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C9Areued-Fines In A1nor Casss.

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lISArgusd-Fines In MINOR Casss.
Most of the time of the Cireo.
4 Court last week was s~occupie-
with The trial of jury cases. y he jury
was unable to agree in the sun
brought by Chas. D. Wysong against
CT. Wan for the value OF ten sheep,
| with damages OF. So4 Tor then de,en-
| ton. In an ac,ion- wherein A. q.
| Wynkoop was pIainIilf and Jesse
EngIe OF UviIia was DEFENDANT the
former claiming &4Uo, COMMISSION on
the sale OF alarm in Louuoun, YER
dict was returned in Iavor OF the de-
fendant.
The first damage case ever lnstI7
tuted against the Jefferson County.
Telephone Company was tried before
a jury on tuesday, G.eH ITiplett, OF
Shepherostown, being The plaintiff.
A claim tor damages. aggregatine
51O9, alleged to have oeen sustained
| by the plaintiff in having ornamenta4
and. shade trees trimmed by employ
ees of the telephone company on bus
premises in Shepherdstown was the.
subject OF the action. Tne jury re-
turned a verdict for SIS in damages.
The temporary mandanuS issued by
Judge Faulkner in vacation TO com
pei the county of Jefferson to keep
in repair that portion OF the smith
field and Harpers Ferry turnpike ly-
ing within the corporate limits OF
Charles Town was the subject OF an
interesting argument between attor-3
neys c. N. Campbell, representing the
corporation of Charles Town and
George D. Moore, for the county
The portion OF the turnpike within
the corporate limits is Washington
street, its main thoroughtare, which
has been out of repair for some" time
owing to the confusion of authority
over it. Until the tollgates were re-
moved in 1908, the turnpike corpora
ton kept in repair the disputed por-
ton of the roadway, and the county
since has been indifferent about it,
the county authorities contending that
it is the duty of the town to do the
work, The court took the case under
advisement. Harpers Ferry is said to
have claim against the county, SINH
lar to this one. Shenandoah street
in that town is an extension of the
same turnpike, and if Charles Town
wins her case against the county,
Harpers Ferry will most likely de-
mand that the county keep in repair
about three-fourths of mile OF
street there.
Four exceptions were filed to the
report of Commissioner S. w. Wash
ington, in the=case- VS.. jenkins
81 Co., VS.. C. F. Wall and w. HShip-
man. The last exception was sus-
tanned and the case recommitted for
another report.
Julia E. Brown, VS.. A. w. Brown,
decree of divorce entered, the defen-
dant being required to pay the sum
of $3.50 per month for the education
of their son, Alvin Walpole Brown.
The custody of~the son, who is six
years old was awarded to the mother,
Who is required to allow the child
to visit his father twice each year,
each visit to be limited tot two weeks.
F. L. Bushong, Guardian, VS.. John
Griggs Flanagan, order entered, al
lowing the guardian the privilege OF
expending $40 for repairs on the
property of his ward who is the only
son of the late John G. Flanagan Of
Bakerton. -
James Reed convicted of unlawful
shooting by a jury on his triallast
week has become the subject of en-
quiry by the authorities of Alexan-
dria and Warreqton, Va. He has evil
IDENTITY been in Trouble in both places,
The police of Warrenton want him
on acharge of larceny here. Judge
Faulkner sentenced him to one year
in the penitentiary. Z
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