The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-02-01
COURT PROCEEDINGS.

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ing the z8th Of January, at ten o'clock.
His Honor, Chas. +. Rice, specially
presiding, on the bench, with Asso-
ciates Millard and Murphy, to hear
the rule in the matter of juror David
Hover, for contempt. Rule contin-
ued and hearing fixed for March nth
at ten o'clock a. M, at which time
the rule, and motion for new trial in
the Vanderslice VS.. Snyder case, will
be argued.
AT 1920 a. m. Judge Rice retired
from the bench, and Hon. E. r.
1keler, President Judge, took his
place.
Auditors report in estate Of
David Stroup, deceased, confirmed
absolute.
In the matter of sheriff's inter
pleader as to the personal property of
ID. w. Kitchen order of court filed,
issue awarded.
Yeager Hunter Spring City Stove
Works VS.. p. S. Meyer; interpleader
by sheriff order of court filed award
ing an issue.
Miriam A. Hess VS.. Chas. M. Hess;
order of court filed; sheriff to
distribute the proceeds of sale with
out paying same into court.
Soldiers peddler license granted
to w. G.. Girton.
The following licenses were grant
ed: ]. r. Fowler, wholesale, Blooms
burg, Yost Bros. restaurant.
G.. w. Sterner, hotel, Bloomsbury /;
J. w. Perry, hotel, Sugarloaf Ii
cense application of w. ]. Doyle of
Conyngham township, for restaurant,
granted. Associate Judge Murphy
filed the following dissenting opinion:
In the matter of the application OF
William P. Doyle for restaurant Ii
cense for house owned by B. J.
Doyle, on the Conyngham Township
line bordering on the Borough of Cen
tralia, am sorry l cannot agree with
the other two judges as to the necess-
ity for this license. We have seven
teen retail and two wholesale licensed
houses at present within an eighth ol
mile Of the house now proposed to
be licensed, and only total inhabi-
tance of about three thousand people
to be served by all these licensed
places. Surely no reasonable person
can successfully argue the necessity
for this license. Some years ago this
Court came to the conclusion that we
had enough licensed places in the vi.
cinity, and there is no increase in bus
mess or population since to warrant a
departure from that decision. 1t was
also agreed that the opinion of the
judge living nearest to the applicant
for new license would largely con
troll the Court in deciding the same,
but some unexplained reasons seem
now to control my colleagues to disre'
gard this rule. This applicant swears
in his petition that he has resided in
Conyngham township the past eleven
years, when as a matter of fact he has
resided in Centralia Borough all tina,
time and voted in the second ward o.
said borough, and is now registered
voter of that district, he being single
man residing with his mother.
l deem it my duty to state these
facts so that the present licensees who
are struggling to make living in
their business, and the public gener.
ally may know that l am not respon'
sible for any new license that may be
granted to retail liquor in Centralia
and vicinity.
c. G.. MURPHY, A. J.
Application of w. H. Jones for a
hotel license in Centralia gran ted,
Judge Murphy dissenting for same
reasons as above.
Applications Of John E. Davis and
A. c. Rooney for wholesale lie enses
in Centralia, granted.
Friday, February 9th, at 9 a. m,
fixed for argument court.