Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-09
Court House News
COMMON PLEAS COURT


Transcript of proceedings of The
State Of Ohio VS.. Ernest Brown, for
malicious destruction of property,
heard by Mayor Shafer. Saturday.
was certified to common pleas court.
The transcript states that on Sept.
Is, 1880. Ernest Brown unlawfully
and naliciously destroyed a GER
tain hog house of value of SIS, the
property of Oliver and Elmer Gheen,
by tearing down and moving said
building from their premises.
PROBATE COURT
G.. w. McFerren as administrator
de bonis non, with the will annex
ed. OF ]. w. Ludman, deceased. hles
amended petition for sale OF real
estate to pay debts.
FINAL account and vouchers of
Kate C. Finley, executrix of H. M.
Finley who was administrator with
will annexed, of estate Of Edward
w. Jones, deceased, are filed for
settlement.
Inheritance tax in the sum of
$3O.64 is found due in the estate
of Nettie Chambers, deceased. Gross
value of estate, $7,273; debts,$376,
and costs of administration, 1892.
s6. The successor to estate is
Woodie Gardner. daughter.
Estate Of Amos Adrean, deceased.
is not subject to inheritance tax.
Gross value of estate is $3.50: debts
and costs of administration, $3.50.
The estate is distributed among
sons, daughters, and grandchildren.
No inheritance tax is found due
in the estate of ely Gladys McPeak.
deceased. eGross value of estate.
500; debts and costs of admin
istration are the same. leaving the
net actual value, nothing.
In the matter of estate of r. A.
Kennard, deceased. authority IS
granted to transfer real estate. de-
vfsed, to name of Geo. Kennard,
Pennsville lots; to Carl and How
ard Kennard, 80 acres. Penn town.
ship.
John @. Lyme, administrator. with
will annexed, of estate of John A.
Lefever, deceased, files inventory
which shows appraisal of assets to
be $4,651.5O of which $851.50 is
personal goods; and $500. real
estate.
w. A. Pidgeon is appointed ex-
ecutor of the estate of Charles II.
Archer. Bond. $4,000. Appraisers
--Orin Abel, F. S. McInturf and F..
E. Williams.
In the matter of the estate o.
Elizabeth Broedel, deceased, final
distribution is confirmed. and John
Rroedel, administrator, is discharg-
ed.
The estate of Charles H. Fouts,
deceased, is not subject to inheri-
tance tax. Gross value of estate is
s2O,54O; debts and costs of admin
istration. 1852. Actual net mar
ket value is $12,887. divided as fol-
lows: Louise Owan. Corrine Raj
stOn. Lucy Bell, daughters. each
s3,316; Rosa NJ. Fouts, widow, $2,-
$40.
The will of Mary E. Head. de.
ceased, late of McConnelsville, is
admitted to probate.
Etha P. Erwin, executor of es-
tate of John D. Erwin, deceased.
files inventory of appraisal of as
sets. which total $48,S10.47. Of
which $500 is personal goods; ST.
ss9.97, moneys; $41,295.50. Sc
curities, and s5,125, real estate.
Among the larger amounts in Sc
curities are: sS.3s2.50, U. S. gov
ernment bonds; $3.50 Stockport
bank stock: $3.50, preferred. and
$4,000 common, Muskingum Valley
Grocery Co.; $500. Pure Oil; $4,-
$50, Federal Farm Loan bonds.
The will of Caroline X. Falls, de-
ceased, late of Bishopville, is ad-
mitted to probate F. F. Kittle, the
person named in the will. is ap-
pointed executor. Bond, $4,000.
Appraisers-Jesse Wilson. Harley
Danford and Elmer Shaner. By
terms of the will her husband I. l..
Fall is given the right to use and
control for his benefit, her property
during his life, and at his death it
is to be divided as follows: To
Charlotte Ann Falls and Isobel Ray
Falls, each $500. The balance is to
be divided among Ida Lenora Kit
tie, Catherine Elizabeth Woodruff.
Sarah Helen Chapman and Dean
Falls Kittle The widower elects
TO take under the will.
$5,1O5.64 Inheritance Tax
The sum of $5,1O5.64 is due in
inheritance tax in the matter of the
estate of Chas. w. Van Law. late of
Marion township. Gross value of
estate is $69,890.44. of which $62,-
1884 is personal; SLIPS real es
tate Debts are $1,362.09; cost Of
administration $1,5828O. Actual
market value of estate subject to
tax is $66.945.55 The successor
to estate is the Ohio Yearly Meet
ing of Friends" held at Saltwater.
near Barnesville. The inheritance
tax in this estate is the largest to
date. in the county,
In the matter of Edward T. Car
penter,. executor of estate Of Lii
liam r. Carpenter, deceased, VS.
Roy Carpenter, minor, ct al, hear
ing for allowance of claim, court
finds that the allegations in petition
are true, and that claim of Edward
T. Carpenter against estate amounts
to $461.43. %"
Evelyn Worthington, executrix OF
estate of F.. l.. Worthington, files