Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-09-28
COURT HOUSE NEWS
COMMISSIONERS

| The commissioners met in special
session Sept 23. The bio of ]. M.
Scott of $16,S21 for the repair of
the present children's home and the
erection of an addition, was reject
ed since it was above the estimate.
The county surveyor was ordered
to repair the Hunter Hough bridge
in Union township.
! A meeting was also held Sept. 25:
Bids were received from the First
for u of the money at go on aver
age daily balances, also a similar
bid from the Citizens National bank
Each bank was awarded the amount
bid for.
| The resignation of Asa Cheadle as
ferryman at Roxbury, effective Oct.
|, and the release of his bondsmen,
was accepted and M. W. Fulmer
was employed to fill his unexpired
term for the sum of $3.50 per. day
from Oct. j. 1922 to July 1, 1929.
The August, 1922. distribution of
the two-mill road levy was turned
over to the council of the village of
Chesterhill, with instructions to use
same on their streets.
A culvert 48 inches Is feet was
ordered at the foot of Hopes hill,
; Marion township.
County surveyor was ordered to
purchase the material to cold-patch
the brick part of the Stockport
Pennsville road.
County surveyor was ordered to
have the beams and other material
that could be used at the Durant
bridge hauled to the Frank Peairs
bridge, Bloom township.
County surveyor was ordered to
make estimate and plans for the re-
pair of the abutments and wing
walls on the Moore Run bridge, NAL
ia township. The clerk was order
ed to advertise for sale the same.
COMMON PLEAS COURT
New Cases Filed
Elvin Ellis files suit for partition
against Lena Carter, VIM. Carter
and Josephine Campbell. The plain
tiff in petition states he has a right
to and is seized in fee simple, by
purchase of the undivided one half
of the real estate and as next of kin
and heir at law of his brother VIM.
Ellis, deceased. is seized in fee SIM
of, in all the undivided two-thirds in
the whole of said premises. The
real estate which is situated in Bris-
| tol township, contains about 80
acres. The defendants are tenants in
common with plaintiff in said prem
| ises, one-third each. Plaintiff prays
that by an order of court his inter-
est in said premises may be set off
to him in severalty, if the same can
be done without manifest injury; if
not then that the premises be sold
according to law, and such other re-
lief as is equitable.
Ernest Miller from Santoy, who
had been in the Jail here 154 days
for bootlegging, was released Mon
| day. His fine called for $500, and
he paid part of it, and furnished
bond for the balance.
| Sues for Money Only
George Hempfield has brought
suit against Thomas Ray, for money
only. Petition states that there is
due plaintiff the sum of $51O.7O,
which amount it is claimed is due
for services performed for denfen-
| dant in the way of cooking and
washing.
Docket Entries
The case of The State of Ohio VS..
James Trimper, for unlawful keep
| ing Of a place, has been nNllied at
request of the prosecuting attorney.
The case of the State of Ohio vs.
John Powell "nolle prosequi,' is
entered on the docket at request Of
prosecuting attorney.
PROBATE COURT
The will of Susan B. Harlan has
been filed for probate.
Marriage Licenses
Charles Mcintyre, coal miner,
Murray City, and Maude Walsh,
Santoy, Rev. D. R. Warne officiat-
| ing.
Smith B. Cramblett, blacksmith,
Malta. and Delilah Merrill, McCon-
nelsville, Rev. A. C.. Mattern.
RECORDERS OFFICE
The following have been filed for
record: Phoebe Parmiter to Jesse
Haines 21s acres, Bristol. 1925.
Leases-E. r. Finley, Elmer and
Mary GLADDEN., Susana Price, Harry
M. Finley, Julia Patterson, Elmer G..
Patterson, Savilla Wallace. Herbert
and Meta Bankes, Julia F. Lindi-
more, I. c. Masterson, John A.
Bankes, all in Deerfield and Union,
to The Buckeye Pipe Line Co.
p. L. and Mary Geddes to The
Buckeye Pipe Line Co., SIS annually;
Lawrence and Elizabeth Parsons to
Lydia Parsons, 40 acres, Penn,
I$1,1OO; F. w. Pearson . 70 Nina
Pearson, 40 acres, Center, 81; Eliza
beth Pearson, deceased, to F. w.
Pearson, affidavit for transfer, Cen
ter; w. T. Smith ct ux to Harvey
John, Chesterhill lot, $400; Gladys
M. Link ct ano to Geo. MOrtley
Sherwood, Malta lot. 81.
McConnelsyilIe Talent at Cloud
A very good entertainment was
given by McConnelsville talent at
Cloud last Friday evening. The male
quartet consisting of Messrs. Harry
Betz, Frank Gray, w. r. Sears and
Donald Danford rendered a number
of selections and was repeatedly
called back. The ladies' quartet con-
sisting of Miss Ada Hatton, Mrs.
Warner Macklem, Mrs. M. M. McDon-
aid and Mrs. D. G.. Jackson, was al
so quite popular with the audience.
The solos by Wayne Jackson and
the duet by Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Betz were also we'll received. Mrs.
Betz accompanied the ladies' quar-
tet in some of their numbers. Per-