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County Court Proceeding
November Term 1892.
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Jefferson County Set.
In the County Court, November term 1892
Application of VIM. Stickles to be relieved
of capitation tax refused.
John B. Page, Supt. of the Charles Town
and Berryville turnpike, granted permission
to erect wire fence on the West side of pike
from the present toll house to Charles Town.
Jas. NJ. Mason, Jr., is given permission to
apply for license to practice law.
Katherine S. Bell, of Middleway Dist, is
exonorated from the payment of taxes on l43
acres of land. The said land being an erron-
| eous assessment.
John ]. Ramsburg is exonerated from the
payment of $4,000 on 624 acres OF land, the
same being erroneous.
| Austin NJ. Locke qualified as Notary Public.
! Herbert l.. Alexander qualified as Notary
| Public
License to retail spirituous liquors wines,
&C., in Shepherdstown, was granted to John
| C. Lambert.
John Wilson, of Midlleway Dist, was re-
| funded the payment of 500 capitation road
| tax for 1891, the same being erroneous.
j. Garland Hurst, late Sheriff. and Albert +.
Davis, Sheriff, were ordered to settle all delin-
quent taxes in their hands at the next Janu-
airy term Of Court.
Application of r. w. Morrow to erect a
| building on the north end of the courthouse
! lot refused.
In the matter of the change of the public
road near Engles switch. Samuel w. Strider,
| s. Howell Brown, the Standard Stone and
Lime Co., Horace c. Osbourn and Daniel
| Baker were ordered to appear on the 30th day
| of January, 1898, before this Court.
The Court received bonds, coupons. orders
| &c, from Albert F. Davis, Sheriff, as follows
Bonds Nos . 3, 4, and of the denomination
| of 100000 with interest 10 October LIST, 1892,
fn GiOO0 m
amount of S30S0,00. Miscellaneous orders
| $3123.94 Parish orders S7l5.34 and Jury or
| ders $306.50, making total on account of
| County Levy of S1l325.7S, Charles Town Road
orders $55S.5S. Kabletown road orders $40 %,
Middleway road orders S60207. Shepherds
| town road orders 1865 Harper's Ferry
road orders S66334 and Sheep orders 1869 90
In the matter of the petition of David Wash
ington aud others for the opening of public
road from Mrs. Rutherford's crossing on the
dark lane. West through the lands of w. A.
Thompson and others to the Shepherdstown
and Middeway turnpike. The Court ordered
the road to be opened and allowed the follow
ing damages for land taken and for building
fence, to Theodore Homsher SlS300, A. s..
Miller $21250. ID. T. Jones $3.50 and w. A.
Thompson $94.50.
In the matter of the application of different
parties for reduction of assessment of lands
under the re-asssessment made in 1891, il was
ordered that the tract of 207i acres of Mrs. A.
n. w. Tucker be reduced from $500 to S33.
per acre. l54s acres of Mrs. Jane I. Fuller
from $500 to $500 per acre. acre of Mrs.
F. v Osburn from 81 10000 to $4,000 J acre
of D. A. 0sbourn from 81, 10000 to sse0.00.-
172 acres Of Jas. H. Moore's est, from $50. 90
to $4,000, house and lot of Geo. NJ. Beltzhoo-
yer from 81, 10000 to 100000, house and lot
of H. H. Cooke from $1,000 90 to s1,sO0OO
house and lot of Misses Craighill from g, 000.-
90 to 81, 10000, 518 acres of land Of Jas. II.
Groves est. from $500 TO 5000, 1861 acres OF
Adam Breneman from 5000 to $500, house
and lot of Mrs. L. S. Shirley from $4,000 TO
$4,000, house and lot of DR.. w. w. Brown
from 100000 to $4,000, house and lot of Mrs
Frances w. Gibson from $4,000 to 100000
and house and lot of Lee Griggs' heirs from
S. 900 90 to 50, 10000, and it was further order
ed that the applications of DR.. Williams heirs,
Mrs Julia Terrill Mrs. Susan Maxwell Miss
Harriet r. Rocker, Jacob II Lashorn, D. A.
Phillips, Geo. Porterfeld, John Bnrns, T. II.
Mcdonald and Mrs. Z. L. Undertakes estate
for reduction of assessment be refused
Jefferson Savings Bank was relieved from
the payment of taxes on Sl4,5l0.00 for the
year 1892, on account Of losses sustained by
the Bank.
DR.. W. W. Brown was refunded taxes on
$4,000 of his house and lot in Charlie, Town,
on account of erroneous assessment.
Lee Griggs' heirs were refunded payment of
$4,000 of their houses and lot in Charles
Town. same being erroneous.
In the matter of the petition of James w.
Burr and others for the opening and establish
ing a County road from the Leetown road at
Starry's gate through the lands of Charles n.
Starry and others to Shenandoah Junction -
1t was ordered that all parties interested in
said road be notified TO appear before the
Court on the 30th day of January, 1893.
Report of Committee appointed TO examine
the Clerks Office of this Court receicd by the
Court and it was ordered that the Clerk of
this Court index all the Will books in said
Office by the Campbell index system, and
further consideration of said report is post
poned.
A copy-Teste.
GERARD D. MOORE,
Jan. II. 1893. Clerk Of Said Court