West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-08-24
COUNTY COURT PROCEEDINGS,

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA,
Jefferson County, set:
At a term of the County Court of JEFF
ferson county, w. Va, begun and held
at the Courthouse In said county on
Monday, August 6, 1888.
The following are the proceedings Of
the County Court of said Jefferson pass
ed at the August Term, 1888:
accounts Of Fiduciaries.
S. w. Washington, admr. OF Jacob
Gilbert, decd.
w. III. and NJ. s. Miller, admrs. OF Ja-
cob J. Miller, decd.
s. w. Washington, admr. of NJ. c.
Zombro, decd.
w. e. Exner, admir-. d. l.. II. C. t. a. OF
Margaret Keller, decd.
Mrs. l.. c. Daniels, admr. of w. Is.
Daniels, decd.
j. b. Kearfott, admr. d. b. n. C. t. a. OF
w. NJ. Lemen, decd.
w. p. Craighill, guardian of s. 4. and
N. r. Craighill.
j. j. RELY. trustee, under the Will OF
]. G.. Hurst. of J. 4. Wyatt.
JOS. Trapnell, trustee of I'll. >. L. Cor
dell.
The foregoing Accounts of Fiduciaries
were this day submitted to the Court,
confirmed and ordered to be recorded,
there being no exceptions thereto.
Ordered that the partition between the
two rooms over the kitchen at the Coun-
ty Infirmary be removed for the purpose
Of putting in a large drum, and that VIM.
Beall and j. G.. Shirley be and they are
hereby appointed committee to carry
out this order.
Ordered that John Il. Lonan and ). Il.
Jones of Harper's Ferry district be and
they are relieved from capitation tax ,on
account Of bodily infirmity, as certified
by physician of this county.
Petition of Franklin Byington and
others to open and establish a county
road from an outlet reserved by John
Burns east of Kearneysville, common
cling at point in said outlet along the
Baltimore and Ohio r. r., thence west
through the lands of Virginia Brown
and George Mason to the church recent
ly built by the colored people. Ordered
that David Il. Jones, Daniel Getzenda-
ner and A. s. Miller be, and they are
hereby appointed viewers to view said
route, and report the advantages and
disadvantages which in their opinion
will result as well to individuals as to
the public from the proposed road, and
state all the facts and circumstances
that may enable the Court to determine
whether or not such work ought to be
whether any yard, garden or orchard
would be taken, or whether any build
ing would be injured thereby, the prob
able cost Of putting the road in repair
afterit is opened, the names Of the land
owners whose land will be taken, which
OF said land owners require compensa-
ton and how much To each for land
and fencing. The viewers may examine
other routes and report accordingly.
License to retail spirituous liquors,
&C., at the Carter House in Charlestown
be granted to VIM. r. and Jas. +. Geary
till April 80, 1889. Sureties, 7. II. Baker
and q. j. FRITZ.
Ordered that s. c. Young, jailor Of this
county, purchase Two sets each of hand
cuffs, leg irons and hand cuffs and leg
irons combined and one pair of nippers
for the use of this county.
Ordered that's. T.. Young, jailor OF this
county, sell the coal in the cellar Of the
Courthouse to the best advantage, and
make report to the next term of this
Court.
Ordered that ]. w. Rider purchase so
tons of soft coal and 20 tons Of hard coal
for the use of the county, to be delivered
at Charlestown by the 10Th of Sept. 1888.
In the matter and on motion of Rose
f. Slater, Frank Z. Slater and others,
this day filed in open Court, asking that
this Court relieve j. G. Powell and 9TH
ers as sureties from any liability upon
the bond given by ]. G. Fry as admr. c.
{. a. of John Ruse, decd, and to revoke
letters of administration heretofore
granted to the said J. G. FRY as admir-.
as aforesaid.
Upon the motion of Forrest w. Brown,
their counsel. it appearing that due no
tice has been given to the said j. c. Fry
as such admir-, this notice is docketed,
and by consent OF Forrest w. Brown,
counsel for plaintiffs, and Geo. Baylor,
postponed until the next term Of this
Court.
A Copy, Teste-
THOS. A. MOORE, Clerk.
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