Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1914-09-03
County Court Proceedings.

The practice OF allowing live stock TO
roam at large on the roads of the county
has existed long enough, and to bring if
TO an end, the County Court by order en-
tered last week instructed the constables
OF the county to take " I'll stock found
trespassiDg on the roads and to collect
50 cents from the owners for each head
of stock so taken. The stock are to be
cared for by the officer until the amount
is collected, the cost OF such care TO De
paid also by the owners.
Viewers appointed TO pass on the ad-
visibility OF opening and maintaining
new road from the pike TO the farm OF
John Aglionby, near Shepherdstown'
made a report unfavorable to such i'm
provement.
No report having been made by view
ers named at a previous term OF court,
upon the petition OF a number OF Citizens
OF Shenandoah Junction, to open and
maintain road from the southern end OF
Shenandoah Junction northward to cross
the Norfolk and Western Railway at Git
tings' shop, the court appointed J. h.
Dutterer, c. W. Henshaw and Robt. L.
Withers to examine and report on the
proposed road.
County Commissioner n. r. Roberts
was given authority 10 contract for re-
pairs to the courthouse tower.
The court instructed Sheriff Gardner to
make off tax bills and collect them from
certain property owners in Middleway
district who were improperly assessed in
1912. This order affects taxes assessed
on property valued at almost $4,000.
Attorney H. V. Sheetz was recon-
mended for appointment as notary pub
lie.
Registrars were appointed by the Coun-
ty Court TO list the voters who will be
qualified to vote at the general election in
November. The registrars are required
to meet on the first Monday in September,
and proceed at once to list every voter in
their respective precincts. Fortwo days,
beginning the first Monday in October,
the registrars are instructed to sit at some
convenient place in their respective pre-
cincts to revise and correct tFelr list
Then on the second Monday in October
the registration lists shall be turned in 10
the County Cont. Below is published
the list Of registrars for the entire county,
the first named at each precinct being
the Democratic appontee and the second
the Republican.
Charles Town District-Shenandoah
Junction, ]. A. bearing, John w. Irwin
Courthouse, D. c. Strider, S. J. Hook
ensmith; Citizens Engine-House, Geo.
B. Hoof, c. J. Cullers; Getzendanner
Building, J. w. Carney, Truman Roper
Gibson Building, J. D. Butler, J. P. II.
Woody; Mechanicstown, J. A. Urton,
R. g. Johnson.
Kabletown observation-disclosures, L. b.
Shut, c. S. Hines Ripon, John {.
Kanode, r. w. Crabbe; Summit Point,
|. N. Bonham, 6. w. Glasscock.
Middleway District-Middleway, J. W.
KearnS, D. w. Clendenning; Leetown,
c. d. Watson, w. T. Elliott; Kearneys-
vile, Walter F. Wilt, J. w. F. Whiting
ton.
ShepherdStown District-DuffieldS, H
Taylor Link, J. c. Tabler; Moler's, J. S
Reinhah, L. v. Hause; Shepherdstown
lower, Robt. Banks, F. S. Renner; Shep-
herdstown. Middle, J. S. Rightstine
Charles Walper ; Shepherdstown, Upper
| J. w. Kearney, A. c. Morgan, Sr.
Harper's Ferry DISQUALIFICATION, c
D. Carter, A. M. Kidwiler Halltown, J
w. Lynch, c. J. Koonce Bolivar, Geo
w. Smith, Joseph Ketzner; Harper''
Ferry, c. B. Wentzell, Willis Cross.