The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-02-03

NOTICE Is hereby given that petition VIII
IN be presented to the Commissioners Of
Monroe County, Ohio, 1t their next ssssion,te
be held on the fast Monday Of March, 1855,
PRAYING for . review and alteration Of The
Matamoras and Stafford road the same bsing
county road, commencing for the same q
it's intersection With the grade near the re-.
idsncs Of Marshal Ridgsway; thence across
Whitten Creek near the mouth Of the little
run. thence through the land q Marshal
Ridgeway In northwest direction 10 tke
corner Of Harvey Smith . land; d;thsses threugh
Samuel Simmons' land BY nulbsrly.
east Of the ridge and on through south ee
the house and run TO stake; thence nesth
along the ridge to . stake along the line ~.
tween VIM Dillon and Samuel Simmons,
thence through the land Of VIM. Dillsn y .
bawbush along the old road; thence nssth
between the house and barn to . staSs;thsnco
west to the corner of land occupied By Isaac
Fleming; thence througs said farm h
nortaerly direction to . hickory bush marked
with shree notches on the line between Flsn-
ing and Weber.thsnce north through Wsbss's
land to the road leading from Wasf Mill 70
Lebanon; thence west along said read ~ near
as practicable as Q good road can b made 70
George Okey g; thence north on the cid read
leading from Lebanon to the meuth 81 Indian
Run to . chestnut oak tree marked on The
south side; thence east TO . tree marked ~
the north side on the line between George
Okey and Wesley Parks; thence down shs
hillside to chestnut oak tree marked on The
west sids thence north - stake; thence sl
north to a stake in the road; thence dova
through the field by the best way for rssa
10 the line between Wesley Parks and Daniel
Miller to stake on the line between Wesley
Parks and Daniel Miller; thence On north
through the land Of Daniel Miller and }. J.
Ko>hert to Indian Run; thence down the RIM
to the finger boards, or near said boards;
thence up the ear Fork between said 6nssP
boards and stable on the west side II sai1
creek along the old road or near - psactisa-
Bile to the land of Frederick Miller. thence
on through the lands Of Frederick Miller b.
the old road, also. near the old road through
Thomas Martins farm to the ford between G.
W. Gift and Thomas Martin and bridge at
eaid ford. thence on the east side Of said
creek along the new road through G. W.
Gifts farm to the ridge road leading freo :
Marr to Byoamors Valley; thence near said
road to . buckeye sprout, thsnos west
.hroush the land of the Davis farm 70 blask
spag in the wheat field; thence nortksvly
direction to q sugar tree marked on the south
side Of said tree; thence north direction 70
o chestnut oak tree In ths low p:acs ef the
ridge near c. w. Cliffs gate: thence north
as near the ridge road - practioablst 70 make ?
good grade, thence through Samuel No.
Ways and Jacob bovay's lands BY the old
road and also through Albert Hsrohsr's land
to quaken asp tree; thence boaring little
south from said road to the lev gap: thence.
down the old road n ohxry tree on the
lower side Of said road. thence leaving the
old road 10 the north side enough to make
good grade enter the old road By the bars
below Heicher's house: thence along the old
road TO . white waluut tree on the east side
Of ssid road marked on the south sIdss :
thence through Manassa Lindamosd's hslA
down the hillside to make the best grade -
tobacco house near the old read: thence The
old road between Manassa Lindamosdb house
and barn: thence the best way to the creek
on the south side Of the post once, where
there Is to be Q bridge across Clear Fork
Creek to intsrsect the Stafford read and thsys
to terminate. Said road 10 net 70 b nsss
than seven degrees from Ridgewayb 70 the
month of Indian Run: from thence 70 c. W.
Gifts not more than three degrees; from @.
W. Cliffs 10 Sycamore Valley not moro than
six degrees, and 10 vscats al the cid rcd
not used sloag said road.
jar27, ,'S6ts. Many PETITIONERS.