The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1910-04-30
LINCOLN CHANcERY COURT.
A Good Lot Of Grist Being Ground Oul
judge j. S. Hicks PresIdine.

Monday instead. Judge j. S. Hicks
presiding in place Of Chancellor
I.yell.
Many small matters have been
disposed of. as follows:
Elk parte John Cush ct al. De-
cree for adoption Of minor Mary
Josephine Roberts.
Easter Richardson VS.. Jake Rich
ardson. Decree for divorce.
j. B. Burnett VS.. Zenie Burnett.
Decree for divorce and awarding
complainant the custody of two
minor children.
Elk parte Florence Coker ct al.
Decree correcting partition of land
among common owners.
Van Byrd VS.. Bolian Mercantile
Co. Decree sustaining demurrer
and dismissing bill.
In matter of Estate of w. Frank
Coker. deceased. Decree granting
letters of guardianship to Mrs.
Ella Furr.
James Smith VS.. Ella Smith.
Decree for divorce.
Mrs. Sallie v. Wade VS.. r. L..
Brent. Decree setting cause for
hearing in vacation.
Edna Rodgers VS.. Horace
Rodgers. Decree for divorce.
Peter Lucich VS.. Farmers Union
Cotton Warehouse Co. ct al. De-
cree pro confesso for want of
answer.
F. M. Mullen VS.. Homer v.
Smith ct al. Decree sustaining
defendants pleas and dismissing
bill.
Mrs. Olivia Hodges ct al VS..
Mrs. Bette Martin ct al. Decree
pro confesso against defendants for
want of answer.
Laura D. Noodle ct al VS.. j.
Antoinette Lybrook ct al. Decree
settling title to land on heirs.
Mrs. Olivia Hodges ct al VS.. Mrs.
Bette Martin ct al. Final decree
for partition Of certain lands.
Mrs. Florence Coker ct al VS.. R.
M. Davis ct al. Final decree for
partition of land.
Ex parte A. M. Meyer ct al.
Decree adopting a minor, Mary
Magdaline ThornhiII to A. M.
Meyer.
In matter of removal of disabil-
ity Of Claude B. Germany. Decree
removing disability of minority.
Peter Lucich VS.. Farmers u. G..
VIII. Co. ct al. Order appointing
clerk master to compute the
amount due complainant. Another
decree fixing a lien on certain lands
in favor of complainant.
Mary E. Nations VS.. L. E. New
ly. Decree pro confesso against
defendant for want of answer.
Miss. Mfg. Go. ct al VS.. Franklin
Nero. Co. ct al. Order allowing
defendant 60 days to file answer.
j. M. Dickerson VS.. N. r. Nc
Allister. Decree sustaining COM
plainant's motion to strike out part
of answer relating to validity of
will.
In the matter of last will and
testament of Fred ]. Ragland, de-
ceased. Order admitting will to
probate.
Octavia Abrams VS.. James
Abrams, colored. Decree for di-
vorce.
Estate of A. Pennington, deceas-
ed, VS.. W. E. Pennington, admr.
Decree approving administrator S
first annual account.
j. r. Kyzar VS.. Mrs. M. A. Nc.
Cormick ct al. Decree granting
defendants 60 days to answer.
Frank Scott VS.. Mary Jane Scott.
Decree for divorce.
W. L. Summers VS.. All Persons.
Decree pro confesso for want of
answer and also final decree con-
firming tax title.
Cephus Middleton VS.. Leona Mid
dleton. Decree for divorce.
Sidney ferdinand VS.. Josie
Ferdinand. Decree awarding de-
fendant a solicitors fee of S25.
Julius E. Hart VS.. Mary E. Hart.
Decree for divorce and awarding
complainant custody of minors.
A. M. Summers VS.. S. q. Wilson.
Decree sustaining demurrer and
dismissing attachment.
Ellen jackson VS.. Anna Webb ct
al. Decree confirming report Of
commissioners partitioning certain
lands.
Mrs. Martha Calhoun VS.. Floyd
Calhoun. Decree for divorce and
awarding complainant custody Of
minor child.
An order was made fining the
following witnesses five dollars
each for failure to appear ais wit
nesses in obedience to subpoena
F.. F. Parsons. j. D. Robbins and
Johnson Rancifer.
Three applicants were admitted
to stand examination to practice
law: Julius Berry, f. Fl. Hoff-
man. and w. G. Williams.
The following out-of-town attor.
neys have been in attendance at the
Chancery Court Clem v. Rat.
cliff. Of Summit: @. Wood Magee,
of Monticello; Fl. q. Wilson. oi
HazIehurst, and the members 81
the home bar.
Agnes johnson vs.. William John,
son. Decree for divorce.
Bob Myies VS.. Maud MyIes. De,
cree for divorce.
Marcus Bozeman VS.. Hiram 6,
Case ct al. Decree approving