Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-20
COURT SAYS POWDER
FIRM PAID OLD DEBT
Company Gets Verdict in
Y Suit Over Bonus Dating Back
to Days of Civil War

-- The question Of
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/LJ J. III whether the Ne
fLA/N mours-Du Pont Pow
~ ~ der Company, the
@mG~ original firm that
- ~ proved the founda-
N4c~ ton for the famous
explosive manufac-
Mill turing company of
3HlalHN to-day, had paid the
EIHlaki II State a $500 tax
- bonus on increased
A@=zz@@== stock way back in
Civil War days was finally decided in
the Dauphin County Court to-day
when an order was handed down in
favor of the defendant company and
against the State for the amount. The
State had raised the question because
the records of whether or not the
money had been paid were lost in the
ruins of a fire in 1859 n the dust of
nearly fifty years The States books
didn't show positively that the bonus
had been paid; the company couldn't
show that payment lac been made by
it's books or other records because
these had been burned. However, the
court was satisfied h a settlement pre-
sumably for all back claims had been
agreed upon by the State in 1911 when
the Du Pont company settled finally
following its merger with other pow
der companies.
Pipe Bending Co. Takes Out Permit.
The Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe Bend
ing Company to-day took out permits
to erect the three proposed buildings
which are to become additions to the
plant. The aggregate estimated cost
will be $4,000.
City Take Due.-City taxes for 1915
are now due at the T~reasurer's office
and if the accounts are settled before
July 81 an abatement of l per cent.
can be had.
Officials to Attend Outing at Cove
Many or the county and city officials
will be guests tomorrow of David U.
Hershey at his cottage. the Mary Ann,
at Cove Station. A feature of the out
ing will be the burning of the mort
gage. The invitations were in the
form of a legal summons to court.
State Buys $4,000 Property.-The
biggest realty transaction of the month
was recorded to-day when the State
bought five plots of ground, including
two dwellings, and a blacksmith shop,
at 420-22 Walnut street from Nathan
and Louisa Friedburg for SIC, 200. The
properties are in the Capitol Park ex-
tention zone. Other transfers included
Julia to Tachko Dunoff, Steelton, ST.;
Agnes to A. w. Lenker, Progress, 81;
j. Donitelli to NJ. Viapiana and p. Bel
monte, Steelton, 1892; County Treas
urer to S. s. Bowman, 1882 South
Tenth street. Sc; Sara V. ShooD to NJ.
c. Taylor. 111-13 South street, 81.
Russian SIavish Bank Auditor to
Sit.-Murdock Kendrick, auditor ap-
pointed by the Dauphin County Court
to examine the accounts of Robert
Brannan, receiver for the First Rus
sian Slavish Bank, will sit to hear and
adjust claims. ETC.. at his offices in
Philadelphia at 3 o'clock Friday,
June 4.
To Appoint Bankruptcy Trustee
At a meeting of the creditors of II. F..
Mclaughlin, Dietrich, this county, to
be held at $50 o'clock June /, in the
offices of John T. Olmsted, federal
referee in bankruptcy, a trustee will
be appointed and other matters per-
tanning to the adjudication will be
transacted.
Wants Damages from State.-Suit
was filed yesterday by Charles III.
Serge against the State Highway De-
partment for injuries he alleges he
received when struck by a motor truck
in the service of the State roads de-
partment. The accident occurred at
Boas and Green streets. No amount
is specified.
Asks State Aid. The Daunhin
County Commissioners yesterday aft
ernooon were petitioned by delegations
of some other townships to ioin i'm
pe%titioning for State aid for road con-
struction. Simon Grove, a commits
sioner of SwatSra. and Charles G.
Cumbler, a citizen, appeared on be-
half of hat section and asked for
about two miles of road. About a
score of people. headed by Attorney
Harvey e. knapp, appeared on be-
nal OF PaXtang and asked the county,
commissioners to assist. in the con-
struction of a highway through the
town.
Drawn for Uncle Sans Grand ,Jurv
Among the talesmen from this CITY
and nearby towns who have been
drawn for federal grand and netit
Jury duty for the term of United States
Court to be held in Williamsport
June IA. are the following: Grand
Allen j. Rowe. Wiconisco: George III
Trostle. York Springs; William q
10y, Newport; petit, Abram Forten-
baugh. Gustavus A. Geizel. Elmer n
Martin, Chambersburg; Harper Bress-
Ter. Williamstown; Joseph A. Hennev.
New Bloomfield; J.. B. Seal, Millers
burg, and George Warner. B~errvsbure
Sheriff Sales June 10. = Thursday
June 10. has been fixed by Sheriff n
{. Wells for holding the June term
auctions of real estate in No. 1 court