Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-07-06
COUNTY COURT rnouEFD,NGs,
june Term. 1896.

Ambrose S. Taylor, j. P, paid into
court $3.50 fine received of Samuel
Matthews; w. A. P. Strang, j. p,
81. fine received of John w. Hopkins;
Thos. G.. Clayton, J. P, So.
The last will of Cassie w. Loffiand
was proved The last will of Susan
r. Lewis was proved-Stanley j.
Lewis relinquished as executor and ID.
Frank White qualified as administra-
tor c. t. a. The last will of John K.
Downing was proved and John b.
Mapp qualified as executor.
Robert G. Ashby qualified as guar
dian of the infant child Sallie f.
Ashby. Henrietta NJ. Glib qualified
as administrators of her husbands
estate, Thos. B. G. Glib, deceased,
and also as guardian of their infant
child Sabra E. Glib. John e. Har-
mon qualified as administrator OF
Susan A. Martin, deceased.
The following fiduciary accounts
were confirmed and ordered to De
recorded-Orphan accounts of Fran
els j., Ohio Judson, Bessie c., Mag
gle S. and J. Willie Kellam, James
Downing, Edward Riley, Marietta
and Claudius McLane, Richardson
d. KelIam, Ona F. and Emma Mabel
Selby-Audits of estates of Elizabeth
J. Downing, Annie NJ. Smith, Elijah
Evans, Southey Major, colored, and
James G. Fox.
Accounts against the Common
wealth in criminal matters were al
lowed as follows John 7. Chandler,
]. P, 81; E. II. Belote, guard, 70
cents; Emory Maf1itt, j. p, 81; Rich
ard P. Reynolds, J. P, 81; Thos. &
Clayton, j. P, $3.50; Nelson y
Dougherty, merchants, S1.43; jailer,
lunatic account, $46.25, and accounts
for board of prisoners $121 so; sheriff,
for fees, $50; Rebecca Joynes, nurse
of lunatic in Jail, $4,000, and James
H. Fletcher, Jr., attorney for Com
lnonwealth, S11O.
Authority to marry was granted to
John r. West, OF the African NJ. E.
Church, and to VIM. Hopkins, of the
NJ. e. Church.
Thos. w. Blackstone, of Pungo'
league. qualified as notary public for
county of Accomac.
A special grand jury found indict-
ments for felony in four cases, which
were tried and each of the parties
indicted, convicted and sentenced to
the penitentiary as follows: Thomas
Holden for felonious shooting, two
wears; George Wise for attempting to
commit the crime of rape, three
years; Henry Savage for feloniously
causing bodily injury with intent to
MAIN, etc, three years; Osborn Rich
ardson for felonious and malicious
cutting and wounding, six years
lobe Richardson for same ofIense,
four years; and Louis Webster fo1
same ofTense, one year. All of the
above convicts are colored people,
and only one of the six has reached
the age of 21.
Charles P. Finney qualified as road
surveyor for Onancock election dis
trict.
John o. Ewell qualified as superin-
tendent of the poor for the county OF
Accomac.
All the county officers elected in
May last qualified.
John H. Hopkins qualified as del.
uty county treasurer, and Benjamin.
II. Nelson qualified as deputy sheriff.
All the magisterial district officers
elected in May last qualified except
the consta BILE on Chincoteague Island
and one justice in each of the districts
of Pungoteague and Lee.
Barroom and retail liquor license
were granted to John B. McCready
at his house at Parksley.
Authority was granted to Geo. w
Drummond at Belle Haven to assign
his barroom liquor license to Mrs
Savage.
Daniel Burch VS.. Seal Bloxom ION
appeal, and Nettie Mears VS.. Butler
Bros, Ton appeaD, These causes hav-
ing been agreed were dismissed by
consent.
The qualification of the mayor and
memb ers of the town council of the
town of Onancock were handed to
the court and recorded.