Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-04-08
OUR COUNTY FATHERS.
Proceedings OF the Business Transacted
by Them at Their Last Meeting.

Proceedings OF the Business Transacted
by Them at Their Last Meeting.
The County Commissioners met on Mon
day in the Court House, and transacted The
following business:
MONDAY.
II was ordered that Eugene 4 Boner
deceased's estate lie released from Poll tax
for 1885.
License were granted TO E. Loeper, Hart
man & Vogler TO retail spirituous liquors
for 5 months; also to c. !. Winkier to retail
lager beer fer months.
Jos. II. Wicker was qualified as Deputy
Sheriff
Owing to physical disability, J. 2. Charles
was exempted from paying Poll tax from
this day on.
Tie contract fer building the new county
Jail was awarded to Miller Bros, at So.s30.
Building to lie completed September LIST, Sc.
| On motion j. u. Fries was appointed ny
the Board to make out specifications and
plan for heating the new jail and to receive
bids, with power to decide and let out con-
tract for same.
On motion it was further ordered that the
Clerk of the Board notify the purchasers of
the old Jail lots and building also the Town
| Commissioners and Brown & Carter that the
payment Of the purchase money for their
| lots, &c., would lie due Sept. LIST, 1886, at
which time Jail is to7bes completed, as per
contract.
On account of old age, Jesse HaGser, in
South Fork township, was released from
Poll Tax for 1885.
A Jury consisting of f. n. Pfatf. r. B.
F1ynt, Alex. Transau, Peter Marshall and
Isaac Petree were appointed to lay of
public road from Mickey's bridge, near
Pfafftown, to intersect with road from Be-
thania to Winston, at or near Maple Springs,
| thence with said road to Winston, and re-
| port same to Board.
G. w. Moore, Winston Township, was
released from poll tax for 1885.
| The following persons were appointed tax
| listers for their respective townships for
| 1886, viz: Ahbotts Creek, L Phipps !;
| Bellows Creek, r S Linville; Bethania, L
Anderson; Bro adbay, Chas Rothrock !;
kernersviile. j h Guyer Lewisville, J z
Bipkley: Middle fork, 2 a Cox; Old Rich
niond 4 l. Reed Old Town, G IL Hanser !;
Salem Chapel, L \ Marshall; South Fork,
John L Flaw; Vienna, II r Lehman !;
| Winston, c 3 Brooks.
| W. B. Stafford was appointed TO put rail
| ing on bridge on Salisbury road near A. n.
| Reich's and report same to Board.
TUESDAY.
The following names were drawn as Ju-
rors for the May term of Forsyth's Superb
/ or Court:
| TDa ~ eek NJ bOdeEnaliST, . II IIOu-
gin, III Marshall, n j Bodenhamer, n
Hunter, Robt Eldridge, J A Nifong, Milton
Blackburn, P A Cox, r V Waggoner, w n
Armfeld, NJ Rominger, " z Wilson, S
d Speaee John E Doub, A D Simpson, $
L Marshall, NJ II Ogburn, Z B Linville. S
| A Alspaugll, f E Keehin, w J Spach, j II
Chamelin, Alex Gates, l. c Hine, George
Flynt, 81 Peace, Lewis S Smith, John
Hester, E II Speace, w E Beck, W T Vog-
Ter, G A Jones, Wade H Bynum, j
Standifer, P W Raper.
Second Week-R a Stafford, Leopold Ev.
ans, G w Poster, J P Conrad, z J Crews
J l. Belo, c IL Hausor, Jas Merit. D 5
Ham, Willis e Hall, r D Griffin, S y Sni
der, A James, VIM Thomas, a Snider
Martin Grogan, Frank Brandon and w l
Swain.
a petition having been flied, it was or
dered by the Beard that an election for Pro
hibition or license in Winston Township
| be held at the usual voting precincts Oh
Monday, June 9TH, 1886, for the purpose o
submitting the question to the people il
said township; also that G A Fogle be APP
] pointed Registrar and G J Watkins and {
L Shore be appointed judges of said election
OF Salem precinct, and in Winston precinct
Martin Grogan Registrar and G Hamlil
and J " Byerly judges.
With no further business the Board ad
iourned.