The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-04-15
CARBON COUNTY COURTS.


what Has Transpired in Court Girl Thi
week.
The April term Of Court went intC
session at 1.3O o'clock Monday after
noon in its temporary quarters on the
fourth floor of the Packer building
The afternoon was taken up with th'
customary opening proceedings.
Court will be announced by the blow
ing Of the whistle on the Electric Lighi
building. There is no bell on the
Packer building.
The best way to reach the court
room is from the Susquehanns street
entrance.
During the afternoon, Judge Drehei
handed down his decision in the Evan
gelical case recently argued The Bow
nantes are refused an order COMPEL
ing the Dubsites to devide the use ei
the churches in Maucl Chunk and
Lehighton with the Bowmanites. pend
ing the final determination as to which
side is the legal owner of the property
Sheriff j. s. Webb sold two proper
ties. The Jacob B. Smith house and
lot on HudsoHdale street, Weatherly
we're, we're bought by Sophia Eickhof
for 800. Mrs. Biekhoff was the exc
cution creditor in the amount of 5000
making the property cost her about
$1,000.
The Jacob Walper farm, near the
Lowrytown Almshouse, in Lehigh
township, was bought by j. P. Parks
of White Haven, for S925. Mr.. Parks
has judgments against the property
amounting to about 81 400.
Daring the hearing of the constables
reports, the courts attention was dir.
ected to the fact that censtables had
been elected at the February elections
for one OF two OF the Wards in Lans.
ford to All vacancies. No formal de
cree was made, but Judge Dreher held
that the elections we're null and void
Constables' elections are held only tri
ennially and vacancies are FILED by ap
pointmeRt by court.
Every one of the twenty-fouI
grand jurors answered to his name al
roll call. Ii. w .Storcb, Of Summit
Hill was excused from serving. VIM
Shea, of Summit Hill, was appointed
foreman.
The court appointed Constables
John Stroll, J. b. Snyder, Edward
Raworth and WIN. Isaacs es tipstave;
for the week.
Jacob S. Newhart ct. al. VS.. Albert M
Sampsel ct. al, No. ., January tern
1893, and Israel F. Heisler ct. al. VS.
George d. Sweigert ct. al, No. 3, Janu
ary term, 1893 In equity. SUI
motion for interlocutory injunction
The motion for an injunction order i
dismissed. These are the Evangelical
cases. The former are the parties t,
the Lehighton church and the latte
to the Mauch Chunk church. Tn
motion was for an interlocutory in
junction order that the plaintiffs be al
lowed, pendente lite, to occupy tn
church edifices for religious worship
at stated times, alternating with thu
defendants in the occupancy. Judg
Dreher in the opinion says; "W
wound gladly see these parties come t
some amicable arrangement by whic
all the members of the congregatloi
would harmoniously worship in tn
church buildings, but we are unable t
find authority to make the order aske
for Here we have two parties
divisions of the same congregation
claiming to be the regular and lawfr
congregation, and entitled to exclusiy
possession, each having their ow
pastor and officers. Which of thes
parties is right, in this claim cannot b
determined in the present state of th
pleadings and can only be determine
on final hearing on the coming in {
the masters report. = We expires
2 no opinion upon the merits eff the cas-
! at this time. That must be deferre
until final hearing"
The tavern license of John Eckhai
at Little Gap, was transferred to WI
A. Eckhart.
, The tavern license of Anthony Co
z. East Mauch Chunk, was transferred
2 Frank Schweibinz.
e The tavern license of Frank Schw'
binz, East Mauch Chunk, was tran
ferred to Martin Schweibinz.
Aaron d. Miller was appointed an 8
sistant assessor for Mahoniug tow
!. ship.