Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-02-03
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TnE SEcp.u NEEK oy CorKr Court
opened Monjay morning al 10 O'Clock,
Ill. Honor @udg" Jrvis yrcsidng On SC.
count Of no huiuc.s being before tho
Court, j; adjourned TO o'clock p. N. In
the afternoon the Trial iis, was called over.
and cases marked ready for trial ST this
term and 10 hear applications FOR coniinu-
ancc of causes. The lie; Of Traverse jur-
ors was ALEC called, most Of them being
prcscnt a jury was summoned 10 the box
and one cause after another called, until all
the causes for trial had been gone over.
but none of the parties to suits being pre-
pared for trial, Court adjourned until
Tuesday morning
Court met IN pursuance 81 adjournment.
HE Honor Judge &. 4 MAYER prc.idinC.
with Associate Judges Diven and FrAnck
on the bench. The first cause taken up
vAs the one of 4. G. GcAry W. SAmuc!
krydcr-An ejecimcnt for n part of the
William Hahn tract, situated IN Walker
townthip TIE point Tor the jury - de-
eide In this case was whether B r Shat.
fer, who purchased this land At Treasurer 4
sale in 1872, for A. G. Geary, when II was
sold Tor taxes, wAs or wAs not the agent 81
samuel krydor TO give bic personal aitcn-
ton to j, and to pay the taxes on the land,
Mr.. kryder being resident Of another
county. II appeared from the evidence
that in 1871 Mr. krydcr had askcd Mr..
Shatier 10 have his land put on and ASSESSED
in the unseatrd liI q Walker toWnship
This, Mr. Shadpr saws, l. all he underlopd
be was TO do. and that be did not agree 10
pay The tayes nor sec that they were paid
Mr.. kryder testified that he undcrstopd
that Mr. ShAfcr was - look after And 81.
tend 10 the land, and for that reason he
never gave any attention TO the payment Of
the taxes on IL. The jury returned YER
dict for the defendant. which was to the
effect thst Mr.. Shaffer was the agent Of
Mr.. hryder at the time Of the sale, and
therefore any acts Of Mr. Shafer, at that
time, would cnurc 10 the benefit Of his prin-
cipal, Mr.. krydcr.
The next cause tried was Campbell
Bros. Va james McMullen, constable, for
having levied on the property of the firm Of
Campbell Brothers, and sold il for the in
dividuAl indebtedness Of George w. Camp
bell, a member Of the firm. The jury, up
10 Wednesday at II O'Clock, bad not vet
agreed.
The next cause called and now being
tried ia the one Of Frank ]. Weaver vs.
Benjamin Haffey for closing up a road
between the two properties owned by these
parties, which was to have been left open
by an agreement between the parties at the
time the properties were purchased.
Court will in all probability adjourn
to-day as there are bat two more cases on
the list for trial.
REPORT oF GRAND JURY.
The Grand Inquest having followed the
instructions Of the Court and disposed OF
all the business laid before Ne, respectfully
report that we have carefully examined
the county buildings and find them in
good repair and we'll taken care OF for the
purposes for which they are used, except
that the roof in front Of the kitchen door
leading into the jail yard must facilitate the
escape Of prisoners, being not more than
eight or ten feet from top of wall, and
that the floor in the commissioner room
needs some repairs.
J. W. Collins, Foreman.