The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-06
SP0TSYLVANlA
CIRCUIT COURT
Small Crowd Present Court Bust.
ness Finished in One Day-TO
Erect Confederate Mon-
ument.
LAND SALES, ROADS, NOTES, ETC.

H.
Ihoseirom thecity Were Attorneys Judge
\. i. Embrey, 4. ". Coleman. G.. O'Conur
Goolrick. q. r. Swift, W. u. Carter.
Ellerhe Garter. Lee J. Graves. C. b Eos
ter, Capt. NJ. b. Rowe, Messrs Eddie
Jacobs. James Rawlings. H. Curtis
Biscoe. W. III. Merchant, A. q. KRines. "A
representative of this paper and others.
LAND SALES
Mr.. Lee j. Graves. special commits
sioner, sold l2O acres OF land Of estate of
}. j. Pulliam. near Hicks Store. for
) POO To Thomas Pulliam.
Messrs. ; Il. Powell, l.. n. Dejarnette.
Jr., and \. T. Embrey. special commits
siOners In the suit OF Goodwin W.. Good
win. sold 2l9i, acres Of land IN I.ivings-
ton district, on North Anna river. to "
+. Grafton for 81 1000.
CONFEDERATE MONUMENT.
movement Is In progress to build a
handsome monument at Spotsylvania
{. h. 70 the Confederate soldiers OF the
county who fell in the cause novel
feature OF the movement Is that the wom-
an who started and is pushing II il a
daughter oil Northern man who came
here in 1866, aud she was born In New
castle county, Del. She Is Mrs. T. A.
Harris. OF SpotsylvRnia. daughter of the
late Oliver Eastburn, aud wife OF the e.
ncient clerk Of courts, who was u gallant
confederate soldier. This lady means
business and on Monday had three con
sributiuns OF 800 escn from gentlemen
who agreed u give that sum provided
ten men would give same amou IT.
ROAD IMPROVEMENT.
The board 81 supervisors Of Spotsyl-
wanna have entered an orier for IA bond
issue In CORTLAND ard Chancellor dis
trcts. and have directed that TIE Com
m"nwealth's attorney take such action
as may te necessary TO s,cure the order
ing of an election. The whole county
votes on the proposition when ,said cleo
ton il ordered. but only the property
holders OF CouI tiand and Chancellor dis
tricts. IL T. not known when this cleo
ton will be ordered.
NOTES
Rev. Decatur Edwards will preach at
Travellers Rest, Spotsylvania' on next
sunday, at 3:3O p. m.
Rev. +. p Hawkins viii preach. at
klys Ford next Sunday. at | o.. m
Last Saturday the lewiston tall team
won rom Frederick Ks Hall 10y a score of
II To II. This team has won 3 of 1
games played
Ga Saturday week I.eWisto viii play
Fredcrick's Hall ia the morning aud sui
phur Mine that evening.
The crops OF corn 10 the cOunty are
hnc. one OF the best Is ON the home
place Of tlsrk r. A. Harris. at Spotsyl-
vania.
There was a dearth Of police. But
lew took any interest. They were think
ing more about the advance IN rorn and
wheat and the proposed Improvement of
the r. ads than any thing else.
\ mad dog scare H. on.
Lightning struck "a door in tn home Of
Mrs. PAT Desprit, stunned her aud burn
ed her lace badly.
somebody il dcreiict IN fixing the road
between here aud Spotsylyania There
are two very bad places that can be fixs Il
now AZ a small cost, which II l,t alone.
viii cost five times a. much IN the fall
and winter.
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Commonwealth Y. Lee Catlett and
Commonwealth V. L. Y. Garter. nolle
prOsequi entered.
Sheriff made report Of prisoners con
fined in jail
Clerk made report two fines collected.
Graves v. Voolfolk ct ais. mnde "A VA
cation case. Carter \ Carter. -. q ::
Powell and Butzner. p. d.
Peden. etc, V. Grady. etc demanded to
rules r. W. Coleman, p. q, aud 4 II.
Embrey, p. Il
Coleman, trustee, v. Burruss, etc, re-
ierred to Commissioner +. w. Coleman
Tor report. 7. ). Coleman. D. q.
GoOdloe V. Goodloe, committee and
final decree. Frederick ". Coleman and
I. 5. Coleman attorneys.
Catlett V. Catlett made a vacation
case Frederick W. Coleman, p. O.; ice
j. Graves, p. d.
Carter V. Carter, etc, dismissed. T..
Coleman, p. O., aud Fred W. Coleman. %.
d.
Lewis, etc. V. Lewis. etc. referred TO
Commissioner T. w. Coleman for report.
1. ). Coleman, p. q.
Jett V. Jett, etc, continued. Frederick
W. Coleman, p. q and W. W. Bu,zner,
p. d.
Schepmoes v. Corbin ct ale. Commits
sloners Embrey, Coleman and Butzner
ordered To collect purchase money and
deliver deed to purchaser.
Hart V. Hart, continued. Frederick
W. Coleman, p. q and Lee j. Graves, D.
d.
McAlister v. McAllister, infants. con-
tinued. Fred W. Coleman attorney.
Carnohan, guardian, V. Csrnohsn. in
iants, continued. Fred W. Coleman at
torney.
Iurnley, committee, Y. Goodwin, etc.
continued. Powell, p. O., and Embrey
and DeJarnette, p. d.
Fleming v. Fleming, final degree. 7.
). Coleman, p. q.
Strau9han v. Straughan, cortined. S.
p. Powell. p. q.
Marmaduke v. Marmaduke, continued
c. OConor GOOlrick attorney.
W. c. Reynolds v T. w. COrbin, con
tinued. f. II. DeJarnette, D. q and
Fred W. Coleman, c. O'Conor Goodrich
and A. T. Embrey. p. d.
Goodwin V. Goodwin, sale confirmed.
deed ordered. Embrey, DeJarnette and
Powell attorneys.
Williams V. Williams, continued. Lee
j. Graves, p. a.. and +. s. Coleman, D. d.
+. W. Coleman, trustee, v. Brown and
Jones. continued on exception to report.
Alvin L. Embrey, p. q, and Carer &
Carter, p. d.
b. j. Marshall v. Young, infants, va
cation case. Fred w. Coleman, D. q
and c. O'Conor Goodrich, p. d.
Bottom v. Bottom, continued on excep-
tons to report. Goodrich aud Coleman,
y. q. and Embrey and Graves, p. d.
Whitner & Sacrey v. Meyers, sale OF