The Somerset reporter., 1900-02-01

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. DISTRICT OF
MAINE, IS. In the United States District
Court in and for said district
In the matter of WALLACE w. COOLEY,
in bankruptcy.
Creditors Petition.
To the honorable Nathan Webb, Judge of
the District Court of the United States for
the District of Maine;
The petition of Miliken Tominson Com
pany, of Portland County of Cumberland,
and State of Maine, and II. S. Melcher Co.,
f. NJ. Steadman & Co., Conant Patrick & Co.,
Chas. b. Varney Co, Elias Thomas Co.. all Of
Portland in the County Of Cumberland and
State of Maine and Fletcher & Co. of Port
land in the County of Cumberland and State
of Maine, respectfully shows
That Wallace w. Cooley of Madison,
County of Somerset, and State of Maine, has
for the greater portion Of six months next
preceding the date of filing this petition, had
his principal place Of business and resided at
Madison, in the County OF Somerset, and
State and District aforesaid, and owes debts
to the amount of 81 900, but has since gone
| to parts unknown.
| That the number of all the creditors of said
Wallace w. Cooley is more than twelve.
That your petitioners are creditors OF said
| Wallace w. Cooley having provable claims
amounting in the aggregate in excess OF
securities held by them, to the sum of $500.
That the nature and amount Of your petition
| ers' claims are as follows: Milliken Tom
linson Co. account merchandise, S4I2 II 100;
| Fl. S. Melcher Co., account mdse., amt.
S2Io TO- 100; E. NJ. Steadman & Co., acct.
mdse., amt. S42o 43 100; Conant Patrick x
| Co., acct. mdse., amt. $500 50 100; Chas. B.
| Varney Co., acct. mdse., amt. 1927 20 100;
| Elias Thomas CO., acct. mdse., amt. SI44;
Fletcher & Co., acct. mdse., amt. $500 5I-Ioo.
| And your petitioners further represent that
said Wallace w. Cooley is insolvent, and that
within four months next preceding the date
of this petition, the said Wallace w. Cooley
committed an act of bankruptcy, in that he
did heretofore, to-wit, on the ninth day OF
September, A. d. 1899, made general as
signment for the benefit Of creditors Edward
n. Merrill Of Skowhegan in the County of
Somerset and State of Maine.
Wherefore your petitioners pray that ser
vice of this petition, with subpoena, may be
made upon Wallace w. Cooley as provided in
the acts of Congress relating to bankruptcy,
and that he may be adjudged by the Court to
be a bankrupt within the purview of said
acts.
MuLIKEN ToMLINsoN Co,
by Chas. o. Haskell, Treasurer.
II. S. MELCHER Co.,
by H. S. Melcher, President.
CHAs. b. VARNEY Co,
by NJ. A. Holden, Clerk.
ELIAS THOMAS Co.,
by Elias Thomas, IT, Treas,
| f. NJ. STEADMAN & Co.
CoNANT PATRICK & Co.
FLETCHER & Co.
EDWARD N. MERRILL,
Attorney for Petitioners.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DISTRICT
OF MAINE, IS. County, Somerset.
Mliken Tomlinson Co. by their Treas.
Chas. o. Haskell, II. S. Melcher & Co. by
their Pres. II. S. Melcher, and c. B. Varney
Co by their Clerk Nj. A. Holden, being three
of the petitioners above named, do hereby
make solemn oath that the statements con-
tanned in the foregoing petition, subscribed
by them, are true.
MILLIKEN ToMLINSoN Co.,
by Chas. O. Haskell, Treasurer
II. S. MEGCHER Co.,
by H. S. Melcher, Pres
CHAs. B. VARNEY Co.,
by NJ. A. Holden, Clerk.
Petitioners.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this
9Th day of Dec A. d. 1890.
| TsEALl A. T. LAUGHLIN,
| r.. S. Notary Public.
Oyatr 10 shozO cause upon Creators Fetif0H
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNrrEr
CTATEc for thp District If Maine
In the matter of WALLACE w COOLEY,
in bankruptcy.
Upon consideration Of the petition OF
Milliken Tominson Co.. II. s. Melcher Co..
+. NJ. Steadman x Co., Conant Patrick K Co..
Chas. B. Varney Co.. Elias Thomas Co. and
Fletcher & Co. that Wallace w. Cooley be
declared bankrupt, it is ordered that the
said Wallace w. Cooley do appear at this
court, as a court Of bankruptcy, to be holden
at Portland, in the district aforesaid, on the
end day of January, 1900, at 10 O'Clock in
the forenoon, and show cause, if any there
be, why the prayer of said petition should
not be granted; and it is ordered that copy
of said petition, together with writ OF
subpoena, be served on said Wallace w
Cooley by delivering the same to him per
sonally or by leaving the same at his last
usual place. OF aoode III sald uistilC' d. ieaS'
five days before the day aforesaid.
Witness the honorable NATHAN WEBB
Judge of the said court, and the seal thereof
at Portland, in said district, on the 10th day
of December, A. d. 1899.
( Seal of I II T.v,c Clert
| the court.
UNIFIED STATES DISTRICT COURT.
District of Maine, SIS.
In the matter of WALLACE w. COOLEY
bankrupt.
Ordered-That service be made by publ