Meigs County OhArchives News.....Meigs County Telegraph August 27 1855 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Connie Cotterill-Schumaker Schumaker4@aol.com July 2, 2004, 2:13 pm microfilm Meigs County Telegraph Pomeroy, Ohio Tuesday, August 27, 1855 BROKE JAIL -- Ashford Mankin, who has been confined in our county jail for several months, charged with breaking into the meathouse of Mr. Titus in Rutland township, made his escape on Thursday night last, by removing a portion of the stone wall of the jail, which feat is supposed to have been accomplished, by pieces of a broken chair found in his cell. J. B. Hampton & Co., successors to L. S. Crofoot, deceased; advertised their new firm last week. From a personal acquaintance with all concerned we take pleasure in recommending them to public favor. W. Stivers, this week calls attention to his stock of Clothing and Dry Goods. Mr. Stivers is well and favorably known in this county, it is only necessary to call attention to his advertisement. You will find by calling upon him that he has not only not exaggerated but is even better than his word. ANNOUNCEMENT [Abstracted] G. W. Coopers name has been announced as candidate for Representative for Meigs County. Malcolm Lowry has added his name as candidate for Prosecuting Attorney for Meigs County. Doctor J. C. Rathburn of Rutland Township has asked his name be considered for candidate for Representative of Meigs County. Mr. W. C. Hays of Scipio Township has been added for candidate Sheriff of Meigs Co. ATTACHMENT NOTICE [abstracted] An attachments was issued August 8, 1855 by John H. Parker a Justice of the Peace in Orange township Meigs Co., Ohio against the goods, chattels, rights, credits, moneys and effect of Gardner Stebbins, a non-resident for the amount of $9.86 cents plus probable amount of costs $15.00. NOTICE is hereby given that the subscriber has been appointed and qualified as Administrator on the estate of Zebulon Rodgers, late of the county of Meigs, Deceased. John McKensie [Abstracted] Melzar Nye filed a petition to sell the mortgaged premises in Meigs County Ohio of Thomas D. Sargent who resides in Washington, DC to cover two notes, one for the sum of $3,125, with interest from August 1, 1854 and the other for $416.66 and two-thirds cents, dated August 2, 1854. Property is 100 acres lots, lots # 324 and 325 in Section 35, town 1, range 13 of Ohio Company's purchase. Also 100 acre lot #236 in same township and range, 100 acres of lot #314 in sections 18, 34, & 35 in same township and range, part of section #25 in same township and range, 100 acre lot #320 in sections No. 34 and 35, town 1, range 13 and 100 acres lot #326 in section 35. [Abstracted] On August 23, 1855 John McKensie Administrator of Zebulon Rodgers, deceased filed a petition against Henry Rodgers, Ruel Rodgers, Richard Rodgers of New York. Francis Smith and Hannah Smith, his wife, and Samuel Rodgers, heirs and legal representatives, of Zebulon Rodgers to sell real estate of Zebulon Rodgers to pay his debts, 9 acres in Section 3, town 3, range 12 part of southwest quarter of section 3 where he resided at the time of his death. Also ¾ of an acre in same town, range, section southwest quarter. JOSEPH J. MILE'S ESTATE - Notice is hereby given that the subscribers have been appointed and qualified Executors of the estate of Joseph J. Miles, late of Meigs county., S. C. Larkin, W. Stivers Dated at Pomeroy, this 15th day of Aug. 1855. Transcribed by: Connie Cotterill Schumaker Schumaker4@aol.com This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ohfiles/ File size: 3.9 Kb