Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-05-29
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Ten MILE. May "a. 1857.
Ma, B. III. LuRTY
We, the undersig ned1 citizens and Syo-
tiers in the county of Harrison, having
heard of the death of the Clerk OF the
County County of this county, thus Gre
ating vacancy in that Office induces us
in this way to express our wish that you
would be candidate to fill that vacancy.
We have known you long and feel assured
that should you be elected the public
will secure the service of one well expert
enced in such duties. ss tA3
Very truly. your friends,
Benjamin stafkey, q. 8. stasky, ]. T.
Cunningham. Mark Williams. Thomas
Maxwell, John Smith, j. /. Young, N. w.
Young. VIM. Skinner, John Skinner, L.
D. Skinner, Weston Twigg. Lassley Rich
ards, Patrick McKown. John w. Will
liams. Thomas Starkey. j. NJ. Hurst,
Thornton Collens. Maxwell Collens.
Charles Williams. Enoch Williams. John
Scott, VIM. Richards, jr.. w. B. Lynch,
John Matheny, a. J. Divers, VIM. ].
Williams, Anderson Deanieon, Richard
Davis, John w. Dennison, James Flanni-
gan. VIM. II. Carter. John M. Ritter, o.
Lehaven Ash, Amos Maxwell, Thomas
Williams. VIM. Williams. Silas Fittro,
Thos. B. Wilcox, Josephus Taggart.
George S:arkey. 1850 ss
Ten MILE. Harrison CO., May. 81, '57.
BENZ. SrARKEY. AND OTHERS
Gentlemen Yours of the Gath inst,
expressing wish that / should become a
candidate for the Clerkship of the County
Court of this county. has been received.
I accept, gentlemen, with pleasure,
your invitation, and beg to assure you,
and the people of the whole county. that
in the event should be elected, l will at
tend in person, to the duties of the Office,
and aatter myself with the hope, will
render the most ample satisfaction. Per-
NIT me here to remark, that l have many
other friends in different portions of the
county, who, like yourselves. have ex-
pressed desire. that / should become a
candidate. From Brushy Fork, l have
received very kind letter signed by the
following gentlemen, soliciting me to be-
come candidate:.
William A. Hrnor, John Gousley,
Calvin Nickle, A. s. Bradshaw, John G.
Nickle, DR.. John s. Van PETIT, John
Webb, Benz. F. Lawson. James Powell.
John Smith, George L. Lawson. Thomas
H. Bartlett, Lemuel D. Bartlett. Samuel
Bartlett, Isaac Tison, George Brown. L.
H. McKenney, A. j. Goodwin, Addison
Trussell. John M. Lancaster, Andrew
Lancaster. William Goodwin, Robert Ro-
binson, Richard CottrilI, Nelson Cottrll,
William N. Norris, T. w. Lawson, John
Day. A. D. Copelin, William Il. George,
A. George, A. j. Morris. David Sigler.
Francis Sigler, Isaac S. Dever. L. Nutter,
J. Winters.
From Kincheloe Creek have also re-
ceived letter of the same kind, signed
by the following named gentlemen. to
Isaac Thorp. E. Morris. John R. Car
der. D. R. SHUTTLE, Simon Stuttler, Alex.
l.. McConky. Job Stout. Alpheus Mer-
ran, Alex. Morris. Jas. E. Sheets. Jos.
Stuttler, VIM. P. StuttIer, Jacob Myres.
From Roofing Greek and neighbor-
hood Ihaye also received avery gen.
erous expression Of public opinion to the
same effect, signed by the following gen.
tlemen, to wit: aa rob
Allen Lewis. Lewis Cummings, Aaron
Queen, John Davis, ST., Jos. Romine,
Julius Smith, Morrol Bice, Geo. f. Nor
ris. Martin M. Queen, Jacob Romine,
Leml. Davis, Jesse Davis, Aaron Chiv-
ront, Jas. Little, Stuart Little, Jas. M.
Queen, Eliza Cummings, Richard Norman,
William Norman. Peter Queen. John jim
kins, Thomas D. Armsey, Charles G.
Queen, Levi G. Queen. Stephen Hall.
Jonathan Mcpherson, John w. Oden,
John Mckinney. John Davis, Jr.. Gary
A. Davis. George A.9Dasis, William q.
Mop herson. John Belts, Jesse Mel herscn,
Patterson Mckinney. George Mckinney,
James @. Queen, Rein Queen, William
B. Queen, Wilson Queen. Joseph Jinkins,
James Jinkins, Amaziah Jinkins, James
Morris. John White. Jr., Sol. Carpenter,
Simon Arnold, Clinton Woods, John
Woods, Robert Romine. Levi Romine,
James Romine, Sylvester Dawson, Josiah
Dawson, John Dawson, Jr., John Daw-
son, ST., John Denison, Edmond Denison,
Sylvester Denison, Richard Skinner, J ohm
Romine, Thomas Swisher, iona Bond.
Il have others of similar character
from other portions of the county, but
cannot at this time publish them for the
want Of space in the columns of Col.
Cooper's Register.
Very respectfully. your ob't. serv't.,
B. II. LURTY.
WALL PApEa Po1soSoUs.-Dr. Kinds,
OF Birmingham, England, has lately call,