The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-02-06

Connrmeu nlsl, and unless exceptions
are filed in four days they will be
confirmed absolute by the Court. The
order to viewers on public road in
Sugarloaf township near J. B. Davis
was continued, and the same dis.
position was made of an order to
viewers on a County bridge in the
same township near Herbert Harring
ton. In the estate of A. J. Evans,
the order of sale was continued. In
the estate of John Appleman de-
ceased the order Of sale as 10 the
tract known as the Buckhorn farm "
was continued until next term. Guy
Jacoby Esq. was continued as Auditor
IN the estate of Samuel Coleman de-
ceased. In the assigned estate Of
William Neal, the order of sale as to
tract No. 7, known as the Mcclure
farm was continued. The reports of
sale in the estate OF David Achen
bach, and William Beck were con.
hrmed nisi.
In the case of Lavina Rabuck VS..
). II. and w. r. X. Company, the
motion for new trial was refused.
This was the time fixed for the hear
ing in the application OF Maria Ranck
for a discharge under the insolvent
laws. Owing to the absence of counsel
for the County Commissioners, the
matter was continued until Tuesday
afternoon. In the matter of the ap.
plication of Delilah Sterner, for rule
to show cause why re.revieweis should
not be appointed on the assessment
of damages on West Street, the matter
was continued for the present.
The return to the order Of sale in
the assigned estate of l. w. McKelvy
was confirmed nisi.
d. c. Montgomery VS.. H. C. Rover,
ln,erpleader. Case continued until
next Monday. The Court stated that
the attorneys must be prepared to
proceed with their cases on Monday.
They must have their witnesses in at.
tendance. If not they would be non
suited, or obliged to 60 at the bottom
OF the list. Report of viewers in favor
OF a public road near Harrison
Kreischer In Roaringcreek township
confirmed nisi.
A petition was presented asking for
the appointment of viewers on a
bridge over Chilisquaque creek, in
Madison township, near Jacob Winter
stecn. The following disposition was
made of cases on the criminal calen-
dar Commonwealth VS.. Hervy Fur
man, continued. Same VS.. Florence
Donahue, continued. Commonwealth
VS.. Edward Walsh, the defendant had
not been apprehended. Common
wealth VS.. P. c. Black, Mol Pros.
allowed upon payment of costs. Com.
VS.. William Lockard continued. Com.
VS.. Charles Greasy, Recognizance
forfeited to be respited by appearance
OF defendant at next term.
Commonwealth VS.. Clark Fegley,
Mol Pros allowed upon payment Of
costs. Com. VS.. Harry Wheatly and
Charles Millard. Recognizance for
feited to be respited by the appear
ance of the defendants at the next
term. Com. VS.. Collins McHenry.
case settled. In the estate of LLOYD
Rarig, sale of real estate ordered for
the payment of debts. The licepse
application of Harvey Deiterick was
disposed of by the Court granting the
license. In the estate of Samuel Hess,
deceased sealed bids were filed.
The Grand Jury returned true bills
in the cases of the Commonwealth VS..
Harry Shultz and Charles Watts
larceny, and in the one against
George w. Gearhart, incest and
bastardy.
The first case called was that of
the Commonwealth VS.. Edward Glib
bons. The defendant was a son of
the Emerald Isle having emigrated to
this Country in 1865, and In following
up his business, which was repairing
umbrellas and clocks, he had landed
at Eyersgrove, this County about a
year ago. He was charged with
having about the nth of last January,
committed a breach of the peace by
using threatening language and
abusing his family. The story as told
by Moses McHenry, a miller in that
village, was substantially as follows {:
The defendant came to the mill the
day in question considerably under
the influence of liquor and expressed
his ability to whip any one in the
village. There were quite number
of persons in the mill at the time, but
as they had not been in training for
puglllstic encounters, no one accepted
the challenge. He then went over to
his home, and in a short time one of
his boys came to the mill and told
them they needed help, as his father
was abusing the family. Mr.. McHenry
and Johnson went over, had talk
with the mao, and attempted to make
him behave. He and McHenry got
into an alteration. He struck Nc