The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-09-30
Court Proceedings.

Court convened on Monday morning,
with an unusually long list of criminal
cases on hand. President Judge
Ikeler and Associates Fox and Kurtz
on the bench.
Ira r. McHenry appointed Guard
ian of Arthur r. McHenry minor.
Petition presented asking that the
license Of A. Thiel at Berwick be
transferred to M. F. Shoemaker.
The Court handed down opinions
i'll the following cases.
ID. F. Seybert VS.. Jeremiah See-
sholtz suit in assumpsit. Rule to-
open and strike off the judgment are
discharged, and stay Of proceedings
withdrawn at costs Of the petitioner.
| Exception noted upon motion of
Counsel Rhawn.
Henry Doak and Dorcas Doak his
wife VS.. Mercy Doak ct. al. In Equity.
The demurrer is over-iuled and
case, placed at issue upon bill and
answer.
w. J. Knorr VS.. d. c. Roger and
Daniel Miller. Rule to open judg-
Sment. Now, Sept. s7th the said judg-
ment is opened as to the said Daniel
Miller and said Miller is allowed to
defend against the same, in which
issue w. ]. Knorr shall be plaintiff
and Daniel Miller defendant.
Overseers Poor Of Montour Twp.
VS.. Overseers Poor of Hemlock, order
of appeal In the removal of Samuel
Hutchinson, pauper. The poor dis
trict OF Hemlock is declared to be
the last legal settlement of said
Hutchison, the appeal Of the Over
seers of said Poor District is dis
missed, and it is ordered that the costs
of proceedings be paid by the Hem
lock Poor District.
Estate of Wesley f. Nuss, order Of
sale of real estate continued. -
In. the case of Com. VS.. Stephen
Mensinger, on motion of w. H.
Rhawn an order is made ordering the
Sheriff to subpoena the Luzerne
County witnesses and bring them into
!, Court.
List of Grand Jurors called and all
responded, and r. T. Smith appointed
Foreman, P. w. Gordon was ex-
cused. The foreman and the rest OF
the jurors being sworn, the Judge
delivered his charge to them. o..
J. J. Crawford appointed tippstave
to wait upon the Grand Jury.
Returns of Constables taken, all
being called to the box and sworn at
one time.
Neyhard returned crossing over B.
& 5. RR. in Orange township, not
properly put down.
Wesley Knorr returned East Fifth
street.
A bawdy house in Scott township
returned by H. Z. NAPLES. -
Constables called attention to the
fact that many of the hand boards
were not up throughout the County
as they should be. The Court stated
that it is the duty OF the Boro in Cata,
wissa to see that the hand boards are
up at the different streets, that the
Street Commissioner is the man to do
the work and not the Constable.
In speaking of the return OF the
Scott township bawdy house, the
Court urged the District Attorney to
see that 1t is properly prosecuted. The
attention of School directors is called
to the matter of maintaining the pro.
per kind of water closets for the differ.
ent sexes. The law calls for an eight
foot high board fence between the
males and females. The Constables
were given orders to investigate.
Case of Ivey VS.. Ivey, interpleader,
called, and heard by the court with.
out a jury.
Caroline Hildebrandt VS.. Lewis
Hildebrandt. Libel in divorce. Sub
pena awarded.
Estate Of Joshua Fowler, deceased.
Order Of sale confirmed nisi.
Road in Franklin township near
Franklin Ely's. Petition for review
presented, to abide the exceptions
this day filed
Report of viewers for road in Mt.
Pleasant township, in favor, confirm.
ed nisi.
Road in Fishingcreek township
over lands of Otis Pealer, confirmed
nlsi, and width fixed at 80 feet.
Estate of Harman G. John. de-
ceased. Auditors report confirmed
nisi.
Estate of Andrew Fowler, deceased.
Petition of Bruce Fowler for citation
awarded.
Citation awarded in estate OF Chas.
E. Winner, deceased.
o. d. McHenry VS.. George w.
Rooms. In equity. Order and return
| of sale aDnrove6 and con6rp,aJ