West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-10-19
NOTICE
vi Change In Lines Of Voting Precincts
I'm Portland and Pleasant Districts,
and Changes Of Voting Places I'm said
Districts
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA.

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA,
County of Preston, to-wit:
At session of the County Court Of
said county, held in the court houKe
thereof, on Thursday. the twentieth
day OF July, one thousand, nine hun
dred and sixteen. John r.. jenkins,
president. o. Y. Shaw. w. S. Kelley,
William III. Burgoyne. NJ. A. Sisler ana
Joseph n. Strawser, members OF said
court, being present, the following or
ders were made and entered OF record:
PLEASANT DISTRICT.
1t being proven to the satisfaction OF
the court that public convenience and
public good require a change in the
boundary lines OF voting precincts
Numbers One and Three OF Pleasant
district. and that the place OF voting
in precinct number One be changed
from what is known as "Gibsons store
room" at Valley Point, to Gales school
house, Number Two, the court doth
therefore, on motion. and as provided
Tor In section six, chapter three OF the
Code OF West Virginia. order that the
boundary lines OF said precincts be,
and the same are hereby changed,
and hereafter located and bounded as
follows:
PRECINCT NUMBER ONE. begin
ming at point on Little Sandy creek.
Immediately north and west OF Ami
Smiths; thence down Little Sandy
creek to the mouth thereof; thence
down Big Sandy creek to Cheat river;
thence up Cheat river to the mouth
or Muddy creek; thence in a straight
line, in northerly direction to the
Glade road west OF Sam Miller's:
thence in northerly direction to the
crossroads near Benton Smiths:
thence north with the road to the
forks OF the road near Hadley Smiths:
thence In straight line west of Ami
Smiths to Little Sandy creek, to the
place of beginning.
The place OF voting for said precinct
number One shall be, and the same is
hereby changed from the Gibson store
room at Valley Point. and established
at the point known as the Gale School
House, Number Two"
PRECINCT NUMBER THREE. be-
ginning at the mouth OF Muddy creek:
thence in straight line in northerly
direction with the line OF precinct
number One to the Glade road west of
sam Miller's; thence in a northerly di-
rection, and with the line OF precinct
number One to the crossroads near
Benton Forman's; thence north, and
following the road. and with the line
or precinct number one, to the forks
or the road near Hadley Smiths:
thence in a straight line, and follow
ing the line of precinct number One
west OF Ami Smiths to Little Sandy
creek; thence up Little Sandy creek
to where the Terra Alta and Brandon
vie pike crosses said creek; thence
with the Terra Alta and BrandonvilIe
nd Nrsa
where 1t intersects Muddy creek. i'm
mediately below Muddy Creek Fur
mace; thence down and with said creek
to the mouth thereof, and the place of
beginning
IL being proven to the satisfaction of
the court that the public convenience
and public good require a change in
the boundary lines of voting precincts
numbers One. Two. Six, Seven anu
Nine of Portland district, on motion,
and as provided for in section six.
chapter three, of the Code OF West
Virginia, it is ordered that the bound
airy lines of said precincts be, and the
same are hereby changed, and here
after located and bounded as follows:
PORTLAND DISTRICT - PRECINCT
NUMBER ONE.
Beginning at a point east OF Shriy-
er's cottage on the south side of the
Baltimore q Ohio railroad, and on line
OF voting precinct No. 3; thence with
line of Baltimore & Ohio railroad to a
point where Church street intersects
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad In the
town OF Terra Alta; thence with east
side of Church street to north side OF
State street; thence with State street
to center of school house; thence a di-
rect line through center of school
house to Brandonville turnpike east
OF Elias Kelly's house: thence
straight line to the intersection OF the
GAINESVILLE road at the Bear Wal
low" at the road leading to the Lime
plant; thence north with said road to
White Oak Spring church; thence a di-
rect line from said church to the knob
east OF A. Shahan's to the Maryland
West Virginia state line; thence south
with said line to what is known as the
Burchinell road; thence along the
ridge east of the north branch of
Snowy creek crossing the Baltimore
q ohio railroad to the place of begin
ming.
Voting place of said precinct shall
be and is hereby established at the
new school house in Terra Alta. i'm the
southeast room thereof.
PORTLAND DISTRICT PRECINCT
NUMBER TWO.
Beginning at the northeast corner of
the southwest room of new school
house in the town of Terra Alta;
thence west with the wall of said
room to the west side of school house
lot; thence to the south side Of State
street to the west side Of Chestnut
street to south side OF Baltimore A
Ohio railroad, to line OF precinct No.
at James Messengers south line
thence with line of precinct No. 4 to
the top OF the ridge west OF Rag Tay-
ern run i'm the Kingwood and Terra
Alta road; thence along the ridge and
crossing to the Albrightville and Ter
ra Alta road at the bridge east OF the
old Isaac Pugh residence: thence up
and along the ridge north and west of
John Hoff and Abe Miller's to the lime
stone quarry at Daugherty Run;
thence direct TO the top OF the ridge
north Of the Joseph r. Sisler farm
thence along said ridge to Freeman
Kelley's at the Brandonville pike.
thence along the road leading from
said pike 10 the Grsnesyiile road AZ the
north end OF A. J.. Dedgeis land
thence a direct line 10 the knob east
OF A. Shahan's TO the Maryland West
virginia state line; thence with the
line OF precinct No. 1 into center OF
school house In Terra Alta TO the place
Of beginning.
Voting place I'm said precinct shall
be and Is hereby established i'm the
northwest room OF said new school
building I'm the town OF Terra Alta.
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