Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-03-30
Circuit Court


Circuit Court here Monday morn
ing. This is the first term of the
Court under the operations of the
new law. The law did not 20 into
effect until Febuary. and there
was no term of the court held that
month. Therefore. no court has
been held here since the December
County Court. Hereafter the
Circuit Court will convene here
every two months. These dates
can be seen in the Directory at the
top of third page of the COURIER.
In the matter OF the applications
of Thomas ElSea and Robert ElSea
for liquor licenses at only short
distance apart in Smokers Gan.
Judge Harrison denied the pcti-
tionS. These applications had cx-
cited a great deal of interest and
broughta a number of people from
across the river to be heard I'm the
matter. some OF the leading mem
ber> of the committee which OBJ
posed the licenses were MesSrS.
Mason Throckmorton. Charles II.
Osborn. John ID. Chaplin. William
Longerbcam, William b. King.
Joshua c. Fletcher. Thomas Bales.
and Abnm Longerbeam.
The petition against the license
was signed by Willis l.. Moore.
Chief of the Weather Bureau and
Acting Secretary of the Agricul-
ture; William II. Michael. Chief
Clerk of the Ntatc Department: /.
- Brown. General Agent of the
Southern RaiIway:J. 4. Trucsdcn:
{. x. Irue~jcll; /. II. Saunders.
Manager of the Bluemont Land
and Improvement Company: II.
Iirkin; Frank G.. Carpenter: Mrs.
NJ. B. Reynolds: Mrs. +. +. Sell
hauScn; William b. King; Edith
+. King; Joanna ID. Carpenter:
Harriet :. Turner: Mary +. Tur-
ncr: Elizabeth j. Somcrs: c. c..
McCabe; IL. Grace Brousc: VI. Il.
BrouSe; Josef kaSpar: Annie Il.
kaSpar' Charles G.. Smith: J. II.
BrickenStein; jules \. Dcmonct:
Mrs. Jules 4. Demonet. and
others. They were represented
10y Robert NJ. Ward. the we'll
known Winchester attorney. and
especially in opposition to Robert
ElSca 10y Frank b. Whiting.
Judge Harrison ruled that major
lty of the voters of the magisterial
district must SIGN the license peti-
tionS. including those of Bcrryville.
1t Is understood that am immediate
effort will bc made to secure the
additional signatures to the license
petitions, and this will be fought
10y the gentlemen above mentioned.
assisted 10y others i'm the Blucmont
neighborhood who are opposed to
the licenses.
Licenses were granted to +. y.
Ca>tlcman. j. w. Metz. j. IL.
Savage, II. l.. jackson. j. b.
Cornwcll, Agent, Il. :. Bryarly.
and j. T. Lindsey.
{. +. =. Harris was reappointcd
County Surveyor.
I'm the matter of recommends
tions for the position of OverSccr
of the Poor Farm Judge Harrison
ruled that, a. the new law did not
90 into effect until February. all
of the action 50 far taken hN the
Board of Supervisors was out of
order, and that for all practical
/ purposes no recommendations had
been made. lie also ordered that
at the May term the Supervisors
submit the name of some person
for the position. This places the
matter Just where il was before
the fight began. and we have nc
doubt hut that the same action viii
bc taken a. before. That i, the
Board will divide ON thccandidate,
4 fifth party will be called upon tC
east the deciding vote. and thcr
Judge Harrison must decide tn,
matter.
The trial of John Jones. charged
with burning the property of Mr.
/ Clay Carr, was continued until tn,
May term of court.
1t is stated that the Bridge cas-,
and the Thurman case will com,
up Tor hearing at the MaN term.
Court adjourned this morning.
Wakeful Children.