Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-07-08
COUNTY couRr PROCEEDINGS.
Hume Term 1893

and James Is. HICKMAN q'@i'hou '''
executor.
4 Edward P. Byrd qualified as adj
Eministrator of John T. Byrd, de
ceased.
/ Erastus W. Wheaton qualified as
guardian of his infant children, Bet
| tie j., Lovester, Arbry G. and Anna
Wheaton.
James H. Fletcher. Jr.. qualified as
guardian of Clarence Elton Birch
orphan Of VIM. P. Birch. deceased.
John R. Guy qualified 4s guardian
| of Selby c. Guy, orphan of Selby G.
Guy, Sr., deceased.
The clerk made report according to
law of the fines received by Justices
of the Peace and reported to him IN
May 1899.
Ex parte: Petition of Joseph Il.
Broadwater and others for a drain.
Report by commissioners, John ID.
Parsons and N. w. Mock, returned
and filed.
Accounts against the Common
wealth in criminal and lunacy cases
allowed as follows: To Luther N.
Boggs. J. P, $500; Thos. b. Gillespie
J. P, So 90 and $1.00; A. 8. Taylor, j.
P, so cents; Jno. A. Mears, j. p. 50
cents and 50 90; costs of inquest over
two deceased strangers, held by Jno.
A. Mears and Geo. E. Winder, res
pectively, Justices of the Peace and
acting coroners, Geo. E. Winder, j.
P, SO, 90; NJ Oldham, Jr., clerk $13 IS;
and John Il. Wise, sheriff, $22 80.
Authority to celebrate the rites Of
matrimony was granted to Rev. Hen
ry w. D. johnson and Rev. Ernest s.
Fooks, of the Methodist Protestant
Church, and to Rev. Charles Earle,
of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
The following county officers, elect
ed on the fourth Thursday in May
last, appeared before the court and
qualified, for term beginning July
LIST. 1899: Montcalm Oldham, Jr,
clerk of county court; John D. Grant,
clerk of circuit court; John H. Hops
kins, county treasurer; L. Jas Gun
ter, sheriff; Benjamin I. Gunter, At
torney for the Commonwealth Thos.
c.. h., Commissioner of District
No. /; VIM. d. Tunnel, Commissions
er of District No. 3.
The following qualified as district
officers: Islands District-Isaac Hen
ry Savage, supervisor; Geo. w. Con
ner, constable; ]. E. Dave Winder,
overseer of the poor; Emory Maflltt
and William H. Warren. justices Of
the peace. Atlantic District-Wm.
L. Mock, supervisor; Sam'l. j. Davis,
overseer OF the poor; Lloyd F. j..
Wilson and Edward w. Hutchinson,
justices of the peace. Metompkin
District-John w. VESSELS, super
visor; Geo. d. Barnes, constable;
Samuel G. Taylor, overseer of the
poor; Thos. g. Clayton, GUSTS W..
Bloxom and Edward Wright, Jr.,
justices of the peace. Lee District
Alfred j. Lilliston, supervisor; Alex
ander W. Lilliston, overseer of the
poor; Levi r. Boggs, and George F..
Parker, justices of the peace. Pun
colleague District oseph c. Yves.
colt, constable; Julius w. Ward,
overseer of the poor; John A. Mears
and Henry C. Walker, justices of the
peace.
Fred E. Ruediger was appointed
and qualified as county surveyor for
term OF four years, commencing July
LIST. 1899.
Edwin Il. Powell was appointed
and qualified as deputy for John H.
Hopkins, whose term of county treas
user begins July 1st, 1899.
Retail liquor licenses were granted
to Wilmer F. Bell, at Wachapreague,
John d. Aud, at Bobtown, and Geo
E. Winder, at Pungoteague.
The oaths of office taken and sub
scribed by the Mayor and Council
men of the town of Onancock were
returned to the court and recorded.
Authority entered for John D.
Johnson to transfer his liquor license
from original place to his home at
Parksley about 20 feet distant on
Bennett street.
The following fiduciary accounts
were confirmed and ordered to be re
corded to wit: ADULTS of estates of
James Parks. of B., Mary s. Wright
and Meshack Mears-orphan accounts
of Isabella, Harriet W. and Mary E.
Wilkins, Annie F. and Virginia G..
Pitts; Elizabeth NJ. FIoyd's trust &C
count and Joseph E. Brodwater's ac-
count as acting committee of his son,
David Wharton Brodwater.
Upon petition of Thos. R. Mears
and others for a public road, near
Chesconnessi1. Report of viewers
filed and order to summon proprietor,
John w. Fl. Parker, to show cause
against the road.
The Commonwealth vs.. Henry
Mock, colored, ION Indictment for
grand larceny. Defendant tried,
convicted and sentenced to three
years in the penitentiary.
Upon petition of Fletcher Drum.
mond and others to alter public road
and build public bridge, near Parks
ley. Altering the road and building
the bridge approved by the Court
and certified to the Board of Super
visors.
Upon petition of 0 H. Taylor and
others for q public road near jenkins
Bridge. Road directed to be opened
by road machine manager of Atlantic