Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-01-12
Court House News
COMMON PLEAS COURT
Divorce Granted

/ COAfMON PLEAS COURT
/ Divorce Granted
On grounds of gross neglect o
duty, Beulah Sharp Smith, grantes
divorce from Joseph Smith, las
Thursday, by Judge Carlos M. Rieck
f, er. Plaintiff was given custody O
children, and $12 per month TO-
! their support.
| JURORS CHOSEN
I! Grand and petit jurors have beer
chosen for the January term, al
| follows:
| Grand Jurors
| Leslie Tenant, C. W. Heron
Meigsville; Nellie d. Baker, Waite
Lawrence, McConnelsville; Berry
Coulson, Malta; Lee Carpenter
Wayne Bankes, Deerfield; Eyart Up
dixie, Union; Mabel Hayes, w. e
Wootton, Stockport; J. H. Perry
Bristol; Leslie Ellis, Marion; Alice
Steffy, Homer; C. II. Clark and l.
C. Taylor, Center.
Petit Jurors
Mary Davis, Bristol; Lyman Nix.
on, Deerfield; Roy Newman, Helen
I Burcher, W.. j. Hilaman, Penn; Lou.
I ise Masterson, e. K. Stewart, East
Bloom; j. II. Wickersham, Meigs-
vile; George " Abel, Malta; w. L.
Stiers, Center; w. N. Byers, McCon-
nelsville; S. A. Cordray, Morgan;
Chas. Van Fossen, Windsor; Carl
Harris, Malta; c. v. Weeden, Ber-
nard Reed, Arthur Sawyer, Malta
township: Walter Hilaman, Marion.
Grand jurors will report for duty
Jan. >23.
The divorce action of Albert E.
Brown VS. Martha Brown, set for
hearing Wednesday, was dismissed
at cost Of plaintiff.
Divorces Granted
Tuesday Judge c.. M Riecker
heard the uncontested divorce of
Dorothy Louise Ball vs.. Stanley M.
Ball. Divorce was granted on
grounds Of gross neglect of duty.
BY consent, plaintiff who was restor-
ed to her maiden name-Dorothy
Louise Abel, was allowed temporary
alimony in the sum of $35.
Wednesday afternoon Judge G. M
Riecker heard the divorce case of
Bernice Woodward vs.. Floyd Wood
ward Plaintiff was granted di-
vorce on grounds of wilful absence
for more than three years. Custody
of minor child was awarded plain
tiff.
Damage Case To Be Dropped
The damage case of Vernon Craw-
ford vs. Lee Nell which was to
have been heard Tuesday by Judge
Rjecker, will likely be dropped,
since both parties did not appear in
court. The action was filed in De-
cember, 1895, following an automo-
bile accident on the north river
the sum of $1,000 was filed by plain
tiff
PROBATE COURT
In the matter of the estate of Ir-
ven Travis, deceased, authority to
transfer real estate tor Virgie Lee
Schofield, daughter, to whom entire
estate passes.
Inventory of Cyrus Cheadle Shows
Worth Of $3S,444.27
Inventory Of Cyrus Cheadle is
approved. Total appraisement of
assets as returned by appraisers r.
w. Dewitt, w. E. Wootton and G.
c. Stoneburner, is S38,444.27, of
which $50 is personal goods; $400,
moneys; s35,494.93, stocks and Sc
curities; S50934, accounts and
debts receivable, and $3.50, real
estate Estate shows stock in First
National bank, McConnelsville of
$4,000; Malta bank, $778.50; Cit
Stockport, s4,70S.75. Bonds and
stocks, $24,389.
The will of Melissa Dye Tilden,
late of McConnelsville, is admitted
to probate The farm of rs acres,
Manchester township, is bequeathed
tc daughters Norma and Mabel Til
den The will specifies that after
payment of debts if there is any
personal property left, the sum of
500 each is bequeathed to three
D. Tilden and Don
Franz Tilden, both of Oklahoma
City, and Edgar Ray Tilden, Cum
berland, O., same not to be charge
upon real estate, and should it be
necessary to sell real estate to pay
debts, the will directs the residue,
after payment of said debts, shall
be paid to two daughters. Should
there be any residue after salts
faction of said bequeaths, the re-
mainder is devised to the two
daughters. Norma Tilden and Ed
gar Ray Tilden are named in will
as executors, with request they
serve without bond The will bears
date of Feb. 4, 1898, and is wit
messed by Emmett Abel and Mary
Louise Fox.
G. E. Butler as executor of the
estate Of Vinton Wogan, deceased,
files first partial account, which is
Compensation is allow
ed executor in the sum of $7947.
20 Marriage Licenses In 1888
Records show that 70 marriage
licenses were issued in this county
in the year of 193S-two more than
in 1897
RECORDERS OFFICE
Pearl Barnhart and wife to Phoebe
J. Murphy, 2459 acres, Malta, 81.
Phoebe j. Murphy to Elmer j.
Murphy, 24.59 acres, Malta, 81.
Sheriff's deed in partition to Ros-
sic Graham, Pennsville lots, $500.
Irven Travis, deceased, to Virgie
Lee Schofield, McConnelsville lot.
certificate for transfer.
Rosa Richardson and others to
William Ward, undivided one-half
interest, 167 acres, Manchester
township, 81.
Frank B. and Annie Lee Smith,
to j. Ray Smith, 72-100 acre, Nor
gan, 81.
John G. Gregg, deceased, to John
r. Gregg, ct al, 1884 acres, NAL
ia township, affidavit for transfer.
Chester r. Murray and wife, and