The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-10-30
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The Three Judges Were on the Bench
This Morning.
A NUMBER OF DECISIONS GIVEN !
Filling Many Vacancies on Election Boards,
Preparatory to the Fall Election.
Proceedings in the Motion Court.
License Transfers-Deeds Re-
corded and Marriage
Licenses Granted.

fOttsVllle, Oct. 5O.-judgeS BeChtel, MARI
and Henuing opened the usual Monday ses-
sion Of court this morning, al ten o'clock and
Judge Bechtel read the following decisions
Christ. Gallery appointed Judge Of Election
at Silver Creek to fill vacancy.
Charles R'chley appointed minority inspee-
tor of Tower city to All vacancy resulting
from tie vote at the last election.
Michael Dolan appointed Judge Of Election
at Branchdale, Reilly township, to GIL
vacancy.
William Brenneman. Benjamin J. Smith
and George J. Mcintyre appointed viewers
for new bridge over the Schuylkill river at
Auburn
The charter Of the st. Michaels Society Of
Shenandoah will be granted when some minor
provisions of the Act Of Assembly are COM
piled with.
Decisions by Judge Mari
In the case Of Moses A. Purnell vs. Kate
McBreen the exceptions were sustained,
judgment reversed and proceedings set aside.
Mary A. Trout VS.. Franklin T. Miller,
and Mary A. Trout VS.. Franklin T. Miller
and Lewis Morgan, rules to open judgments
discharged.
Commonwealth vs.. stiney Rsmus, George
Rokitus and Others, new trial refused.
Decisions by Judge denning:
William P. Price appointed majoriy in.
spector in the South ward of st. Clair, to fill
a vacancy.
The charge Of the court in the case of The
Seth Thomas Clock Company VS. E. A. Dob
bnis was ordered filed. The case was also
fixed for argument to-day.
MOTION COURT.
NJ. J. Haughney and Elmer Ball, of Maha-
noy City. and Josiah Breisch, of Ringtown,
were appointed viewers to lay out new road
| in East Union township.
The petition of John and Ann Shisko to
adopt Annie Warga, minor child, was filed
A charter was asked for the Washington
Beneficial Society, Of Patterson, Schuylkill
township.
The appointment of Charles F. Hoffman,
as Judge of Election, and Thomas Hartung
as majority inspector at Delano, vice Joseph
NJ. Becker and George Bannon respectively
removed to Wetherly. was asked for.
The appointments of Joseph H Harrison
as inspector in the Third ward of Miners
vile, was also asked, to fill vacancy.
The petition of Emma l.. Davis, guardian
of Joseph IL. Boyer Minersville, for an al
lowance, was filed.
| 4uo uOuu u W llihu 1Jlslulan, flrSl
Lieutenant of Co. +, Sth Regt., of Girard
vile, in the sum Of $1,000, was approved.
A petition was filed for the appointment o.
an auditor to distribute the sum of S27, 800
the amount paid by Henry T. Brown. o.
Philadelphia, over the mortgage price for the
Pottsville Iron and Steel Company's plant.
The petition for the appointment of Hon
John Boland as Judge of Election at Mt
Carbon, instead of Michael Sullivan, re
moved from the district, was filed
By agreement December IL, 1899, was fixed
for argument in the case of Zehner VS.. L
G. & N. Co., and next Monday was set foi
argument of Bachert VS.. L. C. & N. Co.
A plea of mo Jurisdiction" was filed il
the case of Bankes vs. Lindenmuth. and 8
dismissal of the case was asked.
The exceptions to the report of the Com
missiOners recommending an independen
school district in East Mt. Carbon wer
argued.
Tax Collectors Anthony Dougherty, o
Butler township, Frank Boyer, of Towe
City, and D. ]. Collins, of Gilberton, mad
payments ON their 1899 duplicates this morn
ing.
The equity case of Marshall VS.. Burchil
was argued. The motion for a new trial il
Haley VS.. Pennsylvania Railroad Compan,
was also argued
Sheriff Toole acknowledged in open cour
to-day deed to Hunter F. Bright for
property in Gilberton sold as that of Franl
Morgan for 500.
+ LAKESIDE CASE POSTPONED.
In the case of the Shenandoah Boroug
VS.. Lakeside Railway Company the counse
fof defendant asked for a pOstponement