The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1919-05-22
CHANCERY COURT
PROCEEDINGS
IN SESSION ONLY THREE DAYS
Large Volume Of Business Transact
ed in Very Short Time. Two Cases
to Be Decided in Vacation.

The chancery court met on Mon
day Of last week, and completed its
labors Wednesday. Chancellor Cut
rer keeps things busy, and in order
to complete the work in three days
he held night session. Following
are the cases disposed of:
w. L. Brown, guardian of Victoria
Brown, ward, settled the estate Of
said ward and was finally discharged.
Mrs, Joan B. Jett, executrix Of the
will of ]. w. Jett, was finally dis
charged from further accounting.
The act Of the clerk in admitting
TO probate of the viii of F. A. Ellis,
deceased, was approved,
The act of the clerk in admitting
to probate the will of Mrs. Kate II.
Butler, deceased, was approved.
The act Of the clerk in admitting
r, Montgomery, deceased, was ap-
proved.
The inventory Of the estate Of An
ma Louise Tohill, VIM. Handy Tohill.
Mary Ellen Tohill, Harry Fl. Tohii
and Agnes G. TohilI, wards, by the
guardian, /. H. Tohill. was approved.
The inventory of the estates of e.
s. Clarke, ward and p. S. Clarke, de-
ceased, by Mrs. mamie e. Clarke,
guardian and administrative, was ap-
proved, and the administrator was
given power to sell live stock to the
value Of $685.
The inventory Of the estate of r.
4, Montgomery, deceased, was al
loved, and sales of live stock by J. :.
ID. Lord, administrator, was approved.
All OF the acts of the clerk in va
cation We're approved,
The act of the clerk in adminis-
tering to probate the will of Mrs.
Eliza E. Dakin, deceased, and the
appointment of M. B. Watson exc
Gator, was approved.
The act of the clerk in issuing let
tiers of administration to Frances
Marshall in the estates of Dudley
Walker and Neppie Walker, deceased,
vas approved.
Divorces were granted in the fol-
lowing cases: Ad. Vassels from his
wife Mary Ella Vassels, colored; WIN.
Dudley from his wife Mary Dudley,
colored; Robert Barnes from his wife
Esther Barnes, eplored; Andrew Nc
Clarine from his wife Rosa Dawes
McClarine; w. B. Middleton from his
wife Margaret Middletin, colored;
Virginia Jones from her husband S.
L. Jones, colored; Joseph Allen from
his wife Mary F. Allen, colored.
Joe Welcome was ordered to cancel
mortgage held against property be-
longing TO Josie Welcome, and to pay
her S95 for failure to cancel said
mortgage after same had been paid |
and she had requested cancellation.
The inventory Of the estate Of Hen
ry Dotson, deceased, was approved,
The court approved the commits
sloners' sales of real estate and per-
s0nal property in the matter Of the /
cause Erley Nesmith ct al VS. T. b.
Nesmith, deceased.
Divorces were granted Margaret /
Shields from her husband Richard
Shields, colored; Samuel Smith from
his wife Missouri NJ Smith, colored;
Sam Winchester from his wife Elem
ora Winchester.
The court granted the petition of
Mrs. r. L. Montgomery to change the
name of her daughter Odette Ashley,
BY a former husband, to 0dette Mont
gomery.
The following divorces were grant
ed: Charlie H. Collins from his wife
Sallie Woods Collins, colored; Euna
Davis Brown from her husband Frank
Brown, colored.
The divorce proceedings in the case
of r. W. East against his wife Annie
East was taken under advisement, a
decision TO be rendered in vacation.
At former term of court East se-
cured divorce from his wife. Now
she is endeavoring to have that set
aside and a divorce granted her from 1
her husband
Wade Weddington was granted |
divorce from his wife Nellie d. We'd |
dington.
The suit Of Mrs. Ellen d. Drake
against ]. A. Regain and Mrs. M; p.
Regan was dismissed at plaintitf
cost.
The suit OF w. M. Watson VS.. A. E.
Meyerkort was set for hearing in va
cation,