Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-01-09
SUPERVISORS COURT.


uer Of Chsp!ine Township. and John ID.
Staley of Shepherd Township, having
received certificates Of election al The DC
,ober election. 1868. as Supervisors oil
their respective Tow nships. and having
qualified as such, met at The Court House
and orgsuizei as the Board Of Supervisors
of Jefferson County, by elecilng John ID.
Staley, President, and Nj. j. lngles'
Clerk.
George G. Turner, who held ceTlif.
cele of election as Supervisor oi Osboutn
Township. appeared and claimed seat
as a member OF said Board.
A certified copy OF The recent act of The
Legislature was read before the Board by
which il appeared tia, the Townships OF
Charleslowu and O,boutn'hsd been con-
soldated Under The name Of Grant Town
ship: and that the Townships Of Bolivar
and Harper's Ferry had teen consolida-
ted under the name Of Bolivar Townships;
that the Supervisor elect Of Osbourn
Township, if registered voter. should
hold The office Of Supervisor Of Grant
Township; and that The Supervisor elect
OF Bolivar Township. if a registered vo-
ter, should hold The office Of Supervisor of
the CONSOLIDATED townships Of Bolivar;
and i. appearing that said Geo. II. Tur-
ner was not eligible 10 said office under
the said law, he was not received as a
member Of said Board.
On motion, Thomas NJ. Shanl was re-
ceived as member of said Board, as Su-
peIvisor elect Of Averll Township, and
qualified as such.
The following orders on the Treasury
were passed by the Board to wit: {. 4.
Slubbs for Office rent S., to +. Fl. Percl-
val for one days attendance as SuperVl-
sor 50, to II. S. ByeIs for carrying books
10 Charleslovn and Osbourn townships
$40.
Ordered, That John N. Shell, ST., be
employed as Janilor of The Court House
for the current year with the compensa'
lion of $3.50 per annum.
Il appearing 10 the Board that the Cir
cult Court of this county, at It's December
term, 1868, in the mandamus case oil the
State OF ". Va. en- rel. of &. +. Ssubbs
against the Board OF Supervisors of the
County Of Jefferson. granted the said
Subbs peremptory mandsmus against
said Board, commanding il 10 give 10 the
said C. Z. Slubbs certificate Of his cleo
ton TO the office OF Prosecuting Attorney
OF said County. for The term commencing
on the Is, day Of January 1869; therefore
in compliance with the said order of the
Circuit Court, il is ordered that The said
certificate OF election be given said Z. Z.
Stubs, according 10 said order of the
court.
Ordered, Tia, the salary Of the Prose-
cutting Attorney OF this county, for the
term commencing on the Is! day OF JAN
usry 1869, be fixed at $500 per annum.
Ordered, That the Assessor be directed
10 assess The property belonging to Slorer
College at or near the town Of Bolivar.
On motion the board adjourned TO meet
on the Sd Monday of January 1869.
&g- The National Life Insurance
Company ofhe United States o finer.
ica.--An insurance company, authorized
TO transact business in any part of the
Union, was chartered by special act of
Congress. iE July last, and has begun &C
tive work in this aud other Slatee. The
new Company has some especially no.
liceable features and facts to commend It
to popular attention. One of these is lis
paid-up capital Of one million dollars,
which provides amply for all liabilities
that may arise. The list of managers OF
the Company includes c. II. Clark, as
President, Jay Cooke. Chairman of FL
nance COMMITTEE, and Others whose
names are 10 high in national renown as
upright and successful business men, TO
risk their regulations in any doubtful en-
,erprise. But. aside from these promi-
nent facts, are several novel methods Of
insurance, frs, introduced by this Com.
pany, which have shown themselves to
be very popular. Under the "lncome.
Producing" plan. a young man may pro-
vide for yearly income after term OF
years, which may supper, him or his fam
lily in comfort. however he may have
failed in his business suticipations. An
other plan provides that by the payment
OF slightly increased yearly prevpium,
the Company will repay 10 the heirs Of
the insured al the money which has been
paid in premiums, in addition 10 The a.
mount for which lie was insured, thus
giving the insurance for no more than the
interest upon The premiums. BY this
plan, if person insures for $1,000 and
has paid $4,000 in premiums, his heirs
will obtain Sl2 500 at bis death, An
other special feature Of the National Life
is that it insUres females at the same rate
as males. By its charter, lis policies are
all non-forfeiiable, and are also exempt
from attachment, although they may be
negotiated ike other property. These
and other specsiles Of the new Com
pany will be explained at length by the
Company's agents who are advertised
elsewhere in This paper. We see every
reason to anticipate an immense business
for the new Company, starting under such
extremely favorable auspices.
@- After West Virginia was separated
from Virgins, the subordinate Masonic
Lodges in the former State Instituted a
Grand Lodge and worked under il until
the close Of thu war when This occurred,