The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-10-17
CAROLINE COURT
Trial OF Criminal Cases Postponed
candidates Expense Accounts
COUNTY COMMITTEE PROGRAMMED
cOnfsderstss Elect Delegates poHtlcs-SO,.s
Etc. Etc.

The October term of the Circuit c,ur,
OF caroline commenced at Rowling Green
Monday with Judge J. q. Mason pr,.
s'ul3g' lnere are several criminal cases
Peh1ihg' which II was thought would he
.,ieu at tnls term OF court. but owing Ia
the absence Of Mr.. A. b Chnudar IL
Is one Of the attorneys in an ~ fbe,, a.,.d
who l. in Baltimore RECOVERING, So y
surgical operation, they tg,rs prs-r.,,.,,l
until December term.
IL was grand jury term AMI The follow,
ing jury was empanelle6. 4. q Sinh
foreman; james BOulware. o J Reszie,
Melville Broadius. ! Henry Myer. G. n
Loss, y Is. Hearn, X e. Thornton.
W. Carneal, A. l.. Wright, T. Il. letter
An Indictment was found against Clar.
ence Brooks for stabbing Lula II. Pavev
one against Mortimer Newton. eolo,sJ
for non-support Of wife.
At the last term of the court .Iud0e
MASON appointed the following commits
sloners oil revenue for the county. r \
Gravatt. Bowling Green district. !
BOYD Washington, Port Royal: Wilson
JAWS Madison, aud Sherwood Bowers
heedy Church. These gentlemen quail.
hed on Monday. '''
EXPENSE ACCOUNT OF CANDIDATES
The following amounts were renor,sd
expended at the late Democratic nrimarv.
Dr. I; T. Gravatt, S233 OJ; ID. b Pow
ers, Jr.. SIS -; +. d. Coghill so7 5O.
W. +. Ennis, $l5; T. b. Gill. SIS. e n
smith, SO; T. c. Alien. s. 80. q y
smith, - 30; q. + Parish. 81 IN. JoLn
John L. Terrill. 81 80.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY COMMITTEE RroR-
GAMES
The Democratic County Committee
met ana reorganized by re elccting e. n
conway, chairman. and J. Boyd Wash
ihgton, secretary. 1t passed the follow
ing resolution unanimously:
Resolved, That il is the sense Of this
committee that loyalty to marty il no
hrst duty OF every voter Realizing tbis
we call upon every true Democrat To 90
20 the polls on the 9th OF November and
vote Tor the Democratic nominees Also
Tor those declared the nominees bv the
Democratic County Committee. which i
III accordance with the law governing
Democratic primaries
CAROLINE COUNTY CAMP
A meeting was held by Caroline Camn
Z. '. presided over by Commander & n
oinlth. The only business transacted
was the election of the following dele.
gates TO the State reunion AZ Norfolk.
commander &. r. Smith, Adjutant T. ID
OoShlil and Lieut.. James Boulware.
LAND SALE
". Chandler, special commissioner
SOLO eight acres OF land with house ther..
on situated near Ideal Z. O, and owned
Sl67. wi 'o'
POSTMASTER. kttr-r
II had been understood thnt n m.e.
ing of all the postmnster- i'm C,rolin.
would be- held 10 form a Postmnst,rs' 1 on.
que aud send delegates 70 the National
| Convention which meets in Washington
| OCT. - TO %. Only seven attended ne
league was formed aud no delegate,
elected. Several who were present vii
90 70 the convention, but will have II,
vote in the body.
POLITICS.
There Is ripple on the political sur.
lace Two independent candidates havo
announced themselves. Mr.. Geo, I'm
oi Noodiords, for Supervisor Of Porf
koya District in oppo sition tp Mr. q n
faIish. and Mr.. +. Is. Collins for Sheriff
IN opposition t. Sheriff T. Is. Gill Air
Lyon II proprietor of the e. xcelsior mills
at NoodioEds and an up-to-date business
lhAh: lie is making an active canvass
ano II j. said VIII get good vote.
Sherlh TIN has made an efficient officer
Is popular and II is not thought that AR
collins eal beat him. Democrats and
republicans VIII vote for Nessrs
Gravatt' Powers, {. T. Smith. the caDdi-
dates Tor supervisor, and IL looks nov a.
II the canvass will be tame.
NOTES.
The handsome new Clerks oftiee il near.
ing completion. IL will cost Al 900
Mr.. John L. White il chairman of the
building committee and he Is giving the
Work the strictest attention. Ii will be
a credit TO the county.
IL SAID the tobacco crop IS the heaviest
ever raised IN the county. How IL will
cure out remains to be seen. Richmond
buyers were present interviewing
planters.
The frost has caught much OF the late
corn and It will only be tit for Iced TO |
hogs. The crop that has matured il a |
good one
Among the lawyers present were
Messrs. Hill Carter and Hin Montague I
OF Richmond; f. w. Coleman and Ellerbe
Garter, OF fredericksburg.
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
ElleFbe W. Carter qualified to practice
Z. A. Shuman VS.. F. II. Pitts. Judg-
ment against Pitts.
J. IL. Parr VS.. F. II. Pitts. Judgment
against Pitts.
Il. P. Latante Va. W. II. Surles. Judg-
ment against Surles.
Il. II. Motley appointed trustee for
Lizzie Lee Motley in suit of Kidd Va