Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-20
NEWS OF FREDERICKSBURG.
Citizens Oppose Abolition of Corpora
ton Court-General Items.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va, January 10, 1905.
The old town was thrown into an uproar
when it became known upon what
was stated to be good authority that
the city attorney was doing all In
his power to have the corporation
court Of this city abolished without con-
sulting the wishes of the people Of the
city. 1t was alleged to be his desire to
abolish the court at the expiration of the
term Of the present judge, January 1. 1907,
and get a special permit from the legisla-
ture for the establishment of a circuit court.
The city council as well as the Business
Mems Association OF the city called meet
ings Monday night for the purpose of TAX
ing action on the subject The Business
Mems Association presented a paper before
the council protesting strongly against the
abolition of the court, stating that it would
be detrimental to the interest of the city
and 1t would be backward step instead
OF a step forward in the history of the city.
After long and heated discussion by mem
beers of the council a vote was taken. which
resulted in a vote of tWo-thirds In favor of
continuing the court.
Action was also taken in regard to. the
state normal school for girls, which is to be
established in the near future, this city be-
ing one OF the places favored by the COM
mittee appointed by the Legislature several
years ago to report on the best place for
the location of the school, A committee
was appointed to proceed to Richmond and
OF the house of delegates from this section
in securing the school for this city.
The Daughters Of the Confederacy have
presented crosses of honor to a number of
the surviving veterans of this city and sur
rounding counties. The following are those
who will receive the crosses: DR..
James II. Ball, Company X. 9th Virginia
Regiment, cavalry; G. A. Bowler, Company
A, 4Tth Virginia; T. Deatley. Company E.
18th Virginia Cavalry; William c. Dickin-
son, Company E. 9th Virginia Cavalry; R.
T. English, Stafford Artillery; B. w Jen-
| kins, Company 2. 10th Virginia Cavalry;
w. G. McWhitt. Company F. Both. Virginia
| w H. Pratt, major. 9th Virginia Cavalry;
| Charles w. Rodgers. Both Virginia: B. A.
| Snellings, Company l. 30th Virginia; DR..
! John +. Anderson, son of q veteran.
| Miss Amelia A. Brulle. sister of the late
| Ernest A. Brulle, qualified Tuesday in the
| corporation court as Administrative of his
| estate. She gave bond in the sum of $4,000
| with her father F. Brulle, as security.
Rev. G. w. Ramagen. pastor Of the Chris
| tan Church in this city. has been rendered
| a call to Westville Christian Church, in
Mathews county. 1t is very likely that he
will accept the call and enter upon his new
duties in February.
| William T. Haislop, a confederate veteran,
| died at his home near Post Oak, Spottsyl-
| vanfa county, recently OF heart disease, aged
| eighty years.
| A number of people of this city were
| gratified TO hear of the appointment of eX-
| Judge John 7. Goodrich to the judgeship OF
| the corporation court of this city by the
| state legislature. His term will begin al
/ the expiration of the term of Judge A. T.
| F!nlbrey January !, 1907, and continue for
| a erm of eight years.
! Miss Elizabeth Kinbrough Pendleton be-
| came the bride of Mr.. James Marcellus
| Cox Tuesday afternoon at O'Clock In
| Duncan Memorial Church. at Ashland,
| Va. The ceremony WAS performed by the
! Rev. T. d, Power of Washington, assisted
| by the Rev. E. t. Dadmun. The church
1 was beautifully decorated for the occasion
| with palms and white candles. Misses
Anne Pendleton of Louisa. Mildred Hart
! of Ashland and Masters Joseph Potts and
/ Macon Hart of Ashland were the ribbon
| bearers. The bridesmaids were Misses
Bessie French and Caroline Holiday OF
1 Richmond, BERTHE Merritt of Iowa, Susie
4 Rawlings of this city, Clara Cox and Mary
Anderson of Richmond Mrs. Henry Rose
| Carter, sister OF the bride, was matron OF
1 honor. After the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs
| Cox left for an extended southern tour
/ after which they will reside In Ashland
! William 7. Shepherd, who attempted to
/ end his life the latter part OF December
| by shooting himself in the head with a
| pistol, died at the Mary Washington Hos
| pital in this city yesterday about noon
| He was sixty-one years old. His wife, twt
sons and daughter survive him.
4 Charles Stone and Miss Bessie II. Smith
1 both of Stafford county. were married re
| Gently at tho homo OF the bride.
parents, In that county. by the Rev. G. n