Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-08-15
COUNTY COURT ENTERS ORDER
CHANGING DISTRICT LINES
Boundary Lines of Martinsburg Magisterial Dis
trict Changed Today by Action of the County
Court Connected Map or Plot Showing
the Lines Has Been Filed.

At Saturdays session Of the county
court the following order, relative to
the changing OF the boundary line Of
Maitinsburg magisterial district, was
entered:
In the matter OF the motion 10
change the lines OF the magisterial
districts of Arden, Opequon, Hedges
vile and Martinsburg districts
en- Seibert. Attorney for the City
of Martinsb1rg having appeared on
the 23rd day of June, 1913, and NOV
ed the conrt to change the magisteria,
district lines of Arden, Opequon, He'd
gesville and Martinsburg to conform
to the lines adopted by the Legisla-
ture of West Virginia in 1909, and
as amended in 1911 and 1913. as and
for the municipal line of the City of
Martinsburg as shown by plat filed
with said motion and notice having
heretofore been published and post
cd. according to law, and a hearing
had, the court took the matter under
Amusement and after considering the
same is of the opinion that said lines
should be changed so as to make
Martinsburg Magisterial district con.
form with the following metes and
bounds
Beginning at a point on the north
side of the Berkeley and Hampshire
grade road, lis feet west of the
southwest corner of the toll gate
house and Ia feet to the south of the
C. ]. Faulkner fence line (A) thence
SO degrees Is e. 8.515 feet to the
south side of the city rightohwny
for main supply pipe to water station;
thence along south side of said right
ofway, parallel and at a distance OF
l. feet from the north side of same,
north 81 degrees. So w. $40 feet;
north 81 degrees w 900 feet north
40 degrees As w. 500 feet north sc
degrees 90' w. 500 feet north 66 de-
grees so w. 500 feet; north SO de-
grees w. 260 feet; south "A degrees
30' w. 40 feet; south IS degrees Is
AZ feet, to the east die of the Dry
Run pike; thence leaving the pipe
line rightof-way and running along
the east side of Dry Run pike south
/ degree f. 81 feet to a point at the
north side of the bridge over Tusca-
rora creek; thence crossing the pike
and running in lines of what Is
known as "Kilmer's Groce' or which
lana the corporation of Martinsburg
purchased of John D. Kilmer, south
81 agrees w. 27x17S.2 feet to a stake
in Tuscarora creek; north 81 degrees
w 349.2 feet to a stake in the mouth
of the mill race waste; north sc de
grees 80 w, 1872 feet; north II de-
grees W. 80 feet: west 1912 feet to
a large sycamore on the west side OF
the spring drain from B. S. Kilmer's
spring: north II degrees 90' west
passing over a corner stone of c. ].
Faulkner and B. S~Kilmer farm at
1892 feet and containing in all 47o'Z
feet to a large sycamore tree: north
"a degrees w. PA feet to a locust
stump. and original beginning corner
to lot No. A. of the Kilmer mill prop
erty; north SO degrees so w. 1885
feet to a stone at a white mulberry
bush on the southeast side of the old
mill race, now the main Tuscarora
creek; thence crossing the creek
north 90 degrees IS w. 80 feet to q
stake. corner of the Harrison Thorn
as and 10 John Kilmer lot, and also
corner to o. NJ. Thombs; thence
with o. NJ. Thomas line north "A de
grees Il. 412 feet. North 10 degrees
Il. 41.2 feet: north AS degrees r. 1884
feet to stake ON the north side of a
bridge and east side of Bender mill
road. corner to the preparation oil
Martinsburg, purchased OF o. M
Thomas: thence along the road so as
to include the Thomas purchase by
preparation, us feet; thence east II
feet to a gate post; thence south q
degrees a. E. 9S feet to stone in
the original Kilmer Grove lot; thence
with the same south 60 degrees Is
f. 1928 feet to a pear tree; thence
south 50 degrees As E. 1878 feet;
south ga degrees AS f. 1872 feet to q
stake at stoue; south rs degrees
A. e. SO feet to a post in the picket