The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-01-30
VOL 81
LICENSE COURT.
The Courtroom Crowded with Men and
Women. The Application Of Girton and
Fowler Heard. other business
Transacted.

When Court opened Monday morn.
ing. the Court room presented a
scene seldom, if ever witnessed.
Every seat was occupied, and the
aisles were standing full of men and
women eager to hear and see all that
was transpiring. The space within
the bar was crowded with women,
and as consequence the members
of the Court were obliged either to
stand in the crowd or return to their
Offices. Before the licenses were
taken up the following business was
transacted. The license of George
w. Sterner was transferred to w. A.
Hartzell. On account of serious i'll
ness ]. P. Hill of Jamison City, was
granted six weeks in which to take up
his license. In the matter of grading
West Street. The exceptions that
had been filed to the report of the
viewers were withdrawn, and upon
petition of Delilah Sterner new viewers
were appointed.
Upon petition Of Silas Meyer, a
rule to show cause why he should not
pay the interest in his hands, was
granted against H. G. Supplee, Ad
ministrator of G.. w. Supplee, former
trustee of the fund.-
In the estate of Rebecca Carman
deceased. Petition of the admins
traitor to perfect an article OF agree
ment for the sale of land to Lafayette
Keller granted.
In the estate of Hiram Martz de.
ceased. A rule was granted return
able the second return day of next
term against the Sheriff, and J. B.
Lynch receiver to show cause why the
Sheriff should not pay over the money
In his hands to the petitioners. The
Court stated that there was considera-
bic question as to the election of
Constables, and that he had been
Informed that at previous term Of
Court he had said that the act of 1905
did not apply to the town of Blooms.
burg as it was neither township nor
borough, and hence it would not be
necessary to elect constables this
spring. That upon investigation he
was satisfied that the act does cover
and include the constables of Blooms
burg and it would be better to nomi-
nate and elect them at the next elec
tion. The Court stated that Judge
Murphy could not arrive here until
II:oo o'clock, and hence adjourned
Court to that hour. At the re conven-
ing OF the Court at II o'clock the
crowd if anything was larger than at
the other session. The license Of
Andrew Crow of Centralia, was trans.
ferred to William S. Heper.
The Court at this time stated that
there was too much laxity in tine
manner of keeping the ballot boxes
after the election. "They are not
properly cared for, and are improperly
opened. The law requires that after
the election the ballots shall he deposit
ed In a box and sealed with the name
OF the officers sealing it, and taken to
the nearest Justice of the Peace, un.
less some other place has been pro
vlded by the proper officers in which
they shall be placed in the custody of
some one named by the Court. That
they shall not be opened by the next
election board until after they have
been sworn not to reveal how any
one voted"
The application of ]. L. Girron,
for hotel license was now taken up.
He was represented by Fred Ikeler,
o. B. Mellick and James Scarlet Esqs.,
while the remonstrance was in charge
of Grant Herring and c. w. Miller
Esq.
l.. Girton, being sworn in his own
behalf testified that he had been in
the hotel business for a number of
years and that the building in which
he proposed conducting his business
was supplied with all the modern con-
veniences and that he considered that
1t was necessary for the accommoda-
tion of strangers and travellers.
Upon cross examination he stated
that his first licenses was issued in
1873 and business conducted in the
ouiolng now occupied by Moyer
Brothers. That at the expiration OF
one year the license was revoked by
the Court. His next license was
procured in 1880 and conducted in
Mrs. Ent's building for three years,
when the place was discontinued.
The next one was granted in 1889
for the building in which Blue and
Hedden are now located, where he
remained three years, and in 1886
applied for, and procured a license
for the hotel now conducted by Henry
Deiterich. That he conducted said
hotel six years and sold the same to
Deiterlch. The remainder of his
cross examination was along the line
as to how many licensed places there
were already within radius of 500
feet, and it was shown that there were
twelve places at which liquor could