Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-18
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hanlNosI AnlllEnos COUNTY.
Whitehead q Whitehead Suit for
Their Fee In the sweet Brian
Institute Case.

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AMHERST, va. September H.-{Spe-
cial Judge Grimsley. of the Circuit
Court has handed down his decision In
the case of Messrs. Whitehead & White
head, attorneys, Of Lynchburg VS.. the 4
county of Amherst, for the recovery Of
fee claimed to be due them. He decides
adversely to the plaintiffs.
Messrs. Whitehead & Whitehead and
other attorneys represented the county in
a contest over the estate Of the late Mrs.
I. F. Williams. the founder of the Sweet
Br1ars Institute, to recover from her estate
back taxes due the county and unpaid.
misunderstanding between the counsel
and the board of supervisors of the coun-
ty as to the amount of compensation to
be paid them resulted in a suit, the attor-
neys claiming one half of the amount
from Mrs. Williams's estate, while the
county authorities insisted they should
receive only one fourth. AS indicated
the court took the latter view. Messrs.
Caskle d Coleman and Lee & Howard OF
Lynchburg, represented the plaintiffs, and
Mr.. f. S. Glasgow, of Lexington, and Mr.
w K Allen, of this place, represented
the defendant.
HERY S. PEYTON,s APPOINTMENT.
It is announced that Mr.. Henry S. Pey-
ton, manager of the farm at the Virginia
polytechnic Institute, at Blacksburg has
been selected by the board of directors
of the Sweet Briar Institute to fill the
same position at Sweet Briar, in the place
of Mr.. S. r. Harding, who has heretofore
held this position.
Mr.. Peyton is said to have been most
successful at Blacksburg, and doubtless
will prove eminently so in his new field of
labor
Mr.. Landon Scott, Jr., who was 50
painfully wounded in his right foot by
the accidental discharge of his gun. while
out hunting two weeks ago, is still con-
fined to the house; but his wound is heal
ing as rapidly as so serious one could
be expected to do.
Mr. and Mrs. Pinkerton and family, of
Norfolk, who have been boarding at DR..
Voorhees,, returned home this week.
Miss H. H. Everett, of Belmont Al
bemarle county, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
G. L. Scott.
The Misses cassell and Miss Cherry
Nottingham, of Norfolk, are visiting he
family of Mr.. Robert TAFT, at their beau
tiful home, Spring Garden
Mrs. P. G. Cabell is the guest of Mrs.
John B. Robertson.
Mr.. Joseph w. Everett. editor of the
Charlottesville Jeffersonian, visited his
sister, MIS-. c. L. Scott, this week.
Misses Sara Robertson, of Amherst;
Miss Susie Hamilton of Remington, Va,
and Miss aRebecca Brown left last week
for Boise City, where they. will, teach in
Bishop .Funsten's school Miss Brown is
the principal of this. school.
Rev. ]. r. Ellis and wife, of Gordons-
Vile. are visiting relatives here.
Mr. Claude Petit, of Fluvanna, spent
several days with his friend, Mr.. Percy
Harris, here this week.
Mr.. Peyton Dearborn and his bride will
arrive at the home of her parents on
Thursday morning.
Mr.. Brack Cabell, Of New York, well
known here, where he resided for many
years, Is visiting friends in Amherst
Mrs. Anne E. Scott, who has been spend
ing the summer with her son, Mr.. c. L.
Scott returns to Howardsville this week,
accompanied by Master James Scott.