The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-12-21
December Argument Court.

December Argument Court.
President Judge W. D. Hinckley and
Associates P. G. Hill and Samuel Aul
held the regular session of December ar
gument court Monday. when the follow
ing business was disposed of:
James d. Davis, of Tionesta, was ap-
pointed Court Auditor 10 audit the ac-
counts of the Prothonotary, Register,
Recorder and Clerk of the Courts for the
year ending January l, 1911.
Cora NJ. Felt was granted decree of
divorce from Mentor A. Felt.
The bond of George W. Holeman,
County Treasurer, in the sum of $4,000
to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
was approved. This bond was made
necessary by the extension of his term of
office for one year by the amendment to
the constitution.
The court filed an opinion and order
striking off judgment in the case of
Leona Bowman, Administrative of 7. j.
Bowman, deceased, VS.. NJ. E. Abbott ct
al. Exceptions to the ruling were filed
by the defendants and allowed.
On petition of A. G. Whitton and j. N.
Allio, Road Supervisors of Green town.
ship, Henry Weingard was appointed
Supervisor to fill vacancy caused by the
death of Herman Blum.
An answer of the respondent to the Pc
tition to bring an ejectment suit was pre-
sented and ordered filed in the case of
Maxwell c. Heath VS.. Nelson P. Wheeler.
b. V. Stoughton filed an answer to the
petition for inquest to make partition in
the matter of the estate of j, E. and
Mahala Stoughton, late of Hickory town
ship, deceased.
The report of d. w. Clark, artist, and
]. j. Young and Orion Siggins, viewers,
in the matter of a proposed new bridge
over the "Rsce" at Nebraska, in Green
township, was confirmed nisi. The
viewers unanimously reported against
the county building the bridge, stating
that inasmuch as there were already
three county bridges within two miles
OF the proposed bridge, and the township
being in good financial condition, they
did not feel justified in placing the ex-
pense of building and maintaining the
new bridge on the county.
In the matter of the petition of DR.. M.
G. Kerr for mandamus VS.. the School
Directors of Harmony township, to COM
pei them to admit him to his seat on the
school board of Harmony township, a
rule to show cause was granted and the
school board ordered to file All answer in
fifteen days after service of rule. The
petition sets forth that the plaintiff was
elected school director on Feb. Is. 1908;
that be was absent from the township
from May 10, 1870 to Sept. s, 1910; that at
a meeting of the board Aug 13, 1910, be
was removed from the board and his seat
declared vacant; that the meeting was
unlawful in that 1t was not a regular
meeting and that he had no notice; that
he attended meeting of the board Oct.
%, 1910, demanded his rights as mem
ber and was refused.
The equity case of The Eaton, Cole and
Burnham Company, corporation, vs,
John Eaton, Il. II. Cole, ct al, was argued
for the plaintiff by A. j. Barron, of Pitts
burg, and for the defendants by George
L. Roberts, of Pittsburg. Judge Hinck'
ley took the papers in the case. The
question involved is the ownership o.
about 80 acres of land near Neilltown
Harmony township, formerly owned by
S. Il. Neill and Orin d. Harrington.
The equity case of Anna osgood, ad
mins.ratrix of John r. Osgood, deceased
VS.. Quinton Jameson, was argued for thu
plaintiff by w. j. Breene, OF Oil City
and for the defendant by NJ. A. Carringer
of Tionesta. Judge Hinckley took thu
papers in the case
The court ordered the reiling of thu
Jury wheel with four hundred names, thu
names to be taken pro rata from the diff
ferent parts of the county.
Owing to the absence of Court Stenog
rapher w. b. Weed, who is lying i'll in
Cleveland hospital, d. w. Clark was dul!
appointed and kept the court records 70
the day.
The court adjourned to meet on tn
fourth Monday of February, 1911.