West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-07-23
cHASCgRY COURT.
The Orders Passed at the Las, Special
Session.

Holt the following business was
transacted:
N. J. Fortney was appointed
special commissioner to execute a
deed to S. b. Elkins for coal land
in case of Hannah +. Wilhelm,
John A. Wilhelm and vestus Il.
Wilhelm, all minor heirs, and said
Fortney to execute bond for 81, 400
before receiving said money. The
case was referred to John w.
Watson, commissioner, to examine
into the title and all liens, etc., on
said land. Above land sold to said
Elkins for 5000 as.
The deed from Joseph r. Ellis to
l.. III. and Mary Z. Ellis was set
aside on the grounds that it was
made to them for his support and
maintenance, and they had failed to
comply with its terms.
A decree for sale was granted in
case of the property in the town Of
Newburg of Geneva, Peter and
John Garrett, their guardian Michel
j. Garrett asking for same, and
ordered that he execute bond for
~, 600 before making said sale.
w. G. Morley appointed to make
sale Of undivided interest of Mary
L. Hall in a o4H acre tract of land
in Lyon district, after giving bond
for SIS. Said order granted on
petition of Charles B. Hall, guardian
for said minor. Said land sold to
Chas. f. Ellis for s6a.so. Same
order granted in case of Ora c..
Hall, Floyd w. Hall, Flota NJ.
Hall and Julia Virginia Hall other
heirs to above tract, upon the
petition of their guardian Jarrett w.
Hall. Said land sold to Chas. +.
Ellis for $40.
The contract made between John
Sliney and l.. w. Halbr,ter was set
aside as the latter had died and
failed to carry il out.
A. b. McCrum appointed special
commissioner to make a deed to b.
M. Despard for the $50 acre tract
of coal land sold to said Despard
by Reason A. Pell before his death,
said Despard having made first and
second payments and ready to make
the last amounting to s8a7.37 to the
administrator Thomas A. Pell.
Said sale was for $40 per acre, Pell
reserving all coal above the Free
port or Austen seam.
John w. Watson made report OF
settlement with A. A. Brown admin
istrator of the estate of James w.
Brown former Receiver Of the Court,
showing SIS due from said Brown
which was ordered paid to w. G..
Worley the present Receiver of the
Court.
N. J. Fortney reported that he
had sold land in the case of Walter
M. Smith VS.. Salena J. Smith ct a
to G. w. Cox for 81, 900. Sale
confirmed and ordered that the sun
OF s2o7.r, be paid to said Salena ].
Smith as her dover in the property
sold, she being 43 years OF age.
Robert b. Brown confirmed as 9
trustee of the M. f.. Church in
Kingwood.
The sale of the half interest oil
coal land belonging to Susan A,
Pentony to w. II. and Chas. M
jenkins for so3o,5o by special com
missioner w. G.. Brown, was con
frmed and SI67,Iz ordered paid tc
the widow. Matilda J. Pentony, ir
lieu of her dover, she being &;
years of age. The rest of the
money So84.oz ordered paid TO sale
Matilda ]. Pentony as guardian o
Susan A. Pentony, after executing
bond for 81, 400
N. ]. Fortney's report as specia
commissioner, that he had sold tn,
land of Joseph ]. Watson deceased
to David Wadeli for sI,oss, wa
confirmed. Also the report Of j
w. Watson commissioner, in regard
to the debts against said estate
which are ordered paid by ]. O
Reed, administrator.
The report Of G. G.. Pierce anC
r. w. Monroe, special commits
sioners, that they had sold IN,
house and lot in Reedsyille to lanes
+. Dill and John Clever S4sz. SC
and r. M. Arthur the so acre tract
at 1873, was confirmed and tn,
costs OF SI66.77 ordered paid snt
balance to be paid to c. {. Pierce
after he gives bond for So, 500 ant
he was ordered to make deeds fo
above property.
N. J. Fortney appointed to sci
land Of infant heirs of Emma X
Watson, widow Of Mason Watson
after executing bond for 81, 600
The guardian Daniel G.. Watson
asking for the said sale.
The report Of NJ. /. fortnev thu