West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-12-24
COUNTY couRr PROCEEDINGS.

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The special session of county court
met a~ per call on the 18th inst, Cor
rhe purpose OF actin< upon claims
construction. pay of county, road
aud bridge commissioners aud 10
take bonds OF county and district off,
GERS cleo Ell on November 3, 1896
There was present at this meeting
Pr sident Hon. John y. Jones. Com
missioners Edmund Messenger. &. NJ.
Hartley. ID. j. Walls, Harrison zinu,
Page X. McGruin and II. Il. Wadd.ll
John "A. Rodabargh executed new
bond, as committee for Nancy Roda.
baugh, in the sum of 5000. which was
approved by the courr.
M. L. Sinclair was given permission
by the court to erect wire fence
along the road leading from Sandy
Creek school house to corner of Sin
clair and Smoot lands. etc.
The following Justices OF tho peace
gave bond in the suiu of 80 600 each
and rhe oath OF Office WAS admin
IL ervd as FOIL ,ws:
j. w. FINN, principal, George A.
Williams. j. n. LennaIt and IA. q.
Flythe, bondsinen.
Joseph A. Miller, principal. Joseph
>. Miller, Leroy Shaw and L.. w. Hal
britter, boi.dsmen.
George A. Scott, principal, K. 81.
Hartley and Sanford Scott, boudsnen.
James NcGee, principal, w. j. "A.
Waters, surety.
Eugene Higgins, principal, ID. j.
Gibson, surely.
W. 4. Rutherford, principal, As
bury Bolyard aud III. O. Royce, sure
ties.
John w. Carrico, principal w. w.
Shoch aud Joseph A Pugh, suretirs.
) NJ. Tavlor, principal, p. j.. Knapp,
J. al. Nine, suretier.
II. X. Vansickle, principal, l.. l..
Meyers, surety.
John w Hill, principal, j. ID. Rigg,
Andrew jackson. eureties
Vim. ID. Titchenell, principal, Geo.
III. Teets and Joel Iitchenell, sureties.
J. j. Martin, principal, Abner LIS
ton, surety.
j. z. Bowermaster, principal, T.. j.
Bowermasl err. surety.
Samuel McGrew, principal, II. b.
Waddell, surety.
CoNsTABLEs.
The following constahles qualified
and took the oath of oifice and gave
bond In the sum of $1,000.
Thomas ID. Hawker, principal, w.
II. Watkins and A. +. Gibson, sure
ties.
G. w. Faweett, principal, p. j. Gro
gan, w. b. Parkhurst, j. r.. Murdoch
and j. w. Fawcett, sureties.
l. w. Criss, principal, Silas Sinclair,
surety.
.; F. Woodward, principal, John
ton, John M. Nine and ID. @. Nine,
sureties.
d. w. Meyers, principal. II. r. Van
sickle. surety
l. r. Hardesty, principal, John w.
Freeland, surety.
John w. Goff, principal, II. q.
Jenkins, Amos Teets, Joseph NJ. De-
Witt, and Joel Titchenell, sureties
John s. Kelley, principal, Jehu
Jenkins and George A. Kelley, sure
ties.
John ID. Evans, principal. w. ID.
Arthur and q. ID. Evans, sureties
O. l.. u. Howell. principal w. K.
Sharps, a. O. Scott, j. g. Bucklew,
and ID. j. Walls, sureties.
ASSESSORS.
IT, NJ. Summers, elected assessor OF
the LIST district. Qualified In the sum
Of 100000. with the following sure
ties: M. 7. Sinclair and w. @. Sum-
mers.
A, II. Fearer, elected assessor OF the
2d district, gave bond in the sum of
q, OOO, with the following sureties
Ami Meyers, Andrew Thomas, and
Noah Thomas.
SURVEYOR OF LANDS.
A. +. McMilIen qualified In the sum
Of 81 900, with Luther j.. McMillen
and George Scott as suTeties.
STATES ATTORNEY.
ID. NJ. Wotring, reelected states at
80 -
years, beginning on January !, took
the oath OF Office prescribed bv law.
CLERK COUNTY COURT
Geo. A. Walls gave bond IN tho
suIa OF s., 600 and was duly sworn in
His bondsmen are: Mai. u. N. Orr,
j. w. Parks and j. A. Benhart.
COMMISSIONERS COUNTY COURT.
Messrs A. staley Shaw. Jehu Jen-
kins, Julius Scherr. w. w. Graham, e.
~. Hartley, ID. j. Walls, Harrison linn
and IL. Is. Waddel were sworn in as
commissioners OF the county court.
No bond required.
sHERTFF.
Lloyd Shaffer, duly elected sheriff
OF Preston county. was on hand with
bis bondsmen and WAS administered
the oath OF office. His bond entire
amounts to 800, 600, divided into two
equal parts His bondsmen for ths
collection and the distribution OF the
general and district road funds are
as follows: VIM. Frush, w. e Roth.
ID. n Sanders, T. j. Shalfer, II. q.
Wotring, W. r. Wilt, j. w. Shaffer.
l.. o. Ridenour, ID. @. Nine, Levi r..
Miller, J. A. Nedrow, w. NJ. Collier,
j. w. Davis, I. W. Criss, Andres
Spindler, Julius Scberr, Joseph Rem
bold, r. A. Fike and Jno. Celeamp.
For the collection and distribution OF
the school funds: w. II. Glover, A.
Staley Shaw, Jno. ID. RiRg. August
Calcamp, Louis Bush, N 8. Michael,
Leroy Shaw, N. Q. RidenOur, Martin
Ridenour, j. Wesley Beatty, l.. j.
/ McMiilen, ID. J. Walls. Il. Nj Hartley
aud William G. Brown. Mr. Shaffsr
has appointed the following deputies.
/ For Pleasant district, VIM. II Ringer;
/ for Grant district. W. r. Conner; for
Reno district, N. 9. Ridenours
OTHER BUSINESS.
Sheriff Shaw was instructed to pay
over 10 superiutendents Of roads, "A.
\ g.. Beatty and Samuel -. Lee Of Port
land district, the road orders issued
by them. a large number Of claims
we're allowed. At the session or Thurs.