Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-09-03
Court House News
COMMON PLEAS COURT

Education, York township, the
court finds in favor of the Royal
Indemnity Company, and it is en-
titled to funds now in the hands of
said board Of education, under
terms of contract between the board
of education and Kerner- Clifton
Company, in the sum of $6,O14.O4.
Because of delay in the completion
Of the building, there was found
due the board $314.03, which is de-
Quoted from the $6,014O4, leaving
! $500, which sum the board of
education shall pay the said indem-
nifty company. The said bank gives
notice Of appeal to court of ap-
peals.
| Doris Jones Gets Divorce
Last Thursday Doris Jones was
granted divorce from Earl D.
Jones on grounds of extreme cruelty.
Plaintiff is given custody of their
minor child, and defendant is to pay
the sum of $25 per month for it's
support. The action which was heard
by Judge Lyme was not contested.
Order of sale heretofore issued
in the partition case of Daisy L..
/ Harker minor, by her next friend
Willard c. Harker, VS.. Rosemary
Sutton ct al, is cancelled.
Finding no one elects to take
premises and the courts order that
they be sold is set aside and can
celled, and plaintiff and defendant
w. C. Harker, elects to take prem
ises at the appraised value Said
parties to pay full amount of taxes
Rosemary Sutton the amount due
her.
c. III. Harper Asks That Decree
BE Modified
C. H. Harper has filed an action
in which he asks that the court
modify it's decree as to custody of
his minor children. Defendant, c.
H. Harper, states that since the
final decree was entered, plaintiff
has remarked and her name is now
Glenna Dye. In May. 1888, de-
cree was entered and it provided
that the custody, care, education
and control of the children, John
and James Harper, "be until fur
ther order Of the court, confided to
said Glenna Harper, during school
term in each year until they re-
spectively arrive at the age of is
years, unless otherwise decreed by
the court, and during said time
children remain with their mother,
she is hereby charged with their
maintenance, support, custody,
schooling and furnishing of home
for them, and during such time,
defendant to pay plaintiff at rate Of
$50 per month, until older child ar
rives at II years of age, and there
after payment to be $35 per month,
until he shall arrive at the age of
IS years, and thef3NS.ar payments
be made at the rate ofA$17.50 until
younger child, James, shall arrive
at the age of IS, at which time all
payments shall cease. During the
interim between school terms said
children to reside with, and be car
ed for and supported by defendant,
their father, at his expense. De-
fendant says children are now with
him and that the present time is an
interim between school terms both
in the M. & NJ school district and
in Reinersville district Petition
states that about Aug. /, 1886,
plaintiff and husband went to Cali
fornia, where they expect to remain
until after school begins, and that
plaintiff left children with defend
ant, and now plaintiff asks that
they be sent to California; that
children earnestly protest against
being sent to California, and insist
on being allowed to remain at home
yui 60 III
that decree be modified until fur
ther order of the court, so as to per-
nit children to remain with him
and attend school,
PROBATE COURT
G. w. Mummey, VS.. executor of
the estate of Nina B. Mummey, files
first and final account
John Brock, guardian of w. D.
Brock, files fourth partial account.
Jennie NJ Clawson is appointed
guardian of Ida Blanche Huff, an
incompetent person. Bond, $2,70O,
with Minnie E. Sharp and H. 3.
Sharp, as sureties.
John II. Molyneux Will
The will of John R. Molyneux,
late of Center township, is admitted
to probate. BY terms of will all
property is devised to his brother,
Thomas E. Molyneux, and to his
sister, Margaret C. Molyneux, and
to the survivor of them, all proper
ty and estate both real and person.
al the same to be theirs or the sur
vivor OF them absolutely and for
ever. The will provides that should
both the above-named beneficiaries
under will survive the deceased, his
real estate hereinbefore devised,
is to remain intact and without di-
vision. Charles S. Nickerson is
named executor, with Fred Sher-
Lock assistant. The will was ex-
ecuted July 7, 1886, and is wit
messed by w. L. Stiers and Leo D.
Huck. While no appraisement has
been made of estate, 1t is quite a
large one-better than $4,000.
His brother Thomas Molyneux died
Aug. l, and left an estate of lit
tie less than that amount.
Estate of Nina B. Mummey, de-
ceased, is not subject to inheri-
tance tax. Gross value Of estate is
$3O7.5O; debts and costs of admin
istration, $359.35. Net actual mar
ket value is nothing.
Order for appointment Of a guar
dian for Dewey H. Porter, an in
competent, is made.
Esther B. Wilson. as administra-
trix of the estate of Charles Hook,
deceased, files final account, which
is approved. Said administrator who
Is allowed compensation in the sum
Of 1920, is discharged.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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