Contests to Will Filed by Mrs Buckingham
Mrs Mary Buckingham files to contest the will as new officials take office Monday and file their bonds at the courthouse.
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Newspaper
The Democratic Banner
Location
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1915
Page
3
Mrs Mary Buckingham files to contest the will as new officials take office Monday and file their bonds at the courthouse.
Mary Buckingham sues Lavina U. Kelley executrix to set aside last will of Elizabeth Weber alleging Elizabeth was 82 and incapacitated. She alleges James A. Kelley colluded to defraud her heir share. Proceeding seeks invalidation of the will.
Sheriff Woolfson retains the prosecuting attorney role as Charles 1 Bormont is named in a bond filing. The document shows a $2000 bond for Bormont with a surety company and a $5000 bond for Sheriff Woolfson signed by OC Me.
Stewart confesses and is jailed awaiting grand jury action. His children will be housed in Mt. Vernon while the mother is sent to the county infirmary.
In Jefferson township a hearing before Judge Wilkins examined the Stewart family’s destitution. Opal Young, aged 14, is pregnant and Stewart admits paternity. Two young daughters, Liza Ann and Nancy Irene, aged 6 and 4, faced neglect. Neighbors testified to poverty and poor clothing. the children now live with J. F. Kerst in Greeraville after care. The grand jury will review the case, with indictments possible.
Hart Anderson is arrested on suspicion of violating the Mann White Slave act. The northern city girl traveled with him from a carnival, later returning home while Anderson stayed in Annapolis. The girl's father uncovered Anderson's local marriage and child in Indianapolis prompting federal inquiry. Federal officers may pursue the case.
Mant Masters of Bloomfeld lodge No. 422 conferred the degree of Past Master on Masten elect Witham Tasamore during a New Year’s afternoon meeting in Centerbury.
Melianiont ordered over to Mrs Wonllean custody while two young girls Opal Young and Stewart’s child were sent to Mt Vernon homes. Biew ert cnmimitted to county jail awaiting grand jury action. Mrs Stewart agreed to infirmary care. neighbors to oversee Stewart home. Judge Witkin Jeane Tous sought homes for the youths, who show promise and desire to learn.
PSY Nelsonville police investigate what they believe is foul play in the death of Mary Lovell five, daughter of a Welsh gypsy leader. She died at Carbon Hill Thursday. The gypsies deny knowledge of her fate. Officers had checked a missing person claim tied to Katherine Winters of Newcastle, Indiana, but found no foundation.
In 1915 the city welcomed the new year with a 16 round salute by Battery D field artillery at Riverside Park. Numerous watch parties and family gatherings followed across the city as communities rang in the new year.
Attendance contest closes December 31 with the Dryes winning by 11 points of 821. Lieut Jones and the telephone squad contribute to the win. A social supper for the Pythians is planned at the armory in about three weeks. Grand Chancellor Elis attends. officers to be installed next Thursday by D G O Jones. Work in the Page Rank postponed until after installation. Members urged to attend and hear reports. Several applicants elected for membership. Pythian quartet to perform festive pieces.
Liberty Grange elected and announced officers including Worthy Master Cotton, Overseer Harry Blum, Lecturer W Lawin, Steward Clyde Spearman, Assistant Steward Joseph Gary, Treasurer T O Haleem, Secretary Mre Bert Ring, Gate Keeper Harold Dick, Ceren Mre Edith Ong, Pomona Mary Horton, Flora Mre Emimett Lybarger, Ornament Mre BW Lewis, Nasmoan Agent A M Barton. Woman's Relief Corps installed 1910 officers led by Mrs Sabra George with Secretary Mary P. Scott and Patriotic Instructor Emms Tibbits among others.
Obituaries from Bloomingburg and nearby towns report W Levine Irvine dying of heart disease at a Bloomingburg store age 49 with a large family surviving, Isaac L Jackson Milford area resident dies after long illness, Elizabeth Porterfield 82 in Martinsburg, Jessie M Morgan infant daughter Jeusle Myrtle Morgan of Clinton Township, and John Bunn on Chapman Clinton area farm with funeral notices and interments in Mound View and Presbyterian cemeteries. Names, ages, residences, and funeral times referenced for multiple local figures.
A daughter was born Wednesday evening to Mr and Mrs Sidney Rantey of Oak street. A son was born Thursday afternoon to Mr and Mrs D C Nixon of East Gambler street. A daughter was born Friday evening to Mr and Mrs Amos A Faul. Mr Paul H Wittaker returned Saturday from a visit with friends in Nilow.
Local society notes recall Mr and Mrs Ernest J Penrosa hosting a six o'clock dinner at 12 West High street with music and cards. Other events include Red Men hall dances with Bricker's orchestra, Knights of Pythias wives gathering, and a New Year’s Eve watch party hosted by Mr and Mrs George C Waters at 908 West Chestnut Street.
An Anglo Indian writer describes the Indian expeditionary force viewed through a French boulevard scene. He outlines the army’s meat needs across Hindu Muslim and Sikh dietary rules, noting halal practises, jatka avoidance, and the requirement to ship live stock to railheads for proper rites. Then local notices mention Miss Ethel Wright’s Columbus return, tax reminders, and community updates.
An advertisement promises a one hundred dollar reward for any catarrh case not cured by Hala Catarrh Cure. The text references a national bank and mentions honorable intent though the wording is unclear and sequence jumbled.
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