Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-09-10
COUNTY COURT PROCEEDINGS.
August Term. IS9S

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August Term. IS9S
Authority to marry was granted I
Rev. Thomas s. Dunaway, Jr., of tn
Baptist Church, and to Rev. John +
Burks, Of the Protestant Episcopa
Church.
| Joseph R. Riggs qualified as ad
ministrator of George Rayield.
4 Last will of George s. West proYee
and John E. West qualified as exc
cutor.
i Last will of John Birmingham
proved and L. Floyd Mock and Hiram
Birmingham qualified as executors.
Last will of Margaret T. Joyne'
| proved and, Thomas j. Custis quail
fed as executor.
Last will of George K. Porter prov
ed.
! Retail liquor license granted te
Major J. Parker, colored, at Oman
cock.
The clerk made report according tC
law of list OF fines reported to him by
Justices of Peace in the month Of
July 1898.
An inquest held by Joseph E. Brod
water, coroner, over dead body Of
Emma Downing, was returned AND
filed.
Sheriff made report according te
law of number of prisoners in jail
their offences, sentences sc.
Jay Ayres and Custis Drummonc
were released from Jail, having served
out their terms and being unable to
pay fines and costs for which they
were detained.
Accounts in criminal and lunacy
cases against the Commonwealth
were allowed as follows: NJ. Oldham
Jr., clerk, SO so; Charles L Hartman
son, NJ. D., e accounts) $500; Jno. A
Mears, ]. P, $500; A. L. Taylor, j.
P. $500; E. T. Ross, constable, 50 90
Nelson s. Daugherty Y accounts
1906; jailor $1,000.
Order entered substituting and ap-
pointing Benjamin I. Eichelberger a
commissioners in place of Francis l.
Smith to build public roads at Machi
pungo new bridge.
Petition of w. F. Mears and Others
for public road from Nock's branch
to Melfa. Additional reports filed by
viewers and order to summon pro.
prietors and tenants Of the lands to
show cause against road, if any they
can.
Vim. M. Ward VS.. Moses Mills, and
James Fl. Mason VS.. Isaac burlington
ION attachments for rents). Judg-
ments for plaintiffs and orders foi
sale.
The following fiduciary accounts
were confirmed and ordered recorded
to wit: ADULTS of estates of Peter L
East, James H. Stephens, Joseph a
Baker, Aralanta Jones and Meshack
Mears-list of debts against John e
Parker's estate-orphan accounts Of
Isabella, Harriet W. and Mary E
Wilkins, James Downing, Samuel j
Turner, Sudie E., Hall K. and r. l.
J. Drummond, Emma Mabel Selby's
legatees accounts and Emma Mabe
Selby's orphan accounts-Edward j.
Ames' trust accounts.
L. Floyd Mock qualified as guar
dian of William E. and Edward Mel
son, orphans of Edward Nelson, de
ceased.
Elk parte: Petition of Sabrl Con
quests admir-, c. t. q. Order for pay
nent Of costs, taxes and balance oil
fund to Charles Wharton.
Petition of VIM. NJ. Needles and
Others for public road at Franklin
City. Report of commissioner, Jno
S. Parsons, filed and confirmed; bic
of Major w. PiIchard to build the
road for 100000 accepted; and sale
commissioner ordered to contract
with and take bond from Pilcharc
for faithful performance of the work
Petition of O. 81. Taylor and Others
for public road near jenkins Bridge
Report Of viewers filed and order t.
summon proprietors and tenants O
the lands to be taken to show cause
against the road if any they can.
The Commonwealth vs. Ernest
Snead ION Indictment for murder)
Copy of judgement of Circuit Cour1
affirming judgmnt of county court
received and entered.
Petition of Alex W. Lilliston ane
others for public road from Tasley te
road to Daugherty. Supplements
report Of viewers with survey of route
filed, and order to summon proprie,
tors and tenants to show cause on &c
day of September term against the
road if any they can.
Grand jury list, prepared by judge
handed to clerk, for ensuing year
Order for distribution of Peter 7
East's estate to his legatees without
refunding bond.
Petition Of George s. Mock anc
others for q public road from Isaiah
w. Bagwell's land to Onley. Ordel
appointing Robert ]. Parker, of Oman
cock, commissioner to build thu
road.
Distric1 Convention.