The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-01-25
Creaitoy5 Petition

Creaitoy5' Petition.
10 the honorable Nathan Webb, Judge Of
the District Court Of the United States for
the District Of Maine:
The petition Of Mllliken Tomlinson Com
pany, Of Portland County Of Cumberland,
and State Of Maine, and H. :. Melcher Co,
h. NJ. steadman & Co, Conant Patrick 3 %,
Chas. b. Narney Co., Elias Thomas Co. all Of
Portland in the County Of Cumberland and
State Of Maine and Fletcher q 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 81 SIX months next
preceding the date Of filing this petiton 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 Siooo, but has since gone
to parts unknown.
That the number Of all the creditors II sad
Wallace ". Cooley IS more than twelve.
That your petitioners are creditors Of said
Wallace ". Cooley having proyable claims
amounting in the aggregate in excess Of
securities held by them, 70 the sum Of $500.
Iha, the nature and amount OF your petition
eTs' claims are as follows: Milhken Tom
linson Co. account merchandise, S4I2I2.Ioo,
II. 5 Melcher Co., account mdse., amt.
S2I9 7o.Ioo; f. NJ. Steadman * Co, acct
| mdse., amt. S42o 4 loo; Conant Patrick u
Co., acct. mdse., amt. $500 81 100 Chas. B.
Varney Co, acct. mdse., amt. s327 20 100;
Elias Thomas Co., acct. mdse amt. sI44
Fletcher x 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 ". Cooley
committed an act Of bankruptcy, in that he
did heretofore, to-wit, on the ninth dag Of
September, a. d. 1899, made a 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, NAV be
made upon Wallace ". Cooley as provided in
the acts Of Congress relating to bankruptcy,
and that he may be adudged by the Court to
be bankrupt within the puryew Of said
acts
MiLLlKEN ToMLiNsoN Co,
by Chas. o. Haskell Treasurer.
II. :. MELCHER Co,
by II. 5. Melcher, President.
| GHAS. b. NAKNFY Co,
BY NJ. \. Holden, Clerk.
ELIAS THOMAS Co,
by Elias Thomas, IT. Treas
L. NJ. SrEADMAN X Co.
GoNANT PATRICK * Go.
FLETCHER Y CO.
| EDWARD n. MERRILL,
Attorney for Petitioners.
UNITED STATES or AMERICA, DISTRICT
OF MAINE, s.. County, Somerset.
Miliken Tomlinson Co. by Their Treas
Chas Q. Haskell, H. 5. Melcher y Go. by
their Pres. II. 5. Melcher, and c. B. Earney
Co. by their Clerk N. 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 ToNLINsuN Co.
by Chas. Q. Haskell, Treasurer
II. 5. MELcHER Co,
by II. :. Melcher, Pres
CHAS. B. Warmly Co.,
by NJ. \. Holden, Clerk
Petitioners
Subscribed and sworn to before me, TN.
8th day Of Dee 4. u. 1900.
/ SEAL A. 7. LAJGHLIN,
/ L. ). Notary Public.