Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-12-06
COURT HOUSE NEWS
COMMISSIONERS

The commissioners held their reg
ular quarterly three days meeting
beginning Monday of this week. A
review of their transactions follows:
View on the vacation of the Eliza
Cole road fixed for Dec. %; hearing,
Jan. z, 1924.
Further action on the Hanson
Noyes road, Windsor township, was
postponed until Jan. Z, 1924.
Time for paying December, 1928,
taxes, extended to- jan 20, 1924.
The county surveyor is instructed
to have repaired by force account
labor the Woodgrove bridge in
Manchester township; also the w.
A. Huffman and Simeon Remy
bridges in Marion.
COMMON PLEAS COURT
New Cases Filed
Frank p. Parsons, administrator
of the estate of Robert J. Gray de-
ceased, VS. The Citizens Savings
Bank of McCcnnelsville, and Ardei-
la Newton, money only, is the title
of sit filed. The action is over
5000 which on June 3, 1922. Robert
J. Gray had on deposit in said bank.
and had caused said bank to issue
and deliver to him it's certificate uf
deposit for $500. made payable to
defendant Ardella Newton. The
petition states that at the time ne-
cedent procured to be issued and
delivered to him said certificate of
deposit, said decedent did not owe
to Ardella Newton $500 or any part;
nor did Ardella Newton have on de-
posit $500, or any part of it, nor
had .1ecedent delivered certificate vf
deposit to, Ardella Newton; that
statement that Ardella Newton has
$500 is false. Upon appointment of
plaintiff as administrator said GER
tificate came into the possession of
plaintiff, which he still has, and
brings it into court to be delivered
by the court. Said bank has amount
! of deposit. Defendant claims a
right or interest in certificate, but
plaintiff AYERS she has no such
right or interest, whereupon plain
| tiff prays that said Ardella Newton
whatever claim she claims to have
| in certificate, and that in her fail
ure to do so she be barred from
| hereafter asserting same, and that
plaintiff be given judgment for
| $500.
Docket Entries
| In the case of Florence Ethel
Clark VS.. Harry I. Clark, plaintiff
| is decreed divorce on ground of ex-
treme cruelty, and custody of minor
child is awarded to plaintiff. Ali
mony is allowed plaintiff in the sum
of 5000. Judgment against de-
| fendant for costs.
In the divorce matter of Elsie
Rowland VS.. Howard Rowland. tenn
porary alimony is allowed of $25
payable in 10 days.
| Motion for a new trial is over
ruled in the case of Sarah E. Clifford
VS.. James E. Bailey, for money only.
PROBATE OFFICE
| Last week Jefferson fiogue and
Chas. Shepard, both of Homer,
pleaded guilty to the charge of fail
ure to send their children to school
regularly. They were fined $40
each, which was paid. The afftoa-
Wits were filed by County Truant
Officer J. S. Taylor.
| The estate of Jessie Wiseman
Scott. deceased, found not subject
to inheritance tax.
w. NJ Newton is appointed ad-
ministrator Of the estate of Jasper
Newton. Bond $500.
Mary Glenn Neely has been ap-
pointed administrator of the estate
of Thomas J. Nicely.
The estate of S. G. B. Shepard
deceased, is found not subject to in
heritance tax. The estate is fully
settled and administrator discharg-
ed.
H. M. Finley as administrator OF
the estate of Jessie Wiseman, has
been discharged, the estate having
been fully settled.
The estate of John r. Porter is
found not subject to income tax.
The estate of Marple Ellis is fully
settled and administrator discharg-
ed
Marriage Licenses
Dom P. Moore, farmer, and Maude
Hazel Pilkington, daughter of w
HI. Pilkington, Rev. Edward o. Nor
ris. officiating.
Edwood P. Nelson, son of Ira
Nelson, mine foreman. and Mae
Hooper. Union, daughter of Nathan
iel HI. Hooper, Rev. D. R. Warne.
Victor l.. Jaynes, McConnelsville
insurance agent, son of Henry James
and Josephine Beckwith. Malta
daughter of Frank Beckwith, Rev