Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-03-03
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT.

Stephenson Seminary propertv a,
East Washington street, Charles Town
VIII be sold, decree authorizing th,,
sale being entered in the Circuit Court
on Wednesday. C. N. Campbell ami
Is. ID. Gibson were appointed specjsI
commissioners TO make the sale. ami
Uey are authorized TO sell privately or
!" auction. Sixteen hundred dollars
from me sale proceeds are TO be paid
me heirs Of Col. John T. Gibson. the
laSt survivor OF the board OF trustees
VI the seminary, appointed in the
grant from John Stephenson. this
amount being the estimated value of
the lot at the time the grant was made
TO the trustees. The remainder of the
sale proceeds, the court directs, shall
De distributed among the seminary
stockholders.
Joseph Newman. who had plead
guilty to an Indictment charging HIM
win entering store at Myerstown.
was brought into court on "Wednesday
and plead guilty TO entering a store M
haoletown. He asked the court No be
mercitul in passing sentence upon him
SAYING that he was sorry he had done
wrong Judge Woods thereupon SEN
fenced him to three wears in STATE
Al the conclusion OF the trial nj ,br
case Of Henshaw. Hollis & Co. ys
W. l.. Carpcr, the jury returned YER.
dict OF S4o0sO in favor of the plain.
tiff.
On the chancery side Of the cour,
ovders were entered in number OF
causes One OF the orders confirmed
the sale OF certain interest real cstak
at shenandoah Junction TO pb;rin
Dreamer Tor SSSl.0O The property
belonged to the Smallwood heirs. In
the National Biscuit Company We
Richard Johnson, il was ordered that
the sale OF the old Jonadab Hall prop-
erty on Camp Hill, Harpcr's Ferry he
confirmed no G. L. Upton. John T
rortcrheld, trustee. was authorized r.
execute deed to him Tor il.
-. An absolute divorce was granted b.
Mary Virginia Gibson from Henry
Harrison Gibson. The divorce case
wherein Tressel Scbert is seeking A
separation from Lizzie Seibert was re-
ierrred TO II. V. Shcetz commissioner.
TO take testimony.
Inc bond Of Claude Ritenour. who
was held for the grand Jury. was re.
,easeo. Inc prosecuting witness, hav-
ing left the county, failed TO apnear
against him.
Creditors Of A. c. Welsh were given
Judgments against him, notwithstand-
ing he had made an assignment to a
trustee TO probate his assets among
them tho object of getting Judgment
being to hold endorsers to their lia-
oility on notes. Two judgments were
awarded the Jefferson Bank and Trust
company, one against A. G. and B. p.
welsh for S62S, the other against A.
{. and E. r. Welsh for S9O4.7l. A
Judgment for S4OS49 was entered
against A. G. Welsh alone i'm favor Of
the Jefferson Garage.
The damage suit instituted against
the B. o. Railroad by Southard,s
administrator was submitted to the
court on q demurrer.
Report OF Frank l.. Robinson, speclal
commissioner. in the case OF Mary n.
NARROW VS.. Alma r. Phillips and Others.
was confirmed.
Among the cases ended and retired
from the docket was that OF I. W
Gardner, former sheriff. VS.. Frank
Nichols. each party contributing 10
me costs. This case had been in the
Court OF Appeals which held that il
was a lawful transaction when the de-
fendant loaned $3.50 to G.. 3. Wentzeu
deputy under Sheriff Gardner, .
coupons from county or school bonds his
security. though the coupons were
collected by the deputy who had paia
out county funds for them.
q. W. Fry VS.. James w. and w. C..
Riely, issue Joined on a plea Of non
assumpst.