Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-04-09
Court House News
COMMISSIONERS

AT the commissioners meeting
this week, many road petitions were
acted on.
Petition of Dan Beatty and 9TH
ers in Bristol township asking that
Improvement of road beginning at
S. V. Hale's, and extending a mile
to Dan Beatty's, be improved. Trus-
tees to pay 500. Petition is ac-
cepted and approved.
Petition of Dwight Hall and 9TH
ers asking for completion of road,
beginning at Dwight Halls, to state
route No 2S4, distance of Ii
miles, is accepted and approved.
Trustees agree to pay $1,000.
Petition of j. G. Woodward and
others for improvement of road, be-
ginning at route No, rs, near A. j..
Lindimore's, and extending to coun-
ty road No. 62, near j. w. Martin S
-s4 mile, is allowed and approved.
Trustees to pay $500.
Petition of E. GaIen Rey, ct al,
for road in Manchester, beginning
at Noble county line, near S. II. No.
rs, and extending west to county
road No. q, near Hiram Hender-
sons, q distance of two miles, or as
far as funds will permit. Trustees
agree to pay $1,000 at beginning of
Improvement. Petition accepted.
Trustees of Manchester township
present petition, asking improve
ment of road beginning at S. III. No,
rs, near Geo. Halls, extending
south to Bert Rohrbough a dis
tance of 12 miles, or as far as
funds will permit. Trustees agree
to pay $1,000. Petition allowed and
approved
Penn township trustees petition
for improvement of road beginning
at county road No. 43, on Tompkins
run, south to Penn-Windsor line, a
distance of two miles. Trustees
agree to pay $1,000. Approved and
accepted.
Union township trustees ask for
improvement of roads as follows:
Beginning at Jas. Fitch's on county
road No. IS, west 34 mile to county
road No. II, south to Ed Smiths, a
total distance of / a miles, or as
far as funds permit Road begin
Penn line, 81 mile. Road beginning
at Vickroy bridge, north on county |
road No. 5S, IL miles. Improve |
ment Of road beginning at L. C. |
Taylor's, west to Perry county line |
u mile. On all the foregoing roads |
the trustees, while agreeing to pay I
a sum at time of beginning, fix no
amount at present.
Petition is presented by E. E.
Updike and others, asking for alter
alton of road in Union, beginning
at S. H. No. rs, near Brannon Mar
tins, to Sunday creek, to line be-
tween Bert Updike's and j. NJ Par
sons thence northwest 800 feet to
corner of J. NJ. Parsons, Union
township. Date for view, April 18;
final hearing, April %. On same
road petition is presented for vaca-
tion of portion of said road, the new
takes care Of Petitions
are approved.
York township trustees present !
two petitions, one is the York-Fish !
er road, beginning at county road
No. Q, near Everett Fishers, and !
leading in a northeast direction to {
county line, distance
Of one-half mile, or as far as funds !
4
the county $400 at the beginning Of s
the improvements. The other road
begins at Buckeye Pipe Line sta /
ion and extends southeast on No. :
II to Theadore Eppley's one mile,
)r as far as funds will permit Trus-
ees agree to pay county $500 at l
beginning of improvement. Both
petitions are accepted and APPROX
I'd. l
COMMON PLEAS COURT 1
Appealed To Supreme Court ;
In the matter of the exceptions :
o the final account of Lula Lyme as ,
ldministratriX of the estate of Mary
B. Ham, deceased, notice of appeal
o the supreme court has been filed. .
This action was first heard in the :
probate court; then carried to COM
non pleas court, where the decision |
II the probate court was reserved in
)art. 1t was then carried to the
ourt of appeals, which sustained
he finding Of the common pleas
ourt. y
The court Of appeals has affirm :
ID the common pleas court in the :
ase of Besse G. Patterson ct al VS.. /
rhe National Cash Register CO.
The decision is signed by Judges !
Montgomery and Sherick.
Judgment for Plaintiff [
In the case Of the United Hotels G
Company VS.. Harry j. Maynard and !
he sum of $21752. The attached :
is ordered sold. $
In the case of The National Cash G
Register Company, VS.. Besse G. Pat
erson and G. l.. Lindsay, action for Q
money only, the courts entry reads, /
Judgment for 500 and interest !
rom May / 1880, and costs. Order {
# sale for cash register. t
PROBATE COURT {
Inventories Approved Z
T. J. Bailey, Geo. w. Lowell and a
'lyde Moore, appraisers of the es- G
ate of Ellen McCracken, deceased, 4.
lie inventory and appraisement, I
rhich shows $142.87 moneys, and b
64255 in stocks and securities. f
j. J. Christie, c. M. Whitaker and |
go. w. Lowell, appraisers in the
state of Frances Hale, deceased,