The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-22
CEMETERY BOOKS
ARE TANGLED UP
PURCHASERS OF LOTS WITHOUT
DEEDS OR RECEIPTS TO
SHOW OWNERSHIP.

Ain application by the administrators
lin for a deed TO section in Maars
cemetery. has brought To light the fact
, that dozen or more persons have
purchased and paid for lots in the
deed or any other legal title To the
ground.
The ease was brought before the city
council committee ON cemeteries. anu
ON recommendation yesterday after
noon Mayor Ahslie signed bill re-
funding the amount paid fer the plot
OF ground To the administrator. The
lot whose ownership Is challenged was
purchased during the time William
Allen deceased was keeper of the
cemetery. The books feft by the de-
ceased keeper are now In the pos
session CT Samuel Jones. who is now
in charge of the cemetery. 1t is
shown in the records that in some
instances no deeds We're ever given
hy MIR Allen to the purchasers of the
lots.
Some of the claimants OF the plots
OF ground have their receipts showing
that they have paid for the lots while
others. who are laying claim TO lots
says that they have lost their re-
ceipts and have nothing TO show Tor
their money.
Shortiy after the death OF Mrs.
franklin in New York her executor
In settling up the estate. discovered
that She held receipt fer d burial
section in Maury cemetery, but that
she had no deed Application was made
immediately by the administrator Tor
n clear title TO the ground, and
yesterday was awarded the sum OF s4S
the amount paid for the lot,
s5.1. Hustines Court
October term of Hastings court, part
II. was convened yesterday morning
by Judge Ernest II. Wells without a
Grand Jury. The entire day WAS con-
sumed In setting the following cases
FOR hearing tinrfng this taTrfs.. VI
r. J. Busch against j. II. Chewing,
october cad; j. Muir against the City
OF Richmond, October 2sth: Louis
Aaron against Globe Lutgers Insurance
company, November 18th and 9Th: L.
Aaron against the Virginia State In
surance company. November 4th and
eth: J. w. Clary & Co. against A. ].
BRADLEY, November sth: r. w. Rawies
against Richmond Structural iron Co.,
4 November 18th: william Spratley
! against the Virginia Beneficial Insur-
anee company, November 18th, Walk
ser Il Mostly against Isaac Hutzier,
November 18th. ". u. Purcell. Jr..
Co, against A. r. Cass. November
18th; E. p. Grubhs, against George
A. Fuller. November 18th and lSth;
Theodore Mancino against J. G. Phaup.
November Goth; d. r.. Griffith against
Robert Portner Brewing company. No.
yAmber 26th: Virginia Amusement
company axainSt Virginia Fair Assoc
citation, November 2sth and 3Oth, and
n. C. Taylor against the Richmond
Paper Manufacturing company, No
vember 4th and 9th.
Farcscll sermon.
Rev. James Ware Durham. who ten
u dered his resignation to the congre-
CATION at Bainbridge-Street Baptist
church about three weeks ago. VIII
conduct his farewell sermon next Sun
I day morning. The Rev, Mr.. Durham
will leave to accept a passionate IN
Roanoke.
He has had his present charge for
more than Ave years, and when his
resignation was presented to the con-
gregation Il was reluctantly accepted.
nneds Recorded. ..s...-..5
BY virtue OF deed OF bargain and
sale recorded yesterday In the ofiion
{ cf Clerk Walter Du Val in Hastings
court. part II. the lots and dwellings
1 designated ~ i4o7, 1909 and 14i1
Eemmes street were conveyed by J..
4 w. Blunt TO p0wnrr B, Wise, f@s
Lave Fea<t.
sSss An old -faShioned love feast Was held
Sunday in.sAsbury Methodist Episco-
nal church "A special sermon MAS
preached by tie pastor, Rev. y. r..