The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-01-16
Abstaact Of Proceedings January Term
Of County Court.

Of County Court.
J. a. Dunn elected President
Morgan J Banks gave bond and
qualified as County Superintendent
Of Free Schools.
Reuben Thomas gave bond and
qualified as Constable Of Clendenin
District.
Upon application of S. P. Storer
aud others for establishment of a
public road in Union District.
Road established in accordance
with viewers report, attached to
Precinct No. 5, and the surveyor
thereof directed to open and con
struct the same at once, with the
labor and means at his command.
S. E. Musgrave qualified and
gave bond as County Surveyor.
Upon petition of George A.
Mayes, &C., for the establishment of
a public road in Hannah District,
through lands of Alfred and Mary
Holley. Viewers report receiv
ed, and land owners ordered sum
moned to first day of next April
term.
Reports of sheriff's settlement
for year 1893, approved and con
frmed
James /. Knight. Guardian for
Maieta Long, Mary @. Winden, nee
Long, Lucy Long aud Howard
Long, resigned, and Mary =. Long
qualified as his successor
Settlement of G. C. Bowyer guar
dian for Thomas G., A. J Luana
and Lorena Shirley; Jas. L. Knight
guardian for Howard, Lucy, Maleta
and Mary C. Windon, nee Long;
Mary F Long admx. of. NJ. Long,
reported by Commissioners Wiley,
confirmed.
Settlements of E. L. Neale guard
ian for Sallie A. Cow ell, B. Fl
Blagg, trustee for Charles and Sis
Tillis; Frank Richard and Anthony
Richard executors of John Richard
E J. Mossman admr. VIM. D. How
ard; Jas. P. Brown admr. of Chas
w. Brown; Chas. P. Brown Com
mittee for Sarah R. Brown; w. FL
TomIinson trnstee ofA Mailman. re.
ported by Commissioner Beller, con.
firmed.
Settlement of John R. Holley
guardian for Chas. e. and Albert
Lunsford, reported by Commission
er Written, confirmed.
Last Saturday W. H. Bays, a
Gallipolis, Ohio, citizen and an ex-
tensive dealer in furs, was held up
and robbed in Lincoln county, Of
several hundred dollars. He was
walking along the road when Frank
Williams and George and Sam
Hughes stopped him with drawn
revolvers and took all his money, a
watch and jewellery, and all the furs
he had. The men then beat Bays
up badly. He reported the matter
to the authorities, and all the men
were arrested.
We find the following among the
Supreme Court proceedings, of Sat
urday, of interest to parties in this
county:
Clifton VS.. Montague, from Mason
county, submitted.
Ohio River Railway company VS..
Clarke, from Mason county, continu-
ed.
BURGLARY.-The store of Jordan
Bros. was burglarized last Thurs
day night, and some clothing and
underwear carried off An entrance
was effected through a window in
the rear of the room, by prying
open a shutter with a chisel. The
thief was evidently scared away, as
he left two chisels behind.
The engagement of Miss Pearl
Monroe, eldest daughter of DR.. and
Mrs. W. W. Monroe, and Mr.. Wal
ter Pendleton of Spencer, was pleas
ant news to their friends. The
wedding ceremony is to take place
at high noon on Tuesday, the 22nd
of January, in the M. E. church,
Parhersburg Sentinel.
The Children's Concert at Hooffs
Opera House Saturday night, for
the benefit of the poor, will be
worthy of your patronage, aud al
the same time you will be doing Q
good Christian act by aiding the
poor. The Opera House should be
filed to overfowing.
Mayor Howard ordered coal to be
delivered to the poor of the town,
particularly to those who were driv-
en- from their homes by the high.