The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-06-04
SP0TSYLVANIA COURT
Small oosd-0smousts Elect offl,as sac h.
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thought this alone would bring "A crowd.
The attorneys present from this city
vera Messrs. \. Emhr,y. 4. ". Cole
mau. q O'tou"r io.lrics. ". h. Cool
rick. W. u Cartsr. Elerbe, carter and
Lee }. Gr9ve-. The business men were
capt. u. y. Rowe, Messrs ". d. Rich
afdson James Z. Rawlings. + X Tyler
ana representatives of the news papers
EDUCATIONAL
State Superintendent Of Public To-
struction J. d. Egglaston will addr, -
the citizens IF Partlows on Saturday,
Juue q, ON the subject OF educa ton aud
the feasibility Of building Il hi Cd school
at that point.
LAND SALES.
Mr. +. ; Coleman. trustee. sold al
public auction 9FA acres of land. owned
10y estate OF Martha A n. Burruss. TO
r. ". Coleman for the sum OF ) iS5 cash
Mr. J. l.. Wheeler bought from the es-
tate OF ). 4 Wheeler 80 acres cf land for
81 30 Der acre
Pension BOARD
The Confederate Pension Ronrd al the
county Will hold q session az the Court
house On Monday. July 9th. and will
consider number oil new pensioners.
DEMOCRATiC MASS MEETING
The Democrats held mass-rneeting In
the {. III. at , O'Clock Chairman Richie
lieu Coleman called the meeting To order
and Or. j. W. Massey was made secre-
tery.
On motion Of Mr. l.. N. Smith the two
gentlemen named were made permanent
officers OF the meeting
On motion OF Hon. J. H. Biscoe one
delegste was elected from each district
with One-h9lf vote and a delepar.-at-
large with a whole vote. Each delegate
was given power 70 select his alternate
and the member present at the conven
ton. If only one. was allowed TO cast tie
whole vote of the county. which T. three
The following delegates We're elected
Conrtland-Capt. M. h. Rowe.
ChancellOr-ScOtt T. STEPHENS
Berkeley q. billiard
characterization. J. II. Biscoe
At-large. {. 4. Coleman.
Several gentlemen from Berkeler dis
trict were placed in nomination. among
whom were Dr.J. W Davis. l. Il Chew ming
ana l.. VI. Smith. These gentlemen de-
clined because they could not 20 ana IL
beng understood that no one ould be
elected unless he pledged himself t. 20 to
Roanoke
Capt. " Il. Rowe offered resolutions
commeading and endorsing the course uf
hon &. OConor GoolricS. Hon. +. W
Sims, Hon. ". A Jones and Gov. Ciaud..
A. swanson
Mr.. ". b. Richardson offered the fol
wing, " hich wac unanimously adopted
with much enthusiasm, after which the
meeting adjourned
We, the Democrats 81 Sput-yivanil
county, ln maS-fue.tiug assembled this
lst day 80 Jure. 1905. while expressing
our ronid.. ce Ia the integrity i,ud good
Judgment al the delegates We have elect
I'd 10 The State Demo- rntic convention.
declare that, in our Judgment. ;he sue
cess oi the national Democratic party
can he best Insured hy Nominating Tor
the mo % exalted office in their gIirstnRu
whose private life is - model for Others
tn follow; whose pub lie record T. with
out rerroach, aud who has. during the
last , years, won the confidence and
admiration # more people than any
/ other living person: and We, therefore.
/ direct that our delegates 10 Roanoke
shall Use every honorable means - elect
a Nirgiuia delegation 20 the Denver con
Ventou instructed To- vote for IA, fore
most American citizen. Hon William
Jennings Bryan. for President
COURT NOTES
| Goocwia's committee W Goodwin Il
al~ sale Of land rdereG aud : Z. Pow
ell. 4. L. Embrry and r II. DrJArnette
| appointed commissioners TO sell. Pow
ell. Emhrey and peJarnette attorneys.
Powell ". Brooks settled by defendant
and dismissed ;. p Powell. p q.
Young 4 Dickinson ". Poinaexter. re-
lerred 10 Master Commissioner T. NJ Hol-
laday for report ; +. Powell p. q
Hatfield ". Hatfield, depositicns of
complainant. Ann 4. Hatfield. excluded
uVfll tr taa t...r, go.
lty 20 cross examine suit for divorce.
/ J. Graves for complainant aad ;. p.
Powell for defendant
Straughan's committee vs.. Straughan.
continued for revival rs 70 representa-
tives OF A. ID. Straughan, deceased SP
Powell, p O.
Wallace ". Wallace continued for col
lection Of purchase money. : z. Pow
ell. p. q, and T. ;. Coleman, p. q.
Minors guardian VS.. Minor, continued
Tor dual settlement. 5. p. Powell, com
missioner and p q.
Honey vs.. Selsey. final decree. l.. J
Graves. y. q. 5. p. Powell, p. d.
The following are proceedings Of Spot
sylvania court, Judge J. +. Mason pre-
siding:
Commonwealth V. Catlett, continued
L. ). Coleman and f. W. Coleman for
prosecution and g. T. Swift for defense
Nolle proseqni enter d, Commonwealth
v. Julian Wheeler II & Coleman for
Commonwealth and A 4. EmDrey and
F. W. Coleman for defense.
Clerk made report of fines collected
List of alterations ordered filed.
The last will and testament of I'll
Chewing admitted to probate. L.P
Chewing and G. c. Chewing qualified
as executors Hereunder.
Willis V. Samuel. final decree. +. W
Coleman p q. and T, s. Coleman p d.
Dew v. Graves. final degree. f. W
Coleman p. q.
Brumbley V. Brumbley, rule ordered.
etc. \. t. Embrey p. q. and Lee J.
Graves p d.
Case OF GOODWIN v. Holiday set for
trial Tuesday. May p. q and Butzner
p q.
Botten '. Botten. rule issue against
commissioner to report. Goolr.ck d. q
and Graves and Embrey p d.
Harfisld V. Harfeld, divorce rnensa> 81
thoro granted. Graves p. q. and Pow
ell p. d.
Crow V. Olive. final decree. Embrey.
p a.
Coleman v. Coleman. final decree. Cole
man p. q. and Graves D. d.
Court will adjourn Tuesday evening.
Wheeler v. Wheeler, "a mense ct thorO
divorce granted. Lee J. Graves D q and
A. II Embrey and +. W Coleman . d.
Hart V. Hart. continued + W Cole
man p. q. and Lee j. Graves d. q
Goodwin V. Goodwin, committee. 4
t. Embrey, +. II. DeJarnette and S.P.I
Powell appointed commissioners to make
sale of land.
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