The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-04-22
Hunterdon County Court.

Justice Francis J. Swayze presided
at the Hunterden Circuit Court, which
opened on Tuesday of last week. In
charging the Grand Jury, he stated that
his attention had not been called to
any special matter on which he need
instruct them, and after calling their
attention to the oath they had taken,
and their duty to inquire into all mat
tiers that might be presented TO them,
they selected their officers and retired.
The following applications for hotel
licenses were granted
Jacob X. Wilson, Sergeantsville,
300; J. H . Carter, Reaville, 1850; Ben
iamin Marlatt, New Hampton, 500;
George W. Hance, Milford, $125; Ed
ward Humphrey, Glen Gardner, $3.50;
Jacob r. Smith, Junction, $125; Jos.
S. Holden, Annandale, $f25; A. 5.
Case, Three Bridges, $3.50; J. l.. Cham
berlin, Pennington, $275; w. +. Buohl,
Pennington, $275; w. Howard Lake,
Pennington, Sa75; Edward Kiley, Bap.
tisttown, 800; Joseph Opdyke, Mt.
Pleasant, 800 Edward I. Able, Blooms
burg, 1925; John B. Nash, Quaker
town. 800; H. p. Milburn, Patten-
burg, 500; S. w. Kitchen, West Por-
tai, 500: Geo. w. Thurston, New Ger
mantown, 800; Charles f. Salter, Rim
gaes, $125; Lambert II. Beers, Milford,
$125.
The APPLICATIONS of H. Mount Will
hanson to keep hotel at Pittstown,
that of Mrs. Lena Horn to keep a hotel
at Little York, and that of Lewis Hill
derbrandt to keep hotel at Lebanon,
not being renewals of applications by
the same parties, were laid over until
April Goth.
Before taking up the trial of the list
of causes, Judge Swayze disposed Of
the contested election case between
John W. Higgins and Wallingford p.
Blackwell, of East Amwell township.
At the last spring election both Of
these parties were candidates for the
position of Township Collector, and
the election resulted in tie vote 1t
was claimed ON the part of Higgins
that there was a ballot which had on it
under the designation for Collector
only the word "Wallie, and that'the
name of Wallingford T. Blackwell had
been erased, and that consequently it
could not be counted for any one for
that office. Mr.. Queen, on behalf of
Blackwell, insisted that the matter
should not be heard because the petit
ton was not properly verified. jus
tice Swayze held that question open,
and said he would allow the ballots to
be examined, and if necessary after n
careful examination of the election
laws would determine it if it became
necessary. lie then examined person
ally all the ballots east and the ex-
animation failed to disclose the defec-
tive ballot. Consequently the vote
still remains tie for the office Of
Township Collector.
No /, Charles L. Vail vs.. Middlesex
and Somerset Traction Company. went
over for the term by consent of parties.
No. =. Groton Garriage Works vs..
Charles r. Felmly, was moved and
tried. II was an action brought to re-
cover the amount due on promissory
notes. The defendant claimed that the
notes were given for carriages which
he had purchased of the plaintiffs, that
the carriages were warranted for II
year and that some of them had not
turned ont MS warranted The amount
claimed was $4Ol 10, including interest
The jury gave verdict for 1913. 80, for
the plaintiff.