The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-02-15
CAROLINE COURT
Small DOCket-Land Sales-DemO'
cratic Committee Re.Orsanized.
Hon. D. B. Powers, IT,, Declined Reelection As
Chairman-Mr. c. B. Conway Succeeds Hin
The New Courthouse Proposition, Etc.

Judge Mason presided at Caroline
Court Monday, the first time for several
months, and his friends Were much pleas
ed to greet him. He received many con
CALCULATIONS ON his improved appear
ance. The business transacted was
small. Only few qualifications Were
recorded and the trial of Ernest BACK
burn. colored, for killing Richard Lght.
loot, was postponed to the Apnl term ol
court
A large delegation OF business men
from Fredericksburg and Richmond were
present and much business was done 10y
them Among those present were Attor-
news st. George 4. Fitzhugh, +. W. Cole
man and C. O'Conor Goodrich, and the
following business men: ii. +. Crismond,
f. c. Ninde, W. A. Bell, Sias Perry, +.
X Tyler, Mark McGhee, Barton Mason,
W. f.. Lang, Maurice l.. Bowling and a
representative of this paper
LAND SALES.
Hon. d. B. Powers, Jr., commissioner
sold the following tracts OF land ut pub
lie auction:
The Z. \. Gravatt property containing
15S acres, near Delos, for 5000 To ID. Is.
Powers.
The T. L. Grayatt farm, near Lent,
containing III acres, To ID. Is. Powers
Tor 81 600.
Another farm Of T. +. Gravatt, Ia
acps. to d. b. Powers for $50.
Another small tract. lG'l acres, near
Lent, OF T. T. Gravatt for $50 10 d. Il.
Powers.
Messrs. W. L. Ennis and C.. O'Conor
Goodrich, commissioners, sold 100 acres
of Holloway estate 10 Miss Mary Hollo-
way Tor SllO.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY COMMITTEE
4 meeting OF the Democratic county
committee was held for reorganization.
Hon. d. b. Powers. Jr.. would not
serve again a. county chairman aud Mr.. {.
b. Conway was unanimously elected Tor
the year Mr.. J. b. Washington was
elected secretary. In Reedy Church DIS
trict there were two vacancies on the
committee. Messrs James Swan and
Lindsay Coleman We're elected TO I'LL
these. All the old committe men were
elected.
The question before the board OF super.
visors Is whether "a new courthouse shall
be built or the present one rmOdeled. IL
has been suggested that new court
house be built after the plans OF that at
Louisa. This building cost 81 900. Ii
is up-to-date in every particular and is a
credit 10 the county. IL is estimated
that one can bebuit in Caroline Tor the
same price. The bricks Of the courthouse
and clerks office building that can be-
utilized would save =, 800 in the cost
which would reduce the amount 10 H.
800 That amount OF bonds can be
hoated at I per cent. and with a sinking
fund oi 81 900 il would not take many
years to pay the debt Al the officers OF
the county would be- accommodated with
offices i'm the building L would attract
attention and advertise the county.
Strangers coming and going would ad'
vertisa the county IN talking about the
progressiveness OF the people. IL would
enhance the yalue,oi real estate through
the county.
The people OF Caroline are enjoying
great prosperity. Their crops of tobac'
60 have brought fine prices and The
planters have more ready cash than
those of any county We know. Nhll'
there are advocates OF the above plan o
action. there arr many who do not wish
To SOP the old time building 20, aud its
being torn down or changed viii have
many opponents.