West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-12-29
COUNTY COURT.
Proceedings OF the Special Term Held
Last Week.

IL. I. Lakew, county surveyor,
with II. S. and John II. Larcw, in
the penalty of $1,000.
Thomas b. Jackson, assessor
elect from the Second district, with
Farley DeBcrry and VIM. I.
White. his suretics, in the penalty
of $1,000. Same with Joshua
Whitehair, l.. f. Miller, and James
c. White in the penalty of 81, 900.
The latter being for the collection
of Poll Tax, as prescribed by new
law.
George l.. Shaffer, assessor-elect
Orst district, took the oath of office
and gave n like bond with Henry
Shaffer, John Calvert and II. S.
Whetsell his sureties, and with J.
w. Flynn and VIM. G.. Brown his
sureties on bond for the collection
of Poll Tax.
VIM. Nj. Schaeffer, sheriff-elect,
appeared in open court and took
the oath as prescribed by law,
giving as his surety on the general
bond of $4,000 the Citizens
Guaranty Company of West Va.
Also his bond for the disbursement
of the school fund of like amount
with w. G.. Brown, Jas. w. Flynn,
w. II. Mcdaniel, r. d. Craig, Geo.
w. Harvey, o. Y. Shaw. John f.
Copeman, Geo. w. Rohr, Elias w.
Whetsell, Elliott Jenkins, I. Parsons
Martin, w. j. Bowermaster, J. S.
Nedrow, Geo. A. Walls and j. A..
Lenhart as his sureties.
The following named persons
who were elected Justices of the
Peace, came into open court and
gave bond in the sum of $1,000,
with the following sureties:
w. II. Murdoch, principal, T.
Nj. Boone, Jacob f. White and ].
M. King, sureties.
j. Frank Craig. principal, M.
c. Gibson, John w. Combs and L.
7. Stafford, sureties.
e. c. Gibson, principal, George
w. Rohr, Peter Rohr and Elliott
Jenkins, sureies.
Geo. w. Scott, principal, George
w. Shaffer, surety.
VIM. A. Rodeheaver, principal,
Jas. r. Smott and Geo. Fortney,
sureties.
5. E. Sterling, principal, Rawley
Crisis and Geo. w. Harvey sureties.
M. Charles Nine, principal, u. T.
FELTON,, surety.
John w. Wenzel, principal, w
Y. Hendrickson, surety.
E. Scott FELTON,, principal, f.
w. and II. S. Whetsell, sureties.
j. j. Martin principal, w. A.
Miller and Jehu Liston, sureties.
Samuel McGrew principal, Allen
Forman, surety.
The following constables-elect ap-
peared in open court and took the
oath of office and giving bond in
the sum of three thousand dollars.
L. c. Martin, principal, with the
U. s. Fidelity and Guaranty Co.,
of Baltimore surety.
John S. White, principal, Jos. f.
White, T. D. Bower and Geo. w.
White, sureties.
G. L. L. Howell, principal, A. c.
Scott and John F. Crogan, sureties.
Geo. w. Harvey, principal, S. f.
Sterling and P. S. Knots, sureties.
J w. Parks, principal, John w.
Wenzel and w. Il. Hendrickson,
sureties.
c. F. Beatty, principal, w. II.
Whetsell and 5. a. Chidester, sure
ties.
A. D. Cunningham who was elected
constable in Grant district, gave
notice TO the court that he would
not qualify, so we have one man in
Preston who does not care to hold
Office. The court appointed Wm.
l.. Cunningham to fill the vacancy,
who appeared and gave bond, with
Samuel McGrew, surety.
Thomas J Conley who was COM
missioned a Notary Public by the
governor, appeared in court, took
the oath Of Office and gave bond in
the penalty Of two hundred and
fifty dollars, with Emanuel Dixon
and J w. Flynn, -uretics.
On motion court Adjourned till
tomorrow morning at o'clock.
Tuesday, Dec. 20, court set per-
suaut 20 adjournment.
D Cool, Justice elect from Lyon
district, and John W. Carrico APP
pemad iu Court and took the oath
u Office and gave bond as follows
D Cool. principal, aud j Slidoll
Brown and John O. Ball suretics.
John vs. Cauioo, principal, RI.
II Wheeler and Vs. w. Shoch sur
cites.