The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-01-15
COURT BUSINESS LIGHT FOR
JANUARY Term
Many Gases Continued-Commo
wealth Business Light-Two Di-
vorceS Granted.


vorces Granted.
Monday afternoon the members of
the bar went over the court calen-
dar for the two weeks term of
court which will open on Monday,
January 20. Many of the cases
were continued The cases to be
tried first will be the commonwealth
cases. The grand jury is considering
these cases which if true bills are
found come up first.
First Week.
The first case listed on the trial
list for Monday is Chas. E. Knapp
VS.. Fred e. Stinnard. The case of
Eberly Skinner VS.. Jennie Dolson
and that of Charles A. Kordman VS..
Lafayette DEMO are set for Tues
day. The case of Emma Conley VS..
Kate McKenna is also set for Tues
day.
The case of Horace Dexter VS.. A.
o. Blake and the case of John Slo-
yak and Jacob Howanecs VS.. Frank
Kelsey and Rachel Kelsey, his wife,
are listed for Wednesday. Listed
for the same day are the cases of
Honesdale Milling Co. VS.. Augusta
X. Kuhbach; Bregstein Bros. vs..
U. G. Ridgway; H. H. Wilcox vs..
! first week which were continued are
R. Wilcox VS.. Winfred Mumford;
George Hettinger VS.. Erie R. R.;
Frank G. Vetter VS.. The Columbian
Protective Association; George Box
VS.. The Columbian Protective Asso-
citation.
Second Week.
The cases listed for the second
week of court are: Monday, Ezra
| Sellick VS.. Frank De Bruen and
! Martin De Bruen; The Wayne Con-
crete, Supply and Construction Co.
VS.. Chauncey A. Cortrlght and Eu-
gene Cortright; G. A. Cortright and
E. H. Cortright VS.. F. w. Kreitner
and w. H. Kreitner; F.. w. Kreit-
ner and w. H. Kreitner VS.. Chaun-
cey A. Cortright owner, and c. A.
Cortright and E. H. Cortright, con-
tractor.
Tuesday-Erwin L. THOMAS VS..
w. M. Norton, executor of last will
of Mary +. Thomas; Theresa Ger
ETY. VS.. The Columbian Protective
Assn; Rena Congdon VS.. The Co.
lumbian Protective Assn; John H.
Jardan VS.. Lake Lodore Improve
ment Co.; F. B. Lawson VS.. H.
Weitzer. The cases continued are:
| Willis Tuthill VS.. the Erie Railroad
Co.; Commonwealth of Penn'a ex
relatione, Daniel Gray, E. F. Ames,
and c. H. Stephenson VS.. H. T.
Hudson and Charles Keen and Lizzie
Betz. The cases of Frederick Kre-
iger and Gertrude Kreiger, VS.. The
Township of Salem, and that of
Frederick Kreiger vs. The Township
of Salem, may possibly be continued
another term.
hty
Judge Searle Monday afternoon af-
ter hearing evidence in cases. They
were: William H. Surplice, libellant,
VS.. Minnie Surplice, respondent. The
charge was desertion. They were
married Oct. 5, 1887, at Honesdale,
and resided in Salem township.
} Harry M. Prickett, hbellant, VS..
Jennie l.. Prickett, respondent.
!, Charge, desertion. Married Jan. 9,
1900, in Newark, N. j., and resided
in Buckingham township.
!, In the matter of the election of
; Mary Farrell against the will of
: Mathew Farrell. On motion of
, Chester A. Garratt, attorney for
} Mary Farrell, c. A. McCarty, VIM.
H. Dimmick and w. H. Stone ap-
pointed appraisers to appraise and
, set apart so much of the estate as
she is entitled to by reason of her
| declaration. Appraisers to report
to court second Monday in March.
d. L. Spangenberg, plaintiff, VS..
| the Wayne Coal Company, through
, his attorney, M. e. Simons, filed a
5 motion to strike off an appeal from
) the docket of w. B. zimmerman, of
, Hawley. The reasons given were
2 that the defendant coal company
, did not pay costs; did not give bail
or being a corporation, defendant
did not file proper bail for an ap-
peal. A rule was granted by Judge
, Searle Monday afternoon on the
Wayne Coal company to show
cause why the appeal should not
be stricken off. Returnable second
, Monday in February.
Petition of Mary Pierce asking
for an order of court on Warren s.
= Toms requiring him to pay for the
3 maintenance of his son, Albert, A.
rule was granted upon Warren Toms
to show cause why he should not
pay as shown in the bill. Return
able January 27. The bill called
for $99.05 paid out by Mary Pierce
= for board, clothing and schooling of
= Albert Toms.
S Estate of ]. Lee Swingle, late of
l so. canaan township, deceased,
n Myrtle Swingle, Administrative. Pc
: tition for sale of real estate. Re-
: turn approved and confirmed abso-
r lutely unless exceptions be filed.
Sale of land ordered.
r In estate of John Hawkey VS.. H.
e Hawkey ct al. Report of distribu-
n ton filed. Masters report confirm
: ed nisi to be confirmed absolute in
i one week unless exceptions be filed.
! Proceeds from sale of real estate,
i $2,5S*. Received from rents, $2,-
e TO.