South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-08-23
County Court PROCEEDINGS.

The August term Of the County Court
OF Hampshire began on the 18Th aad
adjourned on the 10th. Present, all the
Justices except George Spaid. Esq.
In the matter of the collection OF tax
es against the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
road Company. it appearing TO the Court
that the Attorneys for the County had
not until yesterday access to the vari-
Gus agreements between said Company,
The South Branch Railway Company
and the County, relative to tue same,
tho Court directed the Sheriff to suspend
the collection Of said taxes until further
orders, and the said Attorneys were d.
rected to make full investigation of
the whole matter and report to the Court
ut its next term their action.
The premium on Fox. Wild Cat and
Wolf scalps. was continued ut the same
price as last year, viz. : so cents each
on old Fox and Wild Cat scalps; $50
90 each on old Wolf scalps-and half
rates on the scalps OF young animals.
On the petition Of John nj. Harris &
others for road from Moorehead's lane
to near Ebcnezer Church. Alex. Monroe,
Alfred Moore &c Alex. Sanders, any
two of whom may act. were ordered to
view and report.
On the petition Of Jos. IL. Glen for o
road to mill and market, David Beery,
James Pepper and John j. Wolford, any
two of whom may act, were ordered to
view and report.
On the suggestion of Nathan Wilson,
surveyor of roads, l.. D. Schnibbe. j. j.
Wolrord and Z. K. Michael, any two of
whom may act, were ordered to view and
report on an alteration proposed in the
road between Tear Coat & Evan Pughs
Job Sons was authorized to put a
temporary toll-gate at Moorefeld juno
ton.
f. ID. Baker. surveyor Of roads, was
authorized to purchase scrapcr to be
. used in the three road precincts on the
. road from the Northwestern pike near
Lovetts to Smiths Gap. -
S. L. Flournoy. Commissioner, was
ordered to make settlement with the
: present and former Sbcriffs and their de.
putios, and ascertain in whose hands the
amount shown by the settlement return
ed at this term to be due the county. is,
and report to the next term.
y, John A. Smith was authorized to lease
the old oll.house land 4 miles East OF
Romney, if lie deems it proper to do 80.
a. c. Slonsker was appointed Over
seer Of the Poor In Bloomery District.
A settlement with the Sheriff was re
turned showing balance OF 1914 OF
p due the County.
Il The following persons gcre. appointed
I Surveyors OF Roads:
James Flomming In the place OF
Lewis Everett-Jos. +. Gray in place
E of III. l.. Bcrkheimer-B. n. Moreland
{ in place of Frederick Snyder-Lemucl
$ Ullery in place of Silas Haines-E. A.
Nelson in place Of VIM. Slonak er-D a-
vid llass in place OF +. L. Kerns-Jas.
Pugh in place of VIM. Delliplane-Wm.
II. FoltI In place of b. NJ. Haines.
Alonzo L. High In place of John
Sticklcy over the road from John Tay
lor's gate to Highs gate.
James Kelsoc in place of Jacob Oats,
and the road from Hooks mill to David
Pughs is added to his road precinct.
VIM II. Sale in place Of Silas Lafol.
lette on the road from Capon Springs to
the river.
Thomas Lear in place Of Job Sions on
the road from Kuykendalrs mill to John
Taylor's gate.
The road from Smiths Gap in Sher-
man District to the Capon District line,
and the road up Hammack's gap to the
!, Capon line. were added to precints Of
E which Nathan Wilson is Surveyor, and
I the hands thereon ordered to work IN
der him.
, That part Of the road precincts oil
0 which Nathan Wilson is surveyor which
embraces tho hands working on the road
q from Barrottsyille TO Samuel Park s tho
= road from BarretCs TO the ford near G.
z w. Millor's; the Augusta road, from
a the Ridge road near Nancy EmmarCs &c
j Tear Coat, and the road from c.. w
e Millers gate TO Pleasant Dale. was con
Q stitutcd New Road Precinct, jacob
g Beery appointed surveyor Of il, and
, John Hainos, John Flory, Jas a. Pep
D per, Taylor Robson. Benz Lambert
d Newton Flory. John Daugherty, VIM
- Stewart, VIM. Barrel. Jr. NJ. Buckolew
= Newton Carlyle. Edward Wolford. L.
e ID. Scbnibbe, the hands at j. J. VOL
d ford's, Richard Wolford's, Mrs. VOLTS,
D Harvey Daughcrty and all other persons