Silver Lake – Miss Jane Simpson, formerly of this place, died in Montrose on March 3. She was born in Moffatt, Scotland and came to this country when just six weeks old. Her father, John Simpson, came to Silver Lake to take charge of a woolen mill, owned by the late Dr. Robert H. Rose, whose son, Edward W. Rose married a sister of Miss Simpson, the mother of Hon. Henry J. Rose, of Montrose. Miss Simpson was a woman of rare intelligence, an omnivorous reader and possessed a strong will. For many years she was a correspondent for the Independent Republican, writing an interesting weekly letter. ALSO Thomas Kanane was born at Silver Lake and has lived on the same farm for more than 75 years; all of his life, in fact, with the exception of a few months spent with the division of engineers of the Union army in the south. His father came to this country from County Clare, Ireland, and settled on the farm now occupied by the son. Mr. Kanane had a large sale about a year ago and has since taken life easier, but is still on the old farm.
Herrick Center – On account of the unusually thick ice, both branches of the Lackawanna creek have overflowed the banks and inundated the road and flats. This is the greatest flood in the history of the town and is causing no little annoyance and inconvenience to travelers, with little prospect of improvement until warmer weather removes some of the ice.
Montrose – The C-Nic theater is being renovated and improved and will be opened, it is expected, in a few days. Mr. Welliver, the new proprietor, is showing his enterprise by permitting his opening date to be taken as a benefit entertainment for a local organization in need of funds. Such an exhibition of philanthropy should stand him well in hand with the people of the town in future patronage.
Little Meadows – Miss Lydia Bergin has taken a position as stenographer in the D. L. & W. station at Binghamton.
Gibson – George Potter died at his home at the age of 78 years. He was a veteran of the Civil War and a member of the Universalist church. He had lived the most of his life in this vicinity and was a man of powerful endurance. Ernest Potter and family, of Binghamton, attended the funeral. [George is listed with Co. M, 4th Cavalry and Co. C. 203d Regiment, PA Volunteers.]
Hallstead – Last Saturday night burglars forced an entrance through the back door of the store of V. D. Hand, rifled the safe and cash register, securing a small amount of money and merchandise. They also took the telephone box, containing a small amount of coin. After robbing the Hand store they proceeded next door to loot Cox’s drug store, gaining entrance by carefully removing a large glass from the rear window and then forcing the iron bars apart. Here they secured about $10 and some candy.
Thompson – James Westbrook, although 80 years of age, has worked every day this winter and was able to stand the cold as well as the younger men. Mr. Westbrook was not born with the proverbial silver spoon in his mouth. His mother died when he was two years of age. When 12 years of age his father was taken away and since that time he has had his own way to make. He has never shirked his duty and his bodily vigor and alert mind, at his advanced age, attest the influence of an active out-door life.
Laurel Lake – On February 19th occurred the death of Joseph Ward. He was in his 88th year having been born on the same farm where he died. He was the oldest man in the community and will be missed. He is survived by nine children and 36 grandchildren. Father Dunn, at St. Augustine’s church offered a requiem High Mass. Interment in St. Augustine’s cemetery.
Glenwood – Lester Barnes underwent a successful operation for appendicitis at his home. Dr. Tompson, of Scranton, was the operating surgeon, assisted by Dr. Taylor, of Hop
Bottom. ALSO Word has been received of the death of George Mapes, Sr., at his home in St. Paul, Minn. An old resident of Cameron Corners, he moved to his latter home 38 years ago. Another old soldier has answered to the final roll call at the ripe old age of 87 years and 4 months. [George belonged to Co. B, 177th Reg’t, Drafted Militia; was a charter member of Capt. Lyons Post #85 of Glenwood.]
Brooklyn – The Seniors of our High School very ably presented the drama, “Deacon Dobbs.” Everyone who was present felt well repaid for attending. The Montrose High School orchestra furnished the music, which added much to the evening’s entertainment.
Birchardville – The sale at Olin Devine’s was well attended. The Ladies’ Aid received $26.95 for the dinner. Goods all sold well, one cow and calf bringing $100. Hens sold for 97 cents apiece.
Susquehanna – The last, loving tribute of respect was paid to the late John Johnson, patriot, Susquehanna’s first soldier laid to rest. It was a universal feeling among the citizens of the three boroughs, Susquehanna, Oakland and Lanesboro, which called together the throng of sad-faced men and women to view the long procession of organizations, fire companies, officials, Erie Shop men and band, high schools and dignitaries. The young soldier was about 22 years of age and one of the most popular boys in the town. His parents, having died some years ago, two brothers and a sister are left of the immediate family.
South Auburn – At a regular meeting of the Grange, it was resolved that we deplore the recent granting of liquor licenses to hotels already closed in this county and feel that the temperance people of Susquehanna county, in asking for bread, received a stone.
West Lenox – On account of the high water the bulk head in F. T. Whitney’s grist mill was destroyed, so he is unable to do any grinding or gumming of saws.
News Briefs: The musical drip of sap in shimmering pails is once again heard in the “sugar bush.” (If this mild weather continues most of us will be tempted to write a poem.) ALSO Robins and bluebirds made their appearance the first of the week in considerable numbers. The little “harbingers of spring” always find a hearty welcome awaiting them. ALSO “Please pass the grasshopper sandwiches.” Can you imagine yourself saying it” Yet it may come to pass that this phrase will be oft-repeated in this day of meat scarcity. One man reports eating them when nicely browned and placed between slices of Victory bread and says they have a fine nutty flavor. ALSO It is curious that Sec. McAdoo, Sec. Baker and Mr. Hoover, having all the sources of information that the government can command at hand, don’t know half as much about what ought to be done to win the war as nine-tenths of the individuals who sit around warm stoves and air opinions founded on air.
The Montrose Centinel, for this date, March 8, 1818, is unavailable.
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In May 2015, James Hart was living with his wife, their son and his 19-year old stepdaughter in their residence in Alleghany County. At approximately 5:00 a.m., Hart’s stepdaughter took a shower to get ready for her college classes which were scheduled later in the morning. After taking her shower, she returned to her room and proceeded to get dressed. While she was still naked, she noticed a shadow outside of her window and went to the window to investigate. She then observed her stepfather descending a ladder that had been propped outside of her window. The stepdaughter ran to her mother’s room to report the behavior. When confronted, Hart stated: “I don’t know what I was doing, I’m very sorry.”
Hart’s wife left him and his stepdaughter went to the police. Hart was charged with the misdemeanor offense of invasion of privacy for his peeping activities. The criminal offense relating to invasion of privacy prohibits a person from viewing another person in a state of full or partial nudity without the other party’s consent when the other person is located in a place where the other person has a reasonable expectation of privacy. The offense also requires proof that the offending party was viewing the other person’s nudity for the purposes of sexual gratification. The offense certainly appears to fit Hart’s activities: (1) Hart used a ladder to climb to a second floor window to peep into the victim’s bedroom; (2) the victim’s bedroom was a placed where the victim would have a reasonable expectation of privacy; (3) Hart viewed his stepdaughter in a state of nudity; and (4) it can reasonably be inferred that he did so for his own sexual gratification as there is no other excuse for climbing a ladder at 5:00 a.m. to simply look into a bedroom window.
Prior to trial, Hart entered a plea and was sentenced to 1 year of probation. After entering his plea, Hart discovered that the invasion of privacy conviction was a SORNA (Megan’s Law) offense and that he was now required to register as a sexual offender for a period of 15 years. As a result of this information, Hart filed a motion seeking to withdraw his plea contending that his plea was not knowingly entered because the court failed to inform him about the collateral consequences of the plea, i.e., the sexual offender registration requirement. The trial court denied Hart’s motion to withdraw his plea and Hart then filed an appeal.
The Superior Court noted that a trial court has discretion as to whether to allow a defendant to withdraw his or her guilty plea. There are two different standards that apply to plea withdrawal requests. If a defendant moves to withdraw his guilty plea prior to sentencing, the trial generally has to allow the defendant to withdraw his guilty plea unless the Commonwealth can demonstrate some kind of significant prejudice. Thus, pre-sentence requests to withdraw guilty pleas are routinely granted by a trial court.
A motion to withdraw a guilty plea after sentencing has a different standard as the courts do not want to encourage defendants to test the sentencing waters and, if dissatisfied with a sentence, then seek to start over by withdrawing a plea. In order to support the withdrawal of a plea after a sentence has been imposed, a defendant must show that the withdrawal is “necessary to correct manifest injustice.”
The Superior Court noted that a “manifest injustice occurs when a plea is not tendered knowingly, intelligently, voluntarily and understandingly.” Because Hart was not informed by counsel or the court as to the sexual offender registration requirement, the Superior Court determined that a manifest injustice occurred because Hart did not understand the serious collateral consequences that arose out of the plea itself, i.e. a 15-year sexual registration requirement. The Superior Court reversed the trial court, vacated Hart’s sentence and remanded the case to the trial court to essentially proceed to a trial or some other disposition.
The pneumonia vaccine – explained
Mrs. Bailey, 65, came into the pharmacy looking puzzled. She said to the pharmacist, “I asked my doctor about getting the pneumonia vaccine but all she did was confuse me. Do I really need two different shots?” The pharmacist said that this is now the recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and explained to her the importance of getting properly vaccinated against infections caused by pneumococcal bacteria.
Each year in the US, pneumococcal disease causes thousands of infections, such as meningitis, bloodstream infections (bacteremia), pneumonia, and ear infections. Pneumococcal vaccines are very good at preventing severe disease, hospitalizations, and death. Presently, death from pneumonia is the eighth leading cause mortality in the US, killing over 50,000 people per year. The number of people who go to the emergency room is approximately 423,000 a year, states the CDC.
Vaccines to prevent pneumonia have been evolving over the last few decades. Currently, there are 2 pneumococcal vaccines. The pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13; Prevnar 13®) protects against 13 types of pneumococcal bacteria. The CDC recommends PCV13 for use in infants and young children and adults 65 years or older. The pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23; Pneumovax®23) protects against 23 types of pneumococcal bacteria. The CDC recommends it for all adults 65 years or older and for those 2 years or older at increased risk for disease. Children under 2 years of age should not receive the PPSV23 vaccine because it is not effective in that age group.
Healthy adults age 65 and older should receive a dose of PCV13 first, followed 1 year later by a dose of PPSV23, advises the CDC. Mrs. Bailey asked the pharmacist why PCV13 is given before PPSV23 to adults age 65 years and older? Wouldn't PPSV23 protect against 10 additional strains of the bacteria? According to the Immunization Action Coalition (immunize.org), PCV13 is recommended to be given first because of the body’s better immune response to the vaccine when given in this sequence. An evaluation of immune responses after a second pneumococcal vaccination administered 1 year after an initial dose showed that subjects who received PPSV23 as the initial dose had lower antibody responses after subsequent administration of PCV13 than those who had received PCV13 as the initial dose followed by a dose of PPSV23. Bottom line: PPSV23 works better when PCV13 is given first.
Those who are immunocompromised—patients with kidney disease, HIV, certain types of cancer, or no spleen—are indicated to receive 1 dose of PCV13 at 19 years or older and 1 or 2 doses of PPSV23 by age 64. Those aged 19-64 with diabetes or chronic heart, lung, or liver disease, as well as adults who smoke or are alcohol-dependent, should receive one dose of PPSV23. When they reach age 65, follow the well-adult pneumococcal vaccination schedule, which is to get PCV13 first, followed by PPSV23 at a minimum of 8 weeks later. If the person received PPSV23 before age 65, then he should receive PCV13 at least one year later. This should be followed by a dose of PPSV23 from 8 to 52 weeks later, depending on what the patient's insurance will allow.
Mrs. Bailey, who has never received either vaccine, asked the pharmacist to administer the PCV13 vaccine that day and she would return to get the PPSV23 in a few months.
Ron Gasbarro, PharmD is a registered pharmacist, medical writer, and principal at Rx-Press.com. Read more at www.rx-press.com
