The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-02-26
February Court.
Criminal Cases Disposed of-Retaii
Liquor Licenses orantcd-Mey
ersdele Gets Three Order of

! Liquor Licenses 0rantcd-Mey-
ersdele Gets Three Order of
Court as to constabIes.
The February term of Court orened at 10
o'clock q. m, Monday, with Judges Baer,
shaver and Pie on the bench. Rev. Hiram
King. of Somerset, was appointed foreman
Of the Grand Jury.
CRIMINAL CASES DISPOSED or
There are thirty seven criminal cases on
the calendar The following were disposed
up to neon. Tuesday
Commonwealth vs. Jacob Berkey F. and
b, on information Of Clara Schenck mol
pros entered on payment Of costs by defend
ant.
Same vs. Simon Snydsr malicious mis-
chief on information of Joseph King ver-
dict. not guilty but the defendant TO pay the
costs.
Same vs.. John H. lands F. and B.. on
Information of Martha NJ. Christner; defen-
dant plead guilty, and usual senteuce was
Imposed
same VS.. Margaret Moon fornication /;
cons;able's return nod pros entered on pay
ment of costs BY defendant
Same VS.. Albert Christner. +. and b, on
information of Mary C. FaidIey; moi prss
entered on payment Of costs by defendant.
Same VS. Hooker Harbaughi Sed F. a B.
on information Of Maggie Moon; moi. pros
entered on payment Of costs By defendant
Same VS.. Abraham Howard and Sarah
Howard Libel, on information Of Philip Fl.
Walker; nod pros. entered on payment of all
costs.
Same vs. Elijah Holiday ct al Supervisors
of Addison township Neglecting and re-
fnsing to keep road bridge in good order and
repairs: nod. l,cos. entered on payment of all
costs
LIQUOR LICENSES eRAsrED-
There were seventeen applications for Re-
tail Liquor Dealers Licenses filed with the
Prothonotary. OF this number one With
drew bis petition. William H. Cook. ofSal-
isbury borough. The court granted eleven,
leaving five yet to be acted upon
Following are the successful applicants;
John H. Hite, Stoyestown.
Samuel Custer, q
Scott Sterner. Confluence
Charles Broadwater. Northampton Twp.
Joseph Watcher. DavidsviIle-
Mary A. Buckman, Rock wood.
Charles A. Mitchell, Addison.
Edward Wicklow,
Robert Guthrie, Meyersdale
Ellen Kyle,
Nathaniel Slieer.
After granting the above the court handed
down an order that all retail licenses date
and run from, April ls', of each year This
viii give the county practical prohibition
from the 9th of this month to April 1st, as
most or the licenses granted last year went
into effect on. February 27th 1859.
ORDER OF COURT As TO coNsrAnLEs-
81 Fehy 1890 In the matter of the cleo
ton of constables, il is now ordered thai all
constaDIes elected on the 81 Tuesday Of Feb
ruary. 1890, and who bad also been elected
on the 5 Tuesday Of February, 1859, be now
sworn in for term of 3 years. and give
bond accordingly
Il is also ordered that the constables cleo
ted al the election held Tuesday February,
1890, from districts in which the constables
who had been elected in 1888 have filed a
paper rsnouncing any right to the Office and
resigning il, be sworn in, in like manner.
And that 8 rule Issue on all other con-
stables elected at the Februrry elections of
1889 and 1899 for districts in which no con-
stable has been sworn in. TO appear on the I
lst day Of the next argument court, on the !
I'd Tuesday of April next, and there assert
or renounce their right seveTally, to be |
sworn in as constable for the ensuing term. |
PER Curiam