Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-01-12
SHEpuERDsTowH. Jan. ). 1S6!

SHEpHERDsTowN, Jan. .; 1860.
The following persons TO wit: \ Spon>
seller Of Bolivar Township. Ehud Turner of
Chapline Township, and John d. Staley of
Shepherd Township, having received certif>
Gates of election at the October election, 1868,
as Supervisors Of their respective Townships,
aud having qualified as such, met at the Court
House and organized as the Board of Super
visors of Jefferson County, by elcctiug John
d. Staley, President, and NJ. L. Ingles, Clerk
George II. Turner, who held a certificate
of election as Supervisor of Osbourn Town
ship, appeared aud claimed 4 seat as 4 mems
Der Of said Board
A certified cory of the recent act of the
Legislature was read before the Board by
which it appeared that the Townships of
Charlcstown and Osbourn had been CONSOLE
dated under the name of Grant Township
and that the Townships of Bolivarnnd Uarper's
Ferry had been consolidated under the name
of Bolivar Township; that the Supervisor
elect of Osbourn Township il a registered
voter, should hold the office of Supervisor of
Grant Township; and that the Supervisor
elect Of Bolivar Township, if registered
voter, should hold the Office of Supervisor of
the consolidated Townships of Bolivar and
it appearing that said Geo. Ii. Turner was not
eligible to said Office under the said law, he
was not received as a member of said Board.
On motion, Thomas NJ. Shaull was received
as a member of said Board, as Supervisor
elect of Averill Township, and qualified as
such.
The following orders on the Treasury were
passed by the Board to wit C. Il. Stubs
for Office rent s., to r. Ii. Percival for one
days attendance as Supervisor 81, to II. S.
Bycrs for carrying books to CharlestOwn and
Osbourn Townships $40.
Ordered, That John n. Shell, Sr., be ems
ployed as Janitor of the Court House for the
current year with the compensation of $3.50
per annum.
1t appearing to the Board that the Circuit
Court Of this county, at its December term,
1868, in the maHdamus ease OF the State of
w. Va. cx rel. of z. Il. Stubs against the
Board of Supervisors of the County Of JEFF
ferson, granted the said Stubs peremptory
mandamus against said Board, commanding it
to give to the said G. i. Stubs a certificate
of his election to the Office ofPrOsccutinG At
torncy Of said County, for the term commen-
cling on the LIST day Of January 1869; there
fore in compliance with the said order of the
Circuit Court, it is ordered that the said Ger
tilicate Of election be given said C. E. Stubs,
according to said order OF the court.
Ordered That the salary OF the Prosecuting
Attorney OF thle county, LOT INC tclHl cohuIcu-
cling on the lst day Of January 1869, be fixed
at 5000 per acnum.
Ordered, That the Assessor be directed to
assess the property belonging to Storer College
at or near the town Of Bolivar.
On motion the board adjourned to meet on
the Sd Monday of January 1869.
THE Brown RAIDERS are kept constantly
in view by the Abolition press, and the
"saintcd martyrs" are canonised with every
returning New England ovation. OF those
captured at Harpers Ferry, the two last,
Stevens and Hayslett, were executed in this
town on the 18th of March, 1860. Of the
others who were present in person, or other
wise connected with old Browns reasonable
designs, the Worcester (Iass.) Spy, says
there are but two now living-Owen Brown,
who resides in Western Pennsylvania, Osborne
p. Anderson, colored man, living in Canada
Realf, Luke, Parsons, Gill and others assOci-
ated with it, directly and indirectly, each won
some distinction during the war, and are now
dead. G.. p. Tidd, one of those who escaped,
died at the taking of Roanoke Island, sergeant
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