West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-27


same was approved.
For reasons appearing to the
court IL is ordered that A. p.
FOrtney be allowed the sum of
s25 for the support OF Matilda. Ga
colored woman). from the first Of
January 1899, and $50 year be
allowed from that date until
further ordered.
The oyerseer of poor. Of Lyon
district, this county, was instruct
I'd to allow. for the support Of
Thomas Gillian, the sum of$I.25
per week until further ordered. in.
stead Of 60 cents per week as here
tofore allowed
On petition of NJ. +. Pen aud
othersVthe conrt appointed Edmund
Messenger, Joseph IT, White aud
NJ. f. Pell as viewers of road from
county road west end Of Jacob
Bowers farm TO intersect the county
road near Joseph StcrlIug's.
Doctoring the inmates Of the
aImshouse and county jail, for the
year commencing Aug. |, 1899 WAS
awarded to Dir. U. w. Showalter
for poor in almshouse S35, for per
sons confined in all including fell
ons and mIsdemeanOrs $40.
Abraham ID. iIolf was appointed
guardian, with George Bucklew as
surety, for Sarah l.. Messenger;
Phoebe e. Hoff, Mary Hoff and
Emma j. HofT, infant heirs Of
Nancy Hoff, deceased, and gave
bond in penalty Of 800 in each
case.
On petition of S. w. Bucklew
and others, the court appointed s.
K. Elsey, J. E. FELTON, and S. w.
Bucklew as viewers Of proposed
change in road from Spencer X.
Elsey's along Konsenger Run so as
to place same above wash of stream
and report same to county court.
Wilson Loughridge, who was ap.
pointed by the Board of Public
Works OF this state, to re-assess the
land in the First Assessment dis
trlct OF Preston county, appeared
and gave bond In the penalty of
50, 200 with James II. Bolyard and
John N. Bolyard as his sureties.
Mary M. Riley was allowed the
sum of $3.50 for support of her
two ldiotic helpless children, from
first of January 1899, to July L,
1899, and $75 per year thereafter
onless otherwise ordered by court,
to be paid semi annually on the
first day of January and July each
year.
W. ID. Nydegger, having been
granted license 70 carry on the
business of a druggist in the town
of Terra Alta, in this comfy, for
license year ending April 80, 1900,
and having authorized the transfer
of same, for the remaining of Ii
cense year, to s. l.. White and A.
e. Hill, the court ordered same
transferred to said Hill and White.
1t was ordered that Felix E.
Jefferys. surveyor Of roads for pre-
cinct No. 5, in Portland district,
Preston county, demanded pay
ment of 1924 on the w. Va. r.
Il. Co., for removing tramroad laid
in the county road leading from
Trowbridge to Rowlesburg.
Tho heirs Of John Potter were
granted the privilege of making a
road to their farm lying near the
town of Kingwood, commencing at
a large root on the road leading
from the town of Kingwood to
Trowbridge's ferry and passing
through the county poor farm.
This day appeared W. l.. Wash
ingtou by his attorney and agreed
to accept in lieu of all damages,
the sum of SIS for the right of way
for proposed road in Portland
district, passing through the lands
Of said Washington, leading from
Terra Alta to Oakland. 1t was
a ccepted by tho court,
Q. w. Dering, who was commits
stoned a Notary Public for Preston
county by thc.Goyernor Of the state
OF W Va, appeared and give bond
IN the penalty Of $3.50, with Neil
). tortney as surety, whereupon
said Dering appeared in open court
and took the oath OF Office Of No
tary Public.