The Times Leader from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania • Page 11

i is TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1912. THE WILKES BARRE RECORD TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1912. 11 COMMON PLEAS COURT Term Opened Before Judge Fuller Suit of Laverick Against Swegerville Borough For Damage to Land By Floods Placed on Trial--Case of Tierney Against Hillside Coal Resumed Before Judge Strauss. The June term of common pleas court opened before Judge Fuller resterday, and on the calling of the trial list a number of cases were continued. There was placed trial before the suit of John Laverick against Swoyerville Borough, a the plaintiff damages to his land on Dwen street by floods which deposited ashes and culm on the premises.

The plaintiff alleges that the borough of ficials, permitted drain pipe to become blocked and that water flooded the premises, at periods during the years 1908 and 1909 and dostroyed the value of the land for agricultural purposes. Attorneys E. A. Lynch and T. F.

Farrell are for the plaintiff and Attorney James H. Shea the defendant. The jury viewed the premises at noon. TRIAL RESUMED Before Judge Strauss yesterday was resumed the trial of the suit of Mary Tierney against the Hillside Coal Iron Co. This case was placed on trial over two weeks ago and could not be resumed last week because Attorney Lenahan was summoned to Washington to testify in the Judge Archbald investigation.

Mrs. Tierney is suing for damages to her property in Pittston Township caused by mine caves and the defendant company is charged with negligent mining. Attorney J. T. Lenahan is for the plaintiff and Attorney McGahren represents the defendant.

CASES CONTINUED The following cases on this week's list were continued: Zegarski and others VS. Black Diamond Knitting Mills, Ada Cartwright vs. M. Kemmerer, Veale Bros. vs.

Joseph Loughran, Charles W. Robbing Consolidated Electric Bednaski Smith, Coons and others vs. Kline, Shaw Vin. cent Vaitkewicz vs. L.

Auerbach and others, Charles R. Parke vs. L. W. R.

R. E. T. Long vs. to CAPITAL and undivided profits National Bank Bani the United States.

Cent. Interest 48 J. Flick, Mary Markovic VS. S10- vok Greek Catholic Church. The suit of Moneyweight Scale Co.

VS. W. Shedleski and others was referred to Attorney J. J. O'Donnell.

The trial list for next week of common pleas was called and the case of Hugh Fuller vs. John Sabboth marked settled and off list. The suit of George Hoffman vs. West End Coal Co. was marked off list and the following cases continued: Thomas Reese vs.

Frank Norwick, Fred FreeM. Fritz Railway der VS. Josephine S. 14. Smith, James Car Advertising Co.

vs. Rohr McHenry Distilling Co. COMMON PLEAS NOTES Anthony Makoski VS. Kingston Borough. Rule for new trial reinstated.

Jennie Evans vs. Annie E. Reed. Hearing continued to June. 20 at 10 a.

and preliminary injunction til heretoforimeranted is' continued unCatherine Karboski vs. Mary Lemanski. Case continued until June 10 pending settlement. Buecker VS. Bright Co.

discharged and sheriff is directed to surrender, custody of goods to claimants, all costs to be paid by Bright attorney for creditors. Marie Buecher vs. Bright Co. As above. Paul Moore Vs.

Bright Co. As above. Bargain for Star Soap Wrappers 6 Dinner Plates or 6 Cups and Saucers or 3 Plates and 3 Cups and Saucers for Only 50 Star Soap Wrappers Regular Value, 150 Wrappers. This is the best semi-porcelain ware, beautifully decorated in floral designs in color. Can be obtained only by bringing Star Soap Wrappers to KINO 3WIL G3 LINIT HO: 0009 SIHI "as urew yanos 81 093 The Procter Gamble Distributing Co.

CLOTHES FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY AN OUR EASY PAYMENT PLAN, Suits, cloaks, wraps, skirts, waists and millinery for women, misses and girls. Suits, top. coats and raincoats men and young men. Suits, raincoats and reefers for boys. Every clothing need for spring now ready.

CASH OR CREDIT. HURLEY-LOUGHRAN 43 W. MARKET WILKES-BARRE IF YOU ARE GOING TO TRAVEL You will likely need some of the traveling articles mentioned below. Most anything you want can be found at this store. Suit cases to $18 Traveling bags $4 to $25 Ladies' wrist bags S1 to $12 Toilet rolls to $20 A large line of men's leather belts, all sizes, to $1.50 FREY BROTHERS, Main 16-18 North Street The Leather Store Christian Engle vs.

Paul H. Steidle. Rule discharged. MASTERS IN DIVORCE Masters in divorce were appointed by the court yesterday as follows: Clara Shugard vs. George Shugard.

W. E. Woodruff, appointed master. M. G.

Smith vs. C. F. Smith. Attorney E.

J. Gormley appointed master. Emma B. Fowler vs. H.

S. Fowler. Attorney John J. Kelly is appointed master. BIBLE SCHOOL BRANCH OF THE WYOMING BAPTIST ASSOCIATION TO HOLD ANNUAL CONVENTION TODAY.

The annual convention of the bible school department the Wyoming: Baptist Association will be held 1 in the Dorranceton Baptist Church, Dorranceton, Tuesday, June 4, 1912. The program: AFTERNOON SESSION Devotional service, Rev. H. C. Downing; symposium, "The Sunday school and missionary vision and atmosphere in the Sunday school," Rev.

W. P. Dunn; discussion; study classes in Sunday school," Mrs. E. A.

Fink; discussion; Sunday a training school for missionary service," Miss Mabel Robinson; discussion; address, "Elementary work," Mrs. G. Murray Roat; address, "The association program for Children's Day," Rev. W. R.

Davis; business, report of committee on the proposed merger of B. Y. P. U. and bible school departments; adjournment.

EVENING SESSION Song service; addresses, trained teacher," H. G. W. Smith; class work," Rev. C.

H. Frick; 3-''The local school and its relations," Rev. E. C. Kunkle.

HANDSOME PORTFOLIO NEW AND OLD COURT HOUSES DESCRIBED IN NEW PUBLICATION, A very handsomely printed portfolio illustrative and descriptive of Luzerne County's new court house has just been issued by Robert P. Robertson. In the text is a description of the building, with its cost, a list of the historical and emblematic decorations found in various parts of the building, followed by a history of the new court house from its conception to its completion, together with a list of the various contractors and decorators. There are finer half-tone copies of the decorative panels found in the several court rooms, with a description of the same and their significance. These panels are by such noted artists as Smedley.

Coxe, Blashfield and Hinton, and are fine examples of their work. Fine half-tones are given of the interior of the several court rooms, the dome, rotunda, galleries, law library and corridors. The picture of the exterior is given, as well as the detailed plans of the three floors. The rest of the portfolio is given up to portraits of the judges, the old and new county commissioners and other county offidals. There are also pictures of the old court house, with a history of it: a picture of the present Public Square Park and the old, familiar court house deer.

The portfolio comes from the Record press and is a handsome specimen of the printer's thanks art. Mr. the Robinson people prudeserving for his painstaking work in giving the public so artistic a souvenir of the new court house. Anthony Hochreiter Dead Anthony Hochreiter, one of the oldest German residents of this city, died Sunday evening at the age of 77 vears. Death was due to general debility.

He was born in Germany and resided in this city a for the past twenty-one years. Besides his wife he is survived by. four schs: Anthony, John, Charles and Conrad. The funeral will take place Wednesday morning at 8:30 from the residence, 181 Loomis street. A high mass of requiem will.

be celebrated in St. Boniface Church at 9 o'clock. Interment in St. Mary's Cemetery at Hanover. Moscow Death Moscow Death Mrs.

Peter Conway died at her home in Moscow on Saturday. She was well known here. The funeral will take place this morning. LOANS $10 to $50 NOW THAT THE STRIKE IS OVER You will need money until pay day. Why not let us help you to pay the rent, settle your store bills and carry you over until your Arst pay? Payments arranged according to your pay days.

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People's Outfitting Co. 10 South Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. MAYOR WANTS QUIET ISSUES EARLY ORDERS THAT WILKES-BARRE MUST HAVE SAFE AND SANE FOURTH CELEBRATION. "We are going have a safe and sane Fourth of July," said Mayor Kosek yesterday afternoon in discussing the coming celebration. The city's chief executive stated that the ordinances must be lived up to city this Fourth and he will make it his personal business to instruct every policeman in the city arrest all! violators.

The use of fire arms and other forms of ear noisemaking sxplosives will not be tolerated. Laid at Rest With simple services, typical of her unostentatious life in the community, the remains of Mrs. Fidelia Wells were laid at rest in the Ashley Cemetery yesterday afternoon. Services were held at the home of her son-in-law, George Welsh, No. 1 Barnum Place, at 2:30 and were conducted by Rev.

Dr. Charles E. Guthrie, pastor of First M. E. Church, this city, and Rev.

Dr. John Bradshaw, pastor of the M. E. of Wyoming. The services were brief and impressive and the room in which reposed the remains was banked with flowers which spoke eloquently of the esteem in which Mrs.

Wells was held. The pall bearers, all nephews of the deceased, were the following: William Walker and. Alanson D. Walker of Flushing, Edwin Fraser, Edward Ryman and William Russell of this city, and J. Andrew Boyd of Ashley.

Funeral of Miss Quinn The fureral of Miss Bridget Quinn was heid yesterday morning from the residence on South State street. A solemn high mass of requiem was celebrated in St. Mary's Church by Rev. Father O'Malley. Rev.

Father Lynott acted' 08 deacon and Rev. Father Golden as sub deacon. Dean McManus was seated in the sanctuary. The funeral was largely attended The pall bearers were Thomas McGourty, Joseph Youngblood, Zack Moyer, John J. Mc Veigh, William Barnwell and Thomas J.

Loftus. Interment was in St. Mary's Cemetery at Hanover. Auto Valued at $3,000 Stolen Freas Hutton of Berwick is being sought for by the police in this section and a reward of $200 has been offered for his capture. The youth is wanted on a charge of stealing an automobile valued at $3,000, belonging to a resident of Philadelphia.

Chief Zoeller of the local police department yesterday received a circular notifying him of the theft and requesting him to aid in locating the young man. who is supposed to be In this vicinity. Promises to Support Wife Peter Slobajeski of Luzerne, who has been in the county jail on a charge of non support preferred his wife, was released by Judge O' Boyle yesterday, being paroled for two months on condition he secure work and support his wife and family. The wife needs his support and will report his behavior to the district attorney. Gets off Easy Charged with stealing a bicycle belonging to Harry Sullivan, City Detective Finerty yesterday afternoon arrested Wilson Butler, giving his the young man's first offense and afresidence as Division street.

It was ter being given a severe reprimand he was released. CITY SHORT OF FUNDS WILL NOT LAST LONG AS TAXES ARE DUE ON JULY 1. For the second time in the last three months the city is short of funds, but only for a short time as the incoming taxes are due on July 1. The city received more than $30,000 from the Lehigh Wilkes Barre Coal Co. and this amount it was thought would tide it over until the annual tax collection began, but the officials did not compute correctly.

The continual shortage in the treasury will probably necessitate a large appropriation for the next Ascal year. Milnesville Death Mrs. Elijah Hinkle, aged 47, of Milnesville died on Saturday at the family home following a lingering illness of a complication of diseases. She is survived by her husband and the following children: Mrs. Beulah Kester, Shickshinnv; Gladys, Margaret, Amos, Ambrose, Roscoe and Daniel, at home.

One brother, Charles Brader of Berwick, and two sisters, Mrs. Margaret Cragle of Fowlersville and Mrs. Kate will take place on Tuesday afternoon. Killen of Shickshinny. Then funeral Interment in the Pine Street Cemetery at that place.

Stockholders Elect Officers The stockholders of the Holmes Metallic Packing Co. of this city held their annual meeting yesterday. The following officers were unanimously elected for the ensuing year: President, F. G. Robbins; vice president, G.

R. Harding: general manager, George D. Rollins: treasurer, C. Straw; secretary, S. S.

Williamson. Program for Strawberry Festival The annual festival at the Home For Homeless on Wednesday afternoon and evening, June 6, will be -a very enjoyable affair. In addi-1 tion to delicious refreshments and pleasant and musical sociability a delightful literary program is promised. Mrs. J.

Fowler Richardson will sing in evening and Miss Mildred Forbes in thee afternoon. Amy Leah Dennis, the gifted young elocutionist, will give several of her best selections both atternoon and evening. Mandolin Club Concert The Wilkes- Barre high school mandolin club gave a concert in Reese's hall at Dallas Saturday evening. Several catchy numbers were played and the usual good style of the club was manifested. A dance followed the musical numbers.

Many of the people and cottagers were in town ance, attend- To Close Early on Saturday The following prominent fire insurance agents have agreed to close their offices from June: 15 until September 15 on Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock: James C. Kenny, Royer Bros. Biddle Eno, James M. Boland, Brandt Galland, Louts K. Salsburg Thompson Derr Bros, Reynolds George J.

Hartman, William Steinhauer, Richard Ward, Fred W. Theis J. Hoban Willard Post, A Barber Co. WEDDING RINGS When you purchase a wedding ring here you can be sure it is solid gold through and through. They are made from one solid piece of pure gold, no solder being used making them, absolutely unbreakable.

We have all styles and widths in 14 and 18k-but only one quality. The best. Our wedding rings priced from $1 to $15, according to weight. The money you would part for an inferior ring at some stores will buy the best here. H.

H. Blase, 29 W. Market Street TWO DOORS BELOW THE DIME BANK Barnum's Opinion That a Sucker Is Born Every Minute Was a Conservative Estimate When I see the good, hard-earned United States "mazuma" squandered every day on "'humorous clothes," we think Mr. Barnum meant "second" instead of You can't get the snap, the dash, the "go," the shape, the style, the "stuff" in other clothes that you can get in my Smart Spring Suits $10, $15, $20 $25 Promising is one thing, but making good is another. Come in and put me to the test.

See for yourself. You be the judge. And I'll act on your decision. Louis Rosenthal Over Kirby's.