Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1914-05-14
County Court Proceedings.

The Jefferson county commissioners
convened the regular May term OF the
County Court on Monday, all the men,
bers being present except Mr.. Miles, OF
Harper's Ferry district.
A petition from the Charles Town
Horse Show Association was presented,
asking the court to reopen an old county
road between the lands OF the late Will
liam Hopkins and J. Shirley Smith, the
said road extending from the Harper'S
Ferry pike TO the land recently purchased
by the association for show purposes.
The road has been fenced in a field that
has been cultivated for years. The petit
ton was referred to Prosecuting Attorney
Moore, with instructions to take the
proper legal action to recover the road
way for the petitioners.
The Charles Town General Hospital
was exonerated from the payment OF
taxes on personal property assessed at
So, 800 for the year 1913.
A committee OF ladies' representing the
Charles Town Civic League appeared in
court on Wednesday, and petitioned for
some very desirable Improvements about
the court house. First they ask that
some disposition be made of the old can
non that has disfigured the court yard for
two years. Either mounted or buried
the old gun would please the ladies more
than to have it where it is on heavy blocks
OF unsightly timber. Fhe petitioners also
want the court yard cleared of rubbish;
the board fence between the front and
back yards removed and a wire fence
substituted for It with vines planted by
the side OF it. All Of these perplexing
demands were given in the hands OF the
president OF the court, who is given au-
thorlty 10 do the best he Can with them.
Upon the application of Clarence q.
Griffith for appointment as notary public,
certificate of moral character was given
him, together with recommendation that
the appointment be made.
Cancelled warrants to The value of &c.,
535. SO were credited to the account OF
Sheriff J. w. Gardner.
The poles of the Cumberland Valley
Telephone Company on the Berryville
pike were declared dangerous, and the
County Pike Commissioner was ordered
to remove the same at once.
A reward of 500 was offered for the
arrest and conviction of William Jack
son and an unknown companion, charged
with shooting policeman Charles Felix
ner at Wheatland April 20.
1t appearing to the court that the horse
which is alleged to have caused the in
Jury to w. E. McSherry on the Middle
way and Charles Town turnpike during
the month of November, 1913, was own
ed by Miss Lutte Watson; and that the
rock pile on the side of said road over
which the horse and buggy OF the said
McSherry is said to have gone and up
set, thereby causing the alleged injuries
for which the said w. E. McShery has
brought suit against Jefferson county
was owned by w. 7. Elliott, it is order
ed by the court that the prosecuting at
torney prepare and have served upor
said parties the proper notices to come
in and defend the said suit. so that if thu
County Court is required by law to pa,
the said McShery any damages, the
County Court may recover from the saie
Watson and Elliott all and any damage:
and costs it may be required to settle OF
account OF said injuries alleged to have
been sustained by said McSherry.
1t appearing to the court from evidence
| presented before it that the ferry boat a
Manning's Ferry is in dangerous, de-
cayed and unsafe condition, it is orderet
by the court that the owners OF the iran
chise be notified to appear before tn
Court in special session on the 18th ia.
OF May, 1914, at 10 o'clock a. m. to SHOW
cause why they should not build new
| one, or their franchise be revoked.