Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-18
COUNTY COURT ORDER.
WEST VIRGINIA.

heid Tor the county OF Mercer AT the
Court House thereof on Saturday
the 2Sth day OF July. 1906.
In the matter OF establishing new
voting precincts In Rock District:
This day w c. Hedrlck, Edward
Cooper and A. b. Calfee who we're
heretofore appointed a committee TO
lay of and define new voting pre-
cincts In Rock district made their
report i'm writing, which is I'm words
and figures following. to-wit: To
the Worshipful the County Court OF
Mercer County" &c. which report
being Inspected by the court IS in all
matters confirmed and adopted: II
is further considered By the Court
that tNo old Giatto precinct be and
is hereby revised in conformauce with
the following boundary Beginning at
j IT. Harman's at BLUR and running
with state road In direction OF Span
ishburg 20 ap oint on the Lashmeet
road where these roads intersect,
leaving said Harmans I'm the Spring
Precinct thence with said Lash
meet road by way OF Deaf and
Dumb Shrewsbury boys mill TO
Rich creek: thence down Rich creek
to forks OF same at Foley place;
thence straight line TO Lashmeet
and Spanishhurg road at the forks
leading TO A. J. Hunmau's; thence
with I.ashmeet and Spanishburg road
TO .ashmect: thence a straight line
10 lower end OF tunnel on Wide
mouth Creek, thence "a straight line
10 q c. Anderson's. intersecting the
old line: thence with tho road to G
r. Kin2ers to forks Of road leading
TO mouth of Widemouth Greek
thence with the Clark's Gap road to
w. NJ Smiths store. leaving Joe
Thorn to Rock precinct and w. M
Smith TO Thomas precinct on Crane
Creek. thence leaving Clark's Gap
road, and running with the old Gil
alto road to Widemouth Creek to
bridge below S. p. Lambert's;
thence up Widemouth TO mouth of
branch between Betsy's Flat and w
s Cook, and running up said branch
10 Low Gap near Lewis Aker's,
thence with top OF Mountain to Rich
Flat TO county line; thence with
county line to place OF beginning
IL rs further considered by the
court that the foregoing revised Gil
alto precinct be divided into two vo-
ting precincts 10 be known as Spring
aud Matoaka precincts respectively.
II is further considered by the court
that there be and hereby is establish
ed voting place at the public school
house al Springton whose precinct
lines are as follows.
The revised GiattO District is dl-
vided into Spring and Matoaka Dis
trlcts as follows: Beginning at Low
Gap near Lewis Akers and running
with the Giatto road to S. p. Lam
berts. thence leaving said road and
running a straight line to Big Branch
junction; thence to top of steep on
Harris Ridge so as to leave Lon
Clark 10 Mataoka thence straight
line Co r. J Hurst farm, leaving the
Hurst farm 20 Mataoka, and r. b
McComas. vs. r. NcComas and Reu-
ben Farmer 10 Spring thence with
the road by l.. ST. Repass' to Deaf
and Dumb Shrewsbury boys mill,
tile end of division line.
30 is further considered by the
court that there be and is hereby
established at Mataoka voting
place in the publics chool house,
whose boundary lines shall include
an The territory of the revised Giatto
precinct not included IN the boundary
Of the spring precinct. 1t IS further
considered by the court that there
Dee and is hereby established at Pin
nacle school house a voting place to
De known as Thomas precinct, whose
precinct lines are as follows. Divis-
ION OF the Godfrey district is as fol
lows. Beginning at a point in the
County line near G w. j. Walkers,
so as To- leave said Walker and John
Fletcher TO Thomas precinct; thence
down dividing ridge between Thomas
and Crane Creeks Works TO Mora.
leaving Sycamore to Thornhin pre-
c.ucti thence TO top OK Web Ridge
near b. w. Walkers and up said
ridge 10 county road near Taylor'a
TO the former Godfrey district line 10
Gap near Lewis Akers and with
Spring precinct lire to county line al
Rich Flat and with the county lire
TO G W Walkers. place OF be-
ginning
10 la further considered by the
court that there be established at
Iuornhu in the store building of
% W Atkinson q voting place whose
boundaries shall include aI terri
tory of taa OLD Godfrey precinct not
Included in tha foregoing boundary OF
ue Thomas precinct
It H further ordered that the
t.d precincts bee numbered as foi
lows Ia,oaba. $50. Q Thornhll. No
Thomas. $50 10. Spring, no. IL
~ Ia further ordered that an elect
tors at ensuing e.ee.on shall vote
lu their ue.'.gs pr.ane. 80 the
II.o. Within each respective pre-
r.. HereIHbefore designated.