The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-07
spoTsYLvANIA COURT
Small Attendance Congressman Jones
Addressed oters- Land Sales-Notes,
Etc.


out very small crowd, notwithstand-
ing both Republican and Democratic
speakers were billed to appear.
1t had been advertised that Congress
man w. A. Jones would represent the
Democrats and Hon. l.. l.. Lewis and
IL. p. Brent would speak for the Re-
pubicans. Those present did not seem
/ TO mind much the absence of the two
Republican speakers and the gathering
addressed by Congressman Jones did
not number over one hundred people.
Judge Mason gave up the courtroom
at / o clock ard held court in the clerk s
office for the remainder Of the evening.
When the meeting was called to order
| by Chairman Massey, he introduced
Hon, G. O'Conor Goolrick, who in turn
introduced Hon. w. A. Jones after
making a short speech. in which he
pledged his active support for the
election of Mr.. c. Richelieu Coleman
and the State ticket. Mr.. Jones spoke
for nearly two hours.
Messrs. C.. K. Coleman and Henry
Warden. candidates for House of Dele
gates of the Democratic and Republi-
can parties, respectively, were ming
| ling with the voters. The Republicans
were in committee meetings for several
hours and seemed to be looking after
the fences, which were badly broken by
the recent primary.
LAND SALES.
Trustee Lee J. Graves sold 70 acres
land of Willis Lewis in Chancellor dis
trict with home, etc, on il to Charles
| . A. r. l.. oil ~
party 80 acres of timber land TO Ellerbe
Carter for $3.50.
Messrs. Alvin T. Embrey, 7. $.
Coleman and c. ID. Foster, special
commissioners, sold 100 acres of land.
Willis vs.. Coleman, on road TO Harris
Ford, to c. r. Coleman for 500.
NOTES.
Mr.. c. A. Baker, of Caroiue, has
been appointed by Gov. Swanson a
delegate 10 the Farmers National Con-
gress at Raleigh, N. c.
The roads are better than formerly
and if a few holes are stopped they Will
be all right until rain comes. when they
are likely to lapse back to some extent,
but the work done on them shows.
Farmers were so busy they did not
come to court. This is a good sign.
The apple crop is fine, but corn IS not
half an average. The ground is so dry
that il is hard 10 put in wheat
Every lawyer in the city was at court
except two. Some of them were
"politicing, while others were engag-
cd in legal cases.
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Clerk made report of fines collected.
List of alterations examined and or
dered filed.
Whitlock V. Whitlock, absolute d.
vorce granted. T. Stokeley Coleman,
D. o., and s. p. Powell, p. d.
Regular grand jury empannelled with
| s. G.. Howison, foreman, and returned
an indictment for barn burning against
Miss Edmonia Fletcher. Case continued
until December term. Frederick W.
Coleman attorney for the prisoner.
Commonwealth VS.. Corbin, for lar
ceny of nine quarts of corn belonging
to Jas. l.. Powell set for trial Tues
day. T. Stokeley Coleman and ). 7;
Powell for the Commonwealth and
Frederick w. Coleman for the prisoner
w. c. Reynolds V. T. l.. Bowling.
motion for Judgment. Case dismissed
on motion of attorney. Frederick w.
Coleman for Bowling, f. II. DeJar-
nette. Jr., attorney for Reynolds.
c. 4. Gordon V. Arthur Brown ct
ais, motion for judgment continued.
Lee J. Graves. p. O., and Frederick W.
Coleman, p. d.
Simon Hirsh & Bro. V. j. c. Jen-
nings, judgment for plaintiff. Lee J..
Graves, p. O., and Frederick W. Cole
man, p. d.
Scirefacias on recognizance against
j. r. Evans continued.
Broaddus v. Broaddus, continued. r.
w. Carter. p. O., and Lee }. Graves
p. d.
Pritchett VS.. Delaney and Falconer,
set for trial Thursday. T. Stokeley
Coleman and Frederick w. Coleman, p.
O., and c. O'Conor Goolrick, p. d.
w. S. Alsop v. w. D. Mills, dismiss
ed. want of jurisdiction. Lee J.Graves
D. O., and w. w. Butzner, p. d.
W. C. Reynolds v. W. S. Embrey 5
administrator, continued. +. II. De
Jarnette, Jr., p. O., and Alvin I. En-
brey, p. d.
Brumley v. Luck, continued. Graves,
p. O., and Embrey, p. d.
Carr V. Carr, sale order Of I'D acres
of land. T. S. Coleman, p. O..
Hicks V. Hicks, sale ordered 81 acres
of land. T. S. Coleman.
Dickerson v. Turnkey ct ais, sale
ordered of 80 acres of land. T. 5. Cole
man, p. q.
Coleman, ETC., V. Griffin, etc. sale or
dered Of 100 acres of land. +. W. Cole
man and c. O'Conor Goolrick, p. q.
johnson v. Howard, degree of ref
erenee directed. T. Stokeley Coleman.
D. d., and S. p Powell, p. q.
Coleman, trustee, v. TURNKEY. admin
istrator, decree Of reference directed.
T. Stokeley Coleman, p. q.
Willis, etc, V. Coleman, ct ais, sale
confirmed and deed ordered to W. &.
billiard, purchaser. T. S. Coleman, A.
T. Embrey and C. D. Foster, attorneys.
Carnahan. ETC., v. Carnahan, ETC.,
continued. Frederick w. Coleman, pa,
MCGEE Committee V. Morrison, con-
tinued. A. T. Embrey, p. q.
Forts V. Tibbs ct ais. made a vaca
: ton case. T. Stokeley Coleman, p. e.,
and Frederick W. Coleman and Z. W.
Carter, p. d.
]. l.. Powell v. Harley ct ais, contin
en-. Alvin I. Embrey, P. g., and ). r
Powell and Frederick w. Coleman, pa
Alsop v. Alsop, etc, referred to com
, missioner. Lee j. Graves, p. O., ant
? st. George r. Fitzhugh, p. d.
/. Rawlings & Son V. Armstead, Judg
: ment for plaintiff. Lee j. Graves, p. q
. Jett v. Jett, continued. frederlci
: w. Coleman, p. O., and W. W. Butt
: ner, p. d.
! Boon, ETC., v. Boon, ETC., continued
Frederick w. Coleman, p. O., and W
w. Butzner, p. d.
J. S. Williamson v. w. H. Peden
continued. Frederick W. Coleman ant
E. w. Carter, p. O., and Alvin T. En-
n brey, p. d.
q Commonwealth v. T. N. Brent AM
: G. Frank Undertake for maintaining
q nuisance, continued. I. Stokeley Cole
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