West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-07-18
COUNTY ConRT.
Proceedings Of the July Term

session all week, adjourning last
Saturday. All the commissioners
were present.
The proceedings OF the clerk IN
vacation was read and confirmed.
The will Of Rufus l.. Falkenstine
was admitted to probate and Jehu
jenkins appointed administrator
and Joseph Graham, Martin l..
frankhouser and G.. A. Bishop ap.
praisers.
The following parties were exon
Grated from the payment OF taxes
as follows:
{. II. Sypolt, on SO acres Of land
in Portland district for 1894, which
he claimed he didn't own.
A. @. Stevenson, on $18 personal
property for 1893 and one capitation
VIM. Ill. Dewitt, OH 03 acres of
land in Portland district, which he
dosen't own, taxes for 1898 re-
| funded.
John f. Summers, on s22 valua-
ton personal property and one cap
itatlon for 1898, Portland district.
Milton Wiles, on $55 valuation
of personal property, in Grant dis
trict and one capitation, being as
sessed twice for 1894.
A. q. Pell, Of Lyon district, cap
itation tax refundedj under 21
years Of age.
Jerome Falkehstine, of Pleasant
district. was exempt from the pay
meut Of 1929 taxes for 1894 on
125 acres of land and 1922 valuation
of personal property, it appearing
to the satisfaction Of the court that
he was unable to pay same.
The same order was passed in re-
gard to Clarissa Oonloy, Of Valley
district, and taxes on "A acres of
land and s33 Of personal property,
amounting TO SO. 43, cancelled.
The following parties were grant
ed license to keep hotel for the year
ending April Both, 1896:
William f.. Stafford, Fellows
vile; James Ii. Shaifer, John A.
Lantz and IL. *. Wilt, Aurora; j..
ID. Browning, GAINESVILLE; s. j..
Posteu and Joseph Graham, Terra
Alta, and Will j. Bowermaster,
Brucetons
Upon report of j. T. Rhodes,
overseer of the poor for Kingwood
district, John w. Turner was al
lowed $50 per year in i-annual
payments for the support of Mrs.
Shoemaker, an aged and helpless
dependent.
Davis Shoemaker refunded S22. so
taxes on 600 acres Of land in Union
district for the year Of 1898.
William II. Fansler refunded
sl4 20 taxes on Is acres of land in
Union district for the year of 1898.
Fannie Niblack's heirs refunded
$3.50 on 300 acres of land in Union
district for the year of 1898.
Ill. @. Hartley 50 overcharge on
taxes for the year of 1894, refunded i.
Mrs. S. @. Knots refunded 81
capitation tax enormously assessed
against her.
! +. NJ. Halbritter, one armed
man, refunded capitation tax.
| Overseer of poor for Portland
district instructed to allow 50 per
week for the support of E. w.
| Westerman.
Following parties were appointed
overseers of the poor for the several
districts Of the county to serve two
years ;
Kingwood district, J. Z. Rhodes;
Valley, 8. A. Dill; Lyon, Geo. w.
Orr; Reno, Wn. q. Stafford; Union,
q. Pullam; Portland, S. b. Lee;
Pleasant, Jehu Jenkins; Grant, S.
f. Conner.
The court made up and delivered
to the Clerk list of Grand Jurors
for the several magisterIal districts
of the county as required by Chap.
157, Sec. 2, Of the Code of the
State.
Petition for change in line be-
tween Grant and Pleasant districts
rejected by the court,
DR.. VIM. NJ. Dent, guardian for
w. ID. K. Amman, report o. 9th
settlement confirmed.
! DR.. r. McMillen awarded the
contract for giving medical treat
ment to the inmates of the County
lnfirmary at the rate of S23. 75 fol
one year from Aug. LIST, 1895, and
sl9s95 Tor inmates Of the Jail.
Appropriations were made pay
able out Of General Fund as follows
For support Of poor. -----.-s 8O7t
bor Iuuatics---------.-----.-..... 25C
For Elections----.........---.- l.
Support Of prisoners & coal fl5C
Clerk Of County Court. 75C
Clerk of Circuit Court 300
Sheriif-..------------------.----.----. 75C
Assessors 1st & 2nd disPs.. 9GC
Prosecuting Attorney--.- 1856
Jery Segvice.-.--.4......-....-...... 1906
Deaf, Dumb and Blind. &c
SheriiPs commissions.-....-.-. 1906
| Court House & Jail expenses 0OC
/ Printing and Stationary 12OC
Making out Land Books. zoo
Fines by Justices SOC