Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-16

When President Judge Kunkel yes
terday signed the order for the draw
ing 1t was believed that Monday or
tuesday Of next week would be chosen
Ior the purpose; the fact that next
week VIII be an equally busy court
week; however, interfered and to-mor-
row was definitely agreed upon.
Sixty traverse jurors will be selected
to do duty during the week of Feb
ruary 90.
Jury Commissioners Dapp and Tay-
ior are now preparing the complete
ilst or the voters of the county who
nave been placed in the jury wheel
This year or last year in order that
none of the same names may be put
IN when the wheel is filled again for
1914. Each of the commissioners and
President Judge Kunkel will sbe fur
nlshed with list and tabs will be
kept so that there may be no dupli-
cations.
Accounts Presented. - Among the
accounts presented yesterday to Presi-
dent Judge Kunkel for confirmation
were the following: Don M. Larabee,
receiver of the National Protective AS
sociation; first and final account of
Wllllam. q. Pursel. receiver Of the
Peoples Bank. Danville; account of
Berks County Trust Company, trustee
for Derry Block Apartment Company,
on sale of real estate; annual account
of principal and trustees Of Emaus
Orphan Home.
Mary Raiders VIII Probated. =
Register of Wills Danner yesterday
probated the will of Mary Raider, for
merry of Millersburg. Letters on the
estate were granted to DR.. Calvin
Eroh. Norristown.
County Tax Rate at 4 MiIls--At to-
Gay Gay meeting Of the county commits
was OFFICIALLY fixed at four mills This
action was taken In accordance with
the decision of the commissioners fol-
loving the adoption of the budget We'd
Wills Probated-The will of Phillip
II: GraeT' formerly Of Millersburg. was
sued to his widow, Mrs. Polly Graeff' The
will of Elizabeth Hoover. Penbook, also
was probated and letters on that estate
were granted to Attorney John c. Mss
New MERCANTILE Appraiser Here -
Harry B; Hoffman, a son of County
commissioner Isaac Hoffman, and Dau-
for 1914. was g visitor at the ep court
Treasurer Bailey and discussed his
TO 1dentify witnesses. - Deputy
Register OF Wills Charles w. Reben-
to ascertain and verify the signatures
died in this city short time ago. The
win was made in Philadelphia and all
the witnesses attested there The in
strument bequeaths several $1,000 lega-
cies. to various church and other Or
ganizatfons in Philadelphia
Realty TTansfers-Realty transfers
In city and county yesterday included
the following: Lille c. LaudermiIch
to Mary Kaufman, jackson township.
$1,000; Annie B. Brubaker to Samuel A.
Caimon, Wiconisco, $780, Lydia Eby's s
heirs to II. r. Romberger Mifflin town
ship, S165; r. V. Stoudt to III. M.aSpotts.
Wiconfsco township, $50: Sarah Weaver
to =. III. Keboch, Berrusville, $50,
Changing Windows at JaiI-Tha bro :
posed substitution of broader. more
modern windows on the lower tier cells
of the county jail as proposed by the
prison inspectors will hardly be started
before March 1, according to the
county commissioners this morning,
The new windows will replace the old
fashioned slit-windows. More than
$4,000 will be necessary for the pur-
pose and this will be paid for out of
the general contingent fund. Plans are
now being prepared by the county en-
gineer to divide one Of the big hosni-
tai cells in the prison into a number
of smaller cells to provide additional
accommodation in the women's ward
Completing Plans For Fire Alarm
Changes = Plans are rapidly being
completed by City Electrician Diehl for
the installing of the first stretches OF
underground wiring of the new fire and
police alarm system In Market street
and actual work will be started within
the next few weeks.