Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-05

1 ,a-s.--A simple, according TO
the district attorneys office. Sad of
race. catch in his voice, he called
around from office to residence and
| from residence to office and told q
mighty tough-luck story of his dead
| baby and of his lack of funds to even
provide decent burial. He needed just
a little lift here and there to pre-
vent his baby from resting in Potter's
tleld. The story brought results;
Weaver's collections, it is said. were
large, and he was piling up quite a
bank account until the authorities dis
covered discrepancy in his story.
This. briefly. was that he never was
the father of a child.
Besides Weaver ten other defend
ants Will plead guilty. including John
II. Gibb and Alfred Hagy, to assault
ana battery; larceny and felonious en-
try are the other charges. Virgil
Brown will plead to charge of surety
OF the peace and four or FIVE delin-
quents will answer to charges of non
support. Allen ]. Silks and Daniel
frederick will be arraigned for SEN
tence.
To Ask Viewers for Bridge.-The
Dauphin County Court Monday will be
asked by the County Commissioners to
appoint board of viewers to decide
upon the advisability of erecting
concrete bridge over Wiconisco creek
east OF Lykens to replace steel super
structure Niaduct at that point. The
new bridge. will cost approximately
$4,000.
Treasurer Files Delinuuent Deeds
Deeds for Ga properties which the
County Treasurer offered at public
sale last August to satisfy delinquent
claims for taxes for 1911 and 1912 and
for which no bids were received were
. q TseaI 70
sioners to-day. Claimants now will
nave to pay not only the back taxes
but 20 per cent penalty TO redeem the
properties.
II Properties Under Hammer
Eourteen properties in various parts OF
the city will be sold at public sale
on the courthouse steps at 2 o'clock,
March 6, by the Provident Building
and Loan Association. The properties
include Nos. 17S6-SS-4O, 2S17-21-27
North street; lot, corner of Sixth and
Keller; Nos. 515, 517, 519, 521 and
52S Kelker street, No. 1S49 Fulton
and 2021 Swatara street.
Front Street Viewers AdVertise.--l
James d. SALESMAN, Karl Steward and
Paul G. Smith, the board of viewers
recently appointed by the Dauphin
county court to assess benefits and
ing OF Front street from Harris to
Maclay streets have advertised that
they will meet on the premises at 10
o'clock, March II, and meetings to
consider testimony will be held at 10
o'clock each morning thereafter in the
city Council chamber The same board
of viewers will sit upon the question
of eliminating "Hardscrabble."
Two Trcspass Suits Filed.-Two
trespass suits one to recover $4,000
from the Central Iron and Steel Com
pany, and the other seeking to obtain
financial redress to the extent of So
600 from Jacob Snyder were filed with
the Dauphin county court yesterday. !
Mrs. Bessie Downey brought the first
suit. She demands the money for in |
juries which her husband sustained |
while working at the mills. He enter |
ed boiler, the statement alleges, in I
to which, because of negligence on the
part of the company's employees steam |
had been turned without warning. /
Mrs. Ida Cope sued Snyder for injur-
les she received when the balcony of
the house in which she is a tenant |
under her weight as she
leaned on the railing. She fell and |
broke her hip.
To Settle Bounty Question. The |
county commissioners to-day decided !
TO consider the settlement of all claims |
for the unpaid bounties on fox. hawks |
and other beasts and birds which had |
been held up for the last five years
pending the decision OF the auditor
general on the subject. The county's !
outstanding claims or constables, etc, |
total several hundred dollars.
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