Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-01-18
COUNTY COURT pRooEsDINes.
December Term. 1895.

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ceased, was proved and ordered to be
recorded.
Last will of Catharine P, w. Poul
son, deceased, was proved and Or
dered to be recorded, and Montcalm
oldham, .Ir., qualified as admins
traitor with the will annexed.
Jos.sR Riggs qualified as admins
traitor of James Mason of NJ, de
,eased; James K. Ayers as admins
traitor of Egbert g. Baily, deceased;
Francis E. Scott, as administrator OF
Margaret A. Wright, decease Jas.
F. Ward as administrator of Christie
pher G. Mears. deceased; John Il.
Mapp as administrator of Edward
Kilmon, deceased.
The estates of Oswald Marshall and
Avery Ellis were committed to John
H. Wise, sheriff for administrator.
The following fiduciary accounts
were confirmed and ordered to be
recorded ADULTS of estates of Betsy
GRAY, James Mers, John H. Fisher,
Thos. K. Gray, Thos Mcconnell,
Anne Kelly, Alfred P. Selby, colored'
and Reuben E. Swift-orphans ac-
counts of Bessie S. Saunders, nee
Kelly. John w. Window, Brandon
B., Pearl, Walter D., Alice, Mary r.,
and L. Woodson Kilmon-trust &C
counts of Margaret A. Wright, John
S. Tyler and wife.
Orders on State treasury in crimi
nal and lunacy cases were al
lowed as follows: To Il. w. Black
stone, J. P, $500; A. T. Evans,
special constable, So 90; L. f. j. Will
son, j. P, 81 co; Levi R. Boggs, j. P.
$500; N. F. Walter, constable, 70 cts;
Thos. G. Elliott, j. P, $1.OO; Ran
Hickman and VIM. Budd special
constables, $500; H. Fitzgerald, guard
of three skiffs, $3.50; DR.. G.. Il. Scar
burg, physician to Jail, rs cts, and
$3.50; s. C. Nelson, special constable
$1.1O; S. c. Nelson, jallor, $S3 So; Geo
F. Parker, J. P. So 90.
Orders were entered, authorizing
Addison P. Brush to change his bar
room license to his residence now
occupied by him, and VIM. E. Lewis
at Accomac G. H., to his house
known as Masonic Hall.
Authority was granted j. l.. Trowel
e. Bro, to assign their liquor license
at Dunkirk to VIM. B. Ward.
Ordinary (hoteD license was granted
to Oswald D. Doughty at Wachaprea
que, and barroom liquor license wat
granted to Jas. NJ. Savage at Drum
mondtown.
On petition of Tully j. Matthews
for public road. The viewers made
their report which was duly filed.
A. F. Mears, agent for Nettie Mears
VS.. VIM. Lang ION appeal from the
judgment OF justice of the peace,
Appeal, dismissed and Judgment OF
Justice affirmed.
There were eleven trials of different
parties for violating the oyster culline
law, who were convicted and paid
their fines and costs. There were
two trials for the same offence who
were found not guilty and were &C
quilted.
Nolle prosequi were entered in
three cases charged with violating
the oyster law.
Two tramps committed to Jail by
Thos. G. Elliott, j. p, for disturbing
the public peace were discharged
from Jail, having served their terms
of fifteen days each.
The cases against VIM. E. Melvin
and George Clayville, ST., were con
tinued until the 2nd day of net term
Elk parte: Petition of Florence NJ
Lewis late guardian. Report of L.
f. Mock, late guardian, filed and
order confirming the same.
Exceptions filed to Thos. R. Gray''
audit, were sustained in part, and az
corrected, were ordered recorded.
Elk parte: Petition of Emma May
Gilden, etc, guardian. Petition flee
and John S. NAPLES, guardian, or
dered to make annual expenditures
for his ward out of the principa
money.
BENZ. W. Mears VS.. Alfred Near.
ION writ of unlawful detainer.) Yer
dict and judgment fer plaintiff an(
writ of possession awarded.
Elk pate: Petition of Geo. S. Hoff
mans late guardian. Order for pay
ment of claim of DR.. G. Ward against
Geo. S. Hoffman and the costs in
Cured about the doctors petition.
The court examined, corrected ant
certified the insolvent and delinquent
tax lists for the year 1894, returned
by Edwin r. Powell, county treas
urer, and John H. Hopkins, his dep
uty.
Local Option Resolutions.