The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-28
TUNKHANNOCK.
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Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Tmkhannnck, July 27.-In the matter Of the
division of Forkston township into two elcc tion
districts the viewers appointed by the court
returned il favor of the division and fixed one
polling place at Ricketts, and the other at the
village OF ForkStOn, and defined the limits Of
the two districts. Exceptions were filed to this
report and the court held a session at, Ricketts,
on Tuesday last for the purpose Of hearing tcs.
! timony in the matter. At that hearing a com.
promise was proposed hy the parties nv which
there should be three districts instead Of two,
and the third polling place be fixed at Bella
| sylvia TO accommodate the voters Of that village
! lpon representations being made 10 the court
that that village contained about forty voters
and that they would have to 20 six miles 10
Ricketts, and eight to Forkston to ,ote, the court
accepted the compromise and retlrn Was made
accordingly At the session of thc court TO-DAY
the formal decree was made dividing tie town.
ship into three election districts and officers for
the two districts were appointed as follows:
Bella SyNa-Iudgc, c. A. often; majority in.
! spector, Charles Erntz; minority Inspector,
Charles Finckc, Ricketts, district-Judge,
! Charles Smith majority inspector, George Trek.
| Ter; minority inspector, J. D. Place. Thse
officers will hold the first election in ;he new dis.
| triCts. The erection Of these two new districts
will increase the number of delcgI-es to tie
| county conventions by four
Other proceedings had at todays session OF
| court were as follows;
| C. F.. Scklcr vs.. Marvin Sici,lcr, on petition
| presented tie execution in this case Is stcS ed
and rule 70 open judgment srantai rcturnable
| to October term
| Nellie Guernsey vs. Ella L. Patrick, on pre-.
senting petition, rule is granted to show cause
| why execution should not be set aside at cost
of plaintiff, and also to show cause why iudg.
mcnt should not he opened and defendant let
sstH 1T.
In the estate Of Hannah Anderson. late of
Braintrim township, deceased, return of sale
confirmed and Asa s, Keeler, ESQ.,. is appointed
nm auditor to distribute the fund in the hands
of s. r. Stevens. administrator,
+, VI. Williams VS.. Byron Macdonald et al.
partition in common pleas return OF sale con.
hrmcd and q. s. Kinner esq, is appointed audi.
tor to distribute the fund in the hands OF
Sheriff John W. Gray arising froT the sale Of
the real estate.
In the estate Of George W. Walker, late OF
Nicholson, deceased. return Of sale c1uG:rned.
In Commonwealth vs.. Harry y, Rosangrant de
scrtion, on petition Of defendant setting forth
his imprisonment for the space OF three month:
and his inability to comply with The decree OF
the court, a rule to show cause why defendant
should not be discharged from custody is ClaLt
ed, returnahle to October term Of court, and
in the meantime defendant is released On his owr
recOgnizance.
Judson Lutes vs. C, p. McKown, r,plcvin
plaintiffs declaration filed and ten days pver
for plea.
In the matter Of the order Of court &C. IN,
drawing Of the jury for October term of court
on representations made TO the court that Ger
tain matters had transpired requiring the at
tendance Of an oyer and terminer jury at tina
term, the court orders the drawing Of an eve
and terminer jury Of forty-eight persons for tn
first week Of court. This order was made II
consequence Of the killing Of d. L. Terry by hi
brother, James. at Whites Ferry, u Te tim
ago Terry is now in Jail here ami win b.
tried at the October term of court.