater qualified as
administrator of Alfred P. Selby, de-
ceased, Alfred J. Lilliston as admin
istrator of Thomas H. Milliner and
Sarah A. Milliner, deceased.
John w. Kelly was appointed and
qualified as committee of the person
and estate of Geo. w. Tull, Jr., a
person of unsound mind
Darkey Holden, colored, was APP
pointed and qualified as guardian of
Upshur Parker, colored, orphan of
Susan Wise, deceased.
Bar-room and retail liquor license
of Geo. H. Hickman, Of Drummond-
town, was revoked by the Court for
opening bar-room OH Sunday.
Commonwealth VS.. James Wright.
ION Indictment for selling liquor
without license at q certain house
near Hopes MILL Defendant plead
guilty and paid fine and costs into
court.
Catherine Parker. colored, was
fined 81, and Fannie burlington and
Laura burlington, both colored, $3.50
each, for contempt of court, in fail
ing to attend at 10 o'clock a. IN, the
hour they were summoned to appear.
Bar room and retail liquor license
was granted to VIM. L. Bundick, at
his house at Drummondtown.
Commonwealth VS.. William Mel
son, ION indictment for petit larceny
Defendant tried, convicted, fined $15
and costs and committed to jail in
default of payment.
Commonwealth VS.. Joachim Har-
mon ION Indictment for cutting and
wounding with intent to MAIN VIM.
H. Kellam). Defendant was tried,
found guilty and his term fixed at 10
years in penitentiary. Another case
against same continued until 4th
day of next term.
The court examined, corrected and
certified the delinquent and insolvent
list of district No. 2 for year 1892.
Mary j. Petit &c., appellants, VS..
John L. Gillespie, appellee ION ap-
peaD. Verdict and judgment in ia
vor of the appellee.
John H. Arbuckle VS.. Thomas Tay-
lor ION complaint of unlawful de-
tainer). Verdict and judgment in
favor OF the plaintiff for the premises