The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-02-18
ESSEX.

Judge Wrights FIRST lerrn Onder the
New Court System -Enthusiastio
Meeting in Behalf Of Fredericks-
burs-This City Heartily Endorsed
as Location For New Normal
Sehooi-Committes OF Prominent
Citizens Of Essex and King and
Queen Appointed 20 Aid in The
Work Resolutions Adopted, Etc.
Tappahaunock, Va. Feb. 18th, 1904.
The first term OF the new Circuit court
of Essex was held here today. Not
withdrawing the bad roads quite a
number OF people from Eseex anu King
and Queen counties gathered toexchange
greetings and To witness the Inaugural
ton of our new system OF jistice Judge
Wright assembled the bench at 1 clock
and had the names of all the lawyers
practicing in his court called 10y the
Sheriff at the Court House door. Hons.
e. B. Jones. ThOs l.. Blakely, Il. NJ
Ware. n. l.. NewDill and hessrs Frank
Smith and Douglass Mitchell appeared
before his Honor, and took the oath to
support the new Constitution. Judge
Wright then delivered brief address, Ia
which he assured the bar and the people
that IL would be his aim TO dispense
even. handed Justice to all alike, and 40
deport himself that rich and poor, high
and low might feel that the scales OF
iustice would be held with fair and i'm
partial hand There were two things,
which he would insist upon: lst, prompt
ness upon the part OF officials lawyers
and people In their attendance upon his
court, and the transaction OF business III
the court. 2nd, there must he order and
cleanliness within the court room. 10
this end seats would TO provided for the
people. as well az Tor the bar, and no
smoking or splitting upon the Court
House floor would be allowed. The only
case of 10 tereet before his honor was an
appeal upon writ OF error in brhalf oil
a prisoner sentenced in the Count court
for term of two years in the pc itenti.
ary. Mr. Douglass Mitchell ably pres'e ed
the claims Of his client, the prison r, aud
Judge T.. NJ. Ware looked alter the in
terest of the Common wealth.
A large and deeply interested meeting
OF the Wright Latane Camp was hell
10 assist committee in the selection Cf
fifty names of worthy Confederate Vet
eraps. from which should be selected
twenty. five by the Daughters OF the Con
federacy a. worthy recipients OF the
Crosses Of Honor.
Decidedly the feature OF the day was u
Joint meeting 0f the people OF hing and
Queen and Essex counties, Tor the pur-
pose of indorsing Fredericksburg as the
place for the location OF the new normal
and industrial school for girls. j idgeT
x. Il. Wright was called TO the chair and
Mr. Frank Smith WAS made secretary.
The following preamble and resi- lutions
were then offered Whereas II is the
purpose Of the present Legislature to To-
cate another normal and Industrial
school for girls in our State; and where
a. among the many towns and cities ap.
ply ing for the said normal, the city OF
III. dericksburg is making earnest Efforts
to secure it; therefore, resolved, that we,
in public meeting assembled, express our
earnest preference for the city Of Freder-
icksburg as the proper location fIr this
school, and beg of the Legislature that
IL will consider the needs and necessities
Of this section OF our Common wealth,
and thus give 70 our isolated o. d here
tofore neglected people some tangible
recognition Of their fealty and devotion
10 the great aims aud principles OF the
Democratic party resolved, 2nd, that
our senator, the Hon. j. Boyd Sears,
and our representative 10 the House oil
Delegates, Hon James Lewis, be urged
to use all honorable means TO secure the
location OF this schOOlat Fredericksburg,
and that a committee OF eight, four from
Essex county aud four from King ano
Queen county, be appointed by the chair.
man OF this meeting TO carry out the
spirit of these resolutions and In concert
with the people OF fredericksburg 10 their
efforts 10 secure this contemplated nor.
NAL school for their attractive and his
toric city" These resolutions were en-
dorsed in earnest speeches by Muscoe
Garnett, F. B Besle, Supt. f. Baird,
J. II. C.. Beverley, Thos +. BlaSey, Z.
b. Jones, Manly Broaddus and VIM.
Campbell, and then unanimously and en-
Enthusiastically adopted. The following
committee was then announced by the
chairman: c. B. Jones, j. W. Fleet, A.
Ia Gresham and Manly Broaddue, Tor
| King and Queen; Thos. f. Blskey, J: ii
G.. Beverley, W. II Street and Vim.
Campbell, for Essex. Upon motion Supts
4 Il Baird, of Essex and John Temple,
OF King and Queen, and Judge 7. r. b.
Wright, were added to the committee.
Upon motion of Judge Blakey the pro
ceedings OF the meeting were ordered to
be published in the local papers OF the
district. and also be sent to The Free
Lance and The Times-D Dispatch. The
committee held meeting Immediately
and elected Hon. c. b, Jones az chair
man OF the same,
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