Friedeborn v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common' Pleas of Montgomery county: Of January Term 1886, No. 101. Andrew Friedeborn, a citizen of the borough of Norristown, keeps and has kept for many years a small news stand on Mill street, opposite the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad station, He sells in addition to newspapers and periodicals, cakes, candies, spruce beer, cigars and tobacco.
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Error to the Court of Common' Pleas of Montgomery county: Of January Term 1886, No. 101. Andrew Friedeborn, a citizen of the borough of Norristown, keeps and has kept for many years a small news stand on Mill street, opposite the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad station, He sells in addition to newspapers and periodicals, cakes, candies, spruce beer, cigars and tobacco. On Sunday, the 5th day of October, 1884, he sold to Henry Huldeman two cigars and a plug of tobacco, to two unknown men each a glass of cider, to J. R. Tyson a glass of spruce beer and some candy, and to C. McGlathery two…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gordon
There are but few of our statutes, which, in principle, are of more importance than the Act of the 22d of April, 1794, commonly called the “ Sunday Act,” in that it recognizes the first day of the week as a Sabbath of rest for the well disposed and religious people of our Commonwealth, and we can entertain but little respect for those who wilfully and persistently violate its prescriptions. Against all such its penalty should be enforced until they are taught that a respect for its provisions may, at least, be profitable from a pecuniary point of view. The fine imposed is but light; far too…
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