The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-04-21
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Abstract of Proceedings April
Term, 1897, County Court.
T. z. Blessing qualified deputy
for John G. Porter, Sheriff of Ma
son county.
VIM. Steenbergen, R. S. Dono-
hue AshbeIl Hughes and w, NJ.
Duffy, gave bond and qualified as
Notary Publics for Mason county.
Isaac A. Lewis appointed sur
veyor of road precinct No. 5, Wag-
gener district.
VIM. Steenbergen appointed and
qualified as deputy for G. E.
ChiIds, surveyor of lands for Ma
son county.
Ordered that the road known as
Ohio l6-mile road beginning at
Arbuckle district line and running
to forks of road whore Five
mile road intersects same in
Clendenin district. and the road
known as Loggerhead road in said
district, beginning at the forks of
road near Robt. Dabney'sresidenc
and running to forks of road near
Jas. Terry's residence be and are
hereby attached to Precinct No. 2,
in Clendenin district.
Ordered that the road known as
new road, beginning at point in
.Jerry's Run road and running to
old Valley Road near w. Goodall
in Clendenin district, be and is
hereby attached to road precinct
No. 3, in Clendenin district.
T. 3. Ball appointed surveyor of
road precinct No. 8, in Hannah
district, gave bond and qualified.
Philip Jones released from pay
ment of taxes on land taken and
occupied by Ohio River Railroad
and public road.
Rev. John McKindrie granted
authority to celebrate the rites of
matrimony in all the counties of
the State of w Va.
III. sayre, ]. NJ Yonker and
P. 81. Elliott appointed to view
ground along which a change is
proposed in public road upon pc
tition of L. NJ. Roush and others
in Graham district, commencing
on public road known as David
Jones' Hill, and being the Yonker
road at old Point Pleasant and
Graham Station road and running
to top of Roush's hill, and to re
port to next term of court.
The public road in Union dis
trict pracinct No. 5, passing
through lands of j. w. Sayre and
others, ordered to be repaired by
surveyor of said precinct, who is
authorized to expend $40 for the
purpose and no more, and the or
der made in relation to said road
on October, Z, 1896, annulled and
set aside.
Robt. Stephenson petition to
correct an assessment upon It's
acres of land in Cooper district,
continued to next term.
Joseph Robson granted certii-
cate to obtain a State license to
sell at retail wine, porter, ale and
beer, and drinks of like nature, at
his house in the town of Browns
vile.
S. Gibbs aud others, petition
ers fled their remonstrance against
the establishment of a proposed
public road in the district of Coop
er as proposed in petition of Robt.
Stephenson and Others. and as
recommended and laid out in the
report and plat made by John NJ
Eckard and John T. Greer viewers,
fled in this Court on the Sd day of
July, 1895, and praying for a
change in said proposed location
so that said road when established
viii pass through the lands of Mrs.
Greenlee, Isaac Plantz, Benjamin
Long, Mrs. Hayman, Ed. Morris
and G. Plants. And it is ordered
that said report and plat be and is
recommitted to John NJ. Eckard.
John II. Greer and q. e. Childs to
go upon the grounds aforesaid and
view the proposed change of loca-
tion and make return to this court
at It's next term, areport and plat
of same showing ali matters and
things required by statute and the