The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-04-18
STAFFORD COURT.
The Liquor Licensesand Good Roads
Meeting.

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4 representative of this paper started
with Attorney {. d Foster in q buggy
for Stafford court Wednesday. When we
arrived at Potomac run we found the
water high and turned back to Leland
TO take the train for Brooke At Leland
we found about one dozen persons from
Falmouth, who were also water bound
On arriving at Brooke we made the ride
OF four miles in a spring wagon in a
drenching rain. Here we found about
hity people. In short time court was
convened and a spirited case to prevent
liquor licenses in Falmouth was before il
Mr.N +. Brooke. through his attorney.
T. Weldon Berrey, presented a petition
from the citizens OF that town asking
that no licenses 10 sell liquor be granted.
The applicants were {. Ii. Kennedy. q.
Z. Jones aud r ; Payne Attorney {.
u Foster was counsel for the applicants
About one dozen witnesses were heard
Tor the petition. Judge Chichester grant
ed the licenses. and said that he had
weighed the evidence carefully: that no
witnesses had even intimated that the ap-
plicants were not proper persons TO have
licenses, and that the most of the wit
nesses were opposed to the sale of LIQUOR
under any circumstances; that he from a
moral standpoint was opposed to the
sale OF liquor, but a. long as il was legal
tratiie, where the applicants were Of
good character he was compelled to
grant license
Alter the trial came the good roads
meeting. called by order of Capt ID. NJ
Lee vice-president Of the State organiza
ton for the county of stafford Mr.. C.
j.. Kennedy was made chairman and
Capt ID. Nj Lee secretary. A committee
INF IL
draft a set OF resolutions to be presented
at May court, subject to ratification by
the citizens of the county. They are.
Aquia-F. A Hill, j. A. Graves, John "
Payne. Observation-Disclosures Briggs, J
7. Simpson. Falmouth-James + Berry.
+. L. Rollins. Rock Hill-T :. Briggs.
Nelson Shacklett. Hon. NJ X Lowry
vas invited to address the meeting and
promised his hearty CO operation as q
member of the Legislature in the support
OF any measure for the good of the coun-
ty and it's roads.
At an early hour the fredericksburg
and Falmouth delegations went to
Brooke, where it was found a wait OF
two and hall hours was before them
before they could get home on the train.
Messrs. Foster and our representative
then walked to Leland, a distance Of Il We
miles, where the horse and buggy had
been left in the morning, and arrived in
fredericksburg some time before the
others came
Those from fredericksburg were Judge
J. Il. Goodrich, NJ 5. Chancellor, J. n.
Colbert, C. ID. Foster and our represen-
tative.
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
The following persons, having present
ed accounts against the Commonwealth
OF Virginia, to-wit-T. W. Franklin. j.
p, soc; c. A Bryan, clerk 81 25-were
ordered certified TO the Auditor of Public
Accounts for payment.
In the matter of the bridge across Mud.
dy Creek, the commissioners filed their re.
port, which the court confirms and the
same was ordered certified to the Board
of Supervisors for action in the premises
5. l.. Jones was appointed guardian OF
Marion Fritter, an infant under IA years
The said Jones and X. l.. Jones, as his
surety, were bonded in the sum of 81 600
The commissioners of election appoint
ed at last term to canvass the vote cast
at an election held in the county of Stat.
ford on Thursday, March 10, 1903, upon
the question as to whether the county Of
Stafford should subscribe the sum of $50. :
600 to the capital stock of the Freder.
icksburg and Rappahannock Railway
company, filed their report, which report
shows that majority; including ma.
iority OF freeholders, voted against said
subscription, and the same was confirm.
ed and ordered filed
Licenses to sell liquor were granted to
l.. G. Roach 4 Co., at the end OF the Free
Bridge, and c. III. Kennedy, Il. s. Payne
and j. Il. Jones in Falmouth.
III. q. Chesley, James f. Berry, Wesley
Gift and P. G. Edwards were appointed
to meet at Muddy Creek, April "a, and
assess damages.