The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-12-17

N-lrWITH>TANDING tine unpleasant
weather OF last WEEK there was large
attendance at Court and business held
up until Saturday night, circumstance
w.ich. Lad not occurred in this County
before for years. Wegive below brief
account of the proceedings in Court:
Monday afternoon, Dec: s. Court call
ed: present, Hon H. ". Williams, pres
ident, and Lyman Nelson, associate
In the case of Clark Trask VS.. Simon
Drake. rule was taken to show cause
why appeal should not be entered on the
part Of the defendant.
Commonwealth eases against A. 7.
Wykoff, Brian Maginnis, Nelson d.
Monroe, A. J. Wagner and Archibald
Turner were continued. Same VS.. VIM.
Boyington Court.directed the discharge
Of defendant. In w. 7. Jones & Co.
vs.. r. Y. Post and L. y. Reynolds VS.
T. Gale and L. ". Gale, rules were ta-
ken to shew cause why the judgments
should not be opened.
]. Q. Merrick resigned as a Commits
sioner of the I4ymansville and Germ4nia
State Road and the Court appointed
Augustus Bisbee.
The Grand Jury was called and sworn,
Austin A. Swetland appointed foreman
and ID. \. Kilbourne constable to attend
upon the same. The Grand jury was
discharged Oh the 10th, having found
true bills against the following parties:
A. }. Wagner, larceny; Archibald Tur-
ner, assault and battery.
Amanda Howe was appointed guar.
dian of F. A. and Della Howe, minor
children of :. Z. B. Howe. deceased.
Articles Of incorporation Of the ''CoU-
dersport Fishing Club" were ordered to
be fled in the Prothonotafy's Office
Wm. N. Me.x-eT and Joe James were
admitted to the bar or the 18th.
In the ease Of J. ". Wiiber VS.. Leon
ard Davis, commissioners we're appoint
ed to designate boundaries.
Commonwealth vs. James Rutherford
and Hubbard Haines WAS tried. Haines.
the only defendant present fer trial I'eiug
seqai' j.
E, l.. Full vs. EsLa.r - : T. T.
Howe. Court decree a specific perform
ance Of q parole contract.
Amasa Garner Was appointed town
clerk Of Hebron township
Tie Court directed 300 names 10 be
put in the jury-box for 1874.
Inquest on tie body Of Charles Gin.
proceedings filed and bill Of charges ap-
proved
Divorce proceedings were as follows:
John L. Norton vs.. Penelope Norton.
an alias subpoena was issued ]. vii
liAms vs. Olive y. Williams. Court de-
cree n divorce; Alice E. HolIeub-ek vs.
Wallace HolienbCck, Sheriff WAS direct
ed make publication; Agnes II. Booth,
All alias subpoena was issued: Nellie J.
Holman VS.. Q. z. Holman, \. 4. >Wet-
land appointed commissioner; Frances
Root vs. Henry Root, \ B. Mann ap-
pointed commissioned; Josephine Q.
Merritt VS.. W. II. Merritt, Samuel
Beebe appointed commissioner.
Ejectment of q. Nelson. at al, vs.. !.
Buchanan was tried and under charge
of Court, jury found for the defendant
Judgment foy want Of IN appearance
was taken in the following cases:
c. ). jones u Co. vs.. Sylvauia twp.
Wilson Dawson = Abbott & Yentzer
T. ". Knox : Wharton twp.
DO. - Pike
f. d. Holman ." GBGordoa eco.
q. Fox. MD. II. o. Perty.
D. Baker VI Hackett, ct al.
N. c. Barber H. : Beebe.
NJ. Z. Olmsted Wharton twp.
John Wiles was natUTslized.
Rules on the supervisors Of the seve-
raj townships named below were taken
to show cause Why rhey should not levy
a special tax for tie payment Of debts.
viz: Portage, West Branch. Wharton,
Pike. Roulet, Sweden. Stewardson. SyI-
vsuia, Eulalia, Hebron, Genesee, Jack
son, Ulysses and Hector.
\. b. Mann was appointed auditor to
settle the accounts Of the Prothonotary
and Register 4 Recorder.
1wenty-Third ANIMAL Meeting Of the
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