Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-07-25
Bhchanan. Meetings.
. TUCKER COUNTY,,


Its orgauization---Cavess-County, SC.
~ On the 14th inst, we visited the new
county of;Tucker, to witness its organizai
ton. TheaCourt, House was located by
by the act .creating the'countyS upon the
land of Enoch Minear, on Cheat river,
nearly opposite Westernford, or the resi-
dence OF VIM Ewin, Esq. at the, mouth
Of Glover Run. The location is an excel
lent one. if not too much subject to an
objection we heard raised against t.,
of being liable 10 inundation in lime
of high water. being situated on 6ne,.
level, bottom land. The town of ST.
George. the name given the Court House.
is as yet III embryo there being but one.
house and a stable on the site. The
County Court was composed of the fol
lowing Magistrates - o. i
District No. adam II. Bowman.
Jomes.,W. Miller, John Jones and, Jacob
Dunmire. =.sss.-.s Is. --- q e. a,ss.-..
Dist. s.-Fraucis D. Talbot, John Ka-
Tor, Israel Philips and John iY.ooEham:. !
Dist. 3.:--Jacob Kalor, Ebenezer Elan
agan and Epos Carr. .s..-,. 81
Mr.. Jacob H. Long was elected Magis>
tratc in the Third District. but by some
means Mr.. John R. Gotf, was commissioned
in his place. o.. .....-. ~...,---. =
The Court organized by electiny Jacob
'KaIor. Esq, Presiding Magistrate. -~ ..s
Mr.. Goff. resigned his commission as
Magistrate, and the Court ordered an cleo
ton to be held on the 96lh inst, to ell
the vacancy. [This was much better
than TO quarrel week about the Office.
as was. done by two rival aspirants for
Magistrate in Barbour ,county.l 49,. ..--
The following officers were qualified
and gave bond according to law :. ---
Arnold Bonni6ed, Clerk. ''1''.
Rufus Maxwell, Conference.-The A.
Jesse Parsons, Sheriff. q g.. -sS.z
Solomon Bonner. Surveyor. 10 4-'- 'sE
=. Daniel G. Adams, Commissioner OF the
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Revenue. ~. 49,, a,.... .... ~
LIST. dist.-JamesA .C., Golf. Constable,
and kalor Dunmire, Overseer Of the Poor.
end dist Alfred Phillips. Constable,
and Jonathan NJ. Parsons. !OSerseer OF
the Poor. ..a.... ......
Sd dist.-Garrett J. Long, Constable,
and Abraham Parsons, OyerSeer of the
Poor.
This completed the organization Of
Tucker county, and put her in :" full tide
! of successful operation"
We desire, in this connection, to return
our thanks to VIM. Ewin. Esq. for valu>
able assistance in obtaining the uboYe list
of officers names. @& y1 r.5r-. -u. - -
The business Of the Court being trans
acted. we accepted the invitation of q
number of friends. to accompany them on
a'visit to'a cave in lhatcounty, which had
been made notorious b. most glowing
description given of it in a pamphlet by
some fellow calling himself q Prof. Geo.
JORDAN" who pr9fesssd to have fully ex-
plored'it. but whose accounts did not en-.
tirely coincide with public opinion on that
question. 1t was, therefore, for the pur-
pose of correcting history" that the
party started out at this second exploring
expedition. AS night came on, we began
to think about accommodations and III the
absence OF public houses, were compelled
to force ourselves upon the hospitality Of
private citizens, and our party being too
large TO impose upon any one person. we
strung out along the road. 1t was our
fortune to be quartered with Capt. Job
Parsons, Esq. 1--WE give both titles because
he richly deserves them, } who is decided.
Il a cha rae ter. as the Irish woman said,
and who received and entertained four Of
US in, the most hospitable manner--iu
fact, he insisted on the whole party stay
ing. declaring that he had F." lived there
for forty gears, and it was id strange if
we couldn't stand it one night" In the
morning, after marshalling oar forces,
and making some preparations in the
shape of lanterns, candles, horse. feed,
provisions, &C., We started for the cave
which is in Shaver's Mountain, some IF
teen miles from St. George. and in. a
sparsely settled portion oftho country on
the Dry Fork Of Cheat river, short dis:
lance belowithe mouth Of Glady Fork
Upon arriving in the vicinity OF it's Gus
trance. and foltifying ourselves with zthe
g creature comforts" provided. We com,