The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-07-22

location for road in Clendenir
District upon petition of G. Il. Skir
ven and others.
VIM. Harpold heirs released from
the payment OF taxes on land claim
ed by Ohio River Railroad.
Jacob Heatherington released
from an erroneous assessment upor
land in Point Pleasant.
Schiller & Hanes released from
erroneous assessment upon lands in
Point Pleasant.
Upon application to establish Q
ferry across the Kanawha river al
point near the large barn of G. C.
Miller in Lewis District-continue
until the next term.
Peter Knopp appointed surveyor
of Road Precinct No. 3, in Robinson
District.
J. IL. Furguson appointed survey
or of Road Precinct Nos. and 8,
in Cologne District.
Upon petition of Peter Meadows
and others to establish a public road
in Hannah District, A. l.. Borgess.
Csurveyor) John Blake snd w. II.
Wallis appointed viewers.
NJ. B. Brown and others released
from payment of taxes on-land sold
to Ohio River Railroad Company.
WA. Miller, Jr., appointed sur
veyor of Road Precinct No. 8, in
Hannah District.
John T. Hogg, Jr appointed Sur
veyor of Road Precinct No in
Cooper district in lieu of John L.
Pullin, resigned.
The following named gentleman
were appointed Overseers of the
Poor for the ensuing term: Arbuck-
lie district, A. G. Beard; Clendenin,
Jno. C. Porter; Cooper, George
Ward; Cologne, Morgan Greenlee;
Graham, A. II. Yonker; Hannah,
7. f. Ball; Robinson, o. I'll. P. Van
Matre; Union, Samuel NJ. Smith,
Lewis, Thos. G.. Fowler.
Contracts to furnish medicine
and surgical and medical attention
to paupers awarded as follows
Arbuckle district, to DR.. J. ii. Dun
lap at s125; Clendenin, to DIR. E.
W. Grover at s149; Cooper, to DR.
w. p. Love at $50; Cologne, to DR.
J. II. Dunlap at s75; Graham, to
DR.. l.. F. Roush at 500; Robinson
including Infirmary to DR.. w. F.
Petty mt $3.50; Hannah, to DR. T.
W. Grover at sos; Lewis to DIR. L.
V. Guthrie at $40; Union, to DR.
c. B. Waggener at 1925; Waggenor
to DIR. a. i. Knight at so.
The court laid the following levy:
For county purposes, 40 cents on
the 500 outside of the incorporated
towns, and 80 cents on the 500
in incorporated towns. For district
road purposes as follows: Arbuckle
district 80 cts, on the 500; Glen
denim district 80 cts; Cologne dis
trict 80 cts; Cooper district 40 cts,
Graham district Is cts; Hannah
district 40 cts; Lewis district15 cts;
Robinson district Is cts; Union
district 80 cts; Waggener district
20 cts. For the purpose of paying
part of principal and interest oil
Ohio River Railroad bonds, the
levy is as follows: Graham district
s cts. on the 500; Cooper 6 cts;
Lewis cts. and Robinson Z cts.
Since the opening of West Vir.
ginia Hospital for the Insane al
Weston, 2,224 patients have been
admitted up to this date. The larg.
est number at any one time in the
history of the Institution was GIG
The present number is 907, and
the per capita per week is S2.234
This amount includes board, cloth.
ing, medical attention, employees
wages and officers salaries. The
affairs of the Hospital are well con.
Quoted, the inmates comfortably
provided for, and the people of the
State should congratulate them,
selves that this mammoth Institution
is so satisfactorily and economically
administered Democrat.
Last Friday evening James John,
son met Henry Wise, butcher, in 9
road on Paint Creek Trouble re
suited, and Johnson, who was ar.
rested on suspicion Sunday, confess.
cd that he killed Wise with stone
that Wise assaulted him on the
highway over an old quarrel. John.
son said after he had struck Wise or
the head he died. and that he took
! Wise's body and hid il in the wood.