The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-08
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proprietor of the Exchange Hotel in
Benton, be transferred to Howard
Hile. Motion granted.
In the matter of the petition oi
Samuel Kuecht and William Hosler
supervisors of Mlfflin township for the
granting of grade crossing over
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company's
tracks at south end Of the new river
bridge at Mifflin. L. Z. Waller one
of the counsel for the Railroad Com.
pany moved that the petition be
thrown out by the Court on the
ground that the petitioners were part
les to the Injunction now in force.
The motion, however, was overruled.
In the respondents answer it is
claimed that it is not the supervisors
duty to build said road, tha, the petit
too was not brought under the act OF
June I, Ioo7, and states that the re-
spondents had offered sI,soo toward
making overhead crossing.
Defendant denied that i; is the
natural and convenient manner Of
crossing tracks to have grade crossing;
denied great difficulties to construct
overhead crossing, and also that such
overhead crossing would involve an
excessive burden of expense on the
township.
At the conclusion OF the reading Of
the answer Mr.. Waller stated that the
offer made BY the Railroad Company
TO give SI7,ooo toward making an
overhead crossing had never been
Withdrawn.
Several witnesses were called BY
the petitioners which served 10 show
the deslrability of a grade crossing.
In his testimony Dr.. V. Hover, stated
that it would be difficult to conceive
OF grade crossing less dangerous
than the one prayed for in this in
stance. All the freight trains run a,
might while nearly all the travel is by
day.
The matter was laid over. 1t will
be taken up again today.
Petition OF Poor Overseers of
Borough of Berwick 10 compel the
childten and grandchildren OF Samuel
Schweppenheiser to support him. 1t
was recommended that the four sons
and four grandsons of said Samuel
Schweppenheiser and wife should pay
the sum OF $40 per month, according
10 the recommendation of c. c.
Evans, Esq, attorney for petitioners,
in such proportions as were set forth
in said recommendation. Petition
granted and recommendation as to
parties and proposition Of payment
accepted by court.
The Court awarded citation on l.
w. McKelvy, on petition of executors
of Martha McKelvy, deceased. and
Hattie c. Ru,ter, for citation in re
estate Of William McKelvy, deceased.
The commitment of Warren Bloom
it, the Oyer and Terminer, Mas trans
fered to the Quarter Sessions.
AT this junc,ure Col. Freeze ad-
dressed the Court and members of the
Bar on the death OF the late Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court, J.
Brewster McCollum. He said:
am under obligation to the Court
and also 20 the courtesy OF the men,
bers of the bar for leave to say few
words this morning in commemoration
of the Honorable J. Brewster Nc
Collum, late Chief Justice Of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Judge McCollum was born abou,
the year 1884 or 5 in the county of
Suseuehanna. in the state of Pennsyl-
vania, and passed almost all his life
within its borders.
He studied law and was prepared
for admission 10 the bar under Mr.. X.
B. Little, one of the members Of
family OF grea, lawyers; and IN addi-
ton to the instructions that he receiv-
ed from his precep,or, he was aided
By great natural abilities.
The Goddess of Good Luck pre-
sided a, his birth. and the concatena-
uon Of circumstances which has en-
abled Judge NcCollum to rise from
the bar to the highes, place in the
judiciary OF Pennsylvania Is nt;le
curious.
tie was admitted 10 the bar abou,
the year 1855 and practced IN the
county OF Susquehanna where ne was
admitted, until his elevation 10 the
bench. And il is one OF the curious
facts-of which l shall mention nseyer2l
that he was nominated for the bench
and elected IN a county largely Re-
publican, being himself, however, a
Democra, OF the old school
While upon the bench of,he county
oi Susquehanna and the district 10
which i, belonged, We came to be ac-
ouainted with him here in Columbia A