Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-19

these documents were unique. and bore
dates ranging from 1880 TO 1860. one In
strument found among them reads as
| follows:
For value reed, against the first day
OF March next, / will pay Ratlift & Cecil
thirteen dollors q Is cents.
This 18th Oct, 1892. JOHN FBEMON.
Att. n. j. Clay. His mark Y.
On the lower part of the face of the
note this endorsement. in a very cramp-
ed hand. appears:
Some time after note taken I got sus-
penders and buttons 80.
Then or the pack of the instrument l
find the following entries:
Some time afternote, 2 lbs. iron, 10..S %
l pAper pins ........... .............. ~
DecH Odd, s or. steel. 80 1-3 per b.. 70
100 lbs. salt pr. father, 2 IL .......... 2 80
Mar. 10, pr. VIM, 10 lbs. coffee. ..... 2 %
June 10, 100 lbs. salt, l.. ............. 2 50
June 18th, CIR. by Sc lbs. Sang....... IL 20
This he has a receipt for.
The following Is a copy of an order
granted by Floyd County Court, but
whether Il was the Floyd county OF Vir-
ginia, or some other State rejoicing I'm n
county OF like name, there is nothing
ABOUT the order TO show:
Floyd County Court. June term, 1895:
John Fleming Is appointed Surveyor OF
the road from the Dry Branch TO the
Picture of the Turtle, in the place OF
Frederick Glambaugh. removed. And IL
is ordered that he call on all the hands
on Beaver above where Samuel Harris
formerly lived, and down as low as where
William Isaac's TO a post. Him to keep
the same I'm repair according to law: cut
smooth fifteen feet wide, and dig six
feet wide. where digging is necessary.
A copy att.
JACOB MAYO, G. F. c. c.
BLOODSHED AND LOVE.
Marion Mullins, son Of Harmon Null
Inns, OF this place. went over into Pike
county. Ky, a few days since and be-
came involved I'm an alteration with
one Elihu BARLEY. whom ne shot twice
with a pivOl, from the effects of which
he died within n few hours. Young Null
Inns was at once lodged i'm jail at Pike
vile, the county seat. He claims that he
committed the act i'm self-defence.
County Court is I'm session at Clintwood
this week. The case Of the Common
wealth vs. David Fleming, charged with
making a felonious attempt upon his cou-
sin, Tandy Fleming. last June. is being
heard now, and is attracting considerable
attention. The venire comes from the
remoter parts OF the county, and is
composed of the following men: Noah
A. ID. Siicox. James Mccoy, Gar
land Kiser, John f. Mccoy, Larkin Wars.
ID. Counts, j. II. Rasnick, a. j. Grizzle.
w. G. Rose, Ira Hale, and Charles Tur-
ner. This trial will probably not be ended
before some time next week.
Yesterday. just after the opening OF
court, George Mullins and Margaret
Howep came INTO the courtroom. and
procuring a marriage license from the
Clerk, called on the Rev. j. e. Swindall
TO SAY the ceremony" The party re-
tired TO an upper room Of the building,
followed by about two thirds Of those
present, where they were made one-or, {,
souls with but a single thought,
hearts that beat as one" The bride
IS city Is. while the bridegroom Is her
senior by about two years.
Old Billy Mullins, who is the most
man I'm the county, being up I'm !
The nineties. is very feeble, and his death
IS expected at any hour.
We are having fine weather for farm
work this week.