Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-12-13
disagreed, and was discharged about

disagreed, and was discharged about
II o'clock on Friday forenoon.
2.-Com. vs.. James Williams,-In-
dictment, assault and battery. Not
true bill. Joseph James, prosecu-
tor, to pay costs.
3. and Com. vs. Marguerite
Mccoy. Settled. Prosecutor Hen
ry Deem.
4, and 5.-Com. vs.. r. B. Nixon.
Indictment-SeIling to persons of
known intemperate habits, and sell
ing to men that he was notified not
to sell to. The same counts were
found against John Waller, with the
additional one, of selling liquor in
quantities less than one quart. Thom-
as Elder, prosecutor True bills.
The case WAS continued at the in
slant of defendants who desired to
have bill of particulars filed SO as
to be able to prepare a defence.
The defendants gave bail for appear
ance at February term of court.
Com VS.. Nicholas Arnold Sr.
Indictment-Surety of the peace.
Calvin Barton, prosecutor. Settled.
S.-Com. VS.. VIM. Arnold. In
dictment-Assault and battery. Cal
win Barton. prosecutor. True bill.
The case was about about q list fight
that took place in the barn floor of
the father of the defendant Verdict
guilty. Sentence held over till the
18th, inst
9.-Com. VS.. +. A. Aumiller. In
-Embezzlement. Settled.
1O.-Com. vs. John Hartman. IL
dictment-Assault and battery.
George Emery prosecutor. Not q
true bill. Prosecutor to pay costs
On Thursday evening the civil suit
of Margaretta Todd vs.. Richard Doyle,
B. +. Crozier. No. AZ, December
term 1879, was taken up. IL WAS a
case to recover damage for trespass
and cutting timber. The jury was
in the box, and all things were ready
to proceed with the case when one
of the lawyers for the defendants,
arose and made the technical point
that the case as it stands upon the
record is not correct. That no such
person as Margaratte Todd lives, she
being dead cannot be party to the
suit as the case stands. The Court
sustained the point and the case was
ended by the plaintiff being required
to pay the costs.
John Burns vs.. Mary Ann Dace
and John +. G. Dace, administrators
and administrator of Mary Ann Sum
merville, decd, No. 81, sept. T, 1881.
This was suit brought by Burns,
to recover several hundred dollars
for the maintenance of Mary Ann
Summerville. Verdict for plaintiff
S4l934.
n. Bruce Alexander VS.. The town
ship OF Fermanagh. This was an
action to recover damage for an ac-
cIdent that overlook Alexander while
he was crossing a small bridge on a
road III Lost Greek Valley He was
seated IL a sulky. The bridge broke
down, the horse rolled over on one
side, the sulky upset, and Alexander
fell forward on the rump of the horse.
Alexander SAID tnat he himself Was
not seriously hurt, but, that the fail
loosened up his bowels and Tor sey
eral days he had bowel compliant.
The suiky WIS broken, the harness
was torn, but it was testified to tnat
neither sulky or harness was Of much
value The horse was not hurt.
Verdict for plaintiff S22.63.
The Court ordered that the Sus
quehapna and Southwest Railway
Company refrain from entering upon
the lands of Nm. Banks, in Ferman-
agh township for the purpose OF dig
ging, embsnking, grading and con-
structlng sad railroad and from com
mitting or doing any waste or spoil
upon said premises.
ID. q. Garmsn, Adam Wilt and Sam
uel " ats We're sppointed viewers to
change road Ia Delaware township,
leading from Salem 10 near Rufus
Ford's stone quarry.
John Musser, james McAuiey, and
Aaron Leidy were appointed as review
ers on pubiIc road leading from ,uba
Mills to Big Run school house in Fer
managh township.
Exceptions were fled to the report
of viewers who reviewed and land out a
road near the residence OF James Wit,
mar IN Walker township.
Josiah Gingrlch, was appointed =
Committee on Matilda Emerlck, luna
tic
Robert McMeen, Auditor of ,he a.
signed estate OF Samuel Leonard flied
his account.