Peninsula Enterprise, November 25, 1893

ACCOMAC COUNTY COURT.

Proceedings, October Term, 1893.

Ex parte: Wm. H. Harmon's administrators. Order for payment to acting guardian of Annie L., Charlotte F. and Wm. H. Harmon, the balance due him to July 1st, 1893, the taxes for 1892 and 1893 and the costs due and unpaid.

Order entered removing Ananias Rogers from office as surveyor of road precinct No. 9, Atlantic district, and appointing Jno. W. Davis (New Church), in place of said Rogers.

Commonwealth vs. James Mears, (on indictment for disturbing religious worship). A jury was sworn, evidence heard, nolle prosequi entered, defendant and jury discharged.

On application of Wm. R. Northam for bar room and retail liquor license at his home near steam mill in Mappsville. Application was refused, the court holding that the place where the applicant desired to sell was not a suitable and convenient place and appropriate for conducting such business and entering judgment that N. W. Nock and others, who contested the application, should recover of the applicant their cost expended.

W. A. P. Strang, J.P., paid into court $11, fine imposed and received by him for breaches of the public peace and contempt of his court.

Commonwealth vs. Dunbar Phelps, (on indictment for feloniously causing bodily injury). Defendant was tried, convicted of committing the act only unlawfully and sentenced to 30 days in county jail and to pay a fine of $5 and cost of prosecution.

Commonwealth vs. Thorogood B. Mason and Edward T. Somers, (on indictment for taking oysters feloniously, in dredging their planted oysters). Defendants were convicted and each sentenced to one minute in jail and to pay a fine of $5 each and costs of prosecution.

Commonwealth vs. George Custis, (on indictment for disturbing religious worship, for carrying a dangerous weapon, to wit: a razor, to a place of public worship, while a meeting for religious purposes was being held at such place of worship, and carrying about his person concealed from common observation, a razor). Defendant was tried, found guilty of each offense and for the first was fined $20 and sent to jail for 60 days, for the second was fined $20, and for the third $20 and to pay the costs of prosecution.

A regular grand jury was empanelled and returned as "true bills" the following indictments: 1 for taking oysters unlawfully, 1 for feloniously causing bodily injury, 6 for assault and battery, 6 for taking oysters feloniously, 5 for disturbing religious worship, 1 for selling liquor on Sunday and 1 against surveyor of public road for failing to keep his public bridges in good repair. Presentments also were returned against five citizens for failing to give in proper taxable income for 1893, which failures the grand jury certified was made through ignorance or mistake and with no fraudulent purpose.