The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-14
ARGUMENT, NATURALIZATION
COURT
Busy Session Monday and Tuesday
Divorces Numerous-Other Items.


siding. The following business was
transacted
In the matter of the appraisement
of the real estate to Iona Davis,
widow of William II. Davis, confirm
ed nisi.
In libel suits of Charles L. Ed
wards, libellant, and Ethel Edwards,
respondent; and Lena H. Mingst,
libellant, VS.. William Mingst, publ
cation ordered.
In equity: Miles A. Gibbons VS..
James Gibbons. Upon return of
rule granted upon the parties to ap-
pear on second Monday of August,
Miles Gibbons appears and offers
$1,000 and the land is decreed to
him at the valuation of $1,000.
In the matter of petition of Equit-
able Surety for approved surety, a
corporation doing business in Mis-
souri, with a capital stock of ST.
100000, the court approved same.
In the matter of appointment of
Hannah O'Brien, minor child of
James O'Brien, Thomas F. Dunn ap-
pointed. Security in the sum of ST.
900 approved.
In the libel in divorce proceed
| ings of Katherine Wagner, libellant,
VS.. Louis Wagner, respondent, libel
liant files an answer in which she
AYERS she is poor, is obliged to work
for her support and has no other
means for her support. She also
prays that the honorable judge
make an order directing the re-
| spondent to pay her sum of money
to pay to her counsel and for ex-
| penses necessarily to be incurred
in bringing this action.
! In the matter of transfer of tav-
ern license from Flora NJ. Schadt,
Ariel, to Clement B. Marsh, of Lack
| awanna county, court approved bond
| and transfer made.
In the matter of removal of Geo.
w. Doney from poor district of
removal ordered.
w. H. Lee was appointed master
| to take evidence in the divorce pro-
ceedings of Lillian E. Buell., libel
| liant, VS.. Levitt Z. Buell., respondent.
In equity. Mary Everling VS..
| John Kitner and others. Report OF
master filed and order of sale made
Master to give bonds in the sum of
$1,000.
In the matter of Williams who
26, bill of costs amounting to S12.-
~, approved by Homer Greene,
county solicitor and the court.
Investment of 800 to Honesdale
Cemetery company to Mrs. William
Penwarden approved.
Upon petition, Russell StarneS
was appointed tax collector of the
borough of Bethany.
Subpoena awarded in divorce Ii
bel of Robert Stewart, libellant, VS..
Susie Stewart, respondent.
In equity: Mrs. Barbara Haggerty
} VS.. Mrs. Mary Vogler and others.
} Report of sale approved and order
ed to be made on second Monday Of
September next.
Monday, August 26th, the case of
Joseph Menner against the borough
of Honesdale will be argued before
Judge c. B. Staples of Stroudsburg.
The Judge will remain in Honesdale
to attend to other court matters that
may be presented at that time.
In presenting transfer of liquor
license by one of the attorneys,
Judge Searle stated that hereafter
; any transfer petitioned for must be
represented before the court by the
party and two witnesses, and that
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any one of the county papers 10 days
1 before presented to the court for ap-
;, proval
Attorney John j. Scragg of Scran-
ton, appeared before Judge Searle
asking that the court remit the costs
in the case of Commonwealth VS.
George Swarts.
Monday was also naturalization
e court, three men, Franz Wilde, o.
V Honesdale, Anton Herviaton ano
[ Frank Cruden, both of Browndale
4 having becn admitted as citizens
:. Daring the proceedings, Jerome c
o Shear, of the department of Com
. merce and Labor, Naturalization
r service, Philadelphia, a government
: employe, was present. Miles John
O son, of White Mills, was dismissed
II owing to his application not bein.
e filed within 80 days from the tim'
# of filing, as is specified by law.
, Mrs. w. F. Pearce appeared be
n fore the court with Albert, son o
II Warren Toms, and claimed that th'
a boy caused her no trouble. TIT
|. court told Mrs. Pearce to keep Al
5. bert until she received further or
Is ders from the court. At the sam,
h time Judge Searle instructed NJ. Z
Simons to draw rule on Warrel
Toms to show cause why he shoul'
not pay for the care of his son
Toms said he could not afford I,
pay only 81 per week for the sup
'r port OF his son.
Charter was granted to the Equi
p nunk Methodist Episcopal Parsonag
Ia association, of Equinunk, for IN
'r purpose OF public worship.
4 Eight indictments of Common
le wealth against George Swarts, tn
a. district attorney requested a noll
< prosequi to be entered.
In the case OF Florence Sewar
against Horace B. Seward, o
Prompton, libel in divorce, decree o
. divorce awarded to libellant.
70 70 In the case of Hannah NJ. Pittawa
&c VS.. Albert E. Pittaway, libel in di