The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-03-18


view and lay out a public road View
ers appointed
Estate OF Joseph II Snyder. Order
OF sale AWARDED to II A. Snyder and
j d. NJ 5. administrators. upon
bther givin- bond ia the sum of 5000
to be approved by the Associate Jud yes.
In case of c. II Mann VS.. Lille w.
Mann Alias Subpoena, returned and
M Il ShafIuer appointed master to
take testimony and report the facts.
Return OF viewers to view and lay
out a public road in Ayr township.
Viewers report that there is no coca
sion for public road where same was
asked, Court ordered report fled.
In case Of A. + Berkmau VS.. VIM
N. SLetler. Rule to show cause why
issue should not be framed. w. II.
Boody, claimant of goods having fail
ed to comply with act of Assembly.
The rule dismissed by the Court.
In case OF j. Milton Unger vs.. Anna
Unger. Alias subpoena in Divorce
awarded.
jury was called in case of w. H.
Davis VS.. Blaine Hertzler. and balance
of jurors discharged at )45 a. IN.
There being no other business before
the Court, a recess was taken until
p m.
AFTERNOON
Com. VS.. Hiram Reese. Process
awarded for the defendant.
In the matter Of the petition Of citi-
zeus of Belfast township for viewers
to view, and locate on other and bet
ter grade, portion of public road in
Belfast township, the Court appointed
VIM. =. Gordon, Of Bethel township,
Samuel Mellott. Of Ayr township, and
Jonas Ray of Union township. Same
viewers were appointed in matter of
petition of citizens OF Brush Creek
township to view and locate on other
and better ground, a portion of the
public road leading from Needmore
across Sideling Hill mountain in
Whips Cove. In the matter of the Pc
tition of citizens of Belfast township
for appointment of viewers to view
and locate public road from point
in public road near residence of Chas.
Gordon to pointon publicroad leading
to Covalt, at line between Nathaniel
II. Peck and Chas. Gordon. Jonas
Lake, of Taylor, John ID. Smith of
Brush Creek and Isaac Souders OF
Thompson appointed viewers
The Court appointed the following
viewers to view a site for a county
bridge az Burnt Ca bins, where the pub.
lie road from FIT Lttletop TO Fannetts-
burg crosses little Aughwick creek at
Burnt Cabins, namely, Frank = Pies
singer, of Brush Creek + a Horton,
of Wells and w. S. Brant of Licking
Creek.
All the civil cases having been con-
tinued or settled except the case of w.
G Davis VS. Blaine Hertzler, the jury
of twenty ca lied took their places, and
after the selection of twelve had been
made, the case was opened and one
examined for the plaintiff, the
Court then took a recess until Wednes-
day morning on account of the absence
Of the attorney for the defendant, and
the local attorney not having had any
time to get his defense ready.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
The trial of the case of VIM. c. Dav
is VS.. Blaine Hertzler, was resumed
this morning. This was an action
brought by the plaintiff to recover the
value of two hogs which the plaintiff
claimed the defendant had killed by |
driving over them on the public high |
way on the premises of the plaintiff in
Licking Creek township, on the 10th
Of February, 1908. The hogs weighed :
about 60 and 100 lbs. respectively.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
The arguments of counsel and the
charge of the Court having been COM
)leted, the jury retired at 2:l5, and in
wenty minutes returned with verdict
,f eight dollars in favor of the plain
,iff.
Petition OF Hon. D. T. Humbert,
guardian of Nellie Gordon, for leave
o pay his ward the sum in his hands.
Court makes the order as prayed for.
The mandamus proceedings against
he County Commissioners in the mat
er of the construction of a bridge
Icross Tonoloway creek at Needmore,
we're dismissed by the Court
In the case of the Com. VS.. Peter
osts to be paid by the County.
Frank Sprowl VS., the Bedford and
jhambersburg Turnpike Company,
court over-ruled motion for a new
rial.
Court adjourned at 2.f0 p. m.