The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-29
spEc1AL NoTIoEs
STATE on WEST VIRGINIA.. ISL:

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, IS:
At a Regular Session Of the County
Court held In and for the County OF
Marion, at the Court House OF said
County, On Tuesday, the LIST day Of
August, 1915.
PRESENT: Lee swisher, Presi.
dent; S.'L. Shaver and A. M. Glover,
all OF the Commissioners OF said
Court. The following order was en-.
tered:
It now being more than 30 days be.
fore an election is to be held in this
county. or In any district or precinct
therein, and It appearing to the
Court that public convenience and
public good require that Election Pre-
cincts Nos. !, Q and 8, in Paw Paw
District, In said Marion County, as
heretofore established, should be re.
arranged as to boundary lines and the
territory composing said three pre-
cincts divided and re-arranged into
four voting precincts.
The Court doth, therefore, order
that said precincts Nos. /, 2 and 3, in
said Paw Paw Magisterial District as
heretofore and now existing be, and
the same are hereby. abolished, and
that In lieu thereof the territory com.
prising Precincts Nos. 1, 2 and be
and Is hereby divided into four "a
election precincts, as follows, with
the following boundary lines, respec.
lively, each Of which contains, as
nearly as practicable, the number OF
electors required by law, and none OF
which contains more than $50 cleo.
tors, and that the voting places be
established in each of said four (4)
voting precincts as follows, that is
to say:
PRECINCT NO. L: Beginning on
the Monongahela River, at the Mo.
nongahela County line, and running
thence up the river to the Fairmont
District line; and thence with the
Fairmont District line to a point on
the ridge at the head Of Hawkinberry
Run; thence down the ridge to the
farm Of John F. Phillips, and thence
down the hill to the John Merrill
bridge crossing Pawpaw Creek; and
thence up the county road leading up
Pawpaw Creek, to the intersection
with the Price road with the said
Pawpaw Road; thence with the Price
road to the top of the hill on the dI.
vide between Little Pawpaw Creek
and Pharoah's Run; thence out the
ridge between Pharoah's Run and
Minister'S Run to the Monongahela
County line; and thence with the Mo.
nongahela County line to the place
Of beginning. And that the voting
place for said Precinct No. l be and
is established at Riyesville at the
Public School House therein.
PRECINCT NO. 2: Beginning at
the Monongahela County line, at a
corner of Precinct No. s, and running
thence with the Monongahela County
line to the top Of the hill above the
residence Of ]. F. Michael; and
thence with the dividing ridge be.
tween the waters of Robinson's Run
and Little Pawpaw Creek. to the forks
Of the road on the head Of Panther
Lick Run; thence with the ridge be.
tween Panther Lick Run and Little
Pawpaw Creek to the forks of the
road near w. D. Ices. so as not to
inclLde tie said W. D. Ice in said
precinct; then down the ridge be-
tween Little Pawpaw Creek and Big
Pawpav Creek, to where the line
intersects with line Of Precinct No.
8: thence with the line of Precinct
No. = the forks Of I'ttie Pawpaw
Creek and Minister'S Run and Little
Pawpay Creek and Chunks Run, to
the place OF beginning. That the yot.
ing place for said piec' t No. Q be
and is established at Hoodsville Pub.
lie School House.
PRECINCT NO. 8: Beginning at
the Monongahela County line, at the
corner of Precinct No. 2 and running
thence with the said county line to
the top OF the hill between Jacob
Rfce's and Sanford Tenants; thence
with the dividing ridge between the
waters Of Laurel Run and Robinson's
Run to the top of the ridge above
Isaac Davis's; thence leading down
the dividing ridge between the head
waters OF Toothman's Run and Laurel
Run, a straight line to Laurel Run
School House; then running a
straight line across Pawpaw Creek
and between the houses OF Charles 8.
Billingsley and Warren Billingsley to
the Lincoln District line, and thence
with the Lincoln District line to the
Fairmont District line, corner to
Precinct No. S; and thence with the
line Of Precinct No. s, beginning on
the hill at Emery Straight's, to the
corner Of Precinct No. 2; thence with
line Of Precinct No. 2, to the place
Of beginning, And that the voting
place for said precinct No. 8 be and
is established at the dwelling house
formerly owned by Josua ]. Talking.
ton, deceased.
PRECINCT NO. S. Beginning at
the Fairmont District Line, on the
hill above Emery Straight's and cor.
ner to Precinct No. 3, thence with the
Fafrmont District line out the ridge
above S. L. Watson's farm, to the
corner Of Precinct No. l.; thence with
precinct No. !, down the ridge to the
farm Of John f. Phillips; then down
the hill with said precinct line No.
to the John Merrill bridge crossing
Pawpaw Creek; thence up the public
road to where Prices road intersects
the Pawpaw Creek road; thence up
the hill with Prices Road to the TOP
| OF the hill: thence out the ridge ba