The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-06-23
COUNTY COURT.
Proceeding of June Levy Term. 1894.

Proceeding OF June Levy Term, 1894.
County Court met in regular SEES
sion Monday, June 4th, 1894. Pres
ent:-A. B. Price, President; E. W.
Brand and John C. Price, Commits
sioners.
The levy for annual expenses is
laid at this term. Last years levy
is not exhausted, and the business
of the county is in excellent condi-
tion
j. n. Stiles appointed surveyor of
roads in precinct No. 3. Battelle dis
trict, in place of Jacob E. White, de-
ceased.
DR.. j. p. Fitch was continued as
physician to attend persons confined
in the county Jail.
DR.. J. p Fitch, /. C. White and
Layton Coombs were nominated for
appointment as Board of Health
for this county.
Ordered that Florris A. Darrah be
summoned to appear before this court
on June 11tb, to show cause why the
ferry he is now running should not
| be at an end
Ordered that certificate be gran
ted ID. III. Slime TO obtain license to
keep restaurant.
G. Jacobs was exonerated from the
payment of certain taxes on $1,000
enormously assessed against him.
Mrs. Sarah Hopkins. Mrs. Maria
G. st. Clair, Lucy j. Peabody and
James c. Wallace were granted GER
tificates to obtain license to keep no.
tel at their respective places of resi-
dence in Morgantown; Charles Dick
inson and b. Jenkins in Union dis
trict; E. ID. Clear and John Hunt,
restaurants in Morgantown; II. b.
Lazier, j. NJ Reed and j. G. Nc
Wicker, drug stores in Morgantown
Ezra Tenant and others filed a
petition for the establishment of a
road leading from the county road
near w. r. Eddy's to the land of Ez-
ra Tenant. S. p. Tenant, VIM. N.
Sine and VIM. E. Price were appoin-
ted viewers.
The Court confirmed the following
business done by the Clerk in vaca-
tion to:wit:
Qualified Alan E. McLane as exc
cutor of Joseph A. McLane's will;
bond $4,000, with VIM. l.. McLane,
Lizzie V. Zoller and Lewis Maxwell,
sureties.
Appointed Jennie L. Chalfant,
guardian of minor children of Alfred
b. Chalfant, decd. Bond 81 900. with
Solomon Robinson, surety.
Appointed Marshall c. Fisher adj
ministrator of the estate of Owen
Hawker, decd. Bond $1,000, with
Silas Fisher and Silas w. Fleming,
sureties. E. w Brand, Silas Fisher
and Silas w, Fleming were appoint
ed appraisers.
Admitted to probate the wills of
VIM. Fl. Dean, decd; VIM. Cannon,
decd g. N. King, decd; VIM. Lawlis,
decd, and a copy of the will of John
DUR, from Greene county, Pa.
Appointed A. j. Corrothers admin
lstrator of the estate of Henry Taught
decd. Bond $4,000, with John W.
Corrothers, surety; and also appoint
ed Elihu Eddy, l. c. Wise and Mich
ael Barr, appraisers
Appointed Katherine G. Donley
administrators of the estate Of James
p. Donley, decd Bond $4,000, with
Forney Donley, Emma d. Yates, Ed
ward G. Yates, E. j. Donley, Cora b.
Donley, Margaret Donley and Lucy
Donley, sureties.
Appointed Asa Henderson admin
istrator of the estate of Jacob E.
White, decd. Bond 1000, with
George G. Sturgiss, surety; also APP
pointed VIM A. Hennen, j. NJ. Shriv-
er and Jasper Shriver, appraisers.
Ordered Silas W. Hare to take in
to his possession the personal estate
of James Odbert, de bonis non, and
administer the same.
Appointed Jos. B. Furman guar
dian of his minor child, Albert G.
Furman Bond 800, with S. p.
Tenant and Greenberry Barrick-
man, sureties.
Took bond from Frank Cox, trus-
tee of trust deed of L. r. Evans
and wife (bond $20,000, with H. L.
Cox and Geo. c. Baker, sureties.
App ointedJ osiahC Cross guardian of
Blaine Taught and Martha Taught,
minor children of Henry Taught, de-
ceased. Bond $500, with J. w.
Taught, surety.
Appointed Jasper N. Taught guar
dian for Sarah A. Taught, minor
child of John B. Taught, decd. Bond
$500, with Josiah Cross, surety.
Appointed John B Coda guardian
of his minor children. Bond $500,
with jerome Vanvoorbis, surety.
Appointed S. p. Tenant guardian
of o. M. Tenant, minor child of
John S. Tenant decd. Bond $780,
with Greenberry Barrickman, surety.
Appointed Geo. w. johnson guar
dian of minor children of Elmeta
Davis, decd. Bond 5000, with Ruth
E. Stephens, surety.
n PPOiHbCQ II. v. NUN dutnluiS-
traitor de bonis non of the estate of
John A. Alexander, decd. Bond
$500, with P. III. Keck, surety.
w. F. Waters and others filed a
petition for the establishment Of
road in Grant District from theMor-
gantown pike, beginning at the ME-.
parsonage and extending back to G.
Jacobs gate. Columbus Long, HI.
L. Cox and j. E. Price were appoint
ed viewers.
George Taught gave new and
additional bond as guardian of the
minor children of Andrew Conway,
decd.
James S. Watson gave bond in the
penalty of 500, with 0. P. Jolliffe,
surety, as executor Of the will of Geo.
N. King, decd. o. p. Jolliffe, limo
thy Bennett and Silas w. Hare were
appointed appraisers.
Minor S. Lemley was appointed
guardian of Luther B. Fisher, minor
child of Joseph Fisher, decd, bond
$500, with j. j. Wharton, surety.
Further proceedings in the follow
ing petitions for road were ordered
to be discontinued, to-wit: Solomon
Russell and others against Morgan
White and others; G. Brewer and
Others against p. and j. Gump and
others; A. j. Kinsley and others