Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-09
4 BIG DAMAGE SUIT.
COUNTY PEOPLE INTER-
EsTED IN AN IMPORTANT CASE.
Most OF The CITIZENS FAVOR PEACE
Frost, Ice. and snow DO Great Dam
arc-Mr. Edward Harris Injuries His
Arm in Ssw-Miii-rersonai Notes
of Interest.
of Interest.

hLkikN \ llslsfs, ~, Allii o'--NHbNNitiiD
county Court was in session this week,
with Hon. 5. J. c. Moore on the bench
This being the regular term at which
licenses for the sale Of liquors are APP
r.icd for. there were nine such applica-
ions put in. all Of which were granted
b. the court Licenses were granted TO
ths following parties: John w. Shenk,
+. l.. Jackson, 5. Daingerfeld, F. n.
C3stleman, Ralph Savage. Decatur Os-
turn. Albert Elsea. r. :. Bryarly. and
Peter NJ. Johnson. Mrs. John b. Stanard
qualified as Administrative, with the will
annexed. Of the estate of the late Major
John B. Stanard.
The will OF Mrs. Mary Mann Meade
was admitted to probate. The decedent
dsvises her estate consisting of the
prospect Hill farm. i'm this county, and
other valuable property, to her two chill
dren. Mr.. +. Key Meade and Miss
Thomasia Meade.
a DAMAGE SUIT.
There was no criminal business before
the court, and its time was occupied
chiefly in the trial of suit brought by
w u. Garvin. a prominent grain dealer
Of Boyce. against Mess.s. r. 5. Bryarly
and John r. Carper. This case has at
tracted a great deal of interest and was
hotlv contested from start TO finish. ON
August 4. 1891. Garvin contracted with
1,rvarlv and Carper TO buy from them
I'm bushels Of No. red wheat. which
p was TO be delivered during the month Oh
Aurust When they began to deliver the
/ ,Yb,,t Garvin refused TO receive u
( claiming that it did not grade NO. -
beinp tough and damp, but the ue-
PENDANTS nevertheless sold ihe "heat
later TO other dealers as NO e '"i ' ~
nov claims damages because OF the
TsiI,,re of the defendants 10 deliver
WITHIN the time specified the grace vi
1rbeat contracted for. thus preVeh'ihs
r. making a profitable disposition OF
the wheat in the market. Inc uelehua''9
- ,be. othe~ hand also claim damages
because they were put 10 extra eAPeHoo
in delivering the wheat elsewhere. my
80 some very nice legal questions IN
volved in the controversy Wiz +,
oblv argued BY the counsel, Messrs' r.
~ Whiting and G. KOwnslar Tor the
,I,{r+iff and L. L. Boyce and {. NJ. Brouh
o. tho defendants. The jury brought III
a verdict for the defendants put tne
co,rt upon application of the plain'in
49, the verdict aside and granted he"
trial. r,.o.r,
THEY ARE IN FAVOR OF PEACE.
The aT-absorbing topic of conversation
bera as everywhere else in TINS country
liz that of whether there VIII De "aI w
r,yeen this country and Spain. your coz
.,,-,,sort has made a thorough canvass
~ The sentiment of the people upon nc,
s,btect and feels warranted IN sayine
-. Tho stand taken by President NC
t-Inlay meets with the unqualihed en-
,-r-senent of the people Of this section
NO., 40 not see that such case mas
t.sr made out against Spain as VIII wal
rant This country in going 10 Wai' So
i,tbe worst must come, they VIII SupPol'
80 I-,ited States with the same deVouoh
mat inspired them in their support VI wv
south in the DAYS of lsol- %. -, &,
Mr.. Edward Harris, while employ Su AZ
ouerating a saw-mill on the tarm Oh nj,
"a ~ Hook a few days ago, attempted
-, a etick of wood which was
.bo,,+ m interfere with the machinery
rIi- srm was caught by the teeth oil the
g.o. and in q MOMENT was terribly cut.
rort,,natclv. only the feshy portions oil
,b. rnember were lacerated, and no pohes
we're broken. .,,,e. Elm
NJ Frank Grubbs. while hauling TIM
ter in Shenandoah county, had DIS arm
caught bv a heavy log ana pauiS piON0'
WINTRY WEATHER.
Ever since the advent Of April we nave
exparienced weather more sullapie !"
rsruar,, than April. and for week past
frost. ice. and snow, Accompanies ~, ~
uortberlv winds, have preValed' In.
earlier fruits. such as apricots' pears an an
many peaches the buds OF wiilch hau
oncned. are believed to have peeh ei'i'oiy
destroyed. but some peaches anu 80 o',a
lster fruits are thought TO have escaPeu
injury. ,.-,.oa c,ates
Fish Commission, now stationed az
yvythevule va. spent several days WI"
his mother. Mrs. +. G. Lewis iateiy.
Mr. Jesse Tyson, Of Baltimore o"Iei
NJ "Rosemont stock Farm was at the
farm for several days this week -,
mr. y II Erb was in Baltimore las'
veel, contracting for the erection Oh =
wind-cugine near that city so,,s
Mrs. l.. f. Ricamore spent seVeIai ga" .,y ,
in Baltimore and Washington iateiy' Ou'
ing goods for the spring trace -
Sir. Frank Beall, who has been cohll l,,,i
- bie hed for a number of weeks win
.uhammatory rheumatism, Is aDio ~ ~
out again. ~. ro,,,rn-
Mr. Harry Warden has recently lc'0i"
ID from visit to Texas on business
Miss Mary H. Powers left wednesday
10 visit relatives in Richmond.
SIR. FRANK NJ. BELT TO LIZA -.
Mr. Frank NJ. Belt. who Tor huu'oe .a
OF years was engaged in the hatu""Io
business I'm this place. has accepted Pa
sluon with the Seltzer q lahr haru-
ware Company. Of philadelphia .,ra
Sir. S. L. Palmbaum was III BaI'i'nO''
this week on business
SIR. Terrll Jones formerly clerk ~ ''io
store Of Mr.. Louis Scheuer. at that p'aoe'
has moved to Luray. and VIII nave 0""'s
~ Mr. Scheuers store there.
Dr. 4. r. Snowman. OF Suffolk, va ~ We"
here for a day or two this week Visi'''e
his friends ,.,.,as
Mrs T. A. Mcclure Is visiting ifieN"S
~ the Normandie. in washington
Miss Virginia s. Bouldin, OF Inc i'"''''
Il visiting friends In this county
Mrs s. G. Hammond. Of Pittspurg' az a.
is with her parents. Mr. and Mrs' D. -
Griffith
Miss Roberta Powers is spending ne
Faster holidays with relatives III fre'e'
lex county, Va.
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