Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-01
RUES$23.26 SPENT
ON GIRL in ONE
YEARS COURTING
Aged Suitor Balks at "Two
Hats on One Hook" at
Sweetheart'S Home

Waynesboro, Pa, April 1.-The
most unique case brought before a
! Washington county. Nd. court in
many years has been dismissed by
Justice John W. Ferguson. of Smiths
| burg.
Jesse NJ. Harden, aged 72, promi-
nent coal dealer of Highfeld. in the
| Blue Ridge mountain resort region.
and a former resident of Baltimore.
failed to put in appearance at the
| appointed hour for the trial of his
suit against Miss Sophia Schneider.
/ pretty young woman yet in her
| twenties, of Highfeld, for the re-
covery of $23.S6 representing the
amount spent for presents during
his courtship of one year.
Miss Schneider, about one month
ago, after an ardent courtship on
the part of her aged suitor, broke
| her engagement and returned the en-
gagement ring to the widower of lit
tie more than two years. a bill for
the recovery of the money and the
| farewell letter OF Harden to Miss
Schneider were the interesting eX-
hibit in the suit. A quart of oysters.
a bushel and one-half of apples,
pound of butter, half dozen herring
and vanilla extracts are among the
presents enumerated in the bill. A
suit for $3.50 was filed against Miss
Bertha Schneider, young sister of the
defendant in the other suit, for two
victrola records and a quart of wine.
Courtroom Crowded
The little court room at Smithsburg
was crowded to the doors and hun
dreds were compelled to stand out
side in the cold, windy weather to
hear the case. After waiting an hour.
Justice Ferguson called the name of
the aged plaintiff and was informed
that Mr.. Harden would not be pres
ent. The case was thereupon dis
missed and many curious persons,
with faces showing utter disappoint-
ment, wended their way homeward.
The letter written by Harden as a
farewell, and which was on exhibit
in the case, was as follows:
Dear Miss Sophia:-
blue Ridge Summit.
February "a. 1919.
This is my last letter to you and
I am bidding you a last and sad
farewell. Good-by, and I will forgive
you for the wrong done me, for
believe you was driven to do what
you did, and for bringing to me, I
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during my visits to your house I was
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only recall of eating one dinner and
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know that you can't but say I always
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