Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-04-21
Court House News
COMMON PLEAS COURT
Action for Divorce

COMMON PLEAS COURT
Action for Divorce
Herbert Bone files suit for d
vOrce against Edith Bone, Of Zane
. vile, on grounds of extreme cruelt
and gross neglect of duty. The
were married Aug. 18, 1927, an
have no children.
In the partition case of Ernestin
Ball vs.. Geo. 3. Rich, as admini.
laney, deceased, report Of apprai.
ers are approved and confirmed
Plaintiff elects to take premises 9
appraisement.
Driving While Intoxicated
I A. B. Dovenbarger, who was al
rested April 18, charged with driy
ing a car while intoxicated, pleade
/ guilty Monday when arraigned be
fore Judge C.. M. Riecker. He wa
fined 500 and costs and his drivin
permit suspended for one year
Dovenbarger and two companion
were driving in Malta, when the
! struck a tree at the end of tn
M. & M. bridge. In the acciden
Dovenbarger suffered a fracture o
the skull, and he was taken to tn
county home hospital for treatment
lie was discharged from the hos
pital Sunday
IadHSC!ipl from tHc CouTl VI j
] M. Watkins of Homer township, il
the case of Herb and Alma Smith
charged with assault and battery, i!
! filed in common pleas court WheI
! arraigned before J. M. Watkins, ]
[ p, they waved examination anG
/ were certified to common pleas
court, under 500 bond.
A. D. Johnson, who was indicted
in January, 1885, charged with is
suing checks without sufficient
funds, was arraigned Saturday be,
! plea of guilty. Sentence was defer
red for two years upon condition
that he pay amount of checks out
standing, court costs and that he
not violate any of the laws. Deputy
Sheriff Frank Adrean is appointed
probation officer, and Johnson is to
report to him every month
The action Of ]. A. and Chas. R.
Hambleton, trustees, to sell cer-
tain real estate of the late C. r.
Hambleton, has been settled, the
ship, having been sold to Edna
Hambleton for $1,000, at private
sale.
PROBATE COURT
In the matter of the estate OF
Charles F.. Fox, deceased, assets IF
said estate consists wholly of bank
deposits and securities. The de-
cedent died leaving no widow or
minor heir. 1t is therefore ordered
said estate be omitted. Statement
shows personal assets Of the prob
able value of $3,864.60.
Inventory is filed in the estate OF
Charles Clark, deceased.
Geo. 0. McGonagle is appointed
administrator with will annexed Of
estate Of Irven Travis, deceased.
Bond, $4,000, with the Fidelity
and Casualty company of New York
as sureties. Appraisers are F. M.
Beckett, T. J. Bailey and ]. w. Par
is $4,000, of which $4,000 is per-
sonal and $4,000 real estate.
In the matter Of c. /. Schofield,
administrator de bOnis non with
will annexed of theg estate of w. A.
Steffy, deceased, sale of real estate
to Roy c. Steffy is confirmed. From
proceeds are to be paid taxes OF
$4.O2; attorney fee of $41.40 10
Emmett Abel, and $32.10, the per-
of proceeds amounting to $4O7.6S
to be accounted for by said admin
istator, according to law.
Sale of real estate of the late
Sextus Henery is approved, and En-
NETT Abel, administrator, is order.
ed to make deed to purchaser, Clar-
ence A. and Weltha Foulke. From
proceeds are to be paid taxes of
$10.96; costs and expenses incur
red in sale, in all $64.9O. The bal
ance $464.14 to be accounted for by
administrator according to law.
In the estate of Charles II. Bow
en-, deceased, the court grants per-
mission to sell real estate to pay
debts. Real estate situated III
Bristol township is appraised at
$3.50. Carrie l.. Bowen is ex-
ecutrix of the estate.
The will of Isaac Cecil Young,
late of this place, is admitted to pro-
bate. By it's terms the property is
bequeathed to his wife and chl;-
dren-Mrs. Mildred Shilling, Co
home Clara Young, wife of the
deceased, is named in will as ex-
ecutrix, with request she serve
without bond. The will which bears
date of Sept 25, 1884, was wit
messed by Grace r. Beckwith and G.
b. Smith The court appoints Mrs.
Young, executrix, without bond.
Inventory is approved in the es-
tate of James l.. Fleming, deceased,
and of the estate of Mary j. Flem-
ing, deceased. Total appraisement
of the formers estate is $3,SO6.50,
of which $3.50 is real estate,-thne
remainder is personal goods, $123:.
SO; stocks and securities, $348, and
accounts and debts receivable, So
O05. Appraisement of Mary J.
Fleming's estate is $500, ali in
real estate. Appraisers in both es-
tates, Jessie Wheeler, Geo. Curdle
and Oscar McCabe, and Barbara
Fleming is the administrative in
both estates.
H. J. Leggett, as administrator
of the estate of Leonard ]. Leggett,
files first and final account.
Will Of Mary j. Zumbro, deceas-
ed, is presented for probate.
Inventory of w. T. Smith, deceas-
ed, is approved. Total assets, $15,-
367.23, all in stocks and securities.
Carl Patterson, is administrator y.
B. N. c. t., and C. p. YOcom, j. V.
Bowman and John S. Patterson, ap-
praisers.
Sale is confirmed in the estate
Purchaser, Bessie Martin. Proceeds
In the estate of Charles Clark,
deceased, Robert Clark files excep-
tions to the inventory of Elizabeth
Clark, executrix, as filed. Date set
for hearing, April 29.
Estate of Mary. l.. Chambers, de-
ceased, is not subject to inheritance
tax. Net market value Of estate is
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Jas. Ferguson of Bristol has a
cow suffering with lOck-jaW.