The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-10-07
COURT PR0CEEDlN GS.

TIE second week of Court OPEN
ed on Monday morning. The fol-
lowing routine court work was
done.
In the estates of Hester J. Bar
ton, late of Bloomsbury, deceased,
and Honora Burke, late of Cen
tralia, deceased, application was
made for the appointment of audi.
tors to make distribution of the
balance in the hands of the admin
istrators.
After a hearing by the Court the
restaurant license of John J. Haley,
in Centrala, was transferred to'
Francis Nertney Francis Shaun,
Thomas l.. Devine and Stephen
Koran testified to the fitness OF the
applicant for liquor license. L. J.
Flynn, Esq, represented Mr.. Merit
ney.
Upon petition presented BY l..
J. Flynn, Esq, the Guarantee
Trust, Savings and Deposit Co of
Mt. Carmel was discharged as adj
| ministrator of the estate of Michael
| Bulbs, deceased.
Upon a petition presented by w.
&. Johnston, +. K. Drake, guar
| dian Of Eleanor Hill, was author
izcd to pay her S. per week from
the funds in his hands as such
guardian.
In the estate of II. c. Hartman,
late of Bloomsbury, deceased, Clyde
Yetter, Esq was continued as au-
ditor to make his report Saturday
morning.
Tilley Harley VS.. John Harley
and Mary McCarty VS.. John Nc
Carty, both of witch are suits for
divorce, alias subpoenas and orders
of publication were awarded.
In the divorce proceedings of Ida
NJ. Bower VS.. Odell S. Bower,
| Alex c. Jackson, Esq, made APP
| plication for the appointment of a
master.
| The case of Tobyhanna and Poe
ono Springs Ice Co. VS.. J. H. Giger
(which was an appeal from the
award of arbitrators was settled,
and in the case Of Harvey J. Suit,
Tvs. Wallace Seybert which would
| have been the next case called for
trial, the plaintiff took a voluntary
non suit. This left but 7 cases for
trial after Monday.
| In the matter of the removal Of
the polling place in North West
| Election District in the Borough of
Berwick, Alex c, Jackson, ESQ,
Monday presented to the court an
agreement signed by the owners,
the A. c. and +. Co., and the less
| ees, the Berwick Cornet Band, that
| the election could be held at 3I9
| North Market street. The question
of removal will be voted on at the
| November election, the Court hav-
| ing refused to submit the question
to the electors until place had
been provided at which the election
should be held in the event the
volers decided in favor of removal.
| Judge Evans made an order in
court on Monday to the effect that
| hereafter when person living at
Centralia or Conyngham township
is summoned as a Juror and desires
to be excused from serving he must
make his request before he comes
to the county seat. This order was
made when A. +. Fetterman, OF
Centralia, who had been summoned
as Juror desired to be excused.
The Court said that it cost the
county about SI2 to get juror
from that place, and it was not fair
to the county for them to come,
merely for the purpose of asking
to be excused. Hereafter they must
: make their application before they
come to Court.
Mr.. Fetterman stated that one
of the coal companies was taxing
coal out from under his property
and his buildings were now sup
| ported by props. Under the clrtum-
stances he felt worried and thought
he should be at home.