Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-11-15
Circuit Court

i the Circuit Court convened on la
!, Monday. Judge Anderson came
f by stage Saturday evening ar
t spent the Sabbath at Monterey.
k This term of court was little le
2 than "A failure in point Of attent
ance, there being not MANY mol
r citizens here than on the big 81
peryisor days or at the county elet
J, ton.
1t being grand jury term tn
. Jury was impanelled at the openin
of court and remained in session
until Tuesday evening, Three in
dictments were made as follows:
Commonwealth vs. Uriah Wag
goner.
Commonwealth Us Jack McNett
Commonwealth vs.. Edw. Hiner
The jury informed the court thai
their work was not completed, but
that some matters brought to their
attention would require the sum-
moning and examination of quite
a mum Der of witnesses. The Judge
thereupon dismissed them until the
first day of the next term, direct
ing them to furnish the States
Attorney with a list Of such wit
nesses as they would need.
Although the petit jury was on
hand until Tuesday evening, it
turned out that they were not call
ed to the box, there being no jury
cases tried.
The nonresident lawyers in at
tendance were Messrs B Fl Hiner,
of Franklin, and j w Stephenson,
of the Warm Springs bar.
The Board Of Supervisors having
recommended to the court for ap-
pointment to the Office of Superin-
tendent Of the Poor Of Highland
county the name Of Lemuel b
Way bright, but for the reason of
the filing in open court, by G VII
mer and others a protest against
such appointment, and the protest
with the charges preferred therein
we're by the court, without passing
upon the matter. was referred to
said Board of Supervisors with in
structions to report their conclu.
sions either by recommending the
same or some other person for this
office.
The court failed to act upon the
recommendation of the Board OF
Supervisors, it having recommend
ed the name of Henry A Slaven
for the office Of County Surveyor.
The National Valley Bank re-
covered several judgment for con.
amounts against various
county people.
The following county and dis.
trict officers, elected on Noy. 5tb,
appeared in court and qualified as
such preparatory to entering upon
tn cir respective duties January LIST,
viz: S S Wade. Constable, ID O
Bird, Justice Of the Peace and G
Lee Chew, Supervisor of Blue Grass
District: VIM Vint,, Justice for
Stonewall; 0 Wilson, Justice for
Monterey District, and Edwin b
Jones, Commonwealth Attorney.
Those not appearing in court can
20 before the Clerk and qualify.
Rev Perry Paxton, pastor Of the
.wo Adven lists churches on jack
sons River and T M Swan, pastor
# the Crabbottom Circuit appear
ID in court and obtained authority
% celebrate the rites of matrimoOy
n the State of Virginia.
For his failure to appear as
July summoned witness at the
pril term of this court, Ernest
Ervine was fined S25 for contempt.
&C Crummett made choice of
Andrew L Jones, attorney. as his
guardian; whereupon said Jones
Iualified in the usual manner as
UGH.
Commonwealth VS. [ FL Henkle-
allotment for procuring liquor for
nd delivering it to a minor. For
he reason that the prosecuting
witness has business in West Va.
hat appears to detain him there,
he attorney for the commonwealth,
With the assent Of the court de-
lines to further prosecute in this