The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-10
ON THE RAPPAHANNOCK
The Suit Of Mr.. Willis Against the
Fredericksburg Telephone Company.
A NOVEL CASE OVER A SHADE TREE.
Scho"i Teachers rnr Spo,syIynnia
County Elected frc,icricIs.bu M
III" Ati"nt" Ia position a Reunion
OF the Survivor. Of The virginia
cavalry ana II Grand Tournament.

trcdcrickShirE, Va oct. -SpcciaI
me law sun Tor $3.50 damage. brought
10y John Willis against the E'rrdrrirks-
hutE lcicphon" Company FOR unueCcssa-
illN destroying u portion OF II large Suit
paper tree IN trout of the formers resi-
dthcc. occupied the attention OF the Cor
DoratiOn Court, Judge Wallace prcsid-
INK. Yesterday from II q m to 10 H. m.
ana even then no decision was reached
the jury failing to uGrco. III. cirrum-
stances la the CIt"c are rather. peculiar
amt hay" caused no end Of comment I'm
last May TIA" tclophou" company con
Struct"d lin" Of wire about tho street
on which Mir Willis resides. and finding
'i"t the tro" IN question offered consd-
''ibi" interference. the wOrkmpn cut off
one of TIA" large limhs. AIR Wills claim
ed that the tree had previously shaded
ms house from the disngrccnhlc effects
"i tn" sun. hat that since it was mutila-
leh ~ TIA" 'oiupHuy's workmon the house
mad been exposed to the sums rays ana
ne n"N"v "ctS the benefit of tho shn,,
which hr had enjoyed before
M Wills was rrurcs"utoi hv HIS
brother MI thurman Willis and Mr. 81
George Il Ett2huah defended the tclr-
phou" company The day was su.u, i'm
hearing arguments tor both parties. ana
'roSS-"NamiuinG a large number OF Wit
h"sS"s ana at o'clock the mrymcu were
s"ui out to render tho nual decision
Thcy remained out umtil - o'clock. whcu.
as they w"t" stiii dividcd AS 80 whether
il" rIaintiii should hu allowed dnmarcs
| JudR" WHiiu," rrculIcd thcln ia Tho ,.n,,,t
room ana at once dismissed them a
was afterwards stated THAT three. of IN.
lurEin"n wrr" in favor uf ALLOWING The,
| plaintiff damages ia tho amount OF /
| 'ehI, VIM" others maintained that Tn"
| N'idirt should be given in favor of tho
| l"lephoh" company. 1t is not definitely
| known whether OF not Mr Wits will
| sun further prosecute his claim
| ne school Board of Living Stone bis
h''' SruttSylNnnih county, held It meet
| lilS IhSt "N"ninT aud named the follow
ihI teachers FOR the session commcncint,
| next Monday. school No. |, MIR, e. \
i"pNllE, No. >. Miss n Is Pool. No !
waiter j. Harris; No. .. Mrs A. e.
H'NilinE. No =. Miss Leila j Parker.
40 :. James y. billiard No. .. Miss \
- Dickinson; No. IA, Miss NJ W Me
Crenry; No. H. G. 4; Wallace: No ,s.
William l.. Harris. No. II, Mrs. Mari T.
''ulchleld. No u, Miss Emily j. Tins
Comb". No. 10. Miss Lula Hrodduc. 10
~ MISS Lula u. Jones' No. IS Mrs r.
- lewis No. lH. Miss Dolly chryynir,,
~" hoard also decided that after tho n,,-
n'nachinG session no married lndy win
hn permitted IN tho schools OF the dis
ttirt "
me Louise Aydcilc Comedy Company
VIII h"ih the boards at the Opera House
TOMORROW and Friday evenings. pre-
seating The Runway WIFE ana "A
tflp to the Circus" the latter bcinp
w,iticn especially for Miss Aydrlc
Fr'd"ficksbulG VIII bc well represented
socially at tho Atlanta Exposition
arg number Of onr leading lights hay.
my eNpress"d their intention OF leaving
i"r ia" South In the course of the ucyt
few days "'N'
ThI survivors Of the Ninth Virginia
C"vaiiN The rhirtieth, For,Ie,h nni
Foriy-sevcnth Virginia Infantry n"J
if"%'oh's Eattcry VIII hold reunion al
th' ldlr grounds In this city on the nm
"S'hni Tor the purpose of raising funds
or the erection OF Il monument To thu
He','"'N OF IA" Confederate dead OF star
, , county II ~ expected the, Hon.
John v Daniel cN-Gov. ritzhu,.b ~,
Gen W. II Payne ana utnrr .norcd
SPEAKERS VIII ID" IN attendance. Tie
management has arranged Tor a l,urG
tournament op"u to the sons OF veterans
rom stafford, Spo,tsylvnuin. Kline
'''"ihe' oraher ana Caroline counties
~ i"'R' atrndanr" aud n day OF pleasure
Is anticipated.