West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-01-13
THE COUNTY COURT
Has An Interesting Session and
TranSacts Important Business.

nary 3rd. the FIRST session for the
new year 1898. All members were
present except X. b. waddell. Of
Grant district. MS follows: a. Stafey
Shaw, Julius Scherr. T.. VI. Hart
ley. ID. j. Walls. Harrison Zlnn,
w. w. Graham and Jehu JenkiHs.
The Court organized Ly re elect
ing A. Staley Shaw president for
the ensuing year, whercupon be
took the oa h OF Office. Shnw re
ceived four votes aud ID. j. Walls
three for president.
Proceedings OF the Clerk of the
Court during vacation were read in
open court and confirmed.
The proceedings in vacation from
October to December 81. as CON
tirmed, are as follows:
John N. Dcvall. with Cornelius
Piles as surety. appointed admins
traitor of the estate of James j.
Myers, deceased. Bond. 400. APP
praisers, Eugene McGinnls, Geo.
w. Beavers and Amos Powell.
The will Of John II. Liston was
admitted to probate; N. j. Fortney
and Ill. III. Potter. subscribing wit
nesses. Mary a. q. Liston quail
fed rs executor; no bond required.
Carl Melbrad, with w. II. llaney
his surety, appointed administrators
of the estate of John Bartch, decd.
Bond. 800. Appraisers, Richard
Kirk, Floyd Dadisman and 4. j.
Confey.
Rebecca j. Wilt. with A. Staley
Shaw as surety. appointed admin
istrator of the estats,of Mary Stew
art, deceased. Bond. $50. Also
appointed guardian of Tenna Olive
Wilt, aged IL. Bond. 500. Reuben
Lowson. surety.
Rev. Albert Engle authorized to
celebrate rites of marriage in West
Virginia. Bond, $4,000. j. W.
White, surety.
p. j. Crogan gave bond as COM
mittee of NJ. Ii. Murdoch, with
Gus j. Shaffer and VIM. G.. Brown
as sureties. Bond, $4,000.
Rev. Samuel j. Fike authorized
| to celebrate the rites of marriage
IN West Virginia. Bond, 81 500.
John S. Fikc, surety.
Sebastian Ringer, with David G..
Evans as surety, appointed guard
ian OF Edith Gertrude Ringer, aged
13 years. Bond, 800.
Joseph Morgan, with John w.
Watson as surety, appointed guar
dian of Charles III. Brown, aged l6
years. Bond, $500.
Sanford G. Mckinney, with Geo.
A. Herring as surety, appointed
guardian of Charles Spurgin. aged
IL, and Forest Spurgin, aged Is.
Bond, 5000 each; instead of Ella
Spurgin, now Ella MCGEE, former
guardian.
Il. +. Lanham, with U. N. Orr
as surety, appointed administrator
of Chester K. Shaffer, deceased.
Bond, $1,000. Appraisers. ID. j.
Gibson, James r. Smoot and Chas.
E. Ellis.
The will OF Harriet Sheets ad-
mitted to probate, Ella Martin and
Alice Sheets subscribing witnesses.
VIM. NJ. Dent qualified as executor;
no bond required.
The Will of Thomas Il. MeNear
was admitted to probate. j. w.
Watson, Leroy Shaw and N. j.
Fortney, subscribing witnesses.
Rev. George w. Vansickle an.
thorizod tie celebrate rites OF mar
riage in West Virginia. Bond,
$1,000. l.. S. Bucklcw and T.. l..
Cbilds, suretIes.
A copy OF Jesse +. Stentz was
admitted, properly certified, from
Fayette county, Pa.
The following are the regular
proceedings of the Court as body:
BY consent r.. NJ. Summers, As
SCISSOR of West Side, appointed g.
o. Summers his deputy, who ap
pesred and took the required oath.
l.. w. Halbritter granted per-
mission to build y tram road along
side Of Ices Ferry Pike. near Al
lenders mill, fer such distance as
he sees TT. Proper restrictions as
to suitable crossings, etc., we're
made by the court in this case.
John Weaver, of Lyon district,
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