Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-12-10
Court Proceedings.

lb,ur. The first jury case came up on
---.a,v. and was an action of David Clack
--.;,.r hi, brother, John Clack, for the re-
- Of A prumiSsory note OF Sl.92O.00.
,.hr alleged that he should have had credit
:, certain sums that he had paid David
which no recognition had been taken.
rbs igry divided the amount in dispute and
md 4 verdict for plAintIs in the sum OF
s.5aOO.
Io,b Htrizler vs.. Alfred J. Patterson.
,.,i,p for the recovery of a promiSsory
,,..,er,hfp note. Verdict For defendant.
commonwealth VS.. Grin Leach. Action
.-Liilin- a wild turkey cut Of season. The
r,r-t found the defendant not guilty, and
.-;sr.d the prosecutor, Samuel Carbaush,
70 bay costs
commonwealth vs. Stephen Reno and
Tr,ian Poffenbsrger, road supervisors of
Fz-s..nagh township. Indictment = Not
-.rai-ing the ..Wooden bridge" at the sou,h
sB8 Of Front street, borough of Mifflin-
,sun. Prosecutor, J. B. VI. Todd, of Pat
,4-,on. The supervisors contend that the
b7i,e has never been recognized by the
,-.bori.y Of the township as belonging to
,b, township; that 1t is of no use to the
...ople Of tie township; that it is of no
r,s 10 single person living within the
limits OF the township, but that IN order for
1-o,le in The township 10 cross it, they must
reeis be subject TO ar incOnyenient round
shout Way; that it is of convenience TO
Tu>carora people. coming by way of Patter-
son to Riverside Park, and the warehouse
q Kennedy s. Doty that it is of convent
elee for Patterson people 10 get to the Fair
Ground. and 10 SAID warehouse, or TO tie
rss: that It Is of convenience for people
nbo wish to get out of MIffiintowr by
Front street to the Fair Ground, or to the
wlrehouse; but a. tor the township people
Il s % no earthly use, or convenience.
The Commonwealth produced an act of Leg
i,ll,ure Of 1885, which, when interpreted
By the Court. placed the bridge outside of
The borough limits. The Court ordered the
jury to 'iui against the supervisors.
William N. Allison and others, VS.. J. ".
suher>bluSh, Jeremiah Lyons and Jacob
Besgy. No. 4l, Feb term, 1879. s. b.
Lagion and others vs. J. ". Muthersbaugh,
jeremiah Lyons and Jacob Bergy. SB.
LOuion y. J. W. MGthersbaugh, jeremiah
LIONS and 5. {. Myers.
The above three cases were brought by
Tie directors Of the Niflintown shd Patter-
soa Loan and Saving Fund Association
aglins, J. ". Muihersbaugh, who was the
treasurer Of SAID Association, and the sew
--al saretieS on his bonds as such Trea-
,ure-. MUthersblugh was in arrears when
l. resigned his Office sIl47: The Treasu-
NJ upon his last bond had been previously
sued. and on that bond a verdict of sl3l
vas recorded, and these suits we're brought
u recover the balance, amounting to SlOl6
ziih isterest f.Om date OF the several fail
ures to pay. After hearing portion of the
eviieace the case was finally compromised,
the plaintiffs accepting Judgment of Si2i.
50 against J. W. Muthersbaugh, Jeremiah
Irons snd 5. c. Myers, who were the sure
ties on the third bond given by Muthers-
ta~eh Is Treasurer.
Joseph Mills and Mary Wills, for sole and
s5pIrate use of Mary Mills, VS.. James Junk
anl J. c. Crawford, administrators of DIR.
s B. Crawford. Verdict for defendants.
John ". Muthersbaugh, for use of E. E.
Ng,her,baugh, vs.. Robert E. Parker and
samuel Wilson. This was an action to re-
coser rent amounting to s23O.OO. Verdist
IN defendant in the sum Of $1,000.
Commonwealth VS.. Samuel Csrbaugh.-
Surety Of the pesce. Prosecutor, Grin
Lssch. Complainant discharged. County
20 pay the costs.
Commonwealth VS.. Grin Leach. Surety
Of the peace. Prosecutor, Samuel Car
blugh. Complainant discharged. County
TO ray costs.
There WAS a case o. adultery and bas-
tlTty. Child yet unborn. Bail given.
There was case of fornication and b1s-
tartv. Child yet unborn. Bail required
aud given.
The insolvency case of Thomas KnOuse
vas extended to February term, 1880.
Report Of EnOch Horning, H. A, Stam-
haush and William Ulsh, viewers to view
aud yacate a piece of a road in Walker
toHnship from a point near the house of j.
5. Lukens, and to lay out a new road TO
s-Fp.y the wants or requirements of the
Iicce vacated. Confirmed nisi.
Report Of JOSEPH Dysinger, AMOS Stout
Ter and Davis Kaufman to view and lay out
aroad in Delaware township. Confirmed
uisi.
Report of Emanue, MOyer, Abraham
SiOner and Samuel Bell, to view and vacate
aroad in Milford township. Confirmed nisi-
Report Of James Robson, &. Mcclellan,
and Jacob Sulsutf, to view and vacate part
oi road in Licking Greek Valley.
George Jacobs, jr., auditor in the assign
81 estate OF So.Omon Kaufman, filed bis
report on second partial account Of Ezra
smith, assignee.
As to the mental capacity of Flora c.
ADAMS TO manage her own affairs, the Com
Missioner, Louis Z. Atkinson, hled report
Of incai 4city.
Sale Of land of the estate of Daniel By
eTs, By administrator Samuel Markley TO
John Auker TOR So 800, was confirmed by
the Court.
IN the after of petition Of Jeremiah
DFessier, that Solomon Dressler he required
10 give security as executor of Jacob Dress
ief' deceased, the Court ordered it for con-
SAeration to Dec. 10, 1879, with the re-
su@n' to sell no real estate In the mean
tine
O.der Of sale granted to Amos e. Bonsail,
executor of the estate of B. +. Kepner,
uecease1, TO sell real estate.
In the matter of the Commonwealth