Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-07-06
COURT HOUSE NEWS
COMMISSIONERS


session Monday. A summary of
transactions follows:
The petition of M. S. Moore ct al
for widening of road in Center was
rejected.
Further action on the E. r.
Haines road was postponed until
Aug. Z, 1922.
The vacation of a certain road in
Homer township petitioned for by G..
A. Gardner ct al was granted as far
as the gate at the Leslie Gardner
farm that opens to farm house on
his land.
Action on the c. M. Bankes and
Geo. r. Spencer roads was post
poned until Aug. Z, 1922.
Day of view on the Alden Wells
ct al road was fixed as July %, and
hearing Aug. /.
Petition of Dwight Hall ct al for
change and alteration of certain
road in Bristol was. received and or
dered filed. July "a date for view,
and Aug. for hearing.
Petition of c.. s. Lawrence ct al
for alteration of certain road in
Bristol was received and ordered
filed. July "a date of view, Aug. Z
set lot nearing.
Petition of C. A. Calendine ct al
for vacation of a certain road in
Windsor was received and ordered
filed. July % date fixed for view,
and Aug. for hearing.
Road petitioned for by J. D.
Barkhurst ct al for alteration and
change in certain road in Morgan
township, was granted. The cost
and expense of opening and building
of bridge across the run, adjoin-
ing the lands of the Morgan County
Agricultural society, same to be
done under direction of the county
engineer Costs for both to be as
sessed against Agricultural society.
Aug. fixed as date for claims for
compensation and damages.
The clerk was ordered to adver-
tise for sale the bridge across Big
Bottom run at Durant.
Clerk ordered to advertise for
sale, the bridge across little Wolf
creek, known as the Johnson bridge.
Clerk was ordered to advertise for
sale the sub-structure of the Lindi-
more bridge across Four Mile; also
the sub-structure of the Teter
bridge in Meigsville township.
County surveyor was instructed
to purchase a 5 ft. corrugated cul-
vert for Irish Rock, also at Lew
Roberts a culvert IL inches by S8
feet. On the Possom Hollow road
corrugated steel culvert 80 inches
in diameter and Is TT. long, was or
dered.
The salary of the Deputy Sealer
Of Weights and Measures was fixed at
SIS per month, also necessary eX-
penses allowed to distant parts of
the county.
County surveyor was instructed to
repair the Curt Northrup bridge in
Bloom township. by force account
of labor. Contract was ordered en-
tered into with A. H. Fouts to COM
plete the opening of Possom Hollow
bridge for 81, 500.
COMMON PLEAS COURT
New Cases Filed
Hattie Mendenhall has filed suit
for divorce against Geo. T. Menden-
hall, on the grounds of wilful abb
sence. They were married March
20, 1919, and have no children. She
asks that she may be restored to
her former name of Hattie Kicker
son.
PROBATE COURT
Hilda M. Fisher, the widow of F.
M. Fisher, elects to take under the
will.
Inventory and appraisement of
Andrew Timberman and Lizzie S.
Alderman, executors of Elias Stan
berry, filed, showing assets of $685.
941.37.
Inventory returned in the estate
of F. M. Fisher by C. E. Fisher and
Hilda M. Fisher, executors. Total
assets, s48,011.
Inheritance tax found due in the
estate of Matthew Smith $14, and
of C. E. Nichols $9146.
Probate Judge A. H. Mercer has
been notified that the following who
have been taking treatment at the
Athens State hospital have recover
ed and were discharged June 80: Icil
Mingus, Nettie McKibben, Martha
Malster, Fred Mcdaniel, VIM. A.
Crissman, Thomas E. Wilson.
Marriage Licenses
Geo. D. Vanhorn, farmer, son of
John w. Vanhorn, and Merle
Roberts, daughter of Daniel S. Rob
erts, A. C. Mattern officiating.
RECORDERS OFFICE
The following have been filed for
record: VIM. B. Thomas, deceased,
to Fred Thomas ct al, affidavit for
transfer; Cora Drummond ct al to
Fred Thomas, 50 acres, Manchester,
81; Homer Mcbride to Anna L. Nc
Bride, McConnelsville lot, 81;
Buckeye Pipe Line Right of Way
through lands of Ray Shuster, Lu-
cy E. Fitch W. M. Hilaman, c. E.
and ]. P. Hilaman, t. J. Hale, H. w.
White, Rosa L. Fuller, C. H. Hoop
er, Agnes Daugherty, j. C. Parsons. |
The foregoing are in Windsor, IN
ion, Penn and Deerfield; ]. w. Wilds |
ct ux to Frank N. Watson ct ux, so |
acres, Center, $500; Martha ]. Fin |
ley ct ano to The Ohio Fuel Supply
Co., lease, Deerfield, 81.
James A. Kane ct ux to Charles |
c. Sharp, 116 acres, coal only, Un- |
ion township, 81; Franklin j. Chap
pelear to same, 80 acres, coal only, |
Union; Mamma Argo Crawford ct |
ano to L. H. Argo, 172 acres, Bris-
tol, 81; Geo. w. Oliver, deceased, |
to John w. Oliver ct al affidavit for
transfer, Meigsville; Samuel Harri-
son, deceased, to Andrew Harrison
ct al, affidavit for transfer, Union;
Mary f. Jones ct ano to Clark A.
Harrison, 80 acres, Union, 81.
Leases
e. A. GLADDEN. to John A. Henne,
90 acres, Penn, $5.