THfi COLUMBIAN i BLbOMSBURG, PA.
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THE COLUMBIAN.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
fOE SALE.
Dwilrable acant lots and i number of good
ochmrs and lota in lHiMtuishitrg, I'a Ttio li'st
bualnwwi st-and In Uloonwuurtf. A very deslra
le property containing v acres tind llrsl cluss
balldliiKS with good will In a business worm
uM to $1500 por year at Willow Wrove.
Dwellings In Espy, Orantfevllle and Bearh
Haven. A lance number ot (arms In Columbia
poanty, one In Lu.erne county, one In Virginia.
Two Country Store Stands In Columbia County
and one In Luzerne County, A water power
planing mill, dry dook and lumber yard and
thfia In Beach Haven, i'ft. Also 10 acres ot
mod farm land at same place, by M. P. LUTZ
HON, Insurance and Keal Kstate Agents,
BMX)M8BUKU,PA. tf.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
LL KINDS OF BLANKS FOK JUSTICES
and constables at me iolchiian ui-
tf- .
B A DUBS. WK AKK PREPARED TO SHOW
samples of metal, celluloid, woren and
ribbon badges for all kinds of orders and so.
elettem and can .iave them made to order on
abort notice. See samples and get prices.
Address IBS t oitmun. moouisuiirx, u
JUSTICES AND CONSTABLES FEB BILL.
J nstlces and const ables can procure copies
ot fee bill under the act of inks, at Ths coi.rH'
ian onioe. It Is printed In pamphlet form,
andlBTery convenient for reference. It also
contains the act of ishk concerning the destruc
tlon of wolves, wildcats, foxes and minks. They
will be sent by mall to auy address on receipt
of so cents In stamps. f.
"117 ANTED COHKESPONDINO AOKNT IN
W every town, to teport on parties re
garding opening or refitting Saloons by the
largest Saloon manufacturers In the world.
Good man can make f.vin.
KUilU.HII.irS SONS CO,
Broadway, N. T.
Farm For Sale.
The undersigned will sell at private
tale, the farm located in Centre town
ship, at upper Lime Ridge, containing
m acres, good buildings, brick house
and large bank barn, and fruit. For
terms, address Geo. W. Hess, Forks,
Pa., or J. A. Hess, Bloomsburg.
10-26-3111.
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
The regular December session of
court convened on Monday morning,
President Judge Ikeler, and Associate
Millard on the bench. Judge Mur
phy arrived later. The following busi
ness was transacted ;
In the estate of J. C. Myers, H. A.
M'Kallip was continued as auditor.
Estate of Benj. Sheets, report of
tale confirmed nisi.
Estate of Geo. Shuman, auditor's
report confirmed nisi.
B. J. Doyle and F. H. Eaton ex
cused from serving as grand jurors
and A. J. Lenahan from traverse jury
duty.
Ash & Bro. vs. Berwick Water Co.
Order of Court filed. Each party to
pay half the costs on the continuance.
H. A. Kremser vs. Thomas Liddi
coat Certiorari. The Court read an
opinion reveising the verdict of the
justice and setting the proceedings
aside.
Road in Jackson twp. near Ellis
Young's. Report of reviewers set
aside. Rule to appoint re reviewers
made absolute and Matthew McRey
nolds, F. P. Davis and Amos Wanich
appointed re-reviewers.
J. K, Eyer's Executors vs. G. W.
Sterner. Judgment opened.
Pine twp. Poor District vs. Frank
lin twp. Poor District of Lycoming
County. Removal of Amanda Pursel
a pauper. Court direct that said pau
per be taken in charge by proper
authorities of Poor District of Frank
lin twp.
Com vs. J. M C. Ranck and his
wife Marie Ranck. Mai treatment of
their child. The former was acquit
ted and the latter convicted. Rule
for new trial discharged and new trial
refused.
List of grand jurors called and all
answered except Lewis Freas and
Ellsworth Fetterman.
H. O. Mc Henry, of Benton, was
appointed Foreman of Grand Jury
and duly sworn, as were also the rest
of the Grand Jurors.
Judge Ikeler delivered the follow
ing charge to the Grand Jury.
Gentlemen of the grand jury : Not
withstanding the almost constant ex
ample that courts make by punishing
violators of the law and notwithstand
ing the continual teaching and preach
ing of christian people, at every term
of court persons appear charged with
the commission of crime.
You are called here, as representing
the county to aid in protecting the
citizens rights of person and property.
You should act as broadminded, con
servative, tolerant men not as radi
cal, fanatical, and intolerant. Al
though the conscientious discharge of
your duty may sometimes be unpleas
ant and disagreeable ; yet it should
certainly be a great satisfaction to
you in your future life to know that
you had firmly met the obligation of
your oath. But, while you are not to
shield the wrongdoer, you should be
careful on the other hand not to be
instrumental in bringing punishment
upon the undeserving. You can
imagine how serious and sad it would
be for an innocent person to fall un
der the condemnation of the law.
The law does not regard the convic
tion of the guilty as of higher moment
than the vindication of the good citi
zen ; on the contrary ii declares that
it is better that ninety-nine guilty pr
sons should escape than that one in
nocent should suffer. You should be
satisfied of the probable truth of the
charge or charges contained in an in
dictnient before you return it a true
bill, for no one should be put to the
trouble and the expenses of a public
trial and made to bear the discredit
that may flow from it, unless at least
twelve of your number are convinced
that there is probable ground for the
accusation against him enough to
put him upon his defense before a
traverse jury. You hear only the
commonwealth's side of the case.
The defendant does not appear before
you, nor is his defense heard by you,
in no event can you put any costs up
on him, nor where a felony is charged
have you anything to say about costs.
But where the word felony is not
found in the indictment (nor the word
feloniously), so that the charge is a
misdemeanor only, if you do not find
the indictment a true bill if not so
many as twelve are agreed that it
ought to be so returned then you
must dispose of the costs by putting
them upon the county or upon the
prosecutor, naming him, setting out
that such a person is the prosecutor.
All findings of the grand jury should
be signed by your foreman as foreman.
You do not make final disposition of
any matter brought before you. In
other than criminal matters, as in ap
plications for bridges or boroughs, a
majority of your members may report,
but no bill of indictment can be found
true without the concurrence of twelve
good jurors ; if not so many as
twelve agree to report a true bill, it
must be returned ignored (or not a
true bill) and you must also, in mis
demeanors also, dispose of the costs
as we .have already instructed you.
On an application for a bridge or a
borough the law says that there shall
b? a full hearing ; this means that the
applicant or his counsel may be
heard by himself and his witnesses
and also any opponent ; so that the
whole question may be fairly before
you by testimony and by argument
thereon if the parties wish to discuss
the matter and you choose to hear
them. But when you are deliberating,
considering any question submitted,
no one not a grand juror should be
present. The district attorney may
aid you in eliciting testimony relating
to a charge in a bill of indictment,
but "he must not be with you when
you deliberate or vote. The proper
way to investigate such charge is to
call one at a time of the witnesses for
the commonwealth, perhaps best in
the order in which their names are
endorsed on the bill of indictment.
As each witness appears before you
he should be sworn or affirmed tby
your foreman or by some one of you.
The district attorney will give you the
form of the oath. He should then be
asked to tell what he knows touching
the matter not what he has heard
from others, but what he knows him
self. If necessary the district attorney,
or any member of the grand jury may,
by questions draw out from the wit
ness a full detail of his knowledge on
the subject, but it is usually better to
let him tell his story, if he will, in his
own words, so long as he doesn't
wander from the point.
If an examination of the first wit
ness called satisfies at least twelve of
your number that the bill is true, that
is, that the case must be returned for
trial, then you need go no further ; if
it doesn't, then you must call another,
and so on until you have examined
every witness effered by the prosecu
tion, before you can ignore the bill,
but you may cease to call as soon as 1
at least twelve are convinced that the
bill ought to be returned a true bill.
As each witness is examined, mark
his name found on the back of the
bill sworn or sw , so that the prosecu
tor may know whom you have ex
amined. In case the bill is ignored,
the commonwealth is entitled to know
whether or not you have examined
every witness she has offered, if you
have not, you have improperly ignor
ed his bill, because the examination
of the witness or witnesses whom you
have neglected to examine might have
convinced you that the bill must be
returned a true bill.
Costs can be put only on the
county or on the prosecutor all on
the county or all on the prosecutor,
never on the defendant. A traverse
jury may in certain cases otherwise
dispose of costs, but you cannot. A
name may be indorsed as prosecutor.
If you find that person whose name
is indorsed to be the prosecutor, and
if you put costs upon him, it is not
sufficient to say that the prosecutor
shall pay the costs, but you must
sta'e in your finding who the prose
cutor is, writing his name into your
finding whether the name indorsed
or some other who you may find to
be the real prosecutor in the case. In
a felony, as we have said, you have
no power over the costs and . conse
quently have nothing to say about
them. But if a misdemeanor, you
find the prosecution ill-founded and
that the prosecutor acted from an im
proper motive, it would be just to
impose upon him the costs of a pro
ceeding instituted not for the public
good but with some design as to
gratify a spirit of malice, hatred or
revenge. It would be, however, en
couraging criminals and discourag
ing honest citizens to visit with costs
every mistaken prosecutor. He may
have erred ; your conclusion as to
the fact of a crima having been per
petrated may not coincide with his :
he may have supposed that the act of
which he accuses the defendant was
criminal when it is not so in law or
he may have overestimated the weight
of the cidence by which he thought
to convince you that the unlawful act
was committed by the person whom
he charges with having committed it,
for such error a prosecutor ought not
to be punished at your hands.
Collars and Cuffs that are water
froof. Never wilt and not effected by
moisture. Clean, neat and durable.
When soiled simply wipe off with
wet cloth. The genuine are made by
covering a linen collar or cuff on both
ides with "celluloid" and as they are
the only waterproof goods made with
such au interlining, it follows that
they are the only collars and cuffs that
will stand the wear and give satisfac
tion. Every piece is stamped as follows:
Elluloio
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MARK.
If anything else la offered yon it it an
imitation. Refuse any but the genu
ine, and if your dealer docs not have
what you want scud direct to us, en.
closing amount and Mating size and
'whether a stand-up or turned -down
collar is wanted. Collars 25c each.
Cuffs 50c. pair.
The Celluloid Company,
427-429 Broadway, Mew Fork,
As the grand inquest inquiring in
and for the body ot the county, all
your action must' be based upon evi
dence openly adduced before you, not
upon individual opinion or knowledge.
If any grand juror has information to
communicate to your body he must
first be sworn.
You will be masters of your own
time and will fix the meetings and ad
journments of your body to suit your
convenience. You will consult among
yourselves and not heed suggestions
that may come from others, unless
they commend themselves to your
own judgment.
We ask you to use due diligence,
serving the public faithfully, and that
you make return promptly to Court,
especially in the matter of bills of in
dictment, that the Court may not be
hindered in the trial of causes here.
Let Peter Billmeyer be sworn as
constable to wait upon the gTand jury."
Returns of the constables taken and
the following answered : F. B. Sing
ley, Elwood Knouse, M. L. McHenrv,
M. U Woodward, Wesley Knorr, G.
W. Hosier, Lora Styers, James
Thompson, Dennis Downing, I. J.
Hess, O. Yocum, Emanuel Levan,
W. E. Edgar, S W. Reeder, U. C.
O'Blosser, G. W. Hartman, Frank
Travelpiece, Daniel Morris, J. E.
Wintersteen, C. F. Hartzell, Z. T.
Bowman, John N. Gordon, R. C.
Howell, D. W. Robbins, Wm.
Hampton, H, Waples, M. F. Shoe
maker, Amos Neyhart.
Franklin Travelpiece appointed
guardian of grandchildren of Wm.
Lawton.
Report of viewers against a road in
Greenwood twp, confirmed nisi.
Katie McHenry vs. Arden McHen-
ry, subpoena in divorce.
Estate of W. K. Shuman, deed.
Order of sale confirmed nisi.
Estate of John S. Kline, dee'd. Ac
count of executor confirmed nisi.
Restaurant license of C. W. Freas
transferred to A. Thiel, Berwick.
Hotel license of Heller & Schenck
transferred to S. K. Heller, Berwick.
Estates of Lavina Whitenijjht and
D. Zarr. Order of sale confirmed nisi.
Estate Carleton Caswell, a minor
of whom U.-F. Zarr is guardian. Peti
tion to pay Out sufficient of principal
to pay Caswell's schooling at Phila
delphia. Granted.
Hurley Michael, who was convicted
of fornication and bastardy through
his counsel B. F. Zarr says he is un
able to pay and if he go to jail his
mother will be without male help,
and therefore asks Court to be lenient
when sentence is pronounced. Court
sentenced defendant to pay costs of
prosecution, hne of $5 and to Ida
Michael the sum of $20 for lying in
expenses and $40 for maintaining
child up to this time and the further
sum of 75 cents a week till child is
7 yrs. of age, and give bail, &c.
Peter H. Hawk, of Beaver, excused
as a traverse juror on account of seri
ous illness of his sister.
Partition awarded in estate of Wm.
Miller, dee'd.
Ellen Moore appointed guardian of
her minor children.
Register's accounts confirmed nisi.
Commonwealth vs. Kate Miller.
The Grand Jury returned not a true
bill and the prosecutor Nora Devert
to pay the costs. Nora was called and
appeared before the Court leading a
little three or four year old child by
the hand and carrying a babe in her
arms. She stated that she nor her hus
band had any money and owned noth
ing with which to pay, but the Court
could do nothing and she was remand
ed to the care of the Sheriff.
Penn'a RR. vs. Wm. Gaumer, of
Franklin, larceny of coal and plank.
True bill. Defendant pleads guilty to
carrying off the plank. Sentence suspended.
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John Donahue est. Order of sale
confirmed nisi.
Petition of Mary J. Evans to keep
the Sheriff from levying on two tracts
01 lands in name ot Wm. J.vans as
they belong to her, and therefore ask
the rule to show cause, &rc.
M. B. Hettler vs. Wm. Brindle,
surety of the peace, threats made by
defendant to burn plaintiff s house in
Mifflin township. Defendant had no
counsel but made a statement saying
he was drunk and didn't know whether
he threatened to burn Mr. Heller's
house or not. Several witnesses were
then heard. The Court gave the de
fendant a severe reprimand and re
manded him to custody of the Sheriff.
Jamesli Chamberlin vs. Marietta
Chamberlin. Subpoena in divorce.
Report of Auditor in estate of Cath
arine Weaver, dee'd, confirmed nisi.
Commonwealth vs. Daniel Dillon a
true bill.
Petition for road in Mt. Tleasant
near Wm. Miller's.
Jesse Johnston est. J. G. Freeze
continued as auditor to next term.
E. O. Jackson est. Wm Chrisman
continued as auditor to next term.
Jennie Terwilliger, vs. W. S. Ter
williger. Publication in divorce direct
ed by the Court.
M. G. Hughes est. B. F. Zarr con
tinued as auditor.
Application of W. If. Cherington
for discharge under insolvent laws.
Hearing continued to Feb. term.
In re Hemlock twp, into two elec
tion districts. Commissioners are con
tinued to file report at Feb. term.
In the matter of petition of resi
dents of Beaver twp., school district,
the inspector C. C- Evans is continued
to report at next term..
Road in Roaringcreek near Geo.
Craigs. Viewers continued to report
Dec. 15th.
Osborne & Co. vs. W. P. Kline,
Rule to open judgment. It appearing
that no answer has been filed in the
above proceedings to the petition of
the Deft it is ordered that unless an
answer is filled on or before next
argument Court the above rule will be
decided on the facts set forth in the
petition.
Estate of Michael Fctterolf, de
ceased. J. B. Robison continued as
auditor.
In the matter of the assigned est.
of the Catawissa Deposit Bank, J. H.
Aiaize is continued as auditor to re
port at License Court.
Est of Samuel Adams. R. Rush
Zarr continued as auditor.
John Appleman Est. J. H. Maize
continued as auditor until next term.
In the matter of the proposed
County bridge across the river at
Mifilinville, for which a petition had
been presented at May Court and the
report in favor of bridge confirmed
nisi, at September Court, exceptions
were filed to the report and the peti
tion for review presented.
Isaiah Bower vs. G. W. Supplee,
trustee. Rule discharged.
Sealed bids in different estates open
ed, read and filed.
Transfer of restaurant license in
Berwick from Theodore Berger to Ed
ward Schenck.
S. J. Benjamin vs. J. W. Kile. Dis
turbing public worship. Compromis
ed between plaintiff and defendant.
Estate of B. I. Savits, deceased.
Auditor's report referred back to him.
True bid found against Miles Do-
naker, Timothy Reardon, John Do
naker and Ed. Welsh. Robbery of
store of Arthur Roberts at Rupert.
The accused plead guilty and
were remanded to the custody of the
sherifl by the court. The mercy of
the court was begged in behalf of Ed.
Welsh because of his clean confession.
The appeal for mercy was made by
lawyer Ikeler and approved by district
attorney and Justice Jacoby.
Commonwealth vs. Daniel Dillon.
Theft of watch while drunk.
Arthur Roberts vs. Dora and Eliza
beth Murphy. Receiving stolen goods.
True bill found.
Mitilda Hendershott vs. Charles
Hendershott. .Divorce decreed.
George Keiter, E. Boone and H.
S. Pohe vs. Harvey Gross. Stealing
blankets, &c. Found guilty k in man
ner and form as indicted.
James Drummond, John Springer,
and Thomas Jacobs. Malicious con
duct. A true bill.
DR. KILMER'S
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THi8tAT KIDNEUIVERs
Biliousness,
R'jedache, foul breath, sour stomach, heart
born, pain In cheat, dyspepsia, constipation.
Ioor Digestion,
Distress after eating, pain and bloating in the
stomach, shortuuas of breath, pain lu the heart.
Loss of Appetite,
A splendid fneling to-day and depressed ona
to-morrow, nothing sucms to tasto good, tired,
sleepless and all unstrung, weakness, debility.
Swamp-Hoot builds up quickly a run down
constitution and makes the weak stroiig.
Guurantre-VM content of One Bottle, U aot benefited.
DnitfvUU will refund to you Uw nrfce paid.
41 DriiKgUts, 60c. Size, $1.00 Slate.
"Inrtllda' Uulde to Health" fre Couultatlou free.
Da. Kiuibh k Co., IllKOUAUTON, N. Y.
Bimr: u.AiijMas
for Infants
Castor! a Is so well adapted to children that
I recommend It as superior to any prescription
known to me." IT, A. AnritKn, M. P.,
Ill 8a Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
"Tl.4 nso of 'Castorta Is so universal and
Its merits so well known (hat It seems a work
of mipereropaflon to cndcime It, Few are the
Intelligent families who do not keep Castorta
within eagf reach."
Cabxos ILmrrx, T. D
New York City.
Tint Ckntath
SPECIAL SALE
ON WATCHES
AT J. G WolW
ECSilver, $5.00.
SGold filled. 20 yrs.,
Waltham or Elgin $12 up.flr
Solid gold Waltham or Elgin, $17.00 up.
nZricAN AND O.
fit. .Si SKv I -'
IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF
CARPE T , MAT T II0,
or OIL CL.OTII,
YOU WILL FIND A NICE LINE AT
W. Mm BMOWEM'B
2nd Door above Court House.
A large lot of Window Curtains in stock.
MAKING NOTES
OF SHOES PAYS, ;,
for every one wants
a good article for a
fair price.
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often contain the most valuable information especially
if they tell where to buy the best shoes for the least
money. AVe take pains to secure the best goods and
have marked them down to the hard time prices. Our
stock cannot be excelled either in quality, varietv or
price. J
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BLOOMSBURG,
BY SELLING OUU
JUVENILE AND OTHER HOLIDAY BOOKS.
BEST TERMS, AND BEST BOOKS
in every particular. E ,,
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dren. Prices, 80 cents, $1.00, $1.60, graded to suit all sues.
BIG SALES! LARGE PROFITS! EXCLUSIVE TERRITORY!
e3, and we m IZ'Zl iStSitiT lMMe W P
BEAUTIFUL $4.50 OUTFIT FREE. We Fay Freight.
NO KXPKKIENCB NECESHAUV. WB GIVK FUU(7IN8TRU?nONS.
Address S. I. BELL & CO., PaUisho,
11-10-4U . 6j'J"6J UR" T PHIt.AUlPIIIA, PA.
and Children.
Caatnrl cures Colic, Constipation,
Pour Btomarh, Diarrhoea, r.ruetatlon,
Kills Worms, give sleep, sod promotes A
freatlon.
Without Injurious medication,
"For sereml years I hars rooommeM4
your ' Castorta,' and shall always continue t
do so as it tuts Invariably produced beoeOuU
results."
F.n-rnt F. Fardkic, M. .,
12Bth 8treet and 7th Are., New York City.
Cobtakt, 77 M curat Btet, New Yokc Cm.
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Note their variety.
Note their quality.
Note their prices.
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