W .ii '4 4 f VOL. U COURT PROCEEDINGS. THE regular may term of oourt IS SESSION. Convened on Monday Morning at Ten O'clock, Hit Honor R, R. Little, Pre tiding A Large Number of Road Views and Other Mattort. The regular May term of Court convened on Monday at 10 o'clock a. m , with President Judge Robert R. Little, and Associate Fox on the bench. Report of re-viewers in favor of road in Hemlock township confirmed nisi. Report of auditor in estate of Peter Appleman confirmed nisi. Josiah Raiston vs. Hess Iron Mfg. Co. Motion of defendants to strike off writ and service. Rule granted. Levi Kocher appointed guardian of Wm. and Boyd Kocher, minor chil dren of Elizabeth Kocher. Report of auditor in the estate of C. H. Harpster confirmed nisi. Clem R. Weiss, Harry Kline and J. L. John appointed commissioners in the lunacy of John Boone. Nathan Moser appointed guardian of Clara B. Cox, minor child of Con ner Cox. Report of viewers in favor of road in Greenwood township and Millville borough, near Friends' meeting house confirmed nisi. Petition of I. John Davenport, guardian of Mabel E. Sterner, for al lowance, filed, and the sum of $108 annually ordered to be paid to George W. Sterner. Estate of John Barber. Return of sale of real estate confirmed nisi. Estate of Levi Sltler. Return of sale ot real estate confirmed nisi. Petition of Byron S. Keller for specific performance of contract. Citation granted on Wm. H. Run yan, executor, to show cause, &c. Returnable first Monday of June, 1899. Anna S. Walp vs. Town of Blooms burg. Order of viewers continued to next term of Court. Estate of Henrietta Yost. Return of sale of real estate confirmed nisi. In re estate of Nancy Sponenberg, a lunatic. Petition of Ellis Ringrose, commission for allowance. Estate of Clinton W. Lewis. Pe tition for partition. Rule absolute. Jos. S. Cole appointed constable of Millville Boro. Estate of Elizabeth Wetzel. Re turn of sale confirmed nisi. In re lunacy of Mary Yeager, pe tition for inquesr. Inquest ordered to be held by Hon. J. T. Fox, on Monday, May 8th, at 10 a. m. Road in Franklin township, near Francis Ely's. Report of viewers against road confirmed nisi. David F. Wagner vs. Clara A. Wag ner. Subpoena in divorce awarded. Constables elected called and sworn. Estate of Matilda Mendenhall, re turn of sale of real estate confirmed nisi. Estate of Jos. B. Knittle, order of sale of real estate granted. Albert J. Girton appointed and sworn as foreman of Grand Jury. Adam Clayberger appointed con ctable of Berwick borough. Chas. Reichart vs. The Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Co. Order for a struck jury in above case enlarged so as to view the premises of defendant a3 well as of the plaintiff. Chas. McCaslin appointed constable to wait on Grand Jury. Commonwealth vs. Kersey E. Yeag er, charge, assault and battery. Con tinued to next term. Petition for review of road in Scott township and Bloomsburg filed. Reviewers to be appointed in case exceptions to the report of viewers are not sustained. Order of court filed as follows: May 1, iSqq. It is now ordered that the constables of the county do perform their duties as fire wardens as prescribed by law. That the clerk of the Court of Quarter Sessions be re quired to serve notice to the several constables of the county of this order of court. Register's accounts confirmed nisi. Widows appraisements confirmed nisi. Clerk of Court of Common Pleas accounts confirmed nisi. Retain of sale of real estate of Thomas Hartman, deceased, cenfirm ed nisi Road in Hemlock township. Report ot viewers in favor of public road con firmed absolute. Commonwealth vs. Benjamin Buck. Charge fornication and bastardy. Noll pros allowed on payment of costs. Commonwealth vs. Stephen Men singer. Bench warrant ordered. Commonwealth vs. Hiram Rhone. Charge fornication and bastardy. Bench warrant ordered. Commonwealth vs. Robert Woolcy. Charge fornication and bastardy. Noll pros allowed on payments of costs. Commonwealth vs. Charles Leiby. Charge fornication and bastardy. Con tinued to next session. Commonwealth vs. Hiram Shultz. Charge larceny. Commonwealth vs. Elmer Levan. Noll pros allowed on payment of costs. Commonwealth vs. Catharine Zell- ing. Continued to next session. Commonwealth vs. Harry Boone Charge fornication and bastardy. Con tinued to next session. Commonwealth vs. George Lorei Charge assault, and battery. Noll pros allowed on payment of costs. Commonwealth vs. Harry Walsh. Charge surety of the peace. Case dis continued, prosecutor Martin Walsh to pay costs. Commonwealth vs. Frank Smith. Charge fornication and bastardy. Con tinued to next session. Commonwealth vs. Michael McGin ley. Surety of the peace. H. C. Kleim appointed registry as scssor of first district, Bloomsburg. Report of viewers in favor of county bridge over Deer Lick Run in Mt. Pleasant township confirmed nisi. Report of viewers in favor of public road in Fishingcreek township near A. J. Karns confirmed nisi. Order of sale of real estate granted in estate of Mary M. Runyon. Estate of Mary Ann Cox. Order of sale granted for sale of real estate. Commonwealth vs. C. B. Ent. Charge assault and battery. Noll pros allowed on payment of costs . Recog nizance of C. B. Ent in the sum of $300 to keep the peace taken. Commonwealth vs. R. H. Rantz. Charge assault and battery. True bill. Commonwealth vs. Charles Longen berger. Charge larceny. True bill. Commonwealth vs. Ida Welliver. Charge assalt and battery. True bill. Commonwealth vs. Philip Raybuck. Malicious mischief. True bill. j Commonwealth'vs. Charles Payne. Chirge assault with iotent to ravish, etc. True Bill. Commonwealth vs. John L. Girton. Court sentenced prosecutrix Dora Jones to pay costs of prosecution. Commonwealth vs. Harry DeWitt. Court sentenced Eva Kline to pay costs of prosecution. Petition of N. B. Manhart for par tition in the estate of Catharine Stook er filed. Inquest awarded. Boyd Trescott, Charles Reichard, and Jonah Townsend are appointed viewers to view site for county bridge over Roaring Creek near barn of Heniy Lit wilier. Wm. Witner, Harman Breisch and Warren Eyer appointed viewers to lay out road in Cleveland and Franklin townships. Commonwealth vs. Stephen Cain. Charge assault and battery. True bill. Same day jury sworn and verdict of not guilty returned. Court sentenced Simon Sovinsky to pay costs of pros ecution, give bail for payment of same in 10 days, stand committed, etc. Commonwealth vs. Philip Raybuck. Charge malicious mischief. Recogniz ance forfeited. Bench warrant to be issued. Commonwealth vs. Rantz. Charge assault and battery. Noll pros allowed on payment of costs. Commonwealth vs. Hiram Rhone. Charge fornication and bastardy. A true bill. Defendant pleads not guilty. Jury sworn and rendered a verdict of guilty. Court directs clerk to note fine of $25 each against Samuel Hess, of Ber wick, and Geo. Miller, ot Conyngham, absent jurors, they not having answer ed to their names when list of jurors was called. Commonwealth per W. C. Carey prosecutor vs. Chas. Mensmger. Charge larceny. Plea not guilty. Jury called and sworn, heard case and found verdict of guilty. Commonwealth vs. Corner Thomas, Charge larceny. Not a true bill. Commonwealth vs. Chas. Mensing er. Charge larceny. A true bill. Plea not guilty. Hearing in open court. On motion of E. J. Flynn, Henry Wilhelm, of Ashland, Schuylkill Co-, admitted and sworn in as member of Col. Co. Bar. Fine noted against Gea. Miller, of Conyngham, stricken off by order of court upon appearance and explana tion. Commonwealth vs. Bertha Levan. Charge keeping baudy house,etc. Not a true bill. Costs on the county of Columbia. BLOOMSBUKG, PA.. THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1899. Commonwealth vs. W. L. Eyerly. Charge embezzlement. Defendant pleads guilty. Sentence suspended. Commonwealth vs. Chas. Longen berger. Charge larceny. Jury called, sworn and rendered verdict: We the jury do find the defendant Chas. Lon genbergcr not guilty and we further find and certify that he was insane at the time of the commission of offense as charged in the indictment and that we acquit the defendant on the ground of insanity. Commonwealth vs. C. D. Smoyer. Charge, embezzlement. No! pros al lowed on payment of costs. Commonwealth vs. Elmer Milheim. Charge, f. and b. Noll pros allowed on payment of costs. Commonwealth, per Michael Mc Ginley, prosecutor, vs. C. H. Payne. Charge, attempt to ravish. Jury called and sworn. Verdict, not guilty. All jurors not on this case dis charged from further attendance at this Court. Teachers' Examinations Teachers' examinations will be held at the following places and dates: Conyngham and Centralia, at Cen- tralia, Thursday, June a a. Hemlock, Scott and Mt. Pleasant, at Bloomsburg, Saturday, June 24, Catawissa township, Franklin and Montour, at Catawissa, Thursday, June 39. Roaringcreek, Cleveland and Lo cust, at Slabtown, Friday, June 30. Beaver, Main and Mifflin, at Mifflin- ville, Saturday, July 1. Sugarloaf, Jackson and Benton township, at Benton, Wednesday, July 5- Fishingcreek, Orange and Centre, at Orangeville, Thursday, July 6. Madison, Pine and Greenwood at Millville, Saturday, July 8. Briarcreek and Berwick, at Ber wick, Tuesday, July n. Applicants who fail will not be re examined within the year. Certificates will be forwarded to the Secretaries of the different districts unless stamped envelopes are handed the Superintendent. Directors and patrons are requested to be present. Begin at 8:45 o'clock. John K. Miller. County Supt. Guernseys Sold. Mr. Sager, who manages the stock farm of Dr. J. P. Welsh, nearOiange ville, will ship this week four head of fine thoroughbred Guernsey cattle. Three of these animals are full grown, and go to one of the large stock farms along the Hudson in New York State. The fourth is a calf, and goes to a stock farm in Montgomery county this state. A fifth animal, also a calf, re cently was shipped to a man in Luz erne county. ' The herd out of which these ani mals were sold is recognized as one of the most carefully bred herds in the country. Several cows in this herd have records of over 500 lbs., of but ter during a single period of lactation. Demands for stock from it are more numerous than can be supplied, and the prices received are so handsome that it seems strange that more farm ers of this county do not make a study of the Guernsey, and breed for the markets. We are informed that $150 was refused recently for one of the best cows in this herd. A Lucky Find- Mr. R. Kelchner of Fishingcreek, was plowing one day last week, and while resting his team he commenced stirring over the newly turned soil, and in it found a gold watch. This is such an unusual occurrence, that some incredulous persons will be inclined to doubt the story, but there are sev eral trustworthy persons ready to vouch for the truth of the above state ment. Perhaps it will help convince the incredulous and at the same time discourage other boys from wasting their time hunting for watches, by stating that he had in some way dropped the watch from his pocket a short time before. Swapping War Stories. R. C. Buckalew of Bloomsburg, is the guest for a few days of County Treasurer R. P. Robinson. Mr. Buck alew joined Company F 7th Pennsyl vania Regiment, and together with the members of that valiant organization engaged in some hard fighting in the sixties. He and his comrade-in-arms, Col. William H. Harvey, were com paring notes and swapping war stories, yesterday afternoon. Wilkcs-Barre Record of Monday. J. X. MILLER RE ELECTED 00. SUPT. The convention of the School Di rectors of Columbia county, for the election of a County Superintendent, took place in the Court House Tues day afternoon. The attendance was very small, not half of the Directors being present. The convention was called to order a few minutes after two o'lock, and an organization per fected by electing Hon. Robert R. Little, President. The salary question was first con sidered, and it was decided to make it $1500 per year, an increase of $425 per year, or 1275.00 for the term. Next was the election of the Super intendent. John K. Miller, the pres ent incumbent, had no opposition, and he was unanimously elected. Mr. Miller has made a good official and is very popular all over the county. Drowned at Catawissa. Weston Smith, aged fifteen years, was drowned in a mill dam, at Cata wissa, Tuesday evening. It appears, from information furnished us by a resident of that town, that the unfor tunate youth had gone in bathing, and was in the act of climbing out of the water, when he lost his hold, and falling back, was washed down with the current. He was a son of Mrs. Mary Smith, of Catawissa, and a stu dent at Girard College, Philadelphia. Me had come home a short time ago to spend his vacation. The bottom of the dam is being dredged to find the body, but from the latest reports it had not yet been recovered. Thrown From a Wagon. Escaping steam at the Hygenic Milk Company's Plant, in the building formerly used by Watts the plumber, on North Iron street, Monday morn ing, frightened Ex-Sheriff John Hoff man s horse, which was left standing on the outside, and caused a runaway. Millard, the nine year old son of Reg ister and Recorder C. B. Ent was seated in the wagon at the time. The frightened animal started up the alley, and in making a short turn on the va cant lot just above Isaiah Hagenbuch's property upset the vehicle, throwing the occupant to the ground. The little fellow was picked up and taken to the home of his father on Third street. On examination, he was found to be only slightly injured. The horse was finally stopped in front of Ring ler's drug store. Annual Election at the Normal. The annual election 'of the stock holders of the Normal School was held Monday afternoon. James C. Biown, Geo. El well, Dr. W. M. Re ber and John G. Freeze, were elected trustees, on the part of the stockhold ers, for three years. The following were recommended to the State Su perintendent : Charles G. Barkley, R. R. Little, S. R. Bidleman and Robt. E. Hartman. The Superintendent will appoint two, to serve for three years. W. S. Moyer and F. P. Pur sel were also recommended, from which one will be appointed to fill the unexpired term of John A. Funston, deceased. Death of Miss Emma Caswell- Miss Emma Caswell died at her home, on West Fifth street, Friday of last week, after a protracted illness. The deceased was an estimable lady and was about forty-eight years of age. . She was a sister of E. C. Cas well, and for a number of years, when her health would permit, she acted as superintendent of his woolen mill. Services were held at the house Sun day afternoon, conducted by Revs. McLinn and Hemingway. On Monday the. remains were taken to Jerseyshore for interment. Deatb of Huston Robinson Huston Robinson, aged seventv- four years, died at the home of his sister, Mrs. Charles Moyer, on Third street, Monday morning. He was a farmer and had resided in Scott town ship nearly all his life. A short time ago he decided to come to town and live with his brother-in-law. The funeral was held yesterday. The State Convention of the Jr. O. U. A. M. is being held at Shamo kin this week. W. E. Rinker is the representative of the local order. H. T. Clark & Son are brichteninc up the exterior appearance of their store building with a fresh coat of paint. OUTING AND Warm t feather Clothes. If you are going to need a Golf or Wheel Suit, a Light Weight, half lined Suit, for warm weather, a thin Coat of Serge, or Alpaca, a Fancy Wash Vest, or a pair of Stylish Trous ers, remember our store is headquar ters for all the novelties and special ties in men's dress, as well as the regular and staple styles. Our prices will make it easy for you to have the best. CHILDREN'S Wash Suits. Our line of Children's Wash Suits is composed of latest novelties, at prices ranging from 50c. to $3.00. Also, Wash Pants at 15c. BEN Clothier, The Leader Department Store. CARPETS. The old adage, that " the proof of the pudding is in the eat ing thereof," received a strong confirmation this past week. We have claimed all along that our carpet stock was larger and bet ter than the combined stocks in the county, and that you could trade better with us than anywhere else. Our friends, after look ing over all the stocks in town, came to us and made their selec- . tion. That tells the tale, and so generous has been the call that we have commenced already to duplicate on some of our pat terns. MATTINGS. The largest stock shown anywhere, and at prices from I2jc up to 35c. CURTAINS. We will give you Lace Curtains from 75c up to $15.00 per pair, and prices between. OLD CARPETS. We forgot to say, under heading of Carpets, that we have a number of borders, which will go well with old carpets you want to piece out for larger rooms. It will save you dollars if you don't want to throw away the old carpet. We would rather sell you an entirely new floor, but we are here to save you money, anyway. BABY coaches. ' We have them from $5.00 up 20 per cent, more for each class OAK BED-ROOM SUITS. Seven nieces. $20.00. Easily DINING-ROOM TABLES AND New goods just in. CURLY BIRCH AND MAHOGANY BED-ROOM SUITS. We have a few sets left kind, and we'll shade the price 25 minr p T nTTfT We claim that we carry the town. We always had the reputation of showing the best values for the money, and we are keeping it up. Just as a sample, we have the finest Crash Linen, Double Damask, for $2.75 per yard. The patterns are beautiful. City stores show nothing daintier, nor at so low a price, inen we nave a good Table Cover, tin- , bleached, at 25c, and an absolutely pure all linen at 56c. Lots be- tween. Before you buy your Table Linen look our stock over. ' It will give you the standard for comparison, even though you buv elsewhere. GROCERY DEPARTMENT. Goods fresh every week. No old stock to work off. Finest California Hams, 6c per pound. Regular, 10c. Have you tasted our fine 20c Mixed Chocolates ? Equal to any 25c candy in town. Same brand sold in Philadelphia regularly for 30c. We will buy lard, eggs, potatoes and other country produce. The Leader Store Co., Ltd., Fourth and Market Streets. NO. IS GIDDING, Bloomsburg. to $15.00. You will easily pay elsewhere than with us. worth $2;.oo. CHAIRS. yet of this class. Only one of a per cent, to clean up. finest lines of tbese roods in the S i ft; 1-
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