Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-06-10
Peoples Natl Bank Building.
County Court.

County Court convened again in regu-
lar session this Wednesday with all three
of the commissioners present.
Upon the application OF Mrs. John
Poisal, she was relieved from the pay
ment Of taxes on her realty during her
lifetime or widowhood.
The report of the president Of the
Berkeley and Hampshire grade road was
received as follows:
Amount spent upon road from June 6,
%. to June 6, go, S435.8o; salary to Mrs.
Wolford, gatekeeper, SI2o; amount IN
t%reasurer's hands, SE8; total amount OF
tolls collected, $573.8o.
The report of the overseers Of the poor
of the different districts of the county
were submitted and ordered filed.
John S. Vermillion was relieved from
the bond of VIM. f. Light, Justice of the
Peace of Hedgesville district and he was
ordered to get a new bondsman within
20 days.
A license was given Mr.. ]. w. Dodd to
sell spirituous liquors at the Continental
hotel. His bondsmen were Messrs. ID.
M. Shaffer and VIM. T. Stewart. The
license is to begin June IS.
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afternoon and chose a list of Io4 free hold
ers proportionately from each Of the mag
isterial districts of the county who were
suitable to act as grand jurors and sent to
them to the Clerk of the Circuit Court.
The application of !. E. Lemen for a
liquor license was then taken UP and con-
sidered. Mr.. d. c. W~estenhaver, attor-
ney for the Anti-Saloon League, appeared
and asked that no action be taken by the
Court until Thursday for the reason
that his clients charge that the applicant
was not of temperate habits and that he
was discharged from the employment Of
the B. & O. X. r. Co. because he drank
to intoxication, and that he was an en-
ployee of Harry Little, who was refused
license. The counsel for the applicant
objected and asked that they be ordered
to place their charges in writing. The
Court granted the time asked by the
Anti-Saloon League and did not require
the charges to be placed in writing.
The matter Of changing the road on top
Of North Mountain was considered, but
the Court decided to let the road remain
where it is and ordered that 7. H. Stuck
ey, a member of the Court, have the road
fixed at a cost TO the county of not more
than ten dollars.
Court convened again Thursday and
after reading the minutes of Wednesdays
session, the application of J E. Lemen for
liquor license was considered, Anumber
of witnesses we're examined in the case
and after hearing all the evidence produc-
ed by the Anti-Saloon League and by the
defendant, the Court refused TO grant him
license.
w. c. Kilmer then appeared before
Court and produced evidence of his APP
pointment as Notary Public and gave the
necessary bond.
The following gentlemen were then APP
pointed as overseers of the poor for the
term of two years; Samuel Mohler, Mill
Greek w. r. Parkinson, Gerrardstown ;
w. H. Miller. Arden; A. H. Rutherford,
Martinsburg T. S. Williams, Opequon ;
Jas. ID. Jack, Falling Waters.
The following were appointed as parish
physicians: !. w. Hoover, Mill Creek; J..
w. Shipper, Gerrardstown, in place of DR..
Morgan DR.. Mckee, Sites, Opequon in
place of w. H. Wolf.
Mr.. Anthony Staubly, Sr.. was appoint
ed as coroner for the county in place of
Vim, Mckee.