Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-09-14
Court House News
COMMISSIONERS


sum of 500 from general fund to
aid to dependent children fund.
Bills are approved and ordered paid.
COMMON PLEAS COURT
Suit For Partition
W. M. Hilaman, as one Of the
heirs of the late Jessie P. Smith,
has filed suit for partition of certain
property-two lots in Pennsville.
There are about so heirs. Plaintiff
claims an undivided LA part as
tenant in common. Other heirs
share varies from 1856 part to
1854 interest.
Divorce Action
Ray Wilbur Coler has filed suit
for divorce against Edith Gage Col
er. He alleges gross neglect of
duty. They were married Oct. l,
1886, and have no children. Plain
tiff says after they were married
he provided a home for himself and
defendant on his fathers farm in
Marion township, and that they had
the comforts and necessities of life.
Plaintiff states soon after their mar
riage defendant became careless
and indolent about performing her
household duties, such as caring
for the home, preparing meals and
1aundrying defendants clothes; that
she failed to keep their home neat
and clean, and refused to prepare
meals for plaintiff, and that he had
to prepare his own meals and was
compelled to launder his own cloth
ing during most of the time he and
defendant resided together Plain
tiff says on Aug. %, 1887, the de-
fendant left him and since that date
they have continued to reside sep
arate and apart. Plaintiff says that
neither he nor the defendant are
possessed of any property of suffi
cient consequence to require distri-
button between them by the court.
PROBATE COURT
Inheritance tax in the sum Of
S370.44, is found due in the estate
of Carlos Northrup, deceased. Gross
value of estate is $15,593.42. COM
posed of personally, S12, 2,593.42;
real estate, $4,000. Debts and costs
of administration, s66S417. Sue
cessors to estate, G. E. Northrup
and Frank Northrup, brothers, each
er, s2,227.17.
ed, is not subject to inheritance tax.
Net actual market value of estate is
nothing.
Estate of Frank Matheney, late of
McConnelsville, is not subject to in
heritance tax. Gross value of estate
is S10,248.50; debts and costs of
administration, S518.25. Net actual
market value is $9,730.25, which
passes to the following heirs: Her
man j. Matheney, Blanche Fletcher,
Harold Matheney, Norma Dozer,
Mary Sidwell, Homer Matheney, and
Herbert D. Matheney, sons and
daughters, each one-seventh part.
Francis Manly White, eXecutrix CT
estate of Samuel n. Manly, files first |
and final account.
In the matter of the estate of
John Metcalf, deceased. Emmett
Abel files administrators final state
ment in lien of account.
Inventories have been filed in the
estates of the late Alexander Lyon,
James w. Vanoster and Sarah A.
Penrose.
Inheritance tax in the sum of
S17068 is found due in estate of ;.
n. Manly. deceased. Gross value of
estate, S32,2111S, all personally
Debts and cost of administration,
s1,143.4S. Successors to estate,
Josephine Cook, Fred and Herbert
Manly, and Frances Manly White,
sons and daughters. each $7,766.93.
Estate of Eliza McGrath, late of
Malta, is not subject to inheritance
tax. Gross value of estate. S3,373.-
50. Debts and costs of administra-
tion. S1.676.S3. Estate passes as
follows: Hazel Demster, Ruth Bank
es. L. B. McGrath, Josephine Nc
Grath and G. W. McGrath, sons and
daughters. each one-ffth part.
Marriage Licenses
Juanita Jane Brown, comptomet-
rist, daughter of William and Etfle
o. Salzer Brown, Malta township,
and Robert NJ. Valentine, sub-con-
tractor. son of Chalmer and Ora
Bell Valentine. Columbus.
RECORDERS OFFICE
The following have leased to The
Ohio Fuel Gas Company: w. d.
Brock. "a acres; w. F. Fox, 80;
Jesse and Laura Haines, 50; Edgar
and Della Little 100; Mary E. Mer-
win, ct al, 106, all in Bristol;
JduleS anu LIZA ICotly, 10, : |
C. and Ruth A. Kennard. 81. Meigs-
vile: ]. A. and S. A. Antill, SO; Ber-
nard Hanson, 40: Eliza Hanson, 140,
Windsor township; W. F. Fox, SO,
Bristol and Meigsville; Clarence A.
Rhinebarger, 81; Geo. Tenant, 20.
Windsor; William and Ethel Will
son, 216, Bristol.
The following in Meigsyille, Bris-
tol and Windsor have leased to
Clyde NJ Foraker: Fred Albright,
So; C. K. Brown, SO; Robert w,
Barnes, 312 Isabel Burr, 88; F. c
Barnes, 84; w. o. Barnes, rs;
Chas. Campbell, GA; Hugh Crisman,
100; w. J Elliott. "A; Dan Fitch,
So; John Clifford, So; M. E. Gilbert,
106; G. W. Heron, 16; Herbert
Harman, 10; Fl. FL. Ham, 112; J.
III. Henderson, 120; John V. Jett.
"a; l.. T. and Ora Jenkins, 65:
Dwight L. Jenkins, 75 j. p. and AL
bert Kidd, 60; Amelia Leland, 235;
VIM. T. Lighthizer, 58; w. H. Lin
dimore, IS: Sarah M Foraker, 56;
p. G.rLawrence, 141; j. A. Morrow,
176; NJ s. Moore, 1874; H. A. Nc
Ferren, 100; r. F. and Allie Me-
Gregor,> 167; r. F. McGregor and
wife, Al; Sarah E. Newman, A; Adj
da M. Patterson, 1872; Junia B.
Rouse, AZ; Geo. A. Richey. 236;l