West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-10-03
CuANCERY COURT.
Proceedings OF the Late Term.

State of West Va, VS.. X. G..
Foreman ct al. report of j. w.
Watson Commissioner confirmed
and ordered that tracts No. TIC
and No. ~ containing Ii1s anc
$50 acres of land be referred to The
commissioner of School Lands OF
this county to advertise and sell.
+. h. Speelman confirmed as
trustee OF the NJ. T.. Church a,
Hopewell, Grant district in place
OF L. ). Cunningham who resigned
German Coal & Coke Co. VS..
Jas. and Fox Miller. Order for
survey made and J. X. Monroe, U.
n. Orr and ] w. Flynn appointed
to 60 on tract of land of IoI acres
and divide same, giving FIVE sew
enths to above company and the
remainder TO the Millers.
Alice Collins VS.. Sanford Collins
suit for divorce, which was granted
and the six children given to the
plaintiff
In the case of several parties in
Reno district who applied for a
release from the coal option on
their land obtained by John Sliney
in 1890 and placed on record here,
the court set aside the contract
and granted clear release because
1T had not been complied with in
the case of the following parties /:
J. N. Baker, Isaac Means, b. f.
Young, Priscilla and Andrew Bow
man, Jas. II. and A. Bolyard, Jno.
w. and S. Bolyard, Mary Alice
Biggs, Isaac w. and NJ. l.. Criss,
Jno, w. Bolyard, Jno. Poulson,
Isaiah and Amanda Bolyard. Benz.
+. and N. +. Philips, p. Il. and
Jane viii, J. Q. Reed and Jenkins
& Hagans.
William ID. Martin VS.. Ira O.
Martin ct al. Report of John w.
Watson, commissioner, confirmed,
showing the following debts against
the estate Of the late Samuel Mar
tin. Due Emma Schaeffer, sIo7. e.
SO; Henry c. Wright, s79.73;
Harriet J. Martin widow, SI73s.-
III; to VIM. ID. Martin, Ohc plaintif)
S4oI.2E J. A. Lenhar,, Sa7. %;
Nancy Snyder, 500 Ss Ira o.
Martin, 500; Geo. a. Williams,
$685. G.. l.. Bomberger, $40. SO !;
ID. X. Jackson, S0.7S and 70 DR..
U. w. Showalter S62.25. The
report further shows that there is
but sos. 80 funds in the hands of
Cyrus III. Martin, administrator for
Samuel Martin, and the report
further showing that the said Sam
uel Martin had given $500 TO his
son, Ira Martin, on the farm pur-
chased by the latter of the former,
during his lifetime. The Court set
this gift aside on account Of the
said Samuel Martin being insolvent
at the time and orders this $500
paid by the said Ira Martin on the
debts Of his father. The claim of
W. ID. Martin of S4ol. 27 with
interest from March "a, 1901 is to
be paid first and the rest divided
among the other creditors, and
unless this debt is paid over in
thirty days p. J. Crogan is appoint
ed special commissioner TO sell the
land after giving bond in sum Of
$1,000.
The commissioner OF School
Lands for this county, VIM. NJ. o.
Dawson, made his seventh annual
report showing a balance Of s77o. o.
~ in his hands after disbursing
S4zo. So, said report referred to
Clerk for action as per Acts Of 1903.
Otha Speelman vs.. Jacob f..
Feather ct al On motion Of plain.
tiff's attorney, p. J. Crogan, case
dismissed satisfied as to SAID Spcel-
man and continued in name of w.
G.. Brown as plaintiff.
George Teets, Charles Emerson,
Brenard d. Spiker l.. J. Warman,
Jno. Emerson and Geo. Reckard
confirmed trustees Of NJ. y. Church
at Laurel Run, in Grant district.
Sarah L. Laraw vs.. Grace A..
Laraw ct al. Final decree entered
and report OF K. w Monroe, spe-
cial commissioner, confirmed,
showing that Sarah T.. Laraw be.
comes purchaser Of two lots in
Terra Alta for S87z and the costs
amounting to SIS disbursed and
balance apportioned among the
heirs, the widows dover interest at
the age Of ~ being Srs9.5o and the
residue Of $3.50 3S is divided among
four children Russell S. Laraw.
Grace a. Laraw; Lodeuo T.. Laraw
Nellie w. Laraw widow Of Hope S.
Laraw)Sr6z 90 each.