The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-04-05
OUR COUNTY FATHERS.
Proceedings of commissioners COur
Held Monday and Tuesday.

r Proceedings of Commissioners Court
Held Monday and Tuesday.
The County Fathers were in session Mon
} day and Tuesday. Chairmer, A. E. Con
rad J. " Fries and n. w. Sapp presided
The following routine of business was trans
acted by Them
Ordered, That Junius Boyer be appoint
ed to let out contract for rebuilding Boyer's
bridge across Muddy Creek.
That E G. Dull be appointed to exam
inc the Alspaugh bridge across Muddy
creek and see what is necessary aid have
such repaired.
That D. Waddell be appointed to have
the stock fence across the land of DIR. Elias
Fulp repaired.
contract for the repairing of Pfaffs bridge
across Muddy Greek.
petition filed for public road from
John Shores, on Old Tow and Germanton
road, to Dist. No. 1 school house, on Beth
| ana road, near Jesse A. Shores via r. A.
Ogburn, VIM. Sprinkle, and Shouse's T. r..
and from Henri. Kopps (col.) on Bethanla
road, to Rural Hall depot on e. F. & Y. ".
Il. r.
A petition filed for public road from Box
Mountain to the public road going from
Stokesburg to Winston, at point near J.
| d. WaddelPs as its terminus.
One for public road from the CIemons-
| vile road, near Wesley Clingman's and to
connect again with the Clemonsville road at
or near Frank Brondoris.
A petition having been filed asking
commissioners to be appointed to OPEN
Bellows Creek from John A. Fulp's mill
and extending up said creek as far as it NAV
be deemed advisable, the following persons
are to be summoned by the county surveyor
by consent j. S. Harmon, j. E. Gil
mer and Jas, Ginville.
That Jno. +. Faw have the Lashmit
bridge rebuilt or repaired necessity may
require.
That Charles Roth. och have Pope's
bridge repaired.
On motion it was ordered that S. E.
Conrad chairman of Board, make the SUBJ
scription of Winston to the capital stock of
the Il. u 5. K. K. Co, on TIE books of said
company and according to the condition on
which said subscription was voted.
On motion it was ordered the chairman
OF the Board represent the county stock in
the n w n. Z. X. r. Co, at a meeting to
be held ofsaid company in Winston on the
2lst. day of April 1888.
That the settlement of the State taxes for
1887 be amended so as to allow the sheriff
the following credit. Rebate for drummers'
license: Payne, Lunn & Morris, tobacco
manufactures $4,000; Baily Bros tobacco
manufactures, $4,000; Brown, Sapp & Co,
S44 ga Bynum & Cotton, 1883 Hinshaw
& Medearis, merchants, $4l24
Ordered:the following persons be appoint
ed tax listers for the year of 'SS for their
respective townships:
Abbott's Creek, J. L. Phipps.
Bethania, j. n. Anderson
Bellows Creek, r. S. Linville
Broad Bay Chas RotbrOck
Kernersyille, j. NJ. Guyer
Lewisville, J. Il. Stoltz.
Middle Fork, p. A. Cox.
Old Richmond, E. L. Reed.
Old Town, C. Fl. Hauser.
Salem Chapel, L. N. Marshall
South Fork, Jno. E. Faw.
Vienna, Il. c. Lineback.
Winston, G. G.. Lanier
That L. F. Howard be granted license
to retail spirituous liquors by small measure
from 2nI. of April to list. July 1888 at cor
ner of Church and 5th. SITS.
The following persons were drawn as
JURORS for the May term of the Forsyth Su-
perior Court 1888.
FIRST WEEK. w. r. Snider, t. P. Dali
ton, E. A. Rominger, J. G. Doub, D. A.
Brinkley, Geo. HI. Flint, T. d. Spease, Geo.
E. c. Clinard, w. w. Spainhour, F. NJ.
Hyre, Frank James, FL. w. Barrow, J. II.
Griffith, J. T. Morton, VIM E. James, p.
e. Pfaff, Stephen Transou, w. FL. Shop
pard, &. B. Brooks. Elyoh Haster, Shep.
Preston, w. F. Keith, G. j. Helsabeck, J.
NJ. Richmond, J K. P. arter, T. j. Hall,
Ii. w. Sapp, E. w. Houser, M. Grogan,
David Shields, Robert Waugh, L. c. Hine,
Peter Conrad.
SECOND WEEK. Smith Frazier, J. f.
Gunley, K. E. Ogburn, Jno. H. Tise, P. w.
Raper, X. s. Crews. w. T. Carter, L. III.
Spaugh, d. S. Leham, j. A. Vance, H. E.
Edwards, S. a. Ogburn, S. w. Ferrabee, j.
E. Peterson, NJ. b Coffee, Edward Linville,
Dennis King, (col.,) j. z. Sprinkle.
A petition from the citizens of Winston,
signed by 800 names asking for an election
10 be held on Local Option on the first
Monday in June next was filed and the cleo
ton was ordered to be held upon the date
stated, but after an examination of the list
OF names by the commissioners the election
was resclnded on account of number of the
names on the petition not being qualified
voters.
On motion, the Board adjo mel to meet
on Saturday the 2lst. inst. in order to give
the citizens an opportunity to secure the re-
quirei number of names to call the cleo