Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-06
Court Proceedings.

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porte, on Monday, September 26,'9s,
at pm. Hon. f. M. Dunham,
President, and the Hons. John S.
Line and Conrad Kraus, Associates,
on the Bench.
The list of traverse jurors called.
The trial list was then called over
and disposed of as follows:
Mitchell; Young d Co. VS. A. j.
Iackley; certified case. Continued.
James McFarlane VS. w. G. Mason;
certified case. Continued.
A. c. Haverly VS. Benz. Kuyken-
dali. Continued by agreement of
parties; ordered at the head of list
for December term.
/ Merritt Shafler VS. Josephine Fitz-
patric; Feigned Issue. Jury called.
After case had been opened, the
Court ordered a jury withdrawn, ,and
certified this ease for trial to another
Judge.
A. l.. Smith VS. Robert McEwen.
Case settled by agreement filed.
Durwood Saddlemeyer vs. Lopez
Mfg. Co. Jury called and case ON
trial. After plaintiff had closed
their case, defendants counsel
moved for Il compulsory non suit,
which after argument, was granted,
with leave to the plaintiff to move
the Court IN bo,ics to take off the
same.
Martin Mercle vs +. V. Ingham;
certified, continued.
+. NJ. Lewis VS. j. w. Ballard;
certified, continued.
James McFarlane vs. Josiah Hem
bury Deft., and Henry McGibbens
and John G. Scouten Terre Tenants.
Jury called, case tried. BY direction
of the Court jury find as follows:
'Non suit as to Ie,re Tenants and
Judgment against Josiah Hembury
for $214.91.
Viola Jennings vs. Geo. III. Moore.
Settled by agreement Of parse on
terms filed.
Russell Karns vs. Harry Paulhamus.
Jury called, case tried. Verdict for
Plf. for $40. This was an action
brought to recover rent for house
at Lake Mokoma that plaintiff alleg-
ed the defendant rented from him
on March |, 1897, for one year.
+. A. Tomlinson VS. Jacob A.
Meyers and VIM. l. Taylor. Contin-
ued by agreement.
John w. Buck vs. John and VIM.
Stackhouse, Defts., and Rush j.
Thomson and Geo. G.. jackson, Gar
nishees. The attachment in this
case Disseminated and withdrawn
as to Rush j. Thomson by agree
ment.
The argument list was disposed of
as follows:
Potter vs. Reeser, continued; Mosier
VS. Reeser and Bates, continues;
Cherry School Dist. vs. F. Midden-
dorf, el ii, continues; Thos. j. Ing
ham VS. Joseph b. Walburn, rule
discharged; Henry Hunsinger VS. L..
V. II. II. Co., continues; +. Mitten-
dorff VS. l.. V. r. r. Co., continued;
Overseers of Poor of Cherry Twp. VS.
/ Executors of James Fitzsimmons
decd, continued; Dennis Dorsey VS.
Ann Lewis and Albert Lewis, to be
submitted ON briefs within 30 days
from Sept. 2S, 1898; Overseers of
Poor of Davidson Twp. VS. Overseers
of Poor of Muncy Creek Twp. Ly-
coming Co., rule to pay cost, argued
and c. A. V.
In re: Estate of Edward Sharp,
decd, rule for attachment, contiued.
The following aliens presented
petitions for admission to citizenship
and after being examined by the
President Judge, We're duly admitt-
ed and sworn in open court: Joseph
Cooper, Laporte,and Anthony Rosh,
Dushore.
Sheriff Swank after due proclama-
ton, acknowledged the following
deeds poll in open court: TO A.
Walsh for two lots in Cherry Twp;
Dennis Palmatier for two lots in
Davidson; Mary Watts for 200 acres
in Fox Twp; John G. Scouten for
two lots in Cherry Twp.
Ransom Thrasher, Treasurer of
Sullivan county, also comes into
open court and acknowledges 40
deeds to various parties for portions
IF fha lands sold af fax salQ ot the