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Term 1890 J.C. WYGAL collector of the R.R. Tax....THEO S. WYGAL & A.E. HOOTEN ..... (burned) accepted or approved by the court ..... Ordered that NANCY HOUSE be allowed $5 for (burned) and necessary confront and SID HOUSE (burned) committee for NANCY HOUSE and the (illegible and burned) the same & have credit in his settlement On motion of W.T. DAVASHIER It is ordered the W.H. (burned) administrator of Allen County administer on the (burned) DEVASHIER DEED according to law. On motion of H.H. MING adm. of ELIZABETH DEVATHER d (burned) that ELLIS BIGGS, J.K. HAGAN and J.A. CALVERT (burned) appraisers of said estate according to law (burned) Ordered that W.H. MING be and is allowed $18 for separ (burned) BIG TRAMMEL BRIDGE the same to be paid by county Treasures & (burned) have credit for same in his settlement. August Term
1890 On motion of W.L. DODSON executor of WM. DODSON dec’d it is (burned) that J.W. START, E.G. WALKER & J.T. START be and they are herby (burned) appraiser of the estate of said Decedent & they must be first (burned) as the law directs. J.H. HOLLAND &
Upon Petition For New Road This day A. E. HOOTEN a tax payer of Allen County and moved (burned) court to release him from paying tax on $300 - this amoun (burned) was added to his list by the Supervisors and the court having (burned) proof in open court as to the value of said land listed by (burned) It is now ordered that A.E. HOOTEN be & he is hereby ordered (burned) paying taxes on sd $300 & same be certified. For good cause shown by proof it is ordered that J.H. (burned) be & he is hereby released from paying taxes on $100 of (burned) amount added to his list by the Supervisors & the (burned) be certified. For cause shown it is ordered that Mrs. B.A. WILSON be and (burned) released from paying taxes in $50 added to her list by the Supervisors & the same be certified. For cause shown it is ordered that E.W. HOWELL be ordered released from paying taxes on $150 added to his list the supervisors & the same be certified B.Y. BENEDICT being declared and appointed collector (burned) Tax in District No. 7 for 1890 this day appeared and (burned) oath prescribed by law and together with B. DORSEY Sr. (burned) GATEWOOD his sureties entered into and acknowledge bond (burned) Commonwealth of Ky contained (?) according to law (burned) is accepted and approved by the court & ordered to (burned) in words & figures as follows B.Y. BENEDICT bond.
The Commonwealth of Kentucky . We. B.Y. BENDICT
Rail Road tax coll (burned) for Dist. No. 7 of Allen
County and BENJAMIN DOWNING Sr. & L.L. GATEWOOD his
securities ...... Witness on Signature this 11 day of
August 1890 E. LAMB pltf v. A.E.
SHERRY Deft W.H. MING
Adm F.H. GUY Dec’d W.R. PRUIT upon pet.
for road. G.W. FOLLIS, J.Y BUCHANAN and
(burned) AYERS be & they are hereby appointed
overseers after being (burned) sworn to ??? the Public
road as set out in this Petition commencing at the mouth
of the land of LUCINDA MERIDETH on the (burned) &
Halfway road and ending at the corner of WM. HARNs(?)
fence (burned) Bowling Green & Scottsville road
and they will report distance course & distance
miles abounds of said road & this concise (burned(
& inconvenience damages if any to land owners &
see whose (burned) the said Public road will ??
& whether the same is necessary for Travel & will
file play & survey of same & cause contd. BETHUEL BOUCHER
& Guard vs. M.E. BUCHANAN Commonwealth of KY
vs. F.M. CARVER & WM. BRINKLEY: Attachment for taxes H.F.
LYLES upon petition for Road to School House
Dist No. 21 G.W. PEARSON upon
Petition for New Road The commonwealth of
KY Pltf vs. A.J. OLIVER Deft SAM SAVER & c. Petition to open road: Continued At a call term of the
Allen County Court began and held for Allen County at the
court house in Scottville in said county on the 8 day of
Aug. 1890 present J.D. CALVERT Judge Presiding Upon
motion of C.B. SNOW and heirs of Law of H.D. SNOW Dec’d
Monday
August 11 1890 This day a writing purporting to the last will and testament of WM. DODSON dec’d was presented in open court and the same was proven by the oath of J.W. HINTON and the signature of E.C. MOTLEY a subscribing witness was proved by said HINTON. It is now ordered that said instrument be filed and held taken and established as the last will and testament of WM. DODSON Dec’d & the same is ordered to be recorded. This day an instrument of writing bearing date of August 4, 1879 purporting to be the last will & testament of REBECA TABOR deceased was presented in open court and the same and prove by the oath of M.Y.H. HOLLAND a witn(burned) thereto and it is now ordered that said instrument of writing be filed and the same be held taken and is (burned)tished as the last will & testament of REBECCA TABOR Dec’d. W.L. DODSON the executor nominated the by last will and testament of WM. DODSON Dec’d this day came into court and agreed to take the execution thereof and thereupon took the oath presented by law and together with T.W. DODSON, C.W. DODSON and HENRY DODSON (illegible) who are accepted and approved by the court, entered into and acknowledged bind to the Commonwealth of Kentucky as Executor afsd ..... Aug 15 1890 On motion of THOS. L. BRUNSON Administration of ELIZABETH BRUNSON dec’d it is ordered that ?? GOODNIGHT, BEN STARK and J. THOM. GIBSON any two of whom being first sworn .... appointed appraisers to view and appraise the personal estate of the sd dec’d and that they make report to this court ....
Sept. 1,
1890 This day came JOHN S. CARPENTER duly elected County atty of Allen County and produced his certificate of ??? and took the oath required by law as attorney afsd. This day came JOSEPH F. PULLIAM duty elected assessor of ALlen COunty and produced his certificate of election and took the oath prescribed by law and executed (illegible)... S.J. CARPENTER Clerk of Allen Circuit Court this day produced (illegible) as required by law with TIBBIS CARPENTER, J..H. CALVERT J.W. CALVER, J.S. CARPENTER & J.W. BUCHANAN and the same is (illegible) and approved and is ordered to be recorded and certified and sd bond is as follows..... It appearing to the satisfaction of the court that there is no (illegible) in Dist No 6 is now ordered that J.C. GARRILL be & he is hereby appointed constable fore said District No G. to fill out the unexpired term of P.H. AUSBROOK thereupon sd GARRETT appeared in court and took the oath required..... with J.L. BOREN his surety .... This day came M.D. GUY duly elected clerk of the Allen County (unreadable)... produced his certificate of qualification and certificate of election and afsd and took the oath required by law in open court .... with S.H. WICK, B.L. BROWN(?), WILLIAM GUY and J.F. WILLIAMS his sureties ..... J.F. PITCHFORD this day appeared in open court and produced his certificate of election to the office of Commission. School Superintent of Allen County.....with O.S. BRYANT, S.H. WELCH, R.L. BROW and M.A. ALEXANDER his sureties .... T.S. BROWN duly elected jailor of Allen County his day produced in court his certificate of election and took the oath prescribed.... with J.R. SHAPARD and (burned) THOMAS Sureties. T.W. GARING duly elected Police judge of the town of Scottsville this day produced his commission from the Governor the (burned) wealth of KY ....and thereupon sd BARRING took the oath required by law......with S.H. WELCH and ALFRED SETTLE his surety.... This day cause PAUL PULLIAM duly elected Town Marshall of the town of Scottsville this day produced his certificate of election to the office of Town Marshall...with R.O. MULLIGAN, R.F. PULLIAM & CHARLES NAPIER, T. WHITNEY sureties .... On motion of P.C. FOSTER father of W.C. FOSTER dec’d is appearing that sd W.C. FOSTER a citizen of Allen County has died intestate and that no administration has been had upon his estate. It is now ordered that P.C. FOSTER be and he is hereby appointed adm. of the estate of W.C. FOSTER Dec’d .... took the oath required by lawn and entered in bond...... P. C. FOSTER Admr of W.C. FOSTER dec’d this day produced to court an account due W.C. FOSTER dec’d late assessor of Allen County for $194....for taking list of Allen County of the year 1890 and the Sheriff have returned no omitted lists sd acounty of $94.14 is now allowed..... This cause was this day called for ordered and this court being sufficiently advised adjudged that the exception filed hereby in C. PREWITT & are wrongfully taken and sd exception are hereby overruled and dismissed at O. PREWITTs cost and came O. PREWITT and asked the court to give him a writ of Adguard??? directed to the sheriff of Allen County and for the 25 Sept. 1890 V. MOORE; Petition
for Public Road. Ordered that his cause be
continued (illegible) former order H.F. LYLES; Petition for Road to school house in Dist No 21. The viewers report herein having laid over for exception and none being taken thereto the same is now approved and confirmed and W.H. PEARSON & D.W. McGUIRE are approved to pen sd road as land down by the viewer at leas 16 feet wide and report to court. The patron of sd school to be ??? to assist & cause continued. R.D. ANTHONY Admr
vs. ELMIRA ANTHONY Dec. J.A. CRABTREE: to land processment. This day cam the processioners ??? and filed//// report of this work herein and the same is laid over for exceptions. Sept. 1,
1890 Wed. Sept 3,
1890
Wed. Sept 3, 1890 W.R. PREWIT: Petition for road. Ordered that G.W. FOLLIS surveyor, J.W. BUCHANON and YOUNGER TABOR be.... appointed viewers herein and being first sworn they will view out and survey the routes presented or a public road commencing at the (illegible) of the land of LUCINDA MEREDITH on Halfway & Halifax road and ending at the corner of WM. HARRIS’ fence in the Bowling Green and Scottsville Road and sd viewers will view out & survey the route proposed for sd road commencing at the Halifax road on Baysfork creek near HENRY MOTLEYs and ending at WM. HARRIS’ fence on the Bowling Green and Scottsville road and they will report the distance or ??? of each road and over whose land the same passes & the damage if any to the land owners the convenience and inconvenience to sd land owners and whether the same is necessary for public towit and which is the most practicable rout for sd road ...... J.T. GIBSON vs. J.M. PORTER (burned) W.H. MING Admr & ELIZABETH DEVASHIER Dec'd; This day came the Adm & filed inventory herein & the same is ordered to be recorded THOS. BRUNSON Adm; ELIZABETH BRUNSON decd: The adm this day filed the appraisement herein and the same is ordered to be recorded W.H. MING Adm ELIZABETH DEVESHER dec’d; the Adm this day filed his sale bill here & the same is ordered to be recorded THOS BRUNSON Adm ELIZABETH BRUNSON Dec'd ; This day came the adm and produced and filed sale bill herein & the same is ordered to recorded Sept 10 Ordered that JOHN GADEN(?) ....granted a land warrant for 1 acres of ??? and unappropriated land in Allen Co he having paid the county price of 25c per acre as shown by the county treasures receipt this day filed. Sept 16,
1890 Sept 22,
1890 W.R. POPE this day
produced an filed his commission from the Gov as a Notary
Public of Allen County ... with W.H. READ his surety
Sept30 1890 Oct 1, 1890 It is ordered that E.G. WALKER be ... appointed a member of the Financial Board of Allen County for Dist No. 1 to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of N.G. ALEXANDER and thereupon sd WALKER was sworn as the law directs. Ordered that the following person be...appointed surveyors of Public Roads:
Ordered that W.H. MING treasurer pay to W.H. READ 2.85 for binding assessor book for 1891 Ordered the G.W. MOODY Surveyor on precinct No (blank) for Glasgow & Scottsville Pike procure the necessary lumber and repair the bridge floor of the bridge at Dr. DAVIDSON ... Ordered that FLEETWOOD MORGAN surveyor of precinct No. 1 on the Glasgow Pike proceed to repair the bridge on this section of road .... Oct 13, 1890 Ordered that when the court proceed to visit the poor house tomorrow and that they meet at the said place at ?o’clock... and examine said Poor house and condition of the inmates. Ordered that H.T. TRACY, G.S. DYSON and L.C.J. MOTLEY be appointed a committee to visit C.A. WHITLOW a pauper of Allen.....report to this court his condition Ordered that LON ATWOOD Keeper of Poor house pay the amt in his hand due the county to wit the sum of $54 to S..T. HUGHES and file receipt for same in this settlement as Keeper of Poorhouse It is for good cause shown ordered the G.W. WILLIAMS be and is released from work on public road ..... The following list of Pauper Idiots as this day returned to court
and it is not ordered that these be and is herby appropriated the sum of $20 per annum each for the benefit of sd Idiots payable to their respected committee as shown above. Ordered that J.D. CALVERT, J.S. CARPENTER & W.H. MING be and are appointed a committee to borrow the money for Allen County to pay the above allowance to Idiots not exceeding herein the sum of $240 Ordered that the
following person be and are hereby released from paying
Poll Tax from and after the state is as follows: Oct 13, 1890 W.A. READ late clerk of the court this day produced his (burned ) bill against Allen County for service rendered as clerk....to $227.91 which was examined and approved by J.S. CARPENTER County atty .... Ordered that W.T. DEVASHIER be and as appointed committed for T.J. DEVASHIRE a pauper of Allen County and on motion & vote of majority. It is ordered that he be allowed for the benefit of the sd pauper the sum of $75 to be paid out of the evening levy of 1891 RACHEL BEVELLE and JENIE MOORE (col) on motion ordered that they be & are declared pauper of Allen County and allowed to go to the county poor house to be provided for by the Keeper who is authorized to received them. E. LAMB & C.E. SHERRY; Pet for Road On motion W.H. READ late clerk of the court it is ordered that W>H. MING Treasurer of Allen Co pay to W.H. READ $30.60 the bal of the taxed(?) costs in this action MAJOR RICKMAN this day came unto court and move the court to bind and apprentice to him a minor under 12 years of age named JOHN THOMAS RICKMAN and upon the proof of W.A. RICKMAN father of sd minor and by his consent and agreement It is now ordered that for the best interest of sd minor, that be be bound unto sd MAJOR RICKMAN until he is twenty on years of age to learn the business of farming and the clerk of this court is ordered to enter into indenture binding said minor as afsd. JOHN EVANS Adm granted Mrs. SALLIE EVANS Decd. On motion of J.L. EVANS it is order that Letter of Adm be granted him on the estate of Mrs. SALLIE EVANS. ...... For good cause show it is ordered that J.H. CASSADA be & he is (illegible) released from tax as $200 as listed against him or the year 1890 (illegible and burned) F.S. PAGE vs Allen County. This day came F.S. PAGE who produced and filed his motion of motions executed on THOMAS LEWIS one of the member of the board of Supervisors of Precinct No1 in Allen County and moved the court to correct the assessment made against sd PAGE by the board of Supervisors of the assessment made ... of Sept 1889....sum of $15000.00 which list was incorrect and was not a far /// valuation of sd property and it further appearing to the court that $6000 was a fair cash value...... E.G. WILSON guardian MARTHA J. WILSON. This day came E.G. WILSON and as his motion It is ordered that sd E.G. WILSON be and is hereby appointed Guardian of MARTHA J. WILSON a minor under 16 years of age. Thereupon sd E.G. WILSON appeared in court & took the oath prescribed by law .....with J.L. STEINBERGEN his surety.... J.S. POPE appointed surveyor of road in place of TOM BANDY.... On motion of J.T. PULLIAM ????? it is ordered that JOHN LOVELACE be and he is hereby appointed def(burned) assessor of Allen Co and thereon sd LOVELACE appeared and was sworn as the law directs. J.T. GIBSON vs J.M.
PORTER for road SOPHONA HAM Pltf vs NATHAN MARCH deft; Ordered that is be dismissed settled. J.C. WYGALL vs
R.R. tax settlement J.G. WHITNEY adm of AGNES HOLDER Decd; Settlement and Sale bill: This day came the Adm J.G. WHITNEY and produced an inventory and sale bill of the estate of AGNES HOLDER dec’d and the same are ordered to be recorded E.J. MANION
& ?? MITCHELL ... T. MANION dec’d settle A.M. HILL .. R.R.
Tax settlement G.W. PEARSON.. Petition for road... this day came GEO. PRUITT supena to open the road herein and reported orally in open court that said road as laid down by the viewers has been & is now open for public travel .....and the following hands are assigned to work on said road viz GEO PRUITT COOPER WEAVER, GEO MIZE, R. WADE, BENJ JOHNSON, JONAH HALE, G.B> WATTS, & CALVIN PRUITT.... F.F. LYLES.. Pet for road to school house Dist No21... This day came D.W. McGUIRE and made report orally to court that the road laid down by the viewers herein has been duly opened for the patrons of this common school in Dist No. 21 and that said road is ready for travel. It is now ordered that said road is and is now established as a public road to the school house in Dist No. 21 for the use of the patron’s of sad school.... SAML SAWER up Pet. for Road: Ordered that this cause be continued under former order of court W.R. PRUITT vs... Pet. for Road (burned). Oct 14 court H.T. TRACY & L.C.J. MOTLEY committee to visit C.A. WHITLOW a pauper of ALlen County. This day made verbal report to court and on motion the committee are not discharged. On motion and carried by majority vote: The court took time to act on to correct as to what disposition & rule to adopt in re??? to the disposition of Paupers outside the county Poor House and on motion to make no allowance for any pauper outside of the Poor House excepting T.J. DEVASHIER, C.A. WHITLOW, JAKE STINSON, MARTHA ANDERSON and MARY A. STEWARD...... Ordered that MARY A. STEWARD a pauper be allowed $25 for the ensuing year and JAS. SIDDENS is appointed her committee. This day came J.F. SHAW and upon his Pet filed and nothing heard It is ordered that W.H. MING Treasure of Allen County pay back to J.F. SHAW the sum of $45....(partially illegible) paid by sd SHAW on the 20 day of March 1890 for ??? land in Allen county and sd MING shall take from sd SHAW this receipt for same... On motion.... it is ordered that the ???? refusing to make allowance for MARY G. HARRIS as (illegible) Ordered that the
following claims be now allowed by this court for service
rendered as set out in the various accou(Burned)
presented and in conformity with the law ... |