West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-01-16
COUNTY COURT.

Clerk in vacation were read and
confirmed:
November Goth, 1895, John p.
Jones was appointed administrator
of Isaac l.. Painter, decd, and gave
bond in the sum of 1000, with
James X. Anderson as surety.
Mariah j. Anderson was appoint
ed administrator of the estate OF
George Il. Anderson, decd, and
gave bond in the penalty of 1900,
with James r. Anderson az surety,
and appeared and took the oath as
required by law on Nov. &c, 1895.
On Decembe 18th, 1895, G.. A.
Bishop was appointed and sworn in
as administrator OF the estate of
Harrison NJ. Smith, decd, and
gave bond in the sum Of 81 900,
with Fred Copeman and III. e.
Gale as sureties, and Jehu jenkins.
Wesley Ringer and Fred W.Lenhart
were appointed appraisers OF said
estate.
December 80, 1895, the estate of
the late Nancy A. Sterling was
committed to the Sheriff for settle
ment, she having been dead over
three months and no one appearing
to administer thereon.
January 1, 1896, same order as
above in case of John Sterling,
deceased.
Monday, January 9th, the regu.
lar Court convened, first session for
this year. All the mem bers were
in attendance except Page r. Nc.
Crum, oe Union district.
The following reports of settle.
ments have been filed we're read and
approved:
=. j. Hardesty, admir- of Cathe.
rine Rhodes, first settlement.
E. NJ. Stone. adm'r of Broken.
boro Stone, same order.
Albert Loughridge, admir- of
Evelinc Loughridge's estate; second
settlement.
Jehu jenkins. admir- of estate of
Herbert Otto; first settlement.
a. K. Frazee, admir- of estate of
John Spurgin: second settlement.
George w. Walls, admir- of es-
tate of Philip Michael; first settle
ment.
VIM. Thomas. admir- of estate
of George RCshei; seventh settle
ment.
VIM. M. Dent, guardian of W.
ID. r. Amman; final settlement.
The Clerk was authorized to
issue an order to DR.. u. W. Sho.
walter for $8.S7t any time after
February 1st, payable out of Gen.
eral Fund of 1895. upon a report
from Commissioner ID. j. Walls
that said Showalter had performed
his contract as physician to poor
of Lyon district.
The contract entered into by
Commissioner Jones and DR.. r. r.
Frey for medical treatment of the
poor Of Portland district from Nov.
/, 1895, till July 81, 1896, was fled
with the Court and approved for
$40.
1t appearing to the Court that in
the order of November 3, 1894, in
the matter of correcting the assess
ed value of certain lots of d. w.
Frazee, an error was made in the
number Of the lets, whose value
was sought to be corrected, and
that the correction was intended to
be applied to lots Nos. "a and 90,
instead of lots So and So, and it
appearing to the Court that the
said Frazee was thereby enormously
assessed with 5000 value Of build
ings on said lots in GAINESVILLE, it
is ordered that said Frazee be ex-
onerated from the payment of taxes
on the said amount Of 5000 for the
year of 1895, and the proper cor
rectIon is directed to be made on
the land books reducing the value
Of the said lots "a and &c from
1920 to 500.
W. t. Groves appeared in Court
and claimed $40 additional damages
for road from GAINESVILLE road near
watering trough at W. o. spring
drain to Maryland line, lately es-
tablished through his land, and the
said Groves vas allowed SIS out OF
General Fund Of 1895.
j. J. Kelly having been duly APP
pointed and commissioned a Notary