Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1921-10-06

more important transactions were
the following:
Hearing of compensation and
damages on the road petitiOned for
| by j M. Beard ct al, was postponed
until Nov. Z.
The surveyor was ordered to pro-
ceed by force account labor to re-
pair the Hedge Hog bridge, in Deer
! field township.
The county surveyor was ordered
to make plans and specifications for
the Oil Spring bridge, on the north
river road, in Malta township, and
| the county auditor was instructed to
advertise bids for same.
The county surveyor was ordered
to proceed by force account labor to
repair the Owen GLADDEN. bridge in
| Union township.
Commissioner Barkhurst was in
structed to make arrangements for
the tiling along the Frank Kincaid
lands on and along inter-county
highway No. 354, also for the NOV
ing of a corn crib, the foundation
of which was damaged by the said
l. C. H. road.
Among the larger bills paid were
the following: From bridge fund:
C. r. Cunningham, tending M. e M.
bridge, $50; w. H. Phillips, Stock
port. $19.15; E. H. Clifton, ferry at
Eagleport, SIS; Asa Cheadle, Rox-
bury. $S2.5O; Samuel Swift, Swift,
$3.50; S. B. Hoon, Beckett,
$33.75; Willard Davis, Hooksburg,
$75; Guy Smith, Relief, $48.75;
| Brokaw e Eddleblute, extra con-
crete, Shinn bridge, S92.5O; same
for Green bridge, $92.50; Geo. w.
Brokaw, lumber and labor on Abel
bridge, $111.13; E. E. Richardson,
labor on Richardson bridge,
$2O5.25; o. B. McPeak, labor on
McKitrick bridge, $258.60.
From Deavertown pike fund:
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co., lime
stone, $422.49.
| Permanent county road fund
C. w. Hughes, extra work, Stock
port-Pennsville road, s468.75; Bry-
ant Hook, labor and material. brick
/ road, $139.45: Stockport Hardware
Co., supplies on Turkey Run road,
$196.69.
Inturf inspector, S112.50; Quigfey
| N 0SLIUldIc NO. 4 OH 0LOCk-
port street, $5,905.65.
| From Meigsville two mill fund !:
Chas. Noyes, opening Noyes road,
| $26O62.
Special Meeting Oct. 1
Chas. Humphrey was employed
as janitor for the court house at
$50 per month. The following sub
mitted bids: J. D. McLain, s26;
VIM. Armstrong, 1888 1-3; Orville
Evans, $37; ). X. Seaman, $33; j.
M. Stewart, $45; w. A. Argo, $50;
Lemuel Fleming, $50; Geo. F. Par
| tesius, $45 Geo. M. Wells, $40; @.
D. Cotton, $40; Chas. Humphrey,
$50
The county surveyor was ordered
by force account labor to repair the
E. T. Lawrence bridge, Bloom, and
to repair the Murray bridge, Meigs-
vile.
COMMON PLEAS COURT
| walton Roberts as guardian of
Charity Wood VS.. Jesse G.. Embree,
minor, and The Mutual Life In
surance Company of New York
cancellation of an agreement" is
the title of new suit filed. The pc
titon states that on Nov. 21, 1902,
The Mutual Life Insurance Co. of
New York issued an insurance pol
| icy to said Charity w. Wood where
! by it promised and agreed to pay
said Charity w. Wood, her execu-
tors, administrators and assigns, at
her death, 1000. The premiums
were paid out of the money and
property of the said Charity w.
! %
issued until Sept. 20, 1918. Plain
tiff, C. w. Roberts, was duly ap-
pointed guardian of the estate of
Charity Wood in 1920. who was
| then, the petition states. an insane
person, and she now is and since
| long prior to Sept. 20, 1918, has
been an insane person and wholly
| unable, because of unsOundness of
| mind, to transact ordinary busi-
ness. Plaintiff states that on Sept.
| 20, 1918. and because of the insan-
| ity of said Charity w. Wood and her
unsoundness of mind, and want of
capacity to transact business, and
without any consideration whatever
she was by the said Jesse G. Enbreo
and his father, James Embree, CO.
creed and caused to sign an assign
ment OF said insurance policy and
! thereby to apparently transfer it to
Jesse G.. Embree. While the insur-
ance company was not party to
| the apparent transfer to be made, it
did accept premiums paid by or for
| said Jesse G.. Embree. The plain
tiff prays the court to find the full
amount, including interest thereon,
of all premiums paid by or for said
Jesse G. Embree, on said policy, and
that the same be ordered refunded
to him, or someone appointed by the
court to receive the same for him:
that upon the same being refunded
the assignment of said policy be
cancelled and held for naught and
policy ordered delivered to plaintiff,
and that said insurance company be
ordered to cancel said agreement on
its books. and that it accept said
premiums from said Charity W..
| Woods guardian, and for all proper
| relief.
Docket Entries
In the replevin case of Alta B.
McElfresh VS.. Joseph McElfresh,
appears the entry, "Continu-
ance set aside and this cause
dismissed at cost of defendant"
In the injunction case of The
State of Ohio ex rel Minor S. Moore
VS.. Charles Harper as county
auditor ct al, the entry reads: de
PENDANTS not desiring to plead
further, the temporary injunction is
made perpetual. Costs adjudged
against county commissioners as
such. Costs to include an attorney
fee Of $50 to M. e. Danford and