West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-04-20
COUNTY COURT.
Proceedings Of sc april Term.
(contlnued ftom last week.l

Poster purzeon. first EFT ensnf.
- ayags. atFninisteat r OF Betsy Erwin
nade tho fret sni nal sstt einont.
io'nes Z stone. sdministrator ~ JCsepl
Trirkett male hst and final retirement.
LEROY hlw. execgtor ~ srsei shaGe-. mad,
first set en- emf.
j. n. Baker. administration Of Thos. \. shaw
made second se%ttlement.
y. /. nenison. administrator OF wn Hamii.
ton. made first ana final settlement.
Gus J. haGer, administrator Of II w Tarr
dec'r. second settle ere
PhebO Gaze md ND 81 Wolf. administration
" the estate Of Levi Gale, deceased. first set
tiement.
Actlell N Hartman adninist rator of Luciar
A.. Martio. deceased. first settlement.
ia Lenh irt, guardian Of g.. ". bowman.
.eoond settlement
S. q. Sheets. administrator OF John sheet
first settlement.
The court escindod the order. entered al IN,
January term. Offering a reward for the arrest
OF the party or ~iarties, who burned the barn
Of l. -. Martin.
The court appointed Howard ~. Martin sur.
yeyor OF roads In Valley district. precinct No.
2, In place Of Calvin Robey. resigned
The court ordo. cd that the road running from
the Presbyterian church to the cross road.
near Oak # a. school house TO DO included IN
precinct No ?.
The court appointed Albert j. Snyder o. err
seer Of Cheet bridge at Albrightsyille. for A
term of one year. for the sun Of $40. said
Snyder was appointed instead Of c. X. Neither,
removed from the district
DR.. j. A.. o. rahan was granted license 10
carry on the drug business in the town of
Kingwood.
The court refunded TO Freeland & Casseday
the sum OF 200 on account Of burnt bui ding
The court appointed j.. l.. squires deputy as
SCISSOR for FIRST assessment district. said
Squares appeared In open court and took the
oath Of Office AZ requirs d by law.
On the petition OF VIM. A. Watson and Others.
the court lowed JosephH Lee the sum OF g.
for the support aud care Of his idiotio son.
Tennessee Corley was exnnerated from the
payment Of "A capital on tax for the year 1898.
The court appointed jeremiah Guthrie sur
veyor of roads In Grant district. Precinct No..
=. instsao of Franklin Maust, removed from
district.
The court appointed Linroln Sidwell sur
eyor OF road In Reno district, Precinct No.
j., instead of Andrew Knots who resigned.
NJ. Il Sinclair and James Q. eed, committee
appointed at a fOrme term Of court. TO ascer-
tain the condition OF tie bridge over SANDY
CreeS' one mile east Of Fellowsville, mad G their
report. the condition OF the bridges being uu-
safe aud should DO rebuilt. VIM A.. Watson
and q. q eed were appointed to prepare spec
ihcations aud sell out to tho owest responsib o
bidder the building the bridges.
The resignation OF u. Il. Wolf. "A Justice Of
the Peace for Pleasant district, was accepted.
Road precinct, No, ! was divided and George
W. hartman was appointed survey or of tie
new precinct. No. 4.
Road precinct. No. ?, was divided. The new
precinct to be known as precinct, ~ O O. Gins.
G. Craig was appointe ed surveyo
A. A. McGinnis Is exempt from working the
roads for one year.
Lawrence II. IIoke was refunded $500, taxes
enormously assessed against him.
j. E, Hawkins, Almshouse Stewart. reported
as Follows; TO amount on hand at tie begin
ming OF qual ter SI71 "a. Pay roll allowed !. 4.
bawslns. superintendent for qu TT r sI1s 40.
Salary OF steward for last quarter s1I25O By
amount Of goods on hand, April !, 1899. soGo7
Total expenditures s300.o7.
COMMISSIONS Edmund Mes enger and NJ. =
Pell were appointed a committee TO prepare
, pecihcaticns, and sell out the buildIns of
three bridges over Green's run on the Long
Hollow road, In Kingwood district, to The low
est "a sponsiDie bidder.
The following parties were granted license to
keep hotel Mrs. Clarissa smith. " Al. lem
kins' Mrs. l.. A. Martin, Mas. NJ. VI Guseman
airs Rachel Bishop, Mrs. Keziah Lloyd, Geo.
W tOhr, airs. Sa'ena Smith. Mrs. Prise liza
Moon, j. -. smith, ihomas darlington, George
u. jackson WE Stafford. James w. Robinson.
b. l.. Thomas, Mrs. NJ. T.. West. Mrs. A. l.
Hale Alice and Lulu Heath. Mrs Sarah Grimes
). H. Shdfer, John a. Lantz, Andrew Werner.
Albert j. snyder. Joseph S. Smith. Mrs. Adam
Morgan Mrs. Mary v. Brenon, Joseph Graham.
WI BowerInaster. J.P. b rnes, j. D.. Brown.
ing and Mcclellan Hartman.
"a'y j shafer and husband we're refunded
the SUN of one dollar enormously sssessed to
them In Val ey district in tho year 10 8, for
their son, ii. T.. shafer for said year.
Upor the application Of Emma r.. Plum. a
party interested, the clerk was ordered TO
notify ID. p. whetsell, guardian Of Christian
Vanwerth' to appear at the next regular ses-
sion OF court and show cause W additional
bond should not DO required.
W.D. Nydeggar and Q. l.. Taught were each
granted license TO Aeep drug stores in Terra
Alta.
The court appointed 7. A. FraBkhousor, sur.
yoyor of roads i'm Pleasant district. precinct
No. TO- in place OF Fr nix Deal, resigned.
geo. w Shaver all wed the sum Of s5 for
the support OF William jackson. from the Ord
day OF oct. 1893 until Jan. ~, 1899, the date of
the removal Of said Jackson.
The court resclnds "a former order OF this
court as to the reward for the catching aud de-
stroying OF foxes and wildcats and notice is
hereby < ven that no reward will te allowed.
Us. Dunn and Noah Thomas we're appointed
TO examine the condition Of the ferry az the
Beaver Hole, ON Cheat river. between Valley
aud 9rant districts, in Preston county. ana
make arrangements about a boat lor u-o az
said iorty RopO { 10 be m dc az the juy torm.
The ctcr3 Is to employ the surveyor oil lands
to survey and make q royoit Co this count, II
an railroad track that has been made slEos the
last assessment.
a. otsdo5 Shaw appointed ga commissioner,
on behalf oftho county court. TO make "a set
tiomout with tho sheriff of Go g county. for tho
year ending May 80. 1892
ON the motion Of John schopp and other the
court appointed Jehu J~5uGins. Johu DoaI. W.
A. ousonan, owners. to view th5 ground Tor
county road. commencing ct G. ado Farms aud
kingwood road. south Of Joseph n. Noi.oy's.
TO intersect tho Crure-Viic road.
ON petition tho court appointed u.s.. Dunn
John %. Graham and Isaac Welton viewers To-
view % county road beginning about on mile
north west OF Masoutowu On Ices Ferry PIKE 10
M~onongalia 'unty i.ns near Harrison .ioKin
ncy's.
Committee reported ON road from Grocnvuie
Furnace 81 Wynps Cap road. Road ordered