Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-12

Certificates and large pennants with
the inscription County Standard
School-1916-1917" in white letters on
blue field were sent to the schools
to-day by County superintendent f. e.
Shambaugh. These are the first two
in the county to come up to the stand
ard. Mis- Myrtle Bachman is the
dletown, and Miss Cora Rebuck at the
Ebenezer school. near Highspire.
Appoint Supervisor. - Abram K.
Winters was appointed supervisor in
Conewago township by the Dauphin
county court to-day, upon the presen-
tation of a petition by County Solici-
tor Philip S. Meyer representing Jacob
S. Faver, one of the other supervisors.
Mr.. Winters succeeds M. E. EberSole
who moved from the township.
Grant License Transferable Dau-
phin county court to-day granted the
transfer of the liquor license for the
Haefner House, near Derry Church,
Derry township, to w. Wallace Brend-
linger, formerly of Pottstown. The Ii
cense was held by Jacob Page.
Name Appraisers. - Isaac n. Hen
ninger and A. N. Romberger, of Ber-
rysburg, were named by the court as
appraisers in the assigned estate of
DR.. l.. c. Havice.
Drop Charge of Fraud, - Upon or
der of the court District Attorney
Michael f. Stroup dropped the charge
| against Earl e. Hoover accused of
fraud against a clearinghouse keeper.
insufficient evidence when Hoover was
called for sentence resulted in his
withdrawal of a plea of guilty, and
proceedings against him were stopped.
Lunacy Commission to Hear More
Testimony. - Upon petition to the
court, the commission in lunacy will
hear additional testimony in the case
against Mary Ellen Rennen. Excep-
tions were filed to the commission S
| first report
To Leave For Trip. Frank P.
Snodgrass, attorney, will leave on
Wednesday on the Southern Pacific
! steamer Proteus for New Orleans.
From there Mr.. Snodgrass will leave
for an extended trip along the Pacific
| coast, returning about May l.
Hear Mandamus Petition. - The
court to-day heard argument to have
Alderman George A. Hoverter issue a
writ of possession for Pierce Rettew.
The defense claimed an appeal had
been filed to the action of the alder
man, and that a writ could not be is
suued. The case was held under ad-
| visement.
Suspend Sentencc.-Howard Ander-
son, pleading guilty to a charge of
stealing brass, was released by the
court to-day and sentence suspended.
He will report to County Detective
Walters. Anderson last Monday de-
clared in court he stole the brass to
get money to gamble. No report was
made to-day when he was called for
| sentence.
Certifies Murder Trial Record -
Prothonotary Henry f. Holler certi-
| fled the record of the trial of James
Frazer, colored, convicted of first de-
gree murder, and sentenced TO be cleo
| trocuted. This is the fifth man to be
convicted this year. Governor Brum-
baugh will be given the record of
Frazer's trial so that he can fix, the
date of execution.
School Meetings This Week. -
County superintendent f. E. Sham
baugh will conduct district sessions
this week at the following places:
Heckton, Wednesday,; Iron Mine Run,
Thursday; killinger, Friday.
Clerk on Visit. James Snyder,
clerk in the office of County Recorder
James E. LentZ, spent the week
end at Uniontown visiting his parents.