Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-05-26
SHORT SESSION
OF COURT

Court convened at 10 a. N. Mon
day, President Judge r. r. Little and
Associates Or. S. Y. Thompson and
Frank G. Blee being on the bench.
The oonstables presented their re-
turns, there being no violations of the
law reported with the exception of the
Fourth Ward of Danville, where the
old cemetery on Bloom street was re-
turned as a nuisance owing to the &C
| emulation of dead weeds and grass
which periodically take fire and jeop-
ardize adjacent properties. In dispOs-
| ing of this matter the Court said that
+ the old burying ground in its abandon
ed condition is obviously a nuisance
! which should be a5ated. 1t is. how
ever, a matter for the Borough author
/ tiles. he said, and not for the Grand
Jury and he therefore dismissed the
matter.
George w. Bennett was appointed
tipstaff to wait upon the Grand Jury.
William 9. Runyan of Washington
Vile was sworn in as foreman. Jacob
Doster of this city and +. w. Gibson
of Washingtonville were excused. ...as
Grand Jurors.
The business before Court was dis
posed of in single day. By five
o'clock at evening the Grand Jury
had passed upon the several bills SUBJ
mitted and nothing remained but to
examine the public buildings. 1t was
decided, however, to omit the inspec-
tion of buildings this term and the
Grand Jury was discharged from fur
ther attendance after which court ad
journed until Saturday next at 9 a. IN.
The following matters were disposed
of by the Court
Inquisition on the body of Harry
Creglow. The coroner's inquest is ap-
proved and the county is directed to
pay $35 for the holding of the post
lllOI lCLu anu OllICl bOSNSs
In re lunacy of David Wands. Rule
to show cause why exceptions should
not be dismissed. Rule dismissed by
the Court.
B. 5. Walton VS.. w. I. Shepperson.
Rule to open Judgment discharged.
In re estate of George W. Smith,
decd. Sale of real estate ordered.
Petition and return of viewers to
vacate a public road near Jonathan
Kirkner's in Anthony township. Con-
firmed nj 81.
Order and report of viewers Of bridge
over branch of the Chillisquaque
creek at Exchange near James l.. Bren-
mans confirmed nisi.
J. G. Patterson VS.. Ella b. Reed,
ct. al. Partition. Retnrn of inquisi-
tion confirmed nisi.
Petition for partition in estate of
Stephen Smith, decd. Inquisiton
awarded as prayed for
Estate of Caroline DeLong, decd.
Return of sale confirmed nisi.
In re estate of Phoebe Hilkert. Par
tition. Return of inquisition confirm
ed nisi.
Estate of Catharine Kratz, dec d.
Order of sale and return of same. con-
firmed nisi.
Petition of United Evangelical
Church for appointment of Trustee for
Thomas Beaver Free Library. Henry
H. Rank appointed by the Court.
Petition of Mary @. Gaskins, Augusta
d. Gaskins and Julia A. Gaskins,
minor children of Ella B. Gaskins,
decd. for guardian. Mary O. Gask-
ins appointed as prayed for.
Petition for viewers for County
bridge in Liberty township. Charles
Gibson. Jacob Martz, appointed view
ers with James Ellis as surveyor.
Petition for viewers to lay out and
vacate road in Derry township.
William Ellis and Joseph Koons APP
pointed viewers and James Ellis sur
veyor.
Petition for viewers for County
bridge in Derry township. Boyd Bill
hime and Jefferson Betz appointed
viewers and George W. West surveyor.
Petition for viewers for a public
road In Anthony township near the
barn of Jacob Kramer 9. w. Eckman
and Madison Vought appointed view
ers, and George W. West, surveyor.
Commonwealth VS.. Charles Filling
er. Charge larceny. Defendant was
arraigned and pleaded guilty. Court
suspended sentence.