The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-09-28
MAJ. LINCOLN REQUESTS
JUDGE WOODWARD TO
DELAY OCT. TERM.
WILL CONVENE
ON OCTOBER 9
Fact That Supervisors Will Be
in Session Next Week Causes
Request.

Chaneery Clerk b. A. lincoln has
requested Judge Albert Y. Woodward
to postpone for one week the fall
term of chancery court, which, under
the provisions of the code, is ched-
uled 20 begin next Monday. The
chancellor has acceded 20 the request
and the term will not convene until
Monday, October 3. The request was
predicated upon the fact that the
board of supervisors will be in ses-
sion next week, and that il is neces,
sary for the chancery clerk to be
present when they meet The law
also requires him to be present al
every session Of chancery court, and
although Major Lincoln is big man
physically, mentally and cardically
he, like all mortals, has his hmita
tions, and can not possibly be in two
different places at one and the same
time.
A docket of about the usual siz,
awaits Judge Woodward's disposal
Among the important cases Thereon
is the controversy over the ownership
of the estate of the late Mrs. Nj. b
portwood, the estimated value o
which is between 100000 and SIS,
600. Mrs. Portwood died in Febru
airy, 1914, and soon thereafter tw,
instruments. each purporting to b.
her last will and testament, wer.
filed for probate. One of these in
struments bequeathed the propert,
20 the heirs of the late Mrs. Regin;
Harrison Lee. a e;eto~ Of tina tosta
trix, while the other named as bene
ficiaries the heirs of her brother, th'
late Thomas Blewett.
Litigation began soon after tn,
two documents were filed for pro
bate, and the case, which has beer
continued from time to time OF
pleadings, may or may not reacl
final disposition at the impending
term. The Blewett heirs are repre-
sented by Hon. James A. Granada
Of Chatham, Ala, while Hon. Jane
T. Harrison and Messrs. Sturdivant
Owen and Garnett, Of this city, REP
resent the opposing litigants.
Another interesting case is tina
concerning the Interpretation of tn
will of the late Harrison Johnston
There is no controversy over tn
legality Of the will, but the instru
ment lacks clarity in it's wording, AM
the executors Of the estate, Col. w
b. Leedy, Of Birmingham. and Hon
X. r Williams, Of this city, hav
through their attorney, Hon. d. w
Houston, Of Aberdeen, requested tn
court to pronounce an official inter
pretation for their guidance and in
struction in disposing Of the estate
There are on the docket, in add
ton 20 the cases mentioned aboye
quite a number Of divorse suits, 7
many Of which the ltigants are n,
groes.
The following is the docket:
Margie Smith ct al, VS.. j. d. Ale,
ander ct al, clear title,
Lille Hood vs.. Walter Hood, d
yorce.
Henderson Hunnicut vs.. Ann
Hunnieut, divorce.
J, L, Glover VS.. Mrs. N. f. Glove
divorce.
Andrew Templeton VS.. A. v
Hampton ct al, enforce lien.
Sam Holman VS.. Jno. Edin Ho
man, divorce.
Albert Walls vs.. Wilda Walls, d
vorce.
/ L. L. Supplies vs.. Anne Supple
divorce.
Mrs. Pearl Free vs.. L. A. Free, d
voree.
William MeLaren vs.. Anna Mel
ren, divorce.
Maggie Tucker vs.. Pierce Tueke
divorce
Leopold Loeb, executor Of Aman,
Goolsby, deceased, vs.. William Cor
petition for division of land.
Great Southern Phosphate c,
Inc, VS.. X. G. Harris and wife ct
suit to enforce lien.
Il Eugentine NJ. Jordan VS.. Alma
Jordan, divorce.
Annie May Locker VS.. Pc;
Hampton Locker, divorce.
Sallie L. Gore VS.. Eddie NJ. Co
:. divorce.
Mrs. Georgia F. Lantrip vs.. 10
f. Lantrip. divorce.
Jas. Simon vs.. Maria Simon,
vorce.
posa holiness vs. Jno. Holline