The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-03-15
STAFFORD COURT
Hearing on Liquor Licenses to
Take Place in fredericksburg.
Cases Disposed Oi-Ths GrCw-SnslIireS t'ops
msn,-Fishine at NarlbOrO-ho,ss.

For the first time since September the
regular term OF court WAS held at St''-
lord Monday. The soveWigns were
pl,ased In see Judge Mason back with
them and gave him cordial gr citing.
Many chanccry cases were hc.ore the
court The cases ui BerrrN y. Mount
10Y and Mountj0y vs. BerIey Whlcl'
have hc,r hanging fire IN the court ioi
the past two years. have been set''',
satisfactorily toallpartics AMI dismissed
from the docket
MeSsrs. l.. Il. Roach \ Co. doing bus
mess nc the end of the fredericksburg
Free Bridge in Stafford county. ana
IL. II. Kennedy. in Falmouth, made ap-
niiration fnr the sale of liquor. Their
nnnlications was contested 10y Messrs. {.
F. Towson. E.. j. CHARTERS aud Peter
Hewitt. Tie hearing was postponed 10y
.Iudge Ma on and will take place IN Fred
.ericksburg some time before April lat.
-GRovEs sNELuNos CASE.
Justices Ryan and Mouutioy held a
magistrates court, when the case oil W.
W. Groves was presented in which two
warrants had been issued. The inst was
for lewd and lasciylous conduct WIN
Mrs Snelings To this he plead guilty
and was fined $50 and costs. An appeal
was taken. The second was for desert
ing and abandoning his wife ana emil
dren. for which he was cent un TO the
grand Jury in May. lie was hniied. with
+. II. Gill security, IN the sum ol : Ioo.
Among other cases was an acton ol
eicctment brought hy \. j. Green, al
Washington. against John W Wine. IN
volying the title to "A farm IN stafford
county. Wine was boa possession OF the
land. A. Green claimed. Illegally. III"
Jury brought i'm verdict for Green. lie
was represented 10y Judge K. II l.. thich-
ester aud MIR. G.. OCouor Goodrich. Vine
was represented 10y Mr. q b Wallace.
The case oi HUMPHREYS " Brooks Tor
unlawful entry on detaIuer of a small
strip of land IN Falmouth was tried, the
Jury giving liumphrics most of the lana
claimed by him. MesSrs Berrry and
Goolrick were counsel for the defendant
and Mr.. Wallace for the plaintiff
I'm an action for damages ON am appeal
from Justices court. the jury brought
i'm n verdict against T. ". Biher Tor
fifteen dollars Mr. T. W Berey lcpre-
-entcd the defendant and Mr. q Il. Wal
lace The plaiutin.
NOTES.
Mes,rS Berrey * Moore are having
good fishing an Marlboro. On Tuesday
they made two haui- lu one they
caught 900 pounds of rock h-haud an
other compounds
stafford roads haye not improved ana
il Is hoped the board of supervisors VIII
get a hustle ON.
Hon. VI. X Lowry is spending "A lew
DAYS DO Stuif,rd aud was present. Ills
friends gave him the eIod hand
) Mrs. &. 4 Bryan served one OF her
tempting dinners. which was heartily
enjoyed
The attorneys present Wcr" M.Ssf~ y
George K Fitahugh. Juie" j. T. Cool
rick. ". X Gooirick, Juip' T. II J.
Chichester h Z. Willis. ". ID. Carter OF
Fredericksburg. Hon j. Il 7. Thornton.
of Manassas. e.. h. Wallace aud !. Wei
don Bprray. of Stafford
4 numhrrof chaucert DEGREES wer" en-
tered by Judge Mason md some hnal
matters concluded on Wednesday, after
which the court adjourned for thr term