The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-10-01
COURT PROCEEDINGS.

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opened on Monday morning, Hon
c. c. Evans, President Judge, ant
Associates Krickbaum and YeageI
on the bench. There was a larg,
attendance.
Thornton 7. Freeze occupied the
position of court crier.
Constables called and returns
taken.
The constable of Briarcreek town.
ship returned that Antonio Cocco,
of that township, was selling liquor
without license, and the constables
of Cleveland, Scott, Pine, Hemlock
Jackson, Catawssa and Beaver town
ships returned that several roads
were i'll bad condition and index
roads not up as law directs. These
returns were all given to the Dis
trict Attorney with instructions to
inform the supervisors that unless
the same were repaired indictments
would be sent to the grand jury.
Grand jury called and sworn and
charged by the court
VIM. Chrisman Esq, presented
the retnrn of sale in the estate of
David Shaffer, deceased, which was
confirmed nisi. A petition to con-
tinue the order of viewers in the
matter of vacating and relaying a
road in Mifflin township. In the
estate of Hiram Grouse, deceased,
the exceptions to the account of the
administrator having been with
drawn the same was confirmed ab-
solute.
In the equity proceedings of
George B. Atlee and Co. VS.. Ber-
wick Consolidated Gas Company,
Mr.. Chrisman filed an amended
bill by permission of Court.
W. H. Rhawn Esq, presented a
petition for the appointment of in
spectors of the county bridge in
Roaringcreek township; also the re-
port of inspectors of a county bridge
in Hemlock township for confirm
alton nisi.
A. w. Duy Esq, presented a
petition which set forth that quite
a number of tax liens had been
entered against the Catawissa Coal
Company and that scire facias
was about to issue on each of them.
The petition asked that they be
merged and consolidated and one
scirefacias issue on all in order to
save costs. He presented similar
petition in the Commonwealth VS..
Davis Bros. and Company.
c. E. Kriescher Esq, presented
the following: In the estate of
Albert Witchey, deceased, proceed
ing in petition; rule for the heirs to
come in and accept or refuse the
real estate at the valuation fixed by
the appraisers. Reports of sales in
the estates of Ada Trexler and
Catherine Bower confirmed nisi.
The report of the auditor in the
estate of Mary Greasy, deceased.
Robert Howell, Esq, prese nted
a petition for review of a public
road near the residence of James
Shew i'll Scott township. On his
motion John G. Freeze, Esq, was
as master in case of Rob-
ison VS.. Robson.
H. Mont. Smith, Esq. stated
that this was the time fixed for the
taking of testimony in habeas cor
pus proceedings of Yetter VS.. Yet
ter, but desired the hearing contin-
ued for one week, which was allow
ed.
Fred Ikeler, Esq, presented the
return of sale in the estate of Mil
lard o. Bowman which was con-
frmed nisi. He also presented a
petition which set forth that in
September, 1894, proceeding was
to set aside real estate
to the widow in the estate of John
Sweeny, deceased. Appraisers were
by the Court but the rec
ords did not show that the appraise-
ment was ever held. He desired
that permission be given to the ap-
praisers to now go OH and hold the