South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1893-01-13
COUNTY COURT.

John 5. Pancake, ESQ.,. President,
aud VIM. Ii. Pepper, Esq Com
missioner, present.
Geo. A. Lupton, ESQ, the newly
elected Commissioner took, in opea
Court, the oath of Office az such
! Commissioner, and entered upon
his duties
A. l.. Pugh. Esq, who was cleo
ted to the Office of sheriff Of the
county in Nov. last, fled his Off
cial bonds, which ware approved by
the Court, and the oath of office
taken by him. The Court conssa-
ted to tie appointment by said
Pugh OF VIM. Miller and J. w.
Polling as his deputies, and Of j.
W. Polling as Jailor, who took the
oath required of him. Applica-
tons for reductions of values of re-
al estate were presented by VIM. &
Ii. G. Kuykendall, Amos McElfish,
VIM. LII Foote'S dsvisee, Jacob
Smith, p. w. Barnes, II. NJ. John
son, l.. V. Parker, A. j. Moore aud
Moses Twigg; and it appearing
that the valuations fixed upon their
lands by the Commissioners to re-
assess are too high, they were. re-
duced by the Court.
The applications of VIM. Miller,
n. Hopwood and Isaac Parsons
heirs for reduction in the valuatio i
OF their lands were laid over to the
next term.
James Z. Stump, Sup't Of Turn
pixies, made a settlement of the
funds in his hands arising from
tolls on the South Branch Bridge by
which 1t appears that there is in his
hands 1856. 66-ssid Stump was or
dered to retain in his hands 135. 90
to pay for repairs to sid bridge
and the balance OF 800 Sc to pay
into into the County treasury.
The Sheriff was ordered TO pay
to JAS. p. s Jump, Sup'S of Roads
in Romney District, $1,000 to pay
for work done and TO be done on
the roads of said District.
Upon petition for road from
the Tear Ceat 70 ID, near Malick' 8
mill, to the Grassy Lick road near
Godlove's store Jacob ID. Berry,
Jas. Ct. hickman aud Amos Rob-
crson, or any two Of them, were or
dcred to view and report according
to law.
Upon petition for q road from
the Timber Ridge road through the
lands of Jere. and Angeline Ander-
son to the Capon Bridge road
said road was established and the
Road Surveyors. of Capon .District
were ordered to opea and keep in
repair said road.
Upon petition f)r road from
Glencoe to Mountain View, James
NJ. Ward, @. w. Shaffenaker and
Robt. G;ffin, or any two of them
do view and rep ri according to
, law.
Upon petitions Of more thar
twenty five voters of each of the dis.
tric.s Of Sherman and B,oomery
asking therefor, 1t was ordorel that
in each of said districts the meth
Cd of constructing and keeping in
repair the county roads in said dis
trlcts known as the alternate Road
Law Of 1891, be submitted for rasi-
Fl alton or rejection at the next
election to be held in May next.
X G.. Brill was appointed Road
Surveyor in Capon District.
The Road Law of 1881 having
been loptcd in Gore District, Ii.
J.. Streby, james l. Pownall and
jas. b. Pepper were appointed Road
Surveyors in SAID Districts.
The persons heretofore appointe d
Road Surveyors in each of the dis
tricts cf Mill Creek, Sherman and
Moomery are continued in their
respective precincts.
Geo. a. Lupton, Esq, resigned
his position as Superintendent of
TurDpikes East of Romney, and A.
j. Wotrlng WIS appointed Supt. in
stead Of SAID Geo. A. Lupton.
The bonds OF John blue 8 Az
SCISSOR in the first district, aud of
Maurice Scanlan as Assessor in the
second district.
The bond Of j. G.. kuckman as
County Surveyor
The bonds of James A. Gibson
and @. T. Heatwole Gs Justices in
R)mney District.
The bond OF G.. T. Michael as
Justice in Gore District.
Tie bonds of ID. NJ Shaver and
and Benz. Shannon as Justices in
Springfield District.
The bond OF Jos. A KELLEY as
Justice in Mill Creek District.
The bond of Asa Cline as Justice
in Capon District
The bonds of ~ w. Slane and
S. A. Kidwoll as Justices in Noon
cry District.
The bonds Of ". s. Scruggs and
Jos. Wolf as Justices in Sherman
District-were approved.
The bonds Of r.. r. Gi6in and
II. p. Bennett as Constablcs in Ca
non District.
The bonds OF Philip Howdyshell
and T.. NJ. POwnall as Constables in
Sherman Distric'.
The bond Of John w. Grace as
Constable IN Springfield District.
The bond OF James II. McDOn-
a'd as Constable in Bloomery Dis.
trict.