Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-05-05
Court Proceedings.
The Grand Jury reported the following
additional cases yesterday.

Against } A Pendleton. Forgery. Fisher
Rosencranse. Three bills: Selling liquor
without license. on Sunday and to minors
A Randall. Three bills: Selling liquor
without license, on Sunday and to minors.
Orlando Campbell. Assault and battery. C.
w McAllister False pretense.
NOT TRUE BILLS
Against George Vanderpool. Larceny.
LamOn NanderpoOl. Receiving stolen prop
erty. Wheeler Atwood. Pointing pistol.
q W Ross, prosecutor, for costs. John Do
Ian and Frank Green. Aggravated assault
and battery. Henry Walker, prosecutor. for
costs. j CHo'cOmb. Embezzement.
The Court and jury disposed of the follow
ing cases:
VIM Morgan who was indicted on Monday
on charge Of disturbing Good Templars Lodge
room at Pottervie was discharged on ac-
count of some technical informality in the in
dictment.
Com VS. Geo Ameigh and Mathew Fincher.
Indicted at September term for conspiracy to
defraud. Settled
The case of Com VS.. Benjamin Williams,
charged with mansiaughter. is on trial. He
Is charged with causing the death of Il Young
man, his cousin, sometime last summer i'm a
quarrel growing out of some difficulty about
Young lady, The prisoner is defended by
Senator Davis, Col. Overton, j. f. Sander
son and l.. NJ. Hail. D'A. Oyerton, B. NJ.
Peck, and eX-Distrlct Attorney Mcpherson
are for the prosecution.
The Grand Jurors were discharged in the
afternoon.
Germania Band will give an open air con-
cert in the Park tomorrow evening.
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The regular meeting of Franklin Engine
Co. No. l, occurs tomorrow evening. A full
attendance is requested.
Miss PHILA OMAN, who had been an inva-
lid fora long time, died Tuesday. The fll-
neral will take place at O'Clock this after
noon.
We, the printers Il. b. c., challenge the
Rolling Mill b. B. c., to game of ball, on
their grounds onSaturdry next May 7th. BY
erder of CAPTAIN.
JOHN MEREDITH drove from Canton to
this place yesterday. On arriving here in
the evening he discovered that his horse
was sick and the animal died shortly after
ward.
Mrs. ALPIIARETTA BIXBY committed sui
eide near Sylyania yesterday, by shooting
herself through the heart with a pistol No
eral children.
The funeral of the late JOHN WARD of
Towanda township, takes place at 10 oclosk
this morning instead of afternoon as stated
yesterday. The remains will be taken to
Springfield township for intcrment.
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FRANK A. WHITAKER, junior of tht Mil
VILE On. j. Herald, has been obliged to
leave MilYille, on account of failing health,
and has taken a situation on Il Philadelphia
paper. FRANKS many Towanda friends
wish him speedy and permanent recovery.
The entertainment in the Uniyersalist
Church Tuesday evening was profitable as
well as pleasant affair. The performance of
the" broom brigade" " which was kind of
drill in the manual of arms, awakened so
brooms were sold at auction-Mr. E. T. No
BILE officiating as auctioneer- and brought
from So cents to 81 each aggrsgating $21 90.
Master EDWARD STROUD, who has already
developed much mechanical ingenuity recent
ly constructed and put in operation narrow
gauge railway on the ground about his par
ents residence. A car was used upon it for
the conveyance of both passengers and
freight which was drawn to the top Of the
grade by movable power whence it descend
ed by gravity. The ride was pleasant one
and afforded much qualification to those who
took it. Accidents however Though none of
them serious) being of daily occurrence, the
road was finally abandoned.