The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-12-09
LEGALITY OF LEBANON
ELECTION is QUESTIONED
CLARE YALE ASKS OPINION OF
COURT IN SUPERVISOR MAT
TER.

COORI IN SUPERVISOR MAT
TER.
Says Dennis Served on Election
Board-POor Directors and Super
visors Appointed-Ask New Guar
dians for Mrs. Spangenberg, Per-
son of Feeble Mind.
Judge A. T. Searle presided at a
special session of motion court held
in the main court room Monday
morning, beginning at 10 o'clock. A
recess was taken at II to convene
again at 2 o'clock in the chambers
on account of the fact that the an
nual farmers institute began their
two days session Monday afternoon.
Court was adjourned until Tuesday
morning, December 16, at 10 o'clock.
Alias Subpoenas Awarded.
Alias subpoenas were awarded in
the divorce proceedings of Christian
Forester, libellant, against Lizzie
Merwin Forester; Sarah E. Huppel,
by her next friend, Jacob Keller, Ii
bellant, against Carl Ruppel; H. c.
Noble, libellant, against Anna M. No
BILE.
The Court appointed NJ. E. Simons
to act as master and hear the evil
dence in the divorce proceedings of
Grace M. French, libellant, VS.. Frank
T. French.
James L. Bush as libellant in a di-
vorce action filed against his wife,
Ora NJ. Bush, on July z, 1910, and
subpoena awarded in August, asked
for the issuance of an alias sub
poena, stating that no return of the
service had been made in the three
years. A rule was granted to strike
the discontinuance from the record
and made returnable next term of
court.
/ Poor Directors Appointed.
Clifford c. Gray was appointed to
fill the vacancy in the board of poor
directors for the district of Texas and
Honesdale; his term to commence on
the second Monday of January.
The term of Thomas Gill, of
White Mills, for poor director ex-
.pires on the second Monday in Janu-
airy. He was re-appointed for an
other term.
Ask That Deed be Annulled.
A petition was filed on September
10 by Frances NJ. Turrentine and
Cora Nelson Turrentine asking that a
rule be granted to show cause why
certain deed to William NJ Nelson
should not be declared void.
Ask Courts Decision Election.
Clare Yale, of Lebanon, through
his attorneys, Searle & Salmon, made
application to the Court Monday
morning for the determination of thu
election of supervisors in Lebanon
township at the November election.
The candidates were Loren eager,
Ray Dennis and Glare Yale. The ap-
plication sets forth that Ray Dennis
was on the election board, serving
in the capacity of inspector and that
he assisted in computing the vote.
1t states that Dennis received the
highest number of votes and that
Clara Yale received the second high
est number. The application asks
that the Court make a decision in the
case and declare whether or not the
election of Ray Dennis was legal.
Judge Searle granted rule on Ray
Dennis to show cause why Clare
Yale should not be declared elected.
1t is made returnable December 16.
1t is likely that the office will be de-
clared vacant and an appointment
made.
Supervisors Appointed.
Ralph w. Bush was appointed su-
pervisor for Damascus township to
fill the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation of John j. Swendson.
John Sporer appointed supervisor
of Cherry Ridge township to fill va
cancy. At the November election two
candidates, D. G. Elliott and John
Sporer each received "a votes for the
office and there was only one to be
elected. A petition was presented
for the appointment of .Sporer.
Ask New Guardians.
Searle & Salmon, attorneys for
John w. Decker, petitioned the court
Monday to have the guardianship of
Frank S. Decker and Carrie E. Bris-
tol revoked. The petition alleged
that they were appointed guar
dians of their mother on March
1, 1913, under bond of $500 and
that on the date of the approval of
the bond Frank Decker took Mrs.
Rebecca Spangenberg to his home in
Lackawanna county. He later, the
petition said, took sum of money
from the First National Bank of
Carbondale belonging to her. On
November he absconded from his
home in Lackawanna county and
Mrs. Spangenberg was taken in
charge by the poor directors of Lack
awanna county and placed in Hill
side Home. Carrie B. Bristol, the
other guardian being a nonresident
is to be notified before action is TAX
en- in the case.
A rule was granted upon the
guardians by Judge Searle to show
cause why their appointment should
not be revoked
Other Court Notes.
Letters of administration were
granted in the estate of Lawrence