The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-24
LANCASTER COURT
HAS BUSY SESSION
True Bills Returned Against Six
Negro Men for Felonious
Offenses.

special 10 The Times Dispatch
Lancaster, Va. November 23.~-The
Circuit Court Of Lancaster County
Judge Wright presiding. which has
been in session here since last Monday.
has transacted much business. The
grand jury returned true bills ngains,
six young negro mon for fclonious Of
lenses. Vernon Morris, charged with
killing Elijah Sanders in a quarrel over
a game Of crap a; Whitcstonc. was
tried and sentenced to fifteen years in
the penitentiary. Emory BAH, another
Young negro, was convicted OF n crinli-
nal attack upon a young negro girl
and sentenced 10 FIVE wears in the peni-
Tertiary. il is understood that the case
Of the three young negroes who We're
indicted for putting Instructions across
the public highway near Ililmarnock
Wharf, with the purpose or wrecking
automobiles and killing The occupants,
Viii be compromised by the accused
pleading guilty and being fined and
sentenced TO work on the public roads
from four to seven months. The court
viii rcconvene tomorrow, when Wcs-
ley Jones, Il young negro. viii be tried
Tor killing colorcd girl last summer
near Iberia. on the eastern branch OF
tho Corotoman Itiver.
The recently elected members of the
County Democratic Committee met
here during the past week and organ
lied by elccting DR.. William j. New
bin chairman. and w. G.. Beane sccre-
tary. or The eleven members on the
committee. Frank 6. Newbll and Thos
- Smither arc the only ones who were
members Of the old committee.
Scarlet fever is prevalent In some.
sections of this county. and Is cutting
NJ Ic
public schools
j. !. Mcdonald formerly state Scna-
tor from this district. but now a prom
incnt business man OF Washington
City, visited this section during the
past week. bringing with him First
Assistant Postmaster General Daniel G
Roper and G. $. Sloane. EeoErapher in
the Census Department.
The Teachers District Association.
composed Of the public school teachers
OF Mantua and White Chapel Districts,
held a meeting yesterday III the village
Of ottoman. The attendance was good
and the papers and discussions were
interesting and spirited.
Notwithstanding the rains that have
fallen since the summer ended, the
wells in many parts Of the Northern
Neck have either gone dry or got SO
low that the water from them is unit
for use. and this in spite OF the fact
that in many instances tho wells have
been made deeper. This state Of af-
Iairs Is thought to be duo to the fact
that for tho past four years the rain
FALL here has been far below tho for
nler average.
Carroll BarrocS and Miss Florence
Pee. both residing near Alfonso, in
the northwestern part OF Lancaster.
were married n the rcctory here last
"Wednesday by the Rev. L. II. Combs,
rector of tho Episcopal Churches i'm
this parish; and on the following day
James Ryland Myers and Miss Agnes
Ialley. both OF Brookvale, near here
were married by the same clergyman
Mrs, Harry w Nichols. daughter OF
William Chiffon, clerk of the Circuit
Court of Lancaster, is visiting her
fathers family here. Mrc Nichols. who.
resides in Kansas City, recently cam
East with her husband. whose younger
| brother died at his home in Eastcn.
! Md.
| Miss Lila COMBS. daughter Of tho
/ Rev. l.. II. Combs OF this place, has RI !.
turned home from Baltimore. where shc
was successfully operated on for ap-
| Dcndicitis about six weeks ago.