Cow Causes Suit for $5,000

The Marietta Daily Times, February 24, 1937

A damage suit for $5,000, growing out of the impounding of a cow, brought 22 witnesses before the Court of Common Pleas on Wednesday and it was estimated that trial of the case will occupy two full days. The title of the case if Howard E. Kaneff vs. Henry B. Lyons. Kaneff is a resident of Warren Township. Lyons is a resident of Parkersburg, W. Va., but owns and operates a farm adjoining the Kaneff place.

On the night of August 9, 1936, it is charged, cattle on the Lyons farm broke down a line fence and one of the cows trampled the garden at the Kaneff place. Kaneff caught the cow and detained her in his barn, claiming damage to his crops.

Lyons is alleged to have gone before Squire Lycurgus C. Hall at Constitution and there to have filed an affidavit against Kaneff charging him with larceny. A warrant was issued and Kaneff was arrested and was lodged in jail where he was held, he charges, for three and a half hours. Then Lyons withdrew the charge and he was released.

The trouble between the two men created a lot of excitement at the time and Sheriff Arthur D. Mackey was summoned to the Kaneff place to stop a threatened fight. The sheriff quieted the trouble and ordered Lyons to go to his home. Instead, he went to court and procured a warrant, it is alleged.

Kaneff sued Lyons for $2,500 for falsely accusing him of larceny, and an added $2,500 for false arrest and wrongful imprisonment. 

Plaintiff is represented in court by Attorney Charles D. Fogle. Lyons is defended by Frederick C. Myers and the firm of Strecker & Williamson.

The Marietta Daily Times, February 27, 1937:

Verdict in Damage Case Is Returned

A verdict for $2,230 on a damage claim of $5,000 as sued for by Howard E. Kaneff of Gravel Bank against Henry B. Lyons of Parkersburg, W. Va., was returned by a jury in Common Pleas Court Friday evening. The jury deliberated for about 45 minutes and 10 of the 12 jurors signed the decree.

Warren Township School Report

The Marietta Register, March 20, 1873

Report of School in Sub-District No. 2, Warren Township, Washington County.

The Winter term commenced Monday, December 2, 1872, and closed February 21, 1873.  Number of scholars enrolled, 33; average daily attendance, 25; average per cent of attendance, 80.

The scholars present every day during the term were:  Emma Bailey, Bertha Bailey, Minnie Bailey, George Williams, Robert Williams.

The following were perfect in deportment during the term:  Charlotte Dole, Sarah Dole, Susie Dole, Minnie Bailey, Allie Bailey, Clara Bailey, Emma Bailey, Bertha Bailey, Mary Hart, Lucy Hart, Maggie Blue, Mary Blue, George Williams, Robert Williams, Charles Hart, Hugh Reid, Sandy Blue, Robert Dole, Benjamin Hardy, Isaac Weaver, Harry McClure. 

The following scholars obtained a grade over 90 for the term:  George Williams, Robert Williams, Allie Bailey, Clara Bailey, Emma Bailey, Bertha Bailey.  Those obtaining a grade over 80 were:  Charlie Hart, Mary Hart and Susie Dole.  The highest grade was secured by George Williams, his average grade for the term being 95. 

Prizes for excellence in spelling were awarded to Allie Bailey in class A; to Mary Blue, Susie Dole, and Robert Dole, in class B.  At the close of each day an opportunity was given for any scholar to recite a verse from the Bible.  During the term there were 464 different verses recited.

An entertainment was given in the evening of the last day, in the Presbyterian church.  The exercises consisted of Music, Declamations, Recitations, and Dialogues.  The church was well filled by friends.  The exercises lasted about two hours and a half.  The scholars did remarkably well in their various parts.  Everything passed off pleasantly, and all went away feeling that the evening had been well spent.

A. J. Caywood, Teacher.

Communicated

Marietta and Washington County Pilot, May 11, 1826 

Messrs. Printers:

A complaint of a very criminal nature was, on the 28^th of April last, made before us against Mr. FAYETTE SHERMAN.  As it is probable that reports injurious to Mr. Sherman’s character, will be in circulation: we deem it a duty which we owe him, to state, through your paper, to the public, that at the examination, held at Warren on the first instant, the complaint was not only entirely unsupported, but appeared to be made without the least foundation of facts, of a criminal nature.

The abandoned wretch, who made the complaint, having left the state; Mr. Sherman may be deprived of the opportunity of a public prosecution. – This adds to the propriety of making this statement public.

Justices of the Peace. 
Ephraim Cutler,
Oren Newton.

Warren, May 4^th, 1826.