Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-02-25
HEMLOCK GROVE.

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There VIII be services at the
church next Sunday as follows:
Sunday~schoo1 at 10 O'Clock, prav-
er and class meeting at llo'clock A.
M. All are invited to attend these
services.
Miss Mildred Buck of Soncstown.
was pleasantly entertained at the
home of Maize Phillips Saturday
and Sunday.
Misses Fredreca and Martha
Myers of Montvern were social call
ers here over Sunday.
Mrs. G. c. Swank and son lie Row
and Melvin Bay tf North Mountain
called at the home of the formers
brother William Bay, Sunday.
The Hatchet social held in the
Methodist church Saturday evening.
was, in every respect, a success.
Quite number of young people
from Bethel attended preaching ser
vices here on Sunday.
Miss Bessie Fulmer, who is en-
ployed as clerk at Muncy Valley.
spent Sunday at the home OF her
parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Shiers, Of
Hughesvile, called at the home Of
the formers parents, on Sunday.
Luke Shires, agent for literature on
the "Italian earthquake'' transacted
business at North Mountain Satur-
day.
Milton Flick, of Beaver Lake.
was seriously injured in an accident,
on the road leading from here 10
that place, on Friday evening. lie
was returning from Muncy Valley
with his team where he had deliver
ed load of straw. The night beng
dark, Mr.. Flick evidently trusted
his horses to lead the way, whicl
might have been possible had the
condition of the road permitted.
The road however, being icy caused
the wagon to slide over the enbans-
ment taking team and man with i.
His two companions, who escaped
by jumping, quickly investigating
found Mr.. Flick in d dangerous posi-
ton. After some efforts he WAS
taken to a near by house where be
was given medical assistance.
The conviction of Henry T. Moore,
the Towanda Wholesale liquor deal
er on the charge of selling liquor
without license, and the ruling Of
the court thereon, stirred up much
comment and many quas-
tionS were put mp to the Court and
DIST let Attorney Mitchell to decide.
The trouble arose from the fact that
the ruling of the court in the case
was not thoroughly understood.
In order TO make it more plain,
and that in the future there will be
20 misunderstanding, the Review
publishes the following written by
District Attorney Mitcnell and
concured in by Judge Fanning,
which m ,kes the Moore case 50
plain that all can understand and
know exactly on what points Mr..
Moore was copvicted:
In the case of the commonwealth
vs.. Henry T.. Moore, the question in
volved was whether or not the sale
of liquors by the defendant were
made at Laquin or at the defendants
store in Towanda. The Common
wealth contended that the defend
ant cannot make sales at any place
except at his store and that orders
were taken by defendants solicitor
in Laquin and by him brought to
up in jugs, marked with name Of
purchaser, but packed together ii
cases were shipped by the defend
ant to himself at Laquin where his
agent and drayman delivered them
to his customers at their houses and
there received his pay, the sales We're
made in Laquin and not at his store.
The contention was sustained by the
court and the jury found that the
sales were made at Laqujn. 4
wholesale dealer may receive orders
at his store, in the regular course Of
business and deliver the goods order
ed to his customers either by bis