The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-01-13
JANUARY TERM OF COURT
Hearing of Petitions for and Op.
posing Liquor Licenses Con
sumes Nearly Day.
Big FIGHT AGAINST DUBLINS HOTEL.

January courts at 10 o'clock Tues
day morning, Clerk Harris read
the commission of Associate Judge
William II. Bender, and that Off
cial took his seat.
The court appointed d. V. Sipes
tipstaff to fill vacancy existing.
The report of w. Scott Alexan-
der, appointed to report on the
mental condition of Alexander
Bernhard, of Bethel township, was
presented. The court said the APP
appointment of his son, Grant
Bernhard, as a committee would
be confirmed unless exceptions be
filed within ten days.
The examining committee of the
Fulton County Bar association re-
ported favorably upon the appli-
cation of Frank p. Lynch, and in
admitting him to practice in the
courts of Fulton county Judge
Swope administered the customary
oath.
The next business to occupy the
attention of the court was the mat
ter of hearing the petitions for the
granting of liquor licenses and the
remonstrances against the same.
The first petition taken up was
that of George Rexroth for license
at the Fulton House in McCon-
nellsburg. A general remon-
STRANGE by the Moral Reform as
sociation was presented by Rev.
j. l.. Grove. The petition for
license bore the signatures of
twenty-four electors and the re-
monstrance was signed by ninety
two male and female adults. The
court said that the number sign
ing the remonstrance would have
had great weight In the case if this
had been an original petition for
license. The fact, however, that
this was an old established hostelry,
the necessity for license being ap-
parent and there being no specific
charges, the remonstrance being
general in character, the license
would be granted.
Petition of Leslie w. Seylar for
license at the Cooper House, in
McConnelsburg. There was al
so Il general remonstrance in this
case. For reasons set forth in the
case preceding license was granted
and bond approved.
There was no remonstrance
against the granting of liquor
licence asked for by Harry Hamil
for the Eagle Hotel at Fort Little
ton, and the same was granted.
When the petition of John E.
Speck, for license for his hotel at
Burnt Cabins, was presented by
Attorney Daniels, it developed
that there was pronounced oppo-
sltion to the granting of the license.
The applicant was specifically
charged with being incorporate,
selling liquors in quantities of
more than one quart, selling to
minors and to men of known in
temperate habits. M. r. Shaft
ner, Esq, represented the remon-
strants. The inquiry into these
charges was exhaustive, and a
large number of witnesses were
called to sustain them. Probably
as many more testified to the tenn
perate habits, within the meaning
of the law, of the applicant, and
that he had conducted his hotel in
an orderly manner. At the con-
clusion of the testimony and ad-
dresses for and against the petit
ton, the court summed up the
matter with his associates. They
decided that it would be safe to
entrust Mr.. Speck with a license
for the ensuing year, and it was
accordingly granted.
1t was near the close of the day.
session when the petition of James
III. Fields for a license to sell IL
quor at Clear Ridge was present
ed. There was a remonstrance
against the granting of the privi.
lege of selling intoxicating bever-
. ages at this point, but before il
was presented the application was
withdrawn.
At this juncture ourtadjourned
until Wednesday at 8 o'clock II. M.
y cfTO.