South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-06-21
Hampshire County Court.

Tie Jrnc term OF the County Court
began on Tuesday, June 4th. and al
journed on Monday, June 10th. The
President being absent, Lewis ID. Schnib-
be and John Martin, Esq'rs., the Justi.
ces classified for the term, called in
James A. Gibson, Esq. Justice, to make
up the Court. and designated him to act
as President.
Leave was granted w. II. Sale and t.
A. Keller. to obtain license to keep ho-
teIs and sell liquors; the former at Ca
pom Springs. the latter at Romney.
Leave was given VIM. II. Sale 10 keep
gatse across the road leading through
the Springs grounds, ut Capon Springs,
sufficient to keep loose or rowing ami
mails off of said grounds.
An indictment against Jas. III. Wolfe
and Jas. w. Peters, for assault and bat
terry; and an indictment againt w, p.
Heath. for obstructing road were dis.
missed.
The report OF Charles Harmison and
T.. al. Pancake, viewers on the Fox hol-
low road and ford was filed, and the al
terations recommended therein estab.
lished and ordered to be made. provid.
ed that the grade upon any such altera.
tons shall not exceed five degrees.
Apprasemcnts OF the estates of John
Christner and Newton Grapes. and APP
praisements and sale bills of the estates
of Lemuel Pugh and Eleanor Monroe,
were ordered to be recorded. Settle
ments OF the guardianship account Of
lanes Earsom,and ofthe estate accounts
Of Samuel ID. Brady, VIM. Z. Stump,
Mary Arnold, Jacob Sirbaugh and Tho.
mas Pennington, were examined, con.
firmed and ordered to be recorded.
On the petition Of VIM. French, and
many other citizens along the South
Branch, said river was declared lawful
fence from its mouth to John Blues
lord near Springfield. And on the Pc
tition Of L. T. Brady and others, said
river was declared lawful fence from
the Fox ford, Al niles below Romney,
TO the Hardy county line.
The report Of David Pugh, Philip
Kline and 5. Anderson, upon alterations
in the road from ArnoIa's ford to High
View was filed, and said alterations es-
tablished and ordered TO be made in &C
cordance with said report.
The report Of David Puoh and Philip
Kline. upon alterations in the road at
McVickers's hill was filed, and said al
tcrations established and ordered to be
made in accordance Herewith.
job Sions, Superintendent on North
Western Turnpike, was ordered to open
way for travel to the ford at the Bridge
over the South Branch.
On the petition OF Martin Miller and
Others, for alterations in the road from
the North Western pike to the Martins
burg pike through the land Of Mrs. Geo.
Arnold, Jas. w. Orndorff, Jacob Beery
and James A. Pepper, were ordered TO
view and report.
! The valuation of property Of the Bal
timore q Ohio Railroad for taxati on in
Springfield and Gore Districts. for Dis
trict purposes, was apportioned between
said Districts. as follows, viz:
To Springfield District. 1913 $50 "a
| To Gore District. ...... 96,S29 81
1t being represented that there is no
Surveyor of the Big Capon road from
the Old Forge to George Spaid's, .Jo-
seph A. Kelsoe is appointed Surveyor Of
said road from the Old Forge to George
Spaid's, or to such point as there is a
Surveyor in charge of.
VIM. III. Pepper, declining to act as
Road Commissioner in Sherman Dis
trict, A. ii. Pownall is appointed Road
Commissioner in his stead.
The estate OF Frederick Kump was
committed TO the Sheriff.
Three cases we're tried by Jury.
Thirteen other commonlaw and eight
chancery causes finally disposed of. and
the other law and chancery business
done, was of private interest only.