The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-07

county jail Tor ten DAYS.
Com. vs. John Grohl, selling liquor
contrary to law. Pleads guilty and
sentenced to pay fine of $50 and costs
and undergo Imprisonment in the
county Jail for ten days.
Com. VS.. Patrick Goodman, Assault
and battery upon constable Stibick
of st. Marys. A true bill. Deft. es-
capped Jail.
Com. VS.. Geo. Tompiins. Larceny.
A true bill. Not guilty.
Com. VS.. John Lammer. Forcible
entry. Defendant not guilty but that
he pay one-half the costs, and the Co.
pay the other half the costs.
Com. VS.. John Doyle. Assault and
battery. A true bill. Deft. not guilty
but that he pay one-half the costs and
the prosecutor Frank Y. Sorg pay the
other half the cost. Costs S26.S4.
| ROAD VIEWS.
In the matter of the road to lead from
the Wilcox and Hamblen State road to
the Miesburg aid Smethport turn
pike. Confirmed nisi and ordered to
be opened fifty feet wide
| Petition of citizens of Milestone town
ship for public road from Adam Zim.
mermnn's to VIM. Dunns, distance
of about one mile. Eugene Lentz, sur
veyoE Geo. d. Donahey and Godfrey
Parrot, viewers.
Petition for review of damages asses
sed by viewers of road from Water
Street, i'm Benzinger, Elk county, to
A V. railroad. Rule to show cause
granted.
Petition for private road from James
Cockburn's to John Overturf's coal
mine, in Benzinger township. John
Wair wright, surveyor; d. b. Winslow
and Miles Dent, viewers.
Petition for q public road to lead
from the school-house in Highland
township to the public road at south
west corner of w S Cobs land in said
township. J. X. Gardner appointed
surveyor; o. B. Fitch and John Gul.
mack, viewers.
Petition for public road leading from
State road at mouth of Island run to
| Ridgway and Brookville road at Pat.
rick Reeds farm. Horace Little. sur
veyor; ]. S. Hyde and Geo, r. Wood
ward, viewers.
| Petition for review of a road from
the Joseph Rogers farm to the Boon's
Mountain road at or near the Holo-
baugh farm. Eugene Lentz. surveyor;
James Green and Henry Larpay, view
ers.
Petition for review of the portion of
/ Ridgway and Broollville road below
James Riley's in Ridgway township
and HELEN school house in Horton
township. Geo. w. Clinton appointed
surveyor; Fred. Raywinille and
| Horace Little viewers.
Order to view road to lead from
Dahoga on the p. & f. r. r. to the
Big Level state Road via. Wilcox and
the mouth of Wolf Run. Continued.
OTHER MATTERS.
Petition of citizens of Spring Creek
township for permission to change the
! place of holding election. The court
ordered that an election be held in
Spring Creek township on the 10Th
day of February, 1878, on the question
of the change OF place of holding the
general, special, and township election
! i'll said township, notice to be given as
required by the act of Assembly.
Petition for charter to Kersey
Grange Building Association. Thepur-
pose for which the charter is framed is
the erection of hall for the use of
Kersey Grange, No. G2S P. of H., at
Centreville, Elk county, Pa, the term
perpetual; capital stock S50JO, in 100
shares at five dollars each. The
charter granted by the court.
PREsENTMENT OF TIE GRAND JURY.
TO the Honorable Judges of the
Court Of Quarter Sessions Of EK
county The Grand Inquest of the
Commonwealth of PENNSYLVANIA for
the county of Elk, at January sessions,
respectfully report: That, after having
gone through the usual business of the
week, do present as follows: That
there needs to be a window put in one
of the cells of the Jail, and several
other minor repairs. The Jurors paid
visit to the county Jail and were
courteously shown around by the
keeper, Henry Wensel, The cells
were found clean and comfortable as
can be expected under the present cir
cumstances.
All of which we respectfully sub
NIT. CHAs. WEia. Foreman.
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