Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-05-09
April Term of Nearly Three Weeks
Closed.
NUMEROUS CHANCERY CASES
Committee Makes Report on Condition
of County Jail-Decisions Handed
Down.
M Thu World of Wednesday.

From The World of Wednesday.
The circuit court convened this
morning at $3.50 O'Clock. The follow
ing were the proceedings of the day:
Charles Whirley VS.. Kate B..
Walsh and H. l.. Snapp, Judgment in
favor Of plaintiff for 1929, with in
terest and costs.
The usual allowances We're made
for jurors and jailor's fees.
John w. Snowden and John A..
Weaver were appointed trustees for
the First M. E. church in place and
stead of l. L. Bender and Jacob Ev-
erso1e, deceased.
DR.. H. 81 Castleman. Jacob Sites
and P. r. Harrison, the committee APP
pointed to inspect the Jail filed their
report.
The committee made a rumber of
recommendations for the safe keeping
of the prisoners in Jail which will
doubtless be ordered done by the
county court Otherwise the condi-
ton of the jail is reported as good.
In chancery.
w. S. Small VS.. C. H Taylor and
others, decree removing cloud from
title to real estate and appointing a
special commissioner to release lien.
L. G. Hoffman, ct al. VS.. Isabella
Hoffman and others, decree appointing
special commissioners to make parti-
tion of real estate, if practicable.
Margaret A. Hout, etc. VS.. Laura
Deckert and others, decree appointing
special com missioners to make sale of
the real estate.
w. II. Wilen, etc. VS.. J. w. Young
and others, decree establishing liens
against the real estate and directing a
sale for the satisfaction of the same.
State of West Virginia VS.. Edward
Colston, ct al, decree allowing certain
defendants to redeem lands forfeited
for non-pe yment of taxes, confirming
sale of various tracts to purchasers,
directing deeds to be made by the
commissioner of school lands and dis
tributing purchase money
III. H. Bender, admir- etc. VS.. j.
Fl. Shaffer eft al, decree directing dis
tribution of funds i'm the hands of the
administrator of the special receiver
and of the bonded special commits
sioner
Bertha Johnson VS.. Jere Johnson
decree for absolute divorce.
George w Buxton VS.. w. H. Girls
well and others, decree crediting pay
ment from partnerships fund on the
amount of capital invested by John
w. Criswell.
q. s. Morgan VS.. w. E. Morgan, ct
al, decree confirming sale of real es-
tate and making distribution OF the
proceeds of sale.
Merchants and Farmers bank VS.. ].
G. Hoffman, ct AL and same against
F. M. Hoffman, ct al, DEGREES estab-
fishing liens against real estate OF
defendants and directing a sale of
same, also directing the sheriff to sell
personal property levied on by him
under attachment proceedings.
In the three cases of Pittsburg Pro-
vision Co., H. P. Thorn and Winches-
ter Building and Loan corporation
against j. H. DOING, DEGREES were en-
tered directing sale of the real estate
CT H Dong and directing the three
causes to be heard together.
j. d. Payne VS.. Celia A. PAYNE. de-
cree filing petition of the defendant.
The report of the settlement of the
accounts of Henry j. Seibert, general
receiver of the circuit court was filed.
examined, approved and ordered to be
recorded.
w II. Thomas was appointed COM
mittee for Annie G.. Anderson. an in
sane person.
Wilbur H. Thomas, admr. VS.. Will
Ham A. Tedrick, ct al, decree con-
ing distribution of the funds by the
bonded special commissioner.
Charles E. Everhart VS.. Joseph Ev-
erhart, decree confirming sale of real
estate and directing the distribution
of the proceeds.
G. Wellinger, etc. VS. Mary V. Smith,
decree confirming sale of real estate
and distributing the purchase money.
John H. Keesecker, by his attorney,
"a. c.. Nadenbousch, filed his petition,
praying to adopt Lloyd Weller, a
minor and child of his deceas d wife
which prayer was granted, adopting
said infant to said j. H. Keesecker.
Chas. Fl. Bender, etc. VS.. Susan
A. Whitson, decree distributing final