Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-06-19
SUPERVISORS COURT.
SHrpHERpsrowN, June 7, 1869.

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seller, S,sley and Woodward,
The minutes Of the previous Inee''"g
we're read, and approved and s'sneu o9
the President. -, -
r. Van Swearingen asked the board 10
raise his lee in the msndamus case OF '1e
State OF Yves, Virginia on rel. OF u. D.
Ren,ch, against the Supervisors oil me
County of Jefferson. from $500 to $50
40. which the said board refused 10 do.
The following resolutions were adopt
ed, ,o-wit:
Resolved, Tha, license be granted j.
PA. Enller, to retail spirilons liquors al
his hotel on German Street in Shepherds.
town. w. Va, the board being satisfied
tina, the said J. =. A. Enller is OF good
moral character, and not OF incorporate
habits said license to commence on the
LIST day of July. 1869. and expire on the
30lh day of April, 1870.
Resolved. That license be granted Jno.
W. Grant, to retail spurious liquors at his
store on the corner OF German and PrIn-
cess streets, in the ,owu OF Shepherds
town, w. Va, the board being satisfied
that the said John W. Grant is OF good
moral character and not of incorporate
habits; said license to commence on the
Is, day Of July, 1869. and expire on The
3Oih day of April, 1870.
Resolved, That license be granted Jno.
Fay to retail spurious liquors at his sa-
loon on the corner OF Shenandoah anu
Bridge streets, in Harper's Ferry IN SAID
county, the board being satisfied that The
said John Fay is of good mora character
and not OF Incorporate habits; said license
to commence on the Is. day of July, 1869,
and expire on the 30Ih day OF April,
1870.
Resolved, That license be granted
Christina Shus,er, to retail spurious H.
qcors al her hor house opposite Rowe's
rlore in Washington street, Bolivar. in
said county, the board being satisfied that
the said Christina Shusler Is OF good NOR
al character and no, Of incorporate habits;
said license 10 commence on the ls' day
of July, 1869, and expire on The SUN
day of April, 1870.
Resolved, That license be granted ia
cob Starry TO retail spurious liquors at his
grocery store on the corner OF Washing
ton and Lawrence streets, Charle.town in
said county, The board being satisfied that
the said Jacob Starry is OF good moral
character, and not OF incorporate habits;
said license TO commence on the Isl day
OF July. 1869. and expire on The 3Oih day
of April, 1870.
Resolved, That license be granted
Isaac Fouke. to retail spurious liquors at
the Sappinglon Hotel, in Charlesiown, in
said county. The board being satisfied that
the said Isaac Fouke is of good moral
character and not OF incorporate habits;
said license to commence on the lst day
of July. 1869. and expire on the 30'h day
Of April, 1870.
Resolved. That license be granted
William A. Adams to retail spurious Ii.
quors al the Virginia Hotel. in SheP-
herdstown in said county, the board being
satisfied tina, the said William A. Adams
is of good moral character. and not of in
temperate habits: said license TO COM
mence ON tho Is, day Of July, 1869, and
expire on the 3Oih day Of April. 1870.
Resolved. That license be granted Jos.
NJ. Slonebrsker TO retail, ale, wine and
beer, at his store on German street IN
Shepherdstown in said county, the board
being satisfied thai the said Joseph M.
Slonebraker is OF good moral character,
and not Of incorporate habits; said license
to commence on The lst day Of July, 1869,
ann expire on the sOIh day Of April, 1870.
J.P. A. Enller with John w. Grant
as surety; John ". Grant with J. p. A.
Enller as surely; John Fay, with Mat
thew Q1inn, as surety; Christina Sinister
with Jacob J. Kern, as surety; JACOB
Starry with Geo. W. Chase as surety;
Isaac Fouke with Thos. Van Swearingen,
as surety: William A. Adams with James
A. Adams as surety. and Chss. Ii. ,.
Baxter, filed their respective bonds condI-
toned according to la%, as sellers OF sPr-
i,ous liquors al retail. all Of which were
approved by the board.
Joseph NJ. Stonebasker with John w.
Osborn fled his bond conditioned accord
ing 10 law. as seller Of ale, wine. and
beer at retail, which vas approved by the
board
The delinquenllist Of the Sheriff and
l.: 4 ..,.o I'll bv 10 hoard
The Road Viewers appointed a, the meeting
of this board on the 10Th day Of April, lo69,
reported as follows, to-wit:
TO the Board of Supervisors of Jefferson
County, West Ea.--ln obedience to your order
pronounced April 10Th, 1869, we the under
signed viewers thereby appointed to examine
and report upon the condition and changes de-
Sirable to be made in the "lIammond Ferry
road leading from the kabletown and Charles
town road 10 the Shenandoah river" did upon
the 2Sth Gay of MAY, 1869, execute said order
by going upon the ground and examining care
fully SAID road between tae points specified, and
report as follows:
That The general condition Of the bed Of this
road is rs good as most of the roads IN the coun-
", except at the point known as the "Blg HILL"
on the line Of Roger Cbews heirs, and Peter
II. Rouse, at which place the road is too steep
TO be passed over with loaded wagons, and III
our judgment could not be rendered passable
with loads, except by considerable outlay,
without divirgng slightly from the bed of the
present road We therefore recommend that
the road at this place be changed as Indicated
by red line on piatt, that IS TO start the north
line of road at a white oak tree in the hollow at
the north side of the present road, running
thence into Chew's field, passing road on north
side of small hickory tree) SO as 10 gain
width of thirty feet on the north side of the pres
ent fence (measurng from foot Of sta kes on the
north side, thence parallel TO said fence and