The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-16
CAROLINE COURT
Large Crowd in Attendance.
Many Land Sales.
SENATORIAL CONTEST--NOTES, ETC.

Judge r. II. l.. Chichester held
his first term OF court for Caroline
at Bowling Green Monday and met
with cordial reception form the Of
ficers of the court. the local and
visiting members Of the bar and the
public generally.
1t has heretofore been the custom
to omit February court and ii was
thought the attendance would be
small In this there was an agree
able surprise. for the crowd was
very large Several reasons caus-
ed this The day was fair. new
judge was to preside. and last. but
not least. was the opening OF the
senatorial campaign not by speeches
from the hastings. but in active
work by the friends of the candi-
dates, Jones. Martin. Swanson and
Glass
The session of the court was TAX
on up mostly in chancery cases, read
ing of the docket. the empaneling
of grand jury. of which Maxwell
&. Broaddus was foreman. which |.
considered three indictments
One true bill for felony was
brought in against f. II Smith.
white, and two marked not true
bills. one against Aubrey Cash, col
Ored and the other against Nor
bon Johnson. colored, both charged
with felony.
Mr. W l.. Burruss. Jr. of Fred
ericksburg, qualified TO practice
law in the county
The lawyers present were Messrs.
a. b. Chandler. r. l.. Beale. w +.
Ennis. u. b. Powers. r. c. Moncure.
OF Caroline; Judge T. +. Blakey. of
Essex: c. r. Jesse. Of Roslyn; r.
W Coleman. W W. Butzner and
W l.. Burruss. Jr.. of Fredericks-
burg. Court adjourned Monday
night to convene Wednesday. when
the trial of Mr.. F.. r. Smith will
be taken up His counsel Is Mr.
r. l.. Beale.
Land Sales.
Mr. r. l.. Beale. trustee. sold
~ acres of land near Shumansville
in the suit OF Airport Us. Crenshaw
TO Robert Parr for $40. subject To
confirmation of court
d. b. Powers sold the following
property.
The Gray tract near Kids Fork,
210 acres. TO Messrs K J.. Beale
and Hayman for 1926.
10 acres near Upper Zion in suit
of Fortune vs.. Holmes TO j. T. Po"
ers for 500.
$ acres in suit OF Better and
Young VS.. Morton, near Paige. to
J. T. Powers for $3.50
36is acres in suit Of Dobbyns VS..
Grymes. near Port Royal, to X. }.
Thomas for $500 per acre.
The Covington property on NIL
ford street was offered for sale and
Withdrawn on q bid of S1,150. II F.
was stated there was a private bid F.
of 81 500 for the property.
The Senatorial Campaign
Since January court there has
been revolution regarding the
sentiment in the senatorial cam
paien between Jones and Mar
tin The candidacy Of Swanson and
Glass is comparatively lost sight OF
in the interest in the Jones-Martln
fight. At January court the sur
face indications were about even. I
hut as the campaign progresses the
odds are largely in favor Of Jones.
4 careful canvass was made Monday
OF men of the county at court VINO
are voters and who are among the
leading citizens. In poll OF 100 .
the result was for Jones So. Martin
9 non-eUmmittal 6. A poll was
also taken of the commercial travel
ers present from various cities IN
Virginia who are voters. Result
Jones %. Martin II.
IL has been stated that owing 10
the fact that Jones and Martin nave
moi spoken for a number OF years
that there would not be "a joint de-
hate in the canvass between these
two candidates. II was stated al
,ourt that Mr.. Jones has written a
letter to gentleman at Bowling
Green in which he expresses de-
sire TO TO formally open the cam
naign with a debate with Senator
Martin and that FredericKsours
would suit him as the place the
date to be fixed later. uo
The Jones people are very active
and could be seen in groups
ON the court green discussing the
situation c.o..,.,
state Senator Dr. c. L. Grayat'
said "Of course, you know ! am
for Jones and he shall have my
best efforts old
representative d. b. Powers saiu
"Niy nersonal relations with Mr..
Jones are of such a charac'o'
cannot antagonize him c.,,.,.
county Chairman c. b. CONWAY
"1 am for Jones and viii DO al
can for his election. ,oior
If the interest in the caillpaien
increases in proportion to the PS ot
, few weeks it will reach Do'''"e ~
before it is over.
Rio Average For Young Porkers'
Mr. Maxwell G. Broaddnus. one
of the most prominent and success
fr1 farmers of the county, killed 20
njgs about Jan. These pigs aV-
ereoed & months old and weigneu
e195 mounds. an average OF Z4o
hounds At the prevailing price
s10 per hundred, the pigs Wou ie
] have sold for $612.5O, or gao
] each Mr.. Broaddus had these PlsS
] saIted and will cure them into pa
con He invites Stafford Spo.syy
: vania and King George to beat 'i''''
The PUsiOffice.
Things are approaching Crisis
in the Bowling Green postoiiice'
There is an undercurrent towards
comfy Chairman Z. B. Travis ana
S If looks as ii his appointment VIII
: soon be made. -
t The impression prevails that Il
Travis is appointed a son OF MI
Clarence F.. Hicks will be assistant
Has His Parole.
Mr. f. D. Pitts showed us his
narole taken at Appomattox c. II.
q II has been carefully preserved ana
: he values it highly. He was mem
her of Marmaduke Johnson's Artli-
lery. which was side by side with
Braxton's Battery at the surrender
Dropped Dead.
@ Heter Armstead, a highly re-
II spected colored man, so years, drop
:, ed dead near his straw stack sun
Y dav while he was feeding stock.