West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-04-16
ELECTION PRECINCTS.
Change In Boundary Lines for Several
Districts.

1 DlbtFlctS.
STATE or NEsr VIRGINIA. ss:
Al County Court held for the county
OF Preston at the Court house, thereof
on Tuesday, the 7th day OF April. is9j
Present: Hon. John II. Jones, (Presi.
dent; r X McCrum, Perry Metheney.
X IL. Waddell, Edmund Messenger. E
NJ. Hartley, T. j. Walls and Harrison
Ainn. Commissioners composing the
Court
For reasons appearing 10 the Court
the voting precincts of GRAFT district
are changed and bounded as follows,
viz:
Precinct No l, Pisgah-Beginning at
the mouth of the Big Sandy. then up
said Big Sandy, To the mouth of Lau-
rel Run. then up said Run TO the mouth
OF Patterson's Run. aud with the same
TO the Pennsylvania line, thence with
said line west to the Mouongalia coun-
" line, thence with the same to the
beginning.
The voting place of said precinct
shall be. and the same is esta blished at
the ''Old Rogers Store House"
=. Precinct No. 2. Observation-Disclosures
at the mouth oil Laurel Run, corner of
precinct No. 1, thence mp said Rua TO
the Pennsylvania line. thence with
said line west of the Big Sandy, thence
down Big Sandy to the iron bridge on
road leading to Bruceton Mills, thence
with said road past Jonas Maust's.
David Myers, Joseph Dillows and
Josiah Smiths, to the lands of Henry
Smiths heirs thence with the line OF
said land eastward to corner, thence
southwark with the line of SAID lands
TO Herman Darby's line, and with the
same eastward to Ridenour's line
thence with Ridenour's line to Mitchelrs
line, and with Mitchelfs line eastward
to Big Sandy, thence down Big Sandy
to Iron Bridge az Bruce ton Mills. thence
with the Kingwood Turnpike north
ward to Iron Bridge over Little Sandy
Creek, thence from said creek to the
beginning.
The voting place for said precinct
shall be, and the same is hereby es-
tablished at the school house at Bruce
ton Mills.
Precinct No. 8. Observation-Disclosures
ming at the iron bridge over Little
Sandy Creek, on the Kingwood Turn
pike, thence UP Little Sandy Creek 10
the county road leading from Hazelton
to BrandOnville short distance east
of A. X. FraZee's on said, road thence
past A. X. Frazee's with said road TO
county road leading to the Glover
school house past l.. +. Myers, II. p.
Crawford and Geo. w. Crawford to the
Mud Pike at the Glover school house.
county road leading TO the Salem
Church and with said road TO Mason
Run, thence down said Run to Big
Sandy Creek, thence down Big Sandy
10 Iron Bridge at Bruceton Mills
thence with Kingwood Turnpike south
ward to the beginning at Little Sandy
Creek Bridge.
The voting place for said Precinct
shall be, and the same is established
at the school house house in brandon
vile.
Precinct No. 4, Clifton Mills-Begin-
ming at Big Sandy Creek, on the Penn.
| sylvania line, corner to precinct No.
2, thence with said Pennsylvania line
east TO the Five Forks. thence with
the county road past David Dennis and
Ami Glover to the Mud Pike, thence
eastward with said Pike to the Glover
School-house, corner to Precinct No. 8
to the place beginning on the Pennsyl-
| vania line.
The voting place for said Precinct
shall be and the same is hereby estab.
lished at the School-house in Clifton
Mills.
Precinct No. 3, Glade Farms-Begin-
ming at the five forks on the Pennsyl-
vania line, thence with said line east
to the Maryland line, thence with the
said line south to the Pleasant district
line, thence with pleasant district line
to the corner of Precinct No. 3. near A.
X. Frazee's, thence with the line OF
| Precinct No. northward TO Mud Pike
at the Glover School-house, corner to
Precincts Nos. and 4, thence with a
line of Precinct 4, northward to the
beginning at the Pennsylvania line.
The voting place for said Precinct
shall be and the same is hereby es.
ta6lished at the Spurgin Sehoolhouse.
The voting place in Precinct No. 1,
| Union district, is hereby changed 10
| Tanner School-house.
| The voting place is hereby changed
| from Ben Davis to ". s. Taylor's Shoe
| Shop, in Tunnelton, Reno district,
| Precinct No. g.
For reasons appearing 20 the Court,
| 1t rs ordered that the lines in the vot-
ing Precincts of Valley district be
changed as follows, viz:
Precinct No. 2, Masontown-Be Begin
ming at the Monongalia line near Yves
ley Mckinney's, corner of Precinct No.
!, and running thence with county
line TO Cheat river, thence up Cheat
river 20 the mouth of Bull Run, thence
up said Run to bridge near the farm
OF II. #. Cobun, lately bought from
Wilbur Posten, thence In southeast.
erly direction a straight line TO corner
OF Precinct No. 1, to the beginning. so
as TO include in said order Precinct No.
2, A. X. Jenkins and Oliver jenkins.
The voting place for said Precin ct
No. shall be and the same is hereby
esta blished at the school-house at
MasontOwn.
Precinct No. 3, Herrings- Beginning
at the mouth of Bull Run, corner to
Precinct No. Q, thence up Cheat TO
kingwood district line, thence with
said line TO the Kingwood and Mason
town Pike, corner TO Precinct No. 1. TO
Precinct No. 2, and with Precinct No.
2, TO the place OF beginning.
The voting place for said Precinct
shall be and the same is hereby estab-
lished at the late residence of John NJ.
Strahln, near Herring Postoffice.
Ordered that the Court be adjourned
till next term.
JoHN p. JOINS, President.
a copy from the Records.
Teste: J. ANu MARTIN. Clerk.