Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-28

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of the February common pleas panel
was excused until Monday of next
week.
The Rider case is a retrial of a suit
the lower Dauphin man instituted sew
eral years ago for damages alleged to
nave been done to his farm by the
construction of the power company's
Dam across the Susquehanna below
Middletown. 1t will be heard Wednes-
day morning at 10 o'clock. The jury
at that time found on the damage
sustained to the crops, while on ap-
peal the supreme Court decided that
tne award should have been based on
the values of the farm before and
after the dam was constructed. The
jury consists of George o. Bailetts,
Elmer Il. Eshenour, Grant and Thomas
70. Hoffman, Nelson l.. Jackson, Frank
5. Lukens, Charles c.. Matter, Frank
b. Miller, Charles G. PaXson, Victor
Scheib, Washington Sheets and Ben
Jamin SPOTS. In calling the roll of
jurors the Rev. II. l.. Meisenhelder and
Charles o. Wilson were excused, Ed
ward Meyer and Robert Coulter had
removed from the district and David
Finfrock, Susquehanna township
farmer. couldn't be found.
Mail Chute Here ENTHUSIASTICALLY
Wednesday or Thursday at the latest
the new metal mail chute which has
been ordered by the County Commits
slonerS for the convenience of the sec
on floor officials of the Courthouse
will be installed in the rotunda.
Adopt Pauline Berk.-The Dauphin
County Court to-day granted Max and
Sadie Reiter permission to adopt
Albert and Pauline Berk. The latter
died on January u, 1916.
George Zarker Released From Jail.
Upon his promise to hunt job and
begin at once upon the payment of his
arrearages, George Zarker was re-
leased from Jail day by the Dauphin
County Court after having been incar-
cerated since November for failing
to support his wife. George has been
unable to get bail and his wife to-day
agreed to his release.
Fry Admitted to Bar.-Clarence A.
Fry is now Dauphin countys youngest
lawyer in point of admission to the
bar. He was admitted to practice this
morning at the suggestion of eX-Sen-
ator John r. Fox. Mr.. Fry is local
man and is a graduate of Dickinson
law school. Carlisle, class Of 1914.
Present So Accounts March 70. -
Thirty-five executors, administra-
tors, guardians and trustees accounts
will be presented Tuesday March %,
to the Orphans court of Dauphin
county for confirmation.
Levin Insolvent. Jacob Levin,
Steelton, peuuoned the Federal courts
in Scranton to-day to be declared an
insolvent.
Auditor Weiss Began Sittings.-At-
torney John Fox Weiss, the auditor
recently appointed by the Dauphin
county court to make proper distribu-
tion Of the balance held by the Com
monwealth Trust Company, and John
NJ. Ensminger, executors for the es-
tate of Eugene NJ. EnsminGer, this
morning, began a series of sittings in
the law library.
May Be No Pleas Until March 13.-|
Because of the switching round of
the court sessions due to the continu-
ance of license court, no opportunity
for arraigning prisoners on pleas of
guilty may be offered until March 13I
just u week before the opening of
March criminal court.
Sell Stocks on Courthouse Steps,
Thirty shares of Security trust COM
pany stock, nineteen shares of Harris
burg National Bank, and three shares
of Peoples Bridge company stock,
will all go under the auctioneer's ham
mer at a public sale to be held at 2
o'clock, Wednesday, March l, on the
courthouse steps. John r. Ensmin-
ger will he auctioneer.