The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-11
COURT HOUSE NEWS NOTES.

On petition Of twenty citizens Of Jeffer-
son township, court yesterday appointed
l. 5. Collins treasurer of said township to
fill the uneXpired term of Office of H. A.
Ziger, who died Sept. l, 1891.
Mary Mudoon, through her attorneys,
/. H. Burns and NJ. j. Donahoe, began an
action in trespass against the Wilkes
Barre and Scranton Railway company.
Damages in the sum of $4,000 are claimed
In the matter Of Fell township road
court yesterday appointed Oscar l.. Free
man, and Judge II. N. Edwards, of Scran-
ton and Walter Frick OF Carbondale, as
reviewers in the case to make report at
the next term.
Mary E. MCQuade, who was married to
William j. McQuade IN this city on Jan.
16 1885, was yesterday granted divorce
by the court. The McQuades were united
in matrimony by Pew. d. d. Spencer, then
pastor of the Penn Avenue Baptist church.
Charles F. Nemeyer of this city, was
yesterday registered in the office of Pro-
thonotary Pryor as a student at law, hav-
ing passed successful examination as re-
quired by act of assembly. He will ente.
the law office Of Attorney Thomas F.
Wells.
The petition of Mrs. Rebie E. Waters.
of this city, through attorneys Hulslander
& Vosburg, praying courJ to issue a decree
in the matter Of the adoption Of Gilbert
W. Maynard was granted yestesday by
Judge Archibald. Maynard is 26 years Of
age, the son of Thomas aud Adah l.. May
nard, aud their consent was granted to
the adoption.
Attorney John NJ harris yesterd ay pc
tltioned court to allow the following
changes to be made in the polling places
of Taylor borough: First ward, at the
hotel of John Il. Davis Main street; Sec
ond ward to the hotel Of Rose V. Weisen-
fuh. Main street, Third ward to Weber's
rink: Fourth ward to the house of James
Morris sr. Grove street; Fifth ward to
the house Of John j. Brice, Rendham east
side OF Main street.
Marriage licenses were granted yester-
day by the clerk of the courts to Fred
erick ORourke, Of Tobyhanna, and Katie
Scanon, of Moscow; Ernest David Carlyle
and b. May Burns, of this city. William
H. Thompson and Mary e. Frey, of this
city; Patrick D. Quinn, of Horseheads, N.
Y, and Bridget N. Boyle, of this city;
Thomas Gill and Josephine Anderson. of
Olyphant; Jacob Burkhart and Emily
Vogelbacher, Of Madison township,
The transfer Of the hotel license OF
Michael Dano to Joseph Koneiszny was
continued for hearing until Sept 12 at 0
q. M, by order Of the court The transfer
of the hotel license of Judge and Healy. of
Dunmore, to James +. Dyer was con-
tinued till Sept. 20 at o a. m. The transfer
of the hotel license of John j. Murphy. of
Dunmore, to William McHall was con.
tinued till Sept. 20 at 0 a. m. The trans
fer of the hotel license of James Mora, of
Old Forge, to Matthias Puchala was con
tinued till Sept. 20 at 0 a. m.
A petition signe1 by 145 voters of the
First district Of the Twenty-frst ward
through attorneys Willard, Warren &
Knapp has been filed in court asking that
the present polling place in that district
be removed from stable on the rear Of a
lot owned by James Mears and transferred
to a vacant lot owned by the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western Railroad COM
pany at the corner Of Albright avenue
and Providence road. They also pray that
an election booth be erected there by the
county commissioners. Their petition is
assailed by counter-document headed by
T. V. Powderly. The application was re-
fused yesterday by the court.
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