Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-12-17
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Ordered, Thst a certificate OF election
10 The office of School Commissioned oil
Chspline township be granted to w. D.
P. Higgins.
Resolved, That the officers elected 10
the township Of Averill q. The election
held on The 9Th day of October, 1870
are as fellows: Supervisor. John } Rams
burg Cunsiable-A. J. Johnson, Clerk
John F. Smith. Overseer OF the Poor-
John Chamberlain, Inspectors o! election
IS. F. Bslch and n. G. Evans, Survey.
or Of Roads,. NJ Mscoueh,ry. School
Comnlssiouers-J. V. Evans and Thos.
VI. ShsulI.
Ordered. That Drs. o. G. Mix snd r.
NJ. Marshall, be appointed physicisns Tor
The almshouse for the ensuing year.
Ordered. That the township road sur
veyors be notified to appear before the
board of Supervisors al their next meeting
and make settlement with said board.
The following bills were allowed and
orders directed 10 be given therefor, TO-
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$500 10 Turner Freeman for furnish
ing goods to J. Ilsrmsn by order OF SUI
pervlsor Roderick, S4ll,06 10 J. Z. En-
win for assessment Of Stale taxes md reg
lsterIng births and deaths. S34, SO TO
Trussell e. Lucas Tor goods for aims.
house. S9,43 to !. ". Chspline Tor
goods bought for Courthouse. $3.50
to |. +. Chaplne for trees for courtyard,
S36,65 10 Sarah NJ Enee, assignee Of
]. ". Oebourn for boarding prisoners al
Jail, sl245 TO n. NJ. Billings Tor medl-
cines lo' AIM house. $500 10 p. p. Dan
bridge for clerkine election in AverlIl
township. S2.75 To E Shsfer (m goods
for CourI-house. Sl04.00 TO J. 7 A.
Enllrr irr entertaining jurors in cases oi
Slate W.. MiddlekaulT and Vanracrer,
S2l3.98 to |. +. Chapli"e for jury or
uers, SIO2 90 to B F. Harrison. agent
Of Natlonal Fire Insurance Company, for
insurance on Court House p:opt;ty.
On motion The Board adjourned 10 meet
Tuesday December 18Th. 1870.
December 18th, 1870.
Board met pursusn, 10 adjournment.
Members present, Supervisors Ridenour,
Roderlck, Sialey. Shaull, and Turner.
Resolved. That Judge Thomas Van
SsesrlnRen be employed by the Board q,
their attorney before the tosrd, and before
The G rcuu Court in The case OF The con-
tested election OF John 4. Ray against
John D. S,ey.
On motion il ordered. Iha, The re-
turns Of Shepherd township OF The Octo
her election. 1870. be rejected for 'he fol.
lowing reasons: let. For emitting To
sign the poll books properly. 2nd. Omit
ing TO sign tie envelope supposed TO con-
tain tie bsllors cast at said election.
3fd. For returning all the returns to the
Supervisors and none 10 the Recorder, so
lar as the township ofIlcere are concern.
ed. And it ia further ORDERED, thaI the
certificate Of election granted 10 John d.
Sialry. 10 the office OF Supervisor be and
is hereby rescinJed.
Resolved, That Cha.. Liuleton be EN-.
ploy ed q. keeper OF the slm.house for
the year commencing January lsI. 1871.
Ordered. Thst DR.. G. F. Mason, X.
MdtleksulT and Henrv Rrher be ap-
pointed viewers OF the Nj. Hammond
Bnsd. beginning q, the KableIown road
until It snlkes the corner Of Rush, Chew,
Sblutz and Cooper. and repur, al The mex,
meeting Of the Bosrd.
The committee appointed 10 examine
The ditch in Smilh6elJ. reported that IT
wa, inconvenirnt and injurious TO many
ciliz.n,. md suggested thai It be filled
up. Thereport Wa, adopted by tie
Board.
Ordered. That John Cook road Sur
veyor Of Shepherd township he credited
with s75,O5 work done by Francis Y stes.
Ordered. Ths. John Burns road sur.
veyor Of Gran, township be credited with
s27 81 work done by Fr.nci, Yates.
The following bills were allowed and
orders directed 10 be issued therefor 10.
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s234.77 10 |. r. Chspline for jury or.
drrs. $50 to II. n. & W. w. 3. Gal
laher Tor publishing election notice, $500
to RIrhard Jackson for conveying Clpp
and Ashley from Grant township 10 jail,
5000 10 Nathaniel Myers for jusIire's
lees in cases Of State W.. Ashley. Clpp.
and Absslom Gray. SO % to Aisqn;lh
& Washington tor medicines for Aims.
house. sI946 To J. II. l.. Hunter for
coal for Court house, $3.50 10 6. w.
SsdIer for collins fnr panpen.
On moiinn the Board adjourned 10 meet
Tuesday December ooh, 1870.
~ GoLp WA1cHE..-We invite al.
lenrion 10 The advertisement OF Geo. D.
Keller. Hagers,o~n, Nd. He is olo'iOg
90. his enrrs large and extensive assert.
ment Of Watches. Jeweiry, &c, &e.. e,
cost. Per.ons vi'hIn2 10 make Chr.l.
mss presents, .houlj csll al Mr.. Ke!ler's
establishment, upon visiting Hsgersiown.
Everything niece Tor such occasions can
be had al coti prices. Don't fail 10 call