Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-04-28
Meeting of the Commissioners to Dis
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Meeting of the Commissioners to Dis
trict the County.
The Commissioners appointed by the
Legislature to divide the county into dis
tricts, for the election of Magistrates and
cOnstables. met on Thursday last. 22nd
inst, and laid off the-county into i've dis
tricts. as follows:
DISTRICT No. 1.-Begins at the mouth
of Simpsons creek, following it to the
mouth of Dayisson's run near Bridgeport,
thence up said run TO the old road leading
from Clarksburg TO Bridgeport, thence
westerly with said road to the Clarksbnrg
and Phillippi Turnpike, on the farm Hot
John w. Patton /; thence westerly With
said turnpike to where the road turns of
in the direction of Bonds Mills; thence
with said road passing near Peter w.
Holden's, to the Brushy Fork OF Elk
Greek, within the lands of Barnett Pugh !;
down Brushy Fork to its mouth; down
Elk to the mouth of Hoop-pole run up
said run to the upper crossing of the road !;
thence with the road crossing the ridge to
the forks of the road at the farm formerly
owned by Cornelius Greynolds, decd;
thence with the road west to the Weston
and Fairmont Turnpike on Browns creek;
down Browns creek to its mouth down
the West Fork river to Goose run; thence
to the road from Jackson's Salt Works to
Coburn's creek; thence to the top of the
ridge; thence westerly along said ridge
to the road leading from Washington
REYNOLDS to Lumberport; thence easter
ly with said road to the Weston and Fair
mont Turnpike; down said road and the
West Fork river to the place of beginning.
The place of holding the election is the
Courthouse at Clarksburg. -"
No. 2.-Begins on the lands Of5Nm.
Robson, at the Southern corner of Dis
trict No. l; thence with the Weston and
Fairmont Turnpike to the top of ule:ridge,
thence easterly with said ridgeSto the
Harrison county line following said line
to Simpsons creek; down said utreek to
the ford below Longs Mills; thehce with
road leading to the :Morgantown and
Bridgeport Turnpike thence down said
road TO the intersection Of district No. l.;
thence with the line of district No. l to
the place of beginning. The places of
holding the elections are at the house of
Israel Davis, on Gnatty Creek, (the old
place of holding the elections for Romine's
precinct, and at the Union Meeting House
of Brushy Fork.
No, 3.-Begins at the Western corner
of district No. l on the top of the ridge
between Limestone and Sycamore creeks;
following said ridge to the line of sur
vey of 5000 acres, owned by Josias Adj
ans following said line to a fork of Ten
Mile Greek thence same course'continu-
ed to the top of the ridge, thence with
said ridge to the Doddridge county line;
thence with the county line to the inter
section of district No. 2; thence with said
line to the intersection OF line No l thence
with said line to the place of beginning.
The place of holding the election is the
Common Hall in Milford,
No. 4.-Begins at the mouth Of Simp-
sons creek, following the West Fork river
down to Robinson's Run; up said run to
Joseph Bakers Blacksmith Shop thence
with the location of the Clarksburg and
Wheeling Turnpike to the Marion county
line; thence with the county line to the
intersection of District No. g.; thence with
the line of said district, to district No. /;
thence with the line of district No. ! to
the mouth of Simpsons creek, the place
of beginning. The elections are to be
held at +. Y. Horner's store, in Lumber
port, and the house of John p. Lynch on
Ten Mig Greek.
No. 5!-Begins at the mouth of Simp-
sons Geek, following the line of District
No. 4 to the Marion County line; thence
with the county line to the intersection of
the corner of district No. 2; thence with
the line of said district to. Joseph Davis
sons Run, corner of District No, / thence
along the line of said District to the place
of beginning. The elections are to be
held at the house of Jacob Long in Shinns-
ton, and Elias Lawson, in Bridgeport.
The Census.