Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-10-31
In the Circuit Court.

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From the Charles Town Advocate we
get the following items of business trans
acted at the recept session of the Circuit
Court for Jefferson county:
Creditors of Eyster & Sons, the paper
board manufacturers of HalItown, secured
a novel decree from Judge Faulkner in
the Jefferson Circuit Court on Saturday.
In bill in chancery, presented by attor-
neys for the creditors, il was alleged that
the Indebtedness of the firm exceeded
its assets. II was declared inadvisable
to sell the properly of the firm. The
creditors, by agreement with representa-
tives of Eyster & Sons, were given per-
mission by decree entered to organize
stock company with capital stock OF
SIS, 200, divided into preferred stock to
the amount OF $50, 900, and common to the
amount of $4,000. The preferred stock
is to be allotted TO the creditors in pro-
portion to their respective claims. Su-
perior standing is to be given TO the pre-
ferred stockholders both as to the assets
and dividends OF the company, which is
to have as its title "The Halltown Paper
Board Company" Mrs. Aimee M. EyS-
ter was appointed special commissioner
under the decree with power TO convey
the. assets OF the firm to the company
when the latter shall have been duly or
ganized. The company will assume a
lien for 50, 900 held by Henry c. Page.
In the cause OF Chas. V. Pownall VS..
AImira V. S. Markell and others, it was
ordered that Attorneys Allen B. Noll,
Forrest w. Brown, D. w. Snyder and G.
M. Beltzhoover, as special commission
ers, shall sell certain real estate owned
by the defendants in ShepherdStown.
Authority was given in decree to
James M. Mason, Jr., special commission
er, in the case of Ellen w. Wyatt VS..
Edward L. Wyatt and others, TO sell one
of the farms OF J. E. Wyatt, north OF
Charles Town. Objection to the title TO
the farm was sustained by the court and
a former sale OF IT was set aside. The
money paid on it was decreed to be re-
turned TO Geo. B. linn, the purchaser at
the former sale in March, 1911.
The following couples were granted a
divorce from the bonds OF matrlmony:
Jesse Berry from Ellen Berry; Frances
Carter from Wesley L. Carter; Virginia
May Bowers, from Lester Bowers; Lii
liam o. VonEiff from Otto W. VonEitt;
Blanche Ruth Coleman from John William
Coleman.
Attorney Geo. M. Beltzhoover,J r., was
appointed special commissioner to sell
a house and lot owned by Benz. Slaugh-
ter at Franklintown in suit instituted by
the creditors, it being shown that the
personal estate was insufficient to pay
the debts of the decedent.
Another decree directed the sale OF the
real estate OF Lewis M. Smith, deceased.
This real estate includes house with
lot OF two acres of land, located three
miles north OF Charles Town. Attorney
F. L. Bushong, as commissioner, was au-
thorized TO sell it,
"A special commissioner was also au-
thorized to sell block II, and lots from ]
to 8 in block 7, plat OF Shasta, al Shenan-
doah Junction, together with other real
estate OF James W. McGarry.
In the case OF the Bank OF Warrington
VS.. Marshall Roper and others, demur-
rer was overruled, to which action the
defendants excepted and 90 days was al
lowed them TO file their answer.