The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-09-19
COUNTY COURT.
Minutes of the September Ses-
sion. 1855.

SEPT. 7th.-Present. George W
Laishley. President, A. W. Brow
and S. P. Barker, commissioners
W. L. Wiley, clerk,
!. List of writings admitted to re
cord by the clerk since last session
produced and ordered recorded.
John H. Six appointed road super
visor for precinct No. A, Battelle dis
| trict, in place of Solomon Russell
resigned, and gave bond.
Petition of James Reed and 9th
ers, presented for road from Ices
ferry pike to James Reeds, dis
lance of about one-half mile. VIM
I'll. Brand, w. |. Vandervort and w
H. Stewart appointed viewers.
b. G. Houston was exonorated
from working on the road.
w. E. McBee VS.. /. Sprowls ct al.
-Road-All the landholders and
petitioners, except /. Sprowls con-
senting, the road as reported by the
viewers in the case is established,
except so far as it passes through /.
Sprowls' land.
Jacob Lemley rendered his resigna-
ton as Justice Of the peace in Clay dis
trict, and Emrod Tenant appointed
in his place, and qualified and gave
bond.
September Sth.--Talkington Il
Robinson granted lisense to sell to.
bacco, cigars, snuff, &c, at Wise.
Henry j. Sturgiss granted the
necessary certificate to enable him
to practice law.
VIM. F. Staggers appointed JUS
tice of the peace in place of VIM. f.
Richardson, resigned, qualified and
gave bond.
Permit or license granted to S. J.
Blaney to keep his ferry, called Col
Inns Ferry, on the Monongahela
river, he having filed bond and GER
tificate as required.
Bennett d Talbot granted license
to sell tobacco, cigars, snuff, &C., at
Ellington.
Cornelius Heston granted license
to sell tobacco, cigars, snuff, at
Opekiska.
Hotel license granted G. c. Tooth
man for balance of this year, at
Weaver House, in West Morgantown.
Ephriam Choens allowed $3.50 for
blowing on road.
Geo. C.Sturgiss and others present
ed a petition for road from Henry
Mollissee's up the northstea side of
Decker's creek to Preston county
line, to connect with road to be
made thence to Masontown. III.
Sinclair, f. Breakiron and N. S.
Shaffer appointed viewers.
Sundry allowances, amounting to
$463.46, made payable out of the
county treasury. for keeping poor.
John L. Tenant and others VS..
Elizabeth Tennant-new road. Eliz
abeth Tenant agreed to take $50
and withdraw her objection. The
court agreed to pay $40 and John L.
Tenant, $40, and the road is estab-
lished as marked out by viewers,
county to pay costs, taxed at $2052.
Jacob Minor and others VS., Eliza
beth Tenant and others.-Discon.
tinued. Further proceedings dis
continued. Witnesses paid out of
the county treasury, amounting to
$l0S74.
F. Costello allowed $3.50 on bridge
contract across Ruble's run.
James Reed and others VS.. j. S.
Dunn and others.-New road. Re-
port and diagram of viewers filed and
continued to 18th of September
f. Jenkins and others VS.. II. G.
Vests devisees.--Ncw road. Re
port of viewers filed, and case re-
committed to same viewers.
September l0th.-License granted
to Rein M. Hadlee to sell tobacco,
cigars, snuff, &C., near Dent.
Robert f. Mckinney granted nee
essary certificate to obtain license to
practice law.
Allowances to be paid out of the
county treasury:
/. N. Weaver, for stone wall near
$55.
J. j. Wharton, lumber for bridge
on Robinson's run, $20.66.
Smythe Bros. for timber in bridge,
1925.
G. w. Weekly, painting iron bridge
on Dunkard, $55.
Ulysses Camp, for stone wall at
So.
j. j. Wharton, work on bridge as
per contract, $40.
j. W. Holland, roofing Boyers
bridge, &C., $55.
John Davis, justice of the peace
Of Cass district resigned.
B. +. Jones and others filed petit
ton for road from Kingwood road to
John Trobridge's. J. M. Stewart,
Lewis Runner and Henry Nuce were
appointed viewers.
William F. Staggers and others
fled petition for new road from
Dunkard creek road to intersect
road near Mt. Tabor church. Geo.
W. johnson, William Kinney and
Jacob Wiley were appointed viewers.
E. j. Evans allowed $25.07 for
timber for bridges.
Order made at June term, 1859,
modified SO as to provide that the
from Nimrod Neely's to the road on
Meadow run be hereafter kept in re-
pair by the supervisor of roads as
other roads are.
Geo. G. Sturgiss VS.. John H. Reed.
New road. Viewers file their re-
port and agreement of John H.
Reed to accept SIS, and make no OBJ
ection to establishment of road,
Ind ordered that the road as viewed
rom the old county road up Deck
'r's creek, through John Reeds
ands to the Preston county line.
Costs and damages amounting to
S22 allowed and paid out of the
county treasury.
r. Brand and others VS.. Curtis
Arnett and others.--Road. Report
Ind diagram of viewers filed, and
Curtis Arnett agrees in writing to
lccept SIS damages and make no
objection, and the road is establish
ID so far as it is located by the
yiewers on Curtis Arnett's land.
Tho cost and DANA 0ae amounfinu tn