The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-08-09

James WnImer rs. Mary flames. This was
an action of ejectinent. 1t was brought Nv
plaintiff against Mrs. Haines ihe widow aSf
the late Hon. Kirk Halnes, for the purpose Of
securing possession of certain real liropet.tv n
house and lot In Millerstown, and a twelve
acre tract of farming land In Greenwood
twp which the plaintiff had purchased in a1
Sherlf's sale as the property Of his debtor
Kirk IIalnes. In the t.ial of the cause, it ap-
peared from the testimony of Mr. Thomas f.
Cochran that the Millerstown house ana lot
belonged to Mrs. Haines, because she had
bought it and paid for IL out of money which
Mr.. Cochran had given to her as gift
four thousand dollars, or thereabouts; and
therefore this action could not be maintained
as to that property, and the plaintiff could
not recover 1t. AS to the 12-acre tract, 1t
appeared that 1t was made up of two tracts,
one of acres and the other OF acres,
bought at different times and from different
persons, and that 50 far as the 3 acre
tract was concerned, IL was also the prop
erty of Mrs. Haines and could not be re-
covered by plaintiff. The only question left
for the jury, therefore, was whetherthe plain
tiff could acquire the acre tract and to that
question the lawyers directed their arguments
and the court confined his charge. The evil
dence showing when, how, and from whom
tllat tract was purchased and whose money
paid for IL, was volumnous and involved in
some obscurity. And to make the matter
more difficult the weather was hot, and every
body told everybody else that such was tile
fact. And to state the honest truth the
weather was hot The heat was oVerpower-
ingly oppressive, uninterruptedly excessive,
and prodigiously intense. Not breeze stir
red all the week, except such as occasionally
springs up among the lawyers, until Saturday
afternoon when cool zephyr strayed strang-.
eI-like, into the court room and was gracious
~ welcomed by what was left of swetering
humanity. The effects of the heat were visi-
bic on every hand, upon man chiefly in the
wonderful consumption of ice water and pro-
fuse--sweat. 1t is considered that about 60
barrels of ice water were consumed, and small
boys made quite penny in following fat men
along the street scraping up the dropping
perspiraton from the pavement and selling
10 the stores for tallow One per spring gem
tleman had his hair washed right off his head
and our estimable court crer is not himself
any more through having lost by the heat four
inches in the circumference of his abdomen.
1t was under such trying circumstances that
this last case on the list was tried ; and, when
after deliberating several hours, the Jury at
last brought into court their verdict, a great
sigh of relief went UP from all in attendance
that the long agony was over, The verdict
was for tile plaintiff for the acre tract.
Sponsler for plaintiff; Seibelt and w. ii.
SpOnser for defendant
SuscEl LANEoUs BUSINESS.
Common Pieds
A charter of incorporation was granted the
Evangelical Lutheran Church at Delyille.
Barnett, attorney.
Joseph Leppart, Esq, assignee of Levi
Sellers, was discharged from his trust by the
court. Barnett atty.
A divorce proceeding was begun by Esther
Wright against James Wright. Potter, atty.
A divorce proceeding was begun by John
il. K. Boyer as. Capitola Boyer in April last,
and subpoena now is returned Mill, and an
atlas subpoena is awarded Sponsler, atty.
In the divorce proceeding of Laura j. Sny-
der Ds HenryC. Snyder. Geo. Cary Tharp
was appointed a commissioner to take testi-
mony. Barnett, atty.
Road Cases.
In 10 petition to lay out private road
through land Of Isaiah Carl III Oliver twp,
Alfred Wright, Theo. Miller and David Il.
Stephens were appointed to view, and assess
damages, ect. Barnett, atty.
In ne petition for viewers to lay out and al
ter the road from EYerhart's garden fence to
the Fair Grounds in Oliver twp, uponremon-
STRANGE, Samuel Wither0w, Samuel Fiavel
and John S. Richey were appointed review
ers. Barnett, atty.
In ne of re reviewers to view, widen and
straighten public road from Brady's Hollow
Turnpike to a point in the public road III
Howe township, ect., their report was CON
firmed nist: Potter, atty.
In ne petition for a bridge across Sherman's
Creek in Penn twp, John Potter, Samuel
Bar, Ira Charles, Geo. kepner, David Deck
ard and Jacob Buck were appointed view
Sponsler, atty.
In ne petition for viewers to view public
road from point near house of JAS. Meni-
niger to intersection of public road at the end
of Jas. S. Peck's lane, John 5. Wetzell, Alex.
Barnes, and VIM. Kell were appointed view
ers. Barnett, atty.
In ne report of viewers appointed to view
and lay out a road from point in Acker
Road to q point near Jas. E. Stephens old
barn, ect., the viewers report was approved
and confirmed nfSJ, Potter. atty.
In ne report of viewers, ect., to view a
bridge over the Big Buffalo creek at Emman-
uel Smiths property in Tuscarora twp, the
report of the viewers was approved by the
Grand Jury and confirmed RiSS by the Court.
In re report of viewers to vacate and alter
tile road leading from Center Church in Mad
ison twp, to Jas. Everhart's in Oliver twp,
ect., between the point of intersection of the
road leading from Waggoner's Mill to Sandy
Hill and Geo. Wolf Jr., in Saville twp; the
report of the viewers was confirmed nss1.
Barnett atty.
ORPHAN COURT.
The reports of the following auditors We're
confirmed nisj. B.P. Mclntire, Esq, faa re
estate of Jacob Ebersole, distributing pro
ceeds of decedent's estate among the heirs
Calvin Nelson Esq, auditor in estate OF John
Rhiver, deceased and Ed. II. Sponsler, Esq,
auditor in estate OF Adam Power, deceased.
Geo G.. Snyder was discharged from his
trust as trustee for the widow in the estate
of John Huggins, deceased. MeAllister.
attorney
An order of sale to sell real estate to pay
debts in the estate of Elias Albright, decd,
was granted to John Bair, administrator
MclntIre, attorney.
Jas. R. Barkey was appointed guardian OF
James f. Barkey, miner son of Sarah Bar
key, deceased. Shah, attorney
Rebecca L. FOOse, (llse Nilllr,) was ap
pointed guardian Of Edward $. Willis. a min
or child of Robert n Willis deceased. Bar