West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-04-14
COUNTY BUSINESS.
Important Transactions Of the Late
Session Of the County Court.

| Julius Scherr appointed special
com missioner to settle with the
Sheriff for the fiscal year ending
May 81. 1898.
Jos. w. Feather refunded So GO
for taxes COR 1897 on HE barn val.
ucd at 5000. the same having been
burned and the valuation ordered
dropped from the books.
The clerk OF this court author
;zed to purchase Code for the use
of the circuit court OF this county.
| 1t is ordered that hereafter no
logs. timber or other heavy mate.
rial be dragged over the county
roads. and it shall no the duty OF
all road surveyors in the county to
report all such violations 10 the
Prosecuting Attorney to prosecute
for thus injuring the county roads,
as has been done frequently here
tofore.
j. K. Hawkins, steward of the
County Infi.m,ry, reported ex-
penses for first quarter OF this year.
ending March 81. to be slT0.l4 for
support of the inmates, and salary
800, total S270 IA. Balance Of
provisions on hand April 1, $67. 81.
Expenses of keeping the inmates
for quarter ending March 3lst,
Sl.08 3 5 per capita per week.
Neil j. Forths y appointed special
mmissioncr to effect insurance on
the Court House for rate and
term of years most advantage to
the county.
A. Stslcy Shaw, e. NJ. Hartley
and Jehu jenkins appointed COM
mittce to look after properties suit
able for a county farm, secure
options on the same, II deemed ad J.
visable, and report at next term of
court.
Julius Scherr made second re-
| port on his examination Of Justices
dockets and same ordered filed.
| John NJ. DeyAll appointed con-
stable in place of Thomas ID. Haw
ker, resigned, said Devall to hold
office till Dec. 81 next, or until his
successor is elected and qualiied.
lie thereupon took the oath of Office
and gave bond in penalty of SO, 900,
with Edmund Messenger, j. w.
Flynn and j. w. White as sureties.
Thomas Wolfe. of Grant district,
allowed $25 per year for the sup
port Of his crippled sister, com
mencing January l., 1893, amonnt
to be paid semi annually, on the
frst of January and July of eacn
year, until otherwise ordered.
W. W. Graham having resigned
AS Commissioner of Kingwood dis
trict, Elisha Thomas was elected
in his stead and appeared in Court
and took the oath of Office.
Ordered that overseers OF the
poor and Commissioned Of the
Court of each district report all
Cases of the poor in need of medi-
cal services, as soon as it comes to
their knowledge, to the physicians
W no have the contract for that dis
trIct.
Graham Drug Store, Of King.
wood, granted license Ms druggist
for the year ending April so. 1899.
FIDUoIARY SETTLEMENTS.
The following reports of fduciary
settlements were confirmed:
N. q. Ridenour. admir- Of Han
nah Runner, decd; j. N. Baker,
admir- of CataarIne Hamilton, deed.
and guardian Of Cora T.. Hamilton;
w. q. Jones. guardian Of Florence
and Lily May Forman; Wm. NJ.
Dent, ex'or Of Harriet Sheets; Guy
A. Bishop. admir- OF IL. NJ. Smith,
dec d; James NJ. Moore, admir- OF
George d. Moore. decd; VIM. a.
Miller, adm'r of John A. Muller,
dec d; Martha A. Metheney. adm'r
OF o. a. Mooney. decd; Mahala
Sisler, guardian OF Isaac A. Awman.
and Julius Scberr, adm'r Of Henry
Speicher. decd. All the above be-
ing the final settlement.
J. N. Baker, guardian Of Mary
O. Hamilton; McClelland Hartman,
admir- Of Solomon Miller, decd; j.
j. Smith, adm'r Of jonathan Smith,
decd; Marths A. Metheney, guard
ian Of Ethel r. Mooney; s. p. Lin
ton, guardian OF g. l.. Doolittle;
T.. q. Gibson. admir- Of Mary q.