Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-02

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llHlH III NlM eral minutes the
court was unable
--AA to hear petition
offered by Attorney John r. Geyer be-
cause of the loud whisperings and
murmurings.
Mr.. Geyer." said the court, this
delay has been caused by your asso-
ciates. who are constantly talking"
WELL Your Honor smiled the at
torney, I'm hardly in a position to
cast the first stone as I myself have
been a sinner"
Members of the bar will have to
understand" interjected the President
Judge, that they should help each
other to transact their own business
The loud talking has been source
or much annoyance and helps to de-
lay the work of the members of the
bar as well as that of the court"
For myself apologize, and for my
fellows, too" returned Mr.. Geyer, "for,
as l said, myself have been sinner"
Board of AFbitrators to Meet.-No
date for the next meeting of the board
of arbitration to decide the problem of
extra material charges between the
city and w. III. Opperman & Co., river
pending the return of Arbitrators Roy
G. Cox and Joseph l.. Shearer. Jr
Messrs. Shearer and Cox are now in
the West Indies and Panama.
Elliott-Fisher Counsel Admitted. -
Marshall H. Dean, Binghamton, N. Y,
resident general counsel for the Ell
liott-Fisher Typewriter Company, was
admitted to practice at the Dauphin
county bar this morning. Mr.. Dean
was presented by Frank Snodgrass, of
the law firm of Snodgrass & Smith.
City Highway Pay. To-day was
pay day for the city Highway Depart
ment and about $4,000 was paid out
in wages for the street sweeping de-
partment and other branches of the
Department of Streets and Public I'm
provements.
Suit ON Unpaid Notes.-Suit to re-
cover balances due on four notes of
5000, $4,000, $4,000 and $1,000 was
filed to-day by Edwin w. Gearhart
against A. Grant Richwine.
To Take Ray Bell to Huntingdon.-
Within a day of two Sheriff Harry c.
Wells will take Raymond Bell to
Huntingdon Reformatory. President
Judge Kunkel sent Bell to Hunting
don because he had violated his pa
role. Bells case was one heard at
January juvenile sessions. While on
parole Bell had broken faith with
the court by marrying without the
knowledge of court or probation of
ficer. Three weeks later his young
wife brought an action for mainte-
nance.
Bar Associations Banquet. The
date for the annual banquet of the
Dauphin County Bar Association will
be determined at the meeting next
Friday evening. Officers nominated
a few weeks ago will be elected at
that time.
Cupid Not So Busy in January
January, 1914, wasn't as busy month
for Cupid as the first month of 1913,
according to the marriage license rec
ords. During the past month 101 Ii
censes were issued as against 118 in
January of last year.
Deputy Controller Sworn In. G.
Fred Hoffman, of Elizabethville, was
sworn in to-day by Prothonotary
Harry +. Holler as the deputy con-
troller of Dauphin county under Con
troller III. w. Cough. Mr.. Holtzman
assumed his new duties to-day.
Realty Enthusiastically transac-
tions of Saturday included the follow
ing: A. l.. Groff's trustees to r. L.
Gross, Woodlawn near Twenty-eighth,
$685.; Rachel Hoffmaster, ct al, to II.
G. Wells, Sheriff, Juniper near Thir-
teenth streets, $1,000; J. Hoffer's ex-
ecutors to Lydia A. Smith, Susque-
hanna township, ST.; William P. Miller
ct al, to II. p. Miller Susquehanna,
ST. Ellen c. Price to G. p. Sheaffer.
Susquehanna township, $500.
Addition to BuiIding.-A permit to
build $500 addition to 401-O3 South
Fourteenth street was taken out by
r. c.. Smith
Want Trial by Jury.-The Dauphin
County Court was asked this morning
to permit the trial by jury of the d.
vorce suit of Charles w. against Mat
tie r. Bender Mayme Pond and Roy
Hampton were named as correspond
ents.
Witness Can't Appear; ILL., - Per-
mission was granted by the Dauphin
County Court to-day to allow the tes-
timony of Laura Diffenderfer. a wit
ness in the divorce suit of Beatrice
Fisher against William Fisher, to be
taken by deposition because of the
witness illness.
Appointed Administrator.--Dis
Attorney. Michael r. Stroup was ap-
pointed auditor of the account of
Frank E. Lands, administrator of the
estate of Hattie Lands.
Attorney Goes to Mexico.--Attorney
II. l.. Lark, member of the Dauphin
county bar, left to-day for Texas on
business. Following a brief stay in
Eel Paso, he will go on into chihuahua,
Mexico, and from thence to various
points in California.