Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-12
MIDDLEBOURNE.

Gorrell and Ralph Sweeney, COM
missioners. The days session was
taken up with routine work such
as allowing claims, considering
road petitions, etc. There has
been a great deal Of unjust criti-
cism against he court because it
adopted rules regulating it's man
ner of doing business. The courts
which preceded the present one
/ did not have any rules to govern
the manner of transacting husi-
ness before the court, and often
times the persons doing business
and trying to do business would
be four or five deep around the
bar of the court all talking at
once. 1t became imperative there
fore, that the court adopt rules to
regulate this matter, and in conse-
quence thereof the court adopted,
among other rules to govern the
court that all bills must be pre-
sented to the clerk ten days before
term time, and be docketed in the
register of claims before the court
would act on the same. Another
reason for this rule is that it pre-
vents claims being duplicated and
being allowed twice, as has been
done in instances heretofore. The
County court is in the position to
be damned if it does and to be
damned if it doesn't.
Circuit court convened today in
regular April term. 1t looks like
there will not be a long term.
Prosecuting Attorney Underwood
is sick with typhoid fever, and
the court will have to appoint
special prosecutor to look after
the criminal work of the court.
There is full civil docket, which
will be largely tried.
Marriage licenses have been is
sued to Dennis Baker, 10, and
Icy Fetty, p; John A. Rehl, %,
and Estella Cation, q A. S. Long,
%, and Emma Knox, 10; w. T.
Utsinger, 20, and Lille A. Long
fit. 10: Y. J. Wickham, %, and
Nora Nally, II.
A. II. Gibbs, who formerly run
a blacksmith shop here, is visiting
in the neighborhood. 1
J. w. Martin, Esq, Of Eliza
| beth, was here last week on legal
business.
H. f. Kirchner, Of Elizabeth,
visited relatives here several days
last week.
P. U. Arle and C. B. Riggs and
DR.. E. B. Conway were Center
Williams in town on business in
the past few days.
DR.. M. M. Rippard is in Grafton
, preparing for the State Sunday
school convention to be held IN
that city next week.
o. w. Hardman has returned
from Mt. Clemens, Mich, where
he has been some weeks taking
treatment for rheumatism.
j. A. Maxwell, of Kidwell, was
in town Saturday on business.
w. E. Long, county assessor,
was at County court yesterday.
Melville Henderson, Marie Kel-
Ter and James B. Stewart were in
town lately on business.
Clint Lacy, the jolly knight of
the grip, spent several days in
town last week.
Delegates to the State conven-
ltion at Charleston April 20, so far
as reported to the secretary of the
lCounty Executive committee:
Ellsworth district, delegates, A. j.
Terrell, G. E. Hellsley, F. E. Kel-
Ter and J. w. Mccoy; alternates,
| A. T. NARROW, John w. Fuchs, j.
I'M. Kirchner and B. M. Clark. I'm
ion district, delegate, L. H. Nor
ris: alternate, D. W. Williamson.
Delegates to the Fourth Con-
gressio ial district convention at
Charleston, April 20: Ellsworth
district, delegates, A. T. NARROW,
John W. Fuchs, John NJ. Kirc III
ner and B. NJ. Clark; alternates,
A. J. Terrell, c. E. Hellsley, 7. E.
Keller and John w. Mccoy. I'm
ion district, delegate, D. W. Will
liams; alternate, J. TT. Morris.