Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-10

in session Monday, and transacted
business, as follows:
Road Matters
Hearing of complaints and dam
ages on road petitioned for by J. 0.
Spencer ct al in Meigsville town
ship, is postponed to Oct. 10.
Petition by Orin Abel ct al, for
the vacation of road in Marion
township. is rejected.
Blind Pension Increased
The blind pension of Jerome
Wagner is increased from $3.50
to $40 per quarter.
Road Petitions Filed
Road petitions asking to be
placed on the secondary system, are
ordered filed as follows: The road
beginning at county road No. 20.
Bloom township, 110 mile south Of
Ed Rays residence, continuing in
westerly course on old road bed, as
nearly as possible over rural mail
route No. /, past Smiths school
house. approximately 21a miles,
terminating at intersection with
Pisgah county road, north of H. j.
Gifford's residence; also petition
from Bloom township trustees, for
road beginning at county road NO
10, at small house on land of G. b.
Richardson, and extending . in g
northerly course, on old road bed as
nearly as possible, approximately
one mile, terminating at intersec-
ton with rural mail route No. /.
The petition of o. r. Davis ct al,
Homer and Union townships, begin
ming at forks of road near c. l..
Prices, Homer. thence north and
northerly through lands of Sylves-
ter Cooley, Roy Davis, Lucy Fitch
and w. A. Wagner, ending near
Pisgah church, Union township. Pc
tition is accepted. Date of viewing,
Oct. 10. Final hearing, Nov. 4.
County auditor is authorized to
advertise for sealed proposals, for
resurfacing of York 80, (Deaver-
town north via Black Oak church)
approximately $50 yards of stone.
County engineer is empowered to
purchase culvert at Owen GLADDEN.
farm, Union township.
Commissioners approve the pur-
chase Of a Gallon grader bought
Sept. %.
Favor Tax Reduction
Upon motion, county commits
sioners express their desire that
there be a reduction of A of mill
on the general tax of Morgan coun-
ty.
County engineer is empowered to
proceed by force account, to make
a fill at Emmett Haines' bridge,
Homer township.
COMMON PLEAS COURT
Judgment On Cognovit
The Citizens National bank, Nc
Connelsville, is given judgment on
cognovit note for $1,752.12 and for
costs. against Kenneth X. Welch
and Chloe B. Welch.
Motion For New Trial
Judge C. o. Dye of Caldwell, was
on the bench Friday and heard mo-
tion for new trial in the case of
Arthur L. Smith VS.. Ora and Lloyd
Huntington, for possession of real
estate, and injunction. Motion was
taken under advisement.
Francis Yarnell Seeks Divorce
Alleging adultery, Francis Var
nell files suit for divorce against
Gladys Yarnell Petition states
they were married May 8, 1926.
Two children were born of such
marriage. Parties named in petit
tion are Dana Wallace and Charles
Coler.
The indictment of Harold Parker
ct al for manufacturing distilled
liquors, has been nolled.
The case of The State of Ohio VS.. |
Earl Walsh, for resisting an officer,
has been continued off the docket.
The cases of The State of Ohio VS.. |
Fred McConahey, Lee Love and Tod |
Dickens have been nolled.
Divorce Case Dismissed
The divorce case of Sadie Grand
staff VS.. John Grandstaff, has been |
dismissed without prejudice, at cost |
of plaintiff.
PROBATE COURT
Inventory Filed
Edna B. Pennebaker, executrix |
of the estate of Mary Belle Brown,
files inventory which shows apprais-
al of assets to be $25,405, of which
$500 is personal goods; $4,000, :
money; $18,305, securities, and
$4,000, real estate.
Marriage Licenses
Owen Chappelear, moulder, son
of Will and Lulu Taylor Chappe-
of La Fayette and Anna Grubb
-
renee Seaman, j. p, officiating.
In the matter of the estate of
Justus B. Merwin, deceased, author
ity is granted to transfer real es-
tate devised-154 acres, Bristol
township, to the names of Mary E.
Merwin and Olive Merwin Haines.
Asks For Construction OF Will
c. p. Yocom as executor of the
will of Melissa Hallowell, deceased,
has filed suit against Dorothy Doan,
and 20 others; also the township
trustees of Marion township, the
council of the village of Chesterhill,
and trustees Of the Methodist Epis
copal church of Chesterhill. Said
defendants are named as beneficiar-
les under the will. Suit is filed ask
ing the direction of the court in re- a
gard to the true construction of said
will, and that plaintiff may be au-
thorized and directed to sell real
estate to pay debts, expenses and
legacies, if the court SO construes
said will as to authorize the sale Of
said real estate by executor. The
total value of estate is about $4,400.
RECORDERS OFFICE
j. A. and S. A. Clark to E. lie
Fever and Elmer Jones, AZ acre
lease, Homer. I
Frank Finley and Sarah A. Fin
ley to Deliah Merrill, h McConnels-
vile lot, 81. s
j. L. and S. E. Glass to I. j. and
Alta M. Clark, lots, JOY, $500. Il
Mary L. Hambel to e. LIE Fever
and Elmer Jones, 40 acres, Homer,
81. II
w. A. Harr, deceased, to Chas. 2,