Montrose – Many are joining the Kitchen Cabinet Club which is being promoted by James C. VanCampen.
Many ladies consider this club superior to the suffrage movement.
Forest City – An automobile driven by Constable M. J. Walsh, of this town, containing three other men, turned completely over down a bank near Heart Lake, Friday afternoon.
A Mr. Owens, who was in the car, had several ribs broken, and was taken to his home.
The others escaped injury.
The car suffered little damage and the party was able to continue in the machine—a new Ford which Mr. Walsh had purchased the week previous. [Another article reported that Mr. Walsh broke three ribs and that he was from Uniondale.]
Choconut/Camp Susquehannock Baseball – There was too much “Buster” Brown in last Saturday’s game with Choconut, and then besides, Brown banged out a hit for 3 times up while Merritt, of old Yale, again hit for the merriest home run to be desired and again in the 7th sent a drive for 2 bags.
The annihilation of Frye came in the 3rd when with Aloe out Brown singled to right, C. Shafer hit to left, Merritt was passed, Dawson singled to center, F. Shafer hit for 2 bags, Avery also hit for the same distance, Shons singled—result 6 runs.
Choconut’s only run came in the first when Clark hit for 2 bases and scored on a passed ball and an error.
Wingate’s drive to the right field fence in the 9th, which barring condition of ground would have been an error, was the last semblance of a hit.
Merritt’s home run in the 5th and Brown’s single, Merritt’s 2 bagger and Dawson’s drive netted the remaining scores.
Score 9-1 in Camp Susquehannock’s favor. Umpires, Dr. Conklin, “King” Kelly, Vrooman Gardner.
Uniondale – The W. C. T. U. of the second district of Susquehanna County held an institute in Ladd’s grove, Aug. 2.
Rev. Lee Anna Starr was present and presented the subject of women suffrage in a most logical and interesting manner.
As a speaker she is certainly one of the best.
Fair Hill, Forest Lake Twp. – On Tuesday night of last week fire destroyed Joseph Avery’s sawmill.
It is thought the fire originated from a spark from the engine.
Also Lafayette Shelp was a caller in Montrose. Mr. Shelp, although he has passed his 73rd birthday anniversary, has scarcely a gray hair in his head and appears as young as a man of 53.
Clifford – During the thunder shower Sunday morning, which covered a wide territory, much damage was done in various parts of the county by buildings and trees being struck by lightning.
The barn of Burdick Cobb was burned, together with its contents, consisting of 25 tons of hay.
Brooklyn – J. J. Austin, proprietor of the Austin House states that he is entertaining all the summer visitors his house will accommodate at present.
With the coming of the trolley line, furnishing easier means of transportation, he anticipates a greatly increased summer trade.
No more delightful town can be found in which to spend the summer months than the beautiful village of Brooklyn.
Forest Lake – The 6th district of the temperance work will hold an institute August 27, 1913, at the Baptist Church at Forest Lake.
A free lunch will be served at 12 o’clock.
The afternoon and evening will be taken up by the temperance workers.
F. P. Carr, Sec., Forest Lake Union.
Bridgewater Twp. – James H. Clough was in Montrose looking for chicken thieves, who had taken from 25 to 30 birds from his flock of 150, the previous night.
He traced the parties to Montrose having seen where they had tied a horse and wagon near his farm the better to lighten the labor of carrying off the fowls.
It is reported that the farm of Scott Drake, at Forest Lake, was also visited recently and about 100 chickens stolen.
Kingsley – Harold Paterson, the 14-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. August Paterson, died from injuries sustained while working on the Lackawanna cut-off bridge at that place, in the State Hospital, in Scranton, Sunday night.
The boy was employed as water carrier and while climbing on a locomotive lost his footing and fell, the engine striking him, fracturing his skull and badly cutting his face.
He was hurried to the hospital but his injuries were of such a serious nature that he died Sunday evening.
Rushville – E. B. Alderson has the job of putting up the new schoolhouse.
Work was begun on Tuesday.
West Auburn – A. F. Possinger, general manager of the Empire Creamery Co., which company handles the output of the West Auburn Creamery Co., has found it necessary, owing to increased business, to remove his family to Spencer, N.Y., where is located one of the largest of the creamery plants.
The family, including Mr. and Mrs. T. C. James, expect to move some time next week.
We shall miss these old neighbors of ours, of solid worth.
We understand that Mr. Possinger will continue as manager of the West Auburn creamery, Arthur Wilcox continuing in immediate charge of the creamery here.
Susquehanna – The Ladies’ Aid of the Presbyterian church enjoyed a delightful day with Mrs. Hogan and daughter and Mrs. Fred Beebe, at the house boat up the river, Friday.
New Milford – W. E. Hollihan, the genial representative of the I. C. S., is driving a Buick auto—that is, he will be driving it again when it is repaired from the effects of trying to climb a steep bank near Windsor.
Also Ed. T. Lewis and son, Leon, of St. Petersburg, Fla., arrived here Wednesday evening.
They left St. Petersburg on Tuesday, July 29 in their Cadillac car and made a record run of 1600 miles without accident or tire troubles.
They expect to remain in this section for about three months.
Mr. Lewis is a native of New Milford and comes back to his old home to spend his summers.
News Brief: “Throw out the Life Line,” and similar old hymns are to be banished from church hymnals if a movement started by the national convention of organists is successful.
The old songs were branded as “curly tail,” “ragtime” and “German band hymns” by delegates to the convention.
Included in the hymns, which the organists would have ruled out are productions of Isaac Watts and Charles Wesley.
Also Some of the mayors of cities have taken the stand that women must not wear the new sheath dress with a “slit.” The latest one we have noticed was Mayor Silas Berry, of Norwich, N. Y., who gave is decision as above.
Now, this reminds us to inquire what position the Mayor of Montrose is going to take.
The United States Supreme Court recently considered a challenge to the forced drawing of a blood sample in DUI case. The case arose in Missouri and involved a motorist who refused to provide a blood sample upon being requested to do so by the police officer. As it would have taken some time to draft a search warrant and submit it to a judge for approval, the police officer decided to direct the hospital staff to forcefully draw the motorist’s blood without his consent so that it could be tested. The police officer believed that he could rely upon an exigent circumstances exception to the search warrant requirement, i.e., given that the evidence was being destroyed by the body metabolizing the alcohol, he did not believe he need a search warrant prior to the blood draw.
The United States Supreme Court disagreed – and found that there were not exigent circumstances as the police officer admitted that he had obtained search warrants in the past to draw blood on DUI suspects. Thus, given that the police officer conceded it would have been possible to get a search warrant prior to all of the evidence being destroyed by the body’s natural rate of metabolizing alcohol, the Supreme Court determined that the evidence should have been suppressed as it was seized in violation of the motorist’s Fourth Amendment rights. The Supreme Court did not say that there would not be circumstances where blood could be drawn lawfully without consent of the motorist – only that the facts presented in this particular case failed to demonstrate exigencies that would have excused the requirement of obtaining a search warrant.
This particular case has not caused much of a ripple in the investigation and prosecution of DUI cases in Pennsylvania. A casual observer might ask why this case is not significant for the state of DUI laws in Pennsylvania. The reason is simple: Pennsylvania’s implied consent law. Under Pennsylvania’s implied consent law, motorists have a statutory right to refuse to submit to chemical testing. If a motorist affirmatively refuses to submit a blood sample, then no blood sample may be taken without a search warrant. Where the motorist consents, then there is no requirement to obtain a search warrant.
A reader approached me to ask me about this issue in the context of a radio advertisement he heard from a defense attorney who was telling listeners to never consent to a blood draw in a suspected DUI case. The reader asked if a motorist could refuse a blood test – and I responded that a motorist could do so but that there are severe consequences attached to the refusal to submit to a blood test. As part of the warnings that a police officer gives to a suspected DUI motorists prior to a blood draw is the requirement that the motorist be informed of their right to refuse, but also that a refusal to submit a blood sample will result in an automatic 12-month suspension of your driver’s license. The license suspension is an administrative action – the motorist’s refusal to submit to the testing triggers the license suspension itself.
Apparently, the defense attorney’s advertisement did not notify his or her future DUI clients that a refusal to submit to a blood drawn in Pennsylvania will result in an automatic 12-month license suspension. Every year, we encounter several motorists who refuse to submit to blood draws based upon the “advice of counsel.” They are always surprised to learn that they not only end up losing their license for 12 months for refusing to submit to a blood test, but then they end up being charged with two different DUI offenses: (1) DUI – General Impairment (which requires no proof of a BAC level only proof that the motorist was under the influence of alcohol to a degree that rendered him or her incapable of safe driving); and (2) DUI – Refusal (which has the same elements as the General Impairment charge along with the fact that the motorist refused a blood test).
For those who refuse a blood test, the DUI-Refusal statute actually has a greater penalty than the DUI-General Impairment statute – if convicted of a DUI where there is also a refusal to submit blood, the motorist will end up getting another 12-month suspension of his or her operating privilege – along with jail time and a $1,000 fine . A refusal will likely guarantee one thing – a license suspension of 24 months instead of 12 months (or less). Thus, the defense attorney who is telling people to refuse to submit to a blood test may want to reconsider that particular advice in light of Pennsylvania law.
Please submit any questions, concerns, or comments to Susquehanna County District Attorney’s Office, P.O. Box 218, Montrose, Pennsylvania 18801 or at our website www.SusquehannaCounty-DA.org or discuss this and all articles at http://dadesk.blogspot.com/.
“They may bring their fattest cattle and richest fruits to the fair, but they are all eclipsed by the show of men. These are stirring autumn days, when men sweep by in crowds, amid the rustle of leaves like migrating finches; this is the true harvest of the year, when the air is but the breath of men, and the rustling of leaves is as the trampling of the crowd.” ~Henry David Thoreau
It’s that time again!! Time to gather the family together to enjoy the County Fairs and Carnivals before summer says “So Long”, and the children prepare to go back to school. Bitter sweet? Maybe…but you still have time to check in with your local Library Branch for some great titles.
Apparently there are multitudes who “Geek” blueberries as the Annual Blueberry Festival was a resounding success with crowds numbering in the thousands enjoying the two days of festivities. The Festival owes its success to so many, that there isn’t room in this column to name everyone, so, I will give a tip of a blueberry-colored cap to you all, along with a huge “Thank-you”. Your hard work, generosity, and dedication are very much appreciated.
If you took a chance or five on the stunning Blue and White Stars Quilt and wondered who won—the winning ticket was held by Kathleen Woloszczuk from Philadelphia. Kathleen, If by chance you’re reading this, Congratulations and we hope you’ll enjoy many cozy nights with your beautiful, handmade quilt. Many thanks to all who purchased tickets.
Over the river,the Hallstead/Great Bend Branch Library reports that their 11th (and final) Golf Tournament, sponsored by Trudy and Dale Henry raised $3355.00 and. Over the years, have raised more than $35,000.00 which has helped to purchase of shelving, computers, an alarm system, air conditioning, magazine subscriptions and many other needed items. On the wish list this year is a “Facelift” for the outside of the building. Of course, all of this would not be possible without the generosity and dedication of Trudy and Dale Henry—many, many thanks for the countless hours and continuing support you give to the Hallstead/Great Bend Branch.
Back in the Susquehanna Branch, they’re preparing for the Reading Group’s discussion of two selections in August, “Unbroken” by Laura Hillenbrand—A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption, and “Remarkable Creatures” by Tracy Chevalier. A novel set on the beaches of the English coast, it is about two remarkable 19th Century women who are also fossil hunters and with one’s unique gift and the other’s talent, changed the scientific world forever. Discussion for these books will be held on August 15th at 4:00 pm. While you’re there, you may want to check out the group’s September selection as well. “The Time Keeper” by Mitch Albom, of “The Five People You Meet in Heaven” fame. This is a compelling fable about the first man on earth to count the hours. The man who became “Father Time”. Mark down the discussion date of September 19th at 4:00 pm for this one. If you are interested in joining, drop in at the Branch and speak with Laura, Pam, Deb or Elizabeth and they’ll be glad to sign you up.
As I put another quilt on the bed to ward off these chilly August nights, I leave you with this thought:
“Remember to be gentle with yourself and others. We are all children of chance and none can say why some fields will blossom while others lay brown beneath the August sun. Care for those around you. Look past your differences. Their dreams are no less than yours, their choices no more easily made. And give, give in any way you can, of whatever you posses. To give is to love. To withhold is to wither. Care less for your harvest than for how it is shared and your life will have meaning and your heart will have peace.” ~Kent Nerbum
Chirping Crickets—Homemade Jam—Fresh Tomatoes
Enjoy!!
