Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1899-11-28
circuit Court.

Circuit Court.
The November term of the Jefferson
Circuit Court, began s sessions in this
place Tuesday morning Judge Faux
ner presiding. The following gentlemen
the grand jury:
j. w. Rider, foreman Wan. Beall
David A. Phillips, f. j Naming Horace
Moore. James Larne, b. W. Kanode,
john l. Burns, " G. Moore, III E. Trus
sell. James ". Benner. JOHN f. Foley,
Cha4 II. Rau. Charles Moler, Robert L
Osborne, J. w. Taylor.
The following were returned AS not true
bills: Lee Walters. selling Intoxicating
liquors to an habitual dsunknrd; VIM
Roman, selling spoiled meat; john
Wiley, assault Charles Lloyd, robbery
Maggie Withers and Web Mckinney,
Illicit cohabitation. A true bill wa-
found against Charles Martin for passing
a forged draft on the Bank of TIarper'r
Ferry for 1925. Martin claimed To be
from Michigan, and alter lie obtained tI,e
money left for parts unknown Tile grand
In the Circuit Court Wednesday the grand
jury completed its work and was discharged.
An Indictment was found against Thomas
Garrison, George Winebrenner and Fletch-
er Brown, charging them with robbing Rich
ard Morgan, the keeper ofthe Maryland and
Virginia Bridge, at Shepherdetown, in May
last d. L. Grove was indicted for selling
liquor without license. The grand jury
failed to indict Cornell and Shell, two par
ties who were being implicated inthe bridge
robbery, and requested the Court to hold
them until additional testimony could be
gotten. The trial of Garrison, winebrenner
and Brown was set for December l.
Joseph Trapnell, Esq, sat as special
judge Saturday, in case in which Judge
Faulkner is interested.
Among the cases to be tried at the pres
ent term of the Circuit Court is that of
the Shenandoah Milling Company VS.. the
Charles Town Water Company, for s1o,-
600 damages. The milling company
charges that the water company convert
to their own use so much water from the
stream on which the milling company
operate their plant thatit is impossible for
them to run the mill greater portion of
the time, and they are compelled to use
steam.
Farmers Institute meets here Dec. LIST and
End.
The Shepherdstown Register says that Mr..
J. Win Taylor is probable candidate for
Assessor.
Mrs. Jas. H. Shepherd has sold to Dr. {.
7. V. S. Butler a acres of land. adjoining
the "Home Farm" of the late c. T. Butler,
for $3.50 cash.
Mr.. George William Turner and Miss An
both of Shepherdstown, were married in
HagerstOwn Friday week.
According to the shcpherdstown Register
dogs raided the sheep fold of Mr. e. H. Rein
hart, killing 8 out of a flock of 50. Mr.. Rein
hart has lost As sheep from the ravages of
dogs in the past six months.
Mr. Robert Boyd Evans, native of Shop
herdstown, and brother-in-Iaw of John NJ
and Daniel w. Hendricks, of this county,
died November LIST at his home in Edwards
vile, Illinois, very suddenly of paralysis
Mr.. Evans was born in this county October
&c, 1922 and was therefore 20 years old.
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At an election Saturday week by the stock
holders of the Hagerstown Herald Publish
ing Company directors favorable to Senator
Louis McComas and his friends were cleo
ted. Last year the anti-McComas faction
was successful. Vernon n. Simons, who has
ably conducted the paper the past year, will
be continued as editor and manager.
We take pleasure in giving space in our
columns to the following resolutions passed
by j. E. b. Stuart Camp->C. ", No. q, at
Berryville. Commemorative of the virtues
of our deceased fraternal brother, Jno. o.
Crown, who was an ornament TO the pro-
fession of soldier and editor:
Our comrade, John o. Crown, who has
SO recently CROSSED over the river to rest
young man, attested his devotion to the
rights of the States and the people, under
he constitution, and his opposition to the
violation OF these rights, by leaving his home
in the State of Maryland and enlisting as
soldier in the army of the Confederacy
How well and faithfully he discharged his
duties as soldier is remembered and testi-
fed to by his comrades OF the battalion com
manueu by the gallant Col. Elijah W lite, in
which he served until the end OF the war
The same devotion to duty that he dis
played as a soldier was illustrated by his de-
pertinent in all the battles of life, when he
laid aside his sword and became citizen of
our county and State.
In 1870 he assumed the editorship of the
Clarke Courier, and his management of that
paper has kept him before the public all the
years since that time. His paper was con.
Quoted with rare ability, fairness and con-
servatism, and was never stained with
single impure thought or suggestion. Its
coming was always welcomed, and its puru-
sal enjoyed by those who received it.
In all the relations of life, as a soldier,
citizen, an editor, husband and father. his
example was one most worthy of imitation.
Resolved, By j. h. i, Stuart Camp of
Confederate Veterans, No. "a, of which he
was an honored member, that this memoir
al be speard upon his records as testimony
of appreciation of his worth. and regret
at his death; that it be published in the
Clarke Courier, and copy thereof be fur
nished his family.
Committeeman ]. C. MOORE, BYnus
MCCORMICK, JOHN l.. RUSSELL.
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