The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-02-26
ORANGE COURT.
The Good Roads Meetins-Locsl Op-
tion-Court Proceedings, Etc.

tion-Court Proceedings, Etc.
Monday was the February term OF
Orange court and the business men who
attended from here were Mes-rr. ]. W.
Masters. A. W. Embrey, Thomas Hum
phries, X. A. Bell, Geo. Z. King, ]. Elton
Alrich. X l.. Biscoe and the representa-
tive of this paper. Mr.. Lee j. Graves, from
Spotsylvauia, went with the party from
Brock Road.
GOOD ROADS MEETING.
The absorbing question of the day was
good roads. A meeting OF Representa-
tive citizens was held in the courthouse.
and on motion Of Hon. c. Taliaferro.
state senator Geo. ). Shackelford was
elected chairman and K n Robinson
Secretary. Speeches were made by DR..
". J. Crittenden and Hon. c. G Talia-
lerro ad sOcatiDg immediate steps being
tai en- in making good roads on the prin.
cipal highways To the boundary line oLthe
adjoining counties. Senator Sbackelford
then vacated the chair and offered the
following resolution. which was adopted:
Resolved. that a committee of five, one
from each district and one at large. be
appointed by the chair, whose duty it
-hali be To confer with the Senator and
Delegate from Orange county and pre-
pare a suitable bin for submission to the
legislature controlling the system for
road improvement"
The Committee appointed were II. 7.
uolladay, Madison: &. C. Tafiaferro.
raylnr; T. + F.Golsan, Barbour; c. MI Har-
ris. Gordon; W. G.. Crenshaw, Jr.. at
large.
A gentlaman who is very much inter
ested in the movement said a reliable
contractor informed him that be will
build sixty-tve miles OF macadamized
road. with n depth of ten inches of rock
ior (S65, ,OOO) sixty-fve thousand dollars
One thousand dollars per mile. That his
tea was To get authority for the county
10 issue bonds for 100000. spend the
500 900 for building the road aud the
other S3o. .OOObe usei for building bridges,
etc. lie estimated that sixty-tve miles
would build all the main arteries to the
adjoining lines of the counties. besides
several auxiliary roads, the roads to
run AS asiollows: Orange &. H. to Spotsyl-
vania line. 5 miles; Orange c. H. To
Gilium's Mill, Madison line, miles:
Orange { ii. TO Alhemarle line. II miles;
Onionville to Louisa line, , miles: Union
vile TO Raccoon Ford, Culpeper line, 8
miles; finders to Spotsylvania line, 3
miles; New Hope to Locust Grove. 3
miles; Nason's to Rapidan. . miles
There Is a strong sentiment all through
the county in favor of good roads, but
there il a great diversity of opinion az
To the best way OF obtaining them and
there is also much opposition TO issuing
bonds for the purpose. The advocates of
the movement are progressive citizens
aud large real estate owners and are
much in earnest. The outcome is watched
with interest.
LOCAL OPTION.
A petition is being circulated in
the county praying for a local
option election. lt is necessary TO
obtain 40 signatures to the petition.
which is one-fourth of the mum Der cast at
the last election, before Judge Morton
can act on it About 100 have been OBJ
tained. The prevailing opinion is that
all the districts will go dry" except
Madison. 10 which Orange and Gordons-
vile are situated.
COURT PROCEEDINGS
Settlement of ]. ]. Halsey, committee
account.
Lee Pannill VS.. Commonwealth, SI6.-
John s. Sale, executor for Cathariue
Davis. gave bond for $4,000.
W. Newton Haxall, bond as notary
public.
r o. Halsey, Chas. S. Waugh aud A.
5. Mallory appointed viewers of Robin
son Ford on Robinson River.
VIII OF DIR. c. c. Conway admitted to
probate. Edwin Conway executor Bond
for $4,000
LIST OF WRITINGS
Admitted TO record in the Clerks Office
of the County court OF Orange since the
January term, 1908:
Judith f. Hill, etc to Jane Baker,
deed for land.
+ 5. kaufman, etc, to N. g. Ross,
6; z. Richards to Sarah Beasley, deed
for land
| George S. Shackelford, special commits
sioner, to j. X Franck, deed for land.
Harriet Jane Cadmus to Addison I,
Tate, deed for land.
Charles M. Craven to j. s. Tinder, deed
for land
j. ). Tinder to Chas. Barth, deed for
land
Charles Barth to Chas. NJ. Craven. deed
for land
J. 5. Tinder to same, deed of trust.
l.. +. Guam to Richard Sutherland
deed of trust
Charles t. Mills to Julia s. Neal, deed
of trust.
4 Ida Lee Henshaw, etc TO f. ]. Hem
shaw, deed for land
f. J. Henshaw to w. G. Buckner.
deed of trust.
NJ. d. Cowherd. Sr., to NJ. d. Cowherd,
Jr.. deed for land.
Thomas Stublefield to f. W. Legg.
deed of trust.
John f. King to Albert Burruss, etc.
deed for land.
Albert Burruss to Major White, deed
for land.
G. Il. Washington, etc, to G. H. Gaines,
deed for land.
r. I. Hicks, etc, to Edward L. Estes,
deed for land.
Lula w. Spotswood to Thomas W
Bond, deed OF trust.
John jackson to Mary Smith, deed for
land.
!, Mrs. NJ. f Parish to Turner Rawlings
deed for land
+. Coruelia Christian. etc to Fidelit,