Local Grocers In
Court Saturday
Civil action against a number of High Point grocers was
instituted last week by W.B. Young, Guilford County’s keep of standard weights
and measures, who contended that they had used liquid measures in handling
commodities for sale when they should have used dry measures.
The cases came up for a hearing before Justice of the Peace
D.H. Collins of Greensboro Saturday. The following local grocers were
penalized: R.F. Powell, A. Robertson, J.C. Kivett, A.O. Raper, C.B. Welch, R.W.
Steward, T.J. Steed, W.B. Evans, A.J. Jones, J.S. Guyer and C.B. Houser.
Judgment against the alleged offenders for $40 was rendered
in each case by the justice, while the costs were also assessed against the
defendant. There is a law that the standard keeper or person bringing the
action can recover the penalty.
J.S. Guyer and C.B. Houser paid the penalties imposed by the
court, while the other defendants entered notice of appeal. Their cases will
probably be tried at the next term of Guilford superior court.
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