The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-06-17
CAROLINE COURT
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A large crowd was present at Bowling
6reen Monday when Judge Mason con
yened the June term Of court. The hsavv
rains bad made the grouad 90 wet that
the farmers could not WORK and thev had
10 come To court IA self-deiense.
POLITICS.
The prominent men In politics of the
county were present and mingl.Dg with
the crowd. There were DR.. c. u. GRAY.
att. State Senator; c. b. Conway. conn
y chairman; ID. b. Powers, Jr.. member
oil the Legislature, happy at not having
opposition Tor nomination Rt the pri-
mary and with the probability OF no op-
position In November. T. ID CoghiI
IRISH from the Confederate reunion from
Memphis; Capt G. T. smith, with a
hearty hand shake and smile for Ali.
Jim" Richards, OF the Lawn hotel. who
is red hot for Tucker; T. b. GIL, the pop
ular sheriff; Clerks f. X. CoghiT and L.
Z. Valentine, Commonwealth Attorney
W. r. Ennis and Others, ell busy. IL
was a subject OF remark that neither of
the two gubernatorial candidates had
visited the county In the canvass. N
some lie IL not injected IN the campaign.
not more than halt u vote will be pullsd
The people generally do not care espac-
Tally for either Mann or Tucker. The
county was very strong for Stuart and
II was disappointment when be
dropped out
The Democratic county committee will
bold a meeting at July social court and
Chairman Conway wants every member
20 be present.
COURT PROCEEDINGS
The grand jury. A. G. Smith foreman
indicted s. J. Bullock for felony.
Leigh II. Page. OF Richmond, qualified
to practice In Caroline.
Leigh X. Page and Robert NJ. Brand4r
qualified as administrators OF Charles N
Coroin, deceased, and gave bond in sum
Of $4,000.
WIN oiC. B. Thornton proved and ad
mitted TO probate. A. z. Thornton
qualified as administrator, c n Ap-
praisers. A. F. Carter. Everett Parish.
Jno. ID. Parish. A. +. Turner and Gilbert
Gibbs.
Garrett W. Lewis, Judgment for plain
tin for f3.01500.
The case OF Commonwealthv w. Coving.
ton will come up on Wednesday. Ii is a
criminal case and Harry NJ. smith, Of
Richmond, will defend Covington. A
large crowd IL expected.
u the suit Of Richard b. Mitchell vs..
Thornton, as TO construction OF will of
Mrs. c B. Thornton. wherein she leaves
5000 TO Mitchell, II was submitted for
Argument In vacation, Judge Alvin T.
Embrey for Thornton aud +. W. Cole
man and +. W. Carter for Mitchell.
Judge Mason adjourned court Monday
afternoon until Wednesday morning at
10 O'Clock.
The many friends OF Mr.. A. b. Chandler
were pleased TO SEE him In his Of
tice. IL was the first time in four weeks.
He has been very sick
Much interest was evinced in the con-
dition Of Hon W. L. Cobb who is sick at
his home
Mr.. Jim" Richards il much pleased at
a remarkable curing of one of his horses
of lockiaw by DIR. A. +. Cline When DR..
Cline took the horse in charge he had
practically lost all hope OF it's life he
now values him at $3.50. Richards says
the doctor knows his business.
There ia some friction in school circles.
Under the new law, where a school su-
perintendent has only one county be is
entitled 70 a salary OF 5000, but a super
intendent can be elected for two counties
and divide she cost. IL seems the school
board Of Caroline wanted q superinten-
dent for Caroline alone. So Supt John
Washington applied TO the board of su-
pervisOrs for an increase OF salary from
1915 - $500 This the board refused To
consider. The school board then elected
Mr.. Washington aud fixed his salary at
5000. The board OF supervisors arr mad
and many OF the people are mad, and
ways arr being considered 70 cave the
difference ~ county.