The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-03-21
MILLER JONES ON TRIAL.
Case Opened Tuesday Morning at II o..
clock. Said TO Be One Hundred
and Five Witnesses.
GRAND JURY SENT HOME MONDAY.

noon announced the opening of the
March term of court. Judge
Swope had come over from Get
tysburg Saturday evening, and
everything was in shape for the
transaction of the business to come
up at this time. The weather Mon
day was ideal, an unusually large
number of persons had come to
town. AS is frequently the case
in this county, there was very lit
tie business to engage the attention
of the court, and if it had not been
for the Miller Jones homicide case,
the Jurors could have gotten their
dinners, drew their pay and re
turned to their homes the same
day.
AS it was, Que of the first things
to do was to discharge the grand
Jurors, and most of them after ut
tending to little errands about
town went home. .
The constables of the several
districts of the county were called
and their returns heard. After
this, tie current business was TAX
en- up, and the first and final ac-
count of w. p. Gordon, executor
of the will of Miss Jane Gordon,
late of Bethel township, deceased,
was confirmed, and 5. w. Kirk APP
pointed auditor to make distribu-
ton.
= First and final account of ID. I.
Humbert, administrator of the es-
tate of Daniel Shives, late of Bel
fast township deceased, was con
tirmed and Horace N. Sipes ap.
pointed auditor to make distribn-
ton.
First and final account of Susan
G. Rummel, administrators of the
estate of John f. Rummel, late of
Tod township deceased, was con =
lirmed.
First and final account of w. FL.
Kellar, administrator of the estate
of Sarah G. Keller, late of Taylor
township deceased, was confirmed.
First and final account of M. II.
Shaffner, administrator of the es-
tate of Mahulda Mellott, late of
Ayr township, deceased, confirm
ed.
Inventory and appraismcnt in
estate of Geo. Miles Melott, late
of Belfast township filed, and ap-
proved unless exceptions are filed
within ten days.
Return of sale of real estate of
A. j. Craig, late of Ayr township,
deceased, presented, and confirmed
unless exceptions be filed within
ten days.
Inventory and appraisment in
estate of Geo. b. Daniels, late of
McConnellsburg, deceased, ap-
proved unless exceptions be filed
within ten days.
Same in estate of Charles w.
Peck, late of Thompson township.
Same in estate OF Frank NJ. DUFF
fly, late of Ayr township, deceased
Return of Rule on Heirs of Da-
vid Brubaker, deceased. Heirs
called, and real estate ordered to
be sold by w. G. Brubaker and
w. IL. Nelson, administrators,
they to give bond in the sum of
$500.
Writ of partition in estate of
Henry Beatty, late of Union town
ship, deceased. Rule on heirs
awarded returnable at June term.
Estate of DAVID Goldsmith, late
OF McConnelsburg, deceased. Rule
on heirs to take or refuse the real
estate at the appraised value, re-
turnable at June term.
The two cases for trial in the
Common Pleas, Murray Moore VS..
S. A. Nesbit, and Kelbach q Span
gler VS.. ID. III. Patterson, ct al,
were continued by consent.
The committee appointed by the
court TO submit resolutions on the
death of Geo. b. Daniels, read the
following, after which Judge
swope and the lawyers made adj
dresses belittIng the occasion. We
should be glad to publish the adj
dresses, but on account of their
number and length it is entirely
inpracticahle.
We. the UNDERSIGNED. appointed