Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-23
COUNTY COURT ORDER.
WEST VIRGINIA.

IN the matter or ESTABLISHING new
voting precincts in Rock District:
This day w O. Hcdrick. Edward
Cooper and A. b. Calfee who were
heretofore appointed a committee TO
lay OF and define new voting pre-
clncts I'm Rock district made their
report i'm writing. which Is In words
and figures following. to-wit: To
The Worshipfu 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 the old Giatto precinct be and
Is hereby revised I'm conformance with
the following boundary. Beginning at
J II. Harman's at BLUM and running
with state road i'm direction OF Span
ishburg 20 mp oint on the Lashmeet
road where these roads interscct,
leaving said Harman's iu 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 a straight line to Lashmeet
and Spanishburg road at the forks
leading to A. j. Humman's thence
with Lashmeet and Spanlshburg road
TO Lashmeet; thence straight line
10 lower end OF tunnel on wide
month Greek; thence a straight line
TO @. c. Anderson's, intersecting the
old line; thence with tho road to c
T. Kinzer's 10 forks OF road leading
20 mouth OF Widemouth Creek
thence with the Clark's Gap road 10
w. NJ. Smiths store. leaving Joe
Thorn TO Rock precinct and w NJ
Smith 20 Thomas precinct on Crane
Creek thence leaving Clark's Gap
road. and running with the old Gil
alto road 20 Widemouth Creek TO
bridge below S. =. Lambert's;
thence up Widemouth to mouth OF
branch between Betsy's Flat and w
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.
II is further considered by the
court that TIA" foregoing revised Gil
alto precinct be divided into two vo-
ting precincts to be known as Spring
and Matoaka precincts respectively
il is further considered by the court
that there be and hereby is establish
I'd voting place at the public school
house at Springton whose precinct
lines are as follows.
The revised Giatto District is di-
yided into Spring and Matoaka Dis
tricts as follows: Beginning at Low
Cap 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 90 Mataoka thence straight
line 10 T j. Hurst farm. leaving the
Hurst farm 10 Mataoka. and r. 3
McComas. vs. r.. NcCYmus and Reu-
ben Farmer to SPRING thence with
the road by T.. NJ Repass' to Deaf
ana Dumb Shrewsbury boys mill.
the end OF division line.
II is further considered by the
court that there be and Is hereby
established al Mataoka voting
place go the publics chool house.
whose boundary lines shall include
an thc territory OF the revised Giatto
precinct not Included ln the boundary
OF the spring precinct II is further
considered by the court that there
Doe and Is hereby established at pin
naole school house a voting place to-
be known as Thomas precinct. whose
precinct lines are as follows. Diyis.
Ion OF The Godfrey district is as fol
lows Beginning at point in the
County, line near c. w. J. Walkers.
ao ass 70 leave said Walker and John
Fletcher TO Thomas precinct. thence
down dividing ridge between Thotnas
and Crane Creeks Works To- Mora
leaving Sycamore TO Thornhul pre-
cnct; thence to- top OF Web Ridge
near 3 Vs. Walkers and no said
ridge 10 county road near Taylor'e
io the former Godfrey district line TO
Cap near Lewis Akers aud with
Spring precinct lime 20 county line at
hIch Flat and with the county line
TO O. W. Walkers. place OF be-
ginning
DO d. further considered bv fbe