Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-09-02
AUGUST TERN, 1899.


jefferson County. Set.
In the County Court, August Term, 1892
Report Of F. Engle and T. C. Green, a
committee appointed to examine the Clerk 8
ONCE OF this Court, received and laid over
till the next regular term or Court
Report OF settlement OF Albert +. DAVIS
Sherirr, with the Board OF Education, re-
ceived. and thei following balances were
found:
Charlestown Dist. Teachers Fund. Bal. due
Dist. s2SO6S, Building Fund. Bal. due DIS
MiddlewaY Dist. Teachers Fund. Bal; due
Dist. $5O2.2l, Building Fund, Bal. due Dist'
Kabietown Dist. Teachers Fund. Bal. due
Dist. 1864. %, Building Fund, Bal. due Dist
sl35.42.
Harper's Ferry Dist. Teachers Fund. Bal.
due Dist. S5ls.oS. Building Fund, Bal. due
Dist. s7i7.83.
shepherdstown Dist. Teachers Fund. Bal.
due Dist. s3S2.25, Building Fund, Bal. due
Dist. SS99.l2
Jesse Parker is refunded sl.Os road tax In
Charlestown Dist. for the yea 1891.
J.W. Cantley Is refunded s2.O0 road taL In
Charlestown Dist. for the years 1880 and VI.
Thos. 3. Watson is refunded $500 road tax
In Middleway Dist. for the year 1880 and VI.
Samuel W. Striuer, formed Road Surveyor,
and S. Howell Brown. County surveyor, are
ordered to report In Writing what changes
have been made In the road from Engles
Switch TO river road, accompanying SAID re,
port with diagram OF old road and changed
road.
Petition or william Beall nd others 10 es-
tabish a County road from 10th Ave. over
the lands OF the late Francis Yates 10 Ine
Shepherdstown road At Flowing spring MIL:
The viewers having made their report ana
the said report being unfavoraole TO the
opening OF said road, the Court refused 10
undertake said work.
In the matter OF the petition OF Jas. w.
Burr and others to open . public road from
NJ IN N m tnt
sect the Sandy Ridge road at Shenandoah
Junction. The viewers having made report.
the same is continued till the 10th day or
November, 1892.
Applica tons for reduction OF Assessment
on real estate. -
Mrs susan withers In Kabletown Dist. 2sl
acres reduced from $500 10 $500 per acre.
John s. Grantham house and lot In Middle
way reduced from S7OO.U to s6OO.00. Mrs.
Sarah F. Moore lt0 acres OF land In Harper's
Ferry Dist. reduced from $500 TO $1,000 per
acre. Samuel Hoke, Jr., liS acres OF land In
Harpsr's Ferry Dist. reduced from si2OO To
s2O.O0 per acre. Mrs. Elizabeth ]. Snyder al
"a acres OF land In Shepherdstown Dist. re-
duced from $1,000 to $500 per acre; and the
application OF X. w. Morrow and Mrs. J. r.
G. Mitchell for reduction OF assessment re-
fused.
Ordered that Thos. b. Moore purchase
coal for County.
pons, orders, &c, as follows: Coupons s267.5O
Miscellaneous orders sl23l.i3 Parish orders
s27s9 90. Jury orders $4,000, total on County
Levy slS45.S6. Charlesto wn road orders sil2.si'
Kabletown road orders sl26.7l, Harper's Fer
ry road o ders sl6V.G and sheep orders
sl53.05.
In the matter Of the petition OF u. T. Flem-
ing and Others TO open public road from
the turnpike abouta mile North OF Leetown
through the lands OF George ID. Wiltshire.
Gustav Wiltshire, GetZendanner and kear-
fott. John NJ. Coyle, Fleming and Moore,
John w. Hurst and children and Mrs. Kate
ID. Moore. TO the public road at Johnson
town. The viewers having made their re-
port recommending said road and all par
ties whose land will have 10 be taken hsv.
Ing appeared and given their consent In
writing for the opening OF said road, IL Is
therefore ordered that said road be opened
as public road.
1t having been suggested 10 the Court that
contagious diseases exist among the sheep
OF the County, especially those on the lands
OF the late Francis Yates, IL Is ordered that
+. ]. Manning, +, II. Reinhart and VIM. g.
Bates be and they are hereby appointed
committee 10 inquire into the matter ana
report to the Clerk OF this Court.
nj.