Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-12-11
Court PrOceedtnx.

tInued through all of last week
The river bridge question was sent
back To the viewers for a are-eonsidera-
ton of damages
X +. Elliott was admitted to prac-
tice law.
Lew Stroup IN the divorce case
against his wife was ordered to file a
bill of particulars
Samuel Ramsey, John Beale, r. NJ.
Gray were appointed to review
road IN Concord narrows.
The grand jury recommended
new walks on the public grounds.
and paint on the cornices of the
Court House and the kalssmining of
the walls and ceiling of the court
room They also approved the site
OF the new county bridge over sIo-
hontolga creek between Juniata and
Snyder county as fixed by viewers.
In the matter of the proposal to
borrow $4,000, for the purpose of
building a public school house in
Fort Royal remonstrances were pre-
sented and the question held by the
court Tor consideration.
In the estate Of Robert Harris de-
ceased, Jacob Lauvar was appoin ed
trustee to hold the money for the
use Of widow and heirs.
The sale OF real estate of Christian
Miller, deceased, TO Henry Hover. Jr.,
S55 was confirmed.
John NJ Rh.a, was appointed
guardian of Martha NJ Rhea.
George s. Barner was appointed
guardian of the four minor children
of Adam Shope, deceased.
john kOhler was appointed guar
dian ofthe four minor children of
Mary E kepncr, deceased.
A subpRna IN divorce was granted
Anna ~ Anderson VS.. George o. An
derson.
Matthias Stump, II. H Patterson
and John Felmlee, We're appointed
to view and lay damages for a road
through lands of Samuzl Shearer
and Sarah Goshorn in Lack Twp.
John Deitz was appointed road
supervisor in Monroe township to
NIL the vacancy occasioned by the
death of George Kahler.
cltatlo N was granted on David
Heterlck, administrators, of Jerome
Heterick to file an additional account.
The purchase of George w. Pam
abaker of real estate of William Car
baugh, deceased, for $500, was con-
6rmed.
The adultery and bastarIv case of
A X Burd, was settled.
The fornication and bastardy case
of j. d. Watts, was settled.
The assault and battery case of
d. W. Allen, Jr, was settled.
The assault and battery case of
John Evy, was settled
The assault and battery case of
Darwin Rhine.-Verdict not guilty
to pay half the costs,
and half the costs to be paid by the
prosecutor, Charles Sherlock
The assault and battery case of
James Coder-verdict not guilty
defendant to pay costs.
The assault and battery case OF A.
X Berryman-two cases = verdict |
not guilty-defendant TO pay half of
costs, a2d prosecutor James Coder,
10 pay the other half of costs.
The assault and battery case of
James j Yocum-verdict guilty.
Fined FIVE dollars and costs of prose
cution.
The surety of the peace case of
J., Albert L., and Walter I.
NocI.n- The court advised the bows
tp better conduct In the future and
delivered no order as to costs.
The Arson case of Nicholas Parel,
self accused Of burning the barn of
Henderson Forsha and Thomas Ar
buckle, was sent to county jail to
await sentence at later date. On
Saturday he was sentenced to under
go a term Of ten years and six months
in the Western Penitentiary
In the civil case of J. L. Cree VS..
Dwelling House Insurance Company
of Bosten, the court allowed a mo-
tion for a new trial
The horse trade case of A J. Hass
vs.. t. ]. Middah, brought turfmen
from far and mar to witness the
trial. L J. Middah Is the most not
ed turfman in the Juniata Valley
He owned a horse that he valued at
twelve hundred dollars that is said
TO have trotted mile in 2.19b. At
Port ROYAL on a muddy track the an
imal trotted mile in 2.27. Hass
lives at Johnstown in the valley of
the Conemaugh, and is an admirer
and owner of horses and occasional
" Is n patron of the turf. He touk
n fancy to Middah's horse The
two men traded Hass gave five
horses for the trotter. Jeff's flyer
was to trot a mile in 225, but Hass
could not get the animal below a
three minute trot and at that speed
the horse event to pieces" The
failure on the part of the horse to
trot down to 2.25, induced Hass to
bring an action against Aiddah on
the ground of unsoundness of Horse
Defendant alleged that if the horse
WAS unsound he became 50 after he
became the property of plaintiff.
Verdict for Middah.
The great suit of the week was
that of William Cleck VS. Samuel
Thomas for damage - 0,OO0- for
the estra3gempnt of the elections of
his wife. Cleck and Thomas are
brothers in-law, married to sisters,
and have farms adjoining in Lost
Greek Valley about four miles from
the county seat 1t was charged
that Thomas and Mrs Clcck wers
too fond of each other That Thom-
as frequently visited there during
the absence of Cleck that he took
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