West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-05-28

Inc county Courb neld q meeting
this week to canvass the returns aud
declare the result. Monday the
frst day there was not a quorum,
and lao business could be DONE
Tuesday five members were present,
Samuel f. Conner, President, and
Mason Watson, Leroy Shaw, II. A.
Pell and Ben A. Conner. The CON-
plete returns give Freeland a total
Of III votes and Conley 1888,
majority Of Az. lie carried King
wood district by 1O3 majority. Val
ley by 10 over Freelsnd, Lyon by
205, Reno by 49,. Union by 55,
and Grant by "a majority. Free
land carried but two districts out OF
eight, Portland by 100 and Pleas
ant by 80 majority. At Evansville
and Buffalo Conley got the entire
vote, and all but two ut FellowsviIle.
The total vote polled was 1854 out
of about $500 votes in the county,
thus showing that less than half
the voters came out.
In many places there were no
regular candidates for the various
Offices and the vote was terribly
scattering, and every man seemed
to be voting for himself or his
neighbor for a position on the School
Board. Some just wrote on their
tickets "Old Board" and "0ld
Board" was returned as candi-
date receiving SO many votes. AS
the tickets all had on them "For"
and against more than four
months school," the whole county
voted on it except in Valley district.
Kingwood district voted 1874 for FIVE
months school and 90 against it.
For levy 2S2 and against only 4.
In Lyon 293 favored it and 81 voted
nay. For levy 343 and against, 10.
In Reno 1t carried, 176 yeting for it
and SO against, but as the Board of
Education had made no order sub
hitting it, it all COOS for naught.
The vote for levy was 229 and
against 4. In Union there was con-
siderable excitement about an OK
tension Of the term, and it was Bit
terly opposed by certain class,
who fought it down. Old mess
backs who had not been out to
school election for twelve years came
out and worked against it, and as
the advocates of it paid but little
attention to the matter, 1t was
defeated by 112 against to 70 in ia
vor oft. For Levy 166 and against
s.
Portland was a good deal the
same way and voted it down by 161
to 1873. For Levy 3o1 and against
10.
In Pleasant it was not submitted
but IL votes were cast for it and 81
against it. For Levy 10s and but
against it. In Grant % voted for
and 81 against five months, and 1871
we're for levy and s against. In
Valley 159 voted for levy and six
against levy.
The returns last week did not give
the vote on Superintendent from
several places that we're not in up
to going to press, and we supply It
as follows Gladesville, Conlev 81.
FreeIand 3. Evansville, Conley 10.
Freeland 90. Aurora, Conley 40.
Freeland So. Fearer's store, Con
ley IL, Freeland z. Pisgah, Con
ley 35, Freeland 8. The Poll Books
from these places we're brought in
by the following parties Evans
vile, Isaac WalteiH; Gladesville,
Eugene Shaffer Aurera, William
Wotring Plsgah, @. w. Walls /:
tearer's Store, Lucian Spur0in.
The returns from Aurora we're sent
back for correction. Insome places
parties voted for FIVE months school
and against levy, showing that they
did not know how they we're voting.
One Of the Clerks Of the Election
at Austen was young lady, Miss
Mary JessOp. Here is a hint for
our girls. There is no reason Why
they should not take that much part
in the elections anyhow.