Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-02-11

u"1en machines and three dozen
emery stones that had been delivers3
at hiilerstown. Knouse finally gave
BIS note, with his endorsement on the
back, for Si97 90, payable at a Bar
rlsourg bank, two months after data
by aud By the note found It's way ,nto
the bands of Pkildelphia brokers
whose names are mentioned above, and
they demanded payment of Mr.. Knouse
"ho refused payment on the ground Of
fraud aud want o: consideration that
lie had not received value; that his
contract with the parties to whom he
gave the note was that they were To
lake back the machines if he conId no,
sell them; that he bad not sold a SIN
gle machlne. Verdict for plaintiff. -
Lyons and Sbortlidge for plaintiff !:
Doty. Sr and Patterson for defendant
In the matter of the report of the
Auditors of Juuiata county VS.. James
Mclaughlin, Wm. H. Groninger aud
David B. Cox, ex Commissioners of
Jualata county. This was n suit TO
recover the sum of S457.52, balance
on account, that the Auditors found
aga'nst the Commissioners Just named
IN the settlement of January |, 1879
The Indebtedness as it appeared In the
accounts OF the coun.y arose from the
tact that james Deem, clerk of the
Board OF Commissioners for the year
1873, had appropriated that amount to
his own use, out of the county bond
iund, tor the extra service of sale of
county bonds. lie, the CLERK, alleged
that lie had contract with the Com
miSsioners tor extra pay 10 sell the
bonds. Cox confirmed the declaration.
Groninger and Mclaughlin denied it
aud sald that It bad not been so agreed
with the clerk. Groninger and Ne
Laugbiln entered suit agaius. Deem TO
recover the mOney about a year ago.
Cox filed exceptions, and when the case
came before the grand jury, that body
ignored the bill against Deem. Suit
was then brought against the Com
mlssi0ners for the SUN as above stated,
and that is about the pIth of the state
ment OF how three good men. an able
Board OF County Commissioners are
brought to pay money that they never
owed the county Verdict for plaintiff
or county. Lawyers III the case, for
county, Lyons aud Atkinson. Gron-
niger and Mclaughlin had Doiy, Sr..
aud Cox had Parker employed.
Barnhart G.ass VS.. james ii. Junk
aud }. c. Crawford. administrators of
DR.. 5. b. Crawford, decd. Settle
meut for plaintiff in the SUN O; $3.50 90.
This was a suit to recover wages
81, loo 00-thst il was alleged the de
cedeut, ;. Il. Crawford, owed plaintiff.
After the evidence III the case was all
presented or heard, a settlement was
Effected by the parties, without having
counsel to plead on it, or without sub
uniting 1t to the jury. Law, ers in the
case--for plaintiff, Lyons, Parker aud
Stone for defendants, Atkinson, Pat
terson and Beidier.
RULES AND PETITIONS.
Rule-in the case of John Weigh VS..
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Com
2any-ro show cause why service of
summons should not be set aside.
Rule on Rebecca Smith. Admins
trairix, aud James North, Adminis;ra-
tor of Johu VI. Kepner, are eujniued,
aud rule to show cause why SmIth G.
kepner should participate in full in the
distribution of certain funds belonging
to the estate of John NJ Kepner, de-
ceased.
Petition of T. J Work, Alministra-
tor of Samuel j. Fuller, deceased, to
sell real estate for the payment of
debts.
Petition of c. 4. Lauver, to stay
Sheriff7s writ, was dismissed, and the
Sheriff authorized 10 sell at the time to
which sale had been postponed.
Petition of Johu Recder and John
B. McCahan for rule to show cause
why the suit in favor of David Meyer,
judgment No. 25, Of December term,
1879, should not be opened. Rule
granted. This relates 10 the roam
mare.
REPORTS.
Report of Mason Irwin as Auditor
TO distribute funds of the estate OF
George Wise, deceased, filed
Report of d ID. Stone, that the
question as to the sanity of John Hawk
had been settled at the request of the
parties concerned.
ROADS.
Order of court to yacate part of road
IN Spruce Hill township. Confirmed
nici.
Order Of court to re-review road
in Delaware township, continued TO
March l6
Order for road review in Monroe
township. continued to March 10.
Order to vacate road IN Walker
iownsLi2-reviewers appointed.
Order to vaca.e road IN Milford town
ship-reviewers appointed.
Order of court to review road III
Delaware township. Continued to
March Is.
Enigma.