The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1917-05-31
CHANCERY
COURT NE VS.
PattOna Lodge Escheated to Ma
sonic Grand Lodge. Number !.
of Divorces Granted.

tain property.
The guardian of Victoria Ware
was empowered to spend ward'l
money for clothing.
The acts of the clerk In vacation
were ratified.
The final account of John Jones,
guardian of Mary Smith, was ap-
proved and he was relieved from
further accounting.
B. H. Morehead was appointed
special commissioner to sell real
estate of James M. Rabb, deceased
and make partition of proceeds ac-
cording to decree of court.
The petition of Carmel Ashley,
guardian of Joel S. Cooper, for the
sale real estate of said ward to pay
debts of the estate, was granted.
The chancellor examined the
county library and found all books
on hand.
The matter of the Est. Thomas
Nash. deceased. was set for hear
ing In vacation. -
The second annual account of
Carrie S. Spraggins, guardian of
Franklin KeIIar, Carrie E. and
Lennie T. Spraggins, was allowed,
end guardian given permission to
lend $1,000 of said wards money
on certain real estate.
The demurrer of defendants In
case of the State Bank Examiners
VS. E. P. Jones ct al, was sustained !
and complainants were given sixty |
days In which to file amended bill. |
A divorce was granted Luther
Slayton from his wife Iona Slay-
ton. both white.
The complaint OF Kate A. Drake
against Hannah Sanders and Sarah
Jackson was adjudged confessed,
the defendants falling to appear In
court.
John J. Jones, administrator Of
E>t SiIas P Jones. vas ordered 70
pay J. McC. Martin, attorney, $40
for services rendered said estate.
The suit of Joe Marx against Y.
& NJ v. and I. c. R. R. Cos. was
set to be heard In vacation.
Archy West was granted a d.
vorce from his wife Emma Hines
West. both colored. L
Josh Bailey was given a divorce
from his wife Lucy Bruce Bailey,
both negroes. II
Jennie Gibson War6eId was d.
vorced from her husband John
War6eld. both negroes.
Willie N. Templeton was grant {
ed a divorce from his wife Johnnie I
B. Templeton, both white.
Gus Johnson was divorced from .
his wife Lille White Johnson, both {
coIored. L
Florence Blackstone, widow of
z. L. Blackstone, was granted peri
mission TO spend as much as S2oo
for the support of self and chill
dren.
Because of disorganiza ton of
Pattona Lodge No. aga, F. & A.
NJ, the charter was arrested by
the Grand Lodge of Masons, and
Il was decreed that the property
belonging to said Pattona Lodge
has escheated to the Grand Lodge.
Henry Williams was divorced
from his wife Martha Williams,
both negroes.
Ollie Matthews was granted q
divorce from her husband L. G. 4
Matthews. both white, and 1t was
decreed that said husband pay to
complainant $40 per month alimo-
ny until further ordered by this
court
Robert L. Jones, stenographer,
was allowed $50 for services.
B. H. Morehead, clerk. was al
lowed sI8 for self and deputies.
JOS. Davenport, sheriff, was all
lowed $12 for self and deputy.
Fannie F. Inman was granted
divorce from A. @. Iuman, her
husband. both white.
sallie NJ. Jones, guardian of rs.
tates Geo. Miller, Annie Myrtle
and Ruth Hazel Robertson, having
failed to sell real estate of said
wards, which authority was grant
ed at a former term of this court,
she. was given further time In
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