The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-10-02
RULE ON CREDITORS.
In the Court of Common Pleas of Fulton
County.
The Commonw ealth OF Pennsylvania
County nf Eulton {

The Commonwea ealth OF Pennsylvania
County of Futon,} IS.
At a Court of Common Pleas held at McCon-
nelsburg in and for Fulton County, Pen sylvia
mia, before the Honorable y. McC. Swope, p
j. and Lemuel +. Kirk and David A. Nelson
Esqrs,; Associate Judges Of said Court. on June
TO- 1902 the petition OF W. ). Smith OF Washing
ton county, Md, was presented setting forth
That one II q. Smith of the township OF Ayr,
In the county OF Fulton, Penna., did on the
fourth day OF March A. ID. l9.2 execute and de-
liver deed OF assignment for the benefit of
creditors to james Henry, George B. Daniels
and y. w. Kirk, conveying to them all his prop
erty as well as al the property OF II. q. Smith
20. (his wife Elizabeth Joining with him In the
said decd and In and by the said deed made,
executed and delivered by the said II. u. smith
ana ., EiiIapeth (his wifel for themselves and Il
Smith alleges that the petitioner w. s. Smith
Is partner In the said firm OF II. y. Smith g.
Co, and that the said H. U. Smith and w 8.
Smith were Co-partners under the firm name OF
II. o. Smith a. Co. and thus representing the pc
titioner as Interested as partner In the said
hrm OF h. u. Smith Co. The petitioner fur
ther represents that he was never associated
with the said ii. q. Smith partner In any
business whatsoever, that he was not u partner
In the hrm OF IL. U. Smith & Co. that he had no
interest whatever In the firm OF II. Q. Smith &
Co., that he never entered into partnership
with the said H. u. Smith, or gave him permls-
sion to use his name In any way as partner in
the said firm OF Ii. @. Smith & Co. or to use his
name In the said deed OF assignment and that
the name OF your petitioner was placed in the
or consent and without any legal warrant or
authority to do So that he never knew that his
name was In anv way used or connected with
the firm of III. @. Smith & Co. us partner and
further that he has no interest whatever as n
partner In the said mercantile orany other bus
iness carried on by II. c. smith g. Co that he Is
not, and never was a partner In the said firm or
business carried on under the name of II. O..
Smith & co. And further the petitioner repre-
sents and expects to be able TO prove that the
name OF W. ). Smith, the petitioner, was inclu-
ded In the said deed of assignment ash partner
OF said H. O. Smith & co by mistake or inadver-
tance.
And therefore praying the court to strike the
name OF the petitioner from the said deed OF
assignment,as though the name OF the petition
er had never been included In the same
whereupon June 10. 1902 within petition read
and considered and Rule on assgnees, James
Henry, Geo. II. Daniels and y. w. Kirk and al
so the creditors of the said estate to show
cause why the name OF w. y. Smith should not
be stricken from the deed OF assignment, re-
turnable October Term next Service OF this
rule on creditors to be by publication.
In testimony whereof l have hereunto set my
hand and the seal OF the said court at Mccon-
nellsburg, this lst day OF July A. ID. 1902
FRANK r. LYNoH.
[SeaLl Prothonotary.