The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-12-05
Court Proceedings.

December term Of Court opened on Mon.
day morning, President Judge Elwell and
Associates Shuman and Lake on the
Bench.
Constables returns taken.
| Report Of sale in!estate of Susan Seybcrt
confirmed nisi.
| Report of sale in estate OF Samuel b
Seybert confirmed nisi
Geo. Kramer, NJ. L. Cox and +. Shut
appointed tipstaves.
Report Of sale Of real estate of G. B.
| Brockway to +, p. Kline set aside.
Report in favor OF bridge in Miflin
confirmed nisi
Return Of partition in estate of Margaret
Mellick confirmed nisi
Auditors reports,in estates Of Geo. Shu-
man, Elizabeth Walter, c. Rhawn, and
w. Kostenbauder confirmed ns
On petition s. Knorr was discharged as
committee Of Margaret A. Baker.
Report OF viewers in favor of road in
Catawissa confirmed nisl
Reports in favor of road in Madison
near Jacob Shoemakers vacating road in
Greenwood; in favor of road in Locust
hear David Stine's confirmed nisi
Jas Barton, p. Billmyer and William
Kramer appointed reviewers of a road in
Scott near Robert Stiffs.
Report of road in Catawissa near ].
Essick's confirmed nisi.
Auditors reports in estates of Elias Hell.
wig and Joseph DIETRICH confirmed nisi
Report of sale In estate of M. A. Ammer.
man confirmed nisi,
Auditors reports in estates OF Jas. Hart
man, Catharne Gall, John G. Rich and
Philip Unangst confirmed nisi
Report of sale of real estate Of Evan
Wellver confirmed nisi.
Registers accounts confirmed nis
Widows appraisements confirmed nis.
Saleiordered in estate of J. B. Cornell.
son.
Return of inquest in estate of p. Helm
bach, confirmed nisi.
Report of viewers in favor of road in
Jackson, confirmed nisi
Sale ordered in estate of Daniel Lciby.
Commonwealth VS.. Frank Taylor assault
and battery. A true bill Case tried. Yer
dict guilty.
Commonwealth VS.. Edward Myers Thos.
Jones, and---Rie'ly. Larceny. A true
bill. The prisoners were charged with
stealing money from the house of Lloyd
Shuman over the river. They went
there to buy pigs and while bargaining
with Mrs. Shuman for the pigs, Reilly
went up stairs in the house and stole S25,
after which they all left. The men were
positively identified by Jas Commons who
took them over the ferry, by Mrs. Shumau
and several other witnesses.
Lockard We. Ahlaman, auditors report
filed.
j. B. Knittle Jesse Mensch and NJ. V. B.
Kline appointed reviewers of a road in
Montour near e. Runyan's.
John Harmon, Joseph Hartzel and Chas.
T. Shuman appointed reviewers of road
in Scott near B. Sharpless'
Commonwealth vs.. Jesse g. Linn, for
nication aud bastardy. A true bill.
W. FL. Houck, Washington Fisher and
Nathan Hawk appointed reviewers of a
road in Catawissa near High House.
The following roads were confirmed fin.
ally Benton, near ]. r. Cole Pine, near
A. E. Girton; Main, near W. Fisher
Jackson, near Pine Grove school house
Mt. Pheasant, near J. L. Harp.
Inquest on body of Jacob Keffer, ap-
proved.
John McMichaeI, Jas. Jones, Lewis
Beishline, Eli Kunke, Jesse Runyan and
Elias Yost, appointed viewers to inspect
the Workmanship of county bridge in
Fishlngcreek
Commonwealth vs.. G. Lefkowitch as
sault and battery with intent to kill. A
true bill.
Commonwealth VS.. Jesse Linn, defendant
pleads guilty.
Commonwealth vs. H. Clark, not true
bill, county to pay costs
1t was ordered that during the hours
when the court is in session the crier shall
have sole supervision of the steam valves
In the coils and radiators in the court room.
1t is his duty and he is hereby required to
so regulate the same that the temperature
in the court room shall at all times be sew
cnty degrees above zero, or as near thereto
as practicable.
Estate of Harriet Vanliew, return of iu-
quest, sale ordered
Estate of Ed Lewis, petition for parti-
ton, inquest awarded.
Christian Fedder appointed guardian of
minor children.
The grand jury made its report on We'd
ncsday afternoon, and was DISCHARGED.
The report is as follows:
COLUMBIA COUNTY SIS:
The Grand Inquest inauiring in
and for the body of said county in the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania at said Deccm-
Der Sessions A. d. 1884, respectfully Re.
port, to the Honorable Court of Quarter
Sessions of the Peace of said County, that
IN discharge of their duty they have passed
upon all bills and matters submitted IN
them by the District Attorney and said
Court, That they have examined the coun.
ty buildings and find them in good repair.
We recommend the rearranging of shelves
in the Register e Recorders office in the
vault OF said office for dockets, to-wit: that
said shelves shall be SO altered that the said
dockets shall stand upright instead of lay.
Ing down fiat as at present We endorse
the action of the Commissioners in having
the Court House heated by steam and the
putting in of water closets, and sewerage
All OF which is respectfully submitted
THOMAS 4. HARDER,
Foreman.