West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-04-30
ELECTION PRECINCTS.
Change in Boundary Lines FOR Several
Districts.
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Districts.
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, So:
Az a County Court held for the county
OF Preston at the Court house, thereof.
on Tuesday, the nth day OF April, 1896.
Present Hon. John =. Jones, Presi--
dent); z. II. McCrun, Perry Metheuey,
Il. -. Waddell, EImnnd Messenger. r..
Nj Hartley, T. J. Walls and Harrison
I linn. Commissioners composing the
Court.
For reasons appearing to the Court
the voting precincts of GRAFT district
are changed and bounded as follows.
viz:
Precinct No, I, Pisgah--issyinning at
Cine mouth of the Big sandy. then MP
said Big Sandy. To the mouth of Lau-
rel Run. then up said Run to the mouth
OF Patterson's Run, and with the same
to the Pennsy line, thence with
said line west To- the Mouongalia conn
~ line thence with the same to- the
beginning.
The voting place OF said precinct
shall be, and the same IS esta biished at
the ''Old Rogers Store House"
/ Precinct No. ,. Bruceton-BegiuninR
at the mouth OF Laurel Run, corner of
precinct No. 1, thence up said Rus to-
, the Pennsylvania line, thence with
said line west OF the Big Sandy, thence
down Big san ~ to the iron bridge on
j road leading TO Bruceton Mills, thence
with said road past Jonas Mausts.
David Myers, Joseph Dillows and
Josiah Smiths, TO the lands of Henry
Smi IS 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 Mitchell's
line and with Mtchell's line eastward
b Big Sandy, thence down Big Sandy
| to Iron Bridge at Bruceton Mills. thence
with the K.ngwood Turnpike north
ward to Iron Bridge over Little Sandy
I Creek. thence from said creek TO the
beginning.
The voting place for said precinct
shall be, and the same is hereby es-
tabiished at the school house at Bruce
ton Mills.
| Precinct No. 3. Brandonville-Bepi
ming at tlTe iron bridge over Little
Sandy Creek, on the Kingwood Turn
pike, thence mp Little sandy Creek TO
! the county road leading from Uazelton
to BrandOnvilie "a short distance east
OF A. X. Frazae's on said, road thence
past A. X. Frazees with said road to
county road leading to the Glover
school house past l.. +. MYERS RI. r..
! Mud Pike at the Glover school house,
thence with the Mud Pike eastward to
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
To Iron Bridge at Brucetnn Millss
thence With Kingwood Turnpike south
ward to the beginning at Little Sandy
Creek Bridge.
The voting place for said Precinct
I 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. 5. 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. 3 northward TO- Mnd 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 e :
tablished at the Spurgin School-houss =.
The voting place in Precinct No. /,
Union district, is hereby changed to
Tanner School-house.
The voting place is hereby changed
from Ben Davis TO ~. =. Tavlor's Shoe
Shop, in Tunnelton, Reno district,
Precinct No. 8.
For reasons appearing 20 the Court,
Il is ordered that the lines in the vot-
ing Precincts of Valley district be
changed as follows, viz:
Precinct Mo- 2, Masontown-B Begin
ming at the Monongalia line near Wes-
ley Mckinney's, corner of Precinct No.
/, and running thence with county
line To Cheat river. thence mp Cheat
river TO the mouth of Bull Run, thence
up said Run 20 bridge near the farm
OF Il. y. Cobun. lately bought from
wilbur Posten, thence In a southeast
crly direction a straight line 70 corner
as 20 include I'm said order Precinct No
2, A. x. jenkins and Oliver Jenkins.
The voting place for said Precinct
No. shall be and the came - here by
established at the school -house al
! MasontOwn.
Precinct No. 3. Isrrings- beginning
az the mouth Of Bull Run, corner tc
Precinct No. 2. thence up Cheat tC
kingwood district line, thence with
said line to Che Kingwood and Mason
town Pike, corner TO Precinct No. 1. u
Precinct Noe 2, and with Precinct No
2. TO the place Of beginning.
The voting place for said Precinct
shall be and the same il hereby estab b.
lished at the late residence OF John NJ
Strahin, near Herring Postoffics.
Ordered that the Court be adjourned
TIL next term.
JOIN =. JOyEs. President.
A copy from the Records.
Ieste: y. Avn MARTIN, Clerk.
as-o-
Democratic Conventions.