Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-03-16
| Circuit Court.

| Circuit Court.
A large number of chancery orders
were entered during the closing days of
the Jefferson Circuit Court-many Of them
being entered too late for publication in
our last issue.
In the case of ]. NJ. Mason, IT,, Tnus-
tee, VS.. A. L. Anderson and others, the
trustee was instructed to pay out what
funds are in his hands according TO the
report OF the commissioner in chancery.
E.A. Rodrick vs.. F. NJ. Pennock and
others; decree instructing special COM
missioner Joseph Trapnell to execute
deed to certain property on the Belt Line
in Charles Town in favor OF the heirs OF
J. B. Wilmington upon the payment Of
the balance Of the purchase money by the
said heirs.
Thos. ]. Cauffman VS.. Ida A. Cauffman;
plaintiff ordered to pay the defendant suf-
ficient funds wherewith TO pay her attor-
ney, and other expenses Of the suit.
George Blankenshi1 VS.. Eva Snyder
and others; ]. w. Snyder upon petition
was made party TO the suit, and the
matters in controversy referred TO Cleon
Moore, commissioner, to report upon the
value of the real estate owned by Mary
Susan Sheppard, deceased, its, annual
rental value, and the liens thereon with
priorities Of each.
H.H. Mccormick was appointed acom-
missioner to release by formal deeds GER
tain liens on Woodbury. farm, in the case
of r. P. Chew VS.. w. B. Grove and 9TH
ers.
In the matter of the partition OF the real
estate OF James M Roper, deceased, the
report otthe commissioners appointed to
make said partition was confirmed, ana
the case retired from the docket. The
commissioners report provided for the
assignment OF Retreat farm on the Shen-
andoah river, containing 1871 acres, to
Frank 6. Roper, the other heirs to pay
him the. sum OF 1851 90. To Harry L.
Roper is assigned l02 acres Of the home
farm on the Berryville pike, he TO pay
his brother. N. o. Roper the sum OF
81 800, and to ] T. Roper, another brother,
the sum Of 1896. To N o. Roper was
given l02 acres of the home farm besides
a cash consideration of $500 from J. T.
Roper, the latter to get ITO acres on the
west end of the home farm. A tract OF
mountain land. part of The estate, was
divided equally among the four heirs,
each getting about q acres.
The Injunction case wherein c. N Coyle
is plaintiff and A. p. Thomson is defend
ant, the proceedings affecting certain
rights Of way over property at Summit
Point, was submitted on argument OF
counsel.
Divorces were granted in two cases:
Joseph Logan VS.. Ida Logan, and Lizzie
Howard VS.. William Howard. In the
latter case the complainant, Lizzie How
ard, was allowed the right to resume her
maiden name, that of Lizzie Warrington.
w. S. Young VS.. Orinoco Corporation,
upon petition w. F. Alexander, receiver
was permitted TO have his bond reduced
from s., 500 TO 81 900.
A decree for the sale Of farm OF ia
acres was awarded in the case of Ellen
w. Wyatt VS.. Edward L. Wyatt and
others, James M. Mason, Jr., being ap- |
pointed special commissioner to conduct |
the sale and report the same to the court. |
A demurrer to the plaintiffs bill in the |
case of the Corporation OF Charles Town
VS.. Edward DriSh was overruled.
S. E. Bailey VS. w. E. Myers; COM
missioner Cleon Moore was instructed to
his report, and have the same
ready by the next term of court.
James w. McGary VS.. The Jefferson
vile Manufacturing and Improvement
Company and others; referred to Cleon
Moore, commissioner, TO report on the
liens against the property OF the defend
ant company. Press.