The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-01-09

Monday last, Judge Junkin and associates
Baker and Stroup all present.
COMMON PLEAS. " g.
After court was opened the constables
were sworn and their returns received |
The grand jury was then sworn. Consta-
bles Messimer Eckelt and Giboncy, were
selected to attend the court. 9
TRIALS.
The first case tried was Jonas ]. Smith
VS.. Jacob Blain, Jacob Bixler and John
Bixler. This suit was brought to recover
damages for property sold at constables
sale by order of the defds. in payment of
debt contracted by ayoung man over whom
the plaintiff is guardian after notice had
been given that no debts Of his contracting
would be paid. Verdict for pltf. for $l25.
McIntire for pltf. Barnett for defds.
Haas VS.. Rowe, An appeal from judg-
ment on docket of j. o. Weirick, Esq.
Verdict for did. Long and Barnett for plf.
McIntire and McAllarney for dfd.
Twp, of Penn VS.. Borough of Duncan
non. This was suit brought to recover
one half the cost of erecting an abutment
over the Little Juniata creek which is the
borough line. Verdict for plf. $179,57.
Long VS.. Mclaughlin. In this suit the plf.
alleged that fraudulent receipts had been
used in settlement had between the par
ties, by which means the did brought the
plf. in debt to him, while plf. actually owes
him $500. This was an.exceedinGly tedious
case, and occupied more than half of the
week. 1t was tried before Judge Rowe,
as Judge Junkin had been employed in the
case previous to his election. The jury
after being out four hours brought in n
verdict for did. for $163.75. Plfs. counsel
Barnett and McIntire for plf. sponsler and
Graham for dfd.
CASES SETTLED AND CONTINUED.
James II. Smith and Shouff VS.. r. d.
Reynolds continued.
S. Z. and L. B. Sprout vs. w. Burn con-
tinued.
Anna NJ. DOnaghy by her guardian VS..
E. ]. Donaghy settled,
Jacob Kuhn VS.. c.. Fisher. Settled by
dfd. confessing Judgment for $00,57.
T. j. Free VS.. Hills Boyd & Co. con
tinued.
Daniel Zeigler VS.. Samuel Morris con-
| tinued.
BENZ. Elders and c. G. Weilman VS.. Ken
dey and Hostetter settled.
Com. of Penn'a. for use of Chisholm and
Pemell VS.. Cornelius Baskins adm. etc.
continued.
QUARTER SESSIONS.
Com. VS.. A. S. Mcclure. Indictment
selling liquors without license and keeping
a disorderly house etc. in the borough OF
Duncannon. After some testimony had
been taken the dfd. plead guilty to the first
count in the Indictment and the others
We're quashed. The court sentenced him
to pay fine of $50 and cost of prosecution
and to be committed until sentence was
complied with.
Road proceedings will be published next
week. n f
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Week ofPrayer.- The following is the
programme of the Presbyterian church foi
the week of prayer now being observed in
the basement of the Church. The subjects
are the same as those for which petitions
will be offered up simultaneously by thou
sands of christian voices this week through
out our land. All the people of this towI
are invited, and the children ON Wednesday
evening especially.
Sunday Jan. 7--Sermons in the churches
on The faith once delivered to the saints,
universal and everlasting bond of union
in the christian churches &c.
Monday-Thanksgi for salvation thro
crucfed Saviour for the progress o.
Christ's kingdom in the world. .
Observation-Disclosures for personal ana
national sins, and prayer for all in trouble
Wednesday--Fanily religion, the child
ren of the land schools &c.
Thursday for nations, all in au
thorty, and for Gods blessing upon special
efforts TO suppress intempcrance and othei
wide spread evils
Friday-Prayer for the christian churcl
and ministry, and for united personal ac
tivity.
Saturday-Prayer for the outpouring o
the Spirit on christian work, everywhere.
Sunday 14th--Sermon on "Thy kingdom
come, Thy will be done"
%MinOr Accidents.-On Monday of las
week, Frank Stahl of DIillerstown, receives
so serious a wound in his hand by TN
bursting of a gun which he was firing Il
celebrate the advent of the New Year, tina
amputation of the hand was necessary.
: On Tuesday, a son Of Rev Aughe wa