The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-05-19
THE BALES ASSIGNMENT,
fetitlon in BANKRUPTCY Filed-Order
Restraining Sale of Stock and
Motion to Vacate Order.

Following the ASST ynmcnl recently
made by f. l.. Bales, l.. W. Jones.
ESQ., representing certain creditors.
llled petition in bankruptcy in the
'hlt@l States Court in Charleston.
"hercupon Judge Brawlcy passed an
order cnjoinin" and restraining" thc
sale or other disposition of Mr..
BALES stock Of goods until the fur.
ther order Of the United States court,
leave being given TO Mr.. Bales and 70
Cole H. Blcasc, Esq. assignee, to
m'''' upon two days. notice to the
attorney For the petitioners. for il
modification or recession Of said or
de-.
'Alr. BailcS, who has been cnapcd IN
the mercantile business in Newbcrrv
Tor s"mc time past. made an asSion-
ment on April -. 1908. to Cole, l..
l>lpaSe, Esq, for the benefit of his
creditors. without any preference or
pmorlty whatsoever \ meeting Of
the creditors was called and was held
on May >. at which time Mr.. Blcase
was elected agent of the creditors.
and at which meeting Mr.. Bales Of
Tered to his creditors compromise Of
80 cents on the dollar. This offer was
accepted by many Of his creditors.
and some refused. The stock was then
advertised TO be sold on May Is. the
stock being appraised at $l2.SS3.0:5.
In the meantime Mr.. Jones, rcpres-
entlng certain creditors. fried a peti-
ton in bankruptcy. and the following
order was passed by Judge Brawlev
and served upon Mr.. Bales. and Mr..
Blease, assignee:
united States of America, Dis
tnct C"urt-In Bankruptcy.
'lHowett-Warner Co., IA corpora
ton; j. f. Kolb & Co.. partnership:
M. {. kiscr Co.. corporation
Brockton Shoe Co.. corporation. De-
tltloncrS. vs. Gilbert l.. Bales. Defend
authorizations Petition.
'On hearing the verified COMPLAINT
OF The above named petitioners. and
on motion of Lambert ". Jones, at
torney for petitioners.
ut IS ordered, that the defendant
above named show cause before ma =.
Charleston, on the 25th day of Nav,
l3oS, at II O'Clock in the forenoon.
why he should not be adjudged bank
rupt within the purview of the Acts
or congress relating 20 bankruptcy.
LIT Is further ordered, that Elbert
l.. Bales and Cole. L. Blease. as assig-
nee OF Efbert l.. Bales, their agents
and servants be and they are hereby
enJolned and restrained in the mean
time and until the further order Of this
court from selling, disposing of or in
any manner interfering with the stock
OF goods, merchandise, credits and as
sets, the property Of or formerly of
the SAID Elbcrt l.. Bales and especial
~ such property, as it is alleged to
have been assigned under the assign
ment deed mentioned in the petition.
''l'et copy Of said petition and of
this be forthwith served upon the de-
fendant Elbert l.. BailesSand Cole. T..
blease, assignee of e. l.. Bales, the
SAID parties having leave. upon two
days notice to attorney for the peti-
TONERS, to move for n modification or
recession of this order.
VIM. II. Brawley,
gu. S. Judge.
'Chareston, S. C.. May ID. 1905 -
On Saturday McSSrs. Blease g. Dom
mex, attorneys for Mr.. Bales ana
Mr.. Bleasc. served the following NO.
tlce upon Mr. Jones. attorney for the
petitioners in bankruptcy:
You will take notice that thc mn
derslgncd. as attorneys for T.. T..
Bales and Cole. l.. Blcasc, ASSIGNEE
OF f. l.. Bales. on Monday, the 18th
day Of May, 1908. at. '"n O'Clock in
the forenoon, or as so.n thereafter as
counsel can be heard, will move be-
fore His Honor, VIM. II. Brawlcy.
')utl"" of the District Court Of thc
United States of America for the
District of South Carolina. at Char.
lesion. South Carolina. upon petitions
and affidavits to be filed with thc
clerk OF said court, to vacatc and
modif.' certain. order heretofore is
sued by the said court in the above
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