Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1903-11-12
County Court Proceedings.


We note the following proceedings
of the County Court of Jefferson coun-
ty:
Upon applications J. R Albin, Miss
A. Y. Wilson, Lawrence Washington,
Richard Morgan, Pentz and AlIstadt,
VIM. Beall administrator, J A Thomas,
Mrs. Susan w. Amber, Miss NJ. S.
Crane, J. S. Melvin, C. T. Shugert.
Cora Taylor and others, Mrs Annie
Z. Sheetz, Mrs. S. H. Lands and Ma
than P. Hill were each exonerated
from the payment Of certain State and
county taxes enormously assessed.
John T. Porterfeld was granted a
certificate Of good moral character and
one year, residence in the county, pre-
paratory to prscticing law.
The report of Geo. II. Turner, who
was appointed by the stockholders
of the Kabletown and Bloomery turn
pike company to sell the toll-gate prop
erty, was filed, showing that he had
made sale to Edward Drish for 1888
The report was approved and deed
to the purchaser ordered made. The
money realized from the sale will be
used by Jas. X. Hendricks, turnpike
commissioner, in improving that pike.
The application of Otto U. Won
Scbrader for the right to erect tele-
phone poles along the county road be-
tween Charles Town and his home was
continued until notice could be given
as required by law. The report of
Jas. X. Hendricks, showing the new
road from VIM. NJ Burns farm through
the Sublette land to the old Shannon
dale road was filed and the road order
ed to be open. Thos f. Sublette and
daughter were allowed SIS for the
land taken.
The court ordered that Sallie Gay,
an epileptic and idiot, who has been
confined in the County IuGrmary for
twenty years, be removed to the West
Virginia Asylum for Incurab!es.
Received from Sheriff J. D. Bill
myer coupons and orders as follows:
Coupons and orders amounting to$3,
79S so; miscellaneous orders amount
ing to $500 60; same, justices fine
fund, $45.17; parish orders, 1913 81;
Jury orders, $19l. 80; making$ 529.5l
Charles Town road orders, 1913 SO;
Mid ileuay road orders, $500 IS: Ka-
bletown road orders, $4l3 So; Har-
per's Ferry road orders, $ll9.25;
Shepherdstown road orders, S267 l9;
sheep orders, $1,000; making 81 AS
81. D. S. Hughes was lellev ed Of
erroneous assessment.
Bills of J. W. aud Robert L. Blller
were ordered not paid.
Ordered that the clerk apportlon
the railroad assessments Of the county
in the same proportion as at the Nov
ember term of 1902
Ordered that the order given Au-
gustl8, 1902, to pay one-eightb ofsmsll-
pox bills contracted by the Board OF
health of Charles Town be rescinded,
said order amounting to S45794.
Ordered that the county pay $500
as its proportion OF smallpox bills
contracted BY the Board of Health OF
Charles Town. This Is final Settle
ment of all claims against the county
and no other claims Will be allowed.
The following were appointed road
surveyors for the term OF thee years
from January l, 1904: Charles Town
district, c. G. Conklyn; Middleway
district, Jno. P. Kearfott; Harpers
Ferry district, Jno. ]. Dlllow, Road
surveyors of Precinct No , Shepherds
town district, and No. 8 of Kabletown
district, having resigned and refused
to act, it was ordered that n. T. Sny-
der and Danl Hefebower take charge
of the said districts, respectively, IN
road surveyors are appointed.
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