South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-08-20
Hampshire County Court.

The August term of the County Court
began on the 10th and adjourned on the
18th. Present during the first two day.
ali TIE Justices, during the last day Jas.
Sheet, Preaident. and B. +. Mcdonald
and Isaac Pancake, Justices.
The Court house and jail were direc.
ted to be insured against loss or damage
by fire for FIVE years to the amount Of
ten thousand dollars.
1t was ordered that the place Of voting
in Capop District at Lafayette School
house be changed to Walnut Grove
School-h onse. near George Davis, in
sail District.
The following voters were appointed
Commissioners of election, vizS
AT the Cotrt.house.-J w. Marshall.
w. II. Mcdowell and A. j. Kierner.
At Mrs. Henry M. High's-Daniel
Thompson. Elijah Hoffman ard JULIUS
w. Taylor
AT Spnngfeld-Janes c. Shan non,
Jacob Smith and w. e.. Parsons.
At Frerch's-Abram Hasa, Charles n.
French and Thomas Dicken. ~
At kedrUnHJohn Patterson, James p.
Nealis aud William Smaltz. - Ia
at Wills School house-Jacob Stun,r,,
y. johnson and Silas Milleson.
At McCauley's School house -Joseph
NJ. Smith. +. NJ. Pownall aud William
Il. Pepper. sae.
At Sugar Grove School .house-Samuel
Park, James Ct. buchanan and Joshua r.
Arnold.
At Lupton's or Blnker's-Jesse c..
Lupton, John Mcintyre & E. u. Baker.
AT School house near George Davis -
A. 5. Anderson, Asa Kline & A. A. Brill.
At Greenwood I'D. McCoo.c, j. WAL
ter Hiett and John Largent.
at Wa!nut-Grove-Chri Sion
akei, Thomas NJ. Powell and Walter j.
Leith.
And The persons named above were
also appointed Com missioners at and for
all elections to be held under the School
law of the State.
Jury lists and ballots were made out
and de Eyered rs required by law.
| Tobias Mytinger, James Sheetz and
James a. Gibson. were appointed COM
miteoe to have new roof put upon the
Eouft-house
James Nhiteman was exempted from
| work on roads OH account Of his bodily
ihfrmity. -
john A Smith. Superintendent Of
| roads, Was directed TO have the bridge
| over Great Capon repaired.
l The valuation of l. n. llockmau's l52
| acres OF land as charged on the Assess.
| or's books was reduced TO 1892 90.
| job Sions WIS authorized TO have a
plain covered porch erected at the toll
house near the Bridge
4 frha L. : Al / A
were directed to issue to William TAYLOR
duplicates for Bridge bonds Nos. i, 2.
8. 4 & 5, upon proper proof Of their loss.
The road from Sionaker's Mill TO North
| River Mills was divided into two pre-.
cincts. meeting at the branch near Car.
ter's, VT. Riley was continued as Sur.
veycr of tie Eastern ono % said pre-.
cincts, and Samuel J. Farme appointed
| Surveyor of the other. Said surveyors
are TO assign the hands 10 each of said
| precincts. By agreement between them.
| selves.
On the petition for d road from Joseph
Kelley to Philip Hickman 5, JOSEPH A.
Kelley, G. n. HioLt and L. r. Martin
were ordered to view and report accord.
ing to law. 90
Tho road from Forman Inskeep's
gate up Buffalo hollow. was constituted
separate precinct, j. Newton Lewis up
pointed Surveyor of it, aud the hands up.
on the lands of ID. n. Cooper, Forman
inskeep, j. Il. Brown, Solomon Smith,
John Il. Vance. John Barnes and YIN.
Washington, ordered 10 work under him.
The surveyors OF roads were directed
to prosecute all persons who shall will
fully obstruct By fences or otherwise. or
injure any public road. or any ditch or
gutter made for the purpose Of draining
any road. by dragging logs thereon, or
| otherwise.
| The valuation of the property OF the
Baltimore & Ohio Rail Road Company
was apportioned for School taxation as
| follows:
To Gore District, 500. 1913 IS
Te Springfield District, 1856 81
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