Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-05-07
PETITION WAS CONSIDERED.
APPLICANT HAD uw0FxEN 40 LAw
AND 4 LICENSE wAslGRANrEp

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Administrators Apposated.
At Thursday ! session 81 the County
court the petition OF John Lyons aud
Others, asking that no license be grant.
ca to A. b. Stewart, Was taken up.
The court having considered the mat
Ter, and found that no charge OF vio-
lation Of the state laws against the
applicant for license, and that he was
OF moral and temperate habits, Ii y
cense was granted for him ia conduct
a saloon on East Martin street.
In the matter Of the change 81 elec
ton precincts IN HedgesviIle district,
the court rescinded the order Of De.
cember 3, 1908, which changed the
boundries OF the voting precincts III
the districts, and new re nd jnstment
made. The following voting places
are designed Hedgesville, Dry Run
and Tomahawk.
On the motion Of the widow of Eu-
gene Aikens, Robert Talbot was APP
pointed administrator Of the deceased,
and he appeared and gave acknowl.
edged bond.
On the motion Of MoIlie " Bsntz,
widow of L. y. Bentz, w. G. Kilmer
was appointed administrators Of the
estate. He gave bond and appointed
John N. Rentch ID. A. Cline, George
II. Couchman and A. Kogleschatz APP
praisers.
At fridays session Of the Coun.
ty court the Cumberland Valley Rail-
road Co., through its attorney, pre-
sented to the court an agreement in
writing by which they offered to bold
an overhead crossing over their tracks
at the intersection of the William
sport pike. The work to be done bv
the county will not commence until
September /, 1904. and will be finish
ed in reasonable length of time.
In the matter Of the petition TO
widen the Charles Town and Riley's
Ford road. the court ordered that a
strip of land be acquired by condem-
nation from Mrs. II. O. Colbert, ex.
tending along the road 60 feet in
length. and the prosecuting attorney
was instructed'to institute proceedings.
Owing to precinct No. Q, Hedges 4
vile district, extending over SO large
a territory and containing many
miles Of road, it was divided into two
parts, to be DESIGNATED as precinct Q
and-S, with Daniel Stuckey, superin-
tendent of No. 2 and John Monaan of
No. 5. The exact dividing line will
be selected later.
The damage suit of Sylvester jam
ison against 7. Fl. Alvey was on trial
in the Circuit court Friday before
jury. This is an appeal by the de
PENDANT from the justice court, where
a verdict was given last fall to the
plaintiff for $40. The suit grows out
OF alleged damage sustained by the
plaintiff as a result of fire on Mr..
Ayey's premises in Back Greek valley.
Mr.. Avey kindled the fire TO burn
brush Off some land, aud the plaintiff
claims that it communicated to his
premises and burned property to the
amount of $500. The trial hag ocsup-
led the attention Of the court all day.
The jury in the suit for $500 dam
ages brought By Mr.. sylvester Jami
son against Mr.. T. III. Alvey returned
Friday evening with verdict |. for
the defendant. This case had been
appealed from Justice Snyder. where
Mr.. Jamison had been awarded SIS
amages, and the verdict Friday
was reversal of the Justices decis-
ion.
The will OF the late George w.
Butts was entered Monday at County
clerks Office for propate. James
Snyder was appointed administrator,
and he appointed J. D. Stuckey, r.
r. CoffinberQer, w. b. Snyder and
w. X. Murphey appraisers.
s. B. Stuckey was appointed admin.
istrator of the estate of the late Nancy
Anderson. He appeared entered and
filed bond.
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