Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-18
THE VALLEY CITY
DECISION IN A CASE UNDER LAND
GRABBERy ACT.
SEVERAL INTERESTING POINTS
Reviewing His Beyheod Assocfa-
tfons-A Delightful Musical Enter
tainment-Au the Fields Kind TO
Him--An Approaching Marriage.

.STAUNTON, VA, December .i.-(Spe-
cial.)-In decision just rendered in the
Hastings Court by Judge Charles Graf
tan. some novel points were adjudicated,
growing out Of a case brought undor the
so-called land grabbers' act, enacted by
the present Virginia Legislature The de-
cision is of much interest to taxpayers
generally, and of especial interest TO the
Virginia bench and bar, as decisive OF a
point heretofore unadjudicated.
The Sherwood Land Company's Re-
ceiver wv. II. Landes) vs. Fleming &
Walters. of Richmond is a case which
has been pending for several years on the
chancery side of the Circuit Court Of
Augusta.
By decree Of this court, made some
months ago. Receiver Landes received a
deed from the late Henry i. Hoover,
conveying to the receiver a number OF lots
In Arlington Heights Addition, to satisfy
Hoover's liability to the Sherwood Land
Company and this deed was properly re-
corded i'm the City Clerks Office
In August, 1898, ". VI. Mandelbaum, of
Radford, filed his duplication in the Hust-
ings Court Clerks office. under the recent
act of the Legislature. citing the fact that
the aforesaid lots were delinquent on
the textbooks In 1895, at which time
Hoover held the title thereto And the
notice OF this application was served on
w. II. Landes, in his individual capacity.
and not on Iandes, receiver. Thereupon
the receiver sued out from the Hastings
Court an injunction, which temporarily
a deed to the lands, and the Clerk of the
Court too, was inhibited from execut-
ing or delivering u deed thereto to Man
delbaum, but first the receiver had ten
dered 70 the Clerk the amount of dein-
quent taxes, and interest thereon. ex-
Guiding the costs OF Mandelbaum's appli-
cation and the s. statutory penalty. And
thereupon, the case came before Judge
Grattan to determine whether or not his
temporary injunction should be perpet-
uated. After able argument by Patrick
Dc Gordon for the receiver and by VI. H.
Omohundro, Of Radford, for Mandelbaum,
the Court held Cd that the failure Of
Mandelbaum TO serve process on Landes.
receiver; (2) that Mandelbaum's failure
TO serve notice on Hooyer's personal rep
resentative. and. CD that the property was
prior to Mandelbaums action, already in
litigation IN a suit pending in a court of
competent jurisdiction-i. e.. the Circuit
Court of Augusta, all these grounds and
each one of them sufiiced to make il
error to set aside the temporary iniunc-
ton, and, thereupon, Judge Grattan pro-
ceeded TO perpetuate the order against
the Clerk of the Court, and AIandebaum
The sentiment is strong in this section
against the Legislatures act. il being
regarded as virtually n confiscation Of
property under a form of law.
Mr.. French Balthis, of charlottesville
was in town this week, renewing the asso-
Citations of his boyhoods days. Mr.
Balthis was for many years a staun-
tonian.
Mr. Robert Palmer is here from BaltI-
more to spend the holidays.
Miss Ella G. Weimar principal of the
Mary Baldwin Seminary, spent several
days this week in Washington, and in
Warrenton, her former home.
Judge Lyman Chalkley has just returned
from q visit to Richmond
Miss Kate Mcclure, Of jacksonville.
ILL.,, after spending some weeks with Cap
tain and Mrs. James Bumgardner, left
to-day TO visit friends in New Orleans.
where she viii spend the winter
Mr.. Lewis Wake, Of Norfolk, is in town.
visiting his sisters, the Misses Wake, on
north Jefferson street.
Mr.. William NJ. Bigger, of Richmond,
was warmly greeted by many friends
here few days ago.
Mr.. Donald Allen has been hastily sum-
moned to Kansas City, by his brother-in-
law, Mr.. Columbus Halle traffic mana
ger of the Missouri Kansas and Texas
railroad, TO accept the position Of local
freight agent OF the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas, at Kansas City. Mr.. Allen is q
gf cF
as City Engineer Of stanton, planned the
City Water-Works system. In Texas.
he was superintendent of a trunk-line
railroad, and more recently was in New
Mexico, building an irrigation plant, by
which thousands of acres Of valueless
desert wastes were made fertile fields.
lie Will accept the position at Kansas
City at a handsome salary.
Mr.. Allen is Nirginian, born in Bed
ford, and was in the cadet corps AT the
battle Of New Market.
Congressman-elect Hon. Julian NJ.
Quares is something of a modern Gin
cinattus. On his splendid Middle-river
farm, this year, in addition TO an enor-
nous crop of wheat, he raised $500
bushels Of corn. All the fields-aericul-
tural, legal for Judge Quarles has an
excellent practce), and political-have
u
DR.. Hunter Mcclure has accepted the
invitation Of Stonewall Jackson Camp of
Confederate Veterans, and will deliver
his lecture on Stonewall Jackson in the
stanton Opera-House, on January 2Ist
General Jackson's birthday. 1t is the GUS
tom Of the camp to observe General
Lees Birthday January 18th, but on this
occasion joint celebration will be had
on the 2lst.
delightful musical was given Thurs
day evening by the young ladies of Val
ley Home Seminary, near Fishersyille
Afterwards, an excellent supper was
served. The object of the entertainment
was to raise funds for the Valley Home
literary fund.
Mr.. Severn p. Nottingham, of Balti-
more, is spending the week here, at the
KalOrama.
Mrs. Charles d. Mccoy has issued cards
to the marriage Of her daughter. Miss
Minnie McDonough Mccoy. to Mr.. Robert
Nelson Blackford. The ceremony will
take place at Trinity Episcopal church
at noon, Tuesday. December the 9th.
Hon. L. Il. n. Speck IS in Baltimore
where he was called to come TO the bed
side OF his wife, who Is quite iii at the
home of her mother, Mrs. ID. Condor.
Miss Mary Barksdale. of Albemarle, Is
in town, visiting Colonel and Mrs. s.
Brown Allen. on north Lewis street.
Mrs. George Kennon and her daughter
Miss Anne Rvrd kqnnOu Of Douvor Col