Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-03


haif dozen trespass suits including
trespass action against the traction
company by Elmer G. Hummel, dep
list:
Minnie S. Moore vs.. Sarah Kirsch-
ner' issue; Charles f. Osler VS.. Jacob
w. katz, replevin; M. Emelie Patter-
son VS.. Pennsylvania railroad, tres
pass; James Boyd's executors VS.. E. r.
and w. HI. Sponsler, assumpsit: James
Martin ct al VS.. d. +. P. Ritter, issue;
Daniel Logans ct al VS.. D. F. p Ritter,
issue; A. Abeles Co. VS.. Schleisner and
Klein, assumpsit; Alphonse Pugilese
VS.. Societa di Italiane, mandamus;
WlLiam II. Shoemaker VS.. Northern
CentraI, trespass; Aaron Wilbert VS..
Jonn Harman, trespass; A. N. Har-
man VS.. John Harman, trespass; c. N.
Miller VS.. John Harman, trespass;
Agnes Leidy ct al VS.. Central Pennsyl.
Vania Traction, trespass.
Harry Lowengard VS.. Abraham Ca
pin, appeal by defendant; William Fl.
harper VS.. city, trespass; Elmer C.
Hummel VS.. Central Pennsylvania
traction, trespass; Curtis A. Marsh VS..
Charles Keefer, assumpsit; Harris
burg River Coal, Sand and Stone
Company VS.. c. 7. Eastburn Company,
assumpsit; Joseph Anderson VS.. Cal
800 80 iIShdiOb lppcdl ny
samuel Bodder VS.. Myer Baturin, ap-
peal by defendant.
kasmfr Posega VS.. Harrisburg Rail-
ways Co., trespass; Birdsong and Co.,
inc, VS.. Nick Lingervic, assumpsit;
Andrew j. Spanuth VS.. William War
Eel, trespass; Elmira Jane Martin ct
al VS.. Harrisburg Railways Co., tres
pass; Century Advertising Co. VS..
Howard M: Eldridge, appeal by de-
fendant; Moses Minsker VS.. John
Minsker ejectment; Dauphin Elec-
by defendant; Mary j. Vallerchamp
VS.. Harrisburg Railways Co., trespass;
ri. f. Stevens vs. l.. M. Bricker, ap-
peal by defendant; Woodman Lumber
co. VS.. State, assumpsit.
Bar Banquet Feb. 17.-February II
has been decided upon as the date for
the annual banquet of the Dauphin
County Bar Association. The commit
tee in charge of the arrangements
consists of John T. Brady, Charles H.
Bergner and Charles c. Stroh. For
years the same committee has plan
ned the bar banquet, that's the reason
1t is always selected
county Solicitor OFT Improving
Major Fred M. OFT, county solicitor,
was reported to-day to be much i'm
proved at his Fort Hunter home. For
the last several weeks the Second
squadron cavalry commander hasn't
been in the best Of health and yester-
day afternoon he had to leave his desk
and go home in a cab.
Thousands of Dry Measures.-Mar-
ket dealers, farmers, produce men
ana SO on throughout the city mar
kets have adopted generally the dry
measures as provided for and insisted
upon by the recent legislative act.
thousands of dry measures are in
use to-day in our markets and
throughout the city," declared City
Sealer of Weights and Measures Harry
ID. Reel to-day. 'The beneficial effect
is generally recognized too, by citi-
matron comment upon the difference
the new system means to the mar
keter."
church Properties Sold.-Several
church properties were among the
realty transfers recorded yesterday
Among these was the transfer to the
Market Square Presbyterian church
by the Commonwealth Trust Com
pany guardian for Ehrman B. Mitch
ellis estate of the property at Barbara
and Front streets for $25, 900; and the
transfer of the present manse prop
erty at ZIG State street to the Com
monwealth trust and thence to the
Grace Methodist church. Others in
cluded II. p. Miller to Investment
Realty Company, 2142-48 Green
street, ST. John G. Wall to S. M. John
son, 2010-18 North Sixth street, ST. |
Joanna Lawless ct al to Mary ].
Lawless, Race street, 81; Luce E. |
Cop to the Russian church of the As
cension, Lykens, 1926.
Postpone Brinser Argument. Ar
gument on the mandamus suit
brought by S. c. Brinser, Middletown,
against his son and the other stock
holders in the latters company to test
the legality of the use of Brinser's
trade name for the manufacture of a
new cornmeal, was postponed to-day
until February 9.
Discuss Erie Auditors Decision.-l
The decision yesterday of Judge Paul
Benson, of Erie county, to the effect
that the county auditors must serve
out their term caused considerable
discussion in county official circles to-
day. County Controller H. w. Cough
didn't care to talk on the subject.
Similar conditions exist in this county
in that the auditors believe they
should be allowed to- audit the 1918
books and accounts-and it is ex-
pected that Judge Kunkel's decision
in the case will be accepted without
appeal. In Blair county the controller
is testing the constitutionality of the