The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-07
THE LOCAL OPTION PETITION
Judge Emhrey Now Hssh Undsr
Consi5eratien-lis Of Those Who
Sianed the PapoF

G0n8loorultcn LtSN OF nose Wnc
Signed the Paper.
\ committee consisting Of Messrs. J
Willard Adams. J. W Thomas. r.
W. Stearns and George A Mills presented
to Judge \. 4. Embrey Tuesday evening
paper asking that he issue "A writ for a
local option election Ia this city alta date
to be named by him The petition j.
signed by 2O2 persons who in the paper
state they are registered and qualified
voters of this city The petition is filed in
the clerks office of the Corporation Court
OF this city he paper il As follows:
To the Honorable A. " Wallace, Judge
OF the Corporation Court of Fredericks-
burg, Va:
We. the undersigned registered and
duly qualified voters of the city Of Fred
ericksburg, do respectfully ask and
humbiy petition Your Honor to
grant and issue writ of cleo
ton pursuant To and in accordance
with chapter % of the Code of Yirginia
1857, section 5Sl. seq. as amended by
Acts Of 1897 :. The purpose of this pc.
tition for the said election is To ascertain
the sentiment and will OF the majority
OF the voters OF this city whether
or not there should be granted
any license for the conducting and carry.
eating liquors within the corporate
limits of this city.
Signed George A. Mills Rufus d Mer
chant. ". J. McCalley, J. ". Cox. .Jr
ID. W. Scott, Frank X Tyler. J r. Proc
tor. Charles Wright. Willie Murphy, G..
NJ Hunt, q. ". Mills. ". e. Shenherd.
George NJ Downs, ". L. Lathram. J. :.
Courtney, j. I. Breuer. L ". Sfearns.
}. W. Thomas. B ; Pates. J Dill. W.
J. finder q. Frank Timberlake. /. l..
Chestnut, J. W Jones. e.. ; Davis.
James |. Perry : W WaiinC. 4. H.
Harris, J. +. Estes, ". W Favil. :. +
Eastburn, j. NJ Thomas +. Rodgers.
NJ. L. Mcdonnell, John Hicks. u G.. Cole.
h. L. Stone, ) L Foster, II. +. Gould
man, &. &. Cox, J H. Muse. G. III Morri.
son, II. Willis, : 3 Quinn. l. II. Lay
ton. j. Willard Adams. T.. ". Stevens.
W. I Walker. II. +. Jones, Henry us
ner. ). q \ Estes, !. NJ Butler. ". F.
Mills, 1. l.. Rodgers, Gilmore Harrison.
Dun Green, Joe Hicks. Trevor r. Hill. n.
b. Stevens ". =. Stevens. J o Layton.
2. /. Harris. W : King, =. J. Jenkins.
\ NJ Fleming. A. Stevens. r. J. Cart
right. g. Harrison, r. + Estes. T. ;
Evans. Joel Layton. e. +. Bragdon, ID
&. Mcmillan, 5. s shannon. George /.
Rose, j. ; Ingram, G. Van Dueson, + J
Walker, W. ). johnson. Nelson G. Decker
" ii. Hicks, NJ. r Bell. r A. White.J. W
Williams, J. T. Walker. J ". Rosebro.
William Dix, r. Simpson. G W.
Corbin. IL Simpson. J. a. Marshall
". b Waller, +. J. NcGhee
II. W Proctor, j. 4. Thompson.
". l.. Brsnnan,O. Il. Towles. \. II. Lewis.
J. +. Brown, +. T. Baker. +. y Cunning
ham, j. r l. itch. K. y Southworth
John O Brummett. W e. Smith. Jfseph
NJ. McCaley, j. +. Brown. II. &. Honey.
Thomas II. Mussleman. John r. Cox.
wis Bowling. -. j. Owens, W. Il.
Layton. Albert Patterson. !. B. Walker.
q NJ. Hunt. Jr.. W. : Boxley. r. G.
Gouldman. -. Hales, r. A. Parker. J. II.
Davis, James &. Rowe. 4. +. Rouzie.
Charles ". Wheeler, W +. Wheeler. Geo.
Esf :, Charles } Green, f. l.. W. Grcen.
Eugene Mills, c. = White. per q reen: X
Kendall, Geo X. Brooks. per Green:
l.. l.. Lewis e. : Rains. r. { /. Mon
cure. +. l.. Allison. : W. Somerville :
I. Purses Samuel Coleman. J f. Alrich.
Decatur Edwards, James A. Cox. J. W.
Masters NJ. Coleman. W. II Thomas.
James Callahan. T. Compton. Frank
! wis, Joseph Walker, Geo W. Proctor.
Geo. Triplett, Sr.. W l.. Hicls. Albert
Ray, james ID. Johnson, Ben Bumbrey.
Geo. l.. Dixon. {. ; Lucas, j. e Grant.
Essex Howard, William 4. Trojan, X. W.
Garner, J. Molter, X b. Herndon. c.
II. McWhlrt, I. r. Payne, jefferson Cox.
Thomas Is. Carneal. Robert Carneal. r
". Eaker, William Creighton. Shepherd
Brown, John c Melville, H. NJ. D. Mar
tn, John Z. Willis, John A. Ashhy. T J.
hudson, b. IL. Toombs, Geo A. Walker.
}. W, Ball, j. W. Humphiers, j ohm True.
Geo; +. Scranage, W T. Shepherd, Geo
W Ware, y. b Hogan, O. l.. Cox. Peter
Nossett. l.. A. Weaver, W f. Price, Carl
Brummett, J oseph W. Adams. Cornelius
Briggs, W. F. Robinson, II. II jackson.
X. +. Lucas, Matthew Garnett. X. Hicks.
}. W. Corbin, b. f Whitner, +. F. Rob
lnson, William Wsre, J. r. Hicks.