The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-23
were the chain bearers.

~ Inlb ING reached tne UnlO TlVeI
near the present boundary line be-
tween Jackson and Wood counties.
Note: 1t appears from the follow
Ing entries rtiat soldiers In active
service were occasionally quartered
On tho inhabitants.
..lay 10, 1885:
Commonwealth, DIR.
Henry Snider, billetting two SOL
dlcrs twenty-six days, IS 4 lid per
Jay.
Edward Cunningham, billetting
three soldiers seyenty-six days cacn.
One-+Do i've days.
One-Do twenty-six days.
And two men three days.
Assd to 49,, 4 l-Zd. each soldier each
day. j,
Also four days horse hire ass'd two
each day.
Note: 1t seems that the allowance
for each soldier per day was three
snillings, TOUR and half pence, which
amounts in the money OF the present
day to fifty cents.
The horse hire amounted to thirty
three and one-third cents each day.
august 16, 1885:
John Wade Loughberry qualified in
open court to administer rites Of mat
rlmony.
August II, 1885:
James Anderson qualified as sheriff
and gave bond for $1,000. s. Stratton
has permission to erect grist mill
on Hackers creek.
November Is. 1885:
The Jail reported finished by COM
mttee composed of Nicholas Carpen-
ter and John Powers, according to
contract by John Prunty.
Note: This probably refers to the
temporary log jail.
February 81, 1886: ;
Ordered that bride road be opened
from Connelly's lick. agreeable to a
former order of the Augusta county
court fro msaid lick to the top OF the
Allegheny mountains and the petit
toners are to aid and assist John
NhIMlCh WIZ 10 uppoihtSN S'Ss'SS-
thereof TO open said way.
Note: This is the order referred
TO in the chapter on organization or
counties.
Connelly's lick referred to in the
above was near Bulltown, in what is
now Braxton county.
1t is said that Connelly's cow fire.
quently going to this lick led to the
discovery OF salt water, and salt
works were afterwards established
there by John Raymond.
November II, 1885:
The court proceeded to lay the
county levy:
To William Lowther, late
high sheriff OF this county
for 6. II, 16, the balance
due TO him .............. ~
To Benjamin Wilson, clerk
OF our court for extra SER
vices from last November
to this day ............. III Y
To said clerk for two called. j
To said clerk attendance on
court Of public claims -. i 90 U
To James Prather, ! old
wolf ...................- Il
To William Johnson, l old
: wolf observation-disclosures IL Z
To James Arnold, l old wolf
! and one young wolf -. 0 IL y
! To John Hamilton. l old
wolf ..................t IL
To Barnes Allen, 2 old
wolves .............'...
TO Thomas Nutter, l old
wolf OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. l.
To Daniel DAWSON, ! old
wolf, assigned to David
Prunty Observation-Disclosures. IL b
To Benjamin Wilson, for
purchasing book for the
county's use ........... W U
To Daniel DAWSON, for
serving on highway with
his team ...............
:. To Catherine Counterman. Z 10 0
,, To David Bradford, extra
a services county court at
t0rney ................' II ~
To John P. Duval, assignee
Jesse York, young wolf 0 3
Ordered that the sum Of 6129. u.s.,
3D., be levied on 432 tithables and that
the present sheriff collect the same
. and account with court according to
law, at the time limited by law.
, 6 S. D.
BY 10 shillings on Joel
: Lowther, he being security
). for Robinson for swear
8 ing 1900 ~
!, BY 5 shillings on Joel Low
, Tiers, he being security
. for Kincheloe for getting
drunk ..................
February 81. 1886:
: Ordered that the building OF court
i house, to be in the town of Clarks-
burg and bridge across Elk creek,
he exposed to public sale, to the low
cts bidder on the second court day
, in March next, at which time the
: draught of the same will be made
known and the clerk is required to