Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-01-11
Court House News
WITH COMMISSIONERS

With COMMISSlONEItS
Vacating of road in Meigsville
township, petitioned for by 0. S.
Hooper, ct al, is granted.
COMMON PLEAS COURT
Suit For Compensation
Ellsworth Rifle has filed suit
against the Industrial Commission
of Ohio, in which he claims that be-
cause of an injury sustained while
working with the Manhattan Coal
company, he is entitled to continue
to participate in the state insurance
fund as provided by the Workmen's
Compensation law. Plaintiff states
he was injured in January, 1887,
and for time received compensa-
ton, and then was discontinued.
PROBATE COURT
DIR. Humphreys Will
Will of Dr. Lee Humphrey, late
of Malta, which is of great length,
is admitted to probate. By it's terms
$1,000 is bequeathed to his sister,
Margaret Clements, and to Harry
Cook $500. The remainder Of es-
tate is to be put into trust fund,
to be administered by the First
Trust & Savings bank, GAINESVILLE, to
have and to hold same during the
term of said trust estate, for the
uses and purposes following: TO
collect rents, issues, income and
profits, and to invest and keep in
vested with power to call in and ex-
change the investments from time
to time, and to collect and receive
income and profits therefrom, af-
ter paying therefrom lawful debts
and expenses, then to pay out of it's
net income, the following: To NAL
ia Methodist church, $500 per year;
S25 to cemetery fund of Malta GEM
etery same to be used for the main
tenance and upkeep of the cemetery
lots of Lee Humphrey, A. G. Hum
phrey and A. j. Havener; to also
pay out of said income from said
trust estate, the premiums as they
become due on $4,000 in life in
surance on life of deceased's son-in-
law, Charles f. Perkins, and prem
iums on $4,000 on life of deceas-
eds daughter, Mary Elizabeth Perk-
ms. Trustees of trust fund are also
to establish an educational
fund for each of his two grandchil-
1ren, the sum of $3.50 yearly, but
The total sum of each educational
fund shall not exceed the sum OF
$500.
Balance of the net income from
rust estate is to be paid his daugh-
.er Mary Elizabeth Perkins, so long
as she shall live, monthly, from the
ime of deceased's death. The will
also directs trustee to pay hisl
laughter, Mary Elizabeth Perkins,
i've years after his death, $1,000
rom principal of trust, and to con-
inue paying her from the principal
1T the rate of $500 at the end Of
Zach five year period thereafter, so
ong as she shall live.
The trust further provides to pay
he net incoma therefrom, on and
after death of said daughter to her
meal descendants, until after the
leath of the last survivor of her
meal descendants as shall be living
hen to distribute the principal of
rust estate among her lineal de-
cendants, then living. If said
laughter shall die without leaving
my lineal descendants living, at the /
ime of her death, then to distribute, |
ssign and convey all remaining
and estate among deceas- /
DIS then living heirs at law, and \
lext of kin, in the proportions in
which they shall be entitled to re-
eive the same, under the laws Of
)hio.
Trustees are authorized to re-
eive in kind any investments from
state and hold the same as proper
Investments, if in trustees discre-
ion it would be for the best inter
horized to invest and reinvest prin-
lpal of trust estate in any property
t any character, and in a manner
S judiciously advantageously, as
rustee may be able to do.
The First Trust & Savings bank,
nd Harry Cook, Malta, are named
Xecutors of will, which bears date
f July 1, 1899, and is witnessed by
:. b. Smith and Harry Cook The
stimated value of estate is $4,000,
+ which $4,000 is personal, $685.
90 real estate, and yearly rental
f $1,000. Said executors give
ond in the sum of 100000, with
he Fidelity & Casualty company,
t New York, sureties.
John Broedel is appointed guar
ian of Ralph and Elmer Broedel,
linors. Bond, $4,000.
Estate of Geo. T. Walpole, de-
eased, is not subject to Inheritance
ax. Value of estate, s4,700.
Will of j. H. Henderson. late of
leigsville township, has been filed
Iva Belle Stabler, as guardian of
orothy Barnhart, files account, /
'hich is approved
Andrew Douglas Erwin, the per-
on named in the will, has been ap-
ointed executor of the estate of N.
&. Erwin, late of Windsor township,
ithout bond Estimated value of
state is $4,000, of which $4,000
personal and $4,000 real estate.
Y. E. Wootton, X w. Barnes and
AIRY Cross are appointed apprais-
rs
First partial account is filed by
mmett Abel, as guardian of Lucy
ellie Warner.
Marriage Licenses
Forrest Lee Carder, electrician,
On of John w. and Gertrude r.
voolly Carder, and Mary Ann wy
ian, nurse, daughter of l. c. and
eorgiana Dudley Wyman, both OF
[cCOnnesville, Rev. Father Thomas