Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-12-17
Court House News
Common Pleas Court
AlimOny and Injunction Suit

! Common Pleas Court
Alimony and Injunction Suit
i Mary Belle Armstrong has filed
suit for alimony, and injunction,
against Earl H. Armstrong. They
lwere married April IL, 1924, and
have no living children. Plaintiff
alleges defendant has been guilty OF
gross neglect Of duty toward plain
J tiff, for though amply able, he has
not contributed to plaintiff in any
sum, since October "A. 1941, and
there is an abandonment of plain
tiff by defendant without good
cause, and a separation in conse-
quence of ill treatment on part of
defendant. Plaintiff states defend
ant has, and forcibly detains in his
possession certain bank book, the
individual property of plaintiff,
which shows a balance in the sum
of about 5000. She says defendant
has in his possession $1,000 bond,
| which is her property, and has GER
tain other property jointly owned,
including household goods, which
he detains from her. Plaintiff says
by reason of facts of aforesaid, she
is wholly destitute and has no prop
erty, and she fears unless restrain
ed by court, he will sell, cucumber,
or dispose of some of the property.
The court issues an injunction re-
straining defendant from disposing
OF said property. The plaintiff re-
sides at Chesterhill and defendant
lives near Moxahala Park.
The money only case of A. G..
Frost VS.. Leo Ranney, was heard
Tuesday by Judge Carlos M. Rieck-
er, who will render his decision
later
To Sell Church Property
Board of trustees of the Fair.
mount M. E. church, of Union
township, files action to sell both
real estate and personal property
to the highest bidder for real estate
and personal property offered sep
arately and together. No religious
services have been held in the
church for long period of time.
John r. Longstreth is chairman OF
the board of trustees, and is the
duly authorized agent for said
board and for petitioners.
Probate Court
Inventory and appraisement ap-
proved in the estate of David B.
Finley, deceased. shows estate to be
of value of $5,224.41, of which s2,-
442.44 is in stocks and securities:
$4,000, real estate, and 1882, per-
sonal goods. Orie A. Finley is ad-
ministrator, and Alfred H. Glass.
Russell Harrison and Paul Bankes,
appraisers. Authority to transfer
real estate, 1850 acres, Union
township to Everett Finley.
$624.28 Inheritance Tax
Inheritance tax is found due in
estate of Mary r. Gregg, late of
McConnelsville. Gross value of es-
tate is $17,407.5O, composed of
personal $15,9O7.5O, and real es-
tate, $1,500. Debts and costs of ad-
ministration, $2,0O166. Net actual
market value subject to tax is $751;
405.84. Estate passes to Bonnie
Gregg Homer, no relation, $500;
Rhoda Drury, sister, $3,36S.58;
Sadie Mercer, sister, $4,9O7.S4;
Paul Mercer, nephew, $8s5.6O;
Frank Finley and Walter Finley,
brothers, each S2,01127, and Ma
bel Torbert, niece, $2,O11.28.
Emmett Abel. executor of estate
of Clara Diehl Arrick, deceased,
files second partial account.
In the matter of o. G.. Van Horn.
executor of the estate of j. I. Van
Horn, deceased, VS.. w. H. Van Horn,
ct al, finding statements and allega.
tions in petition are true, and the
court finds it is necessary to sell
real estate of the said j. 1. Van
Horn, to pay the charges upon real
estate enumerated in his will. @.
d. Fuller, Luther Tippie and
Charles Hill are named to appraise
the said property.
Marriage Licenses
Donald Ralph, holland, GlOuster
route two, son of James Arthur and
Mary Jane Grubb holland, and Ell
sic Duncan. Malta route three,
daughter of Harlan and Ellen Nc
Mutt Duncan.
Recorders Office
Emma Hart, ct ano, to the Ohio
Fuel Gas Co., 100 acres, Marion
and Homer, oil and gas lease. o. T.
Clark, ct ux, to same, 1s4 acres,
Penn.
Floyd Davis, deceased, to Alice
Davis, ct al, four lots and two tracts,
in McConnelsville, certificate for
transfer.
l.. r. Davis, ct al, to Alice Davis,
four lots and two tracts, in McCon-
nelsville, quit claim deed.
David B. Finley, deceased, to Ev-
erett e. Finley, 1850 acres, I'm
ion township.
Elmer G. Patterson, ct ux to T. v.
Secrest, 40 acres; E. e. Price to
same, lis acres; Dwight f. Price
to same 16 acres. all in Deerfield
township, to T.. v. Secrest, oil and
pac Ioococ